now-playing-meta
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> Efficient retrieval of active media playback metadata; > No (runtime) dependencies and no process spawning.
Efficient retrieval of active media playback metadata; No (runtime) dependencies and no process spawning.
Currently only supports macOS, more platforms planned and coming soon.
To install the package from the npm registry:
npm i now-playing-meta
If you're using macOS and encounter node-gyp build errors during installation,
ensure you have Xcode command line tools installed.
A native node plugin is used to interface with the following macOS APIs. This is the most efficient approach and does not involve invoking any additional binaries/shell commands.
MediaRemote.frameworkRetrieve metadata of the highest priority media session system-wide. This includes playback originating from any app which implements the macOS media session API.
Use this if you'd like to retrieve metadata of any media playback on the system, of which some examples include:
Note that this method only returns metadata corresponding to the session with the highest priority, decided based on system heuristics. This means that the metadata need not necessarily always be that of a single application and may change based on the active media sessions at the moment.
ScriptingBridgeRetrieves metadata of media playback in Apple Music via its Scripting Bridge interface.
Note: This provider only supports Apple Music as of yet.
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> Efficient retrieval of active media playback metadata; > No (runtime) dependencies and no process spawning.
We found that now-playing-meta demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 0 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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