Add configuration option to override port unavailability

[GoodGuyNick]

I can switch in the PulseAudio Volume Control between speakers and headphones but cannot in the indicator-sound-switcher. There are only one choice "My lovely card>Headphones" when headphones plugged in. Here is indicator-sound-switcher.json:

{
    "show_inputs": false,
    "show_outputs": true,
    "devices": {
        "alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1b.0": {
            "name": "My lovely card",
            "ports": {
                "analog-output-speaker": "Speakers",
                "analog-output-headphones": "Headphones"
            }
        }
    }
}

AlsaMixer Volume Control

-vv output:

indicator-sound-switcher -vv
INF Loaded configuration file /home/user/.config/indicator-sound-switcher.json
INF Context connected
DEB   + Card[0] added: `alsa_card.pci-0000_00_03.0`
DEB     + Card profile added: `output:hdmi-stereo` (`Digital Stereo (HDMI) Output`), 1 sinks, 0 sources, priority: 5400 -- Active
DEB     + Card profile added: `output:hdmi-surround71` (`Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI) Output`), 1 sinks, 0 sources, priority: 300
DEB     + Card profile added: `output:hdmi-surround` (`Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI) Output`), 1 sinks, 0 sources, priority: 300
DEB     + Card profile added: `off` (`Off`), 0 sinks, 0 sources, priority: 0
DEB     + Card port added: `hdmi-output-0` (`HDMI / DisplayPort`); priority: 5900; direction: 1; available: No
DEB       . Supported profile: `output:hdmi-stereo`
DEB       . Supported profile: `output:hdmi-surround`
DEB       . Supported profile: `output:hdmi-surround71`
DEB   + Card[1] added: `alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1b.0`
DEB     + Card profile added: `input:analog-stereo` (`Analog Stereo Input`), 0 sinks, 1 sources, priority: 60
DEB     + Card profile added: `output:analog-stereo` (`Analog Stereo Output`), 1 sinks, 0 sources, priority: 6000
DEB     + Card profile added: `output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo` (`Analog Stereo Duplex`), 1 sinks, 1 sources, priority: 6060 -- Active
DEB     + Card profile added: `off` (`Off`), 0 sinks, 0 sources, priority: 0
DEB     + Card port added: `analog-output-headphones` (`Headphones`); priority: 9000; direction: 1; available: Yes
DEB       . Supported profile: `output:analog-stereo`
DEB       . Supported profile: `output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo`
DEB     + Card port added: `analog-input-mic` (`Microphone`); priority: 8700; direction: 2; available: No
DEB       . Supported profile: `input:analog-stereo`
DEB       . Supported profile: `output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo`
DEB     + Card port added: `analog-input-internal-mic` (`Internal Microphone`); priority: 8900; direction: 2; available: Yes
DEB       . Supported profile: `input:analog-stereo`
DEB       . Supported profile: `output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo`
DEB     + Card port added: `analog-output-speaker` (`Speakers`); priority: 10000; direction: 1; available: No
DEB       . Supported profile: `output:analog-stereo`
DEB       . Supported profile: `output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo`
DEB   + Source[2] added: `alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo`, card 1
DEB     + Source port added: `analog-input-internal-mic` (`Internal Microphone`); priority: 8900; available: Yes
DEB     + Source port added: `analog-input-mic` (`Microphone`); priority: 8700; available: No
DEB     * Activated source port `analog-input-internal-mic`
DEB   + Source output[6] added: `Peak detect`
DEB   + Source output[7] added: `Peak detect`
DEB   + Source output[8] added: `Peak detect`
DEB   + Source output[9] added: `Peak detect`
DEB   + Source output[11] added: `Peak detect`
DEB   + Sink[0] added: `alsa_output.pci-0000_00_03.0.hdmi-stereo`, card 0
DEB     + Sink port added: `hdmi-output-0` (`HDMI / DisplayPort`); priority: 5900; available: No
DEB     * Activated sink port `hdmi-output-0`
DEB   + Sink[1] added: `alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo`, card 1
DEB     + Sink port added: `analog-output-speaker` (`Speakers`); priority: 10000; available: No
DEB     + Sink port added: `analog-output-headphones` (`Headphones`); priority: 9000; available: Yes
DEB     * Activated sink port `analog-output-headphones`
DEB   + Sink input[5] added: `Playback Stream` -> sink 1
DEB   + Sink input[6] added: `Audacious` -> sink 1
DEB * Activated sink: `alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo`
DEB * Activated source: `alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo.monitor`

[yktoo]

Well, both from your screenshot and the log I see that the Speakers output isn't available:

DEB     + Card port added: `analog-output-headphones` (`Headphones`); priority: 9000; direction: 1; available: Yes
DEB     + Card port added: `analog-output-speaker` (`Speakers`); priority: 10000; direction: 1; available: No

which explains why it isn't shown. The same logic is implemented in the stock Sound Indicator. That looks okay to me, do you not agree?

[GoodGuyNick]

It's shows unavailable but it's available, i can switch to the Speakers and they work. Switching between headphones and speakers work if i do this through Volume Control.

[yktoo]

As I see it, it's a quirk of the driver of your particular soundcard, that something is marked unavailable while it isn't. In theory it's be possible to add an option to override that, of course.

[GoodGuyNick]

It's not only for my soundcard because my soundcard is rare and i found how to make the switch working using a general search. So for now there is no option for making "unavailable" speakers appear along side with the headphones for switch?

[yktoo]

No there's none. But I'll update this item to reflect this feature.

[GoodGuyNick]

Thank you.

[yktoo]

Fixed in 2.1.1.