VSoma

VSoma is a Visual Studio Code extension to play SomaFM radio streams from inside the editor.

• VSoma
  • Features
  • Requirements
  • Planned
  • Install
  • How to use
  • Contributing
  • About SomaFM
  • License

Features

• Fetch SomaFM channels list and choose which one to play.
• Caches channels information in memory.
• Statusbar indicator with the current playing channel and artist/title information.
• Integrated VSCode commands to stop/play a stream.

Requirements

VSoma requires mpv installed and accessible in your $PATH or with a custom path defined in Visual Studio Code extensions settings for VSoma (Mpv path). Leave this field empty if you already have mpv in your $PATH.

Refer to this page to check how to install mpv.

Check your settings and make sure they are correct if you find issues on mpv detection.

Planned

• Better channel list caching.
• Pause/resume functionality.
• Channel favorites management.
• Support for media players other than mpv.

Install

Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter:

ext install vsoma

or search for it on the Extensions Activity.

How to use

Press F1 to open the list of commands and enter one of the following commands:

You can also click over VSoma's statusbar entry to play/stop channels.

Contributing

Code contributions are welcome. Please open a PR.

Everyone interacting in the VSoma project's codebase and issue trackers is expected to follow the code of conduct.

About SomaFM

SomaFM is a commercial-free, listener supported radio station.

SomaFM is entirely listener-supported and independent radio. You can support SomaFM by donating or purchasing merchandise at the following page:

http://somafm.com/support/

License

This extension is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.