[RELEASE] Spotimc: Another Spotify music addon

Sorry to say it, but it didnt work. not that i intended to try it, but pressed the wrong button once.

/Spikey

Hello!

does spotimc work on OSX?

(2012-04-05 22:52)Novin Wrote:  Hi

Tried this because I want to get rid of the hassle of compiling spotyxbmc2.

The plugin starts, I enter my login details and I get to the home screen. From there, nothing works though. Nothing in news, in playlists, it just lists the number of playlists that I have (51) but I can't see them & search doesn't give any results.

System info:

$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu precise (development branch)
Release: 12.04

XBMC 11.0~git20120321.14feb09-0ubuntu1~ppa1~oneiric

script.audio.spotimc-0.1-alpha4.zip

Which skin are you using? Spotimc has some similar issues with Transparency on Linux, but they will be fixed with the new alpha I'm about to release. Anyway, please let me see a log file, just to be sure.

(2012-04-06 14:55)Spikey1989 Wrote:  I give up, i have looked and look and cant find anything that helps me to get it to work.
i have downloaded the "Repositories Installer Addon" and installed "mortstar's repo" from there didnt work, i have only downloaded "mortar's repo" didnt work.
i have downloaded both "script.audio.spotimc-0.1-alpha3.zip" and "script.audio.spotimc-0.1-alpha4.zip" didnt work.
in every downloaded installation i get "Script failed:  script.audio.spotify."

i have looked up and down and cant find "Did you get if from the binary packages of the lower part of the download screen?" that anywhere.
if u tell me how to send a debug log i will do it but only on 1 installation. cause i have been trying all possible combintation for 2h now. so i wont do it again :/.

Just run the addon and let it crash, and then you can send me the log file. This page explains where to find XBMC's log files: http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Log_file#Location

(2012-04-06 20:01)Laiton Wrote:  Hello!

does spotimc work on OSX?

It does. Give it a try!

Thanks for the addon,

works like a charm, and much better then compiling a whole XBMC like spotyxbmc2

(2012-04-06 21:09)mazkolain Wrote:  

(2012-04-06 14:55)Spikey1989 Wrote:  I give up, i have looked and look and cant find anything that helps me to get it to work.
i have downloaded the "Repositories Installer Addon" and installed "mortstar's repo" from there didnt work, i have only downloaded "mortar's repo" didnt work.
i have downloaded both "script.audio.spotimc-0.1-alpha3.zip" and "script.audio.spotimc-0.1-alpha4.zip" didnt work.
in every downloaded installation i get "Script failed:  script.audio.spotify."

i have looked up and down and cant find "Did you get if from the binary packages of the lower part of the download screen?" that anywhere.
if u tell me how to send a debug log i will do it but only on 1 installation. cause i have been trying all possible combintation for 2h now. so i wont do it again :/.

Just run the addon and let it crash, and then you can send me the log file. This page explains where to find XBMC's log files: http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Log_file#Location

starts in about row 463: log file
this file has 3 dif trys. dont know how to seperate them: log file 2

I try this on 2 different mac, and i get script failed then it freeze to that spinnig thing.

But anyway million thanks for this addon.

http://pastebin.com/UJqt4qUY my log file

I was also tired of compiling spotyxbmc2 with mixed experiences, so was very happy when I discovered this add-on

So far I have two things I like to fix (or maybe just me that don't know)

1. If I go out of Spotimc and eg. play som video I can't start Spotimc again. When I try to start the add-on I get the turning wheel and then script failed script.audio.spotimc. Have to restart XBMC to get it working again


15:43:46 T:3076520816 INFO: -->Python script returned the following error<--
15:43:46 T:3076520816 ERROR: Error Type: <class 'spotify.LibSpotifyError'>
15:43:46 T:3076520816 ERROR: Error Contents: Initialization of library failed
15:43:46 T:3076520816 ERROR: Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/xbmc/.xbmc/addons/script.audio.spotimc/default.py", line 83, in <module>
main(addon_dir)
File "/home/xbmc/.xbmc/addons/script.audio.spotimc/resources/libs/spotimcgui/__init__.py", line 190, in main
initially_unload_playlists=False,
File "/home/xbmc/.xbmc/addons/script.audio.spotimc/resources/libs/PyspotifyCtypes.egg/spotify/session.py", line 264, in __init__
spotify.handle_sp_error(err)
File "/home/xbmc/.xbmc/addons/script.audio.spotimc/resources/libs/PyspotifyCtypes.egg/spotify/__init__.py", line 20, in handle_sp_error
raise LibSpotifyError(msg)
LibSpotifyError: Initialization of library failed
15:43:46 T:3076520816 INFO: -->End of Python script error report<--

2. Using crossfade (8 sec) with good luck for my FLAC music files, but in Spotimc I get stutter in the last few sec when the next song start playing. If i change in the midle of a song the crossfade work as expected (fade down -> playing both -> fade up new song).


Linux 3.0.0-17-generic
XBMCbuntu

thanks a lot, it's very promising.
Compared to akezeke solution, it's less integrated and still lack some features but it has the big advantage of being a stand alone plugin.
Features request (sorry ):

- add an "api" like the youtube plugin has (you can play a youtube video using the JSON api "VideoPlaylist.Add", { file: "plugin://plugin.video.youtube/?action=play_video&videoid=...@" }). When done, we will be able to integrate the plugin in xbmc web interfaces or imagine a lot of fancy stuff like greasemonkey scripts.

- build an /artist/albums/tracks tree from stars item. I love this feature from spotyXBMC

I just installed the plugin on an XBMCbuntu Eden install. It works great.

However, if I use it in conjunction with XBMC Commander (iOS remote control app), tracks only play for about 7-10 seconds before going to the next track.

Is anyone else having this issue or a similar issue?

Thanks.

(2012-04-07 21:08)disolo Wrote:  I just installed the plugin on an XBMCbuntu Eden install. It works great.

However, if I use it in conjunction with XBMC Commander (iOS remote control app), tracks only play for about 7-10 seconds before going to the next track.

Is anyone else having this issue or a similar issue?

Thanks.

I have had problem with Spotify it self jumping to next track if it was some problem with streaming the track.
Had similar problem when using fast forward to much and when pressing play again sound strart to stutter and sometimes give up and jump to next track

(On a side track, when using fast forward playback time get lost sometimes and at the end of track playtime is higher than track time.)

Check your log to see if you have buffer underrun or CPU use issues