#!/bin/bash
# Separate truncation limits for song title vs artist name (song gets more space).
truncs=13
trunca=10
# playerctl queries the active MPRIS2 media player (Spotify, VLC, browser, etc.)
# and returns the metadata field using its go-template format.
song=$(playerctl metadata --format '{{ title }}')
artist=$(playerctl metadata --format '{{ artist }}')
#echo ${sample}

# Truncate song title to truncs chars and append "…" if it exceeds the limit.
if [ ${#song} -gt $truncs ]; then
	songt=$(echo $song | head -c $truncs | sed 's/$/…/')
else
	if [ ${#song} -ne 0 ]; then
		songt=$(echo ${song})
	else
		# No media playing — use "None" so the Eww widget always has content.
		songt=$(echo None)
	fi
fi

# Same truncation logic for the artist field with a shorter limit.
if [ ${#artist} -gt $trunca ]; then
	artistt=$(echo $artist | head -c $trunca | sed 's/$/…/')
else
	if [ ${#artist} -ne 0 ]; then
		artistt=$(echo ${artist})
	else
		artistt=$(echo None)
	fi
fi
# Output as "song|artist" — the Eww widget splits on "|" to show them separately.
echo "${songt}|${artistt}"


#hyprctl activewindow | grep title: | awk -F: '{print $2}' | head -c $trunc | sed 's/$/.../'

