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#!/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
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