MMM-Spotify

[mmmmh]

Regrettably, DNS requests are still too many. I see 1000 in 10 minutes (purple is a fresh install of MagicMirror with just the clock and the Spotify module):

[A Former User]

I think the best solution is Don’t use it
(like my other modules)

[A Former User]

Sorry for bothering you guys with my kinky ex-module.

The problem is; There is no server-pushed way to get current playback in RPI with spotify api.
So to get current playing data, frequent api callings are needed.

Possible solution under current condition is; removing some features - like progress bar, displaying playtime… So then too many requests are not needed.

In other platforms like desktop PC, Google Chrome has widevine/DRM so we can use “web playback api”, it can make direct playing spotify on browser level, and get playback data directly. But not possible in rpi natively.

Some hacks for widevine exist for RPI chromium, but our MM’s electron still miss that feature.

But! I’ve heard newest Electron(9.0) has a new Chromium(80? 83?) and it might have widevine supported (I haven’t tested yet, or never…)
I’m not sure it would be supported in rpi or not but if who has interest, worthy to try. If supported, you can build a new module which can play spotify directly without raspotify instead this poor module.

[mmmmh]

@Sean Thank you for chiming in and for providing a more elaborate response. I thought that the constant polling might be the reason. If I may comment, for other users it may be helpful to put it in the documentation that using the module leads to increased network traffic.

I for one would be happy with a display of the static per-title information and the controls, I will observe what happens when I crank the refresh rate up to 30000 milliseconds.

[mmmmh]

@Sean I hacked together a simple bash script (dnssaver.sh) that fetches IPs and stores them in the hosts file. If I call it with ‘api.spotify.com’ as argument and put it in my crontab it should take a load of the dns server. I’ll keep an eye on it.

[Cr4z33]

@Bugsounet either I am doing something wrong or there’s a bug.

I added onStart: null, in the module config, but the big Spotify logo keeps displaying all the time.

[A Former User]

if Soptify logo not hidden after start, it’s means :
token missing or token error

you should have in console something like that :

[SPOTIFY:ERROR] USERNAME: [your username]
[SPOTIFY:ERROR] Token Error ! ./[token name].json

if you have set a token … verify the exact name
and report it to your account username specified in spotify.config.json -> “TOKEN” field

[A Former User]

when ok It display :

• default style
  

• mini style
  

• when bottom_bar position is set
  

[A Former User]

@mmmmh :

now idleInterval is set to 30000 (scan is Spotify is playing every 30 sec)
if playing : updateInterval is set by default to 1000 (1sec)

Attention it’s means that with idleInterval : when Spotify is playing to take 30 sec to display it in mirror !by default !

[mmmmh]

@Bugsounet Thanks. Do I understand this correctly. As long as the module is idle it will only check for updates every 30 seconds and when it is active (music is being played) it updates every second?

[A Former User]

Right,

I hope this suits you, because it starts to take head ;)

[sbonn13]

Somehow the authorization process does not work.

...node first auth.js
[SPOTIFY] Initialized

Browser opened and the log in was succesful as well as accepting the app, but then instead of creating the token.js I receive an error:

[SPOTIFY] Error in authentication flow!
[SPOTIFY] ERROR: undefined
[SPOTIFY] Authorization process finished!

In spotify I can see that I have the mirror app available in approved apps, but there is not token in the modules folder. Therefore the connection does not work.

Does anybody have an idea?
Thanks

[sdetweil]

@sbonn13 there will be a message popup on the browser with a code (press the copy icon)
then return to the terminal window and paste the code in at the little app prompt, and hit enter
(make sure u don’t hit enter on that window before the browser opens, as the little app will take you enter key as the ‘token’ and not wait)

you run the node auth… app
and see

Opening OAuth URL. Return here with your code.
Paste your code: 

then the browser opens, you pick your userid, then it asks for allow, then presents this screen

where u need to copy that and then return to app

[sbonn13]

@sdetweil
Thanks unfortunately probably I do it completely wrong, I do not get it. Is there any instruction? OAuth was working fine for google services, but not with this Spotify solution :-(
My procedure:
1.) node first_auth.js as described in MMM-Spotify instruction.
-> [SPOTIFY] Initialized appeared in terminal window
2.) Browser opens with Spotify login, after having entered, spotify requesting access
-> No code yet, no additional terminal window, also no change in existing terminal window
3.) Click on accept access in browser (spotify)
-> callback localhost:8888 appeared in domain and shows ?code=**** in parameter.
But in the meantime the mentioned error has appeared immediately in the terminal window. No time or place to paste the code somewhere else. Where shall I put this code and at what point in the procedure?

[sdetweil]

@sbonn13 said in MMM-Spotify:

callback localhost:8888 appeared in domain

what does ‘appeared in domain’ mean?? sorry

[sbonn13]

@sdetweil
Following address is opened in browser: https://accounts.spotify.com/de/authorize?response_type=code&client_id=XXXXX&scope=user…

-> Press Agree button in Browser in order to agree access to spotify

Afterwards address in browser is changed to:
http://localhost:8888/callback?code=XXXXX&state=XXXXX…

I assume the code (anonymized XXXXX) in this address is the relevant one. But how to proceed with that? Because at the time I have received this code I already have the errors in my terminal window.

[sdetweil]

@sbonn13 i do not know … @Bugsounet will have to help here

[A Former User]

I’m going to inspect the first_auth script. there is too much problem, I think.
a little patience within a few days this should be fixed

[ChanceTime]

hi @Bugsounet ! I’m working on my first smart mirror and was very happy to just get mmm-GoogleAssistant up and running! It’s able to do normal searches and that kind of thing, so I just tried to install MMM-Spotify.

Unfortunately, MMM-GoogleAssistant doesn’t seem to be recognizing the commands, and I don’t see any changes on the screen when I try to use the commands for it (for example, “Michael Jackson on Spotify”).

The code I used in the .config is below. Did I miss something?

Thanks!!

		{
		  module: "MMM-GoogleAssistant",
		  position: "fullscreen_above",
		  config: {
		    debug: false,
		    assistantConfig: {
		      lang: "en-US",
		      projectId: "magic-mirror-79d8d", // Required to use gaction.
		      modelId: "", // (OPTIONAL for gaction)
		      instanceId: "", // (OPTIONAL for gaction)
		      latitude: 45.255299,
		      longitude: -75.729048,
		    },
		    responseConfig: {
		      useScreenOutput: true,
		      screenOutputCSS: "screen_output.css",
		      screenOutputTimer: 5000,
		      activateDelay: 250,
		      useAudioOutput: true,
		      useChime: true,
		      newChime: false
		    },	
		    micConfig: { // put there configuration generated by auto-installer
		      recorder: "arecord",
		      device: "plughw:2",
		    },
		    customActionConfig: {
		      autoMakeAction: false,
		      autoUpdateAction: false, // in RPI, gaction CLI might have some trouble.(current version should be 2.2.4, but for linux-arm, Google haven't updated) so leave this as false in RPI. I don't know it is solved or not.
		      actionLocale: "en-US", // At this moment, multi-languages are not supported, sorry. Someday I'll work.
		    },
		    snowboy: {
		      audioGain: 2.0,
		      Frontend: true,
		      Model: "jarvis",
		      Sensitivity: null
		    },
		    A2DServer: {
		      useA2D: false,
		      stopCommand: "stop"
		    },
		    recipes: [ "with-MMM-TelegramBot.js", "with-MMM-Spotify" ]
		  }
		},
		{
			module: "MMM-Spotify",
			position: "bottom_left",
			config: {
				 style: "mini", // "default" or "mini" available
				 control: "hidden", //"default", "hidden" available
				 updateInterval: 1000,
				 onStart: null, // disable onStart feature with `null`
				 allowDevices: [], //If you want to limit devices to display info, use this.
				 // allowDevices: ["RASPOTIFY", "My iPhoneX", "My Home speaker"],
				},
		},

[A Former User]

natively, MMM-Spotify and MMM-GoogleAssistant can’t read directly music on Spotify.
MMM-Spotify can display only what you are listening on a device
and you can change music ONLY with a premium account with vocal request
if you want listening music on your mirror you have to install Raspotify or librespot on your mirror (but needed again a premium spotify account)
After, A2D is coded to read +/- native google response without Spotify recipe