#include <mpg123.h>
#include <ao/ao.h>
#include <string>
using namespace std;

int decodeMp3(string thePath)
{
	// Back ends formal stuff  
	mpg123_handle *mh;
	unsigned char *buffer = new char unsigned[34];
	size_t buffer_size;
	size_t done;
	int err;
	int driver;
	ao_device *dev;
	ao_sample_format format;

	int channels, encoding;
	long rate;
	ao_initialize();
	driver = ao_default_driver_id();


	mpg123_init();
	mh = mpg123_new(NULL, &err);
	buffer_size = mpg123_outblock(mh);

	mpg123_open(mh, thePath.c_str());
	mpg123_getformat(mh, &rate, &channels, &encoding);

	format.bits = mpg123_encsize(encoding) * BITS;
	format.rate = rate;
	format.channels = channels;
	format.byte_format = AO_FMT_NATIVE;
	format.matrix = 0;
	dev = ao_open_live(driver, &format, NULL);

	char *workAround = new char[16];
	ofstream out("raw", ios::binary);
	while (mpg123_read(mh, buffer, 16, &done) == MPG123_OK)
	{
		for (auto i = 0; i != 16; i++)
		{
			workAround[i] = static_cast<char>(buffer[i]);
		}
		// This is a test that play's the PCM data to ensure that is good.
		ao_play(dev, workAround, 16);
		out << workAround; // The data cannot be played dispite the test
	}

	/* clean up */
	free(buffer);
	ao_close(dev);
	mpg123_close(mh);
	mpg123_delete(mh);
	mpg123_exit();
	ao_shutdown();

	return 0;
}

		// This is a test that play's the PCM data to ensure that is good.
		ao_play(dev, workAround, 16);
		// out << workAround; // The data cannot be played dispite the test
                out.write(workAround, 16); 
	}

	/* clean up */