Avoid iTunes to auto start

maddox / itunes-api

🎵 A simple server providing a RESTful service for controlling iTunes

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Avoid iTunes to auto start #27

Closed benquan closed 7 years ago

benquan commented 7 years ago

Is there a way to avoid iTunes to autostart every time? If the api is running iTunes is always running. If I close it, iTunes-api opens it again! Can it only open iTunes if you actually want to play something?

Thanks!

maddox commented 7 years ago

The API talks directly to iTunes over AppleScript. It can't function without iTunes open.

Joshfindit commented 4 years ago

to @benquan's request, I would like the following:

If iTunes is open, itunes-api works as expected
If iTunes is closed, itunes-api goes in to 'dormant mode', possibly simply ignoring commands or opening iTunes when a media event is called (play, etc)

I'm cool with iTunes needing to be open for itunes-api, I just don't want iTunes open all the time.