https://github.com/jimmysawczuk/gpmdp

Command line API client for Google Play Music Desktop Player
https://github.com/jimmysawczuk/gpmdp

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Command line API client for Google Play Music Desktop Player

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/jimmysawczuk/gpmdp
• Owner: jimmysawczuk
• License: mit
• Created: 2017-11-09T22:05:38.000Z (about 7 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2018-06-04T22:21:34.000Z (over 6 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-06-20T10:14:40.851Z (7 months ago)
• Language: Go
• Size: 61.5 KB
• Stars: 3
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 2
• Open Issues: 1
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# gpmdp

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**gpmdp** is a command-line utility to access the API of [Google Play Music Desktop Player](https://github.com/MarshallOfSound/Google-Play-Music-Desktop-Player-UNOFFICIAL-). It's meant to be used in macros and AppleScripts, like this one I use for pausing my music when I lock my computer:

```applescript

tell application "Google Play Music Desktop Player"

    if it is running then

        do shell script "GPMDP_AUTH_KEY=my-auth-key gpmdp pause"

    end if

end tell

```

## Installing a premade binary

Download the [relevant pre-compiled binary](https://github.com/jimmysawczuk/gpmdp/releases) for your system and copy it to a directory in your `$PATH`.

## Installing from source

You can install `gpmdp` using `go get` or by cloning it yourself. Via `go get`:

```bash

$ go get github.com/jimmysawczuk/gpmdp

```

Or, if you prefer to clone it yourself:

```bash

$ git clone https://github.com/jimmysawczuk/gpmdp.git $GOPATH/src/github.com/jimmysawczuk/gpmdp

$ cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/jimmysawczuk/gpmdp

$ go install

```

You may need to add this directory to your `$PATH`, or copy the binary into a standard location.

## Usage

Start up Google Play Music Desktop Player, and run:

```

$ gpmdp auth

```

Enter the PIN as prompted, then copy the provided authentication key. It's used as an environment variable by gpmdp, so you can either store this in your `.bashrc`/`.zshrc` or prefix any commands you want to run with it, i.e. `GPMDP_AUTH_KEY=my-auth-key gpmdp pause`.

Finally, you can run `gpmdp play`, `gpmdp pause`, `gpmdp toggleshuffle` or `gpmdp status`, all of which should be self explanatory. Running `gpmdp help` shows a usage screen.