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[GH-ISSUE #378] Add automix flag (always play random music from the current playlist) #202

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opened 2026-03-02 23:45:28 +03:00 by kerem · 8 comments

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Originally created by @FromWau on GitHub (Feb 24, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/aome510/spotify-player/issues/378

Hi, I would love to have a flag automix in the config, which makes it that the next song is truly random. (Same internal handling like sending the command PlayRandom).

Is your feature already implemented in the latest master?
No. But there is thou already a PlayRandom command.

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Without this feature, spotify_player plays just a mix from the last 50 songs added to my liked playlist.

Describe the solution you'd like
I would like to have a flag automix added to the config,
This flag should when enabled behave like currently. But when disabled, it should always play a random song from the current playlist.

Describe alternatives you've considered
Pressing PlayRandom solves this, but it would be nice if it would automatically play a random song.

Originally created by @FromWau on GitHub (Feb 24, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/aome510/spotify-player/issues/378 Hi, I would love to have a flag `automix` in the config, which makes it that the next song is truly random. (Same internal handling like sending the command `PlayRandom`). **Is your feature already implemented in the latest `master`?** No. But there is thou already a `PlayRandom` command. **Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.** Without this feature, spotify_player plays just a mix from the last 50 songs added to my liked playlist. **Describe the solution you'd like** I would like to have a flag `automix` added to the config, This flag should when enabled behave like currently. But when disabled, it should always play a random song from the current playlist. **Describe alternatives you've considered** Pressing `PlayRandom` solves this, but it would be nice if it would automatically play a random song.

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@aome510 commented on GitHub (Feb 24, 2024):

Without this feature, spotify_player plays just a mix from the last 50 songs added to my liked playlist.

50 comes from tracks_playback_limit config (https://github.com/aome510/spotify-player/blob/master/docs/config.md#general). You can try to increase the value to allow creating tracks playback of more songs. Just a note that a big value will not work because there is a limit on number of tracks specified in a tracks playback API request.

Should have added a note to how tracks_playback_limit works. In short, the app will pick an interval with at most tracks_playback_limit songs containing the selected song to start a tracks playback.

@aome510 commented on GitHub (Feb 24, 2024): > Without this feature, spotify_player plays just a mix from the last 50 songs added to my liked playlist. `50` comes from `tracks_playback_limit` config (https://github.com/aome510/spotify-player/blob/master/docs/config.md#general). You can try to increase the value to allow creating `tracks` playback of more songs. Just a note that a big value will not work because there is a limit on number of tracks specified in a `tracks` playback API request. Should have added a note to how `tracks_playback_limit` works. In short, the app will pick an interval with at most `tracks_playback_limit` songs containing the selected song to start a `tracks` playback.

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@aome510 commented on GitHub (Feb 24, 2024):

To clarify, tracks playback is a playback with a bunch of songs unlike context playback (artist, playlist, album). "liked songs" doesn't count as a playlist. Playing song from "liked songs" page will start a tracks playback and invoking CurrentlyPlayingContextPage command will lead you to a cannot determine current page's context page.

@aome510 commented on GitHub (Feb 24, 2024): To clarify, `tracks` playback is a playback with a bunch of songs unlike `context` playback (`artist`, `playlist`, `album`). "liked songs" doesn't count as a playlist. Playing song from "liked songs" page will start a `tracks` playback and invoking `CurrentlyPlayingContextPage` command will lead you to a `cannot determine current page's context` page.

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@FromWau commented on GitHub (Feb 25, 2024):

Thanks for the clarification.
This might be a dump question, but why do we use the tracks playback, which creates a subset of songs as I understand, instead of picking random songs from the page (e.g. Liked Songs) where they don't provide a context playback? Wouldn't this solve the limitation of the Spotify API, that we can only create tracks playback with up to 100 songs?

@FromWau commented on GitHub (Feb 25, 2024): Thanks for the clarification. This might be a dump question, but why do we use the `tracks` playback, which creates a subset of songs as I understand, instead of picking random songs from the page (e.g. Liked Songs) where they don't provide a `context` playback? Wouldn't this solve the limitation of the Spotify API, that we can only create `tracks` playback with up to 100 songs?

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@aome510 commented on GitHub (Feb 25, 2024):

This might be a dump question, but why do we use the tracks playback, which creates a subset of songs as I understand, instead of picking random songs from the page (e.g. Liked Songs) where they don't provide a context playback?

The main reason is to avoid possible confusion when user doesn't have shuffle on.

Wouldn't this solve the limitation of the Spotify API, that we can only create tracks playback with up to 100 songs?

Not really as the playback still contains a subset of the liked songs, e.g if you listen for a long time, it will loop between pre-selected 100 songs.

automix behaviour can be supported by implementing a custom logic to invoke tracks playback by "batches". For example, after finish playing a 50-song playback, the app will pick another "batch" of 50 songs to start the next tracks playback.

@aome510 commented on GitHub (Feb 25, 2024): > This might be a dump question, but why do we use the `tracks` playback, which creates a subset of songs as I understand, instead of picking random songs from the page (e.g. Liked Songs) where they don't provide a `context` playback? The main reason is to avoid possible confusion when user doesn't have shuffle on. > Wouldn't this solve the limitation of the Spotify API, that we can only create tracks playback with up to 100 songs? Not really as the playback still contains a subset of the liked songs, e.g if you listen for a long time, it will loop between pre-selected 100 songs. `automix` behaviour can be supported by implementing a custom logic to invoke `tracks` playback by "batches". For example, after finish playing a 50-song playback, the app will pick another "batch" of 50 songs to start the next `tracks` playback.

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@FromWau commented on GitHub (Feb 27, 2024):

The main reason is to avoid possible confusion when user doesn't have shuffle on.

I would think mixautowould only apply when shuffle is enabled. When not shuffling, we just have an ordered playback.

Not really as the playback still contains a subset of the liked songs, e.g if you listen for a long time, it will loop between pre-selected 100 songs.

Yes, but wouldn't it always be the same 100 songs, just ordered differently?
E.g. having a tracks_playback_limit of 1 will always result in the same song.

automix behaviour can be supported by implementing a custom logic to invoke tracks playback by "batches". For example, after finish playing a 50-song playback, the app will pick another "batch" of 50 songs to start the next tracks playback.

This would also be a great feature to have.

@FromWau commented on GitHub (Feb 27, 2024): > The main reason is to avoid possible confusion when user doesn't have shuffle on. I would think `mixauto`would only apply when shuffle is enabled. When not shuffling, we just have an ordered playback. > Not really as the playback still contains a subset of the liked songs, e.g if you listen for a long time, it will loop between pre-selected 100 songs. Yes, but wouldn't it always be the same 100 songs, just ordered differently? E.g. having a `tracks_playback_limit` of 1 will always result in the same song. > automix behaviour can be supported by implementing a custom logic to invoke tracks playback by "batches". For example, after finish playing a 50-song playback, the app will pick another "batch" of 50 songs to start the next tracks playback. This would also be a great feature to have.

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@FromWau commented on GitHub (Feb 27, 2024):

I am not a rust dev, but I can look into it.

@FromWau commented on GitHub (Feb 27, 2024): I am not a rust dev, but I can look into it.

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@aome510 commented on GitHub (Feb 27, 2024):

Yes, but wouldn't it always be the same 100 songs, just ordered differently?
E.g. having a tracks_playback_limit of 1 will always result in the same song.

Yeah, exactly =).

I am not a rust dev, but I can look into it.

Great! Lmk if you have a PR up. It's always good to learn Rust IMO 😎

@aome510 commented on GitHub (Feb 27, 2024): > Yes, but wouldn't it always be the same 100 songs, just ordered differently? E.g. having a tracks_playback_limit of 1 will always result in the same song. Yeah, exactly =). > I am not a rust dev, but I can look into it. Great! Lmk if you have a PR up. It's always good to learn Rust IMO 😎

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@diniamo commented on GitHub (Apr 16, 2024):

+1, it's very annoying that shuffle only plays songs from around the one I select manually

@diniamo commented on GitHub (Apr 16, 2024): +1, it's very annoying that shuffle only plays songs from around the one I select manually

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