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random music player. Randomizes $MUSIC dir and plays back in mpv
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| #!/bin/bash | |
| # GEL (C) 2022 | |
| # work in progress | |
| # randomizes music playback | |
| IFS="$(printf '\n\t')" | |
| MUSIC="/Music/Music" | |
| cd $MUSIC | |
| back_to_root=0 | |
| while [ 1 ]; do | |
| #pwd | |
| # randomize the files/directories in the current directory | |
| dir=$(ls | shuf -n1); | |
| # count the files/directories inside to provide a # tracks | |
| count=$(find $dir -ls |wc -l); # will also contain directories, -t file? | |
| if [ $back_to_root == 1 ]; then | |
| echo -n "play $lastdir -> $dir? ($count) y/n/q > " | |
| else | |
| echo -n "play $dir? ($count) y/n/q > " | |
| fi | |
| read answer | |
| if [ "$answer" == "y" ]; then | |
| # if $count > 10, e.g. artist with many albums, cd into it and then loop back to the top | |
| echo "$dir has $count songs" | |
| # if count > X , cd into $dir and then | |
| if [[ $count -gt 10 && $back_to_root == 0 ]]; then | |
| # cd into $dir and then fall back to the top to select a random album from this artist | |
| cd $dir | |
| lastdir="$dir" | |
| back_to_root=1 # flag to track position | |
| else | |
| # play dir | |
| mpv $dir | |
| # if back_to_root is set, we cd back to the top and restart with another artist | |
| if [ "$back_to_root" == "1" ]; then | |
| cd $MUSIC | |
| back_to_root=0 | |
| fi | |
| lastdir="" | |
| fi | |
| else | |
| if [ "$answer" == "q" ]; then | |
| exit; | |
| fi | |
| # else = if they answer n - fall through and re-randomize | |
| fi | |
| done |
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Sample Run:
$ random_music.sh
play The Police? (30) y/n/q > y
The Police has 30 songs
play Essentials? (17) y/n/q > y
Essentials has 17 songs
[file] This is a directory - adding to playlist.
Playing: Essentials/The Police - Essentials (2018)/01 - Roxanne.mp3
(+) Video --vid=1 [P] (mjpeg 400x400 1.000fps)
(+) Audio --aid=1 (mp3 2ch 44100Hz)
File tags:
Artist: The Police
Album: Essentials
Album_Artist: The Police
Date: 2018
Genre: Rock
Title: Roxanne
Track: 1/15
Displaying cover art. Use --no-audio-display to prevent this.
VO: [gpu] 400x400 yuv444p
AO: [pulse] 44100Hz stereo 2ch float
AV: 00:00:05 / 00:03:13 (3%) Cache: 187s/10MB
Exiting... (Quit)
play Sonata Arctica? (60) y/n/q > n
play Edie Brickell and The New Bohemians? (3) y/n/q > n
play Deep Purple? (11) y/n/q > n
play Hannah Montana? (3) y/n/q > n
play Kc And The Sunshine Band? (3) y/n/q > n
play Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers? (57) y/n/q > y
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers has 57 songs
play Full Moon Fever? (7) y/n/q > n
play Pack Up The Plantation - Live!? (16) y/n/q > y