Spotify RPC Monitor

A real-time Spotify playback monitor that displays your currently playing track information in a clean console interface.

Features

• 🎵 Real-time track monitoring
• 👤 Secure Spotify authentication
• 🎨 Clean console interface
• 🔄 Automatic playback status updates
• ⚡ Low resource usage
• 🛑 Graceful shutdown handling

Prerequisites

• Windows operating system
• Visual Studio 2019 or later
• Spotify Premium Account
• Spotify Developer Account

Setup

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/spotify-rpc.git
cd spotify-rpc

2. Create a Spotify Application:

   • Go to the Spotify Developer Dashboard
   • Create a new application
   • Add http://localhost:8888/callback to the Redirect URIs
   • Note down your Client ID and Client Secret

3. Configure the application:

   • Open RPC/spotify_auth.h
   • Replace YOUR_CLIENT_ID with your Spotify application's Client ID
   • Replace YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET with your Spotify application's Client Secret

4. Build the project:

   • Open the solution in Visual Studio
   • Select Release configuration
   • Build the solution (Ctrl + Shift + B)

Usage

1. Run the compiled executable
2. First-time usage will open your browser for Spotify authentication
3. Grant the requested permissions
4. The console will display your currently playing track information
5. Press Ctrl+C to exit cleanly

Features in Detail

Real-time Track Monitoring

• Displays current track name
• Shows artist information
• Displays album name
• Updates playback status

Clean Interface

Spotify Now Playing Monitor
-------------------------
Track: Song Name
Artist: Artist Name
Album: Album Name
Status: Playing

Authentication

• Secure OAuth2 authentication
• Automatic token refresh
• Persistent token storage
• Safe credential handling

Dependencies

• Windows HTTP API (winhttp)
• Windows Sockets API (ws2_32)
• nlohmann/json for JSON parsing

Building from Source

Requirements

• Visual Studio 2019 or later
• C++20 compatible compiler
• Windows SDK 10.0 or later

Build Steps

1. Open Spotify RPC.sln in Visual Studio
2. Select your desired configuration (Debug/Release)
3. Build the solution

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

• Spotify Web API for providing the API
• nlohmann/json for JSON parsing capabilities

Support

If you encounter any issues or have questions, please open an issue on GitHub.