[waybar] fix: Replace mediaplayer with mpris

stow/waybar/.config/waybar/default.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "modules-left": [
         "idle_inhibitor",
-        "custom/media"
+        "mpris"
     ],
     "modules-center": [
         "sway/workspaces"

stow/waybar/.config/waybar/left.json

@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@
         "custom/light-dark-toggle",
         "custom/night-light-toggle",
         "custom/toggle-notifications",
-        "custom/media"
+        "mpris"
     ],
+
     "modules-right": [
         "memory",
         "cpu",

stow/waybar/.config/waybar/mediaplayer.py

@@ -1,131 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-# From: 
-# https://github.com/Alexays/Waybar/blob/master/resources/custom_modules/mediaplayer.py
-
-import argparse
-import logging
-import sys
-import signal
-import gi
-import json
-gi.require_version('Playerctl', '2.0')
-from gi.repository import Playerctl, GLib
-
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-def write_output(text, player):
-    logger.info('Writing output')
-
-    output = {'text': text,
-              'class': 'custom-' + player.props.player_name,
-              'alt': player.props.player_name}
-
-    sys.stdout.write(json.dumps(output) + '\n')
-    sys.stdout.flush()
-
-
-def on_play(player, status, manager):
-    logger.info('Received new playback status')
-    on_metadata(player, player.props.metadata, manager)
-
-
-def on_metadata(player, metadata, manager):
-    logger.info('Received new metadata')
-    track_info = ''
-
-    if player.props.player_name == 'spotify' and \
-            'mpris:trackid' in metadata.keys() and \
-            ':ad:' in player.props.metadata['mpris:trackid']:
-        track_info = 'AD PLAYING'
-    elif player.get_artist() != '' and player.get_title() != '':
-        track_info = '{artist} - {title}'.format(artist=player.get_artist(),
-                                                 title=player.get_title())
-    else:
-        track_info = player.get_title()
-
-    if player.props.status != 'Playing' and track_info:
-        track_info = ' ' + track_info
-    write_output(track_info, player)
-
-
-def on_player_appeared(manager, player, selected_player=None):
-    if player is not None and (selected_player is None or player.name == selected_player):
-        init_player(manager, player)
-    else:
-        logger.debug("New player appeared, but it's not the selected player, skipping")
-
-
-def on_player_vanished(manager, player):
-    logger.info('Player has vanished')
-    sys.stdout.write('\n')
-    sys.stdout.flush()
-
-
-def init_player(manager, name):
-    logger.debug('Initialize player: {player}'.format(player=name.name))
-    player = Playerctl.Player.new_from_name(name)
-    player.connect('playback-status', on_play, manager)
-    player.connect('metadata', on_metadata, manager)
-    manager.manage_player(player)
-    on_metadata(player, player.props.metadata, manager)
-
-
-def signal_handler(sig, frame):
-    logger.debug('Received signal to stop, exiting')
-    sys.stdout.write('\n')
-    sys.stdout.flush()
-    # loop.quit()
-    sys.exit(0)
-
-
-def parse_arguments():
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
-
-    # Increase verbosity with every occurrence of -v
-    parser.add_argument('-v', '--verbose', action='count', default=0)
-
-    # Define for which player we're listening
-    parser.add_argument('--player')
-
-    return parser.parse_args()
-
-
-def main():
-    arguments = parse_arguments()
-
-    # Initialize logging
-    logging.basicConfig(stream=sys.stderr, level=logging.DEBUG,
-                        format='%(name)s %(levelname)s %(message)s')
-
-    # Logging is set by default to WARN and higher.
-    # With every occurrence of -v it's lowered by one
-    logger.setLevel(max((3 - arguments.verbose) * 10, 0))
-
-    # Log the sent command line arguments
-    logger.debug('Arguments received {}'.format(vars(arguments)))
-
-    manager = Playerctl.PlayerManager()
-    loop = GLib.MainLoop()
-
-    manager.connect('name-appeared', lambda *args: on_player_appeared(*args, arguments.player))
-    manager.connect('player-vanished', on_player_vanished)
-
-    signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal_handler)
-    signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, signal_handler)
-    signal.signal(signal.SIGPIPE, signal.SIG_DFL)
-
-    for player in manager.props.player_names:
-        if arguments.player is not None and arguments.player != player.name:
-            logger.debug('{player} is not the filtered player, skipping it'
-                         .format(player=player.name)
-                         )
-            continue
-
-        init_player(manager, player)
-
-    loop.run()
-
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    main()

stow/waybar/.config/waybar/modules.json

@@ -47,19 +47,6 @@
         "tooltip-format": "Launch an application"
     },
 
-    "custom/media": {
-        "escape": true,
-        "exec": "~/.config/waybar/mediaplayer.py 2> /dev/null",
-        "format": "{icon} {}", 
-        "format-icons": {
-            "default": "\uf51f",
-            "spotify": "\uf1bc"
-        },
-        "max-length": 40,
-        "on-click": "playerctl play-pause",
-        "return-type": "json"
-    },
-
     "custom/light-dark-toggle": {
         "on-click": "bash ${SCRIPT_DIR}/toggle-light-dark.sh",
         "tooltip-format": "Toggle between light and dark mode",
@@ -101,6 +88,26 @@
         "on-click": "kitty -e zenith"
     },
 
+    "mpris": {
+        // "ignored-players": ["firefox"]
+        "format": "{player_icon} {dynamic}",
+        "format-paused": "{status_icon} <i>{dynamic}</i>",
+        "tooltip-format": "{player} ({status}) {title} - {artist} - {album}",
+        "player-icons": {
+            "default": "\uf51f",
+            "spotify": "\uf1bc",
+            "mpv": "🎵"
+        },
+        "status-icons": {
+            "paused": "⏸"
+        },
+        "dynamic-order": [
+            "title",
+            "artist"
+        ],
+        "dynamic-len": 40,
+    },
+
     "network": {
         "format-disconnected": "\uf127", 
         "format-ethernet": "\uf6ff {ifname}: {ipadds}/{cidr}",

stow/waybar/.config/waybar/style.css

@@ -101,17 +101,16 @@ label:focus {
     opacity: 0.6;
 }
 
-#custom-media {
+#mpris {
     color: #2a5c45;
-    background-color: #66cc99;
     min-width: 100px;
 }
 
-#custom-media.custom-spotify {
+#mpris.spotify {
     background-color: #66cc99;
 }
 
-#custom-media.custom-vlc {
+#mpris.vlc {
     background-color: #ffa000;
 }