[Announce] Spotify Protocol Handler - play Spotify on all your Squeezeboxen

[mherger]

Ok, here it is: based on Triode's great work I'm providing my latest
plugin, the Spotify Protocol Handler.

What does it do?

The Spotify Protocol Handler plugin allows you to stream Spotify content
not only to the officially supported SB Radio and SB Touch, but to SB
Classic, SB Boom, SB Receiver and the Transporter, too. And yes,
whatever SB emulator you're using should work as well. As an additional
bonus the Spotify Protocol Handler plugin will give you full access to
Logitech's Spotify app from players which are not officially supported.

How is it different from Triode's Spotify plugin?

The Spotify Protocol Handler doesn't provide any browsing or content
management. You'll need to install Logitech's Spotify app to have access
to Spotify, too. Triode's plugin starts to suffer from Spotify's
changing of API. And as it's no longer maintained, and Logitech's new
implementation is so great, the Spotify Protocol Handler is combining
the best of both worlds.

Should I uninstall Triode's Spotify plugin before installing the Spotify
Protocol Handler?

If you're happy with Spotify's plugin, then there's no need to change
anything. If you'd prefer to use Logitech's Spotify implementation while
using any of the non-supported players, then you'll need the Spotify
Protocol Handler plugin. If you have both in place, the Spotify Protocol
Handler will not initialize, as it doesn't add anything to Triode's
implementation.

Does it work with the SmartMix plugin?

Of course!

--

Michael

[verypsb]

Just for fun I tried it on my Windows 10 LMS 7.9 server, but it didn't play Spotify songs. The original Triode plugin, in combination with the official Logitech plugin, does work. (I removed the Triode plugin before installing the SpotifyProtocolHandler)

Best regards,
Dennis.

[mherger]

You did enter your Spotify credentials, didn't you? In the new plugin, not Triode's?

[verypsb]

Hi Michael,

Yes, I did, twice. (only the password, my username was already shown in the new plugin.) Any log file I should check? serverlog.txt
If I remove the SpotifyProtocolHandler and reinstall the 3rd party Spotify plugin it works as expected.

Best regards,
Dennis.

p.s. Exactly the support troubles you didn't want, sorry...

[mherger]

[Announce] Spotify Protocol Handler -play Spotify on all your Squeezeboxen

> Yes, I did, twice. (only the password, my username was already shown in
> the new plugin.) Any log file I should check?

What does the selftest etc. say? Yeah, exactly what I didn't want... Simply because I have no idea about those issues. In my case entering credentials always fixed my issues.

What OS, LMS version etc?

> If I remove the SpotifyProtocolHandler and reinstall the 3rd party
> Spotify plugin it works as expected.

The two plugins use a distinct set of preferences. And if you were using a firewall you might have to enable access for the new helper. And a look in the server.log should be routine.

[naguirre]

Unable to configure Spotify Protocol handler plugin

Hi,
I tried to configure this plugin, but i get this error
404 Not Found: plugins/Extensions/settings/plugins/SpotifyProtocolHandler/settings/basic.html
When I click on Parameters in the Plugins section of Logitech Media Server

I install the plugin from the plugin list in LMS web interface and i did restart the server.
I'm using LMS logitechmediaserver_7.9.0~1455360998_amd64.deb on a Linux machine.

Any idea ?

[verypsb]

...if you were using a firewall you might have to enable access for the new helper.

Thanks Michael!

I forgot that I had to add the spotifyd.exe to the firewall exceptions in Windows (which I had done previously for the 3rd party Spotify plugin). Since the file location of the helper app changed, I had to re-add spotifyd.exe for SpotifyProtocolHandler plugin.

Best regards,
Dennis.

[mandryka]

Hi,
I tried to configure this plugin, but i get this error
404 Not Found: plugins/Extensions/settings/plugins/SpotifyProtocolHandler/settings/basic.html
When I click on Parameters in the Plugins section of Logitech Media Server

I install the plugin from the plugin list in LMS web interface and i did restart the server.
I'm using LMS logitechmediaserver_7.9.0~1455360998_amd64.deb on a Linux machine.

Any idea ?

Yes this is what I found too

[mherger]

[Announce] Spotify Protocol Handler -play Spotify on all your Squeezeboxen

Can you navigate to Settings/Advanced/Spotify Protocol Handler?

> Am 13.02.2016 um 20:12 schrieb naguirre <naguirre.7b1l5b (AT) no-mx (DOT) forums.slimdevices.com>:
>
>
> Hi,
> I tried to configure this plugin, but i get this error
> 404 Not Found:
> plugins/Extensions/settings/plugins/SpotifyProtocolHandler/settings/basic.html
>
> When I click on Parameters in the Plugins section of Logitech Media
> Server
>
> I install the plugin from the plugin list in LMS web interface and i did
> restart the server.
> I'm using LMS logitechmediaserver_7.9.0~1455360998_amd64.deb on a Linux
> machine.
>
> Any idea ?
>
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[mherger]

[Announce] Spotify Protocol Handler -play Spotify on all your Squeezeboxen

> I tried to configure this plugin, but i get this error
> 404 Not Found:
> plugins/Extensions/settings/plugins/SpotifyProtocolHandler/settings/basic.html

Could you please check the server.log file for any error message?

--

Michael

[hagensieker]

> I tried to configure this plugin, but i get this error
> 404 Not Found:
> plugins/Extensions/settings/plugins/SpotifyProtocolHandler/settings/basic.html

Could you please check the server.log file for any error message?

--

Michael

Same here with me

[16-02-14 00:48:09.8778] Plugins::Spotify::ProtocolHandler::__ANON__ (243) error fetching track data: Error reading headers: Server closed connection without sending any data back at /usr/share/squeezeboxserver/CPAN/Net/HTTP/Methods.pm line 306.
        ...propagated at /usr/share/squeezeboxserver/CPAN/Net/HTTP/NB.pm line 32.

[riffle]

Thank You!

Thank You!

It would be nice to have:

Save To Favorites
Delete Favorite
Play Next

in addition to Track, Artist, Album ....

Can I make a donation?

Thank You!

[hagensieker]

In a pinch here's what i did as a workaround.....(already somebody else's workaround).

First i loaded the Spotify Protocol Handler and got the error I posted above about error 404.

I backed up and installed it manually. That almost worked but the helper app would not start.

What works for now is to go into the Triode app and uncheck "Show In Apps" then "sudo service logitechmediaserver restart" (Raspberry Pi).

Then the official app with green icon shows up and then you can use the search function normally.

Not as good as the Triode app with tagging and such but it works which is better than not working and not able to search.

Having lurked here for years and using LMS I can guess somebody will hash this out relatively soon because that's what always happens here.

[riffle]

Thank You!

It would be nice to have:

Save To Favorites
Delete Favorite
Play Next

in addition to Track, Artist, Album ....

Can I make a donation?

Thank You!

To clarify it is when using IPeng and you hold down on the song in the now playing playlist....

[hagensieker]

Same here with me

[16-02-14 00:48:09.8778] Plugins::Spotify::ProtocolHandler::__ANON__ (243) error fetching track data: Error reading headers: Server closed connection without sending any data back at /usr/share/squeezeboxserver/CPAN/Net/HTTP/Methods.pm line 306.
        ...propagated at /usr/share/squeezeboxserver/CPAN/Net/HTTP/NB.pm line 32.

I have several LMS / Squeezelite Pi's in my home. On another system I uninstalled Triode's plugin and then added the SPHandler and it worked perfectly with the official app.

So I went back to the computer that gave me the log entry above and updated LMS to 7.9 latest and then uninstalled Triode's plugin, restarted the server then added the SPH and it works perfectly.

Just one question. Is this going to be the new way forward? Is the Triode plugin dead?

I'm good with it either way or any way. Just glad it works. I liked the way the Triode plugin saved stuff however I seldom save anything I usually just search and stream. I liked the similar artists thing as well.

Great work on the SPH thing and getting us working!. Greatly appreciated.