Warning
This is a pre-release build. Do not install without reading the changelog and expect bugs. If you encounter any bugs, please fill out a Beta Reporting Ticket. Debug logs are expected from the user in these cases. Be ready to actively engage in any ticket opened.
This one was something to build. This here is the first pre-release for Spotcast Version 5. This new version of Spotcast is a complete rewrite of the application to modernise the project to current expectation from Home Assistant and also remove our dependency on the main Spotify Integration as much as possible. There are still a few items to solve, but I feel the code is at a place where testing by a larger audience will be a benefit. For anyone wanting to test out this new version.
Roadmap
- Rewrite of the core system with its own OAuth manager
- Separation of spotcast functionalities is separate services
- Rebuild of the websocket API
- Creation of spotify connect device media_players
- Creation of Service Sensors
- Creating our own media library browser
- Creation of a dedicated podcast service
- Creation of a yaml config import
- Creation of a configuration flow to enable configuring Spotcast from the UI
- Creation of an option flow to permit modifying options without restarting Home Assistant
- Creation of a reauth process for when credentials expires
- Provide a comprehensive UI text definition
- Provide translations for the different Spotcast Interfaces
- Creation of a logo and icon for Spotcast
- Register the icons and logos in Home Assistant branding
Configuration
The configuration for Spotcast has changed drastically in this build. YAML configuration is no longer available and has been replaced with a UI configuration. Expect the following:
- As there is no YAML import at the moment, you will have to remove your entry for spotcast in the
configuration.yaml - A Spotify Developper Application is now required to manage the OAuth token. If you have the official Spotify Integration, you can use the same.
- All documentation about the new version of spotcast can be found in the dev branch
- Expect frequent change in the coming weeks.
Thank you in advance for anyone wanting to test out this pre-release. I have been stress testing it for a bit now and have had very good result, especially in terms of performance for starting playback. I'll be waiting for bugs report, as I am sure there are a lot of edge cases that I did not anticipate