muroar_beep(3)

📦 version 0.1.13, in ubuntu jammy

💖 muroar_beep — the "hey bestie, ding!" function 💖

okay so this is a page from the muRoar Programmer's Manual and honestly? it's a short one, but it's iconic. it's about sending a lil notify beep to the RoarAudio sound daemon. yes, that beep. the "notify" one. periodt.

✨ NAME ✨

muroar_beep — send a notify beep to the RoarAudio sound daemon 🦋

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

#include <muroar.h>

int muroar_beep   (muroar_t fh);

like. one header. one function. one arg. we love a minimalist king 👑

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

so basically, this function sends a notify beep to the sound daemon that fh is connected to. 💅

and bestie, listen — fh has got to be connected using muroar_connect(3) to a sound server that supports the RoarAudio protocol and the BEEP command. no BEEP command? no beep. it's giving "vibe check failed" fr fr. 🫶

✨ RETURN VALUE ✨

  • on success, this call returns 0 ✨
  • on error, -1 is returned 💀

that's it. that's the whole range. binary queen. no cap.

✨ NOTES ✨

🚨 ok this part is IMPORTANT so don't scroll past it: the beep is cancelled at the server side the moment the connection is closed. so you should not close the connection before the beep is played completely. like, do not. the beep will just evaporate mid-sound and that's so sad. 😭

✨ BUGS ✨

ngl there are some real ones here, let's get into it 🙈

  • this command just requests the server for a default beep. no other kind of beep can be sent. that's the whole menu. one beep. 🍓
  • in addition, there is no way to tell the actual length of the beep. you're just out here vibing in the dark, lowkey.
  • the application should wait at least a bit more than 512ms before closing the socket.
  • in case it's possible, it's good to wait a minimum of about one secound to be really sure the beep ended. ✨ (yes we're being extra. the beep deserves it.)
💀 fr fr: if you close too early, you get silence and regret. wait the extra beat. your beep is the main character.

✨ HISTORY ✨

this function first appeared in muRoar version 0.1rc2. a legend from the jump. 👑

✨ SEE ALSO ✨

and that's the whole page bestie!! 🎀 this was muRoar, April 2012, muroar_beep(3) — beep responsibly, wait your 512ms plus a lil extra, and never close the socket early. iykyk 💜✨🦋

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