README.md

Spotify Playlist Generator

Spotify Playlist Generator (SPG) creates Spotify playlists from user input seed artists or genre.

Check out Spotify Playlist Generator here.

Table of Contents

• Spotify Playlist Generator
  • Building
    • Set up base files
    • Create Spotify dev account
    • Set environment variables
    • Run the application
  • Releases
  • WIP Features

Building

1. Set up base files

   git clone https://github.com/numel007/SPG-nodejs.git
   cd SPG-nodejs
   npm install
   cp .env.sample .env
   

2. Create Spotify developer account & app

   • Visit this link and create an app.
   • Enter your Application Name and Application Description and click Create.
   • Click on your newly created app within the dashboard to find your Client ID and Client Secret.
   • Set redirect uris to your domain's callback (ex. http://localhost:3000/callback)

3. Set environment variables

   • Open and edit .env
     • PORT = Whichever port you want the app to run on
     • CLIENT_ID = your Spotify dashboard client ID
     • CLIENT_SECRET = your Spotify dashboard client secret
     • REDIRECT_URI = your Spotify dashboard redirect uri
     • MONGO_URI = your MongoDB URI (can be local or cloud-based)

4. Run the application!

   • npm start

Releases

• Current release: V1.0
• Next planned release: V1.3 - 7/30/21
  • Styling updates
  • Prototype implementation of automatic playlist generation
  • Fix playlist description not updating

WIP Features

• Nightly playlist generation (in-progress)
• Genre input field
• Danceability & liveliness sliders

License

SPG is available under the MIT license. See the LICENSE for more info.