# lastfm-client
A modern, async Rust library for fetching and analyzing Last.fm user data with ease.
## What's new in v4.0
Eight new `user.*` endpoints, a simplified `LastFmClient` that no longer exposes
intermediate client types, and extension traits that eliminate ~400 lines of
duplicated builder boilerplate.
### New endpoints
```rust
use lastfm_client::LastFmClient;
let client = LastFmClient::new()?;
// User profile
let info = client.user_info("username").fetch().await?;
println!("{} — {} scrobbles", info.name, info.play_count);
// Check existence
if client.user_exists("username").await? { /* … */ }
// Top tags (max 50)
let tags = client.top_tags("username").limit(20).fetch().await?;
// Friends (auto-paginated)
let friends = client.friends("username").fetch_all().await?;
// Personal tags — tracks, artists, or albums
let page = client.personal_tags("username", "shoegaze").fetch_tracks().await?;
// Weekly charts
let ranges = client.weekly_chart_list("username").fetch().await?;
if let Some(range) = ranges.first() {
let tracks = client.weekly_track_chart("username").range(range).fetch().await?;
let artists = client.weekly_artist_chart("username").range(range).fetch().await?;
let albums = client.weekly_album_chart("username").range(range).fetch().await?;
}
```
### Simplified client API
The intermediate `XClient` factory types (`LovedTracksClient`, `RecentTracksClient`,
`TopTracksClient`, `TopArtistsClient`, `TopAlbumsClient`) have been removed from the
public API. Use `LastFmClient` directly:
```rust
// Before (3.x)
use lastfm_client::api::LovedTracksClient;
let client = LovedTracksClient::new(http, config);
let tracks = client.builder("user").limit(50).fetch().await?;
// After (4.0)
use lastfm_client::LastFmClient;
let client = LastFmClient::new()?;
let tracks = client.loved_tracks("user").limit(50).fetch().await?;
```
### Extension traits
Builder methods are now provided by shared extension traits instead of being duplicated on each
builder. This removes ~400 lines of boilerplate and makes the API consistent across all five
resource types.
You need to import the relevant trait to use the methods:
| `LimitBuilder` | `.limit(n)`, `.unlimited()` |
| `FetchAndSave` | `.fetch_and_save(format, prefix)`, `.fetch_and_save_sqlite(prefix)` |
| `FetchAndUpdate` | `.fetch_and_update(path)`, `.fetch_and_update_sqlite(path)` |
| `Analyze` | `.analyze(threshold)`, `.analyze_and_print(threshold)` |
```rust
use lastfm_client::{LastFmClient, prelude::*};
let client = LastFmClient::new()?;
// limit / fetch_and_save / fetch_and_update all require the trait in scope
let path = client
.recent_tracks("username")
.limit(500)
.fetch_and_save(FileFormat::Json, "scrobbles")
.await?;
let new_count = client
.recent_tracks("username")
.fetch_and_update(&path)
.await?;
let stats = client
.recent_tracks("username")
.limit(1000)
.analyze(5)
.await?;
```
## What's new in v3.9
Load data back from a `SQLite` database produced by `fetch_and_save_sqlite` or
`fetch_and_update_sqlite`. The returned `TrackList<T>` supports all analysis
methods.
```rust
use lastfm_client::{file_handler::FileHandler, RecentTrack};
let tracks = FileHandler::load_sqlite::<RecentTrack>("data/recent_tracks.db")?;
let top = tracks.to_set(); // TrackList<ScoredTrack>
let artists = tracks.top_artists(); // TrackList<ScoredArtist>
let streak = tracks.streak(); // u32
```
Supported types: `RecentTrack`, `RecentTrackExtended`, `LovedTrack`, `TopTrack`,
`TopArtist`, `TopAlbum`. Requires the `sqlite` feature.
> **Note**: fields not stored in the schema (images, streamability flags,
> human-readable dates) are reconstructed with empty defaults. All analysis
> methods work correctly on loaded data.
## What's new in v3.8 and earlier
**`impl TrackList<RecentTrackExtended>`**: the same aggregation helpers as
`TrackList<RecentTrack>` — `to_set`, `top_artists`, `top_albums`, `by_hour`,
`by_date`, `streak`, `without_now_playing`, `unique_artist_count`, `unique_track_count`.
Use `.fetch_extended()` instead of `.fetch()`.
```rust
let extended = client
.recent_tracks("username")
.between(two_weeks_ago.timestamp(), now.timestamp())
.fetch_extended()
.await?;
let top_tracks = extended.to_set(); // TrackList<ScoredTrack>
let top_artists = extended.top_artists(); // TrackList<ScoredArtist>
let top_albums = extended.top_albums(); // TrackList<ScoredAlbum>
let hours = extended.by_hour(); // [u32; 24]
let streak = extended.streak(); // u32
let clean = extended.without_now_playing();
```
## Installation
Add this to your `Cargo.toml`:
```toml
[dependencies]
lastfm-client = "4.0"
```
### Optional Features
| `sqlite` | SQLite export via `rusqlite` (bundled SQLite, no system dependency required) |
| `progress` | Built-in terminal progress bar via `indicatif` — adds `.with_progress()` to all builders |
| `full` | Enables both `sqlite` and `progress` |
```toml
[dependencies]
# All optional features
lastfm-client = { version = "4.0", features = ["full"] }
# Individual features
lastfm-client = { version = "4.0", features = ["sqlite", "progress"] }
```
## Features
- **Builder Pattern**: Fluent, discoverable API design
- **Automatic Retries**: Configurable retry logic with exponential or linear backoff
- **Rate Limiting**: Prevent API abuse with built-in rate limiting
- **Enhanced Error Handling**: Rich error types with retry hints and context
- **Testable**: HTTP abstraction layer for easy mocking
- **Type Safe**: Leverages Rust's type system for compile-time guarantees
### Data Fetching
- **Async API Integration**: Modern asynchronous Last.fm API communication
- **Flexible Fetching**: Get recent tracks, loved tracks, top tracks, top artists, and top albums with configurable limits
- **Advanced Filtering**: Time-based filtering (`from`/`to` timestamps) and period-based filtering for top resources
- **Extended Data Support**: Fetch extended track information with additional artist details
- **Efficient Pagination**: Smart handling of Last.fm's pagination system with chunked concurrent requests
### Analytics
- **Comprehensive Statistics**: Total play counts, artist-level analytics, track-level analytics, most played artists/tracks, play count thresholds
- **Custom Analysis**: Extensible analysis framework with the `TrackAnalyzable` trait
### Data Export
- **Multiple Formats**: Export data in JSON, NDJSON, CSV, and SQLite formats
- **Timestamp-based Filenames**: Automatic file naming with timestamps
- **Organized Storage**: Structured data directory management
- **Incremental Updates**: `fetch_and_update` writes only new entries to an existing file (prepend for JSON, append for CSV and NDJSON); a sidecar metadata file keeps repeated calls fast regardless of file size
- **SQLite Export** (`sqlite` feature): Export to a queryable `.db` file; incremental updates use `MAX(date_uts)` directly from the database with no sidecar needed
## Configuration
Create a `.env` file in your project root:
```env
LAST_FM_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
```
## Examples
Runnable programs live in [`examples/`](examples/). Set `LAST_FM_API_KEY` (and optionally `LASTFM_USERNAME`). Run from the **crate root** so relative paths like `data/` match the library’s file helpers.
| `scrobbles_file_workflow` | `cargo run --example scrobbles_file_workflow` | `fetch_and_save` / `fetch_and_update` (JSON, CSV, NDJSON), `FileHandler::load` / `load_ndjson`, `TrackList` aggregations, extended saves, `analyze`, `check_currently_playing`, `on_progress`, top charts + loved tracks |
| `scrobbles_sqlite` | `cargo run --example scrobbles_sqlite --features sqlite` | `fetch_and_save_sqlite`, `fetch_and_update_sqlite`, `FileHandler::load_sqlite` |
| `with_progress` | `cargo run --example with_progress --features progress` | `with_progress()` terminal progress bar |
| `new_api_demo` | `cargo run --example new_api_demo` | Basic recent-track builders |
| `advanced_features` | `cargo run --example advanced_features` | Retry, rate limiting, config |
| `loved_tracks_demo` | `cargo run --example loved_tracks_demo` | Loved + recent tracks |
| `check_user_exists` | `cargo run --example check_user_exists` | `user_exists` |
| `validate_env` | `cargo run --example validate_env` | `validate_env_vars` |
## Usage
### Quick Start
```rust
use lastfm_client::{LastFmClient, prelude::*};
#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
// Create client with defaults (loads API key from LAST_FM_API_KEY env var)
let client = LastFmClient::new()?;
// Fetch recent tracks with builder pattern
let tracks = client
.recent_tracks("username")
.limit(50)
.fetch()
.await?;
println!("Fetched {} tracks", tracks.len());
Ok(())
}
```
### Custom Configuration
```rust
use lastfm_client::LastFmClient;
use std::time::Duration;
let client = LastFmClient::builder()
.api_key("your_api_key")
.user_agent("MyApp/1.0")
.timeout(Duration::from_secs(60))
.max_concurrent_requests(10)
.retry_attempts(5)
.rate_limit(10, Duration::from_secs(1)) // 10 requests per second
.build_client()?;
```
### Fetching Recent Tracks
```rust
// Limited tracks
let tracks = client
.recent_tracks("username")
.limit(100)
.fetch()
.await?;
// All available tracks
let all_tracks = client
.recent_tracks("username")
.unlimited()
.fetch()
.await?;
// Tracks from specific date
let since_timestamp = 1704067200; // Jan 1, 2024
let recent = client
.recent_tracks("username")
.since(since_timestamp)
.fetch()
.await?;
// Tracks between two dates
let from = 1704067200; // Jan 1, 2024
let to = 1706745600; // Feb 1, 2024
let tracks = client
.recent_tracks("username")
.between(from, to)
.fetch()
.await?;
// Extended track information (includes full artist details)
let extended_tracks = client
.recent_tracks("username")
.limit(50)
.extended()
.fetch_extended()
.await?;
// Check if user is currently playing
let currently_playing = client
.recent_tracks("username")
.check_currently_playing()
.await?;
// Analyze tracks and get statistics
let stats = client
.recent_tracks("username")
.limit(100)
.analyze(5)
.await?;
// Fetch and save to file
let filename = client
.recent_tracks("username")
.limit(50)
.fetch_and_save(FileFormat::Json, "my_tracks")
.await?;
// Track progress during a long fetch
let filename = client
.recent_tracks("username")
.unlimited()
.on_progress(|fetched, total| {
println!("{fetched}/{total} tracks fetched");
})
.fetch_extended_and_save(FileFormat::Json, "all_tracks")
.await?;
// Incremental update: only fetch tracks newer than the last entry in the file.
// On the first call the file is created with a full fetch. Subsequent calls are
// fast because the latest timestamp is read from a small sidecar file instead
// of deserializing the entire data file.
let new_count = client
.recent_tracks("username")
.on_progress(|fetched, total| println!("{fetched}/{total}"))
.fetch_and_update("data/scrobbles.json")
.await?;
println!("{new_count} new scrobbles");
// Incremental update (CSV): same logic, but new rows are appended to the CSV.
// A sidecar (data/scrobbles.csv.meta) tracks the latest timestamp.
let new_count = client
.recent_tracks("username")
.fetch_and_update("data/scrobbles.csv")
.await?;
println!("{new_count} new scrobbles");
// Incremental update (NDJSON): new records are appended as lines to the .ndjson file.
// A sidecar (data/scrobbles.ndjson.meta) tracks the latest timestamp.
let new_count = client
.recent_tracks("username")
.fetch_and_update("data/scrobbles.ndjson")
.await?;
println!("{new_count} new scrobbles");
// Same for extended tracks (JSON or CSV path works)
let new_count = client
.recent_tracks("username")
.fetch_extended_and_update("data/scrobbles_extended.json")
.await?;
// SQLite export (requires `sqlite` feature)
let db_path = client
.recent_tracks("username")
.unlimited()
.fetch_and_save_sqlite("recent_tracks")
.await?;
println!("Saved to {db_path}");
// SQLite incremental update - reads MAX(date_uts) from the DB, no sidecar file needed
let new_count = client
.recent_tracks("username")
.fetch_and_update_sqlite("data/scrobbles.db")
.await?;
println!("{new_count} new scrobbles inserted");
```
### SQLite Export (optional feature)
Enable the `sqlite` feature in `Cargo.toml`:
```toml
lastfm-client = { version = "4.0", features = ["sqlite"] }
```
All five resource types support `fetch_and_save_sqlite(prefix)`. Recent tracks and loved tracks additionally support `fetch_and_update_sqlite(db_path)` for incremental updates. Extended recent tracks have their own pair of methods: `fetch_extended_and_save_sqlite(prefix)` and `fetch_extended_and_update_sqlite(db_path)`. The databases can be queried with any SQLite tool:
```bash
sqlite3 data/recent_tracks_20240101_120000.db \
"SELECT artist, COUNT(*) AS plays FROM recent_tracks GROUP BY artist ORDER BY plays DESC LIMIT 10"
```
Schema overview:
| `RecentTrack` | `recent_tracks` | `name`, `artist`, `album`, `date_uts` (NULL when now-playing) |
| `RecentTrackExtended` | `recent_tracks_extended` | `name`, `url`, `mbid`, `artist`, `artist_url`, `album`, `album_url`, `date_uts` (NULL when now-playing) |
| `LovedTrack` | `loved_tracks` | `name`, `artist`, `date_uts` |
| `TopTrack` | `top_tracks` | `name`, `artist`, `playcount`, `rank` |
| `TopArtist` | `top_artists` | `name`, `playcount`, `rank` |
| `TopAlbum` | `top_albums` | `name`, `artist`, `playcount`, `rank` |
### Progress Tracking
**Built-in progress bar** (requires the `progress` feature):
```toml
lastfm-client = { version = "5", features = ["progress"] }
```
```rust
// One call — indicatif renders the bar automatically
let tracks = client
.recent_tracks("username")
.unlimited()
.with_progress()
.fetch()
.await?;
```
**Custom callback** — `.on_progress(callback)` fires after the total is known
(`fetched = 0`) and then after each batch (~5000 tracks):
```rust
let filename = client
.recent_tracks("username")
.unlimited()
.on_progress(|fetched, total| println!("{fetched}/{total}"))
.fetch_extended_and_save(FileFormat::Json, "all_tracks")
.await?;
println!("Saved to {filename}");
```
### Aggregating Recent Tracks (custom periods)
The Top Tracks / Top Artists / Top Albums API only supports fixed periods (`7day`, `1month`, etc.). Use these methods on any fetched `TrackList<RecentTrack>` **or** `TrackList<RecentTrackExtended>` to compute the same views for **any date range**:
```rust
use chrono::{Duration, Utc};
let now = Utc::now();
let two_weeks_ago = now - Duration::weeks(2);
// Works with .fetch() → TrackList<RecentTrack>
let recent = client
.recent_tracks("username")
.between(two_weeks_ago.timestamp(), now.timestamp())
.fetch()
.await?;
// Also works with .fetch_extended() → TrackList<RecentTrackExtended>
let extended = client
.recent_tracks("username")
.between(two_weeks_ago.timestamp(), now.timestamp())
.fetch_extended()
.await?;
// All methods below are available on both types:
// Top tracks — equivalent to user.gettoptracks for a custom period
let top_tracks = recent.to_set();
println!("{top_tracks}"); // sorted by play count
// Top artists
let top_artists = extended.top_artists();
for artist in &top_artists {
println!("{artist}"); // "#1 Radiohead (42 plays)"
}
// Top albums (tracks without album info are excluded)
let top_albums = recent.top_albums();
// Listening clock — plays per UTC hour (index 0 = midnight)
let hours = recent.by_hour();
let (peak_hour, peak_count) = hours
.iter()
.enumerate()
.max_by_key(|(_, &c)| c)
.map(|(h, &c)| (h, c))
.unwrap_or((0, 0));
println!("Most active at {peak_hour}:00 UTC ({peak_count} plays)");
// Plays per calendar date — useful for heatmaps
let by_date = extended.by_date(); // BTreeMap<NaiveDate, u32>
// Longest consecutive listening-day streak
let streak = recent.streak();
println!("Best streak: {streak} day(s)");
// Remove currently-playing track before processing
let scrobbles = extended.without_now_playing();
// Distinct counts
println!(
"{} unique artists, {} unique tracks",
recent.unique_artist_count(),
recent.unique_track_count(),
);
```
### Fetching Loved Tracks
```rust
// Limited loved tracks
let loved_tracks = client
.loved_tracks("username")
.limit(50)
.fetch()
.await?;
// With progress tracking
let all_loved = client
.loved_tracks("username")
.unlimited()
.on_progress(|fetched, total| println!("{fetched}/{total}"))
.fetch()
.await?;
// All loved tracks
let all_loved = client
.loved_tracks("username")
.unlimited()
.fetch()
.await?;
// Analyze loved tracks
let stats = client
.loved_tracks("username")
.analyze(1)
.await?;
// Fetch and save loved tracks
let filename = client
.loved_tracks("username")
.fetch_and_save(FileFormat::Json, "loved_tracks")
.await?;
// Incremental update for loved tracks
let new_count = client
.loved_tracks("username")
.fetch_and_update("data/loved_tracks.json")
.await?;
println!("{new_count} newly loved tracks");
```
### Fetching Top Tracks
```rust
use lastfm_client::api::Period;
// Top tracks with period filter
let top_tracks = client
.top_tracks("username")
.limit(50)
.period(Period::ThreeMonth)
.fetch()
.await?;
// All-time top tracks
let all_time_top = client
.top_tracks("username")
.unlimited()
.period(Period::Overall)
.fetch()
.await?;
// Fetch and save top tracks
let filename = client
.top_tracks("username")
.limit(100)
.period(Period::Month)
.fetch_and_save(FileFormat::Json, "monthly_top")
.await?;
```
### Fetching Top Artists
```rust
use lastfm_client::api::Period;
let top_artists = client
.top_artists("username")
.limit(25)
.period(Period::SixMonth)
.fetch()
.await?;
```
### Fetching Top Albums
```rust
use lastfm_client::api::Period;
let top_albums = client
.top_albums("username")
.limit(25)
.period(Period::TwelveMonth)
.fetch()
.await?;
```
### Error Handling with Retry Hints
```rust
use lastfm_client::error::LastFmError;
match client.recent_tracks("username").limit(50).fetch().await {
Ok(tracks) => println!("Success: {} tracks", tracks.len()),
Err(e) => {
if e.is_retryable() {
if let Some(retry_after) = e.retry_after() {
println!("Rate limited. Retry after {:?}", retry_after);
tokio::time::sleep(retry_after).await;
// Retry the request...
}
} else {
eprintln!("Non-retryable error: {}", e);
}
}
}
```
---
### Friendly error messages (Display vs Debug)
If you see output like `MissingEnvVar("LAST_FM_API_KEY")`, the error is being printed with Debug formatting (`{:?}`) somewhere. This library implements friendly Display messages (via `#[error("...")]`), so prefer Display (`{}`) when printing errors.
Use an explicit `main` error handler to guarantee Display formatting:
```rust
use dotenvy::dotenv;
use lastfm_client::LastFmClient;
#[tokio::main]
async fn main() {
if let Err(err) = run().await {
eprintln!("Error: {err}"); // Display, not Debug
std::process::exit(1);
}
}
async fn run() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
dotenv().ok();
let client = LastFmClient::builder()
.from_env()? // Missing LAST_FM_API_KEY -> friendly message via Display
.build_client()?;
let tracks = client.recent_tracks("username").limit(50).fetch().await?;
println!("Fetched {} tracks", tracks.len());
Ok(())
}
```
Tips:
- Use `eprintln!("{}", err)` or `eprintln!("Error: {err}")` (Display), avoid `{:?}`/`{:#?}` (Debug).
- If you keep `fn main() -> Result<...>`, your runtime may show Debug output on failure. The explicit handler above guarantees Display.
- This applies to all errors from this library, including configuration errors like missing `LAST_FM_API_KEY`.
---
## API Methods Reference
### Client Creation
```rust
use lastfm_client::LastFmClient;
// Simple: with defaults (loads API key from LAST_FM_API_KEY env var)
let client = LastFmClient::new()?;
// With custom configuration
let client = LastFmClient::builder()
.api_key("your_key")
.retry_attempts(5)
.rate_limit(10, Duration::from_secs(1))
.build_client()?;
```
### Recent Tracks
```rust
client.recent_tracks("username")
.limit(u32) // Limit number of tracks
.unlimited() // Fetch all available tracks
.since(i64) // Tracks since timestamp
.between(i64, i64) // Tracks between two timestamps
.extended() // Include extended info
.on_progress(|fetched, total| { ... }) // Progress callback (fetched, total)
.fetch() // Execute and get TrackList<RecentTrack>
.fetch_extended() // Execute and get TrackList<RecentTrackExtended>
.check_currently_playing() // Check if currently playing
.analyze(usize) // Analyze tracks and get statistics
.analyze_and_print(usize) // Analyze and print statistics
.fetch_and_save(format, prefix) // Fetch and save to a new timestamped file
.fetch_extended_and_save(format, prefix) // Fetch extended and save
.fetch_and_update(file_path) // Fetch only new tracks and prepend to file -> usize
.fetch_extended_and_update(file_path) // Same for extended tracks -> usize
// sqlite feature only:
.fetch_and_save_sqlite(prefix) // Fetch and save to a new .db file -> String
.fetch_and_update_sqlite(db_path) // Fetch only new tracks and insert into .db -> usize
.fetch_extended_and_save_sqlite(prefix) // Fetch extended and save to a new .db file -> String
.fetch_extended_and_update_sqlite(db_path) // Fetch only new extended tracks and insert -> usize
// On a fetched TrackList<RecentTrack>:
// (all methods take &self and return new values — non-consuming)
// recent.to_set() -> TrackList<ScoredTrack> (deduplicated with play counts)
// recent.top_artists() -> TrackList<ScoredArtist> (grouped by artist)
// recent.top_albums() -> TrackList<ScoredAlbum> (grouped by album+artist)
// recent.by_hour() -> [u32; 24] (plays per UTC hour)
// recent.by_date() -> BTreeMap<NaiveDate, u32> (plays per calendar date)
// recent.streak() -> u32 (longest consecutive-day streak)
// recent.without_now_playing() -> TrackList<RecentTrack> (drop currently-playing track)
// recent.unique_artist_count() -> usize
// recent.unique_track_count() -> usize
```
### Loved Tracks
```rust
client.loved_tracks("username")
.limit(u32) // Limit number of tracks
.unlimited() // Fetch all available tracks
.on_progress(|fetched, total| { ... }) // Progress callback (fetched, total)
.fetch() // Execute and get TrackList<LovedTrack>
.analyze(usize) // Analyze tracks and get statistics
.analyze_and_print(usize) // Analyze and print statistics
.fetch_and_save(format, prefix) // Fetch and save to a new timestamped file
.fetch_and_update(file_path) // Fetch only new tracks and prepend to file -> usize
// sqlite feature only:
.fetch_and_save_sqlite(prefix) // Fetch and save to a new .db file -> String
.fetch_and_update_sqlite(db_path) // Fetch only new tracks and insert into .db -> usize
```
### Top Tracks
```rust
client.top_tracks("username")
.limit(u32) // Limit number of tracks
.unlimited() // Fetch all available tracks
.period(Period) // Time period filter
.on_progress(|fetched, total| { ... }) // Progress callback (fetched, total)
.fetch() // Execute and get TrackList<TopTrack>
.fetch_and_save(format, prefix) // Fetch and save to file
.fetch_and_save_sqlite(prefix) // sqlite feature only: save to .db file
```
### Top Artists
```rust
client.top_artists("username")
.limit(u32) // Limit number of artists
.unlimited() // Fetch all available artists
.period(Period) // Time period filter
.on_progress(|fetched, total| { ... }) // Progress callback (fetched, total)
.fetch() // Execute and get TrackList<TopArtist>
.fetch_and_save(format, prefix) // Fetch and save to file
.fetch_and_save_sqlite(prefix) // sqlite feature only: save to .db file
```
### Top Albums
```rust
client.top_albums("username")
.limit(u32) // Limit number of albums
.unlimited() // Fetch all available albums
.period(Period) // Time period filter
.on_progress(|fetched, total| { ... }) // Progress callback (fetched, total)
.fetch() // Execute and get TrackList<TopAlbum>
.fetch_and_save(format, prefix) // Fetch and save to file
.fetch_and_save_sqlite(prefix) // sqlite feature only: save to .db file
```
### User Info
```rust
client.user_info("username")
.fetch() // Execute and get UserInfo
// Convenience check
client.user_exists("username").await? // -> bool
```
### Top Tags
```rust
client.top_tags("username")
.limit(u32) // 1–50; values above 50 are clamped to 50 (API cap)
.fetch() // Execute and get Vec<UserTopTag>
```
### Friends
```rust
client.friends("username")
.limit(u32) // Results per page (default 50, max 200)
.page(u32) // Page number (1-indexed)
.recent_tracks(bool) // Include recent track info for each friend
.fetch_page() // Execute and get FriendsPage
.fetch_all() // Auto-paginate and get Vec<FriendProfile>
```
### Personal Tags
```rust
client.personal_tags("username", "tag")
.limit(u32) // Results per page (default 50, max 1000)
.page(u32) // Page number (1-indexed)
.fetch_tracks() // Execute and get PersonalTaggedTracksPage
.fetch_artists() // Execute and get PersonalTaggedArtistsPage
.fetch_albums() // Execute and get PersonalTaggedAlbumsPage
```
### Weekly Charts
```rust
client.weekly_chart_list("username")
.fetch() // Execute and get Vec<WeeklyChartRange>
client.weekly_track_chart("username")
.from(u32) // Start Unix timestamp (optional)
.to(u32) // End Unix timestamp (optional)
.range(&WeeklyChartRange) // Set both from + to from a range value
.fetch() // Execute and get Vec<WeeklyTrack>
// Same builder interface for:
client.weekly_artist_chart("username") // -> Vec<WeeklyArtist>
client.weekly_album_chart("username") // -> Vec<WeeklyAlbum>
```
### Available Period Options
- `Period::Overall` - All time
- `Period::Week` - Last 7 days
- `Period::Month` - Last month
- `Period::ThreeMonth` - Last 3 months
- `Period::SixMonth` - Last 6 months
- `Period::TwelveMonth` - Last 12 months
### Parameter Types
- **`limit`**: `impl Into<TrackLimit>` - Use `Some(n)` for limited results, `None` or `TrackLimit::Unlimited` for all
- **`from`/`to`**: `Option<i64>` - Unix timestamps in seconds
- **`extended`**: `bool` - Whether to fetch extended track information
- **`period`**: `Option<Period>` - Time period filter (Week, Month, ThreeMonth, etc.)
- **`format`**: `FileFormat` - `FileFormat::Json`, `FileFormat::Csv`, or `FileFormat::Ndjson`
## Testing
Run the test suite:
```bash
cargo test
```
The library includes extensive test coverage with mock HTTP clients for reliable testing.
## Advanced Features
### Retry Logic
Configure automatic retries with exponential or linear backoff:
```rust
use lastfm_client::{LastFmClient, client::retry::RetryPolicy};
use std::time::Duration;
// Exponential backoff: 100ms -> 200ms -> 400ms -> 800ms
let client = LastFmClient::builder()
.api_key("your_key")
.retry_attempts(5)
.build_client()?;
// Custom retry policy
let policy = RetryPolicy::exponential(3)
.with_base_delay(Duration::from_millis(200))
.with_max_delay(Duration::from_secs(10));
```
### Rate Limiting
Prevent API throttling with sliding window rate limiting:
```rust
use std::time::Duration;
let client = LastFmClient::builder()
.api_key("your_key")
.rate_limit(10, Duration::from_secs(1)) // 10 requests per second
.build_client()?;
```
### Testing with Mocks
Use mock HTTP clients for testing:
```rust
use lastfm_client::client::http::MockClient;
use std::collections::HashMap;
let mut responses = HashMap::new();
responses.insert(
"test_url".to_string(),
serde_json::json!({"recenttracks": {"track": []}}),
);
let mock_client = MockClient::new(responses);
// Use mock_client in your tests
```
## Architecture
```
src/
├── client/
│ ├── lastfm.rs # LastFmClient — single http + config, all builder methods
│ ├── http.rs # HttpClient trait + ReqwestClient + MockClient
│ ├── retry.rs # RetryClient + RetryPolicy (exponential/linear backoff)
│ └── rate_limiter.rs # RateLimiter + RateLimitedClient (sliding window)
├── api/
│ ├── builder_ext.rs # Shared extension traits (LimitBuilder, FetchAndSave, …)
│ ├── constants.rs # API method name constants
│ ├── fetch_utils.rs # Generic pagination, ResourceContainer, user_params helper
│ └── user/
│ ├── recent_tracks/
│ │ ├── mod.rs # Re-exports + ResourceContainer impls
│ │ ├── builder.rs # RecentTracksRequestBuilder + trait impls
│ │ └── extended.rs # fetch_extended / fetch_extended_and_* methods
│ ├── loved_tracks.rs # LovedTracksRequestBuilder + trait impls
│ ├── top/
│ │ ├── tracks.rs # TopTracksRequestBuilder
│ │ ├── artists.rs # TopArtistsRequestBuilder
│ │ ├── albums.rs # TopAlbumsRequestBuilder
│ │ └── tags.rs # TopTagsRequestBuilder
│ ├── info.rs # UserInfoRequestBuilder
│ ├── friends.rs # FriendsRequestBuilder
│ ├── personal_tags.rs # PersonalTagsRequestBuilder
│ └── weekly/
│ └── charts.rs # Weekly chart builders (list, track, artist, album)
├── types/
│ ├── tracks.rs # RecentTrack, LovedTrack, TopTrack, scored types
│ ├── artists.rs # TopArtist
│ ├── albums.rs # TopAlbum
│ ├── tags.rs # UserTopTag
│ ├── friends.rs # FriendProfile, FriendsPage
│ ├── personal_tags.rs # PersonalTagged* types and pages
│ ├── weekly.rs # WeeklyChartRange, WeeklyTrack/Artist/Album
│ ├── user_info.rs # UserInfo
│ ├── track_list.rs # TrackList<T> newtype with Display + Deref
│ └── period.rs # Period and TrackLimit enums
├── config.rs # Config + ConfigBuilder
├── error.rs # LastFmError with retry hints
├── analytics.rs # TrackAnalyzable trait + AnalysisHandler
├── file_handler.rs # JSON/NDJSON/CSV/SQLite export
└── sqlite.rs # SqliteExportable trait (sqlite feature only)
```
### Key Design Principles
- **Trait-based HTTP abstraction**: Easy to test with mocks
- **Builder patterns**: Fluent, discoverable APIs
- **Type safety**: Leverages Rust's type system
- **Zero-cost abstractions**: No runtime overhead
## Migrating from v2.x
v3.0 removes the `lastfm_handler` module (`LastFMHandler`) that was deprecated since v2.0. If you were using it:
| `LastFMHandler::new("user")` | `LastFmClient::new()?` |
| `handler.get_user_recent_tracks(Some(100))` | `client.recent_tracks("user").limit(100).fetch().await?` |
| `handler.get_user_recent_tracks_between(from, to, false)` | `client.recent_tracks("user").between(from, to).fetch().await?` |
| `handler.get_user_top_tracks(Some(50), Some(Period::Week))` | `client.top_tracks("user").limit(50).period(Period::Week).fetch().await?` |
| `handler.get_user_loved_tracks(Some(100))` | `client.loved_tracks("user").limit(100).fetch().await?` |
`TrackPlayInfo` has moved from `lastfm_client::lastfm_handler::TrackPlayInfo` to `lastfm_client::types::TrackPlayInfo`.
## License
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
## Acknowledgments
Built with Rust and powered by the Last.fm API.