pithos-control

#!/bin/sh
#
# A script to control Pithos.  This is simply a wrapper around dbus-send.
#
# Copyright 2018 Mark Lodato <lodato@google.com>
# Released under the MIT license; see LICENSE for details.

usage() {
    cat >&2 <<EOF
USAGE: $0 <command>

Control Pithos via D-Bus.

Available Commands:
    Control:
        play
        pause
        play/pause
        skip
EOF
    exit 1
}

send_command() {
    dbus-send \
        --print-reply \
        --dest=org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.pithos \
        /org/mpris/MediaPlayer2 \
        org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.Player."$1" \
        || exit $?
}

test $# -eq 1 || usage

case "$1" in
    play)         send_command Play ;;
    pause)        send_command Pause ;;
    play/pause)   send_command PlayPause ;;
    skip)         send_command Next ;;
    # See https://github.com/pithos/pithos/wiki/DBus-Interfaces for more.
    *)            usage ;;
esac