[Feature Request] mute/unmute with a command

[ilobilo]

Discord Account

No response

Motivation

I would like to use a specific media key on my keyboard to mute and unmute.

Solution

Provide a way to mute/unmute with a command so I can execute it when the key is pressed.

Alternatives

global keybinds

Additional context

No response

Request Agreement

• I have searched the existing issues and found no similar issue
• This is not a plugin request
• This is not a Vencord feature request

[CookieUniverse]

isn't this what you are asking for? #609

[ilobilo]

yep, hope it gets merged soon!

[sr-tream]

Workaround for any Discord client to toggle micro on Linux with PipeWire

Launch Vesktop with custom property to filter input recorder:

PULSE_PROP="discord.id=vesktop" vesktop

For now, we can find the ID of input recorder, used by vesktop:

pw-dump | jq ".[] | select(.info.props.\"discord.id\" == \"vesktop\" and .info.props.\"media.name\" == \"RecordStream\") | .id"

And we can change mute param:

pw-cli set-param STREAM_ID Props "{mute: STATE}"

Ready to use script:

#!/bin/bash

: ${DISCORD_ID:=vesktop}

# Optional true/false value to enforce specific state (Useful for keybinds on hold key state)
WANT_MUTE=$1

STREAM_IDS=(`pw-dump | jq ".[] | select(.info.props.\"discord.id\" == \"${DISCORD_ID}\"and .info.props.\"media.name\" == \"RecordStream\") | .id"`)

if [[ -z "${STREAM_IDS[@]}" ]]; then
  if [[ -z "$WANT_MUTE" ]]; then
    notify-send -i error -a "$DISCORD_ID" "Discord microphone" "Status not changed: cannot find the micro.\nPossible reasons:\n - The field 'discord.id' missmatch\n - You not connect to voice channel"
  fi
  exit 0
fi

# For mutiple same inputs sync on first
STATE=`pw-cli enum-params ${STREAM_IDS[0]} Props | awk '/Prop: key.*mute/{getline; print $2}'`

for STREAM_ID in "${STREAM_IDS[@]}"; do
  LOCAL_STATE=`pw-cli enum-params $STREAM_ID Props | awk '/Prop: key.*mute/{getline; print $2}'`
  if [[ "$LOCAL_STATE" == "$WANT_MUTE" ]]; then
    continue
  fi

  if [[ "$STATE" == "true" ]]; then
    pw-cli set-param $STREAM_ID Props "{mute: false}" > /dev/null
  else
    pw-cli set-param $STREAM_ID Props "{mute: true}" > /dev/null
  fi
done

if [[ "$STATE" == "$WANT_MUTE" ]]; then
  exit 0
fi

if [[ "$STATE" == "true" ]]; then
  notify-send -i microphone-sensitivity-high -a "$DISCORD_ID" "Discord microphone" "Enabled"
else
  notify-send -i microphone-sensitivity-muted -a "$DISCORD_ID" "Discord microphone" "Muted"
fi

Don't forget set env PULSE_PROP="discord.id=vesktop" for Vesktop launch!

[ilobilo]

thank you very much! I made my own script but it was very janky. I'll definitely use that

[ilobilo]

I modified it a bit

#!/bin/bash

: ${DISCORD_ID:=vesktop}

WANT_MUTE=$1
DEFAULT_SOURCE=$(pactl get-default-source)

STREAM_ID=`pw-dump | jq ".[] | select(.info.props.\"discord.id\" == \"${DISCORD_ID}\"and .info.props.\"media.name\" == \"RecordStream\") | .id"`

if [[ -z "$STREAM_ID" ]]; then
    pactl set-source-mute $DEFAULT_SOURCE toggle
    exit 0
fi

STATE=`pw-cli enum-params $STREAM_ID Props | awk '/Prop: key.*mute/{getline; print $2}'`
if [[ "$STATE" == "$WANT_MUTE" ]]; then
    exit 0
fi

if [[ "$STATE" == "true" ]]; then
    pw-cli set-param $STREAM_ID Props "{mute: false}" > /dev/null
    pactl set-source-mute $DEFAULT_SOURCE 0
else
    pw-cli set-param $STREAM_ID Props "{mute: true}" > /dev/null
    pactl set-source-mute $DEFAULT_SOURCE 1
fi

if [ -e "$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/vesktop-ipc" ]; then
    echo "VCD_TOGGLE_SELF_MUTE" >> $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/vesktop-ipc
fi

[sr-tream]

if [[ "$STATE" == "$WANT_MUTE" ]]; then
    pactl set-source-mute $DEFAULT_SOURCE toggle
    exit 0
fi

Why you toggle device micro here? In original script this condition prevent any changes for hold-key bindings, like that:

modmap:
  - name: In game
  application:
    only: [cs2, other-game.exe]
  remap:
    ALT_L:
      skip_key_event: true
      press: { launch: ["bash", "-c", "/path/to/script.sh", "false"] } # Enable micro
      release: { launch: ["bash", "-c", "/path/to/script.sh", "true"] } # Mute micro

[ilobilo]

yeah I realised that after sending it. I'll edit the message