Author Topic: NANY 2017 Release: sLyrics (Read 35,836 times)

skwire · « **on:** January 01, 2017, 05:35 AM »

NANY 2017 Entry Information

Application Name	sLyrics
Supported OSes	Windows 7/8/10 (Probably works, but not tested, on Windows XP/Vista)
Web Page	Website
Download Link	Download
Author	Jody Holmes (Skwire Empire)

Description
Lyric app using the ChartLyrics API from the ChartLyrics website.

Screenshots

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Usage
Installation
Download the zip file and extract its contents into a new folder. Run sLyrics.exe to start the application.

Uninstallation
Exit the application and delete the folder you unzipped it to.

skwire · « **Reply #1 on:** January 01, 2017, 05:36 AM »

Unfortunately, at this time, it appears that the ChartLyrics website is down. It was up a few days ago so, hopefully, it comes back up in a few days and you can actually use this application.

skwire · « **Reply #2 on:** January 02, 2017, 04:30 PM »

I've uploaded v1.0.2 with better startup checking for Windows 10. The ChartLyrics site still isn't up at the time of this post but at least sLyrics shouldn't go unresponsive now. I'm pretty frustrated that the ChartLyrics website went unreachable after developing this app. The site has been flakey in the past, but not to this extent. If anybody knows of another free lyrics site with a free API, feel free to let me know.

Website | Download v1.0.2 - 2017-01-02 * Better ChartLyrics.com API checking at startup. (Thanks, joby_toss)

tomos · « **Reply #3 on:** January 04, 2017, 05:30 PM »

Quote from: skwire on January 02, 2017, 04:30 PM

I've uploaded v1.0.2 with better startup checking for Windows 10. The ChartLyrics site still isn't up at the time of this post but at least sLyrics shouldn't go unresponsive now. I'm pretty frustrated that the ChartLyrics website went unreachable after developing this app. The site has been flakey in the past, but not to this extent. If anybody knows of another free lyrics site with a free API, feel free to let me know.

Website | Download v1.0.2 - 2017-01-02 * Better ChartLyrics.com API checking at startup. (Thanks, joby_toss)

still no joy, pity :-(

skwire · « **Reply #4 on:** January 04, 2017, 06:08 PM »

Quote from: tomos on January 04, 2017, 05:30 PM

still no joy, pity :-(

Yeah, it is. It wasn't the most complete lyrics site around but the API was easy to use and free to access. The app works quite nicely, too, when the site is available. I am keeping my eye on the site, though.

KynloStephen66515 · « **Reply #5 on:** January 04, 2017, 06:12 PM »

No clue how useful this will be (in terms of how good the end-APIs are) but for this I would suggest reading through:

https://www.programmableweb.com/category/lyrics/apis?category=20278

skwire · « **Reply #6 on:** January 04, 2017, 11:58 PM »

Quote from: Stephen66515 on January 04, 2017, 06:12 PM

No clue how useful this will be (in terms of how good the end-APIs are) but for this I would suggest reading through:
https://www.programmableweb.com/category/lyrics/apis?category=20278

I went through that entire list and none of the were viable for a freeware application. There were either:

Dead
Not free
Free, but limited to only the first 150 characters of a song

antekgla · « **Reply #7 on:** January 05, 2017, 10:34 PM »

For Lyrics I use the best Winamp Plugin out there: Minilyrics (I use with KMPlayer)
Free! Even tons of lyrics are sincronized with time information for display karaoke style

This plugin use the site Viewlyrics.com. I think what the plugin is their property...

Sadly the website is very simple (without a search engine

)
So I think what no API.
Maybe contacting the webmaster and ask?

skwire · « **Reply #8 on:** January 05, 2017, 11:02 PM »

Quote from: antekgla on January 05, 2017, 10:34 PM

Maybe contacting the webmaster and ask?

I'm not holding out much hope, but I did email them asking about API access.

kunkel321 · « **Reply #9 on:** January 05, 2017, 11:35 PM »

Shame. I was looking forward to using this.

antekgla · « **Reply #10 on:** January 06, 2017, 04:07 AM »

Quote from: skwire on January 05, 2017, 11:02 PM

I'm not holding out much hope, but I did email them asking about API access.

If no/bad response...

ViewLyricsOpenSearcher

The good side: open source.
...the bad side: it is written in Java

How to use this?

kilele · « **Reply #11 on:** January 06, 2017, 09:42 PM »

Thanks for this program! Hope the site comes back

antekgla · « **Reply #12 on:** January 14, 2017, 08:48 PM »

The Site is up again

...sadly the API not yet

skwire · « **Reply #13 on:** May 25, 2017, 01:01 AM »

Looks like the API is back online. However, you will need to download the latest version:

Website | Download v1.0.3 - 2017-05-24 * Small tweaks now that the API is back online.

ArtKns · « **Reply #14 on:** June 11, 2017, 05:32 AM »

What does this actually do? It's obviously something to do with lyrics and apparently interacts with the ChartLyrics website. But that does not describe what it does. A better description would be very helpful for occasional visitors.

wraith808 · « **Reply #15 on:** June 11, 2017, 02:51 PM »

Quote from: ArtKns on June 11, 2017, 05:32 AM

Lyric app using the ChartLyrics API from the ChartLyrics website.

I don't know what else he could add, other than in one of the descriptions in the PAD file, he adds browser to the description

skwire · « **Reply #16 on:** June 11, 2017, 04:34 PM »

Quote from: ArtKns on June 11, 2017, 05:32 AM

What does this actually do?

In the app, you enter a music artist, a song name, and press the search button. If there are matches on the ChartLyrics website, those will be shown in the list below the search fields. You can then select one of the matches to see/read the song lyrics in the edit field to the right of the list. Does that help?

BGM · « **Reply #17 on:** March 04, 2018, 02:02 AM »

Skwire,

When you run this program today (years later) it says this on the first run.

The ChartLyrics.com API does not appear to be accessible at this time. Please try this application again when the ChartLyrics.com website is available. Apologies for the inconvenience.

wraith808 · « **Reply #18 on:** March 04, 2018, 02:56 AM »

Are you sure it's not your connection? It works fine for me.

BGM · « **Reply #19 on:** March 04, 2018, 03:13 AM »

http://www.chartlyrics.com/

It says the server is not found. If it were being blocked by our firewall, there would be a firewall page.
Tried in two different browsers.
I can't ping it, either.

Could be my connection. Or maybe something in between. I'll try again tomorrow.

skwire · « **Reply #20 on:** March 04, 2018, 04:14 AM »

It works for me.

Deozaan · « **Reply #21 on:** March 04, 2018, 05:51 AM »

Quote from: BGM on March 04, 2018, 03:13 AM

http://www.chartlyrics.com/

It says the server is not found. If it were being blocked by our firewall, there would be a firewall page.
Tried in two different browsers.
I can't ping it, either.

Could be my connection. Or maybe something in between. I'll try again tomorrow.

Here is a tool you can use to check if a site is up or if it's just your connection: https://isitup.org/chartlyrics.com

And here's a snapshot of the chartlyrics domain as of today, showing that it's up: http://archive.is/Smudz