spotify-admute.sh

#!/bin/bash

#Linux Spotify Ad Mute v2
#Put this script in the directory the "spotify" binary is in (e.g. /usr/share/spotify).
#To open Spotify, run it instead of the "spotify" binary.
#System sound will be muted as soon as an ad plays
#Find updated versions at: http://pcworldsoftware.kilu.net/files/link_spotify-admute.php and/or https://gist.github.com/pcworld
#On Debian, you need the package "pulseaudio-utils" for the command line util "pactl" which used in this script
#
#Update: For newer 0.8.x versions (x>4; such as 0.8.8), use this script: https://gist.github.com/pcworld/3198763/#comment-813440
#For 0.9.x: https://gist.github.com/pcworld/3198763/#comment-857143
#
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DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )" # http://stackoverflow.com/a/246128

dbus-monitor "type='signal',path='/org/mpris/MediaPlayer2',member='PropertiesChanged'" | grep --line-buffered 'string "Metadata"' |
while read -r line ; do
	if ! [[ "`dbus-send --print-reply --dest=org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.spotify / org.freedesktop.MediaPlayer2.GetMetadata`" == *'string "mpris:artUrl"'* ]]
	then
		pactl set-sink-mute 0 yes
	else
		pactl set-sink-mute 0 no
	fi
done &
$DIR/spotify "$@" &
wait $! &&
test -z "`jobs -p`" || kill `jobs -p` # http://stackoverflow.com/a/2618497