sqlmapproject/sqlmap · error · Exception

Could not create pulse audio stream: %s

Error message

Could not create pulse audio stream: %s

What it means

Error "Could not create pulse audio stream: %s" thrown in sqlmapproject/sqlmap.

Source

Thrown at extra/beep/beep.py:81

        _fields_ = [("format", ctypes.c_int), ("rate", ctypes.c_uint32), ("channels", ctypes.c_uint8)]

    try:
        pa = ctypes.cdll.LoadLibrary("libpulse-simple.so.0")
    except OSError:
        return

    wave_file = wave.open(filename, "rb")

    pa_sample_spec = struct_pa_sample_spec()
    pa_sample_spec.rate = wave_file.getframerate()
    pa_sample_spec.channels = wave_file.getnchannels()
    pa_sample_spec.format = PA_SAMPLE_S16LE

    error = ctypes.c_int(0)

    pa_stream = pa.pa_simple_new(None, filename, PA_STREAM_PLAYBACK, None, "playback", ctypes.byref(pa_sample_spec), None, None, ctypes.byref(error))
    if not pa_stream:
        raise Exception("Could not create pulse audio stream: %s" % pa.strerror(ctypes.byref(error)))

    while True:
        latency = pa.pa_simple_get_latency(pa_stream, ctypes.byref(error))
        if latency == -1:
            raise Exception("Getting latency failed")

        buf = wave_file.readframes(BUFFSIZE)
        if not buf:
            break

        if pa.pa_simple_write(pa_stream, buf, len(buf), ctypes.byref(error)):
            raise Exception("Could not play file")

    wave_file.close()

    if pa.pa_simple_drain(pa_stream, ctypes.byref(error)):
        raise Exception("Could not simple drain")

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at extra/beep/beep.py:81 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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