box.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
from mpd import MPDClient
#from readtest import *
import re
from CardList import CardList
from Reader import Reader
import sys


def connectMPD():
        try:
                client = MPDClient()               # create client object
                client.timeout = 200               # network timeout in seconds (floats allowed), default: None
                client.idletimeout = None
                print "Connecting..."
                client.connect("localhost", 6600)
                print "Connected!"
                return client
        except:
                print 'Could not connect to MPD server'

def play(client, plist):
        try:
                client.stop()
                client.clear()
                client.add(plist)
#               if re.search('playlist',plist):     #un-comment for turning on shuffle at start directly
#                       client.shuffle()            #un-comment this line as well for direct-shuffle
                client.play()
        except:
                print 'Could not play playlist %s' % plist

reader = Reader()
cardList = CardList()

print 'Ready: place a card on top of the reader'

while True:
        try:
                card = reader.readCard()
                print 'Read card', card
                plist = cardList.getPlaylist(card)
                print 'Playlist', plist
                if plist != '':
                        client = connectMPD()
                        if plist=='pause':                  #pause
                                client.pause()
                        elif plist=='next':                 #next song
                                client.next()
                        elif plist=='play':                 #play song
                                client.play()
                        elif plist=='previous':             #previous song
                                client.previous()
                        elif plist=='shuffle':              #turn on/off shuffle
                                client.shuffle()
                        elif plist=='voldown':              #volume down in steps
                                client.status()['volume']
                                client.status()['state']
                                level = int(client.status()['volume']) - 10 #change to desired amount for decreasing volume
                                level = max(min(level, 100), 0)
                                client.setvol(level)
                                client.status()['volume']
                        elif plist=='volup':                #volume up in steps
                                client.status()['volume']
                                client.status()['state']
                                level = int(client.status()['volume']) + 10 #change to desired amount for increasing volume
                                level = max(min(level, 100), 0)
                                client.setvol(level)
                                client.status()['volume']
                        elif plist=='mute':                 #volume mute
                                client.setvol(0)
                        else:
                                play(client, plist)
                        client.close()
        except KeyboardInterrupt:
                sys.exit(0)
        except:
                pass