spotify-remote v0.0.8

spotify-remote — Control Spotify from the browser

Synopsis

spotify-remote allows you to control Spotify from a browser. Currently it works by talking to Spotify via its AppleScript interface, so only OS X is supported at the moment.

The aim is to be as mobile & battery-friendly as possible.

Installation

1. Install Node.js

2. Install spotify-remote in a shell:

   $ npm install -g spotify-remote

Starting and using spotify-remote

1. Make sure Spotify is running.

2. Start the spotify-remote server in a shell:

   $ spotify-remote

3. Open http://localhost:3333 in your browser

If you need a different port, just use the PORT environment variable:

$ PORT=1337 spotify-remote

Credits

• Robin Mehner
• Thorsten Ball
• André Haveman for spotify-node-applescript

Todo

This thing is work in progress and the result of a hack day. It's working relatively well, but of course there's a lot to do. Things that come to mind are:

• Linux support (Spotify is supposed to have a DBUS-Interface)
• Windows support (if anyone is up to it)
• Give this thing a nice design
• Make it even more battery friendly
• Test & fix on Android devices
• Search for Tracks
• Play arbitrary tracks
• Playlist support (as in: see the current track in the playlist)

Contributing

Pull requests are very welcome, hack away and contribute! There is a tiny test suite which you can run with:

$ npm test

If you need any help, don't hesitate to ask!

License

MIT, see LICENSE