Tidal Search

Search for artists, albums, or tracks on Tidal and display results as a formatted table.

Commands

search artist

• Usage: tidal-cli --json search artist "<query>"
• Arguments: query (string)
• Output: [{id, name}]

search album

• Usage: tidal-cli --json search album "<query>"
• Arguments: query (string)
• Output: [{id, name, artist, year}]

search track

• Usage: tidal-cli --json search track "<query>"
• Arguments: query (string)
• Output: [{id, name, artist}]

Instructions

1. Parse $ARGUMENTS:

   • First word: search type (artist, album, or track)
   • Remaining words: the search query
   • If no arguments or missing search type, show usage: /tidal-search <artist|album|track> <query>
   • If no query provided after the type, ask the user to provide a search term

2. Run the appropriate command based on search type:

   • artist: tidal-cli --json search artist "<query>"
   • album: tidal-cli --json search album "<query>"
   • track: tidal-cli --json search track "<query>"

3. Parse the JSON array output and format as a markdown table:

   • artist: columns ID and Name
   • album: columns ID, Name, Artist, and Year
   • track: columns ID, Name, and Artist

4. If the result array is empty, display: "No results found for <type>: <query>."

Error Handling

• If exit code is non-zero, read stderr:
  • "Error: Not authenticated" → "You need to authenticate first. Run /tidal-auth to log in."
  • "Error: Unable to connect to Tidal" → "Network error: unable to reach Tidal. Check your internet connection."
  • Any other error → display the raw error message with label "Error:"