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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# script to facilitate server-side transcoding of ogg files
+#
+#
+# Usage: mt-daapd-ssc.sh <filename> <offset> <length in seconds>
+#
+# You may need to fix these paths:
+#
+
+WAVSTREAMER=./wavstreamer
+ALAC=./alac
+OGGDEC=oggdec
+FLAC=flac
+
+alac_file() {
+    $ALAC "$FILE" | $WAVSTREAMER -o $OFFSET $FORGELEN
+}
+
+ogg_file() {
+    $OGGDEC --quiet -o - "$FILE" | $WAVSTREAMER -o $OFFSET $FORGELEN
+}
+
+
+flac_file() {
+    $FLAC --silent --decode --stdout "$FILE" | $WAVSTREAMER -o $OFFSET $FORGELEN
+}
+
+FILE=$1
+OFFSET=0
+
+if [ "$2" == "" ]; then
+    OFFSET=0
+else
+    OFFSET=$2
+fi
+
+
+if [ "$3" != "" ]; then
+    FORGELEN="-l $3"
+fi
+
+if ( echo $1 | grep -i "\.ogg$" > /dev/null 2>&1 ); then
+    ogg_file
+    exit;
+fi
+
+if ( echo $1 | grep -i "\.flac$" > /dev/null 2>&1 ); then
+    flac_file
+    exit;
+fi
+
+if ( echo $1 | grep -i "\.m4a$" > /dev/null 2>&1 ); then
+    alac_file
+    exit;
+fi
+
+#
+# here you could cat a generic "error" wav...
+#
+#
+# cat /path/to/error.wav
+#