Albert plugin: Spotify

Features

Provides triggered query handlers for Spotify searches.

Besides their obvious primary purpose, the empty query for the handler with id …

• track returns the users top tracks.
• artist returns the users top artists.
• album returns the users saved albums.
• playlist returns the users saved playlists.
• show returns the users saved shows.
• episode returns the users saved episodes.
• audiobook returns the users saved audiobooks.

The "modify-playback-state" scope of the web API works for premium accounts only. Free accounts can use the feature set of the local spotify: scheme handler though.

This plugin is work in progress. Currently the items support these actions:

• track
  • Premium: Play/Queue on active device.
  • Free: Play in local spotify client.
• artist
  • Show in local spotify client.
• album
  • Show in local spotify client.
• playlist
  • Show in local spotify client.
• show
  • Show in local spotify client.
• episode
  • Premium: Play/Queue on active device.
  • Free: Show in local spotify client.
• audiobook
  • Show in local spotify client.

Setup

1. Create account at https://developer.spotify.com/dashboard/applications.
2. Create an app.
3. Add Redirect URI albert://spotify/.
4. Tick checkbox Web API.
5. Add your name and mail under User Management.
6. Insert Client ID in the plugin settings and click the authorize button.

Technical notes

• Uses the Spotfiy Web API.
• See api.h for the endpoints used.
• Uses QtKeychain to store secrets.