i3/spotify.sh
#!/bin/sh
data=$(dbus-send --print-reply --dest=org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.spotify \
/org/mpris/MediaPlayer2 org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties.Get \
string:'org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.Player' string:'Metadata')
artist=$(echo "$data" | grep -A 2 "artist") # Grep the artist block.
artist=$(echo "$artist" | grep -v "artist") # Filter wrong lines.
artist=$(echo "$artist" | grep -v "array") # Filter wrong lines.
artist=$(echo "$artist" | cut -d '"' -f 2) # Cut everything inside quotes.
title=$(echo "$data" | grep -A 1 "title") # Grep the title block.
title=$(echo "$title" | grep -v "title") # Filter wrong lines.
title=$(echo "$title" | cut -d '"' -f 2) # Cut everything inside quotes.
if [ "$artist" != "" ]; then
if [[ "$artist" != *"]"* ]]; then
echo " $artist - $title"
fi
fi