Bundle pre-generated alert sounds

README.md

@@ -66,17 +66,13 @@ Then load it from local `node_modules` or publish it to your npm registry later.
 
 ## Sound alerts
 
-The extension generates three small WAV files programmatically on first use:
+The package ships with three pre-generated WAV files and the extension only plays them at runtime:
 
 - `confirm.wav` — soft ascending alert for human confirmation
 - `block.wav` — lower, harsher alert for denied actions
 - `refine.wav` — distinct mid-tone alert for “blocked, but reformulate safely” cases
 
-By default it writes them under:
+By default it plays the bundled files from the package `assets/` directory, so it does **not** write audio files into your agent home at startup.
-
-```text
-~/.pi/agent/policy-gate-sounds/
-```
 
 It automatically uses the first available local player among:
 
@@ -147,7 +143,7 @@ Example:
   "soundBlockEnabled": true,
   "soundRefineEnabled": true,
   "soundPlayer": "auto",
-  "soundDirectory": "~/.pi/agent/policy-gate-sounds",
+  "soundDirectory": "/absolute/path/to/custom/policy-gate-sounds",
   "sensitivePathGlobs": ["~/.ssh/**", "**/.env"],
   "overrides": [
     {
@@ -168,7 +164,7 @@ Example:
 - `soundPlayer: "auto"` picks the first available local player.
 - Set `soundEnabled: false` to disable all alert sounds.
 - `soundConfirmEnabled`, `soundBlockEnabled`, and `soundRefineEnabled` let you mute just one class of event.
-- `soundDirectory` can be absolute, `~`-based, or relative to the project cwd.
+- `soundDirectory` is optional: by default the extension uses the package's bundled `assets/` directory. If you set it, it should point to an existing directory containing `confirm.wav`, `block.wav`, and `refine.wav`.
 
 
 - `workspaceRoots` can be absolute paths, `~` paths, or paths relative to the current project cwd.
@@ -212,10 +208,11 @@ Inside pi:
 
 ## Development
 
-Install deps and verify the package tarball:
+Install deps, regenerate the packaged WAV assets if needed, and verify the tarball:
 
 ```bash
 npm install
+npm run generate:sounds
 npm run pack:check
 ```
 

index.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import type { ExtensionAPI } from "@earendil-works/pi-coding-agent";
 import { getAgentDir, isToolCallEventType } from "@earendil-works/pi-coding-agent";
 import { spawn, spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
-import { existsSync, mkdirSync, readFileSync, realpathSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { existsSync, readFileSync, realpathSync } from "node:fs";
 import os from "node:os";
 import { basename, dirname, isAbsolute, join, relative, resolve } from "node:path";
+import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
 import { minimatch } from "minimatch";
 
 type PolicyAction = "allow" | "confirm" | "deny" | "refine";
@@ -67,9 +68,10 @@ interface Decision {
 
 const HOME = os.homedir();
 const AGENT_DIR = getAgentDir();
+const PACKAGE_DIR = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
 const GLOBAL_CONFIG = resolve(AGENT_DIR, "policy-gate.json");
 const PROJECT_CONFIG_NAME = ".pi/policy-gate.json";
-const DEFAULT_SOUND_DIR = resolve(AGENT_DIR, "policy-gate-sounds");
+const DEFAULT_SOUND_DIR = resolve(PACKAGE_DIR, "assets");
 const AUDIO_PLAYER_CANDIDATES = ["paplay", "pw-play", "aplay", "ffplay", "play"];
 
 const DEFAULT_SENSITIVE_PATH_GLOBS = [
@@ -412,84 +414,6 @@ function soundPath(kind: AlertSoundKind, config: ResolvedConfig): string {
 	return join(config.soundDirectory, `${kind}.wav`);
 }
 
-function createAlertWav(kind: AlertSoundKind): Buffer {
-	const sampleRate = 44100;
-	const amplitude = kind === "block" ? 0.42 : kind === "refine" ? 0.3 : 0.28;
-	const segments =
-		kind === "confirm"
-			? [
-				{ durationMs: 80, freqs: [660, 990] },
-				{ durationMs: 35, freqs: [] },
-				{ durationMs: 95, freqs: [880, 1320] },
-				{ durationMs: 35, freqs: [] },
-				{ durationMs: 130, freqs: [1174, 1568] },
-			]
-			: kind === "refine"
-				? [
-					{ durationMs: 95, freqs: [587, 784] },
-					{ durationMs: 32, freqs: [] },
-					{ durationMs: 95, freqs: [659, 880] },
-					{ durationMs: 32, freqs: [] },
-					{ durationMs: 95, freqs: [587, 784] },
-				]
-				: [
-					{ durationMs: 120, freqs: [392, 587] },
-					{ durationMs: 36, freqs: [] },
-					{ durationMs: 130, freqs: [294, 440] },
-					{ durationMs: 36, freqs: [] },
-					{ durationMs: 190, freqs: [196, 294] },
-				];
-
-	const sampleCount = segments.reduce((sum, segment) => sum + Math.round((segment.durationMs / 1000) * sampleRate), 0);
-	const pcm = Buffer.alloc(sampleCount * 2);
-	let sampleOffset = 0;
-
-	for (const segment of segments) {
-		const segmentSamples = Math.round((segment.durationMs / 1000) * sampleRate);
-		for (let i = 0; i < segmentSamples; i += 1) {
-			const globalIndex = sampleOffset + i;
-			let sample = 0;
-			if (segment.freqs.length > 0) {
-				const t = i / sampleRate;
-				const attack = Math.min(1, i / Math.max(1, segmentSamples * 0.1));
-				const release = Math.min(1, (segmentSamples - i) / Math.max(1, segmentSamples * 0.12));
-				const envelope = Math.min(attack, release);
-				for (const freq of segment.freqs) {
-					sample += Math.sin(2 * Math.PI * freq * t);
-				}
-				sample = (sample / segment.freqs.length) * amplitude * envelope;
-			}
-			pcm.writeInt16LE(Math.max(-1, Math.min(1, sample)) * 32767, globalIndex * 2);
-		}
-		sampleOffset += segmentSamples;
-	}
-
-	const header = Buffer.alloc(44);
-	header.write("RIFF", 0);
-	header.writeUInt32LE(36 + pcm.length, 4);
-	header.write("WAVE", 8);
-	header.write("fmt ", 12);
-	header.writeUInt32LE(16, 16);
-	header.writeUInt16LE(1, 20);
-	header.writeUInt16LE(1, 22);
-	header.writeUInt32LE(sampleRate, 24);
-	header.writeUInt32LE(sampleRate * 2, 28);
-	header.writeUInt16LE(2, 32);
-	header.writeUInt16LE(16, 34);
-	header.write("data", 36);
-	header.writeUInt32LE(pcm.length, 40);
-	return Buffer.concat([header, pcm]);
-}
-
-function ensureSoundAssets(config: ResolvedConfig) {
-	if (!config.soundEnabled) return;
-	mkdirSync(config.soundDirectory, { recursive: true });
-	for (const kind of ["confirm", "block", "refine"] as const) {
-		const target = soundPath(kind, config);
-		writeFileSync(target, createAlertWav(kind));
-	}
-}
-
 function playAlert(kind: AlertSoundKind, config: ResolvedConfig) {
 	if (!config.soundEnabled) return;
 	if (kind === "confirm" && !config.soundConfirmEnabled) return;
@@ -498,8 +422,8 @@ function playAlert(kind: AlertSoundKind, config: ResolvedConfig) {
 	const player = resolveAudioPlayer(config.soundPlayer);
 	if (!player) return;
 	try {
-		ensureSoundAssets(config);
 		const file = soundPath(kind, config);
+		if (!existsSync(file)) return;
 		const args =
 			player === "ffplay"
 				? ["-nodisp", "-autoexit", "-loglevel", "quiet", file]
@@ -944,7 +868,6 @@ export default function policyGate(pi: ExtensionAPI) {
 	pi.on("session_start", async (_event, ctx) => {
 		const extraConfig = pi.getFlag("policy-gate-config") as string | undefined;
 		activeConfig = loadConfig(ctx.cwd, extraConfig ? resolveConfigPath(extraConfig, ctx.cwd) : undefined);
-		ensureSoundAssets(activeConfig);
 		if (ctx.hasUI) {
 			ctx.ui.setStatus("policy-gate", ctx.ui.theme.fg("accent", "policy-gate active"));
 		}

package-lock.json

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@enne2/pi-policy-gate",
-  "version": "0.4.0",
+  "version": "0.5.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@enne2/pi-policy-gate",
-      "version": "0.4.0",
+      "version": "0.5.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "minimatch": "^10.1.1"

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@enne2/pi-policy-gate",
-  "version": "0.4.0",
+  "version": "0.5.0",
   "description": "Policy gate extension for pi that classifies risky tool calls into allow, confirm, deny, or require-refinement.",
   "type": "module",
   "keywords": [
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
   "files": [
     "index.ts",
     "README.md",
-    "policy-gate.example.json"
+    "policy-gate.example.json",
+    "assets/*.wav"
   ],
   "pi": {
     "extensions": [
@@ -22,7 +23,8 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "check": "npm pack --dry-run >/dev/null",
-    "pack:check": "npm pack --dry-run"
+    "pack:check": "npm pack --dry-run",
+    "generate:sounds": "python3 scripts/generate_sounds.py"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "minimatch": "^10.1.1"

scripts/generate_sounds.py

@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import math
+import wave
+from pathlib import Path
+
+SAMPLE_RATE = 44100
+
+PROFILES = {
+    "confirm": {
+        "amplitude": 0.28,
+        "segments": [
+            (80, [660, 990]),
+            (35, []),
+            (95, [880, 1320]),
+            (35, []),
+            (130, [1174, 1568]),
+        ],
+    },
+    "block": {
+        "amplitude": 0.42,
+        "segments": [
+            (120, [392, 587]),
+            (36, []),
+            (130, [294, 440]),
+            (36, []),
+            (190, [196, 294]),
+        ],
+    },
+    "refine": {
+        "amplitude": 0.30,
+        "segments": [
+            (95, [587, 784]),
+            (32, []),
+            (95, [659, 880]),
+            (32, []),
+            (95, [587, 784]),
+        ],
+    },
+}
+
+
+def synth_segment(duration_ms: int, freqs: list[int], amplitude: float) -> list[int]:
+    samples = round((duration_ms / 1000) * SAMPLE_RATE)
+    data: list[int] = []
+    for i in range(samples):
+        sample = 0.0
+        if freqs:
+            t = i / SAMPLE_RATE
+            attack = min(1.0, i / max(1, int(samples * 0.1)))
+            release = min(1.0, (samples - i) / max(1, int(samples * 0.12)))
+            envelope = min(attack, release)
+            sample = sum(math.sin(2 * math.pi * freq * t) for freq in freqs) / len(freqs)
+            sample *= amplitude * envelope
+        data.append(int(max(-1.0, min(1.0, sample)) * 32767))
+    return data
+
+
+def write_wave(path: Path, profile: dict[str, object]) -> None:
+    amplitude = float(profile["amplitude"])
+    segments = profile["segments"]
+    pcm: list[int] = []
+    for duration_ms, freqs in segments:  # type: ignore[misc]
+        pcm.extend(synth_segment(duration_ms, list(freqs), amplitude))
+
+    path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    with wave.open(str(path), "wb") as wav:
+        wav.setnchannels(1)
+        wav.setsampwidth(2)
+        wav.setframerate(SAMPLE_RATE)
+        wav.writeframes(b"".join(sample.to_bytes(2, "little", signed=True) for sample in pcm))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    root = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
+    assets = root / "assets"
+    for name, profile in PROFILES.items():
+        write_wave(assets / f"{name}.wav", profile)
+        print(f"wrote {assets / f'{name}.wav'}")