How to Create a Song Search Engine Using Python
The search engine asks the user to input a song into the search bar and as a result provides songs with a picture of their cover album and a preview of the music for the user to listen to.
copy paste the code below and run it:
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>Song Search</title>
<style>
/* Global styles */
body {
font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif;
background-color: #f7f7f7;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
align-items: center;
height: 100vh;
}
/* Container styles */
#container {
background-color: #ffffff;
border-radius: 10px;
box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
padding: 20px;
width: 100%;
max-width: 600px;
}
/* Header styles */
h1 {
text-align: center;
color: #009688;
font-size: 28px;
margin-bottom: 20px;
}
/* Search box styles */
#search-box {
text-align: center;
margin-bottom: 20px;
}
label {
display: block;
font-size: 18px;
margin-bottom: 10px;
color: #333;
}
#song-search {
padding: 10px;
width: 100%;
border: 2px solid #ccc;
border-radius: 5px;
font-size: 16px;
}
#search-button {
padding: 10px 20px;
background-color: #ff5722;
color: #fff;
border: none;
border-radius: 5px;
font-size: 16px;
cursor: pointer;
}
#search-button:hover {
background-color: #f44336;
}
/* Results styles */
#results {
text-align: center;
}
h2 {
color: #333;
font-size: 24px;
margin-top: 30px;
}
/* Song list styles */
ul {
list-style-type: none;
padding: 0;
}
.song-item {
margin: 20px 0;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
align-items: center;
padding: 10px;
border: 1px solid #ccc;
border-radius: 5px;
background-color: #fff;
box-shadow: 0 0 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
transition: transform 0.2s ease-in-out;
}
.song-item:hover {
transform: scale(1.03);
}
img {
max-width: 150px;
max-height: 150px;
border-radius: 5px;
}
strong {
color: #009688;
font-size: 18px;
}
audio {
width: 100%;
max-width: 300px;
margin-top: 20px;
}
/* Loading spinner styles */
.loader {
border: 6px solid #f3f3f3;
border-top: 6px solid #009688;
border-radius: 50%;
width: 40px;
height: 40px;
animation: spin 2s linear infinite;
margin: 20px auto;
}
@keyframes spin {
0% { transform: rotate(0deg); }
100% { transform: rotate(360deg); }
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div id="container">
<h1>Song Search</h1>
<div id="search-box">
<label for="song-search">Search for a song:</label>
<input type="text" id="song-search" placeholder="Enter a song title">
<button id="search-button">Search</button>
</div>
<div id="results">
<h2>Search Results</h2>
<div id="loader" class="loader" style="display: none;"></div>
<ul id="song-list"></ul>
</div>
</div>
<script>
document.getElementById("search-button").addEventListener("click", function () {
const searchTerm = document.getElementById("song-search").value;
searchForSongs(searchTerm);
});
function searchForSongs(searchTerm) {
// Display loading spinner while fetching data
document.getElementById("loader").style.display = "block";
document.getElementById("song-list").innerHTML = "";
// Use the iTunes Search API to fetch song data
const apiUrl = `https://itunes.apple.com/search?term=${searchTerm}&entity=song&limit=10`;
fetch(apiUrl)
.then(response => response.json())
.then(data => {
document.getElementById("loader").style.display = "none"; // Hide loading spinner
displayResults(data.results);
})
.catch(error => {
console.error("Error fetching data: ", error);
document.getElementById("loader").style.display = "none"; // Hide loading spinner on error
document.getElementById("song-list").innerHTML = "<p>Error fetching data</p>";
});
}
function displayResults(results) {
const songList = document.getElementById("song-list");
if (results.length === 0) {
songList.innerHTML = "<p>No songs found</p>";
return;
}
results.forEach(song => {
const listItem = document.createElement("li");
listItem.className = "song-item";
const albumImage = document.createElement("img");
albumImage.src = song.artworkUrl100;
listItem.appendChild(albumImage);
listItem.innerHTML += `<strong>${song.trackName}</strong> by ${song.artistName}`;
listItem.innerHTML += `<audio controls><source src="${song.previewUrl}" type="audio/mpeg"></audio>`;
songList.appendChild(listItem);
});
}
</script>
</body>
</html>