dbus-np.py

import dbus
import commands
import sys

if not 'banshee' in commands.getoutput('ps -A'):
        print("nothing, since banshee isn't open\n")
        sys.exit()

bus = dbus.SessionBus()

try:
        banshee = bus.get_object("org.bansheeproject.Banshee",
                                 "/org/bansheeproject/Banshee/PlayerEngine")

        playing = ""


        npDict = banshee.GetCurrentTrack()
        title = str(npDict['name'])
        album = str(npDict['album'])
        artist = str(npDict['artist'])

        print("%s - %s [%s]\n" % (artist, title, album))

except dbus.exceptions.DBusException:
        print("\n")

np.pl

#!/usr/bin/perl

use vars qw($VERSION %IRSSI);
use Irssi;
use Thread;
use strict;
$VERSION = '1.0';
%IRSSI = (
    authors     => 'Erik Price',
    contact     => 'erik',
    name        => 'np',
    description => 'Shows the song playing in mpd in the active window (channel or query).',
    license     => 'BSD',
);

sub cmd_mprisnp {

        my ($data, $server, $witem) = @_;
        my $cmd;
        my $output;

        $cmd = "python dbus-np,py";

        if ($witem && ($witem->{type} eq "CHANNEL" || $witem->{type} eq "QUERY")) {
                $output = `$cmd`;
                $witem->command("ACTION ".$witem->{name}." is listening to $output");
        } else {
                Irssi::print("This is not a channel/query window :b");
        }
}

Irssi::command_bind('np', 'cmd_mprisnp');