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oldschoolshuffle
//spotifyFunctions.js
//waiting for the API to be fixed so can't use spotify-web-api-js library
//for playlist stuff. Creating this global variable to hold the accessToken
//and use it manually for our temporary playlist function. Once the JMPerez library
//is fixed then can go back to just using it.
//Playlist API issues: https://developer.spotify.com/community/news/2018/06/12/changes-to-playlist-uris/
let globalAccessToken = "";
//have to update out setAccessToken function to also update the globalAccessToken so we can use
//it in tempCreatePlaylist
export function setAccessToken(accessToken) {
//since using spotifyApi as helper library you can set the access code once
//you get it and then not have to include it in every request
spotifyApi.setAccessToken(accessToken);
globalAccessToken = accessToken;
}
//[Most of the rest of this file goes here, but omiting from the gist to save space
//In our createPlaylist function that we build earlier
async function createPlaylist(simplifiedTrackArray, playlistName, addRelatedDiscography) {
//have to get userId, create a playlist in spotify with the name, and then add the tracks to it
//options is whether to addDiscography
//Note that Spotify is very picky about what counts as an 'active device' so likely don't have permission to press
//play. Also only works if the user has premium. Also spotify will only let you add 100 tracks
//per addTracksToPlaylist request, so need to split the trackUris up if more than 100 tracks
const maxTracksToAddInEachRequest = 100;
const userInfoResponse = await spotifyApi.getMe();
const name = `${playlistName} - Album Shuffled - ${
addRelatedDiscography === "true" ? "with related discography" : ""
}`;
const description =
"Made with the oldschoolshuffle app to enable shuffling by album, the way music was meant to be listened to";
//es6 destructuring and renaming
const { id: userId } = userInfoResponse;
const playlistOptions = { name: name, description: description };
//HERE IS WHERE WE DROP IN OUR NEW TEMPORARY CREATE PLAYLIST FUNCTION CALL
const newPlaylistResponse = await tempCreatePlaylist(userId, playlistOptions);
//const newPlaylistResponse = await spotifyApi.createPlaylist(userId, playlistOptions);
const trackUris = simplifiedTrackArray.map((trackObject) => {
return trackObject.trackUri;
});
try {
if (trackUris.length < maxTracksToAddInEachRequest) {
return await spotifyApi.addTracksToPlaylist(
newPlaylistResponse.id,
trackUris
);
} else {
const chunkedTrackUris = chunk(
trackUris,
maxTracksToAddInEachRequest
);
const promisesOfChunkedUris = chunkedTrackUris.map(
async (chunkOfTrackUris) => {
//eslint-disable-next-line
const addTracksToPlaylistResponse = await spotifyApi.addTracksToPlaylist(
newPlaylistResponse.id,
chunkOfTrackUris
);
}
);
await Promise.all(promisesOfChunkedUris);
return await spotifyApi.play({
context_uri: newPlaylistResponse.uri
});
}
} catch (err) {
console.log(
"Oops - no spotify player is active so just made a playlist"
);
}
}
//HERE's THE NEW TEMPORARY FUNCTION
async function tempCreatePlaylist(userId, playlistOptions) {
//temp function while wait for spotify-web-api-js to get updated
// old API endpoint
//const url = `https://api.spotify.com/v1/users/${userId}/playlists`;
//new API endpoint
const url = `https://api.spotify.com/v1/me/playlists`;
const payload = {
name: playlistOptions.name,
description: playlistOptions.description
};
try {
const response = await fetch(url, {
method: "POST",
body: JSON.stringify(payload),
headers: {
"Content-Type": "application/json",
Authorization: "Bearer " + globalAccessToken
}
});
return response.json();
} catch (err) {
console.error("Error: Issue in tempCreatePlaylist");
console.error(err);
console.error(err.stack);
}
}
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