JamThing (for Spotify CarThing)

My take on replicating the original Spotify CarThing UI, but better. Powered with Spotify's Private API (Disclaimer)

Features

• Minimal UI similar to the CarThing
• Listen together! Host a Jam session and share music with others in real-time
• Weather App using data from https://weather.gov

Screenshots

Usage

git clone https://github.com/dragonhuntr/JamThing
npm install

Navigate to /server

cd server

Create a .env file with your Spotify login details:

USERNAME=<YOUR SPOTIFY USERNAME/EMAIL>
PASSWORD=<YOUR SPOTIFY PASSWORD>

Run ws.js

node ws.js

If you haven't done so already, flash your CarThing by following this GUIDE from ItsRiprod.

Once flashing is done, run

./ct --push

The CarThing should reboot, and you're done! The new UI should show and automatically communicate with the server to retrieve data.

To update the weather forecast location, refer to the API Docs to get your gridpoint URL, then change the endpoint in /server/weather/req.js

The location name is also hardcoded currently, so update it in /webapp/src/apps/Weather/WeatherApp.tsx

The CT script

ADB is included in this repository and can be used on its own to interact with the CarThing. However the included ct script will do pretty much everything you need with fewer keystrokes

The following commands work from the project root:

Create a local backup in the backup directory from the contents of ./webapp

./ct --backup

Serve the webapp directory on port 8000. You can go to http://localhost:8000 to preview your local webapp before pushing. (ctrl-c to exit)

./ct --serve

Pull the contents of the webapp directory from the CarThing to your current working directory

./ct --pull

Push the contents of your ./webapp directory to the CarThing

./ct --push

Open a shell to the CarThing

./ct --shell

Reboot the CarThing

./ct --reboot

Disclaimer

JamThing leverages private/internal endpoints to communicate with the Spotify API. This method is probably forbidden by them. Use at your own risk.

Credits

• DeskThing by ItsRiprod
• Spotify-AnyThing by peledies
• platform by 3052