<![CDATA[mpd/mpc titel display on MM]]>Hey there,

I am using mpd mpc player with my Mirror and I am looking for a way to display the current titel within the mirror.
Any ideas how I could manage that?

Right now I am using a playlist and 3 buttons prev, next and play/stop with a python script. The title would be stdout on the terminal. Somehow I have to redirect it to the mirror/website.

I am not really good with javascript or programming in general, just a bit basics that’s it. If you need mor info let me know.

BR
co8

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/554/mpd-mpc-titel-display-on-mmRSS for NodeTue, 19 May 2026 00:15:02 GMTSat, 27 Aug 2016 08:23:56 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to mpd/mpc titel display on MM on Sat, 27 Aug 2016 09:27:41 GMT]]>maybe the module of paviro can give you a kickstart https://github.com/paviro/MMM-Facial-Recognition/blob/master/node_helper.js

he’s using pyshell, you can use this as well

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/4009https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/4009Sat, 27 Aug 2016 09:27:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to mpd/mpc titel display on MM on Sat, 27 Aug 2016 09:21:19 GMT]]>Thanks.
I will definitely read into this.
Also found this for better understanding http://www.hacksparrow.com/difference-between-spawn-and-exec-of-node-js-child_process.html

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/4008https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/4008Sat, 27 Aug 2016 09:21:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to mpd/mpc titel display on MM on Sat, 27 Aug 2016 09:12:24 GMT]]>thats exactly what i meant but you would go for spawn not exec

just post your progress and questions, the others and I will help you creating your module

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/4007https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/4007Sat, 27 Aug 2016 09:12:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to mpd/mpc titel display on MM on Sat, 27 Aug 2016 08:53:49 GMT]]>Hi strawberry,

Thank you for your input. When I said, I am not really good with javascript or programming, I meant my knowledge is down to zero.

To run a childprocess in node_helper I found this blog,
http://krasimirtsonev.com/blog/article/Nodejs-managing-child-processes-starting-stopping-exec-spawn

Does this goes in the right direction?

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/4006https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/4006Sat, 27 Aug 2016 08:53:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to mpd/mpc titel display on MM on Sat, 27 Aug 2016 08:32:36 GMT]]>you could run the python script as a childprocess in the node_helper and then listen on stdout, when you receive data you could send a socket notification to your module and then display it on the mirror

]]>https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/4005https://forum.magicmirror.builders/post/4005Sat, 27 Aug 2016 08:32:36 GMT