VSCode Spotify Player

VSCode Spotify Player is a Visual Studio Code extension that enables you to control your Spotify directly within the VSCode environment.

Features

• 🔊 Get Currently Playing Song: Retrieve information about the currently playing song.
• ⏭️ Play the Next Song: Skip to the next song in your Spotify queue.
• 🎵 Search and Play Songs: Search for a specific song and start playing it immediately.

How to Use Commands

You can access the extension's features using the VSCode Command Palette:

1. Open the Command Palette by pressing Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Shift+P (Mac).
2. Type one of the following commands and select it:
   • "Spotify: Get Currently Playing Song" - Displays the details of the song currently playing on Spotify.
   • "Spotify: Play Next Song" - Skips to the next song in your Spotify queue.
   • "Spotify: Search and Play Song" - Prompts you to search for a song by name and plays it immediately.

TBD

• Play a Playlist: Search and play a playlist.

Requirements

Make sure you have the following prerequisites installed before using the extension:

• pnpm - Package manager for Node.js projects.
• Node.js - JavaScript runtime.

🛠️ Setup and Configuration

Before running the extension, you need to create a Spotify app. Follow the official guide to create your app on the Spotify Developer Dashboard.

Configuration

1. Open .vscode/tasks.json in your VSCode workspace.
2. Update the following settings with your Spotify app details:

{
  "SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID": "YOUR-CLIENT-ID"
}

Install dependencies

pnpm install

Build

Before building, ensure you have set the required environment variables on your system. Build the extension using:

pnpm build

📝 Release Notes

Version 0.0.2

• Added Search and play command

Version 0.0.1

• Initial release