Bose-SoundTouch/examples/recents

Recents Endpoint Example

This example demonstrates how to use the /recents endpoint to retrieve and analyze recently played content from your SoundTouch device.

What is the Recents Endpoint?

The recents endpoint provides access to the device's recently played content history, including:

• Recently played tracks from various music services
• Radio stations that were recently listened to
• Playlists and albums that were recently accessed
• Local music files that were recently played
• Metadata including play timestamps, content types, and source information
• Filtering capabilities by source type and content type

Usage

# Basic usage - show last 10 items
go run main.go -host 192.0.2.100

# Show detailed information for all items
go run main.go -host 192.0.2.100 -detailed -limit 0

# Filter by source (show only Spotify items)
go run main.go -host 192.0.2.100 -source SPOTIFY

# Filter by content type (show only tracks)
go run main.go -host 192.0.2.100 -type track

# Show statistics only
go run main.go -host 192.0.2.100 -stats

# Combined filters with custom limit
go run main.go -host 192.0.2.100 -source LOCAL_MUSIC -type track -limit 5 -detailed

Command Line Options

• -host - Required: SoundTouch device IP address
• -detailed - Show detailed information for each item (default: false)
• -limit - Maximum number of items to display, 0 for all (default: 10)
• -source - Filter by source (SPOTIFY, LOCAL_MUSIC, TUNEIN, etc.)
• -type - Filter by content type (track, station, playlist, album, presetable)
• -stats - Show statistics only (default: false)
• -timeout - Request timeout duration (default: 10s)

Example Output

Basic Listing

Getting recent items from 192.0.2.100

📊 Recent Items Summary:
   Showing: 5 items (of 15 total)
   By Source: Spotify: 3, Local: 1, TuneIn: 1

=== Recent Items ===
1. 🎵 Shape of You - Ed Sheeran
   Source: Spotify | Type: Track
   Played: 2023-12-14 15:30:22 (2 hours ago)

2. 📻 BBC Radio 1
   Source: TuneIn Radio | Type: Stationurl
   Played: 2023-12-14 13:15:45 (4 hours ago)

3. 🎵 Local Song.mp3
   Source: Local Music | Type: Track
   Played: 2023-12-14 10:45:12 (7 hours ago)

💡 Showing 3 of 15 total items
   Use -limit 0 to show all items

Detailed Information

1. 🎵 Shape of You - Ed Sheeran
   Source: Spotify | Type: Track
   Played: 2023-12-14 15:30:22 (2 hours ago)
   ID: spotify123
   ⭐ Can be saved as preset
   🎨 Has artwork
   📍 Location: spotify:track:4iV5W9uYEdYUVa79Axb7Rh
   👤 Account: spotify_user
   🏷️  Type: Streaming

Statistics View

📊 Recent Items Statistics

Overall Statistics:
  Total Items: 25
  Last Played: 2023-12-14 15:30:22

📍 By Source:
  Spotify         15 items ( 60.0%)
  Local Music      6 items ( 24.0%)
  TuneIn           3 items ( 12.0%)
  Pandora          1 items (  4.0%)

🎼 By Content Type:
  Tracks          20 items ( 80.0%)
  Stations         4 items ( 16.0%)
  Playlists/Albums 1 items (  4.0%)

⭐ Special Categories:
  Presetable      18 items ( 72.0%)

📡 Source Analysis:
  Streaming       19 items ( 76.0%)
  Local            6 items ( 24.0%)

🕐 Time Analysis:
  Today           12 items
  Yesterday        8 items
  This Week        3 items
  Older            2 items

Supported Sources

• SPOTIFY - Spotify streaming service
• LOCAL_MUSIC - Local music files
• STORED_MUSIC - Stored music library
• TUNEIN - TuneIn radio stations
• PANDORA - Pandora music service
• AMAZON - Amazon Music
• DEEZER - Deezer streaming
• IHEART - iHeartRadio
• BLUETOOTH - Bluetooth input
• AUX - AUX input
• AIRPLAY - AirPlay

Content Types

• track - Individual songs/tracks
• station - Radio stations
• playlist - Music playlists
• album - Music albums
• container - Folders/collections
• presetable - Items that can be saved as presets

Use Cases

1. Recently Played Music Discovery

# Find recently played Spotify tracks
go run main.go -host 192.0.2.100 -source SPOTIFY -type track -detailed

2. Radio Station History

# See what radio stations were recently played
go run main.go -host 192.0.2.100 -type station -detailed

3. Content Analytics

# Get detailed listening statistics
go run main.go -host 192.0.2.100 -stats

4. Preset Candidates

# Find content that can be saved as presets
go run main.go -host 192.0.2.100 -type presetable -limit 6

5. Local vs Streaming Analysis

# Compare local vs streaming content usage
go run main.go -host 192.0.2.100 -stats

API Integration

The example demonstrates several key API patterns:

Basic Retrieval

response, err := client.GetRecents()
if err != nil {
    log.Fatal(err)
}

if response.IsEmpty() {
    fmt.Println("No recent items found")
    return
}

Filtering by Source

spotifyItems := response.GetSpotifyItems()
localItems := response.GetLocalMusicItems()
tuneInItems := response.GetTuneInItems()

Filtering by Type

tracks := response.GetTracks()
stations := response.GetStations()
presetableItems := response.GetPresetableItems()

Item Analysis

for _, item := range response.Items {
    if item.IsSpotifyContent() {
        fmt.Printf("Spotify track: %s\n", item.GetDisplayName())
    }
    
    if item.IsPresetable() {
        fmt.Printf("Can be saved as preset: %s\n", item.GetDisplayName())
    }
    
    if item.HasArtwork() {
        fmt.Printf("Artwork URL: %s\n", item.GetArtwork())
    }
}

Error Handling

The example includes comprehensive error handling:

# Test with invalid host
go run main.go -host 192.168.255.255
# Output: Failed to get recent items: connection timeout

# Test with unknown source
go run main.go -host 192.0.2.100 -source UNKNOWN
# Output: 📭 No items found for source: UNKNOWN
#         💡 Available sources: SPOTIFY, LOCAL_MUSIC, TUNEIN

# Test with unknown type
go run main.go -host 192.0.2.100 -type unknown
# Output: ❌ Unknown type filter: unknown
#         💡 Available types: track, station, playlist, album, presetable

Performance Considerations

• The recents endpoint typically returns up to 20-50 items depending on device configuration
• Response times are usually under 500ms for typical recent lists
• Use filtering to reduce processing time for large recent lists
• Consider caching results if calling frequently in applications

Integration with Other Examples

This recents data is useful for:

• Preset Management - Finding presetable content to save
• Content Selection - Understanding usage patterns
• Navigation - Quickly accessing recently played content

Related CLI Commands

# List recent items using CLI
soundtouch-cli --host 192.0.2.100 recents list

# Filter recent items by source
soundtouch-cli --host 192.0.2.100 recents filter --source SPOTIFY

# Get recent items statistics
soundtouch-cli --host 192.0.2.100 recents stats

# Show most recent item only
soundtouch-cli --host 192.0.2.100 recents latest

API Documentation

For complete API documentation, see:

• API Reference
• CLI Reference
• Recents Models