#!/usr/bin/env python USAGE = """ Usage: python ladspa-dbus.py [values] The "sinkname" parameter is the name of the ladspa sink. The "values" parameter is a comma-separated list of ladspa sink parameter values. A value in the list can be either string "default" or a float. Example usage: python ladspa-dbus.py ladspa_1 10.0,default,4.0,0.6,default This command will configure sink "ladspa_1" by setting the first value to 10.0, the second to the default value (specified in the ladspa filter), the third to 4.0 and so on. """ import dbus import os import sys def get_ladspa_property_interface(sinkname): # do some D-Bus stuff to get to the real ladspa property object session = dbus.SessionBus() # get the private D-Bus socket address from PulseAudio properties session_property_iface = dbus.Interface(session.get_object("org.PulseAudio1", "/org/pulseaudio/server_lookup1"), dbus.PROPERTIES_IFACE) socket = session_property_iface.Get("org.PulseAudio.ServerLookup1", "Address") # connect to the private PulseAudio D-Bus socket connection = dbus.connection.Connection(socket) # core object for listing the sinks core = connection.get_object(object_path="/org/pulseaudio/core1") # object path to the ladspa sink ladspa_sink_path = core.GetSinkByName(sinkname) # property interface proxy for the sink ladspa_sink_property_iface = dbus.Interface(connection.get_object(object_path=ladspa_sink_path), dbus.PROPERTIES_IFACE) return ladspa_sink_property_iface def parse_arguments(args): sinkname = None arguments = [] defaults = [] if len(args) >= 2: sinkname = args[1] if len(args) == 3: tokens = args[2].split(",") for token in tokens: if token == "default": arguments.append(0.0) defaults.append(True) else: arguments.append(float(token)) defaults.append(False) """ print("Input arguments:") print(" sink: " + sink) print(" arguments: " + str(arguments)) print(" defaults: " + str(defaults)) """ return sinkname, arguments, defaults def print_arguments(arguments, defaults): for i in range(len(arguments)): default = "" if defaults[i]: default = "default" print(str(i) + " : " + str(arguments[i]) + " \t" + default) sinkname, arguments, defaults = parse_arguments(sys.argv) if sinkname == None: print(USAGE) sys.exit(1) # get the D-Bus property interface of the sink ladspa = get_ladspa_property_interface(sinkname) # read the current sink arguments from PulseAudio oldarguments, olddefaults = ladspa.Get("org.PulseAudio.Ext.Ladspa1", "AlgorithmParameters") print("Current LADSPA parameters for sink " + sinkname + ":") print_arguments(oldarguments, olddefaults) if len(arguments) != 0: # set new arguments if they were provided on the command line # Set the arguments ... ladspa.Set("org.PulseAudio.Ext.Ladspa1", "AlgorithmParameters", (dbus.Array(arguments), dbus.Array(defaults))) # ... and read them back. newarguments, newdefaults = ladspa.Get("org.PulseAudio.Ext.Ladspa1", "AlgorithmParameters") print("New LADSPA parameters for sink " + sinkname + ":") print_arguments(newarguments, newdefaults) # test the GetAll functionality # print(str(ladspa.GetAll("org.PulseAudio.Ext.Ladspa1")))