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#-------- PulseAudio Switcher CLI {{{
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# tutorial video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhv-2pNWfr4

pa-list() { pacmd list-sinks | awk '/index/ || /name:/' ;}

pa-set() { 
    # list all apps in playback tab (ex: cmus, mplayer, vlc)
    inputs=($(pacmd list-sink-inputs | awk '/index/ {print $2}')) 
    # set the default output device
    pacmd set-default-sink $1 &> /dev/null
    # apply the changes to all running apps to use the new output device
    for i in ${inputs[*]}; do pacmd move-sink-input $i $1 &> /dev/null; done
}

pa-playbacklist() { 
    # list individual apps
    echo "==============="
    echo "Running Apps"
    pacmd list-sink-inputs | awk '/index/ || /application.name /'

    # list all sound device
    echo "==============="
    echo "Sound Devices"
    pacmd list-sinks | awk '/index/ || /name:/'
}

pa-playbackset() { 
    # set the default output device
    pacmd set-default-sink "$2" &> /dev/null
    # apply changes to one running app to use the new output device
    pacmd move-sink-input "$1" "$2" &> /dev/null
}