2 define(CURRENT_PROGRAM,para_audiod)
3 define(DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE,~/.paraslash/audiod.conf)
6 #########################
7 section "General options"
8 #########################
13 include(config_file.m4)
15 include(log_timing.m4)
21 ########################
22 section "Audiod options"
23 ########################
30 If this flag is not given, para_audiod refuses to start if the
31 well-known socket file (see the --socket option) already exists
32 because this usually means that para_audiod is already running
33 and listening on that socket. After a crash or if para_audiod
34 received a SIGKILL signal, a stale socket file might remain and
35 you have to use --force once to force startup of para_audiod.
45 Para_audiod supports three modes of operation: On, off and
46 standby (sb). This option selects the mode that should be
47 used on startup. If para_audiod operates in \"on\" mode, it
48 will connect to para_server in order to receive its status
49 information. If para_server announces the availability of an
50 audio stream, para_audiod will automatically download, decode
51 and play the audio stream according to the given stream I/O
54 In \"standby\" mode, para_audiod will only receive the
55 status information from para_server but will not download
58 In \"off\" mode, para_audiod does not connect para_server at
59 all, but still listens on the local socket for connections.
65 string typestr="filename"
68 Para_audiod uses a \"well-known\" socket to listen
69 on for connections from para_audioc. This socket is a
70 special file in the file system; its location defaults to
71 /var/paraslash/audiod_sock.<host_name>.
73 para_audioc, the client program used to connect to para_audiod,
74 opens this socket in order to talk to para_audiod. If the
75 default value for para_audiod is changed, para_audioc must be
76 instructed to use also \"filename\" for connecting para_audiod.
87 Allow the user identified by \"uid\" to connect to para_audiod.
88 May be specified multiple times. If not specified at all,
89 all users are allowed to connect.
91 This feature requires unix socket credentials and is currently
92 only supported on Linux systems. On other operating systems,
93 the option is silently ignored and all local users are allowed
94 to connect to para_audiod.
97 option "clock_diff_count" -
98 #~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
99 "sync clock on startup"
104 Check the clock difference between the host running para_server
105 and the local host running para_audiod that many times before
106 starting any stream I/0. Set this to non-zero for non-local
107 setups if the clocks of these two hosts are not synchronized
111 #############################
112 section "Stream I/O options"
113 #############################
118 string typestr="receiver_spec"
123 This option may be given multiple times, for each audio format
124 separately. If multiple definitions for an audio format are
125 given, the first one is selected.
127 The \"receiver_spec\" consists of an audio format specifier
128 and one or more receiver arguments, separated by a colon.
130 The audio format specifier is a regular expression which
131 specifies the set of audio formats for which this option
134 If any receiver options are present, the whole receiver
135 argument must be quoted:
137 -r 'mp3:http -i my.host.org -p 8009'
139 Since a single dot '.' matches the name of any audio format,
140 specifying '.' instead of 'mp3' above activates the http
141 receiver for all audio formats.
145 option "no_default_filters" D
146 #~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
147 "Configure filters manually"
150 If (and only if) this option is set, the --filter options
151 (see below) take effect. Otherwise, the compiled-in defaults
152 apply. These defaults depend on the receiver being used as
155 For http streams, only a single filter per audio format,
156 the decoder for that format, is activated. On the other hand,
157 since udp and dccp streams are sent fec-encoded by para_server,
158 the client side must feed the output of the receiver into
159 the fecdec filter first. Therefore the default for udp and
160 dccp streams is to activate the fecdec filter, followed by
161 the appropriate decoder.
163 You must give this option if you want to use any other filter,
164 for example the amp or the compress filter.
170 "Use non-default filters"
171 string typestr="filter_spec"
174 dependon="no_default_filters"
176 This option may be given multiple times. The \"filter_spec\"
177 consists of an audio format specifier (see above), the name
178 of the filter, and any options for that filter. Note that
183 --filter 'mp3:mp3dec'
185 --filter 'mp3|aac:compress --inertia 5 --damp 2'
193 "Specify stream writer."
194 string typestr="writer_spec"
198 May be given multiple times, even multiple times for the same
199 audio format. Default value is \"alsa\" for all supported
200 audio formats. Example:
202 --writer 'aac|wma:oss'
206 option "stream_delay" -
207 #~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
208 "time for client sync"
209 int typestr="milliseconds"
213 Add the given amount of milliseconds to the stream start time
214 announced by para_server and do not send data to the writer
215 before that time (modulo clock difference).
217 This is useful mainly for syncronizing the audio output of