RFR: 8356049: Need a simple way to play back a sound clip [v5]

[Sergey Bylokhov]

On Tue, 13 May 2025 19:40:09 GMT, Sergey Bylokhov <serb at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> src/java.desktop/share/classes/javax/sound/SoundClip.java line 61:
>> 
>>> 59:      * @throws IOException if there is an error reading from {@code file}
>>> 60:      */
>>> 61:     public static SoundClip createSoundClip(File file) throws IOException {
>> 
>> Can we gain any benefits by using Path instead?
>
> Or maybe we can add this API to AudioSystem/clip?
> Old code
> 
>     File file = new File(file);
>     AudioInputStream audioIn = AudioSystem.getAudioInputStream(...file...);  
>     Clip clip = AudioSystem.getClip();
>     clip.open(audioIn);
>     clip.start();
> 
> new code:
> 
>     File file = new File(file);
>     AudioClip clip = AudioSystem.getAudioClip(...file...);
>     clip.play()/canPlay/loop/stop;

or maybe inject all these simple methods into `javax.sound.sampled.Clip` or its subclass/superclass.

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PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/24991#discussion_r2087516819