Make theming the bar a configurable option

config.example.json

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
     "apiKey": "YOUR_LASTFM_API_KEY",
-    "username": "YOUR_LASTFM_USERNAME"
+    "username": "YOUR_LASTFM_USERNAME",
+    "themeBar": true
 }

deps.sh

@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-npm install axios sharp get-image-colors
+npm install axios sharp get-image-colors pm2
+pip3 install libqtile --break-system-packages
+pip3 install pyautogui --break-system-packages

main.js

@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 const axios = require('axios');
 const sharp = require('sharp');
-const getColors = require('get-image-colors');
+const rp = require('request-promise');
-const rp = require("request-promise");
 const fs = require('fs');
 const { exec } = require('child_process');
+const crypto = require('crypto');
 
 const config = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync("config.json"));
 const updateInterval = 5000;
 
+let previousHash = null;
+
 async function processAlbumCover(url) {
     try {
         console.log(`Processing album cover from URL: ${url}`);
@@ -18,10 +20,6 @@ async function processAlbumCover(url) {
         const imageSharp = sharp(imageBuffer);
         const metadata = await imageSharp.metadata();
 
-        if (metadata.format !== 'jpeg' && metadata.format !== 'jpg' && metadata.format !== 'png') {
-            throw new Error('Not a supported image format');
-        }
-
         const dominantColor = await getDominantColor(imageBuffer);
 
         const resizedBuffer = await imageSharp
@@ -43,10 +41,12 @@ async function processAlbumCover(url) {
             })
             .toBuffer();
 
-        return outputBuffer;
+        console.log('Processed album cover successfully.');
+        return { outputBuffer, dominantColor };
 
     } catch (error) {
-        console.error(`Error processing album cover from URL: ${url}`, error);
+        console.error(`Failed to process album cover from URL: ${url}`, error);
+        throw error;
     }
 }
 
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ async function getDominantColor(imageBuffer) {
     const greenAvg = channels[1].mean;
     const blueAvg = channels[2].mean;
 
+    console.log(`Determined dominant color: r=${Math.round(redAvg)}, g=${Math.round(greenAvg)}, b=${Math.round(blueAvg)}`);
     return {
         r: Math.round(redAvg),
         g: Math.round(greenAvg),
@@ -65,34 +66,47 @@ async function getDominantColor(imageBuffer) {
     };
 }
 
-async function setAsWallpaper(buffer) {
+async function setAsWallpaper(buffer, dominantColor) {
     try {
-	await fs.promises.writeFile('/tmp/current_album_cover.png', buffer);
+        await fs.promises.writeFile('/tmp/current_album_cover.png', buffer, 'binary');
+
         exec('feh --bg-center /tmp/current_album_cover.png');
-        console.log("Wallpaper set using feh.");
+
+	if (config.themeBar) {
+            const colorString = `#${dominantColor.r.toString(16).padStart(2, '0')}${dominantColor.g.toString(16).padStart(2, '0')}${dominantColor.b.toString(16).padStart(2, '0')}`;
+            console.log(`Sending color string to Python script: ${colorString}`);
+
+            const command = `python3 ./tap_in.py '${colorString}'`;
+            console.log("Running command:", command);
+
+            exec(command, (error, stdout, stderr) => {
+                if (error) {
+                    console.error(`Error running the command: ${error}`);
+                }
+                console.log(`Python stdout: ${stdout}`);
+                console.log(`Python stderr: ${stderr}`);
+            });
+        }
+
+        console.log('Wallpaper and Qtile colors successfully updated.');
     } catch (error) {
-        console.error("Error setting wallpaper:", error);
+        console.error("Failed to set wallpaper and update Qtile colors:", error);
+        throw error;
     }
 }
 
 async function fetchCurrentScrobble(user) {
-    let lastTrackName;
-    let lastArtist;
     try {
+        console.log("Fetching current scrobble...");
+
         const optionsGetTrack = {
             uri: `http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/?method=user.getrecenttracks&user=${user}&api_key=${config.apiKey}&format=json&limit=1`,
             json: true
         };
 
         const lastTrack = await rp(optionsGetTrack);
-
+        const lastArtist = lastTrack.recenttracks.track[0].artist["#text"];
-        if (!lastTrack.recenttracks || !lastTrack.recenttracks.track || !lastTrack.recenttracks.track[0]) {
+        const lastTrackName = lastTrack.recenttracks.track[0].name;
-            console.error("No valid track data in recenttracks");
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        lastArtist = lastTrack.recenttracks.track[0].artist["#text"];
-        lastTrackName = lastTrack.recenttracks.track[0].name;
 
         const images = lastTrack.recenttracks.track[0].image;
 
@@ -104,27 +118,51 @@ async function fetchCurrentScrobble(user) {
             }
         }
 
-	if (coverURL) {
+	if (coverURL && coverURL.includes('300x300')) {
             coverURL = coverURL.replace('300x300', '1000x1000');
         }
 
+	const ignoreURL = "https://lastfm.freetls.fastly.net/i/u/1000x1000/2a96cbd8b46e442fc41c2b86b821562f.png";
+
+        if (coverURL === ignoreURL) {
+            console.log("Ignored URL detected. Skipping update.");
+            return;
+        }
+
         if (coverURL) {
-            const processedCover = await processAlbumCover(coverURL);
+            const { outputBuffer, dominantColor } = await processAlbumCover(coverURL);
-            await setAsWallpaper(processedCover);
+
-            console.log("Wallpaper updated to album cover of: " + lastTrackName);
+            const hash = crypto.createHash('sha256').update(outputBuffer).digest('hex');
+	    if (hash === previousHash) {
+                console.log("Image is the same as before. Skipping updates.");
+                return;
+            }
+
+            previousHash = hash;
+
+            await setAsWallpaper(outputBuffer, dominantColor);
+            console.log("Successfully fetched current scrobble.");
+            return { outputBuffer, dominantColor };
         } else {
             console.error(`Cover URL not found for track: ${lastTrackName}`);
+            throw new Error('Cover URL not found');
         }
     } catch (error) {
-        console.error(`Failed to fetch current scrobble`, error);
+        console.error(`Failed to fetch current scrobble:`, error);
+        throw error;
     }
 }
 
 function startFetching() {
     setInterval(async () => {
+        try {
+            console.log('Initiating fetch sequence.');
             await fetchCurrentScrobble(config.username);
+            console.log('Fetch sequence completed.');
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.error(`Failed in startFetching:`, error);
+        }
     }, updateInterval);
 }
 
 startFetching();
-

package.json

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     "axios": "^1.5.1",
     "file-type": "^18.5.0",
     "get-image-colors": "^4.0.1",
+    "pm2": "^5.3.0",
     "request-promise": "^4.2.6",
     "sharp": "^0.32.6"
   }

start_linux.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+git pull
+node_modules/.bin/pm2 start main.js

tap_in.py

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import sys
+import time
+import pyautogui
+
+print("Arguments received:", sys.argv)
+
+def write_color_to_file(color):
+    with open("/tmp/bar_color.txt", "w") as f:
+        f.write(color)
+    print(f"Successfully wrote color {color} to /tmp/bar_color.txt")
+
+def simulate_f7_keypress():
+    time.sleep(1)  # Give a little time for the file to be written
+    pyautogui.press('f7')
+    print("Simulated F7 keypress")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    if len(sys.argv) < 2:
+        print("Usage: python tap_in.py <color>")
+    else:
+        color = sys.argv[1]
+        write_color_to_file(color)
+        simulate_f7_keypress()