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+------------------------------
+------- Main Lua Script ------
+------------------------------
+
+------------------------------
+---------- Variables ---------
+------------------------------
+
+-- path to traverse
+local path=''
+
+-- file type to look for to examine
+local file_type='m4a'
+
+-- encoding to convert from
+local input_encoding='alac'
+
+-- encoding to convert TODO
+local output_encoding='flac'
+
+------------------------------
+-------- Functions -----------
+------------------------------
+
+
+------------------------------
+---------- Body --------------
+------------------------------
+
+-- TODO: check if ffmpeg is installed/available
+-- TODO: Loop through the path provided
+-- TODO: Check if the file is the file_type
+-- TODO: Check if the file has the encoding of ALAC