benlinford / Now-Playing

Class that returns the currently playing track via Last.fm

Now Playing

Class that returns information about the current track playing, using the Last.fm API.

Requires PHP 5, and a Last.fm API key: http://www.last.fm/api/account

Author: Erik Jansson - [e-mail]

Bare bones usage:

require_once 'nowplaying.class.php';
$nowPlaying = new NowPlaying('Username', 'API key');
$nowPlaying->setNoTrackPlayingMessage('My custom message!'); // optional
echo $nowPlaying->getNowPlaying();

Step-by-step usage:

1. Assuming the class file resides in the same directory as your script, include it as such: require_once 'nowplaying.class.php';

2. Then, instantiate the class: $nowPlaying = new NowPlaying('Username', 'API key');

   • The first parameter is the Last.fm username you want data from.
   • The second parameter is the API key which you will find in your API account after signing up: http://www.last.fm/api/account

3. To display the current track playing, call the getNowPlaying() method: echo $playing->getNowPlaying();

4. When no music is currently being played, a message will be shown saying so. This message can be customized with setNoTrackPlayingMessage(): `$playing->setNoTrackPlayingMessage('My custom message!');

   Remember to call this method before getNowPlaying(), otherwise your custom message won't be used.

License

Do whatever you want with this. Kthxbai!