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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
+
+import os
+import signal
+import sys
+
+import dbus
+import dbus.service
+import dbus.mainloop.glib
+
+import gi
+
+gi.require_version("Gst", "1.0")
+gi.require_version("GLib", "2.0")
+from gi.repository import GLib, Gst
+
+import bluezutils
+
+mainloop = None
+pipeline = None
+seqnum: int = 0
+
+
+def signal_handler(_sig, _frame):
+    print("Got interrupt")
+    mainloop.quit()
+
+
+signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal_handler)
+
+
+def usage():
+    print(f"Usage: simple-asha <remote addr> <audio file name> (optional volume 0-127)")
+
+
+def start_playback(fd: int, omtu: int):
+    global mainloop, pipeline
+    pktsize = 161
+
+    if omtu < pktsize:
+        print("Weird mtu", omtu)
+
+    outdata = bytearray(pktsize)
+
+    Gst.init(None)
+
+    pipeline = Gst.parse_launch(
+        f"""
+          filesrc location="{sys.argv[2]}" ! decodebin !
+          audioconvert ! audioresample !
+          audiobuffersplit output-buffer-duration="20/1000" ! avenc_g722 !
+          appsink name=sink emit-signals=true
+    """
+    )
+
+    def on_new_sample(sink):
+        global seqnum
+
+        sample = sink.emit("pull-sample")
+        buf = sample.get_buffer()
+
+        with buf.map(Gst.MapFlags.READ) as info:
+            pos = 0
+
+            if info.size != pktsize - 1:
+                print("Unexpected buffer size: ", info.size)
+
+            outdata[pos] = seqnum % 256
+            pos += 1
+
+            for byte in info.data:
+                outdata[pos] = byte
+                pos += 1
+
+            try:
+                n = os.write(fd, outdata)
+                if n != pktsize:
+                    print("Wrote less than expected: ", n)
+            except:
+                return Gst.FlowReturn.ERROR
+
+        seqnum += 1
+
+        return Gst.FlowReturn.OK
+
+    sink = pipeline.get_by_name("sink")
+    sink.connect("new-sample", on_new_sample)
+
+    def bus_message(_bus, message, _data) -> bool:
+        typ = message.type
+
+        if typ == Gst.MessageType.EOS:
+            print("End of stream")
+            mainloop.quit()
+        elif typ == Gst.MessageType.ERROR:
+            err, debug = message.parse_error()
+            print(f"Pipeline error: {err} ({debug})")
+            mainloop.quit()
+
+        return True
+
+    bus = pipeline.get_bus()
+    bus.add_watch(GLib.PRIORITY_DEFAULT, bus_message, None)
+
+    pipeline.set_state(Gst.State.PLAYING)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    dbus.mainloop.glib.DBusGMainLoop(set_as_default=True)
+
+    mainloop = GLib.MainLoop()
+    bus = dbus.SystemBus()
+
+    if (len(sys.argv) == 3) or (len(sys.argv) == 4):
+        device = bluezutils.find_device(sys.argv[1])
+        if device is None:
+            print("Could not find device: ", sys.argv[1])
+            exit(255)
+    else:
+        usage()
+        sys.exit(255)
+
+    asha_object_path = device.object_path + "/asha"
+
+    print("Looking up ASHA object", asha_object_path)
+    asha = bus.get_object("org.bluez", asha_object_path)
+
+    print("Looking up endpoint properties for", asha.object_path)
+    props = asha.GetAll(
+        "org.bluez.MediaEndpoint1",
+        dbus_interface="org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties",
+    )
+    path = props["Transport"]
+
+    print("Trying to acquire", path)
+    transport = dbus.Interface(
+        bus.get_object("org.bluez", path),
+        "org.bluez.MediaTransport1",
+    )
+
+    # Keep default volume at 25%
+    volume = 32
+    if len(sys.argv) == 4:
+        volume = int(sys.argv[3])
+        if volume < 0 or volume > 127:
+            print("Volume must be between 0 (mute) and 127 (max)")
+
+    print("Setting initial volume to", volume)
+    transport.Set(
+        "org.bluez.MediaTransport1",
+        "Volume",
+        dbus.UInt16(volume, variant_level=1),
+        dbus_interface="org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties",
+    )
+
+    print("Acquiring transport")
+    (fd, imtu, omtu) = transport.Acquire()
+
+    print("Starting playback, hit Ctrl-C to stop")
+    start_playback(fd.take(), omtu)
+
+    mainloop.run()
+
+    pipeline.set_state(Gst.State.NULL)
+    transport.Release()
