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+/*
+ * Copyright 2010 Phil Burk, Mobileer Inc
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.jsyn;
+
+import com.jsyn.devices.AudioDeviceManager;
+import com.jsyn.unitgen.UnitGenerator;
+import com.softsynth.shared.time.ScheduledCommand;
+import com.softsynth.shared.time.TimeStamp;
+
+/**
+ * A synthesizer used by JSyn to generate audio. The synthesizer executes a network of unit
+ * generators to create an audio signal.
+ *
+ * @author Phil Burk (C) 2010 Mobileer Inc
+ */
+public interface Synthesizer {
+
+ public final static int FRAMES_PER_BLOCK = 8;
+
+ /**
+ * Starts a background thread that generates audio using the default frame rate of 44100 and two
+ * stereo output channels.
+ */
+ public void start();
+
+ /**
+ * Starts a background thread that generates audio using the specified frame rate and two stereo
+ * output channels.
+ *
+ * @param frameRate in Hertz
+ */
+ public void start(int frameRate);
+
+ /**
+ * Starts the synthesizer using specific audio devices.
+ *
+ * @param frameRate in Hertz
+ * @param inputDeviceID obtained from an {@link AudioDeviceManager} or pass
+ * AudioDeviceManager.USE_DEFAULT_DEVICE
+ * @param numInputChannels 1 for mono, 2 for stereo, etcetera
+ * @param ouputDeviceID obtained from an AudioDeviceManager or pass
+ * AudioDeviceManager.USE_DEFAULT_DEVICE
+ * @param numOutputChannels 1 for mono, 2 for stereo, etcetera
+ */
+ public void start(int frameRate, int inputDeviceID, int numInputChannels, int ouputDeviceID,
+ int numOutputChannels);
+
+ /** @return JSyn version as a string */
+ public String getVersion();
+
+ /** @return version as an integer that always increases */
+ public int getVersionCode();
+
+ /** Stops the background thread that generates the audio. */
+ public void stop();
+
+ /**
+ * An AudioDeviceManager is an interface to audio hardware. It might be implemented using
+ * JavaSound or a wrapper around PortAudio.
+ *
+ * @return audio device manager being used by the synthesizer.
+ */
+ public AudioDeviceManager getAudioDeviceManager();
+
+ /** @return the frame rate in samples per second */
+ public int getFrameRate();
+
+ /**
+ * Add a unit generator to the synthesizer so it can be played. This is required before starting
+ * or connecting a unit generator into a network.
+ *
+ * @param ugen a unit generator to be executed by the synthesizer
+ */
+ public void add(UnitGenerator ugen);
+
+ /** Removes a unit generator added using add(). */
+ public void remove(UnitGenerator ugen);
+
+ /** @return the current audio time in seconds */
+ public double getCurrentTime();
+
+ /**
+ * Start a unit generator at the specified time. This is not needed if a unit generator's output
+ * is connected to other units. Typically you only need to start units that have no outputs, for
+ * example LineOut.
+ */
+ public void startUnit(UnitGenerator unit, double time);
+
+ public void startUnit(UnitGenerator unit, TimeStamp timeStamp);
+
+ /** Start a unit generator now. */
+ public void startUnit(UnitGenerator unit);
+
+ public void stopUnit(UnitGenerator unit, double time);
+
+ public void stopUnit(UnitGenerator unit, TimeStamp timeStamp);
+
+ public void stopUnit(UnitGenerator unit);
+
+ /**
+ * Sleep until the specified audio time is reached. In non-real-time mode, this will enable the
+ * synthesizer to run.
+ */
+ public void sleepUntil(double time) throws InterruptedException;
+
+ /**
+ * Sleep for the specified audio time duration. In non-real-time mode, this will enable the
+ * synthesizer to run.
+ */
+ public void sleepFor(double duration) throws InterruptedException;
+
+ /**
+ * If set true then the synthesizer will generate audio in real-time. Set it true for live
+ * audio. If false then JSyn will run in non-real-time mode. This can be used to generate audio
+ * to be written to a file. The default is true.
+ *
+ * @param realTime
+ */
+ public void setRealTime(boolean realTime);
+
+ /** Is JSyn running in real-time mode? */
+ public boolean isRealTime();
+
+ /** Create a TimeStamp using the current audio time. */
+ public TimeStamp createTimeStamp();
+
+ /** @return the current CPU usage as a fraction between 0.0 and 1.0 */
+ public double getUsage();
+
+ /** @return inverse of frameRate, to avoid expensive divides */
+ public double getFramePeriod();
+
+ /**
+ * This count is not reset if you stop and restart.
+ *
+ * @return number of frames synthesized
+ */
+ public long getFrameCount();
+
+ /** Queue a command to be processed at a specific time in the background audio thread. */
+ public void scheduleCommand(TimeStamp timeStamp, ScheduledCommand command);
+
+ /** Queue a command to be processed at a specific time in the background audio thread. */
+ public void scheduleCommand(double time, ScheduledCommand command);
+
+ /** Queue a command to be processed as soon as possible in the background audio thread. */
+ public void queueCommand(ScheduledCommand command);
+
+ /**
+ * @return true if the Synthesizer has been started
+ */
+ public boolean isRunning();
+
+ /**
+ * Add a task that will get run on the Audio Thread before it generates a new block of Audio.
+ * This task must be very quick and should not perform any blocking operations. If you are not
+ * certain that you need an Audio rate task then don't use this.
+ *
+ * @param blockTask
+ */
+ public void addAudioTask(Runnable task);
+
+ public void removeAudioTask(Runnable task);
+
+}