spotify in Messages.app status

gistfile1.applescript

#taken from user "pinyourwings22"
#at http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1418925

on idle
	tell application "Spotify"
		set theTrack to current track
		set theArtist to artist of theTrack
		set theName to name of theTrack
		if player state is playing then
			set playStatus to "playing"
		else
			set playStatus to "notPlaying"
		end if
	end tell
	
	tell application "Messages"
		if status is available then
			if playStatus is "playing" then
				if (theArtist as string) is not "Spotify" then
					set status message to ("♫ Playing in Spotify: " & (theArtist as string) & " - " & (theName as string))
				end if
			else
				set status message to "Available"
			end if
		end if
	end tell
	
	return 5
end idle