### 🎼 Music plugin
The *music* plugin lets you display :
Random tracks from a playlist
Recently listened
|
It can work in the following modes:
### Playlist mode
Select randomly a few tracks from a given playlist to share your favorites tracks with your visitors.
Select a music provider below for instructions.
Apple Music
Extract the *embed* URL of the playlist you want to share.
To do so, connect to [music.apple.com](https://music.apple.com/) and select the playlist you want to share.
From `...` menu, select `Share` and `Copy embed code`.

Extract the source link from the code pasted in your clipboard:
```html
```
And use this value in `plugin_music_playlist` option.
Spotify
Extract the *embed* URL of the playlist you want to share.
To do so, Open Spotify and select the playlist you want to share.
From `...` menu, select `Share` and `Copy embed code`.

Extract the source link from the code pasted in your clipboard:
```html
```
And use this value in `plugin_music_playlist` option.
Last.fm
This mode is not supported for now.
#### ℹ️ Examples workflows
[➡️ Available options for this plugin](metadata.yml)
```yaml
- uses: lowlighter/metrics@latest
with:
# ... other options
plugin_music: yes
plugin_music_limit: 4 # Limit to 4 entries
plugin_music_playlist: https://******** # Use extracted playlist link
# plugin_music_provider: (will be guessed through plugin_music_playlist)
# plugin_music_mode: (will be set to "playlist" when plugin_music_playlist is provided)
```
### Recently played & top modes
- **Recently played**: Display tracks you have played recently.
- **Top**: Display your top artists/tracks for a certain time period.
Select a music provider below for additional instructions.
Apple Music
This mode is not supported for now.
I tried to find a way with *smart playlists*, *shortcuts* and other stuff but could not figure a workaround to do it without paying the $99 fee for the developer program.
So unfortunately this isn't available for now.
Spotify
Spotify does not have *personal tokens*, so it makes the process a bit longer because you're required to follow the [authorization workflow](https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/general/guides/authorization-guide/)... Follow the instructions below for a *TL;DR* to obtain a `refresh_token`.
Sign in to the [developer dashboard](https://developer.spotify.com/dashboard/) and create a new app.
Keep your `client_id` and `client_secret` and let this tab open for now.

Open the settings and add a new *Redirect url*. Normally it is used to setup callbacks for apps, but just put `https://localhost` instead (it is mandatory as per the [authorization guide](https://developer.spotify.com/documentation/general/guides/authorization-guide/), even if not used).
Forge the authorization url with your `client_id` and the encoded `redirect_uri` you whitelisted, and access it from your browser:
```
https://accounts.spotify.com/authorize?client_id=********&response_type=code&scope=user-read-recently-played%20user-top-read&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Flocalhost
```
When prompted, authorize your application.

Once redirected to `redirect_uri`, extract the generated authorization `code` from your url bar.

Go back to your developer dashboard tab, and open the web console of your browser to paste the following JavaScript code, with your own `client_id`, `client_secret`, authorization `code` and `redirect_uri`.
```js
(async () => {
console.log(await (await fetch("https://accounts.spotify.com/api/token", {
method:"POST",
headers:{"Content-Type":"application/x-www-form-urlencoded"},
body:new URLSearchParams({
grant_type:"authorization_code",
redirect_uri:"https://localhost",
client_id:"********",
client_secret:"********",
code:"********",
})
})).json())
})()
```
It should return a JSON response with the following content:
```json
{
"access_token":"********",
"expires_in": 3600,
"scope":"user-read-recently-played user-top-read",
"token_type":"Bearer",
"refresh_token":"********"
}
```
Register your `client_id`, `client_secret` and `refresh_token` in secrets to finish setup.
Last.fm
Obtain a Last.fm API key.
To do so, you can simply [create an API account](https://www.last.fm/api/account/create) or [use an existing one](https://www.last.fm/api/accounts).
Register your API key to finish setup.
#### ℹ️ Examples workflows
[➡️ Available options for this plugin](metadata.yml)
##### Recent
```yaml
- uses: lowlighter/metrics@latest
with:
# ... other options
plugin_music: yes
plugin_music_provider: spotify # Use Spotify as provider
plugin_music_mode: recent # Set plugin mode
plugin_music_limit: 4 # Limit to 4 entries
plugin_music_played_at: yes # Show timestamp (for spotify only)
plugin_music_token: "${{ secrets.SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID }}, ${{ secrets.SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET }}, ${{ secrets.SPOTIFY_REFRESH_TOKEN }}"
```
```yaml
- uses: lowlighter/metrics@latest
with:
# ... other options
plugin_music: yes
plugin_music_provider: lastfm # Use Last.fm as provider
plugin_music_mode: recent # Set plugin mode
plugin_music_limit: 4 # Limit to 4 entries
plugin_music_user: .user.login # Use same username as GitHub login
plugin_music_token: ${{ secrets.LASTFM_API_KEY }}
```
##### Top
```yaml
- uses: lowlighter/metrics@latest
with:
# ... other options
plugin_music: yes
plugin_music_provider: spotify # Use Spotify as provider
plugin_music_mode: top # Set plugin mode
plugin_music_limit: 4 # Limit to 4 entries, maximum is 50 for "top" mode with spotify
plugin_music_top_type: tracks # Set type for "top" mode; either tracks or artists
plugin_music_time_range: short # Set time range for "top" mode; either short (4 weeks), medium (6 months) or long (several years)
plugin_music_token: "${{ secrets.SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID }}, ${{ secrets.SPOTIFY_CLIENT_SECRET }}, ${{ secrets.SPOTIFY_REFRESH_TOKEN }}"
```
```yaml
- uses: lowlighter/metrics@latest
with:
# ... other options
plugin_music: yes
plugin_music_provider: lastfm # Use Last.fm as provider
plugin_music_mode: top # Set plugin mode
plugin_music_limit: 4 # Limit to 4 entries
plugin_music_top_type: artists # Set type for "top" mode; either tracks or artists
plugin_music_time_range: long # Set time range for "top" mode; either short (4 weeks), medium (6 months) or long (several years)
plugin_music_user: .user.login # Use same username as GitHub login
plugin_music_token: ${{ secrets.LASTFM_API_KEY }}
```