add play pause script to i3

i3/audiotools.py

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import subprocess
+
+
+def show_now_playing():
+    id = ["-r", "3984938"]
+
+    try:
+        status = subprocess.Popen(
+            ["playerctl", "status"],
+            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+        )
+        now_playing = subprocess.Popen(
+            ["playerctl", "metadata", "--format", "{{artist}} | {{title}}"],
+            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+        )
+
+        subprocess.run(
+            [
+                "dunstify",
+                status.communicate()[0],
+                now_playing.communicate()[0],
+            ]
+            + id
+        )
+    except:
+        subprocess.run(["dunstify", "⏯ ", "🦗 nothing to see here..."] + id)
+
+
+def get_amixer_volume() -> int:
+    s: str = str(subprocess.check_output(["amixer", "get", "Master"]))
+    try:
+        # turns the front left argument into an int
+        return int(
+            # the thing we're looking for is in the fifth line
+            s.split(r"\n")[5]
+            .strip()
+            # and is the 4th word
+            .split(" ")[4]
+            .replace("[", "")
+            .replace("]", "")
+            .replace("%", "")
+        )
+    except:
+        return -1
+
+
+def display_volume(volume: int):
+    subprocess.call(
+        ["dunstify", "volume 蓼", "-h", "int:value:" + str(volume), "-r", "39489384"]
+    )

i3/config.nix

@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ in
       m = "exec --no-startup-id amixer set Master toggle";
       c = "exec --no-startup-id kitty cmus";
       v = "exec --no-startup-id mpv";
-      Space = "exec playerctl play-pause";
+      space = "exec python3 /etc/nixos/i3/play_pause.py";
     };
   };
 

i3/play_pause.py

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import subprocess
+import audiotools
+
+try:
+    subprocess.Popen(["playerctl", "play-pause"]).wait()
+    audiotools.show_now_playing()
+except:
+    pass

i3/volume.py

@@ -1,35 +1,11 @@
 # script that changes the volume and then shows a notfication with it using dunst
 import subprocess
 import argparse
-
-
-def get_amixer_volume() -> int:
-    s: str = str(subprocess.check_output(["amixer", "get", "Master"]))
-    try:
-        # turns the front left argument into an int
-        return int(
-            # the thing we're looking for is in the fifth line
-            s.split(r"\n")[5]
-            .strip()
-            # and is the 4th word
-            .split(" ")[4]
-            .replace("[", "")
-            .replace("]", "")
-            .replace("%", "")
-        )
-    except:
-        return -1
-
-
-def display_volume(volume: int):
-    subprocess.call(
-        ["dunstify", "volume 蓼", "-h", "int:value:" + str(volume), "-r", "39489384"]
-    )
-
+import audiotools
 
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
 parser.add_argument("volchange")
 args = parser.parse_args()
 
 subprocess.check_output(["amixer", "set", "Master", args.volchange])
-display_volume(get_amixer_volume())
+audiotools.display_volume(audiotools.get_amixer_volume())