[REQUEST] Spotify API to be released this week - Spotify script or plugin for XBMC?

[kizer]

As well No US Support due to licensing, but I'm pretty sure it wouldn't be a big deal for the rest of the world.

Like mentioned just seems like a lot of effort and its going to require a premimum membership to whom ever uses the service. Would be kinda cool, but it is what it is.

[hacke]

Originally Posted by kizer

As well No US Support due to licensing, but I'm pretty sure it wouldn't be a big deal for the rest of the world.

Like mentioned just seems like a lot of effort and its going to require a premimum membership to whom ever uses the service. Would be kinda cool, but it is what it is.

My approach is this, I might want it even though its a big effort and if I do write it I might aswell share it. I just want to make sure that its even possible to share and what pitfalls there can be.

I will finish my wrapper and some other ideas I have for it first then maybe I look into the xbmc plugin/script.

[thomash72]

I appreciate the effort you are making here hacke! As a premium Spotify user, I hope your succeed in your efforts!

[pedroalg]

Hi,

Until plugin is available, i use the following trick to listen spotify in my living room through XBMC:

- In my PC, i have installed DSBridge in Spotify folder. Basically, this is a small program that allows you to stream Spotify through your network

http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss@...msg122786.html

- Then, i have created a strm file (http://www.xbmc.org/wiki/?title=HOW-..._audio_streams). The content of my strm file is http://192.168.1.3:8124/ , where 192.168.1.3 is the ip of my PC

- Open the strm from XBMC and voilá, you can listen Spotify through your XBMC

[soder]

Originally Posted by pedroalg

Hi,

Until plugin is available, i use the following trick to listen spotify in my living room through XBMC:

- In my PC, i have installed DSBridge in Spotify folder. Basically, this is a small program that allows you to stream Spotify through your network

http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss@...msg122786.html

- Then, i have created a strm file (http://www.xbmc.org/wiki/?title=HOW-..._audio_streams). The content of my strm file is http://192.168.1.3:8124/ , where 192.168.1.3 is the ip of my PC

- Open the strm from XBMC and voilá, you can listen Spotify through your XBMC

I have followed your guide, and added
<source>
<name>Spotify Stream</name>
<path pathversion="1">http://192.168.0.100:8124</path>
</source>
to my sources.xml

I run spotify for windows, and I have added dsbridge.ini, dsound.dll and lame_enc.dll to my spotify folder.

When I start to play spotify, I have then new icon in the tray. Its blue.

Then when I press the stream in XBMC, the music on my spotify stops, and the icon turns green. BUT, I don't get the music in XBMC.

What can be wrong?

Its like XBMC freeze, and I have to restart it.

EDIT: I thought I could add the line in a source, but I now understand that I had to create the *.strm

And now it works. Thanks.

/Söder

[soder]

The metadata isn't working for me. I also don't get the covers.

Is there something special I have to do?

/Söder

[mlmc]

How is the plugin coming along? I follow this thread with great interest..
Thanks for your effort!

//m

[atholm]

Yea I'm also very interested in this plugin

[titbeak]

Me too!!!

[titbeak]

anyone tempted to make this yet??