Merge pull request #50 from Mrnikbobjeff/master

Several little improvements and minor functionality extending

SpotifyAPI.Example/App.config

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
 <configuration>
-    <startup> 
+  <startup>
-        <supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.5" />
+    <supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.5" />
-    </startup>
+  </startup>
 </configuration>

SpotifyAPI.Example/LocalControl.cs

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-using System;
+using SpotifyAPI.Local;
+using SpotifyAPI.Local.Enums;
+using SpotifyAPI.Local.Models;
+using System;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.Windows.Forms;
-using SpotifyAPI.Local;
-using SpotifyAPI.Local.Enums;
-using SpotifyAPI.Local.Models;
 
 namespace SpotifyAPI.Example
 {
@@ -102,23 +102,23 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Example
             isPlayingLabel.Text = playing.ToString();
         }
 
-        void _spotify_OnVolumeChange(VolumeChangeEventArgs e)
+        private void _spotify_OnVolumeChange(VolumeChangeEventArgs e)
         {
-            volumeLabel.Text = (e.NewVolume*100).ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+            volumeLabel.Text = (e.NewVolume * 100).ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
         }
 
-        void _spotify_OnTrackTimeChange(TrackTimeChangeEventArgs e)
+        private void _spotify_OnTrackTimeChange(TrackTimeChangeEventArgs e)
         {
             timeLabel.Text = FormatTime(e.TrackTime) + "/" + FormatTime(_currentTrack.Length);
-            timeProgressBar.Value = (int) e.TrackTime;
+            timeProgressBar.Value = (int)e.TrackTime;
         }
 
-        void _spotify_OnTrackChange(TrackChangeEventArgs e)
+        private void _spotify_OnTrackChange(TrackChangeEventArgs e)
         {
             UpdateTrack(e.NewTrack);
         }
 
-        void _spotify_OnPlayStateChange(PlayStateEventArgs e)
+        private void _spotify_OnPlayStateChange(PlayStateEventArgs e)
         {
             UpdatePlayingStatus(e.Playing);
         }

SpotifyAPI.Example/Program.cs

@@ -1,18 +1,15 @@
 using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Windows.Forms;
 
 namespace SpotifyAPI.Example
 {
-    static class Program
+    internal static class Program
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// Der Haupteinstiegspunkt für die Anwendung.
         /// </summary>
         [STAThread]
-        static void Main()
+        private static void Main()
         {
             Application.EnableVisualStyles();
             Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);

SpotifyAPI.Example/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 using System.Reflection;
-using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 
 // Allgemeine Informationen über eine Assembly werden über die folgenden

SpotifyAPI.Example/WebControl.cs

@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
-using System;
+using SpotifyAPI.Web;
+using SpotifyAPI.Web.Auth;
+using SpotifyAPI.Web.Enums;
+using SpotifyAPI.Web.Models;
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Drawing;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Net;
 using System.Windows.Forms;
-using SpotifyAPI.Web;
-using SpotifyAPI.Web.Auth;
-using SpotifyAPI.Web.Enums;
-using SpotifyAPI.Web.Models;
 using Image = System.Drawing.Image;
 
 namespace SpotifyAPI.Example
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Example
             _auth.OnResponseReceivedEvent += _auth_OnResponseReceivedEvent;
         }
 
-        void _auth_OnResponseReceivedEvent(Token token, string state)
+        private void _auth_OnResponseReceivedEvent(Token token, string state)
         {
             _auth.StopHttpServer();
 
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Example
             _savedTracks.ForEach(track => savedTracksListView.Items.Add(new ListViewItem()
             {
                 Text = track.Name,
-                SubItems = {string.Join(",", track.Artists.Select(source => source.Name)), track.Album.Name}
+                SubItems = { string.Join(",", track.Artists.Select(source => source.Name)), track.Album.Name }
             }));
 
             _playlists = GetPlaylists();

SpotifyAPI.Tests/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 using System.Reflection;
-using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 
 // Allgemeine Informationen über eine Assembly werden über die folgenden

SpotifyAPI.Tests/TestClass.cs

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-using System;
+using Moq;
-using System.IO;
-using System.Linq;
-using Moq;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using NUnit.Framework;
 using SpotifyAPI.Web;
 using SpotifyAPI.Web.Models;
+using System;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
 
 namespace SpotifyAPI.Tests
 {

SpotifyAPI/Local/LocalEvents.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-using System;
+using SpotifyAPI.Local.Models;
-using SpotifyAPI.Local.Models;
+using System;
 
 namespace SpotifyAPI.Local
 {
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Local
         public Track OldTrack { get; set; }
         public Track NewTrack { get; set; }
     }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Event gets triggered, when the Playin-state is changed (e.g Play --> Pause)
     /// </summary>
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Local
     {
         public Boolean Playing { get; set; }
     }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Event gets triggered, when the volume changes
     /// </summary>
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Local
         public double OldVolume { get; set; }
         public double NewVolume { get; set; }
     }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Event gets triggered, when the tracktime changes
     /// </summary>

SpotifyAPI/Local/Models/CFID.cs

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Local.Models
     /// <summary>
     /// JSON Response, used internaly
     /// </summary>
-    class Cfid
+    internal class Cfid
     {
         public Error Error { get; set; }
         public String Token { get; set; }
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Local.Models
     /// <summary>
     /// JSON Response, used internaly
     /// </summary>
-    class Error
+    internal class Error
     {
         public String Type { get; set; }
         public String Message { get; set; }

SpotifyAPI/Local/Models/OpenGraphState.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-using System;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using System;
 
 namespace SpotifyAPI.Local.Models
 {
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Local.Models
     {
         [JsonProperty("private_session")]
         public Boolean PrivateSession { get; set; }
+
         [JsonProperty("posting_disabled")]
         public Boolean PostingDisabled { get; set; }
     }

SpotifyAPI/Local/Models/SpotifyResource.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-using System;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using System;
 
 namespace SpotifyAPI.Local.Models
 {
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Local.Models
     {
         [JsonProperty("name")]
         public String Name { get; set; }
+
         [JsonProperty("uri")]
         public String Uri { get; set; }
+
         [JsonProperty("location")]
         public TrackResourceLocation Location { get; set; }
     }

SpotifyAPI/Local/Models/StatusResponse.cs

@@ -6,30 +6,43 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Local.Models
     {
         [JsonProperty("version")]
         public int Version { get; set; }
+
         [JsonProperty("client_version")]
         public string ClientVersion { get; set; }
+
         [JsonProperty("playing")]
         public bool Playing { get; set; }
+
         [JsonProperty("schuffle")]
         public bool Shuffle { get; set; }
+
         [JsonProperty("repeat")]
         public bool Repeat { get; set; }
+
         [JsonProperty("play_enabled")]
         public bool PlayEnabled { get; set; }
+
         [JsonProperty("prev_enabled")]
         public bool PrevEnabled { get; set; }
+
         [JsonProperty("next_enabled")]
         public bool NextEnabled { get; set; }
+
         [JsonProperty("track")]
         public Track Track { get; set; }
+
         [JsonProperty("playing_position")]
         public double PlayingPosition { get; set; }
+
         [JsonProperty("server_time")]
         public int ServerTime { get; set; }
+
         [JsonProperty("volume")]
         public double Volume { get; set; }
+
         [JsonProperty("online")]
         public bool Online { get; set; }
+
         [JsonProperty("running")]
         public bool Running { get; set; }
     }

SpotifyAPI/Local/Models/Track.cs

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-using System;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using SpotifyAPI.Local.Enums;
+using System;
 using System.Drawing;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Net;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
-using SpotifyAPI.Local.Enums;
 
 namespace SpotifyAPI.Local.Models
 {
@@ -12,12 +12,16 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Local.Models
     {
         [JsonProperty("track_resource")]
         public SpotifyResource TrackResource { get; set; }
+
         [JsonProperty("artist_resource")]
         public SpotifyResource ArtistResource { get; set; }
+
         [JsonProperty("album_resource")]
         public SpotifyResource AlbumResource { get; set; }
+
         [JsonProperty("length")]
         public int Length { get; set; }
+
         [JsonProperty("track_type")]
         public string TrackType { get; set; }
 
@@ -50,9 +54,11 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Local.Models
                 case AlbumArtSize.Size160:
                     albumsize = 160;
                     break;
+
                 case AlbumArtSize.Size320:
                     albumsize = 320;
                     break;
+
                 case AlbumArtSize.Size640:
                     albumsize = 640;
                     break;
@@ -125,7 +131,7 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Local.Models
             {
                 wc.Proxy = null;
                 String url = GetAlbumArtUrl(size);
-                if (url == "")
+                if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(url))
                     return null;
                 var data = wc.DownloadData(url);
                 using (MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream(data))
@@ -146,7 +152,7 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Local.Models
             {
                 wc.Proxy = null;
                 String url = GetAlbumArtUrl(size);
-                if (url == "")
+                if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(url))
                     return null;
                 return wc.DownloadData(url);
             }

SpotifyAPI/Local/Models/TrackResourceLocation.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-using System;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using System;
 
 namespace SpotifyAPI.Local.Models
 {

SpotifyAPI/Local/RemoteHandler.cs

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-using System;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using SpotifyAPI.Local.Models;
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Net;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
-using SpotifyAPI.Local.Models;
 
 namespace SpotifyAPI.Local
 {
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Local
         {
             OauthKey = GetOAuthKey();
             CfidKey = GetCfid();
-            return CfidKey != "";
+            return !String.IsNullOrEmpty(CfidKey);
         }
 
         internal async void SendPauseRequest()
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Local
         internal StatusResponse GetNewStatus()
         {
             String response = Query("remote/status.json", true, true, -1);
-            if (response == "")
+            if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(response))
             {
                 return null;
             }
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Local
             if (cfidList == null)
                 return "";
             if (cfidList.Count != 1)
-                throw new Exception("CFID couldn't be loaded");
+                throw new Exception("CFID could not be loaded");
             return cfidList[0].Error == null ? cfidList[0].Token : "";
         }
 
@@ -114,9 +114,9 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Local
                         response = "[ " + wc.DownloadString(address) + " ]";
                 }
             }
-            catch (Exception)
+            catch
             {
-                return "";
+                return String.Empty;
             }
 
             return response;
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Local
                 parameters += "&returnon=login%2Clogout%2Cplay%2Cpause%2Cerror%2Cap";
             }
 
-            string address = "http://" + Host + ":4380/" + request + parameters ;
+            string address = "http://" + Host + ":4380/" + request + parameters;
             string response = "";
             try
             {
@@ -155,9 +155,9 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Local
                         response = "[ " + await wc.DownloadStringTaskAsync(new Uri(address)) + " ]";
                 }
             }
-            catch (Exception)
+            catch
             {
-                return "";
+                return String.Empty;
             }
 
             return response;

SpotifyAPI/Local/SpotifyLocalAPI.cs

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-using System;
+using SpotifyAPI.Local.Models;
+using System;
 using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Diagnostics.Contracts;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using System.Timers;
-using SpotifyAPI.Local.Models;
 
 namespace SpotifyAPI.Local
 {
@@ -12,10 +13,9 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Local
     {
         [DllImport("user32.dll")]
         private static extern void keybd_event(byte bVk, byte bScan, uint dwFlags, int dwExtraInfo);
-        [DllImport("nircmd.dll")]
-        private static extern bool DoNirCmd(String nirCmdStr);
 
         private bool _listenForEvents;
+
         public bool ListenForEvents
         {
             get
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Local
         }
 
         private ISynchronizeInvoke _synchronizingObject;
+
         public ISynchronizeInvoke SynchronizingObject
         {
             get
@@ -43,22 +44,29 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Local
             }
         }
 
-        const byte VkMediaNextTrack = 0xb0;
+        private const byte VkMediaNextTrack = 0xb0;
-        const byte VkMediaPrevTrack = 0xb1;
+        private const byte VkMediaPrevTrack = 0xb1;
-        const int KeyeventfExtendedkey = 0x1;
+        private const int KeyeventfExtendedkey = 0x1;
-        const int KeyeventfKeyup = 0x2;
+        private const int KeyeventfKeyup = 0x2;
 
-        readonly RemoteHandler _rh;
+        private readonly RemoteHandler _rh;
         private readonly Timer _eventTimer;
         private StatusResponse _eventStatusResponse;
 
         public delegate void TrackChangeEventHandler(TrackChangeEventArgs e);
+
         public delegate void PlayStateEventHandler(PlayStateEventArgs e);
+
         public delegate void VolumeChangeEventHandler(VolumeChangeEventArgs e);
+
         public delegate void TrackTimeChangeEventHandler(TrackTimeChangeEventArgs e);
+
         public event TrackChangeEventHandler OnTrackChange;
+
         public event PlayStateEventHandler OnPlayStateChange;
+
         public event VolumeChangeEventHandler OnVolumeChange;
+
         public event TrackTimeChangeEventHandler OnTrackTimeChange;
 
         public SpotifyLocalAPI()
@@ -149,21 +157,83 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Local
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Mutes Spotify (Requires nircmd.dll)
+        /// Mutes Spotify (Requires Windows 7 or newer)
         /// </summary>
         public void Mute()
         {
-            if (File.Exists("nircmd.dll"))
+            //Windows < Windows Vista Check
-                DoNirCmd("muteappvolume spotify.exe 1");
+            if (Environment.OSVersion.Version.Major < 6)
+                throw new NotSupportedException("This feature is only available on Windows 7 or newer");
+            //Windows Vista Check
+            if (Environment.OSVersion.Version.Major == 6)
+                if(Environment.OSVersion.Version.Minor == 0)
+                    throw new NotSupportedException("This feature is only available on Windows 7 or newer");
+            VolumeMixerControl.MuteSpotify(true);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Unmutes Spotify (Requires nircmd.dll)
+        /// Unmutes Spotify (Requires Windows 7 or newer)
         /// </summary>
         public void UnMute()
         {
-            if (File.Exists("nircmd.dll"))
+            //Windows < Windows Vista Check
-                DoNirCmd("muteappvolume spotify.exe 0");
+            if (Environment.OSVersion.Version.Major < 6)
+                throw new NotSupportedException("This feature is only available on Windows 7 or newer");
+            //Windows Vista Check
+            if (Environment.OSVersion.Version.Major == 6)
+                if (Environment.OSVersion.Version.Minor == 0)
+                    throw new NotSupportedException("This feature is only available on Windows 7 or newer");
+            VolumeMixerControl.MuteSpotify(false);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Checks whether Spotify is muted in the Volume Mixer control (required Windows 7 or newer)
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>Null if an error occured, otherwise the muted state</returns>
+        public bool IsSpotifyMuted()
+        {
+            //Windows < Windows Vista Check
+            if (Environment.OSVersion.Version.Major < 6)
+                throw new NotSupportedException("This feature is only available on Windows 7 or newer");
+            //Windows Vista Check
+            if (Environment.OSVersion.Version.Major == 6)
+                if (Environment.OSVersion.Version.Minor == 0)
+                    throw new NotSupportedException("This feature is only available on Windows 7 or newer");
+            return VolumeMixerControl.IsSpotifyMuted();
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        ///  Sets the Volume Mixer volume (requires Windows 7 or newer)
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="volume">A value between 0 and 100</param>
+        public void SetSpotifyVolume(float volume = 100)
+        {
+            //Windows < Windows Vista Check
+            if (Environment.OSVersion.Version.Major < 6)
+                throw new NotSupportedException("This feature is only available on Windows 7 or newer");
+            //Windows Vista Check
+            if (Environment.OSVersion.Version.Major == 6)
+                if (Environment.OSVersion.Version.Minor == 0)
+                    throw new NotSupportedException("This feature is only available on Windows 7 or newer");
+            if (volume < 0 || volume > 100)
+                throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("Volume parameter has to be a value between 0 and 100");
+            VolumeMixerControl.SetSpotifyVolume(volume);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Return the Volume Mixer volume of Spotify (requires Windows 7 or newer)
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>Null if an error occured, otherwise a float between 0 and 100</returns>
+        public float GetSpotifyVolume()
+        {
+            //Windows < Windows Vista Check
+            if (Environment.OSVersion.Version.Major < 6)
+                throw new NotSupportedException("This feature is only available on Windows 7 or newer");
+            //Windows Vista Check
+            if (Environment.OSVersion.Version.Major == 6)
+                if (Environment.OSVersion.Version.Minor == 0)
+                    throw new NotSupportedException("This feature is only available on Windows 7 or newer");
+            return VolumeMixerControl.GetSpotifyVolume();
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -254,7 +324,7 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Local
         /// </summary>
         public static void RunSpotify()
         {
-            if (!IsSpotifyRunning()) 
+            if (!IsSpotifyRunning() && File.Exists(Path.Combine(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData), @"spotify\spotify.exe")))
                 Process.Start(Path.Combine(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData), @"spotify\spotify.exe"));
         }
 
@@ -263,8 +333,14 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Local
         /// </summary>
         public static void RunSpotifyWebHelper()
         {
-            if (!IsSpotifyWebHelperRunning())
+            if (!IsSpotifyWebHelperRunning() && File.Exists(Path.Combine(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData), @"spotify\data\spotifywebhelper.exe")))
+            {
                 Process.Start(Path.Combine(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData), @"spotify\data\spotifywebhelper.exe"));
+            }
+            else if (!IsSpotifyWebHelperRunning() && File.Exists(Path.Combine(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData), @"spotify\spotifywebhelper.exe")))
+            {
+                Process.Start(Path.Combine(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData), @"spotify\spotifywebhelper.exe"));
+            }
         }
     }
 }

SpotifyAPI/Local/VolumeMixerControl.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,258 @@
+using System;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+
+namespace SpotifyAPI.Local
+{
+    internal class VolumeMixerControl
+    {
+        private const String SPOTIFY_PROCESS_NAME = "spotify";
+
+        internal static float GetSpotifyVolume()
+        {
+            Process[] p = Process.GetProcessesByName(SPOTIFY_PROCESS_NAME);
+            if (p.Length == 0)
+                throw new Exception("Spotify process is not running or was not found!");
+
+            int pid = p[0].Id;
+
+            ISimpleAudioVolume volume = GetVolumeObject(pid);
+            if (volume == null)
+            {
+                Marshal.ReleaseComObject(volume);
+                throw new COMException("Volume object creation failed");
+            }
+
+            float level;
+            volume.GetMasterVolume(out level);
+            Marshal.ReleaseComObject(volume);
+            return level * 100;
+        }
+
+        internal static bool IsSpotifyMuted()
+        {
+            Process[] p = Process.GetProcessesByName(SPOTIFY_PROCESS_NAME);
+            if (p.Length == 0)
+                throw new Exception("Spotify process is not running or was not found!");
+
+            int pid = p[0].Id;
+
+            ISimpleAudioVolume volume = GetVolumeObject(pid);
+            if (volume == null)
+            {
+                Marshal.ReleaseComObject(volume);
+                throw new COMException("Volume object creation failed");
+            }
+
+            bool mute;
+            volume.GetMute(out mute);
+            Marshal.ReleaseComObject(volume);
+            return mute;
+        }
+
+        internal static void SetSpotifyVolume(float level)
+        {
+            Process[] p = Process.GetProcessesByName(SPOTIFY_PROCESS_NAME);
+            if (p.Length == 0)
+                throw new Exception("Spotify process is not running or was not found!");
+
+            int pid = p[0].Id;
+
+            ISimpleAudioVolume volume = GetVolumeObject(pid);
+            if (volume == null)
+            {
+                Marshal.ReleaseComObject(volume);
+                throw new COMException("Volume object creation failed");
+            }
+
+            Guid guid = Guid.Empty;
+            volume.SetMasterVolume(level / 100, ref guid);
+            Marshal.ReleaseComObject(volume);
+        }
+
+        internal static void MuteSpotify(bool mute)
+        {
+            Process[] p = Process.GetProcessesByName(SPOTIFY_PROCESS_NAME);
+            if (p.Length == 0)
+                throw new Exception("Spotify process is not running or was not found!");
+
+            int pid = p[0].Id;
+
+            ISimpleAudioVolume volume = GetVolumeObject(pid);
+            if (volume == null)
+            {
+                Marshal.ReleaseComObject(volume);
+                throw new COMException("Volume object creation failed");
+            }
+
+            Guid guid = Guid.Empty;
+            volume.SetMute(mute, ref guid);
+            Marshal.ReleaseComObject(volume);
+        }
+
+        private static ISimpleAudioVolume GetVolumeObject(int pid)
+        {
+            // get the speakers (1st render + multimedia) device
+            IMMDeviceEnumerator deviceEnumerator = (IMMDeviceEnumerator)(new MMDeviceEnumerator());
+            IMMDevice speakers;
+            deviceEnumerator.GetDefaultAudioEndpoint(EDataFlow.eRender, ERole.eMultimedia, out speakers);
+
+            // activate the session manager. we need the enumerator
+            Guid IID_IAudioSessionManager2 = typeof(IAudioSessionManager2).GUID;
+            object o;
+            speakers.Activate(ref IID_IAudioSessionManager2, 0, IntPtr.Zero, out o);
+            IAudioSessionManager2 mgr = (IAudioSessionManager2)o;
+
+            // enumerate sessions for on this device
+            IAudioSessionEnumerator sessionEnumerator;
+            mgr.GetSessionEnumerator(out sessionEnumerator);
+            int count;
+            sessionEnumerator.GetCount(out count);
+
+            // search for an audio session with the required name
+            // NOTE: we could also use the process id instead of the app name (with IAudioSessionControl2)
+            ISimpleAudioVolume volumeControl = null;
+            for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
+            {
+                IAudioSessionControl2 ctl;
+                sessionEnumerator.GetSession(i, out ctl);
+                int cpid;
+                ctl.GetProcessId(out cpid);
+
+                if (cpid == pid)
+                {
+                    volumeControl = ctl as ISimpleAudioVolume;
+                    break;
+                }
+                Marshal.ReleaseComObject(ctl);
+            }
+            Marshal.ReleaseComObject(sessionEnumerator);
+            Marshal.ReleaseComObject(mgr);
+            Marshal.ReleaseComObject(speakers);
+            Marshal.ReleaseComObject(deviceEnumerator);
+            return volumeControl;
+        }
+
+        [ComImport]
+        [Guid("BCDE0395-E52F-467C-8E3D-C4579291692E")]
+        private class MMDeviceEnumerator
+        {
+
+        }
+
+        private enum EDataFlow
+        {
+            eRender,
+            eCapture,
+            eAll,
+            EDataFlow_enum_count
+        }
+
+        private enum ERole
+        {
+            eConsole,
+            eMultimedia,
+            eCommunications,
+            ERole_enum_count
+        }
+
+        [Guid("A95664D2-9614-4F35-A746-DE8DB63617E6"), InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
+        private interface IMMDeviceEnumerator
+        {
+            int NotImpl1();
+
+            [PreserveSig]
+            int GetDefaultAudioEndpoint(EDataFlow dataFlow, ERole role, out IMMDevice ppDevice);
+        }
+
+        [Guid("D666063F-1587-4E43-81F1-B948E807363F"), InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
+        private interface IMMDevice
+        {
+            [PreserveSig]
+            int Activate(ref Guid iid, int dwClsCtx, IntPtr pActivationParams, [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.IUnknown)] out object ppInterface);
+        }
+
+        [Guid("77AA99A0-1BD6-484F-8BC7-2C654C9A9B6F"), InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
+        private interface IAudioSessionManager2
+        {
+            int NotImpl1();
+
+            int NotImpl2();
+
+            [PreserveSig]
+            int GetSessionEnumerator(out IAudioSessionEnumerator SessionEnum);
+        }
+
+        [Guid("E2F5BB11-0570-40CA-ACDD-3AA01277DEE8"), InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
+        private interface IAudioSessionEnumerator
+        {
+            [PreserveSig]
+            int GetCount(out int SessionCount);
+
+            [PreserveSig]
+            int GetSession(int SessionCount, out IAudioSessionControl2 Session);
+        }
+
+        [Guid("87CE5498-68D6-44E5-9215-6DA47EF883D8"), InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
+        private interface ISimpleAudioVolume
+        {
+            [PreserveSig]
+            int SetMasterVolume(float fLevel, ref Guid EventContext);
+
+            [PreserveSig]
+            int GetMasterVolume(out float pfLevel);
+
+            [PreserveSig]
+            int SetMute(bool bMute, ref Guid EventContext);
+
+            [PreserveSig]
+            int GetMute(out bool pbMute);
+        }
+
+        [Guid("bfb7ff88-7239-4fc9-8fa2-07c950be9c6d"), InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
+        private interface IAudioSessionControl2
+        {
+            [PreserveSig]
+            int NotImpl0();
+
+            [PreserveSig]
+            int GetDisplayName([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] out string pRetVal);
+
+            [PreserveSig]
+            int SetDisplayName([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]string Value, [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStruct)] Guid EventContext);
+
+            [PreserveSig]
+            int GetIconPath([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] out string pRetVal);
+
+            [PreserveSig]
+            int SetIconPath([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] string Value, [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStruct)] Guid EventContext);
+
+            [PreserveSig]
+            int GetGroupingParam(out Guid pRetVal);
+
+            [PreserveSig]
+            int SetGroupingParam([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStruct)] Guid Override, [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPStruct)] Guid EventContext);
+
+            [PreserveSig]
+            int NotImpl1();
+
+            [PreserveSig]
+            int NotImpl2();
+
+            [PreserveSig]
+            int GetSessionIdentifier([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] out string pRetVal);
+
+            [PreserveSig]
+            int GetSessionInstanceIdentifier([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)] out string pRetVal);
+
+            [PreserveSig]
+            int GetProcessId(out int pRetVal);
+
+            [PreserveSig]
+            int IsSystemSoundsSession();
+
+            [PreserveSig]
+            int SetDuckingPreference(bool optOut);
+        }
+    }
+}

SpotifyAPI/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 using System.Reflection;
-using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 
 // Allgemeine Informationen über eine Assembly werden über die folgenden

SpotifyAPI/SpotifyAPI.csproj

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
     <DocumentationFile>bin\Debug\SpotifyAPI.XML</DocumentationFile>
     <NoWarn>1591</NoWarn>
+    <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>MinimumRecommendedRules.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
     <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Local\ExtendedWebClient.cs">
       <SubType>Component</SubType>
     </Compile>
+    <Compile Include="Local\VolumeMixerControl.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Web\IClient.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Local\Models\CFID.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Local\Enums\AlbumArtSize.cs" />

SpotifyAPI/Web/Auth/AutorizationCodeAuth.cs

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-using System;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using SpotifyAPI.Web.Enums;
+using SpotifyAPI.Web.Models;
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Specialized;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Net;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
-using SpotifyAPI.Web.Enums;
-using SpotifyAPI.Web.Models;
 
 namespace SpotifyAPI.Web.Auth
 {

SpotifyAPI/Web/Auth/ClientCredentialsAuth.cs

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-using System;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using SpotifyAPI.Web.Enums;
+using SpotifyAPI.Web.Models;
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Specialized;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Net;
 using System.Text;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
-using SpotifyAPI.Web.Enums;
-using SpotifyAPI.Web.Models;
 
 namespace SpotifyAPI.Web.Auth
 {

SpotifyAPI/Web/Auth/ImplicitGrantAuth.cs

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-using System;
+using SpotifyAPI.Web.Enums;
+using SpotifyAPI.Web.Models;
+using System;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading;
-using SpotifyAPI.Web.Enums;
-using SpotifyAPI.Web.Models;
 
 namespace SpotifyAPI.Web.Auth
 {
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web.Auth
         public String State { get; set; }
         public Scope Scope { get; set; }
         public Boolean ShowDialog { get; set; }
+
         public event OnResponseReceived OnResponseReceivedEvent;
 
         /// <summary>

SpotifyAPI/Web/Enums/AlbumType.cs

@@ -5,10 +5,19 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web.Enums
     [Flags]
     public enum AlbumType
     {
-        [String("album")] Album = 1,
+        [String("album")]
-        [String("single")] Single = 2,
+        Album = 1,
-        [String("compilation")] Compilation = 4,
+
-        [String("appears_on")] AppearsOn = 8,
+        [String("single")]
-        [String("album,single,compilation,appears_on")] All = 16
+        Single = 2,
+
+        [String("compilation")]
+        Compilation = 4,
+
+        [String("appears_on")]
+        AppearsOn = 8,
+
+        [String("album,single,compilation,appears_on")]
+        All = 16
     }
 }

SpotifyAPI/Web/Enums/FollowType.cs

@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web.Enums
     [Flags]
     public enum FollowType
     {
-        [String("artist")] Artist = 1,
+        [String("artist")]
-        [String("user")] User = 2
+        Artist = 1,
+
+        [String("user")]
+        User = 2
     }
 }

SpotifyAPI/Web/Enums/Scope.cs

@@ -5,17 +5,40 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web.Enums
     [Flags]
     public enum Scope
     {
-        [String("")] None = 1,
+        [String("")]
-        [String("playlist-modify-public")] PlaylistModifyPublic = 2,
+        None = 1,
-        [String("playlist-modify-private")] PlaylistModifyPrivate = 4,
+
-        [String("playlist-read-private")] PlaylistReadPrivate = 8,
+        [String("playlist-modify-public")]
-        [String("streaming")] Streaming = 16,
+        PlaylistModifyPublic = 2,
-        [String("user-read-private")] UserReadPrivate = 32,
+
-        [String("user-read-email")] UserReadEmail = 64,
+        [String("playlist-modify-private")]
-        [String("user-library-read")] UserLibrarayRead = 128,
+        PlaylistModifyPrivate = 4,
-        [String("user-library-modify")] UserLibraryModify = 256,
+
-        [String("user-follow-modify")] UserFollowModify = 512,
+        [String("playlist-read-private")]
-        [String("user-follow-read")] UserFollowRead = 1024,
+        PlaylistReadPrivate = 8,
-        [String("user-read-birthdate")] UserReadBirthdate = 2048
+
+        [String("streaming")]
+        Streaming = 16,
+
+        [String("user-read-private")]
+        UserReadPrivate = 32,
+
+        [String("user-read-email")]
+        UserReadEmail = 64,
+
+        [String("user-library-read")]
+        UserLibrarayRead = 128,
+
+        [String("user-library-modify")]
+        UserLibraryModify = 256,
+
+        [String("user-follow-modify")]
+        UserFollowModify = 512,
+
+        [String("user-follow-read")]
+        UserFollowRead = 1024,
+
+        [String("user-read-birthdate")]
+        UserReadBirthdate = 2048
     }
 }

SpotifyAPI/Web/Enums/SearchType.cs

@@ -5,9 +5,16 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web.Enums
     [Flags]
     public enum SearchType
     {
-        [String("artist")] Artist = 1,
+        [String("artist")]
-        [String("album")] Album = 2,
+        Artist = 1,
-        [String("track")] Track = 4,
+
-        [String("track,album,artist")] All = 8
+        [String("album")]
+        Album = 2,
+
+        [String("track")]
+        Track = 4,
+
+        [String("track,album,artist")]
+        All = 8
     }
 }

SpotifyAPI/Web/IClient.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-using System;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
 
 namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
 {

SpotifyAPI/Web/Models/BasicModel.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-using System;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using System;
 
 namespace SpotifyAPI.Web.Models
 {

SpotifyAPI/Web/Models/Category.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-using System;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
 
 namespace SpotifyAPI.Web.Models
 {

SpotifyAPI/Web/Models/CursorPaging.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-using System;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
 
 namespace SpotifyAPI.Web.Models
 {

SpotifyAPI/Web/Models/FeaturedPlaylists.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-using System;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using System;
 
 namespace SpotifyAPI.Web.Models
 {

SpotifyAPI/Web/Models/FullAlbum.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-using System;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
 
 namespace SpotifyAPI.Web.Models
 {

SpotifyAPI/Web/Models/FullArtist.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-using System;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
 
 namespace SpotifyAPI.Web.Models
 {

SpotifyAPI/Web/Models/FullPlaylist.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-using System;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
 
 namespace SpotifyAPI.Web.Models
 {

SpotifyAPI/Web/Models/FullTrack.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-using System;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
 
 namespace SpotifyAPI.Web.Models
 {

SpotifyAPI/Web/Models/GeneralModels.cs

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-using System;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
 
 namespace SpotifyAPI.Web.Models
 {

SpotifyAPI/Web/Models/Paging.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-using System;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
 
 namespace SpotifyAPI.Web.Models
 {

SpotifyAPI/Web/Models/PrivateProfile.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-using System;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
 
 namespace SpotifyAPI.Web.Models
 {

SpotifyAPI/Web/Models/PublicProfile.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-using System;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
 
 namespace SpotifyAPI.Web.Models
 {

SpotifyAPI/Web/Models/SimpleAlbum.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-using System;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
 
 namespace SpotifyAPI.Web.Models
 {

SpotifyAPI/Web/Models/SimpleArtist.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-using System;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
 
 namespace SpotifyAPI.Web.Models
 {

SpotifyAPI/Web/Models/SimplePlaylist.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-using System;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
 
 namespace SpotifyAPI.Web.Models
 {

SpotifyAPI/Web/Models/SimpleTrack.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-using System;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
 
 namespace SpotifyAPI.Web.Models
 {

SpotifyAPI/Web/Models/Snapshot.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-using System;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using System;
 
 namespace SpotifyAPI.Web.Models
 {

SpotifyAPI/Web/Models/Token.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-using System;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using System;
 
 namespace SpotifyAPI.Web.Models
 {

SpotifyAPI/Web/SimpleHttpServer.cs

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
 {
     public class HttpProcessor
     {
-        private const int MaxPostSize = 10*1024*1024; // 10MB
+        private const int MaxPostSize = 10 * 1024 * 1024; // 10MB
         private const int BufSize = 4096;
         private readonly TcpClient _socket;
         private readonly HttpServer _srv;
@@ -79,15 +79,13 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
                     HandlePostRequest();
                 }
             }
-            catch (Exception e)
+            catch
             {
-                Console.WriteLine("Exception: " + e);
                 WriteFailure();
             }
             OutputStream.Flush();
-            // bs.Flush(); // flush any remaining output
             _inputStream = null;
-            OutputStream = null; // bs = null;            
+            OutputStream = null;
             _socket.Close();
         }
 
@@ -97,7 +95,7 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
             string[] tokens = request.Split(' ');
             if (tokens.Length < 2)
             {
-                throw new Exception("invalid http request line");
+                throw new Exception("Invalid HTTP request line");
             }
             HttpMethod = tokens[0].ToUpper();
             HttpUrl = tokens[1];
@@ -108,7 +106,7 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
             String line;
             while ((line = StreamReadLine(_inputStream)) != null)
             {
-                if (line.Equals(""))
+                if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(line))
                 {
                     return;
                 }
@@ -116,7 +114,7 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
                 int separator = line.IndexOf(':');
                 if (separator == -1)
                 {
-                    throw new Exception("invalid http header line: " + line);
+                    throw new Exception("Invalid HTTP header line: " + line);
                 }
                 String name = line.Substring(0, separator);
                 int pos = separator + 1;
@@ -149,9 +147,7 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
                 var contentLen = Convert.ToInt32(HttpHeaders["Content-Length"]);
                 if (contentLen > MaxPostSize)
                 {
-                    throw new Exception(
+                    throw new Exception(String.Format("POST Content-Length({0}) too big for this simple server", contentLen));
-                        String.Format("POST Content-Length({0}) too big for this simple server",
-                            contentLen));
                 }
                 byte[] buf = new byte[BufSize];
                 int toRead = contentLen;
@@ -164,7 +160,7 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
                         {
                             break;
                         }
-                        throw new Exception("client disconnected during post");
+                        throw new Exception("Client disconnected during post");
                     }
                     toRead -= numread;
                     ms.Write(buf, 0, numread);
@@ -207,6 +203,7 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
         {
             IsActive = false;
             _listener.Stop();
+            GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
         }
 
         public void Listen()
@@ -232,6 +229,7 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
         }
 
         public abstract void HandleGetRequest(HttpProcessor p);
+
         public abstract void HandlePostRequest(HttpProcessor p, StreamReader inputData);
     }
 
@@ -239,6 +237,7 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
     {
         //Code can be an AccessToken or an Exchange Code
         public String Code { get; set; }
+
         public String TokenType { get; set; }
         public String State { get; set; }
         public String Error { get; set; }
@@ -264,7 +263,6 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
             if (p.HttpUrl == "/favicon.ico")
                 return;
 
-
             Thread t;
             if (_type == AuthType.Authorization)
             {
@@ -276,8 +274,7 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
                     p.OutputStream.WriteLine("<html><body><h1>Spotify Auth canceled!</h1></body></html>");
                     t = new Thread(o =>
                     {
-                        //_funcOne(null, col.Get(1), col.Get(0));
+                        if (OnAuth != null)
-                        if(OnAuth != null)
                             OnAuth(new AuthEventArgs()
                             {
                                 State = col.Get(1),
@@ -290,7 +287,7 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
                     p.OutputStream.WriteLine("<html><body><h1>Spotify Auth successful!</h1><script>window.close();</script></body></html>");
                     t = new Thread(o =>
                     {
-                        if(OnAuth != null)
+                        if (OnAuth != null)
                             OnAuth(new AuthEventArgs()
                             {
                                 Code = col.Get(0),

SpotifyAPI/Web/SpotifyWebAPI.cs

@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
-using System;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
 using SpotifyAPI.Web.Enums;
 using SpotifyAPI.Web.Models;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
 
 namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
 {
-    public class SpotifyWebAPI : IDisposable
+    public sealed class SpotifyWebAPI : IDisposable
     {
         public const String APIBase = "https://api.spotify.com/v1";
 
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
         public void Dispose()
         {
             WebClient.Dispose();
+            GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
         }
 
         #region Search
@@ -56,12 +57,12 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
             builder.Append("&type=" + type.GetStringAttribute(","));
             builder.Append("&limit=" + limit);
             builder.Append("&offset=" + offset);
-            if (market != "")
+            if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(market))
                 builder.Append("&market=" + market);
             return DownloadData<SearchItem>(builder.ToString());
         }
 
-        #endregion
+        #endregion Search
 
         #region Albums
 
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
             StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder(APIBase + "/albums/" + id + "/tracks");
             builder.Append("?limit=" + limit);
             builder.Append("&offset=" + offset);
-            if (market != "")
+            if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(market))
                 builder.Append("&market=" + market);
             return DownloadData<Paging<SimpleTrack>>(builder.ToString());
         }
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
         /// <returns></returns>
         public FullAlbum GetAlbum(String id, String market = "")
         {
-            if (market == "")
+            if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(market))
                 return DownloadData<FullAlbum>(APIBase + "/albums/" + id);
             return DownloadData<FullAlbum>(APIBase + "/albums/" + id + "?market=" + market);
         }
@@ -106,12 +107,12 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
         /// <returns></returns>
         public SeveralAlbums GetSeveralAlbums(List<String> ids, String market = "")
         {
-            if (market == "")
+            if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(market))
                 return DownloadData<SeveralAlbums>(APIBase + "/albums?ids=" + string.Join(",", ids.Take(20)));
             return DownloadData<SeveralAlbums>(APIBase + "/albums?market=" + market + "&ids=" + string.Join(",", ids.Take(20)));
         }
 
-        #endregion
+        #endregion Albums
 
         #region Artists
 
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
             builder.Append("?type=" + type.GetStringAttribute(","));
             builder.Append("&limit=" + limit);
             builder.Append("&offset=" + offset);
-            if (market != "")
+            if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(market))
                 builder.Append("&market=" + market);
             return DownloadData<Paging<SimpleAlbum>>(builder.ToString());
         }
@@ -185,7 +186,7 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
             return DownloadData<SeveralArtists>(APIBase + "/artists?ids=" + string.Join(",", ids.Take(50)));
         }
 
-        #endregion
+        #endregion Artists
 
         #region Browse
 
@@ -209,9 +210,9 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
             StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder(APIBase + "/browse/featured-playlists");
             builder.Append("?limit=" + limit);
             builder.Append("&offset=" + offset);
-            if (locale != "")
+            if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(locale))
                 builder.Append("&locale=" + locale);
-            if (country != "")
+            if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(country))
                 builder.Append("&country=" + country);
             if (timestamp != default(DateTime))
                 builder.Append("&timestamp=" + timestamp.ToString("yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss"));
@@ -234,7 +235,7 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
             StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder(APIBase + "/browse/new-releases");
             builder.Append("?limit=" + limit);
             builder.Append("&offset=" + offset);
-            if (country != "")
+            if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(country))
                 builder.Append("&country=" + country);
             return DownloadData<NewAlbumReleases>(builder.ToString());
         }
@@ -262,9 +263,9 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
             StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder(APIBase + "/browse/categories");
             builder.Append("?limit=" + limit);
             builder.Append("&offset=" + offset);
-            if (country != "")
+            if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(country))
                 builder.Append("&country=" + country);
-            if (locale != "")
+            if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(locale))
                 builder.Append("&locale=" + locale);
             return DownloadData<CategoryList>(builder.ToString());
         }
@@ -286,9 +287,9 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
         public Category GetCategory(String categoryId, String country = "", String locale = "")
         {
             StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder(APIBase + "/browse/categories/" + categoryId);
-            if (country != "")
+            if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(country))
                 builder.Append("?country=" + country);
-            if (locale != "")
+            if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(locale))
                 builder.Append((country == "" ? "?locale=" : "&locale=") + locale);
             return DownloadData<Category>(builder.ToString());
         }
@@ -308,12 +309,12 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
             StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder(APIBase + "/browse/categories/" + categoryId + "/playlists");
             builder.Append("?limit=" + limit);
             builder.Append("&offset=" + offset);
-            if (country != "")
+            if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(country))
                 builder.Append("&country=" + country);
             return DownloadData<CategoryPlaylist>(builder.ToString());
         }
 
-        #endregion
+        #endregion Browse
 
         #region Follow
 
@@ -326,13 +327,13 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
         /// <remarks>AUTH NEEDED</remarks>
         public FollowedArtists GetFollowedArtists(int limit = 20, String after = "")
         {
-            if(!UseAuth)
+            if (!UseAuth)
                 throw new InvalidOperationException("Auth is required for GetFollowedArtists");
             limit = Math.Max(limit, 50);
             const FollowType followType = FollowType.Artist; //currently only artist is supported.
             StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder(APIBase + "/me/following?type=" + followType.GetStringAttribute(""));
             builder.Append("&limit=" + limit);
-            if (after != "")
+            if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(after))
                 builder.Append("&after=" + after);
             return DownloadData<FollowedArtists>(builder.ToString());
         }
@@ -362,7 +363,7 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
         /// <remarks>AUTH NEEDED</remarks>
         public ErrorResponse Follow(FollowType followType, String id)
         {
-            return Follow(followType, new List<string> {id});
+            return Follow(followType, new List<string> { id });
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -390,7 +391,7 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
         /// <remarks>AUTH NEEDED</remarks>
         public ErrorResponse Unfollow(FollowType followType, String id)
         {
-            return Unfollow(followType, new List<string> {id});
+            return Unfollow(followType, new List<string> { id });
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -406,8 +407,8 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
                 throw new InvalidOperationException("Auth is required for IsFollowing");
             JToken res = DownloadData<JToken>(APIBase + "/me/following/contains?type=" + followType.GetStringAttribute("") + "&ids=" + string.Join(",", ids));
             if (res is JArray)
-                return new ListResponse<Boolean> {List = res.ToObject<List<Boolean>>(), Error = null};
+                return new ListResponse<Boolean> { List = res.ToObject<List<Boolean>>(), Error = null };
-            return new ListResponse<Boolean> {List = null, Error = res["error"].ToObject<Error>()};
+            return new ListResponse<Boolean> { List = null, Error = res["error"].ToObject<Error>() };
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -419,7 +420,7 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
         /// <remarks>AUTH NEEDED</remarks>
         public ListResponse<Boolean> IsFollowing(FollowType followType, String id)
         {
-            return IsFollowing(followType, new List<string> {id});
+            return IsFollowing(followType, new List<string> { id });
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -471,8 +472,8 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
                 throw new InvalidOperationException("Auth is required for IsFollowingPlaylist");
             JToken res = DownloadData<JToken>(APIBase + "/users/" + ownerId + "/playlists/" + playlistId + "/followers/contains?ids=" + string.Join(",", ids));
             if (res is JArray)
-                return new ListResponse<Boolean> {List = res.ToObject<List<Boolean>>(), Error = null};
+                return new ListResponse<Boolean> { List = res.ToObject<List<Boolean>>(), Error = null };
-            return new ListResponse<Boolean> {List = null, Error = res["error"].ToObject<Error>()};
+            return new ListResponse<Boolean> { List = null, Error = res["error"].ToObject<Error>() };
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -485,10 +486,10 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
         /// <remarks>AUTH NEEDED</remarks>
         public ListResponse<Boolean> IsFollowingPlaylist(String ownerId, String playlistId, String id)
         {
-            return IsFollowingPlaylist(ownerId, playlistId, new List<string> {id});
+            return IsFollowingPlaylist(ownerId, playlistId, new List<string> { id });
         }
 
-        #endregion
+        #endregion Follow
 
         #region Library
 
@@ -512,7 +513,7 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
         /// <remarks>AUTH NEEDED</remarks>
         public ErrorResponse SaveTrack(String id)
         {
-            return SaveTracks(new List<string> {id});
+            return SaveTracks(new List<string> { id });
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -531,7 +532,7 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
             StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder(APIBase + "/me/tracks");
             builder.Append("?limit=" + limit);
             builder.Append("&offset=" + offset);
-            if (market != "")
+            if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(market))
                 builder.Append("&market=" + market);
             return DownloadData<Paging<SavedTrack>>(builder.ToString());
         }
@@ -560,11 +561,11 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
                 throw new InvalidOperationException("Auth is required for CheckSavedTracks");
             JToken res = DownloadData<JToken>(APIBase + "/me/tracks/contains?ids=" + string.Join(",", ids));
             if (res is JArray)
-                return new ListResponse<Boolean> {List = res.ToObject<List<Boolean>>(), Error = null};
+                return new ListResponse<Boolean> { List = res.ToObject<List<Boolean>>(), Error = null };
-            return new ListResponse<Boolean> {List = null, Error = res["error"].ToObject<Error>()};
+            return new ListResponse<Boolean> { List = null, Error = res["error"].ToObject<Error>() };
         }
 
-        #endregion
+        #endregion Library
 
         #region Playlists
 
@@ -605,7 +606,7 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
                 throw new InvalidOperationException("Auth is required for GetPlaylist");
             StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder(APIBase + "/users/" + userId + "/playlists/" + playlistId);
             builder.Append("?fields=" + fields);
-            if (market != "")
+            if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(market))
                 builder.Append("&market=" + market);
             return DownloadData<FullPlaylist>(builder.ToString());
         }
@@ -633,7 +634,7 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
             builder.Append("?fields=" + fields);
             builder.Append("&limit=" + limit);
             builder.Append("&offset=" + offset);
-            if (market != "")
+            if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(market))
                 builder.Append("&market=" + market);
             return DownloadData<Paging<PlaylistTrack>>(builder.ToString());
         }
@@ -729,7 +730,7 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
         /// <remarks>AUTH NEEDED</remarks>
         public ErrorResponse RemovePlaylistTrack(String userId, String playlistId, DeleteTrackUri uri)
         {
-            return RemovePlaylistTracks(userId, playlistId, new List<DeleteTrackUri> {uri});
+            return RemovePlaylistTracks(userId, playlistId, new List<DeleteTrackUri> { uri });
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -763,7 +764,7 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
         /// <remarks>AUTH NEEDED</remarks>
         public ErrorResponse AddPlaylistTrack(String userId, String playlistId, String uri, int? position = null)
         {
-            return AddPlaylistTracks(userId, playlistId, new List<string> {uri}, position);
+            return AddPlaylistTracks(userId, playlistId, new List<string> { uri }, position);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -785,12 +786,12 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
                 {"range_length", rangeLength},
                 {"insert_before", insertBefore}
             };
-            if (snapshotId != "")
+            if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(snapshotId))
                 body.Add("snapshot_id", snapshotId);
             return UploadData<Snapshot>(APIBase + "/users/" + userId + "/playlists/" + playlistId + "/tracks", body.ToString(Formatting.None), "PUT");
         }
 
-        #endregion
+        #endregion Playlists
 
         #region Profiles
 
@@ -816,7 +817,7 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
             return DownloadData<PublicProfile>(APIBase + "/users/" + userId);
         }
 
-        #endregion
+        #endregion Profiles
 
         #region Tracks
 
@@ -828,7 +829,7 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
         /// <returns></returns>
         public SeveralTracks GetSeveralTracks(List<String> ids, String market = "")
         {
-            if (market == "")
+            if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(market))
                 return DownloadData<SeveralTracks>(APIBase + "/tracks?ids=" + string.Join(",", ids.Take(50)));
             return DownloadData<SeveralTracks>(APIBase + "/tracks?market=" + market + "&ids=" + string.Join(",", ids.Take(50)));
         }
@@ -841,12 +842,12 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
         /// <returns></returns>
         public FullTrack GetTrack(String id, String market = "")
         {
-            if (market == "")
+            if (String.IsNullOrEmpty(market))
                 return DownloadData<FullTrack>(APIBase + "/tracks/" + id);
             return DownloadData<FullTrack>(APIBase + "/tracks/" + id + "?market=" + market);
         }
 
-        #endregion
+        #endregion Tracks
 
         #region Util
 
@@ -868,6 +869,6 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
             return WebClient.DownloadJson<T>(url);
         }
 
-        #endregion
+        #endregion Util
     }
 }

SpotifyAPI/Web/SpotifyWebClient.cs

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-using System;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Net;
 using System.Text;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
 
 namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
 {
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
 
         public void RemoveHeader(string header)
         {
-            if(_webClient.Headers[header] != null)
+            if (_webClient.Headers[header] != null)
                 _webClient.Headers.Remove(header);
         }
 

SpotifyAPI/Web/Util.cs

@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@ namespace SpotifyAPI.Web
         }
     }
 
-    public class StringAttribute : Attribute
+    public sealed class StringAttribute : Attribute
     {
         public String Text { get; set; }
+
         public StringAttribute(String text)
         {
             Text = text;