[pulseaudio-discuss] source-sink loopback

[pl bossart]

> Just wanted to say that I'm working on a module for unrelated reasons that
> would probably come in handy here.
>
> While some other modules (bluetooth?) may load this module internally
> as/when they need it, I'm working on a system that would let you define
> modules to load via a GUI and associate them with sinks/sources etc. that
> are not currently plugged in (it maintains a history of the sinks/sources
> it's seen in the past).
>
> This GUI would allow you to e.g. define a loopback module definition that
> works with Source A and Sink B. The loader module will automatically try and
> load any defined and active module which are not currently loaded every time
> a new sink/source is detected.
>
> This structure shoudl be ideal for people wanting to define custom "pass
> throughs".

Yes this would be nice. In my tests I load the module from a file, and
this is a hard-coded configuration. Having the ability to recall which
sinks and sources need to be connected would be quite useful indeed.
Didn't think my week-end hack would be associated with a GUI anytime
soon....
Cheers
- Pierre