Go Music

This project targets building of a commandline music player that is able to download songs from youtube by providing a search interface in CLI itself. It can be used by various programmers while coding in their IDE. Folks will be able to play music in the terminal of IDE.

Dependencies

The project relies on the following dependencies:

• ffmpeg: This is required to download the songs from youtube. You can download it from the link provided.

Above dependencies are required to be installed in the system to run the project.

Install and Use

Using go command

You need to have Go installed in your system to run this project. If you don't have Go installed, you can download it from here. To install the project using go, you can use the following command in your terminal:

go install github.com/SRV332003/go_music@latest

Then to run the project, you can use the following command from any directory in your terminal:

go_music

Using pre-built binary releases

You can download the pre-built binary releases from the releases page. After downloading the binary, you can run it from your terminal using the following command:

# For linux
./go_music

OR

# For windows
./go_music.exe

Provided that you are in the same directory as the binary file. Also, you can add the binary to your PATH to run it from any directory in your terminal.

PS: The binary releases are only available for linux and windows. If you are using MacOS, you can use the go command to install the project.

Note: I couldn't test the binary releases on MacOS, Windows and Linux except ubuntu. If you face any issues, reach out to me by creating an issue.... I will get back to you ASAP.

Usage Guide for Go Music App

Go to the Usage Guide to get started with the Go Music App. This guide will help you navigate through the app using keyboard shortcuts and commands. Get ready to control your music playback with ease.

Project Setup

Golang version 1.21.5 is required to setup the project.(Download Go)

Apart from Go, the project requires libasound2-dev installed in the environment if you are using linux. Using the following command:

sudo apt install pkg-config
sudo apt-get install libasound2-dev  

If you face some error about dependencies in windows, kindly create an issue...

Make sure to install go modules:

go mod download

To run the project, you can use the following command:

go run main.go

OR

make run

Feel free to fork and create cool features. I will be happy to merge it.

Contribute

If you are interested in contributing to it, you can created issues, setup this project in your system and create pull requests as well (mentioning proper explaination of changes).