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linux:ubuntu:alexamusictitleonwebsite [2019/10/05 13:43] lunetikklinux:ubuntu:alexamusictitleonwebsite [2019/11/24 22:11] lunetikk
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 ====== Display playing music title on website  ====== ====== Display playing music title on website  ======
  
-I wrote my own script based on [[linux:ubuntu:alexaremotecontrol|Alexa Remote Control]] to display the current music title played by my Echo device on my website+I wrote my own script based on [[linux:ubuntu:alexaremotecontrol|Alexa Remote Control]] to display the current music title played by my Echo device on my website. Check my updated version [[linux:ubuntu:alexamusictodatabase|here]]
  
 {{:linux:ubuntu:pasted:20191005-132910.png}} {{:linux:ubuntu:pasted:20191005-132910.png}}
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 The script will execute the the "Alexa Remote Control" with "-q / query queue" to get the current tracks, then cuts out the playing song with all its info and albumcover to pipe it into the php file. The script will execute the the "Alexa Remote Control" with "-q / query queue" to get the current tracks, then cuts out the playing song with all its info and albumcover to pipe it into the php file.
  
-<code shellscript copyTracks.sh>+<code bash copyTracks.sh>
 #!/bin/bash #!/bin/bash
-/alexa/alexa-remote-control/alexa_remote_control.sh -q > /tmp/audio.txt 
  
 TMPFILE=/tmp/audio.txt TMPFILE=/tmp/audio.txt
 WEBFILE=/var/www/mysite/audio.php WEBFILE=/var/www/mysite/audio.php
  
-OFFLINE=`grep -m1 'message' $TMPFILE | cut -d '"' -f 3 | cut -d ' ' -f 2`+/alexa-remote-control/alexa_remote_control.sh -q > $TMPFILE 
 + 
 +#OFFLINE=`grep -m1 'message' $TMPFILE | cut -d '"' -f 3 | cut -d ' ' -f 2
 +OFFLINE=`grep -m1 'message' $TMPFILE | awk 'BEGIN{FS=" "}{gsub(",",""); print $2}'`
 STATE=`grep -m1 'state' $TMPFILE | cut -d '"' -f 4` STATE=`grep -m1 'state' $TMPFILE | cut -d '"' -f 4`
 +STATENULL=`grep -m1 'state' /tmp/audio.txt | awk 'BEGIN{FS=" "}{gsub(",",""); print $2}'`
 ARTIST=`grep -m1 'subText1' $TMPFILE | cut -d '"' -f 4` ARTIST=`grep -m1 'subText1' $TMPFILE | cut -d '"' -f 4`
 TITLE=`grep -m1 'title' $TMPFILE | cut -d '"' -f 4` TITLE=`grep -m1 'title' $TMPFILE | cut -d '"' -f 4`
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 echo "" > $WEBFILE echo "" > $WEBFILE
  
-if [ "$OFFLINE" != "null" ]; then +if [ "$OFFLINE" != "null" ] && [ "$STATENULL" != "null" ]; then 
-echo "<table style="width:100%"><tr><td>" >> $WEBFILE+echo "<table style='width:100%'><col style='width:90%'><col style='width:10%'><tr><td>" >> $WEBFILE
 echo "State: $STATE </br>" >> $WEBFILE echo "State: $STATE </br>" >> $WEBFILE
 echo "Artist: $ARTIST </br>" >> $WEBFILE echo "Artist: $ARTIST </br>" >> $WEBFILE
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 echo "Iam not listening to music right now..." >> $WEBFILE echo "Iam not listening to music right now..." >> $WEBFILE
 fi fi
 +</code>
 +
 +==== Automation ====
 +
 +The bashscript can be automated via crontab (example runs every 2 minutes).
  
 +<code>
 +*/2 * * * * /alexa-remote-control/copyTrack.sh >/dev/null 2>&1
 </code> </code>
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