Allow reading Spotify history directly from ZIP file

config.example.toml

@@ -105,9 +105,11 @@ client-secret = ""
 [service.spotify-history]
 # Read listens from a Spotify extended history export
 backend          = "spotify-history"
-# Directory where the extended history JSON files are located. The files must
+# Path to the Spotify extended history archive. This can either point directly
-# follow the naming scheme "Streaming_History_Audio_*.json".
+# to the "my_spotify_data_extended.zip" ZIP file provided by Spotify or a
-dir-path         = "./my_spotify_data_extended/Spotify Extended Streaming History"
+# directory where this file has been extracted to. The history files are
+# expected to follow the naming pattern "Streaming_History_Audio_*.json".
+archive-path     = "./my_spotify_data_extended.zip"
 # If true (default), ignore listens from a Spotify "private session".
 ignore-incognito = true
 # If true, ignore listens marked as skipped. Default is false.

internal/backends/spotifyhistory/archive.go

@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+/*
+Copyright © 2025 Philipp Wolfer <phw@uploadedlobster.com>
+
+This file is part of Scotty.
+
+Scotty is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
+Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+Scotty is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
+A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+Scotty. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+package spotifyhistory
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"sort"
+
+	"go.uploadedlobster.com/scotty/internal/archive"
+)
+
+var historyFileGlobs = []string{
+	"Spotify Extended Streaming History/Streaming_History_Audio_*.json",
+	"Streaming_History_Audio_*.json",
+}
+
+// Access a Spotify history archive.
+// This can be either the ZIP file as provided by Spotify
+// or a directory where this was extracted to.
+type HistoryArchive struct {
+	backend archive.Archive
+}
+
+// Open a Spotify history archive from file path.
+func OpenHistoryArchive(path string) (*HistoryArchive, error) {
+	backend, err := archive.OpenArchive(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &HistoryArchive{backend: backend}, nil
+}
+
+func (h *HistoryArchive) GetHistoryFiles() ([]archive.FileInfo, error) {
+	for _, glob := range historyFileGlobs {
+		files, err := h.backend.Glob(glob)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		if len(files) > 0 {
+			sort.Slice(files, func(i, j int) bool {
+				return files[i].Name < files[j].Name
+			})
+			return files, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Found no files, fail
+	return nil, errors.New("found no history files in archive")
+}
+
+func readHistoryFile(f archive.OpenableFile) (StreamingHistory, error) {
+	file, err := f.Open()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	defer file.Close()
+	history := StreamingHistory{}
+	err = history.Read(file)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return history, nil
+}

internal/backends/spotifyhistory/spotifyhistory.go

@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@ package spotifyhistory
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"slices"
 	"sort"
 	"time"
 
@@ -30,10 +27,8 @@ import (
 	"go.uploadedlobster.com/scotty/internal/models"
 )
 
-const historyFileGlob = "Streaming_History_Audio_*.json"
-
 type SpotifyHistoryBackend struct {
-	dirPath           string
+	archivePath       string
 	ignoreIncognito   bool
 	ignoreSkipped     bool
 	skippedMinSeconds int
@@ -43,9 +38,10 @@ func (b *SpotifyHistoryBackend) Name() string { return "spotify-history" }
 
 func (b *SpotifyHistoryBackend) Options() []models.BackendOption {
 	return []models.BackendOption{{
-		Name:  "dir-path",
+		Name:    "archive-path",
-		Label: i18n.Tr("Directory path"),
+		Label:   i18n.Tr("Archive path"),
-		Type:  models.String,
+		Type:    models.String,
+		Default: "./my_spotify_data_extended.zip",
 	}, {
 		Name:    "ignore-incognito",
 		Label:   i18n.Tr("Ignore listens in incognito mode"),
@@ -65,7 +61,11 @@ func (b *SpotifyHistoryBackend) Options() []models.BackendOption {
 }
 
 func (b *SpotifyHistoryBackend) InitConfig(config *config.ServiceConfig) error {
-	b.dirPath = config.GetString("dir-path")
+	b.archivePath = config.GetString("archive-path")
+	// Backward compatibility
+	if b.archivePath == "" {
+		b.archivePath = config.GetString("dir-path")
+	}
 	b.ignoreIncognito = config.GetBool("ignore-incognito", true)
 	b.ignoreSkipped = config.GetBool("ignore-skipped", false)
 	b.skippedMinSeconds = config.GetInt("ignore-min-duration-seconds", 30)
@@ -73,11 +73,19 @@ func (b *SpotifyHistoryBackend) InitConfig(config *config.ServiceConfig) error {
 }
 
 func (b *SpotifyHistoryBackend) ExportListens(ctx context.Context, oldestTimestamp time.Time, results chan models.ListensResult, progress chan models.TransferProgress) {
-	files, err := filepath.Glob(filepath.Join(b.dirPath, historyFileGlob))
 	p := models.TransferProgress{
 		Export: &models.Progress{},
 	}
 
+	archive, err := OpenHistoryArchive(b.archivePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		p.Export.Abort()
+		progress <- p
+		results <- models.ListensResult{Error: err}
+		return
+	}
+
+	files, err := archive.GetHistoryFiles()
 	if err != nil {
 		p.Export.Abort()
 		progress <- p
@@ -85,10 +93,9 @@ func (b *SpotifyHistoryBackend) ExportListens(ctx context.Context, oldestTimesta
 		return
 	}
 
-	slices.Sort(files)
 	fileCount := int64(len(files))
 	p.Export.Total = fileCount
-	for i, filePath := range files {
+	for i, f := range files {
 		if err := ctx.Err(); err != nil {
 			results <- models.ListensResult{Error: err}
 			p.Export.Abort()
@@ -96,7 +103,7 @@ func (b *SpotifyHistoryBackend) ExportListens(ctx context.Context, oldestTimesta
 			return
 		}
 
-		history, err := readHistoryFile(filePath)
+		history, err := readHistoryFile(f.File)
 		if err != nil {
 			results <- models.ListensResult{Error: err}
 			p.Export.Abort()
@@ -118,19 +125,3 @@ func (b *SpotifyHistoryBackend) ExportListens(ctx context.Context, oldestTimesta
 	p.Export.Complete()
 	progress <- p
 }
-
-func readHistoryFile(filePath string) (StreamingHistory, error) {
-	file, err := os.Open(filePath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	defer file.Close()
-	history := StreamingHistory{}
-	err = history.Read(file)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return history, nil
-}