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🎧 Description and Use Case
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This application allows for a keyboard-controlled maneuvering of your music library and the MusicBrainz database.
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Your local library becomes "embedded" in MusicBrainz, and all metadata remains up-to-date without the need of tagging your files.
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Control playback from your terminal while browsing the vast world of music releases.
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🔍 Key Features
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- [Fuzzily](https://github.com/junegunn/fzf) browse your music library
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- Treat your local library as part of the [MusicBrainz universe](https://musicbrainz.org)
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- Search the MusicBrainz database and discover music artists and releases
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- Handle metadata without touching your audio files
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- Fast and hackable application with [vim](https://www.vim.org)-like keybindings
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- Save and load playlists
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🎞️ Screenshot
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-------------
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### Search Artist on MusicBrainz
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The MusicBrainz database is automatically searched after entering a query.
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In the screenshot below, the emoji 🔆 indicates that some tracks of _Mc Solaar_ are available in the local music library.
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They are played by hitting `<enter>`.
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### Browse Local Music Library
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Here, we fuzzily search an album of _Daft Punk._
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The LP _Random Access Memories_ can be appended to the playlist by pressing `ctrl-alt-m`.
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Alternatively, you may switch back to normal mode (`esc`) and then hit `;`.
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### Playlist Control
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You can easily control playback and edit the playlist in the playlist view.
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🛠️ Requirements and Installation
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### Requirements
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This is an almost[^1] POSIX-compliant shell script with inline `awk` elements (GNU flavored, we couldn't resist) that makes calls to:
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- the command-line fuzzy finder [fzf](https://junegunn.github.io/fzf/),
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- the command-line data transferrer [curl](https://curl.se),
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- the command-line JSON processor [jq](https://jqlang.org),
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- the command-line media player [mpv](https://mpv.io), and
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- the command-line multipurpose relay [socat](http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/).
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[^1]: It is written in POSIX style, but we make use of zero terminated strings.
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The following may improve your experience:
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- the command-line multimedia prober [ffprobe](https://ffmpeg.org/ffprobe.html) _(optional, for automatic release detection)_,
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- the command-line clipboard [xsel](http://www.kfish.org/software/xsel/) _(optional, for yanking urls)_,
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- Noto fonts _(optional, for emojis in your terminal)_.
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### Installation
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Run `./scripts/build.sh`, then copy `fuzic` to your preferred location, e.g., `~/.local/bin`, and make it executable.
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🧩 Configuration
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-----------------
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Although **no configuration** is needed, this application may be customized using environment variables.
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If the file `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/fuzic/config` (defaults to `$HOME/.config/fuzic/config`) exists, then it will be sourced.
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You may also specify an alternative location of the configuration file with the environment variable `CONFIGFILE`.
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The **appearance** of the application is controlled using the environment variables defined in `src/sh/theme.sh`.
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The directory `share/theme` contains example themes.
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You may execute `CONFIGFILE=share/theme/plain.sh fuzic` to launch `fuzic` using an emojiless and colorless theme.
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Custom **filters** can be defined using the environment variables from `src/sh/filter.sh`.
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For instance, when you launch `F_2_LIST_ARTISTS="jazz" fuzic`, then the artist list can be queried for the word `jazz` by pressing `alt-2`.
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Also the **key bindings** can be reconfigured to your liking.
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For that, adjust the environment variables defined in `src/sh/keys.sh`.
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Finally, you can **sort** the artists according to their [sort name](https://musicbrainz.org/doc/Style/Artist/Sort_Name) by specifying `SORT_ARTIST_DEFAULT=sort-artist-sortname`,
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and the switch to alphabetical release-group sorting via `SORT_RG_DEFAULT=sort-rg-title`.
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▶️ Usage
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For a quick start, run the application and hit `alt-?` to display the available key-bindings.
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You may also open the application in one of the following predefined modes:
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```
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Usage: fuzic [OPTION]
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GENERAL OPTIONS:
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--help Show this help and exit
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--artists Default options, list artists of local music
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--albums List albums of local music
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--search-artist Search artist on MusicBrainz
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--search-album Search album on MusicBrainz
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--artist <mbid> List release groups of given artist <mbid>
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--releasegroup <mbid> List releases in given release group <mbid>
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--release <mbid> Show release given by <mbid>
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--playlists List stored playlists and exit
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--load-playlist <playlist> Load specified playlist
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MANAGE LOCAL MUSIC:
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--decorate <path> Decorate directory containing a tagged release
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--decorate-as <path> <mbid> Decorate directory as the relase <mbid>
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--reload-database <path> Populate database with decorated local music from <path>
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```
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🗄️ Local Music Library
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Instead of reading the tags from audio files, this application uses **decorations.**
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The decoration of a folder is a JSON file that stores the relevant MusicBrainz IDs of the release the folder corresponds to.
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This assumes that complete releases are stored within separate folders.
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The application then fetches the relevant metadata, which is displayed to the user.
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Folders can be decorated using `fuzic --decorate <path>` or `fuzic --decorate-as <path> <mbid>` commands.
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The first version may be used on previously tagged files (using, e.g., [MusicBrainz Picard](https://picard.musicbrainz.org/)).
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With this command, the folder gets decorated with the MusicBrainz IDs extracted from the files.
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The latter version does not require the files to be tagged.
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Instead, it decorates the files found in that folder as the release given by the [MusicBrainz Release ID](https://musicbrainz.org/doc/MusicBrainz_Identifier) `<mbid>`.
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After decorating your folders, you may run `fuzic --reload-database <path>` to build your music library.
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This command searches the path specified for decorated folders.
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Once the local music library is built, it will display automatically when `fuzic` is launched.
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### Workflow Example
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```
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$ fuzic --decorate ~/Music/Daft\ Punk/Random\ Access\ Memories
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Info: Decorating /home/amin/Music/Daft Punk/Random Access Memories as release 5000a285-b67e-4cfc-b54b-2b98f1810d2e
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$ fuzic --decorate-as ~/Music/Mc\ Solaar/Prose\ Combat 69e5cf67-7cea-4fe8-9129-9779f0a93d69
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Info: Decorating /home/amin/Music/Mc Solaar/Prose Combat as the release Prose Combat by MC Solaar
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Info: We discovered the following associatoin:
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Track 'Aubade' File './01 Aubade.m4a'
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Track 'Obsolète' File './02 Obsolète.m4a'
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Track 'Nouveau western' File './03 Nouveau western.m4a'
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Track 'À la claire fontaine' File './04 À la claire fontaine.m4a'
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Track 'Superstarr' File './05 Superstarr.m4a'
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Track 'La Concubine de l’hémoglobine' File './06 La Concubine de l’hémoglobine.m4a'
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Track 'Dévotion' File './07 Dévotion.m4a'
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Track 'Temps mort' File './08 Temps mort.m4a'
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Track 'L’NMIACCd’HTCK72KPDP' File './09 L’NMIACCd’HTCK72KPDP.m4a'
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Track 'Séquelles' File './10 Séquelles.m4a'
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Track 'Dieu ait son âme' File './11 Dieu ait son âme.m4a'
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Track 'À dix de mes disciples' File './12 À dix de mes disciples.m4a'
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Track 'La fin justifie les moyens' File './13 La fin justifie les moyens.m4a'
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Track 'Relations humaines' File './14 Relations humaines.m4a'
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Track 'Prose combat' File './15 Prose combat.m4a'
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Info: Are the track correctly associated to the audio files? (yes/no) yes
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$ fuzic --reload-database ~/Music
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Info: Reloading information of local music directory /home/amin/Music
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Info: Fetching missing releases
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Info: 1/2 (5000a285-b67e-4cfc-b54b-2b98f1810d2e: Random Access Memories)
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Info: 2/2 (69e5cf67-7cea-4fe8-9129-9779f0a93d69: Prose Combat)
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Info: Fetching missing release groups
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Info: 1/2 (aa997ea0-2936-40bd-884d-3af8a0e064dc: Random Access Memories)
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Info: 2/2 (b199910b-0f90-3c88-b523-d6852b7612d3: Prose Combat)
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Info: Fetching missing artists
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Info: 1/2 (056e4f3e-d505-4dad-8ec1-d04f521cbb56: Daft Punk)
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Info: 2/2 (bbbd2644-b4cb-4bb5-a442-315310f68a0b: MC Solaar)
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Info: Done
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```
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⌨️ Basic Keys
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As mentioned above, you may hit `alt-?` anytime to display the possible keys.
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Note that `fuzic` allows for two modes: _normal mode_ and _insert mode._
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Similar to `vim`, keys pressed in the _normal mode_ do not directly write to the input field, but are instead bound to other actions.
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For instance, the keys `j` and `k` can be used to navigate the list down and up.
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In the insert mode, triggered using `i`, `a`, or `/`, the keys directly modify the input field.
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Some central keys are `<enter>` to start playback of the selected entry, `<space>` to pause playback, and `ctrl-p` to open the currently loaded playlist.
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📝 Playlist Store
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Playlists can be saved, loaded and _shared._
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To save a playlist, simply press `ctrl-s` when viewing your playlist.
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To load a playlist, open the playlist store using `ctrl-o` while viewing your playlist.
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Alternatively, you may start `fuzic` using the command-line parameters `fuzic --load-playlist <playlist>`.
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Under the hood, a playlist is not more than a sequence of MusicBrainz IDs.
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This means that `fuzic` users may share their playlists irrespective of the audio file locations and formats.
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Possibly even more importantly, this means that you can preserve your playlist even if you reorganize your local music library:
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You can safely share your playlists with your future self.
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🧭 Planned Features
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The following features are planned:
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- cover art and artist images
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- lyrics support
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- showing current position in track
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- hooks when played track changes
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- tags
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- MusicBrainz collections
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🌐 Information Sources
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Main metadata is fetched from the MusicBrainz database.
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This application also access [wikidata](https://wikidata.org), [wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org), and [discogs](https://www.discogs.com).
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In the future, more sources may be added.
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License
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This project is licensed under the [MIT License](./LICENSE).
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