pulseaudio-nextsink


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#!/bin/bash
# Iterates through the list of available sinks from pactl
# Made to be used with a hotkey to quickly swap between outputs. Therefore takes no inputs.

default_sink_line=$(pactl list short sinks | grep $(pactl get-default-sink))
default_sink_arr=( $default_sink_line )
default_sink_num=${default_sink_arr[0]} # The number of the currently default sink. Not using the whole line because they can change frequently

readarray -t sink_names <<<"$(pactl list short sinks)"
last_sink_active=false
for sink_name in "${sink_names[@]}"
do
	sink_arr=( $sink_name )
	sink_num=${sink_arr[0]}
	if [ "$last_sink_active" = true ]; then
		pactl set-default-sink $sink_num
		echo "Set pulse default sink to number $sink_num"
		exit 0
	fi
	if [ "$default_sink_num" = "$sink_num" ]; then
		last_sink_active=true
	fi
done
# If never got to 1 past the currently active sink in the loop, sets sink to first in the list
first_sink=${sink_names[0]}
first_sink_arr=( $first_sink )
first_sink_num=${first_sink_arr[0]}
pactl set-default-sink $first_sink_num
echo "Set pulse default sink to number $first_sink_num"
exit 0