LMS scanning error - Didn't find Spotty helper application

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> I don't think I can do that: 1) LMS is running on a TrueNAS/FreeBSD
> server where I can't install rust. 2) I run Windows and imagine I would
> have to build the helper on the same OS that it will be running on?? 3)
> I'm much closer to being a newbie than to being an expert.

I'm sorry, I still assume a power user whenever I read "FreeBSD" :-D.
Maybe you can ask the author of the Spotty for FreeBSD plugin whether he
could update it? You should find his email on the Plugins page in LMS.

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LMS scanning error - Didn't find Spotty helper application

Can anyone help with this? I don't often look at the scanner log, but I think this is a relatively new problem. This is LMS v8.2.1 running on TrueNAS v13 in a jail using FreeBSD v12.2. The Spotty version is 4.8.3, and the Spotty Helper Application for FreeBSD 11 is v0.35.0.

From my LMS scanner log:
[22-08-10 10:48:44.4426] Slim::Music::Import::runImporter (578) Starting Plugins::Spotty::Importer scan
[22-08-10 10:48:44.4679] Plugins::Spotty::Helper::get (51) Didn't find Spotty helper application!
[22-08-10 10:48:44.4725] Plugins::Spotty::API::Token::_gotTokenInfo (153) Failed to get Spotify access token: malformed JSON string, neither tag, array, object, number, string or atom, at character offset 0 (before "sh: : Permission den...") at /usr/local/share/logitechmediaserver/Cache/InstalledPlugins/Plugins/Spotty/API/Token.pm line 150.
sh: : Permission denied
[22-08-10 10:48:44.4727] main::main (338) Error: Failed when running main scan: [Can't use string ("sh: : Permission denied
") as a HASH ref while "strict refs" in use at /usr/local/share/logitechmediaserver/Cache/InstalledPlugins/Plugins/Spotty/API/Token.pm line 168.]
[22-08-10 10:48:44.4728] main::main (339) Error: Skipping post-process & Not updating lastRescanTime!

Otherwise Spotify seems to be working fine on my Squeezeboxes. I don't know enough to have moved Spotty Helper to a non-standard location.

[mherger]

LMS scanning error - Didn't findSpotty helper application

> (before "sh: : Permission den...") at

Did you check permissions on the spotty helper binary?

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[email protected]:/usr/local/share/logitechmediaserver/Cache/InstalledPlugins/Plugins/SpottyBinFreeBSD/Bin:

-rwxr-xr-x 1 slimserv slimserv 6253933 Nov 17 2019 spotty-custom

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LMS scanning error - Didn't findSpotty helper application

> [email protected]:/usr/local/share/logitechmediaserver/Cache/InstalledPlugins/Plugins/SpottyBinFreeBSD/Bin:
>
> -rwxr-xr-x 1 slimserv slimserv 6253933 Nov 17 2019 spotty-custom

Oh, I think I see what's happening there: the scanner doesn't know about
this plugin. It would require more work.

To work around this limitation could you symlink the file to Spotty/Bin
(or copy it)? Would that work?

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I copied 'spotty-custom' to .../Spotty/Bin. Then I restarted the jail to restart LMS. Then I rescanned the library. Same exact results in scanner log.

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Michael,

Any other suggestions?

[mherger]

LMS scanning error - Didn't findSpotty helper application

I'm sorry, I haven't found the time yet to further look into this. The
fact that you say it still wouldn't work if you copied the file is
rather confusing. I must assume the file was executable (when accessed
from a shell) from that location? And Spotty otherwise is working?

Your helper version is rather old (3 years?). I wonder whether I broke
compatibility at some point. Would you have the opportunity to build the
latest code yourself? It should be pretty straight forward:

* install rust (https://rustup.rs)
* clone the "spotty" branch from https://github.com/michaelherger/librespot/
* run "cargo build --release"
* "cp target/debug/spotty path/to/Spotty/Bin/spotty-custom"

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I don't think I can do that: 1) LMS is running on a TrueNAS/FreeBSD server where I can't install rust. 2) I run Windows and imagine I would have to build the helper on the same OS that it will be running on?? 3) I'm much closer to being a newbie than to being an expert.