Orochi – 8tracks.com client

Warning: Beta quality!

Orochi is a command line client for 8tracks.com written in Python.

Yamata no Orochi (八岐の大蛇) is a legendary 8-headed and 8-tailed Japanese dragon. The name translates to "8-branched giant snake". I chose the name because it both refers to the number eight (as in 8tracks) and to snakes (as in Python).

Image courtesy of Gustavo Araujo

If you like this project, I'm happy for support via Flattr or Gittip!

Usage

Prerequisites:

• Python 2.7+ (compatibility for 3.2+ will probably follow in the future)
• mplayer (at least r27665, released in 1.0rc3)

Install:

$ pip install -U orochi

Start:

$ orochi

Available commands (main menu):

search:
    Syntax: search <searchterm>
    Search for a mix by keyword.
    You can then play a mix with the "play" command.
    Press enter to show next page results.
search_tags:
    Syntax: search <tag1>, <tag2>
    Search for a mix by tag(s), separated by comma.
    You can then play a mix with the "play" command.
    Press Enter to show next page results.
search_user:
    Syntax: search <username>
    Search for a mix by user.
    You can then play a mix with the "play" command.
    Press Enter to show next page results.
search_user_liked:
    Syntax: search <username>
    Search for a mix liked by user.
    You can then play a mix with the "play" command.
    Press Enter to show next page results.
set:
    Syntax: set <setting> <param>
    Configure settings.
    Available settings:
    - autologin yes|no
      Toggle autologin on start (no by default)
      WARNING: password will be saved in plain text.
    - sorting recent|popular|hot (hot by default)
      Configure search results sorting order.
    - results_per_page <n>
      Set number of results per page showed.
    To get help for each setting, press Enter with no <param>.
play:
    Syntax: play <mix>
    Play the nth mix from the last search results.
    The <mix> argument can also be a mix ID or an URL.
exit:
    Exit the interpreter.
    You can also use the Ctrl-D shortcut.
login:
    Syntax: login <username>
    Log in to your 8tracks account.
liked_mixes:
    List liked mixes (login required).
    Press Enter to show next page results.

Available commands (play mode menu):

pause / p:
    Pause or resume the playback.
stop:
    Stop the playback and exit play mode.
next_song / n:
    Skip to next song.
next_mix:
    Skip to next mix.
status / s:
    Show the status of the currently playing song.
mix_info:
    Show information about the currently playing mix.
volume / v:
    Syntax: volume <amount>
    Change playback volume. The argument must be a number between 0 and 100.
like_mix / l:
    Like the currently playing mix (login required).
unlike_mix / ul:
    Un-like the currently playing mix (login required).
fav_track / f:
    Favorite the currently playing track (login required).
unfav_track / uf:
    Un-favorite the currently playing track (login required).

Configuration

The first time Orochi is started, it creates the config.json configfile in the ~/.config/orochi/ directory. The following configurations can be changed:

mplayer_extra_args:
    Extra arguments that are passed on to the mplayer instance.

Example configuration:

{
    "mplayer_extra_args": "-ao alsa:device=hw=1.0"
}

Development

Install requirements.txt (with pip install -r). Then start orochi the following way:

$ python -m orochi.client

For development and testing purposes, you can also pass in the --pdb argument. Then a debug session should be started if orochi crashes.

Coding Guidelines

PEP8 via flake8 with max-line-width set to 99 and E126-E128 ignored.

Testing

Install requirements-dev.txt, then run py.test in the main directory. Violations of the coding guidelines above will be counted as test fails.

Contributing

Please refer to the Contributors Guidelines. Thanks!

License

Copyright (C) 2013–2015 Danilo Bargen and contributors

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

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, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.