Spotify widget not working

[muammar]

I have followed the instructions to install the widget, but it does not show anything. Below, you may see the diff of the changes that I did. Note that the only difference is that I used bottom_layout:add(spotify_widget) instead of right_layout:add(spotify_widget).

diff --git a/rc.lua b/rc.lua
index 0ab896d..e062ce1 100644
--- a/rc.lua
+++ b/rc.lua
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ local naughty = require("naughty")
 local menubar = require("menubar")
 -- Vicious
 local vicious = require("vicious")
+-- Spotify
+require("spotify")

 -- Load Debian menu entries
 require("debian.menu")
@@ -297,6 +299,7 @@ vicious.register(batwidget, vicious.widgets.bat, ' | Bat:<span color="#CC9933">
     bottom_layout:add(batwidget)
     bottom_layout:add(cpuwidget)
     bottom_layout:add(cpuwidget2)
+    bottom_layout:add(spotify_widget)

     -- Widgets that are aligned to the right
     local right_layout = wibox.layout.fixed.horizontal()
diff --git a/spotify.lua b/spotify.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..828d3e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spotify.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+local wibox = require("wibox")
+local awful = require("awful")
+
+spotify_widget = wibox.widget.textbox()
+
+function updateSpotifyWidget(widget)
+  local current = awful.util.pread('sp current-oneline')
+  widget:set_text(current)
+end
+
+spotify_timer = timer ({timeout = 10})
+spotify_timer:connect_signal ("timeout", function() updateSpotifyWidget(spotify_widget) end) 
+spotify_timer:start()
+
+spotify_timer:emit_signal("timeout")
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[muammar]

I found the problem, sorry for the noise. I needed sp script in my $PATH. I am closing this report.

[streetturtle]

Another way to make it runnable is to put sp script in /usr/local/bin/. I think this way it would be better and you would keep your path clean.

[muammar]

@streetturtle I implemented as shown here: https://github.com/muammar/awesome/blob/master/spotify.lua#L7 Thanks for replying :).

[streetturtle]

Ok, this would work as well) Good luck!