squeezebox-cli

squeezebox-cli

A command line interface to control Squeezebox players.

Installation

% pip install squeezebox-cli

Configuration

Optionally, the host and port for your Logitech Media Server instance can be configured in ~/.squeezebox-cli.toml

[server]
host = your-hostname
port = your-port

Usage

Try:

% squeezebox-cli --help

and explore from there.

List the connected players:

% squeezebox-cli players
  index  name         is playing?
-------  -----------  -------------
      0  Dining Room  no
      1  Kitchen      no
      2  Lounge       no
%

Show a player's status (short):

% squeezebox-cli player 0 status
[Dining Room] <stop> vol:23/100 2/13 The Goodman [>>The Daughter of Megan]

Show a player's status (long):

% squeezebox-cli player 0 status
[Dining Room] <stop> vol:23/100 2/11 The Goodman [>>The Daughter of Megan]
         index  title                                   album                 artist
-----  -------  --------------------------------------  --------------------  ----------
             1  The Village Green Preservation Society  Awkward Annie         Kate Rusby
>>>          2  The Goodman                             Underneath the Stars  Kate Rusby
             3  The Daughter of Megan                   Underneath the Stars  Kate Rusby
             4  Cruel                                   Underneath the Stars  Kate Rusby
             5  The Blind Harper                        Underneath the Stars  Kate Rusby
             6  The White Cockade                       Underneath the Stars  Kate Rusby
             7  Falling                                 Underneath the Stars  Kate Rusby
             8  Bring Me a Boat                         Underneath the Stars  Kate Rusby
             9  Polly                                   Underneath the Stars  Kate Rusby
            10  Sweet William's Ghost                   Underneath the Stars  Kate Rusby
            11  Underneath the Stars                    Underneath the Stars  Kate Rusby
%

Monitor a player:

% squeezebox-cli player 0 monitor

    Track:                                   Album:                 Artist:
  1: The Village Green Preservation Society : Awkward Annie        : Kate Rusby
  2: The Goodman                            : Underneath the Stars : Kate Rusby
  3: The Daughter of Megan                  : Underneath the Stars : Kate Rusby
  4: Cruel                                  : Underneath the Stars : Kate Rusby
  5: The Blind Harper                       : Underneath the Stars : Kate Rusby
  6: The White Cockade                      : Underneath the Stars : Kate Rusby
  7: Falling                                : Underneath the Stars : Kate Rusby
  8: Bring Me a Boat                        : Underneath the Stars : Kate Rusby
  9: Polly                                  : Underneath the Stars : Kate Rusby
 10: Sweet William's Ghost                  : Underneath the Stars : Kate Rusby
 11: Underneath the Stars                   : Underneath the Stars : Kate Rusby



Dining Room 2/11 The Goodman <stop> vol:23/100