[1.0.17.75] DBus interface is not working properly

[actionless]

after update from 0.9 i noticed what there are no any dbus endpoints provided by app and no any signals sent on any activities.

is that sorta bug or one more removed feature?

UPD:

Now it's possible to control playback status and get current track metadata.

But Spotify still don't send dbus signal on status change (like next track and so on) and it's not possible to get current playback status.

[skruttenhehe]

I wonder this as well. I can't find any dbus associated with Spotify at all. Is there any way to get some sort of confirmation on if this has been removed or not?

I am running version 1.0.1.1062.gaa7a606c.

[browo]

is there any alternative to sending media keys to spotify to replace the dbus functionality?

[abenjami]

It looks like the DBUS service is no longer there. Can we please have it back?

Thanks.

  File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/dbus/connection.py", line 651, in call_blocking
message, timeout)
dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.spotify was not provided by any .service files

[Q-tip]

+1 for reinstating DBus. I have a cron script which starts Spotify to wake me up in the morning and gradually increase the volume. This system has been working for me for the past year and a half until now. Luckily, I set a backup alarm just in case or I would have been REALLY late to work.

I'm also kinda missing the menu bar and playlist dividers (playlists named "-") but I guess those are off topic for this thread.

[Dzarda]

Yeah, unfortunately I have to confirm this.

It's missing in version 1.0.7.153.gb9e8174a

DBus shows no services related to Spotify.

Devs, please, put it back in, it was a good feature!

[ibbles]

There are some alternative ways of controlling Spotify listed here[1]. So far I've only tested the xdotool way, but without any success.

[1]: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Spotify#Global_media_hotkeys

[chrisb2244]

Also having no success with xdotool (possibly because of the window targetting?). Wish DBus interface was available.

[black3r]

Spotify seems to have a running web-server that accepts JSON structured commands and there seems to exist a client for this interface written in node.js for windows https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-spotify-webhelper . With a little tweaks to this (spotify does not use https on my linux machine) i am currently using solution based on this as an alternative to media keys. Problem is it's kinda slow. Sending a play/pause command takes about 2-3 seconds 😞

[Dzarda]

I kind of think that the QtDBus dependency was removed due to binary-size reduction taking place during development. It simply might not be used in-app anymore.