api no longer updates after certain ammount of time

[halal-beef]

when i leave my program for around 10-15 minutes the api dissconnects and will no longer update not even the music progress :(

ill share code i dont know what i did wrong

`using SpotifyAPI.Web;
using SpotifyAPI.Web.Models;
using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Threading;
using System.Timers;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Media;
using System.Windows.Media.Animation;
using System.Windows.Media.Imaging;
using System.Windows.Threading;

namespace minify
{

public partial class MainWindow : Window
{

    string _songID;
    int progress = 0;
    SpotifyAPI spotAPI;
    SpotifyWebAPI _spotify;
    bool _pauseAPI = false;
    byte r = 255, g = 0, b = 0;
    private TimeSpan duration { get; set; } = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1);
    private IEasingFunction ease { get; set; } = new QuarticEase { EasingMode = EasingMode.EaseInOut };

    public MainWindow()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
        if (Properties.Settings.Default.firstLaunch)
        {
            Left = SystemParameters.WorkArea.Width - Width;
            Top = SystemParameters.WorkArea.Height - Height;

            Properties.Settings.Default.mainLeft = Left;
            Properties.Settings.Default.mainTop = Top;

            Properties.Settings.Default.firstLaunch = false;
            Properties.Settings.Default.Save();
        }
        else
        {
            ;
            
            
        }

        
        App.Current.Properties["userPause"] = false;
        spotAPI = new SpotifyAPI(Properties.Resources.SpotID, Properties.Resources.SpotSecret);

        
        Thread.Sleep(1000);
        _spotify = new SpotifyWebAPI()
        {
            AccessToken = (string)Application.Current.Properties["AccessToken"],
            TokenType = (string)Application.Current.Properties["TokenType"]
        };

        
        System.Timers.Timer timer = new System.Timers.Timer(350);
        timer.Elapsed += Timer_Elapsed;
        timer.Start();

        
        System.Timers.Timer accesser = new System.Timers.Timer(3500000);
        accesser.Elapsed += Access_Elapsed;
        accesser.Start();

        
        Debug.WriteLine(IsActive);
        IsEnabled = true;
        

        var desktopWorkingArea = System.Windows.SystemParameters.WorkArea;
        this.Left = desktopWorkingArea.Right - this.Width;
        this.Top = desktopWorkingArea.Bottom - this.Height;

    }

    private void Timer_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        durat.Foreground = new SolidColorBrush(Color.FromRgb(r, g, b));
        if (r > 0 && b == 0)
        {
            r--;
            g++;
        }
        if (g > 0 && r == 0)
        {
            g--;
            b++;
        }
        if (b > 0 && g == 0)
        {
            b--;
            r++;
        }
    }

    public void FadeIn(DependencyObject element)
    {
        DoubleAnimation fadeAnimation = new DoubleAnimation()
        {
            From = 0,
            To = 1,
            Duration = duration,
            EasingFunction = ease
        };

        Storyboard.SetTarget(fadeAnimation, element);
        Storyboard.SetTargetProperty(fadeAnimation, new PropertyPath(OpacityProperty));

        Storyboard storyboard = new Storyboard();
        storyboard.Children.Add(fadeAnimation);
        
        storyboard.Begin();
    }

    public void FadeOut(DependencyObject element)
    {
        DoubleAnimation fadeAnimation = new DoubleAnimation()
        {
            From = 1,
            To = 0,
            Duration = duration,
            EasingFunction = ease
        };

        Storyboard.SetTarget(fadeAnimation, element);
        Storyboard.SetTargetProperty(fadeAnimation, new PropertyPath(OpacityProperty));

        Storyboard storyboard = new Storyboard();
        storyboard.Children.Add(fadeAnimation);
        
        storyboard.Begin();
    }


    private void Timer_Elapsed(object sender, ElapsedEventArgs e)
    {
        
        if (_pauseAPI) { return; }

        try
        {
            PlaybackContext context = _spotify.GetPlayingTrack();
            
            Dispatcher.Invoke(() =>
            {
                if (context.Error == null && context.Item != null)
                {
                    if (context.Item.Error == null)
                    {
                        musicsong.Text = context.Item.Name;
                        artist.Text = context.Item.Artists[0].Name;

                        
                        if ((context.Item.Album.Images[0].Url != thing.ImageSource.ToString()) && (context.Item.Album.Images[0].Url != null))
                        {
                            BitmapImage albumArt = new BitmapImage();
                            albumArt.BeginInit();
                            albumArt.UriSource = new Uri(context.Item.Album.Images[0].Url);
                            albumArt.EndInit();
                            thing.ImageSource = albumArt;

                            
                            _songID = context.Item.Id;
                            
                            if(context.IsPlaying)
                            {
                                playpause.Content = "";
                            }

                            
                            progress = context.Item.DurationMs;
                        }

                        
                        durat.Value = ((double)(context.ProgressMs) / (double)(progress)) * 100;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("Inside- " + context.Error.Message);
                    }
                }
                else if (context.Error != null)
                {
                    System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("Outside- " + context.Error.Message);

                    
                    if (context.Error.Message == "Only valid bearer authentication supported")
                    {
                        _spotify = new SpotifyWebAPI()
                        {
                            AccessToken = (string)Application.Current.Properties["AccessToken"],
                            TokenType = (string)Application.Current.Properties["TokenType"]
                        };
                    }
                    else if (context.Error.Message == "The access token expired")
                    {
                        Debug.WriteLine("Attempting to refresh token due to expiration");
                        spotAPI.Authenticate();
                        _spotify = new SpotifyWebAPI()
                        {
                            AccessToken = (string)Application.Current.Properties["AccessToken"],
                            TokenType = (string)Application.Current.Properties["TokenType"]
                        };
                    }
                }
            });
        }
        catch (Exception err)
        {
            System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("Error main timer- " + err.Message);
        }
    }

    private void Access_Elapsed(object sender, ElapsedEventArgs e)
    {
        spotAPI.Authenticate();
        _spotify = new SpotifyWebAPI()
        {
            AccessToken = (string)Application.Current.Properties["AccessToken"],
            TokenType = (string)Application.Current.Properties["TokenType"]
        };
    }

    private  void Playpause_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
    {
         if ((string)playpause.Content == "")
         {
            Spotify.PausePlaySong();
             playpause.Content = "";
         }
         else
         {
            Spotify.PausePlaySong();
            playpause.Content = "";
         }
        
    }

    private void Window_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
    {
        Topmost = true;
        DispatcherTimer timer1 = new DispatcherTimer { Interval = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(1), IsEnabled = true };
        timer1.Tick += Timer_Tick;
        timer1.Start();
    }

    private void Window_Deactivated(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        Activate();
    }

    private void Window_KeyDown(object sender, System.Windows.Input.KeyEventArgs e)
    {
        if(e.Key == System.Windows.Input.Key.NumLock)
        {
            if(this.Opacity == 0)
            {
                FadeIn(this);
            }
            else
            {
                FadeOut(this);
            }
        }
        e.Handled = true;
    }

    private void Skipright_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
    {
        Spotify.NextSong();
        playpause.Content = "";
    }

    private void Skipleft_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
    {
        Spotify.PreviousSong();
        playpause.Content = "";

    }
}

}
`

`using SpotifyAPI.Web;
using SpotifyAPI.Web.Models;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;

namespace minify
{
class Spotify
{
public static void UserTrackSuggestion()
{
try
{
var _spotify = new SpotifyWebAPI
{
AccessToken = (string)App.Current.Properties["AccessToken"],
TokenType = (string)App.Current.Properties["TokenType"]
};

            PlaybackContext context = _spotify.GetPlayingTrack();
            PlaybackContext playbackContext = _spotify.GetPlayback();

            Random random = new Random();
            
            Paging<FullTrack> tracks = _spotify.GetUsersTopTracks();
            List<string> favTracks = new List<string>();
            
            tracks.Items.ForEach(item => favTracks.Add(item.Id));
            
            List<string> recTracks = new List<string>();
            foreach (string track in favTracks)
            {
                recTracks.Add(_spotify.GetRecommendations(trackSeed: new List<string> { track }, limit: 5).Tracks[random.Next(2)].Uri);
            }
            
            ErrorResponse err = _spotify.ResumePlayback(uris: recTracks, offset: "");

        }
        catch
        {
            System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("Failed at Spotify/UserTrackSuggestion");
        }
    }

    public static void ResumePlayback()
    {
        try
        {
            SpotifyWebAPI _spotify = new SpotifyWebAPI
            {
                AccessToken = (string)App.Current.Properties["AccessToken"],
                TokenType = (string)App.Current.Properties["TokenType"]
            };

            ErrorResponse err = _spotify.ResumePlayback(contextUri: (string)App.Current.Properties["playlistID"], offset: "");
        }
        catch
        {
            System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("Failed at Spotify/resumePlayback");
        }
    }

    public static void LoveSong(string ID)
    {
        try
        {
            SpotifyWebAPI _spotify = new SpotifyWebAPI
            {
                AccessToken = (string)App.Current.Properties["AccessToken"],
                TokenType = (string)App.Current.Properties["TokenType"]
            };

            PlaybackContext context = _spotify.GetPlayingTrack();
            ErrorResponse response = _spotify.SaveTrack(ID);

        }
        catch
        {
            System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("Failed at Spotify/LoveSong");
        }
    }

    public static void UnLoveSong(string ID)
    {
        try
        {
            SpotifyWebAPI _spotify = new SpotifyWebAPI()
            {
                AccessToken = (string)App.Current.Properties["AccessToken"],
                TokenType = (string)App.Current.Properties["TokenType"]
            };

            PlaybackContext context = _spotify.GetPlayingTrack();
            ErrorResponse response = _spotify.RemoveSavedTracks(new List<string> { ID });

        }
        catch
        {
            System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("Failed at Spotify/LoveSong");
        }
    }

    public static void NextSong()
    {
        try
        {
            SpotifyWebAPI _spotify = new SpotifyWebAPI()
            {
                AccessToken = (string)App.Current.Properties["AccessToken"],
                TokenType = (string)App.Current.Properties["TokenType"]
            };

            ErrorResponse error = _spotify.SkipPlaybackToNext();

        }
        catch
        {
            System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("Failed at Spotify/NextSong");
        }
    }

    public static void PreviousSong()
    {
        try
        {
            SpotifyWebAPI _spotify = new SpotifyWebAPI()
            {
                AccessToken = (string)App.Current.Properties["AccessToken"],
                TokenType = (string)App.Current.Properties["TokenType"]
            };

            ErrorResponse error = _spotify.SkipPlaybackToPrevious();

        }
        catch
        {
            System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("Failed at Spotify/PreviousSong");
        }
    }

    public static void SeekPlayback(int position)
    {
        try
        {
            SpotifyWebAPI _spotify = new SpotifyWebAPI()
            {
                AccessToken = (string)App.Current.Properties["AccessToken"],
                TokenType = (string)App.Current.Properties["TokenType"]
            };
            PlaybackContext context = _spotify.GetPlayingTrack();
            ErrorResponse error = _spotify.SeekPlayback((int)((position / 100.0) * context.Item.DurationMs));
        }
        catch
        {
            System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("Failed at Spotify/PreviousSong");
        }
    }

    public static void PausePlaySong()
    {
        try
        {
            SpotifyWebAPI _spotify = new SpotifyWebAPI()
            {
                AccessToken = (string)App.Current.Properties["AccessToken"],
                TokenType = (string)App.Current.Properties["TokenType"]
            };
            PlaybackContext context = _spotify.GetPlayback();
            if (context.IsPlaying)
            {
                ErrorResponse error = _spotify.PausePlayback();
                App.Current.Properties["userPause"] = true;
            }
            else
            {
                ErrorResponse error = _spotify.ResumePlayback(offset: "");
                App.Current.Properties["userPause"] = false;
            }
        }
        catch
        {
            System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("Failed at Spotify/PausePlaySong");
        }
    }

    public static int GetSetVolume(int volume = 255)
    {
        try
        {
            SpotifyWebAPI _spotify = new SpotifyWebAPI()
            {
                AccessToken = (string)App.Current.Properties["AccessToken"],
                TokenType = (string)App.Current.Properties["TokenType"]
            };
            
            PlaybackContext context = _spotify.GetPlayback();
            if (volume == 255)
            {
                return context.Device.VolumePercent;
            }
            else
            {
                ErrorResponse _ = _spotify.SetVolume(volume);
                return 1;
            }
        }
        catch
        {
            System.Diagnostics.Debug.WriteLine("Failed at Spotify/GetSetVolume");
            return -1;
        }
    }
}

}
`

[JohnnyCrazy]

This does not sound like a problem in the API itself but rather in your logic. Double check if refreshing the access token works and if all the timers correctly fire.