+ int cvolume = 0;
+ char description[MAX_SINK_DESCRIPTION_LEN] = {'\0'};
+
+ if (pulse_initialize()) {
+ cvolume = volume_pulseaudio(sink_idx, sink_name);
+ /* false result means error, stick to empty-string */
+ if (!description_pulseaudio(sink_idx, sink_name, description)) {
+ description[0] = '\0';
+ }
+ }
+