partyplay

party playlist manager

disclaimer: for personal use only - make sure you configure IP filtering properly so that others can't access your music

features

• backend services as modules:
  • gmusic
  • spotify (TODO)
  • youtube (TODO)
  • local (TODO)
• partygoers can:
  • see current queue
  • search for songs
  • add songs to the queue
  • up/down vote songs in the queue
    • queue is sorted according to votes
    • songs where majority of votes are downvotes will be removed

setup

1. install ffmpeg - needed to determine exact length of songs
2. configure partyplay:
   • cp partyPlayConfigDefaults.js ~/.partyplayConfig.js
   • edit ~/.partyPlayConfig.js
3. install dependencies:
   • run npm install
4. run the server:
   • run PORT=8080 node index.js
5. test!
   • point listener to http://localhost:8080/listener.html
   • point clients to http://localhost:8080

backends setup

• gmusic
  • create an app password
  • cp googlePlayCreds.json.example ~/.googlePlayCreds.json
  • edit ~/.googlePlayCreds.json
  • enable backend in ~/.partyPlayConfig.js
• spotify
  • TODO
• youtube
  • TODO
• local
  • TODO

api (OUTDATED)

• simple REST api
  • GET /search/rick astley - returns 10 songs matching rick astley
  • GET /queue - returns current queue
  • POST /queue - queue a song
  • POST /vote/songID - cast a vote on songID