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try to start daemon if it cant connect, updated README accordingly

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### how to use ### how to use
The main file is **mpd_main.py**, called without arguments, it will just output the current status. The main file is **mpd_main.py**, called without arguments, it will just output the current status.
The script expects mpd to be running on localhost:6600, and will try to start the daemon
if it looks like it is not running already.
Additionaly the following arguments can be passed: Additionaly the following arguments can be passed:
* **toggle**: if mpd is playing, it will pause, if is paused it will resume * **toggle**: if mpd is playing, it will pause, if is paused it will resume
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### Install: ### Install:
None standard Python dependencies: None standard Python dependencies:
**python-mpd** Link [python-mpd](https://pypi.org/project/python-mpd/) **python-mpd** [python-mpd2](https://pypi.org/project/python-mpd2/)
* On Arch: `sudo pacman -S python-mpd2` * On Arch: `sudo pacman -S python-mpd2`
* Via Pip: `pip install python-mpd` * Via Pip: `pip install python-mpd2`
### Additional: ### Additional:
`notify-send` will get called via subprocess, works best with [Dunst](https://dunst-project.org/documentation/) to show current song playing with cover art extracted from metadata. `notify-send` will get called via subprocess, works best with [Dunst](https://dunst-project.org/documentation/) to show current song playing with cover art extracted from metadata.
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## i3block_shell ## i3block_shell
A bunch of simple bash scripts to be called via i3blocks. A bunch of simple bash scripts to be called via i3blocks.
* date.sh: Echos the current date * **date.sh**: Echos the current date
* on left click: uses notify-send to print current three month calendar * on left click: uses notify-send to print current three month calendar
* df.sh: Echos current diskfree level of the root partition * **df.sh**: Echos current diskfree level of the root partition
* on left click: uses notify-send to print the df of all relevant connected partitions * on left click: uses notify-send to print the df of all relevant connected partitions
* ip.sh: Echos current ip addresses in use or inactive when offline * **ip.sh**: Echos current ip addresses in use or inactive when offline
* updates.sh: Echos how many updates are pending. * **updates.sh**: Echos how many updates are pending.
* on left click: echos the complete list of all pending updates * on left click: echos the complete list of all pending updates
* on right click: refreshes the current pending updates and echos result * on right click: refreshes the current pending updates and echos result
* wifiinfo.sh: Echos current db level of signal strength. * **wifiinfo.sh**: Echos current db level of signal strength.
* on left click: Uses nmcli to echo all device status * on left click: Uses nmcli to echo all device status

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mpd_controller/mpd_main.py
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# https://dunst-project.org/documentation/ # https://dunst-project.org/documentation/
import sys import sys
import subprocess
from mpd import MPDClient from mpd import MPDClient
import mpd_playback import mpd_playback
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def main(): def main():
# connect """
establish connection to daemon
then process the command and close at end
"""
client = MPDClient()
# try to connect, if error try to start daemon
try: try:
client = MPDClient()
client.connect("localhost", 6600) client.connect("localhost", 6600)
except ConnectionRefusedError: except ConnectionRefusedError:
# mpd is not running, stop here # mpd is not connecting, try to start
return output = subprocess.run(["mpd"], capture_output=True)
if output.returncode == 0:
# connect
client.connect("localhost", 6600)
else:
# that failed, all is lost
return
# follow mpc_command # follow mpc_command
if mpc_command == 'toggle': if mpc_command == 'toggle':
mpd_playback.toggle(client, signal_id) mpd_playback.toggle(client, signal_id)