clock.h

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/*****************************************************************************
 * clock.h: clocks synchronisation
 *****************************************************************************
 * Copyright (C) 2008 VLC authors and VideoLAN
 * Copyright (C) 2008 Laurent Aimar
 * $Id: ee1492ba7af8eba578a8ce822e3a223817609ab4 $
 *
 * Authors: Laurent Aimar < fenrir _AT_ videolan _DOT_ org >
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#ifndef LIBVLC_INPUT_CLOCK_H
#define LIBVLC_INPUT_CLOCK_H 1

#include <vlc_common.h>
#include <vlc_input.h> /* FIXME Needed for input_clock_t */

/** @struct input_clock_t
 * This structure is used to manage clock drift and reception jitters
 *
 * XXX input_clock_GetTS can be called from any threads. All others functions
 * MUST be called from one and only one thread.
 */
typedef struct input_clock_t input_clock_t;

/**
 * This function creates a new input_clock_t.
 * You must use input_clock_Delete to delete it once unused.
 */
input_clock_t *input_clock_New( int i_rate );

/**
 * This function destroys a input_clock_t created by input_clock_New.
 */
void           input_clock_Delete( input_clock_t * );

/**
 * This function will update a input_clock_t with a new clock reference point.
 * It will also tell if the clock point is late regarding our buffering.
 *
 * \param b_buffering_allowed tells if we are allowed to bufferize more data in
 * advanced (if possible).
 */
void    input_clock_Update( input_clock_t *, vlc_object_t *p_log,
                            bool *pb_late,
                            bool b_can_pace_control, bool b_buffering_allowed,
                            mtime_t i_clock, mtime_t i_system );
/**
 * This function will reset the drift of a input_clock_t.
 *
 * The actual jitter estimation will not be reseted by it.
 */
void    input_clock_Reset( input_clock_t * );

/**
 * This functions will return a deadline used to control the reading speed.
 */
mtime_t input_clock_GetWakeup( input_clock_t * );

/**
 * This functions allows changing the actual reading speed.
 */
void    input_clock_ChangeRate( input_clock_t *, int i_rate );

/**
 * This function allows changing the pause status.
 */
void    input_clock_ChangePause( input_clock_t *, bool b_paused, mtime_t i_date );

/**
 * This function returns the original system value date and the delay for the current
 * reference point (a valid reference point must have been set).
 */
void    input_clock_GetSystemOrigin( input_clock_t *, mtime_t *pi_system, mtime_t *pi_delay );

/**
 * This function allows rebasing the original system value date (a valid
 * reference point must have been set).
 * When using the absolute mode, it will create a discontinuity unless
 * called imediatly after a input_clock_Update.
 */
void    input_clock_ChangeSystemOrigin( input_clock_t *, bool b_absolute, mtime_t i_system );

/**
 * This function converts a pair of timestamp from stream clock to system clock.
 *
 * If pi_rate is provided it will be filled with the rate value used for
 * the conversion.
 * p_ts0 is a pointer to a timestamp to be converted (in place) and must be non NULL.
 * p_ts1 is a pointer to a timestamp to be converted (in place) and can be NULL.
 *
 * It will return VLC_EGENERIC if i_ts_bound is not INT64_MAX and if the value *p_ts0
 * after conversion is not before the deadline mdate() + i_pts_delay + i_ts_bound.
 * It will also return VLC_EGENERIC if the conversion cannot be done successfully. In
 * this case, *p_ts0 and *p_ts1 will hold an invalid timestamp.
 * Otherwise it will return VLC_SUCCESS.
 */
int input_clock_ConvertTS( input_clock_t *, int *pi_rate, mtime_t *pi_ts0, mtime_t *pi_ts1, mtime_t i_ts_bound );

/**
 * This function returns the current rate.
 */
int input_clock_GetRate( input_clock_t * );

/**
 * This function returns current clock state or VLC_EGENERIC if there is not a
 * reference point.
 */
int input_clock_GetState( input_clock_t *,
                          mtime_t *pi_stream_start, mtime_t *pi_system_start,
                          mtime_t *pi_stream_duration, mtime_t *pi_system_duration );

/**
 * This function allows the set the minimal configuration for the jitter estimation algo.
 */
void input_clock_SetJitter( input_clock_t *,
                            mtime_t i_pts_delay, int i_cr_average );

/**
 * This function returns an estimation of the pts_delay needed to avoid rebufferization.
 * XXX in the current implementation, the pts_delay will never be decreased.
 */
mtime_t input_clock_GetJitter( input_clock_t * );

#endif