Expose EXCLUDE_MICROPHONES from microphone_selection.py

core/edit_text_file/edit_text_file_list.talon-list

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ abbreviations: settings/abbreviations.csv
 file extensions: settings/file_extensions.csv
 symbols: settings/symbols.csv
 words to replace: settings/words_to_replace.csv
+microphones to exclude: settings/microphones_to_exclude
 contacts json: private/contacts.json
 contacts csv: private/contacts.csv
 

core/user_settings.py

@@ -192,6 +192,36 @@ def on_update(f):
     return decorator
 
 
+def track_line_separated_values(
+    filename: str,
+    default: list[str],
+    private: bool = False,
+):
+    path = compute_file_path(filename, private)
+
+    # output default if path not defined
+    if not path.is_file():
+        with open(path, "w") as f:
+            f.writelines(l + "\n" for l in default)
+
+    # called decorated function when the path changes
+    # passing it the lines of the file
+    def decorator(fn):
+        @resource.watch(str(path))
+        def on_update(f):
+            # read the lines removing trailing new line characters
+            data = [l.rstrip("\n\r") for l in f.readlines()]
+            fn(data)
+
+        return on_update
+
+    return decorator
+
+
+def compute_file_path(filename, is_private):
+    return (PRIVATE_DIR / filename) if is_private else (SETTINGS_DIR / filename)
+
+
 def warn_about_error(message: str):
     actions.app.notify(message)
     print(message)

plugin/microphone_selection/microphone_selection.py

@@ -1,14 +1,25 @@
 from talon import Context, Module, actions, cron, imgui
 
+from ...core.user_settings import track_line_separated_values
+
 mod = Module()
 ctx = Context()
 
 
-EXCLUDE_MICROPHONES = {
+DEFAULT_EXCLUDE_MICROPHONES = [
     "Microsoft Teams Audio Device",
     "WebexMediaAudioDevice",
     "ZoomAudioDevice",
-}
+]
+
+EXCLUDE_MICROPHONES = set()
+
+
+@track_line_separated_values("microphones_to_exclude", DEFAULT_EXCLUDE_MICROPHONES)
+def on_microphones_to_exclude_update(microphone_names):
+    global EXCLUDE_MICROPHONES
+    EXCLUDE_MICROPHONES = {name for name in microphone_names if name.strip()}
+
 
 microphone_device_list = []
 update_microphone_cron_job = None