[module] playerctl to displays information about the current song in vlc, audacious, bmp, xmms2, spotify and others

bumblebee_status/modules/contrib/playerctl.py

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+# pylint: disable=C0111,R0903
+
+"""Displays information about the current song in vlc, audacious, bmp, xmms2, spotify and others
+
+Requires the following executable:
+    * playerctl
+
+contributed by `smitajit <https://github.com/smitajit>`_ - many thanks!
+
+"""
+
+import bumblebee.util
+import bumblebee.input
+import bumblebee.output
+import bumblebee.engine
+
+class Module(bumblebee.engine.Module):
+    def __init__(self, engine, config):
+        widgets = [
+            bumblebee.output.Widget(name="playerctl.prev"),
+            bumblebee.output.Widget(name="playerctl.main", full_text=self.description),
+            bumblebee.output.Widget(name="playerctl.next"),
+        ]
+        super(Module, self).__init__(engine, config, widgets)
+
+        engine.input.register_callback(widgets[0], button=bumblebee.input.LEFT_MOUSE,
+            cmd="playerctl previous")
+        engine.input.register_callback(widgets[1], button=bumblebee.input.LEFT_MOUSE,
+             cmd="playerctl play-pause")
+        engine.input.register_callback(widgets[2], button=bumblebee.input.LEFT_MOUSE,
+             cmd="playerctl next")
+
+        self._status = None
+        self._tags = None
+
+    def description(self, widget):
+        return self._tags if self._tags else "..."
+
+    def update(self, widgets):
+        self._load_song()
+
+    def state(self, widget):
+        if widget.name == "playerctl.prev":
+            return "prev"
+        if widget.name == "playerctl.next":
+            return "next"
+        return self._status
+
+    def _load_song(self):
+        info = ""
+        try:
+            status = bumblebee.util.execute("playerctl status")
+            info = bumblebee.util.execute("playerctl metadata xesam:title")
+        except :
+            self._status = None
+            self._tags = None
+            return
+        self._status = status.split("\n")[0].lower()
+        self._tags = info.split("\n")[0][:20]
+
+# vim: tabstop=8 expandtab shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4

docs/modules.rst

@@ -149,6 +149,18 @@ Parameters:
 
 .. image:: ../screenshots/ping.png
 
+playerctl
+~~~~~~~~~~
+Displays information about the current song in vlc, audacious, bmp, xmms2, spotify and others
+
+Requires the following executable:
+    * playerctl
+
+contributed by `smitajit <https://github.com/smitajit>`_ - many thanks!
+
+.. image:: ../screenshots/playerctl.png
+
+
 pulseaudio
 ~~~~~~~~~~
 

themes/icons/awesome-fonts.json

@@ -65,6 +65,13 @@
     "prev": { "prefix": "" },
     "next": { "prefix": "" }
   },
+  "playerctl": {
+    "playing": { "prefix": "" },
+    "paused": { "prefix": "" },
+    "stopped": { "prefix": "" },
+    "prev": { "prefix": "" },
+    "next": { "prefix": "" }
+  },
   "pasink": {
     "muted": { "prefix": "" },
     "unmuted": { "prefix": "" }

themes/icons/ionicons.json

@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@
     "prev": { "prefix": "\uf4ab" },
     "next": { "prefix": "\uf4ad" }
   },
+  "playerctl": {
+    "playing": { "prefix": "\uf488" },
+    "paused": { "prefix": "\uf210" },
+    "stopped": { "prefix": "\uf24f" },
+    "prev": { "prefix": "\uf4ab" },
+    "next": { "prefix": "\uf4ad" }
+  },
   "pasink": {
     "muted": { "prefix": "\uf3b9" },
     "unmuted": { "prefix": "\uf3ba" }