last.fm streaming plasmoid

Source (link to git-repo or to original if based on someone elses unmodified work): Add the source-code for this project on opencode.net

Description:

i don't like depending on the flash-based browser player for last.fm, but as they recently shut down their free streaming api and the desktop clients stopped working, i got myself a subscription and wrote a simple python plasmoid to listen to last.fm streams via their new api.

NOTE: you will need a last.fm subscription, they only allow subscribers to use their streaming api these days.

it's still very basic (but as the main logic is done, adding other stuff will be quite easy):

currently there are only play, stop & skip buttons, the love, ban, etc. functionality isn't implemented yet.

an svn repository is available on the project homepage now, in case you want to peek into the sourcecode.

Last changelog:

11 years ago

v0.5.1

- improved cover management

v0.5

- preview of upcoming titles.
- added artwork.
- enhanced navigation.
- fixed bug with missing playlist items.

v0.4

- switched the http logic to asynchronous qt calls.

v0.3

- fixed error handling when no internet connection is available.

v0.2

- added other radios.
- moved config dialog to common qt widgets, because plasma layouting is a mess.

v0.1b

- fixed issue with missing LastFMTrack class.

v0.1

- initial release.

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jferrero
11 years ago

Hello!

I'm unable to make this plasmoid to work. I load it, enter my last.fm username (i'm a subscriber) and then click to play button, but it gets loading for ever.
I'm doing something wrong?

I'm using Kubuntu 9.10.

Thanks in advanced!

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brucew
11 years ago

Agreed, same here. Installed the plasmoid through the desktop installer. Entered user name and nothing.

Please advise.

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ghos
10 years ago

I thought this seemed neat, but it doesn't work. There is no place to put a password, how is it going to know how to login to Last.fm?

Apparently I'm not alone but its been ignored as an issue.

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halcyon85
11 years ago

Just wanted to drop a note saying thanks. The code in your plasmoid helped me quite a bit when writing my own, it's up here on kde-look if you are interested to see it http://kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=112825

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