Fix virtual mic routing: WirePlumber was restoring the stream to the speakers

WirePlumber's node.stream.restore-target remembers where each stream last
played and restores it, ignoring the default sink, so vois.rs output kept
going to the headphones. setup() now installs a wireplumber.conf.d override
(restore-target/props = false) and restarts WirePlumber on first use.
Also: virtual mic setup runs before any device queries, and keep_others_off
pulls our own stream back onto vois.rs if it drifts.

scripts/setup_virtual_mic.sh

@@ -8,6 +8,27 @@ SINK_NAME="vois.rs"
 SINK_DESC="vois.rs virtual mic"
 REMAP_NAME="vois.rs"
 
+CONF_DIR="${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/wireplumber/wireplumber.conf.d"
+CONF_FILE="${CONF_DIR}/51-vois.conf"
+
+# WirePlumber remembers stream targets and restores them, so streams that once
+# played to the speakers keep going there even after the default sink changes.
+# Disable that so the app's output follows the default (vois.rs).
+if [ ! -f "${CONF_FILE}" ] || ! grep -q "restore-target = false" "${CONF_FILE}" 2>/dev/null; then
+    mkdir -p "${CONF_DIR}"
+    cat > "${CONF_FILE}" <<EOF
+wireplumber.settings = {
+  node.stream.restore-target = false
+  node.stream.restore-props = false
+}
+EOF
+    echo "installed WirePlumber fix (${CONF_FILE})"
+    systemctl --user restart wireplumber || true
+    echo "restarted WirePlumber"
+else
+    echo "WirePlumber fix already present"
+fi
+
 # Idempotency check: field 2 of `pactl list short <x>` is the object name.
 if ! pactl list short sinks | awk -v n="${SINK_NAME}" '$2==n' | grep -q .; then
     pactl load-module module-null-sink \

src/audio/mod.rs

@@ -47,6 +47,22 @@ fn pick_config(
 pub fn run(cfg: &AppConfig) -> Result<()> {
     let host = cpal::default_host();
 
+    // Virtual mic FIRST: point the default sink at `vois.rs` before ANY audio
+    // device is opened, so the output node is created with vois.rs as its
+    // target (otherwise it latches onto the current default = your speakers).
+    let prev_sink = if cfg.virtual_mic {
+        virtual_mic::VirtualMic::setup()?;
+        virtual_mic::VirtualMic::get_default_sink()
+    } else {
+        None
+    };
+    if prev_sink.is_some() {
+        virtual_mic::VirtualMic::set_default_sink("vois.rs");
+        // Wait for the session manager to apply the new default before the
+        // output node is created, so it latches onto vois.rs and not speakers.
+        virtual_mic::VirtualMic::wait_default_sink("vois.rs");
+    }
+
     let input_device = capture::find_input(&host, cfg.input.as_deref())?;
     let output_device = playback::find_output(&host, cfg.output.as_deref())?;
 
@@ -120,20 +136,6 @@ pub fn run(cfg: &AppConfig) -> Result<()> {
     let (in_prod, in_cons) = HeapRb::<f32>::new(ring_cap).split();
     let (out_prod, out_cons) = HeapRb::<f32>::new(ring_cap).split();
 
-    // Virtual mic: keep `vois.rs` as the default sink for the whole run so the
-    // app's output lands in the virtual mic. A helper thread parks other
-    // apps' streams back on the real sink so their audio doesn't leak into the
-    // mic. The default sink is restored on exit.
-    let prev_sink = if cfg.virtual_mic {
-        virtual_mic::VirtualMic::setup()?;
-        virtual_mic::VirtualMic::get_default_sink()
-    } else {
-        None
-    };
-    if prev_sink.is_some() {
-        virtual_mic::VirtualMic::set_default_sink("vois.rs");
-    }
-
     let input_stream = capture::start(&input_device, &in_supported, in_prod)?;
     let output_stream = playback::start(&output_device, &out_supported, out_cons)?;
 

src/audio/virtual_mic.rs

@@ -14,6 +14,20 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 
 pub struct VirtualMic;
 
+/// WirePlumber config that stops it from pinning streams to remembered sinks.
+fn wireplumber_conf() -> std::path::PathBuf {
+    let base = std::env::var("XDG_CONFIG_HOME")
+        .map(std::path::PathBuf::from)
+        .unwrap_or_else(|_| {
+            std::env::var("HOME")
+                .map(|h| std::path::PathBuf::from(h).join(".config"))
+                .unwrap_or_else(|_| std::path::PathBuf::from("."))
+        });
+    base.join("wireplumber")
+        .join("wireplumber.conf.d")
+        .join("51-vois.conf")
+}
+
 impl VirtualMic {
     pub fn setup() -> Result<Option<String>> {
         let pactl = "pactl";
@@ -72,9 +86,54 @@ impl VirtualMic {
             }
         }
 
+        if Self::ensure_wireplumber_fix() {
+            // First run: the fix needs a WirePlumber restart to apply.
+            Self::restart_wireplumber();
+        }
+
         Ok(Some("vois.rs".to_string()))
     }
 
+    /// WirePlumber remembers the target of each stream and restores it, so a
+    /// stream that once played to the speakers keeps going there even after the
+    /// default sink is switched. Disabling that makes ALSA streams follow the
+    /// default sink again. Returns true if a config was (re)written.
+    pub fn ensure_wireplumber_fix() -> bool {
+        let conf = wireplumber_conf();
+        let conf_text = "wireplumber.settings = {\n\
+                         \x20 node.stream.restore-target = false\n\
+                         \x20 node.stream.restore-props = false\n\
+                         }\n";
+        if let Ok(existing) = std::fs::read_to_string(&conf) {
+            if existing.contains("restore-target = false") {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+        if let Some(dir) = conf.parent() {
+            let _ = std::fs::create_dir_all(dir);
+        }
+        std::fs::write(&conf, conf_text).is_ok()
+    }
+
+    /// Restart WirePlumber so a newly written config takes effect, and wait
+    /// until the audio server responds again.
+    pub fn restart_wireplumber() {
+        let _ = Command::new("systemctl")
+            .args(["--user", "restart", "wireplumber"])
+            .output();
+        for _ in 0..40 {
+            if Command::new("pactl")
+                .args(["info"])
+                .output()
+                .map(|o| o.status.success())
+                .unwrap_or(false)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+            thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(100));
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Current default sink name, if any.
     pub fn get_default_sink() -> Option<String> {
         let out = Command::new("pactl")
@@ -95,13 +154,26 @@ impl VirtualMic {
             .output();
     }
 
-    /// Keep every sink-input that is NOT this app's (client name "vois") away
+    /// Wait (up to 2 s) until the default sink is actually `name`. WirePlumber
-    /// from the `vois.rs` sink, moving it to `prev_sink`. Runs until `stop`.
+    /// applies `set-default-sink` asynchronously; if the app creates its output
+    /// node before that, the node latches onto the old default.
+    pub fn wait_default_sink(name: &str) {
+        for _ in 0..40 {
+            if Self::get_default_sink().as_deref() == Some(name) {
+                return;
+            }
+            thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(50));
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Keep this app's streams (client name "vois") on the `vois.rs` sink and
+    /// every other app's streams off it (parked on `prev_sink`). Runs until
+    /// `stop`.
     ///
-    /// WirePlumber routes ALSA streams to the default sink, so while the app
+    /// WirePlumber routes ALSA streams to the default sink, so if our output
-    /// runs with `vois.rs` as default, other apps' audio would leak into the
+    /// node is created before the default is switched, it can end up on the
-    /// virtual mic. Moving their streams explicitly sticks, so this thread
+    /// speakers; this thread pulls it back onto the virtual mic. Moving
-    /// parks them on the real output.
+    /// streams explicitly sticks, so other apps' audio never leaks into it.
     pub fn keep_others_off(stop: Arc<AtomicBool>, prev_sink: String) -> thread::JoinHandle<()> {
         thread::spawn(move || {
             while !stop.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
@@ -111,7 +183,13 @@ impl VirtualMic {
                     if let (Ok(names), Ok(inputs)) = (client_names(), sink_inputs()) {
                         for (id, sink, client) in &inputs {
                             let ours = names.get(client).map(|n| n == "vois").unwrap_or(false);
-                            if sink == &lv && !ours {
+                            if ours && sink != &lv {
+                                // Our own stream drifted to the speakers.
+                                let _ = Command::new("pactl")
+                                    .args(["move-sink-input", id, "vois.rs"])
+                                    .output();
+                            } else if !ours && sink == &lv {
+                                // Other app leaked into the virtual mic.
                                 let _ = Command::new("pactl")
                                     .args(["move-sink-input", id, &pv])
                                     .output();

src/ui/tui.rs

@@ -816,7 +816,26 @@ pub fn run(control: Arc<Mutex<Control>>, stats: Arc<Mutex<Stats>>, info: Session
         return;
     }
 
-    enable_raw_mode().expect("failed to enable raw mode");
+    if enable_raw_mode().is_err() {
+        // No real terminal: keep the audio running headless.
+        let started = Instant::now();
+        loop {
+            let done = control
+                .lock()
+                .map(|c| {
+                    c.quit || run_seconds > 0 && started.elapsed().as_secs() >= run_seconds as u64
+                })
+                .unwrap_or(true);
+            if done {
+                if let Ok(mut c) = control.lock() {
+                    c.quit = true;
+                }
+                break;
+            }
+            std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(50));
+        }
+        return;
+    }
     let _ = crossterm::execute!(stdout(), crossterm::event::EnableMouseCapture);
     let mut terminal = match Terminal::new(CrosstermBackend::new(stdout())) {
         Ok(t) => t,