nrk-spotify

README

nrk-spotify

A server that combines the NRK radio API and Spotify API to create Spotify playlists based on current radio playlist.

This essentially makes it possible to stream the current radio playlist at a much higher bitrate.

Usage

$ nrk-spotify -h
Listen to NRK radio channels in Spotify.

Usage:
  nrk-spotify auth [-l <address>] [-f <file>] <client-id> <client-secret>
  nrk-spotify server [-f <file>] [-i <minutes>] [-a] [-d] [-c <max>] [-p <file>] <name> <radio-id>
  nrk-spotify list
  nrk-spotify -h | --help

Options:
  -h --help                Show help
  -f --token-file=<file>   Token file to use [default: .token.json]
  -l --listen=<address>    Auth server listening address [default: :8080]
  -i --interval=<minutes>  Polling interval [default: 5]
  -c --cache-size=<max>    Max entries to keep in cache [default: 100]
  -a --adaptive            Automatically determine sync interval
  -d --delete-evicted      Delete evicted (uncached) tracks from playlist
  -p --memprofile=<file>   Write heap profile after each run. Debug option

Compiling and installing

To compile you need the Golang compiler.

Compile:

$ make deps build

Install:

$ PREFIX=/usr/local make install

...or if you prefer to use go get:

$ go get github.com/mpolden/nrk-spotify

In action

Tutorial

Create a Spotify application (required for API access)

1. Create a Spotify application at https://developer.spotify.com/my-applications/
2. Add http://localhost:8080/callback as a redirect URL for your app.
3. Make a note of the Client ID and Client Secret keys.

Run local auth server to create a access token

$ nrk-spotify auth CLIENT_ID CLIENT_SECRET
Visit http://localhost:8080/login to authenticate with Spotify.

Use the link to authenticate with Spotify. If the authentication succeeds, a success message should be shown. After authentication succeeds, the auth server can be stopped with Ctrl+C.

Run the sync server

Choose a playlist name and a radio channel to sync. Available radio IDs can be listed with:

$ nrk-spotify list

Start sync server:

$ nrk-spotify server 'NRK P3 Pyro' pyro

NRK P3 Pyro will become the playlist name in Spotify, which will be created if it doesn't exist.

The playlist will be updated with new songs every 5 minutes.

License

Licensed under the MIT license.