Example Sink

The example sink is a good starting point for writing a custom sink. We refer to the source code for more information.

Module Name

libpipewire-module-example-sink

Module Options

• node.name: a unique name for the stream
• node.description: a human readable name for the stream
• stream.props = {}: properties to be passed to the stream

General options

Options with well-known behavior.

• PW_KEY_REMOTE_NAME
• PW_KEY_AUDIO_FORMAT
• PW_KEY_AUDIO_RATE
• PW_KEY_AUDIO_CHANNELS
• SPA_KEY_AUDIO_POSITION
• PW_KEY_MEDIA_NAME
• PW_KEY_NODE_LATENCY
• PW_KEY_NODE_NAME
• PW_KEY_NODE_DESCRIPTION
• PW_KEY_NODE_GROUP
• PW_KEY_NODE_VIRTUAL
• PW_KEY_MEDIA_CLASS

Example configuration

# ~/.config/pipewire/pipewire.conf.d/my-example-sink.conf
 
context.modules = [
{   name = libpipewire-module-example-sink
    args = {
        node.name = "example_sink"
        node.description = "My Example Sink"
        stream.props = {
            audio.position = [ FL FR ]
        }
    }
}
]