pctl

#!/usr/bin/env bash
# playerctl, but fast
# skip the fetching of metadata overhead of playerctl
# author: Ayose C (ayosec)
# adapted and modified by: Sayan Ghosh (sayan01)
#
usage(){
  echo "Usage: $0 [player] n|next|p|prev|previous|play|pause|pp|play-pause|s|stop|stat|status|v|vol|volume" >&2
  exit 1
}
if [[ "$#" -eq 0 ]]; then
  usage
fi
if [[ "$#" -gt 1 ]]; then
  player="$1"
else
  player="$(playerctl -l | head -n 1)"
fi
command="${*: -1}"
case "${command:-}" in
  n) ;& # fallthrough
  next)
    MEMBER=Next
    ;;

  p) ;& # fallthrough
  prev) ;& # fallthrough
  previous)
    MEMBER=Previous
    ;;

  play)
    MEMBER=Play
    ;;

  pause)
    MEMBER=Pause
    ;;

  pp) ;& # fallthrough
  play-pause)
    MEMBER=PlayPause
    ;;

  s) ;& # fallthrough
  stop)
    MEMBER=Stop
    ;;

  stat) ;& # fallthrough
  status)
    PROPERTY=PlaybackStatus ;;

  v) ;& # fallthrough
  vol) ;& # fallthrough
  volume)
    PROPERTY=Volume ;;

  *)
    usage
    ;;

esac

if [[ -n "$PROPERTY" ]] ; then
  dbus-send --print-reply --dest="org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.$player" /org/mpris/MediaPlayer2 org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties.Get string:"org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.Player" string:"$PROPERTY" | awk 'END{ print $NF }'
else
  dbus-send --print-reply --dest="org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.$player" /org/mpris/MediaPlayer2 "org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.Player.$MEMBER"
fi