README.md

MMM-FF-Genius-Lyrics

A module for MagicMirror² that displays lyrics from the genius api (API key required).

This module complements the MMM-Spotify module and listens for it's song info notifications to automatically fetch the lyrics for the currently playing song.

Installation

Just navigate to the modules directory of your MagicMirror² installation and clone this repository.

git clone https://github.com/shin10/MMM-FF-Genius-Lyrics.git
cd MMM-FF-Genius-Lyrics && npm i

Configuration

Example:

{
  module: "MMM-FF-Genius-Lyrics",
  position: "fullscreen_below",
  header: "Genius Lyrics",
  classes: "custom-genius-lyrics",
  config: {
    apiKey: "${GENIUS_LYRICS_CLIENT_ACCESS_TOKEN}", // your CLIENT ACCESS TOKEN from https://genius.com/api-clients
    lyricsClasses: ["medium" , "bold", "italic"]
  }
},

Configuration Options

Option	Type	Default	Description
apiKey	string	null	The client access token of your app.
lyricsClasses	string[]	["medium", "thin"]	A list of classes to format the lyrics.

apiKey

To access the genius lyrics database you'll need to create an account at Genius. Then go to https://genius.com/api-clients/new and create a new api client. Fill in a App Name and App website URL for example http://localhost:8080; hit save. Then click on the link labeled Generate Access Token to request the apiKey for your config.