Domoticz Spotify

Python plugin for Domoticz: Control spotify using domoticz See http://www.domoticz.com for more information on the platform.
Discussion thread about this plugin: http://www.domoticz.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=65&t=24020

Requirements:

• Spotify premium account
• Domoticz with python plugin framework enabled
• Python3.5 or higher

Installation:

• cd ~/domoticz/plugins

• git clone https://github.com/DaanJJansen/domoticz-spotify spotify (or any other target directory you like)

• You should now have a ~/domoticz/plugins/spotify directory that contains the plugin.py. In the future you can update the plugin by going into this directory and do a 'git pull'.
• Restart Domoticz
• Create a client ID at spotify (https://developer.spotify.com/dashboard/applications)
  • Enter all fields as desired
  • Go to 'edit setting' and 'http://localhost' as redirect URI
  • In your webbrowser, navigate to this url: https://accounts.spotify.com/authorize?client_id=[YOURCLIENT_ID]&redirect_uri=http://localhost&response_type=code&scope=user-read-playback-state+user-modify-playback-state
  • If all go's well, you are being redirect to localhost returning a 404, with a code in the query parameters
• Add the plugin in the Domoticz hardware configuration screen
• Update the domoticz spotify hardware parameters:
  • Domoticz IP Address: Enter IP address on which domoticz can be reached
  • Port: Entered port nr on which domoticz can be reached
  • Username: Domoticz username (Optional)
  • Password: Domoticz Password (Optional)
  • Encoded credentials: Domoticz encoded credentials base64 in the format 'user:password' (Optional)
    • You can encode your credentials here: https://codebeautify.org/base64-encode put there USER:PASSWORD and enter what you get to the domoticz server
    • If enter username and encoded credentials, the username will take effect
  • Client ID: client ID from created client at spotify
  • Client Secret: client secret from just created at spotify
  • Code: copy the code received from the spotify redirect in the query parameters
  • Polling interval: polling time for spotify api to update device with playback state

Usage:

• Update user variable [name]-searchTxt with the query parameter by using the type of search and the search string. The following types could be used:
  • artist -> find artist, eg searchTxt: 'artist coldplay' This will play the top tracks of Coldplay
  • track --> find song, eg searchTxt: 'track song 2'. Will play 10 tracks which matches with your search string
  • album --> find album, eg searchTxt: 'album Ten'. Will play album 10 by Pearl Jam
  • playlist --> find playlist, eg searchTxt: 'playlist discover weekly'. Will play the complete playlist for you.
• On the spotify-device select device on which playback needs to be started

History:

version 0.3

• Add Domoticz server authentication option

version 0.2

• Fixed bug of not updating domoticz selector device
• Add Off/Pause functionality
• Added a new polling interval to update domoticz device in case spotify player updated via other system
• Removed parameter refresh interval spotify devices, will be updated in case playback is started on an unkown device
• Fixed bug of unwanted updated of domoticz variable search string

version 0.11

• Added additional logging for debugging purposes
• Fixed bug in case no user variables exists on Domoticz

version 0.1

• Initial setup