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Add pipewire audio backend
Oct 4, 2025
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Expand Up @@ -102,6 +102,11 @@ alsa-backend = ["librespot-playback/alsa-backend"]
# Integrates with the PulseAudio sound server for advanced audio routing.
pulseaudio-backend = ["librespot-playback/pulseaudio-backend"]

# pipewire-backend: PipeWire backend (Linux only).
# Modern audio server that provides low-latency audio with advanced routing capabilities.
# Designed as a replacement for both PulseAudio and JACK.
pipewire-backend = ["librespot-playback/pipewire-backend", "dep:pipewire", "dep:libspa"]

# jackaudio-backend: JACK Audio Connection Kit backend.
# Professional audio backend for low-latency, high-quality audio routing.
jackaudio-backend = ["librespot-playback/jackaudio-backend"]
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] }
url = "2.2"

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These should go to playback/Cargo.toml.

libspa = { version = "0.9", optional = true }
pipewire = { version = "0.9", optional = true }

[package.metadata.deb]
maintainer = "Librespot Organization <[email protected]>"
copyright = "2015, Paul Liétar"
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Expand Up @@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ gstreamer-backend = [
"dep:gstreamer-audio",
]
jackaudio-backend = ["dep:jack"]
pipewire-backend = ["dep:pipewire", "dep:libspa"]
portaudio-backend = ["dep:portaudio-rs"]
pulseaudio-backend = ["dep:libpulse-binding", "dep:libpulse-simple-binding"]
rodio-backend = ["dep:cpal", "dep:rodio"]
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# Backends
alsa = { version = "0.10", optional = true }
jack = { version = "0.13", optional = true }
libspa = { version = "0.9", optional = true }
pipewire = { version = "0.9", optional = true }
portaudio-rs = { version = "0.3", optional = true }
sdl2 = { version = "0.38", optional = true }

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Expand Up @@ -95,6 +95,11 @@ mod pulseaudio;
#[cfg(feature = "pulseaudio-backend")]
use self::pulseaudio::PulseAudioSink;

#[cfg(feature = "pipewire-backend")]
mod pipewire;
#[cfg(feature = "pipewire-backend")]
use self::pipewire::PipeWireSink;

#[cfg(feature = "jackaudio-backend")]
mod jackaudio;
#[cfg(feature = "jackaudio-backend")]
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(PortAudioSink::NAME, mk_sink::<PortAudioSink<'_>>),
#[cfg(feature = "pulseaudio-backend")]
(PulseAudioSink::NAME, mk_sink::<PulseAudioSink>),
#[cfg(feature = "pipewire-backend")]
(PipeWireSink::NAME, mk_sink::<PipeWireSink>),
#[cfg(feature = "jackaudio-backend")]
(JackSink::NAME, mk_sink::<JackSink>),
#[cfg(feature = "gstreamer-backend")]
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