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#pragma once

/**
 * @file IWriter.h
 * @ingroup file
 * Defines the IWriter interface as well as Container and Codec types.
 */

#include "respec/Specification.h"

AUD_NAMESPACE_BEGIN

/// Container formats for writers.
enum Container
{
	CONTAINER_INVALID = 0,
	CONTAINER_AC3,
	CONTAINER_FLAC,
	CONTAINER_MATROSKA,
	CONTAINER_MP2,
	CONTAINER_MP3,
	CONTAINER_OGG,
	CONTAINER_WAV,
	CONTAINER_AAC
};

/// Audio codecs for writers.
enum Codec
{
	CODEC_INVALID = 0,
	CODEC_AAC,
	CODEC_AC3,
	CODEC_FLAC,
	CODEC_MP2,
	CODEC_MP3,
	CODEC_PCM,
	CODEC_VORBIS,
	CODEC_OPUS
};

/**
 * @interface IWriter
 * This class represents a sound sink where audio data can be written to.
 */
class AUD_API IWriter
{
public:
	/**
	 * Destroys the writer.
	 */
	virtual ~IWriter() {}

	/**
	 * Returns how many samples have been written so far.
	 * \return The writing position as sample count. May be negative if unknown.
	 */
	virtual int getPosition() const=0;

	/**
	 * Returns the specification of the audio data being written into the sink.
	 * \return The DeviceSpecs structure.
	 * \note Regardless of the format the input still has to be float!
	 */
	virtual DeviceSpecs getSpecs() const=0;

	/**
	 * Request to write the next length samples out into the sink.
	 * \param length The count of samples to write.
	 * \param buffer The pointer to the buffer containing the data.
	 */
	virtual void write(unsigned int length, sample_t* buffer)=0;
};

AUD_NAMESPACE_END
