Node-Pandora

This node module is a wrapper for interacting with the system installed pianobar client.

Installation

npm install --save aeewhite/node-pandora

Usage

var pandora = require('node-pandora');

Start

pandora.start([commandlocation]);

Starts the installed pianobar client. Will default to /usr/local/bin/pianobar.

Play/Pause

pandora.playpause();

Toggles between playing and paused

pandora.next();

Skips to the next song

Quit

pandora.quit();

Stops the pianobar process

Bookmark

pandora.bookmark();

Bookmark the current song

Love

pandora.love();

Love the currently playing song

Ban

pandora.ban();

Ban the currently playing song, can only be removed using the Pandora web interface

Song Tired

pandora.songTired();

Ban the current song for one month

Lower Volume

pandora.volumeDown();

Lower pianobar volume

Raise Volume

pandora.volumeDown();

Raise pianobar volume

Change Stations

pandora.setStation(stationIndex);

Change station to the station at stationIndex (refer to the list provided by getStatus())

Station Delete

pandora.deleteStation();

Delete the currently playing station

Get Pianobar Status

pandora.getStatus();

Returns an object of the most recent pianobar event with the following structure

{
	event: '',
	artist: '',
	title: '',
	album: '',
	coverArt: '',
	stationName: '',
	songDuration: 0,
	detailURL: '',
	stationCount: 0,
	stations: {
		'index':'stationName'
	}
}

event is the name of the most recent pianobar event
artist is the artist of the current song
title is the title of the current song
album is the album the current song is on
coverArt is a url to the cover art on Pandora's servers
stationName is the name of the currently playing station
songDuration is the length of the current song in seconds
detailURL is a url to details page for the song on the Pandora web site
stationCount is the total number of user stations
stations is an object with keys for each of the users stations. The key is the station number (index) and the value is the name of the station.

The values for artist, title, album, and station names are escaped

Events

node-pandora provides an event emitter to listen to all events from pianobar. Events include songstart, songfinish, etc (full list can be found in man pages for pianobar). The status object provided by the event will be provided along with the event.

Example

pandora.events.on('songstart',function(status){
	//Handle Event Here
});

##Note

Remember to quit the pianobar process before exitting with pandora.quit();

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