From 804c2e221c002e1e3d206e78df38c64fedd456d5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nikolai Rodionov <allanger@badhouseplants.net>
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2025 22:58:33 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add a dummy jack example

Signed-off-by: Nikolai Rodionov <allanger@badhouseplants.net>
---
 Cargo.lock                     | 23 +++++++++
 Cargo.toml                     |  2 +-
 examples/jack-sine/Cargo.toml  |  8 +++
 examples/jack-sine/README.md   |  2 +
 examples/jack-sine/src/main.rs | 94 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 5 files changed, 128 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 examples/jack-sine/Cargo.toml
 create mode 100644 examples/jack-sine/README.md
 create mode 100644 examples/jack-sine/src/main.rs

diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index f989b10..997ffa1 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -26,6 +26,21 @@ version = "1.0.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "9330f8b2ff13f34540b44e946ef35111825727b38d33286ef986142615121801"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "crossbeam-channel"
+version = "0.5.15"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "82b8f8f868b36967f9606790d1903570de9ceaf870a7bf9fbbd3016d636a2cb2"
+dependencies = [
+ "crossbeam-utils",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "crossbeam-utils"
+version = "0.8.21"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d0a5c400df2834b80a4c3327b3aad3a4c4cd4de0629063962b03235697506a28"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "engine"
 version = "0.1.0"
@@ -59,6 +74,14 @@ dependencies = [
  "log",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "jack-sine"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "crossbeam-channel",
+ "jack",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "jack-sys"
 version = "0.5.1"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b0894bb..9d1460c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [workspace]
 resolver = "3"
-members = ["engine", "lib"]
+members = ["engine", "examples/jack-sine", "lib"]
 
 [workspace.dependencies]
diff --git a/examples/jack-sine/Cargo.toml b/examples/jack-sine/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a068714
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/jack-sine/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[package]
+name = "jack-sine"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2024"
+
+[dependencies]
+crossbeam-channel = "0.5.15"
+jack = "0.13.3"
diff --git a/examples/jack-sine/README.md b/examples/jack-sine/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9c5041
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/jack-sine/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Set this on mac ❯ export DYLD_FALLBACK_LIBRARY_PATH="$(brew --prefix jack)/lib:${DYLD_FALLBACK_LIBRARY_PATH:-}"
+
diff --git a/examples/jack-sine/src/main.rs b/examples/jack-sine/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cee0003
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/jack-sine/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+//! Sine wave generator with frequency configuration exposed through standard
+//! input.
+
+use crossbeam_channel::bounded;
+use std::io;
+use std::str::FromStr;
+
+fn main() {
+    // 1. open a client
+    let (client, _status) =
+        jack::Client::new("rust_jack_sine", jack::ClientOptions::default()).unwrap();
+
+    // 2. register port
+    let out_port = client
+        .register_port("sine_out", jack::AudioOut::default())
+        .unwrap();
+
+    // 3. define process callback handler
+    let (tx, rx) = bounded(1_000_000);
+    struct State {
+        out_port: jack::Port<jack::AudioOut>,
+        rx: crossbeam_channel::Receiver<f64>,
+        frequency: f64,
+        frame_t: f64,
+        time: f64,
+    }
+    let process = jack::contrib::ClosureProcessHandler::with_state(
+        State {
+            out_port,
+            rx,
+            frequency: 220.0,
+            frame_t: 1.0 / client.sample_rate() as f64,
+            time: 0.0,
+        },
+        |state, _, ps| -> jack::Control {
+            // Get output buffer
+            let out = state.out_port.as_mut_slice(ps);
+
+            // Check frequency requests
+            while let Ok(f) = state.rx.try_recv() {
+                state.time = 0.0;
+                state.frequency = f;
+            }
+
+            // Write output
+            for v in out.iter_mut() {
+                let x = state.frequency * state.time * 2.0 * std::f64::consts::PI;
+                let y = x.sin();
+                *v = y as f32;
+                state.time += state.frame_t;
+            }
+
+            // Continue as normal
+            jack::Control::Continue
+        },
+        move |_, _, _| jack::Control::Continue,
+    );
+
+    // 4. Activate the client. Also connect the ports to the system audio.
+    let active_client = client.activate_async((), process).unwrap();
+    active_client
+        .as_client()
+        .connect_ports_by_name("rust_jack_sine:sine_out", "system:playback_1")
+        .unwrap();
+    active_client
+        .as_client()
+        .connect_ports_by_name("rust_jack_sine:sine_out", "system:playback_2")
+        .unwrap();
+    // processing starts here
+
+    // 5. wait or do some processing while your handler is running in real time.
+    println!("Enter an integer value to change the frequency of the sine wave.");
+    while let Some(f) = read_freq() {
+        tx.send(f).unwrap();
+    }
+
+    // 6. Optional deactivate. Not required since active_client will deactivate on
+    // drop, though explicit deactivate may help you identify errors in
+    // deactivate.
+    if let Err(err) = active_client.deactivate() {
+        eprintln!("JACK exited with error: {err}");
+    };
+}
+
+/// Attempt to read a frequency from standard in. Will block until there is
+/// user input. `None` is returned if there was an error reading from standard
+/// in, or the retrieved string wasn't a compatible u16 integer.
+fn read_freq() -> Option<f64> {
+    let mut user_input = String::new();
+    match io::stdin().read_line(&mut user_input) {
+        Ok(_) => u16::from_str(user_input.trim()).ok().map(|n| n as f64),
+        Err(_) => None,
+    }
+}