Force ALSA to play nice with BT headset

alsa.sh

#! /usr/bin/env bash
# info: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Bluetooth_headset#Troubleshooting
set -eu

DEVICE_NAME="PLT_BBTPRO"

reset_bt()
{
    # turn card off
    CARD=$(pactl list cards short | cut -f2 | grep blue | head -1)
    if [ ! -z "${CARD}" ]; then
        echo "Setting a2dp card off : ${CARD}"
        pacmd set-card-profile ${CARD} off
        sleep 2
    fi

    # BT off
    echo -e 'power off\nquit' | bluetoothctl
    sleep 5

    # bt on
    echo -e 'power on\nquit' | bluetoothctl
    sleep 5

    # find device MAC
    MAC=$(echo -e 'paired-devices\nquit' | bluetoothctl | grep "^Device" | grep "$DEVICE_NAME" | cut -d ' ' -f2)
    # bt connect
    echo -e "connect $MAC\nquit" | bluetoothctl
    echo "Waiting for Connection to settle"
    sleep 15
}

set_audio()
{
    # set card
    CARD=$(pactl list cards short | cut -f2 | grep blue | head -1)
    if [ -z "${CARD}" ]; then
        echo "No bluetooth card found"
        return $(false)
    fi

    echo "Turning profile off"
    pacmd set-card-profile ${CARD} off
    sleep 1

    echo "Setting a2dp card: ${CARD}"
    pacmd set-card-profile ${CARD} a2dp_sink
    sleep 1

    # set sink
    SINK=$(pactl list sinks short | cut -f2 | grep blue | head -1)
    if [ -z "${SINK}" ]; then
        echo "No bluetooth sink found"
        return $(false)
    fi
    echo "Sink: ${SINK}"
    pacmd set-default-sink ${SINK}
    sleep 1

    # set source
    SOURCE=$(pactl list sources short | cut -f2 | grep blue | head -1)
    if [ -z "${SOURCE}" ]; then
        echo "No bluetooth source found"
        return $(false)
    fi
    echo "Source: ${SOURCE}"
    pacmd set-default-source ${SOURCE} 
    sleep 1
    
    return $(true)
}

test_bt_audio()
{
    # TODO test for audio errors
    mplayer -endpos 00:00:05 03.\ Franz\ Ferdinand\ -\ Take\ Me\ Out.mp3
}

# do the things
if set_audio;
then
    echo "Set Audio on first try!"
else
    echo "Audio Sink failed, resetting BT"
    reset_bt
    if ! set_audio;
    then
        echo "Fatal audio error, try running again?"
        exit
    fi
fi
test_bt_audio