Problems with playlist sync

[hetas]

At some point my playlists have stopped syncing from CuteSpot to other devices and other way around: changes made to playlists on other devices don't sync to CuteSpot.

I tried deleting all offline data and settings on the phone and on initial sync all the latest playlists were synced to the phone but subsequent changes were not.

At least not all of them. I tested with my devices and a few changes made with CuteSpot synced to all devices but most of them didn't. Same thing other way around. Changes made with Linux official Spotify-client synced to Android-spotify-client running on Jolla but not to CuteSpot.

Tested with Jolla 1, Sailfish OS 2.0.1.11 and CuteSpot 1.5.7-1 over WLAN and Jolla C, Sailfish OS 2.0.2.43 and CuteSpot 1.5.7-1 over WLAN and 4G.

[hetas]

Here's some log. There's at least some of these channel errors if they have something to do with the problem.

cutespot.log.txt

` ...

18:39:55.615 I [offline-mgr:2082] Storage has been cleaned

18:39:55.703 E [ap:4210] ChannelError(8, 1, playlist)

18:39:55.744 E [ap:4210] ChannelError(10, 1, playlist)

18:39:55.745 E [ap:4210] ChannelError(11, 0, playlist)

18:39:55.745 E [ap:4210] ChannelError(15, 1, playlist)

18:39:55.745 E [ap:4210] ChannelError(14, 1, playlist)

18:39:55.745 E [ap:4210] ChannelError(13, 1, playlist)

18:39:55.800 E [ap:4210] ChannelError(12, 1, playlist)

18:39:55.801 E [ap:4210] ChannelError(5, 1, link-tracks)

[D] QSpotifySession::event:437 - Process spotify event [D] QSpotifySession::processSpotifyEvents:567 - QSpotifySession::processSpotifyEvents [D] QSpotifyCacheManager::cacheInfo:113 - #Cache Info: Tracks 0 Artists 0 Ablums 0 [D] QSpotifySession::processSpotifyEvents:579 - Processing events... [D] callback_notify_main_thread:106 - Notify main thread [D] QSpotifySession::event:450 - Connection error [D] QSpotifySession::setConnectionError:672 - QSpotifySession::setConnectionError 0 "No error" [D] QSpotifySession::event:511 - Logged in 1 [D] QSpotifySession::onLoggedIn:615 - Logged in 18:39:56.057 E [ap:4210] ChannelError(5, 1, link-tracks)

18:40:04.117 E [ap:4210] ChannelError(9, 1, playlist)

...

[D] QSpotifyCacheManager::cacheInfo:113 - #Cache Info: Tracks 9232 Artists 5173 Ablums 7455 [D] QSpotifySession::processSpotifyEvents:579 - Processing events... [D] callback_userinfo_updated:118 - User info updated [D] QSpotifySession::event:456 - Meta data 18:40:18.551 E [ap:4210] ChannelError(0, 1, playlist)

[D] callback_notify_main_thread:106 - Notify main thread [D] QSpotifySession::event:456 - Meta data 18:40:18.661 E [ap:4210] ChannelError(1, 1, link-tracks)

[D] QSpotifySession::event:456 - Meta data [D] QSpotifySession::event:437 - Process spotify event [D] QSpotifySession::processSpotifyEvents:567 - QSpotifySession::processSpotifyEvents [D] QSpotifyCacheManager::cacheInfo:113 - #Cache Info: Tracks 9232 Artists 5173 Ablums 7455 [D] QSpotifySession::processSpotifyEvents:579 - Processing events... [D] callback_notify_main_thread:106 - Notify main thread [D] QSpotifySession::event:456 - Meta data [D] QSpotifySession::event:437 - Process spotify event

... `

[lukedirtwalker]

Hm as I said on talk.maemo.org I can only agree that there is currently a problem. But I can't do anything against it. Spotify has stopped supporting libspotify without providing a replacement currently. We can only wait until they release the new library and the a rewrite of custespot is required.

[hetas]

Ok, sorry, I didn't realise libspotify support has been dropped. That's a shame, I really like Cutespot. I've donated to this project and I'm going to donate more if there's future for this project. Unfortunately Spotify seems to be putting all their effort in Android an iOS instead of public APIs.

For this playlist problem WepApis playlist management might be an alternative. Search seems to be broken now also and that could be implemented using WepApi.

If you, or someone else, is willing to go that way while there's now guarantees that there's going to be a replacement for libspotify.

Thanks for your effort.

EDIT: Search is working again. Problem might have have a been related to ddos attack on dyn.

[lukedirtwalker]

Yeah WebApi is definitely the way forward. But I don't think it is worth integrating it with libspotify. I'd rather integrate it with the new libspotify embedded once it's available.

[bonanza123]

@lukedirtwalker is it official that they are working on a new lib?

[lukedirtwalker]

See https://developer.spotify.com/technologies/libspotify/ :

We hope to be able to provide you with a new library for other platforms during 2016.

And if you look into the AndroidSDK you see a libspotify_embedded.so which I guess will be the one they'll release.

[BonoNL]

I will spam Spotify to make them work some faster!

[BonoNL]

Replay from Spotify:

Hey, there won't be a publicly available libspotify successor before the end of 2016. Happy to add you to a list of potential users of a private beta, if we run one. Please email [email protected] with what you'd like to use it for 🙂 Happy holidays!

[lukedirtwalker]

Hi @BonoNL Thanks, I will write them.

[lukedirtwalker]

Spotify said they might invite me to a private Beta if there will be one. That was nearly 2 months ago, haven't heard back from them.

[BonoNL]

I will mail them and ask how the case is. This is not the way to threat customers and developers.

EDIT:

I've mailed them with the question to hurry up.

[hetas]

Syncing seems to work better now. I don't if it has something to do with the Sailfish OS 2.1-version. Spotify-provided Discovery Weekly and Release Radar lists don't work though.

[bonanza123]

@BonoNL @lukedirtwalker any updates regarding the library from spotify?

[BonoNL]

I never heard from those guys at Spotify again, and how about you @lukedirtwalker?

[lukedirtwalker]

nope, unfortunately not.

[ahjolinna]

@lukedirtwalker : have you checked Spotifyd project, not sure how feature wide it is.

[lukedirtwalker]

@ahjolinna hey no I haven't. It is written in Rust not sure how that would work on Sailfish, but other than that it seems like a cool project. Anyway I don't really have too much time to work on Cutespot anymore.