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diff --git a/examples/tools/playing.sh b/examples/tools/playing.sh new file mode 100755 index 0000000..9605f82 --- /dev/null +++ b/examples/tools/playing.sh @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +#!/bin/bash +# desktop-assistant tool: what is playing now. +# Copyright (C) 2026 Danilo M. <danix@danix.xyz> +# +# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it +# under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published +# by the Free Software Foundation. +# +# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but +# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of +# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General +# Public License for more details. +# +# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along +# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., +# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA. +# +# playing.sh: the current track from any MPRIS player (playerctl), or from +# MPD (mpc) when no MPRIS player is running. + +set -uo pipefail + +if out=$(playerctl metadata --format '{{status}}: {{artist}} - {{title}} ({{playerName}})' 2>/dev/null); then + echo "$out" +elif out=$(mpc status --format '%artist% - %title%' 2>/dev/null) && [ "$(wc -l <<<"$out")" -gt 1 ]; then + head -2 <<<"$out" | tac | tr '\n' ' ' + echo "(mpd)" +else + echo "nothing is playing" +fi |