Interacts with the currently running music player. Supports iTunes OS X, iTunes Windows, Rythmbox, MPD & XMMS.
$ gem install anyplayer
$ anyplayer artist # artist of the current track
New Order
$ anyplayer track # name of the current track
Blue Monday
$ anyplayer album
Power, Corruption & Lies
$ anyplayer next # changes track forward
$ anyplayer prev # backward
$ anyplayer playpause # pauses if it is playing, plays if it's paused
$ anyplayer voldown # put the volume somewhat up
$ anyplayer volup # down
$ anyplayer volume # prints the volume percentage
100
require 'anyplayer'
player = Anyplayer::launched
player.name # => Rythmbox
player.artist # => "The Avalanches"
player.track # => "Frontier Psychiatrist"
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