chameleon/Assets/Scripts/Helper/MasterVolume.cs

using UnityEngine;
using UnityEngine.Audio;

/// Global master audio volume (0 = mute .. 1 = full), applied to the "MasterVolume" exposed
/// parameter of the AudioMixer (loaded from Resources). Persisted via GameSettings (Settings.json).
/// Applied once at startup via a runtime-init hook so the saved level takes effect before the
/// first scene's audio plays, and again on every change.
public static class MasterVolume
{
    public const float Min = 0f;
    public const float Max = 1f;

    /// The default is the level currently authored on the mixer (its exposed-parameter value
    /// converted back to linear), so a fresh install starts at the mixer's own setting instead of
    /// an arbitrary constant. Falls back to FallbackDefault if the mixer/param is unavailable.
    public static float Default => TryReadMixerLinear(out float linear) ? linear : .5f;

    // Must match the exposed parameter name authored on the AudioMixer asset.
    private const string ExposedParam = "MasterVolume";
    // AudioMixer.mixer lives under a Resources/ folder -> load by name without extension.
    private const string MixerResourcePath = "AudioMixer";
    // The exposed param is the master group's attenuation in dB; below this the log curve dives
    // to -inf, so -80 dB is the practical silence floor (matches the mixer's own lower bound).
    private const float SilenceDb = -80f;

    private static AudioMixer _mixer;
    private static AudioMixer Mixer => _mixer ? _mixer : _mixer = Resources.Load<AudioMixer>(MixerResourcePath);

    public static float Volume
    {
        get => Mathf.Clamp(GameSettings.MasterVolume, Min, Max);
        set
        {
            float v = Mathf.Clamp(value, Min, Max);
            GameSettings.MasterVolume = v;
            Apply(v); // set unconditionally: keeps the live mixer in sync even if the stored value was unchanged
        }
    }

    // A perceptual volume slider is linear 0..1; the mixer wants dB. 20*log10 maps 1 -> 0 dB and
    // fades smoothly, with 0 pinned to the silence floor (log10(0) is -inf).
    private static float LinearToDb(float linear) =>
        linear <= Min ? SilenceDb : Mathf.Max(SilenceDb, Mathf.Log10(linear) * 20f);

    // Inverse of LinearToDb: read the mixer's authored dB back into the slider's 0..1 range.
    private static float DbToLinear(float db) =>
        db <= SilenceDb ? Min : Mathf.Clamp(Mathf.Pow(10f, db / 20f), Min, Max);

    // Reads the mixer's current exposed-parameter level (from the active snapshot) as linear 0..1.
    // Returns false if the mixer isn't loaded or the parameter isn't exposed, so callers can fall back.
    private static bool TryReadMixerLinear(out float linear)
    {
        var mixer = Mixer;
        if (!mixer || !mixer.GetFloat(ExposedParam, out float db))
        {
            linear = .5f;
            return false;
        }
        linear = DbToLinear(db);
        return true;
    }

    private static void Apply(float linear)
    {
        var mixer = Mixer;
        if (!mixer)
        {
            Debug.LogWarning($"[MasterVolume] AudioMixer '{MixerResourcePath}' not found under a Resources/ folder.");
            return;
        }
        if (!mixer.SetFloat(ExposedParam, LinearToDb(linear)))
            Debug.LogWarning($"[MasterVolume] Exposed parameter '{ExposedParam}' not found on the AudioMixer.");
    }

    // Push the saved level before any scene audio starts. SetFloat overrides the exposed parameter
    // permanently (until ClearFloat), so the start snapshot's authored value is superseded.
    [RuntimeInitializeOnLoadMethod(RuntimeInitializeLoadType.BeforeSceneLoad)]
    private static void ApplyOnStartup()
    {
        Apply(Volume);
    }
}