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+# Author: Skippy the Kangoo <Skippythekangoo AT yahoo DOT fr>
+# This script manages basic controls of mpd (play/pause, next song, previous song, increase volume, decrease volume, display current song) 
+# Usage: /mpd toggle|next|prev|volume_up|volume_down|status
+# Released under GNU GPL v2 or newer
+
+import weechat
+from os import popen
+
+weechat.register ('mpd', '0.0.2', '', 'mpd control script')
+
+weechat.add_command_handler('mpd', 'mpd', 'mpd control', 'toggle|next|prev|volume_up|volume_down|status', '', 'toggle|next|prev|volume_up|volume_down|status')
+
+def toggle (server, args,):
+	popen('mpc toggle')
+	return weechat.PLUGIN_RC_OK
+
+def next (server, args,):
+	popen('mpc next')
+	return weechat.PLUGIN_RC_OK
+
+def prev (server, args,):
+	popen('mpc prev')
+	return weechat.PLUGIN_RC_OK
+
+def volume_up (server, args,):
+	popen('mpc volume +10')
+	return weechat.PLUGIN_RC_OK
+
+def volume_down (server, args,):
+	volume_down = popen('mpc volume -10')
+	return weechat.PLUGIN_RC_OK
+
+def status (server, args,):
+	status = popen('mpc').readline().rstrip()
+	weechat.print_infobar(3, status)
+	return weechat.PLUGIN_RC_OK
+
+def mpd(server, args):
+
+	largs = args.split(" ")    
+
+	#strip spaces
+	while '' in largs:
+		largs.remove('')
+	while ' ' in largs:
+		largs.remove(' ')
+
+	if len(largs) ==  0:
+		weechat.command("/help mpd")
+		return weechat.PLUGIN_RC_OK
+	else:
+		inchan = False
+
+	if largs[0] == 'toggle':
+		toggle(" ".join(largs[1:]), inchan)
+	elif largs[0] == 'next':
+		next(" ".join(largs[1:]), inchan)
+	elif largs[0] == 'prev':
+		prev(' '.join(largs[1:]), inchan)
+	elif largs[0] == 'volume_up':
+		volume_up(' '.join(largs[1:]), inchan)
+	elif largs[0] == 'volume_down':
+		volume_down(' '.join(largs[1:]), inchan)
+	elif largs[0] == 'status':
+		status(" ".join(largs[1:]), inchan)
+	return weechat.PLUGIN_RC_OK