New scripts for publishing MPD current song with using Psi+

old implementation

This python script gets information about current song in Title/Artist/Album format. You can save it to ~/.scripts/mpdnow.py
This script connects to the server directly, and displays information about the song only if it is playing.

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
import mpd

try:
    client = mpd.MPDClient()
    client.connect("localhost", 6600)
    if (client.status()['state']) == 'play':
            print(client.currentsong()['title']+'\n'+client.currentsong()['artist']+'\n'+client.currentsong()['album'])
except:
    2+2

Check the address and port of your MPD server.

Second script was written on UNIX Shell:

 #!/bin/sh
while true
rm ~/.psi/tune
touch /tmp/tune
ln -s /tmp/tune ~/.psi/tune
do
    python ~/.scripts/mpdnow.py > ~/.psi/tune
    sleep 1
done;

In this simple code you must check the address of first script.
After theese steps, you may add second script to autostart.

New scripts for publishing MPD current song with using Psi+

Sending current MPD song to Psi

If you use ncmpcpp (GIT version) you can publish tune after adding one line to your ~/.ncmpcpp/config

execute_on_song_change = "ncmpcpp --now-playing > ~/.psi/tune"

This line executes ncmpcpp (recursion!) when song changed.
This way have a issue: ncmpcpp --now-playing not give newline. It not show a user tune according XEP-0118.

 If you want to match the standard, you should to install MPC and you fix the line:

execute_on_song_change = "mpc --format '%title%\n%artist%\n%album%\n%track%\n%time%' | head -n -2 > ~/.psi/tune"

 If the instructions do not help, you may check:

• Psi version
• ncmcpp version
• Support this feature on your jabber server.

*It works only if ncmpcpp run.

*ncmpcpp not have hook for pause or stop. 

Sending current MPD song to Psi