source: remctl/lib/gutenbach/volume-helper.py @ 3ee56cf

#!/usr/bin/python

from __future__ import division
from subprocess import *
import sys
import math
import time
import os
j = os.path.join

arg = sys.argv[1]
currentDir = os.path.split(__file__)[0]
#sys.path[:0] = [currentDir]

def getVolume():
        """
                Returns current PCM volume percentage as int
        """
        v = int(Popen(j(currentDir,'volume-get'), stdout=PIPE).communicate()[0].split()[0])
        return v

def setVolume(percent):
        """
                Over the course of 3 seconds, in steps of 0.3sec, linearly sets
                volume between [current vol]-->[new vol]
        """
        v = getVolume()
        newV = percent
        for i in range(10):
                frac = i/10
                tempV = int(v + (newV-v)*frac)
                command = ['amixer', 'set', 'PCM', str(tempV)]
                call(command, stdout=PIPE)
                time.sleep(0.3)

v = getVolume()
map = {
        '+': int(math.ceil( v*1.2 + .001 )),
        '-': int(math.floor( v/1.2 + .001 ))
}

newVolume = map[arg]
print 'Smoothly modifying over 3 seconds...'
sys.stdout.flush()
setVolume(newVolume)
print 'Volume adjust finished.'
call([j(currentDir,'volume-zephyr')])