decoder.h

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// Copyright (c) 2008-2010 Raynaldo (Wildicv) Rivera, Joshua (Dark_Kilauea) Jones
// This file is part of the "cAudio Engine"
// For conditions of distribution and use, see copyright notice in cAudio-ZLIBLicense.txt
#ifndef _audiodecoder_h
#define _audiodecoder_h

#include "datatypes.h"
#include "Audio/audioenumerations.h"

#include "Resource/datastream.h"

namespace Mezzanine
{
    namespace Audio
    {
        ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
        /// @brief This is an interface class for the decoding of audio from a stream.
        /// @details
        ///////////////////////////////////////
        class iDecoder
        {
        public:
            /// @brief Class constructor.
            iDecoder() {  }
            /// @brief Class destructor.
            virtual ~iDecoder() {  }

            ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
            // Utility

            /// @brief Gets whether or not the decoder is ready to be used.
            /// @note On failure the issue likely lies with the stream being an improper format/encoding.
            /// @return Returns true if this decoder is ready for playback, false otherwise.
            virtual bool IsValid() = 0;
            /// @brief Gets the encoding supported by this decoder.
            /// @return Returns an @ref Audio::Encoding value representing the encoding supported by this decoder.
            virtual Audio::Encoding GetEncoding() const = 0;
            /// @brief Gets whether or not seeking is supported.
            /// @return Returns true if you can skip to a specific point in the stream, false if you are stuck waiting.
            virtual bool IsSeekingSupported() = 0;
            /// @brief Gets the Bit Configuration used to decode the audio stream.
            /// @return Returns the Bit Configuration currently being used to decode this stream.
            virtual Audio::BitConfig GetBitConfiguration() const = 0;
            /// @brief Gets the frequency used to decode the audio stream.
            /// @return Returns the frequency (or sample rate) currently being used to decode this stream.
            virtual UInt32 GetFrequency() const = 0;
            /// @brief Gets the stream being decoded.
            /// @return Returns a shared pointer to the DataStream being decoded.
            virtual Resource::DataStreamPtr GetStream() const = 0;

            /// @brief Gets the sample size based on the decoders current configuration.
            /// @return Returns a UInt32 representing the size of a single sample from the underlying stream.
            virtual UInt32 GetSampleSize() const
            {
                switch(this->GetBitConfiguration())
                {
                    case Mezzanine::Audio::BC_8Bit_Mono:     return 1;  break;
                    case Mezzanine::Audio::BC_8Bit_Stereo:   return 2;  break;
                    case Mezzanine::Audio::BC_16Bit_Mono:    return 2;  break;
                    case Mezzanine::Audio::BC_16Bit_Stereo:  return 4;  break;
                    case Mezzanine::Audio::BC_24Bit_Mono:    return 3;  break;
                    case Mezzanine::Audio::BC_24Bit_Stereo:  return 6;  break;
                    default: return -1;
                }
            }

            /// @brief Sets the position (in bytes) of the stream.
            /// @param Position The number of bytes to move(if relative) or the actual position in the stream to set.
            /// @param Relative Whether or not to move from the current position.  If false this will set from the beginning.
            /// @return Returns true if the position was successfully set, false otherwise.
            virtual bool SetPosition(Int32 Position, bool Relative) = 0;
            /// @brief Moves the current time position in the stream.
            /// @param Seconds The position in seconds to move to in the stream.
            /// @param Relative Whether or not to move from the current position.  If false this will seek from the beginning.
            /// @return Returns true if the position was successfully moved, false otherwise.
            virtual bool Seek(const Real Seconds, bool Relative) = 0;

            /// @brief Reads from the audio stream and writes what is read to a buffer.
            /// @param Output The buffer to write to when reading the audio stream.
            /// @param Amount The number of bytes desired to be read from the audio stream.
            /// @return Returns the number of bytes successfully read from the audio stream.
            virtual UInt32 ReadAudioData(void* Output, UInt32 Amount) = 0;

            ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
            // Stream Stats

            /// @brief Gets the length of the stream in seconds.
            /// @return Returns the total amount of time needed to playback the sound in seconds.
            virtual Real GetTotalTime() const = 0;
            /// @brief Gets the current time position in the stream.
            /// @return Returns the current position in the stream in seconds.
            virtual Real GetCurrentTime() const = 0;
            /// @brief Gets the size of the decoded audio source in use.
            /// @return Returns the size of the decoded audio source.
            virtual UInt32 GetTotalSize() const = 0;
            /// @brief Gets the size of the encoded audio source in use.
            /// @return Returns the size of the encoded audio source.
            virtual UInt32 GetCompressedSize() const = 0;
            /// @brief Gets the sounds current position in the decoded audio source.
            /// @return Returns the current position in the decoded audio source in bytes.
            virtual UInt32 GetCurrentPosition() const = 0;
            /// @brief Gets the sounds current position in the encoded audio source.
            /// @return Returns the current position in the encoded audio source in bytes.
            virtual UInt32 GetCurrentCompressedPosition() const = 0;
        };//iDecoder
    }//Audio
}//Mezzanine

#endif