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1 #ifndef foostreamhfoo
2 #define foostreamhfoo
3
4 /***
5 This file is part of PulseAudio.
6
7 Copyright 2004-2006 Lennart Poettering
8 Copyright 2006 Pierre Ossman <ossman@cendio.se> for Cendio AB
9
10 PulseAudio is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
11 it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
12 by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License,
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15 PulseAudio is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
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19
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23 USA.
24 ***/
25
26 #include <sys/types.h>
27
28 #include <pulse/sample.h>
29 #include <pulse/format.h>
30 #include <pulse/channelmap.h>
31 #include <pulse/volume.h>
32 #include <pulse/def.h>
33 #include <pulse/cdecl.h>
34 #include <pulse/operation.h>
35 #include <pulse/context.h>
36 #include <pulse/proplist.h>
37
38 /** \page streams Audio Streams
39 *
40 * \section overv_sec Overview
41 *
42 * Audio streams form the central functionality of the sound server. Data is
43 * routed, converted and mixed from several sources before it is passed along
44 * to a final output. Currently, there are three forms of audio streams:
45 *
46 * \li Playback streams - Data flows from the client to the server.
47 * \li Record streams - Data flows from the server to the client.
48 * \li Upload streams - Similar to playback streams, but the data is stored in
49 * the sample cache. See \ref scache for more information
50 * about controlling the sample cache.
51 *
52 * \section create_sec Creating
53 *
54 * To access a stream, a pa_stream object must be created using
55 * pa_stream_new(). At this point the audio sample format and mapping of
56 * channels must be specified. See \ref sample and \ref channelmap for more
57 * information about those structures.
58 *
59 * This first step will only create a client-side object, representing the
60 * stream. To use the stream, a server-side object must be created and
61 * associated with the local object. Depending on which type of stream is
62 * desired, a different function is needed:
63 *
64 * \li Playback stream - pa_stream_connect_playback()
65 * \li Record stream - pa_stream_connect_record()
66 * \li Upload stream - pa_stream_connect_upload() (see \ref scache)
67 *
68 * Similar to how connections are done in contexts, connecting a stream will
69 * not generate a pa_operation object. Also like contexts, the application
70 * should register a state change callback, using
71 * pa_stream_set_state_callback(), and wait for the stream to enter an active
72 * state.
73 *
74 * Note: there is a user-controllable slider in mixer applications such as
75 * pavucontrol corresponding to each of the created streams. Multiple
76 * (especially identically named) volume sliders for the same application might
77 * confuse the user. Also, the server supports only a limited number of
78 * simultaneous streams. Because of this, it is not always appropriate to
79 * create multiple streams in one application that needs to output multiple
80 * sounds. The rough guideline is: if there is no use case that would require
81 * separate user-initiated volume changes for each stream, perform the mixing
82 * inside the application.
83 *
84 * \subsection bufattr_subsec Buffer Attributes
85 *
86 * Playback and record streams always have a server-side buffer as
87 * part of the data flow. The size of this buffer needs to be chosen
88 * in a compromise between low latency and sensitivity for buffer
89 * overflows/underruns.
90 *
91 * The buffer metrics may be controlled by the application. They are
92 * described with a pa_buffer_attr structure which contains a number
93 * of fields:
94 *
95 * \li maxlength - The absolute maximum number of bytes that can be
96 * stored in the buffer. If this value is exceeded
97 * then data will be lost. It is recommended to pass
98 * (uint32_t) -1 here which will cause the server to
99 * fill in the maximum possible value.
100 *
101 * \li tlength - The target fill level of the playback buffer. The
102 * server will only send requests for more data as long
103 * as the buffer has less than this number of bytes of
104 * data. If you pass (uint32_t) -1 (which is
105 * recommended) here the server will choose the longest
106 * target buffer fill level possible to minimize the
107 * number of necessary wakeups and maximize drop-out
108 * safety. This can exceed 2s of buffering. For
109 * low-latency applications or applications where
110 * latency matters you should pass a proper value here.
111 *
112 * \li prebuf - Number of bytes that need to be in the buffer before
113 * playback will commence. Start of playback can be
114 * forced using pa_stream_trigger() even though the
115 * prebuffer size hasn't been reached. If a buffer
116 * underrun occurs, this prebuffering will be again
117 * enabled. If the playback shall never stop in case of a
118 * buffer underrun, this value should be set to 0. In
119 * that case the read index of the output buffer
120 * overtakes the write index, and hence the fill level of
121 * the buffer is negative. If you pass (uint32_t) -1 here
122 * (which is recommended) the server will choose the same
123 * value as tlength here.
124 *
125 * \li minreq - Minimum free number of the bytes in the playback
126 * buffer before the server will request more data. It is
127 * recommended to fill in (uint32_t) -1 here. This value
128 * influences how much time the sound server has to move
129 * data from the per-stream server-side playback buffer
130 * to the hardware playback buffer.
131 *
132 * \li fragsize - Maximum number of bytes that the server will push in
133 * one chunk for record streams. If you pass (uint32_t)
134 * -1 (which is recommended) here, the server will
135 * choose the longest fragment setting possible to
136 * minimize the number of necessary wakeups and
137 * maximize drop-out safety. This can exceed 2s of
138 * buffering. For low-latency applications or
139 * applications where latency matters you should pass a
140 * proper value here.
141 *
142 * If PA_STREAM_ADJUST_LATENCY is set, then the tlength/fragsize
143 * parameters will be interpreted slightly differently than described
144 * above when passed to pa_stream_connect_record() and
145 * pa_stream_connect_playback(): the overall latency that is comprised
146 * of both the server side playback buffer length, the hardware
147 * playback buffer length and additional latencies will be adjusted in
148 * a way that it matches tlength resp. fragsize. Set
149 * PA_STREAM_ADJUST_LATENCY if you want to control the overall
150 * playback latency for your stream. Unset it if you want to control
151 * only the latency induced by the server-side, rewritable playback
152 * buffer. The server will try to fulfill the clients latency requests
153 * as good as possible. However if the underlying hardware cannot
154 * change the hardware buffer length or only in a limited range, the
155 * actually resulting latency might be different from what the client
156 * requested. Thus, for synchronization clients always need to check
157 * the actual measured latency via pa_stream_get_latency() or a
158 * similar call, and not make any assumptions. about the latency
159 * available. The function pa_stream_get_buffer_attr() will always
160 * return the actual size of the server-side per-stream buffer in
161 * tlength/fragsize, regardless whether PA_STREAM_ADJUST_LATENCY is
162 * set or not.
163 *
164 * The server-side per-stream playback buffers are indexed by a write and a read
165 * index. The application writes to the write index and the sound
166 * device reads from the read index. The read index is increased
167 * monotonically, while the write index may be freely controlled by
168 * the application. Subtracting the read index from the write index
169 * will give you the current fill level of the buffer. The read/write
170 * indexes are 64bit values and measured in bytes, they will never
171 * wrap. The current read/write index may be queried using
172 * pa_stream_get_timing_info() (see below for more information). In
173 * case of a buffer underrun the read index is equal or larger than
174 * the write index. Unless the prebuf value is 0, PulseAudio will
175 * temporarily pause playback in such a case, and wait until the
176 * buffer is filled up to prebuf bytes again. If prebuf is 0, the
177 * read index may be larger than the write index, in which case
178 * silence is played. If the application writes data to indexes lower
179 * than the read index, the data is immediately lost.
180 *
181 * \section transfer_sec Transferring Data
182 *
183 * Once the stream is up, data can start flowing between the client and the
184 * server. Two different access models can be used to transfer the data:
185 *
186 * \li Asynchronous - The application register a callback using
187 * pa_stream_set_write_callback() and
188 * pa_stream_set_read_callback() to receive notifications
189 * that data can either be written or read.
190 * \li Polled - Query the library for available data/space using
191 * pa_stream_writable_size() and pa_stream_readable_size() and
192 * transfer data as needed. The sizes are stored locally, in the
193 * client end, so there is no delay when reading them.
194 *
195 * It is also possible to mix the two models freely.
196 *
197 * Once there is data/space available, it can be transferred using either
198 * pa_stream_write() for playback, or pa_stream_peek() / pa_stream_drop() for
199 * record. Make sure you do not overflow the playback buffers as data will be
200 * dropped.
201 *
202 * \section bufctl_sec Buffer Control
203 *
204 * The transfer buffers can be controlled through a number of operations:
205 *
206 * \li pa_stream_cork() - Start or stop the playback or recording.
207 * \li pa_stream_trigger() - Start playback immediately and do not wait for
208 * the buffer to fill up to the set trigger level.
209 * \li pa_stream_prebuf() - Reenable the playback trigger level.
210 * \li pa_stream_drain() - Wait for the playback buffer to go empty. Will
211 * return a pa_operation object that will indicate when
212 * the buffer is completely drained.
213 * \li pa_stream_flush() - Drop all data from the playback or record buffer. Do not
214 * wait for it to finish playing.
215 *
216 * \section seek_modes Seeking in the Playback Buffer
217 *
218 * A client application may freely seek in the playback buffer. To
219 * accomplish that the pa_stream_write() function takes a seek mode
220 * and an offset argument. The seek mode is one of:
221 *
222 * \li PA_SEEK_RELATIVE - seek relative to the current write index
223 * \li PA_SEEK_ABSOLUTE - seek relative to the beginning of the playback buffer, (i.e. the first that was ever played in the stream)
224 * \li PA_SEEK_RELATIVE_ON_READ - seek relative to the current read index. Use this to write data to the output buffer that should be played as soon as possible
225 * \li PA_SEEK_RELATIVE_END - seek relative to the last byte ever written.
226 *
227 * If an application just wants to append some data to the output
228 * buffer, PA_SEEK_RELATIVE and an offset of 0 should be used.
229 *
230 * After a call to pa_stream_write() the write index will be left at
231 * the position right after the last byte of the written data.
232 *
233 * \section latency_sec Latency
234 *
235 * A major problem with networked audio is the increased latency caused by
236 * the network. To remedy this, PulseAudio supports an advanced system of
237 * monitoring the current latency.
238 *
239 * To get the raw data needed to calculate latencies, call
240 * pa_stream_get_timing_info(). This will give you a pa_timing_info
241 * structure that contains everything that is known about the server
242 * side buffer transport delays and the backend active in the
243 * server. (Besides other things it contains the write and read index
244 * values mentioned above.)
245 *
246 * This structure is updated every time a
247 * pa_stream_update_timing_info() operation is executed. (i.e. before
248 * the first call to this function the timing information structure is
249 * not available!) Since it is a lot of work to keep this structure
250 * up-to-date manually, PulseAudio can do that automatically for you:
251 * if PA_STREAM_AUTO_TIMING_UPDATE is passed when connecting the
252 * stream PulseAudio will automatically update the structure every
253 * 100ms and every time a function is called that might invalidate the
254 * previously known timing data (such as pa_stream_write() or
255 * pa_stream_flush()). Please note however, that there always is a
256 * short time window when the data in the timing information structure
257 * is out-of-date. PulseAudio tries to mark these situations by
258 * setting the write_index_corrupt and read_index_corrupt fields
259 * accordingly.
260 *
261 * The raw timing data in the pa_timing_info structure is usually hard
262 * to deal with. Therefore a simpler interface is available:
263 * you can call pa_stream_get_time() or pa_stream_get_latency(). The
264 * former will return the current playback time of the hardware since
265 * the stream has been started. The latter returns the overall time a sample
266 * that you write now takes to be played by the hardware. These two
267 * functions base their calculations on the same data that is returned
268 * by pa_stream_get_timing_info(). Hence the same rules for keeping
269 * the timing data up-to-date apply here. In case the write or read
270 * index is corrupted, these two functions will fail with
271 * -PA_ERR_NODATA set.
272 *
273 * Since updating the timing info structure usually requires a full
274 * network round trip and some applications monitor the timing very
275 * often PulseAudio offers a timing interpolation system. If
276 * PA_STREAM_INTERPOLATE_TIMING is passed when connecting the stream,
277 * pa_stream_get_time() and pa_stream_get_latency() will try to
278 * interpolate the current playback time/latency by estimating the
279 * number of samples that have been played back by the hardware since
280 * the last regular timing update. It is especially useful to combine
281 * this option with PA_STREAM_AUTO_TIMING_UPDATE, which will enable
282 * you to monitor the current playback time/latency very precisely and
283 * very frequently without requiring a network round trip every time.
284 *
285 * \section flow_sec Overflow and underflow
286 *
287 * Even with the best precautions, buffers will sometime over - or
288 * underflow. To handle this gracefully, the application can be
289 * notified when this happens. Callbacks are registered using
290 * pa_stream_set_overflow_callback() and
291 * pa_stream_set_underflow_callback().
292 *
293 * \section sync_streams Synchronizing Multiple Playback Streams
294 *
295 * PulseAudio allows applications to fully synchronize multiple
296 * playback streams that are connected to the same output device. That
297 * means the streams will always be played back sample-by-sample
298 * synchronously. If stream operations like pa_stream_cork() are
299 * issued on one of the synchronized streams, they are simultaneously
300 * issued on the others.
301 *
302 * To synchronize a stream to another, just pass the "master" stream
303 * as last argument to pa_stream_connect_playback(). To make sure that
304 * the freshly created stream doesn't start playback right-away, make
305 * sure to pass PA_STREAM_START_CORKED and -- after all streams have
306 * been created -- uncork them all with a single call to
307 * pa_stream_cork() for the master stream.
308 *
309 * To make sure that a particular stream doesn't stop to play when a
310 * server side buffer underrun happens on it while the other
311 * synchronized streams continue playing and hence deviate, you need to
312 * pass a "prebuf" pa_buffer_attr of 0 when connecting it.
313 *
314 * \section disc_sec Disconnecting
315 *
316 * When a stream has served is purpose it must be disconnected with
317 * pa_stream_disconnect(). If you only unreference it, then it will live on
318 * and eat resources both locally and on the server until you disconnect the
319 * context.
320 *
321 */
322
323 /** \file
324 * Audio streams for input, output and sample upload
325 *
326 * See also \subpage streams
327 */
328
329 PA_C_DECL_BEGIN
330
331 /** An opaque stream for playback or recording */
332 typedef struct pa_stream pa_stream;
333
334 /** A generic callback for operation completion */
335 typedef void (*pa_stream_success_cb_t) (pa_stream*s, int success, void *userdata);
336
337 /** A generic request callback */
338 typedef void (*pa_stream_request_cb_t)(pa_stream *p, size_t nbytes, void *userdata);
339
340 /** A generic notification callback */
341 typedef void (*pa_stream_notify_cb_t)(pa_stream *p, void *userdata);
342
343 /** A callback for asynchronous meta/policy event messages. Well known
344 * event names are PA_STREAM_EVENT_REQUEST_CORK and
345 * PA_STREAM_EVENT_REQUEST_UNCORK. The set of defined events can be
346 * extended at any time. Also, server modules may introduce additional
347 * message types so make sure that your callback function ignores messages
348 * it doesn't know. \since 0.9.15 */
349 typedef void (*pa_stream_event_cb_t)(pa_stream *p, const char *name, pa_proplist *pl, void *userdata);
350
351 /** Create a new, unconnected stream with the specified name and
352 * sample type. It is recommended to use pa_stream_new_with_proplist()
353 * instead and specify some initial properties. */
354 pa_stream* pa_stream_new(
355 pa_context *c /**< The context to create this stream in */,
356 const char *name /**< A name for this stream */,
357 const pa_sample_spec *ss /**< The desired sample format */,
358 const pa_channel_map *map /**< The desired channel map, or NULL for default */);
359
360 /** Create a new, unconnected stream with the specified name and
361 * sample type, and specify the initial stream property
362 * list. \since 0.9.11 */
363 pa_stream* pa_stream_new_with_proplist(
364 pa_context *c /**< The context to create this stream in */,
365 const char *name /**< A name for this stream */,
366 const pa_sample_spec *ss /**< The desired sample format */,
367 const pa_channel_map *map /**< The desired channel map, or NULL for default */,
368 pa_proplist *p /**< The initial property list */);
369
370 /** Create a new, unconnected stream with the specified name, the set of formats
371 * this client can provide, and an initial list of properties. While
372 * connecting, the server will select the most appropriate format which the
373 * client must then provide. \since 1.0 */
374 pa_stream *pa_stream_new_extended(
375 pa_context *c /**< The context to create this stream in */,
376 const char *name /**< A name for this stream */,
377 pa_format_info * const * formats /**< The list of formats that can be provided */,
378 unsigned int n_formats /**< The number of formats being passed in */,
379 pa_proplist *p /**< The initial property list */);
380
381 /** Decrease the reference counter by one. */
382 void pa_stream_unref(pa_stream *s);
383
384 /** Increase the reference counter by one. */
385 pa_stream *pa_stream_ref(pa_stream *s);
386
387 /** Return the current state of the stream. */
388 pa_stream_state_t pa_stream_get_state(pa_stream *p);
389
390 /** Return the context this stream is attached to. */
391 pa_context* pa_stream_get_context(pa_stream *p);
392
393 /** Return the sink input resp.\ source output index this stream is
394 * identified in the server with. This is useful with the
395 * introspection functions such as pa_context_get_sink_input_info()
396 * or pa_context_get_source_output_info(). */
397 uint32_t pa_stream_get_index(pa_stream *s);
398
399 /** Return the index of the sink or source this stream is connected to
400 * in the server. This is useful with the introspection
401 * functions such as pa_context_get_sink_info_by_index() or
402 * pa_context_get_source_info_by_index().
403 *
404 * Please note that streams may be moved between sinks/sources and thus
405 * it is recommended to use pa_stream_set_moved_callback() to be notified
406 * about this. This function will return with -PA_ERR_NOTSUPPORTED when the
407 * server is older than 0.9.8. \since 0.9.8 */
408 uint32_t pa_stream_get_device_index(pa_stream *s);
409
410 /** Return the name of the sink or source this stream is connected to
411 * in the server. This is useful with the introspection
412 * functions such as pa_context_get_sink_info_by_name()
413 * or pa_context_get_source_info_by_name().
414 *
415 * Please note that streams may be moved between sinks/sources and thus
416 * it is recommended to use pa_stream_set_moved_callback() to be notified
417 * about this. This function will return with -PA_ERR_NOTSUPPORTED when the
418 * server is older than 0.9.8. \since 0.9.8 */
419 const char *pa_stream_get_device_name(pa_stream *s);
420
421 /** Return 1 if the sink or source this stream is connected to has
422 * been suspended. This will return 0 if not, and a negative value on
423 * error. This function will return with -PA_ERR_NOTSUPPORTED when the
424 * server is older than 0.9.8. \since 0.9.8 */
425 int pa_stream_is_suspended(pa_stream *s);
426
427 /** Return 1 if the this stream has been corked. This will return 0 if
428 * not, and a negative value on error. \since 0.9.11 */
429 int pa_stream_is_corked(pa_stream *s);
430
431 /** Connect the stream to a sink. It is strongly recommended to pass
432 * NULL in both \a dev and \a volume and not to set either
433 * PA_STREAM_START_MUTED nor PA_STREAM_START_UNMUTED -- unless these
434 * options are directly dependent on user input or configuration.
435 *
436 * If you follow this rule then the sound server will have the full
437 * flexibility to choose the device, volume and mute status
438 * automatically, based on server-side policies, heuristics and stored
439 * information from previous uses. Also the server may choose to
440 * reconfigure audio devices to make other sinks/sources or
441 * capabilities available to be able to accept the stream.
442 *
443 * Before 0.9.20 it was not defined whether the \a volume parameter was
444 * interpreted relative to the sink's current volume or treated as
445 * an absolute device volume. Since 0.9.20 it is an absolute volume when
446 * the sink is in flat volume mode, and relative otherwise, thus
447 * making sure the volume passed here has always the same semantics as
448 * the volume passed to pa_context_set_sink_input_volume(). It is possible
449 * to figure out whether flat volume mode is in effect for a given sink
450 * by calling pa_context_get_sink_info_by_name().
451 *
452 * Since 5.0, it's possible to specify a single-channel volume even if the
453 * stream has multiple channels. In that case the same volume is applied to all
454 * channels. */
455 int pa_stream_connect_playback(
456 pa_stream *s /**< The stream to connect to a sink */,
457 const char *dev /**< Name of the sink to connect to, or NULL for default */ ,
458 const pa_buffer_attr *attr /**< Buffering attributes, or NULL for default */,
459 pa_stream_flags_t flags /**< Additional flags, or 0 for default */,
460 const pa_cvolume *volume /**< Initial volume, or NULL for default */,
461 pa_stream *sync_stream /**< Synchronize this stream with the specified one, or NULL for a standalone stream */);
462
463 /** Connect the stream to a source. */
464 int pa_stream_connect_record(
465 pa_stream *s /**< The stream to connect to a source */ ,
466 const char *dev /**< Name of the source to connect to, or NULL for default */,
467 const pa_buffer_attr *attr /**< Buffer attributes, or NULL for default */,
468 pa_stream_flags_t flags /**< Additional flags, or 0 for default */);
469
470 /** Disconnect a stream from a source/sink. */
471 int pa_stream_disconnect(pa_stream *s);
472
473 /** Prepare writing data to the server (for playback streams). This
474 * function may be used to optimize the number of memory copies when
475 * doing playback ("zero-copy"). It is recommended to call this
476 * function before each call to pa_stream_write().
477 *
478 * Pass in the address to a pointer and an address of the number of
479 * bytes you want to write. On return the two values will contain a
480 * pointer where you can place the data to write and the maximum number
481 * of bytes you can write. \a *nbytes can be smaller or have the same
482 * value as you passed in. You need to be able to handle both cases.
483 * Accessing memory beyond the returned \a *nbytes value is invalid.
484 * Accessing the memory returned after the following pa_stream_write()
485 * or pa_stream_cancel_write() is invalid.
486 *
487 * On invocation only \a *nbytes needs to be initialized, on return both
488 * *data and *nbytes will be valid. If you place (size_t) -1 in *nbytes
489 * on invocation the memory size will be chosen automatically (which is
490 * recommended to do). After placing your data in the memory area
491 * returned, call pa_stream_write() with \a data set to an address
492 * within this memory area and an \a nbytes value that is smaller or
493 * equal to what was returned by this function to actually execute the
494 * write.
495 *
496 * An invocation of pa_stream_write() should follow "quickly" on
497 * pa_stream_begin_write(). It is not recommended letting an unbounded
498 * amount of time pass after calling pa_stream_begin_write() and
499 * before calling pa_stream_write(). If you want to cancel a
500 * previously called pa_stream_begin_write() without calling
501 * pa_stream_write() use pa_stream_cancel_write(). Calling
502 * pa_stream_begin_write() twice without calling pa_stream_write() or
503 * pa_stream_cancel_write() in between will return exactly the same
504 * \a data pointer and \a nbytes values. \since 0.9.16 */
505 int pa_stream_begin_write(
506 pa_stream *p,
507 void **data,
508 size_t *nbytes);
509
510 /** Reverses the effect of pa_stream_begin_write() dropping all data
511 * that has already been placed in the memory area returned by
512 * pa_stream_begin_write(). Only valid to call if
513 * pa_stream_begin_write() was called before and neither
514 * pa_stream_cancel_write() nor pa_stream_write() have been called
515 * yet. Accessing the memory previously returned by
516 * pa_stream_begin_write() after this call is invalid. Any further
517 * explicit freeing of the memory area is not necessary. \since
518 * 0.9.16 */
519 int pa_stream_cancel_write(
520 pa_stream *p);
521
522 /** Write some data to the server (for playback streams).
523 * If \a free_cb is non-NULL this routine is called when all data has
524 * been written out. An internal reference to the specified data is
525 * kept, the data is not copied. If NULL, the data is copied into an
526 * internal buffer.
527 *
528 * The client may freely seek around in the output buffer. For
529 * most applications it is typical to pass 0 and PA_SEEK_RELATIVE
530 * as values for the arguments \a offset and \a seek. After the write
531 * call succeeded the write index will be at the position after where
532 * this chunk of data has been written to.
533 *
534 * As an optimization for avoiding needless memory copies you may call
535 * pa_stream_begin_write() before this call and then place your audio
536 * data directly in the memory area returned by that call. Then, pass
537 * a pointer to that memory area to pa_stream_write(). After the
538 * invocation of pa_stream_write() the memory area may no longer be
539 * accessed. Any further explicit freeing of the memory area is not
540 * necessary. It is OK to write the memory area returned by
541 * pa_stream_begin_write() only partially with this call, skipping
542 * bytes both at the end and at the beginning of the reserved memory
543 * area.*/
544 int pa_stream_write(
545 pa_stream *p /**< The stream to use */,
546 const void *data /**< The data to write */,
547 size_t nbytes /**< The length of the data to write in bytes */,
548 pa_free_cb_t free_cb /**< A cleanup routine for the data or NULL to request an internal copy */,
549 int64_t offset, /**< Offset for seeking, must be 0 for upload streams */
550 pa_seek_mode_t seek /**< Seek mode, must be PA_SEEK_RELATIVE for upload streams */);
551
552 /** Read the next fragment from the buffer (for recording streams).
553 * If there is data at the current read index, \a data will point to
554 * the actual data and \a nbytes will contain the size of the data in
555 * bytes (which can be less or more than a complete fragment).
556 *
557 * If there is no data at the current read index, it means that either
558 * the buffer is empty or it contains a hole (that is, the write index
559 * is ahead of the read index but there's no data where the read index
560 * points at). If the buffer is empty, \a data will be NULL and
561 * \a nbytes will be 0. If there is a hole, \a data will be NULL and
562 * \a nbytes will contain the length of the hole.
563 *
564 * Use pa_stream_drop() to actually remove the data from the buffer
565 * and move the read index forward. pa_stream_drop() should not be
566 * called if the buffer is empty, but it should be called if there is
567 * a hole. */
568 int pa_stream_peek(
569 pa_stream *p /**< The stream to use */,
570 const void **data /**< Pointer to pointer that will point to data */,
571 size_t *nbytes /**< The length of the data read in bytes */);
572
573 /** Remove the current fragment on record streams. It is invalid to do this without first
574 * calling pa_stream_peek(). */
575 int pa_stream_drop(pa_stream *p);
576
577 /** Return the number of bytes that may be written using pa_stream_write(). */
578 size_t pa_stream_writable_size(pa_stream *p);
579
580 /** Return the number of bytes that may be read using pa_stream_peek(). */
581 size_t pa_stream_readable_size(pa_stream *p);
582
583 /** Drain a playback stream. Use this for notification when the
584 * playback buffer is empty after playing all the audio in the buffer.
585 * Please note that only one drain operation per stream may be issued
586 * at a time. */
587 pa_operation* pa_stream_drain(pa_stream *s, pa_stream_success_cb_t cb, void *userdata);
588
589 /** Request a timing info structure update for a stream. Use
590 * pa_stream_get_timing_info() to get access to the raw timing data,
591 * or pa_stream_get_time() or pa_stream_get_latency() to get cleaned
592 * up values. */
593 pa_operation* pa_stream_update_timing_info(pa_stream *p, pa_stream_success_cb_t cb, void *userdata);
594
595 /** Set the callback function that is called whenever the state of the stream changes. */
596 void pa_stream_set_state_callback(pa_stream *s, pa_stream_notify_cb_t cb, void *userdata);
597
598 /** Set the callback function that is called when new data may be
599 * written to the stream. */
600 void pa_stream_set_write_callback(pa_stream *p, pa_stream_request_cb_t cb, void *userdata);
601
602 /** Set the callback function that is called when new data is available from the stream. */
603 void pa_stream_set_read_callback(pa_stream *p, pa_stream_request_cb_t cb, void *userdata);
604
605 /** Set the callback function that is called when a buffer overflow happens. (Only for playback streams) */
606 void pa_stream_set_overflow_callback(pa_stream *p, pa_stream_notify_cb_t cb, void *userdata);
607
608 /** Return at what position the latest underflow occurred, or -1 if this information is not
609 * known (e.g.\ if no underflow has occurred, or server is older than 1.0).
610 * Can be used inside the underflow callback to get information about the current underflow.
611 * (Only for playback streams) \since 1.0 */
612 int64_t pa_stream_get_underflow_index(pa_stream *p);
613
614 /** Set the callback function that is called when a buffer underflow happens. (Only for playback streams) */
615 void pa_stream_set_underflow_callback(pa_stream *p, pa_stream_notify_cb_t cb, void *userdata);
616
617 /** Set the callback function that is called when a the server starts
618 * playback after an underrun or on initial startup. This only informs
619 * that audio is flowing again, it is no indication that audio started
620 * to reach the speakers already. (Only for playback streams) \since
621 * 0.9.11 */
622 void pa_stream_set_started_callback(pa_stream *p, pa_stream_notify_cb_t cb, void *userdata);
623
624 /** Set the callback function that is called whenever a latency
625 * information update happens. Useful on PA_STREAM_AUTO_TIMING_UPDATE
626 * streams only. (Only for playback streams) */
627 void pa_stream_set_latency_update_callback(pa_stream *p, pa_stream_notify_cb_t cb, void *userdata);
628
629 /** Set the callback function that is called whenever the stream is
630 * moved to a different sink/source. Use pa_stream_get_device_name() or
631 * pa_stream_get_device_index() to query the new sink/source. This
632 * notification is only generated when the server is at least
633 * 0.9.8. \since 0.9.8 */
634 void pa_stream_set_moved_callback(pa_stream *p, pa_stream_notify_cb_t cb, void *userdata);
635
636 /** Set the callback function that is called whenever the sink/source
637 * this stream is connected to is suspended or resumed. Use
638 * pa_stream_is_suspended() to query the new suspend status. Please
639 * note that the suspend status might also change when the stream is
640 * moved between devices. Thus if you call this function you very
641 * likely want to call pa_stream_set_moved_callback() too. This
642 * notification is only generated when the server is at least
643 * 0.9.8. \since 0.9.8 */
644 void pa_stream_set_suspended_callback(pa_stream *p, pa_stream_notify_cb_t cb, void *userdata);
645
646 /** Set the callback function that is called whenever a meta/policy
647 * control event is received. \since 0.9.15 */
648 void pa_stream_set_event_callback(pa_stream *p, pa_stream_event_cb_t cb, void *userdata);
649
650 /** Set the callback function that is called whenever the buffer
651 * attributes on the server side change. Please note that the buffer
652 * attributes can change when moving a stream to a different
653 * sink/source too, hence if you use this callback you should use
654 * pa_stream_set_moved_callback() as well. \since 0.9.15 */
655 void pa_stream_set_buffer_attr_callback(pa_stream *p, pa_stream_notify_cb_t cb, void *userdata);
656
657 /** Pause (or resume) playback of this stream temporarily. Available
658 * on both playback and recording streams. If \a b is 1 the stream is
659 * paused. If \a b is 0 the stream is resumed. The pause/resume operation
660 * is executed as quickly as possible. If a cork is very quickly
661 * followed by an uncork or the other way round, this might not
662 * actually have any effect on the stream that is output. You can use
663 * pa_stream_is_corked() to find out whether the stream is currently
664 * paused or not. Normally a stream will be created in uncorked
665 * state. If you pass PA_STREAM_START_CORKED as a flag when connecting
666 * the stream, it will be created in corked state. */
667 pa_operation* pa_stream_cork(pa_stream *s, int b, pa_stream_success_cb_t cb, void *userdata);
668
669 /** Flush the playback or record buffer of this stream. This discards any audio data
670 * in the buffer. Most of the time you're better off using the parameter
671 * \a seek of pa_stream_write() instead of this function. */
672 pa_operation* pa_stream_flush(pa_stream *s, pa_stream_success_cb_t cb, void *userdata);
673
674 /** Reenable prebuffering if specified in the pa_buffer_attr
675 * structure. Available for playback streams only. */
676 pa_operation* pa_stream_prebuf(pa_stream *s, pa_stream_success_cb_t cb, void *userdata);
677
678 /** Request immediate start of playback on this stream. This disables
679 * prebuffering temporarily if specified in the pa_buffer_attr structure.
680 * Available for playback streams only. */
681 pa_operation* pa_stream_trigger(pa_stream *s, pa_stream_success_cb_t cb, void *userdata);
682
683 /** Rename the stream. */
684 pa_operation* pa_stream_set_name(pa_stream *s, const char *name, pa_stream_success_cb_t cb, void *userdata);
685
686 /** Return the current playback/recording time. This is based on the
687 * data in the timing info structure returned by
688 * pa_stream_get_timing_info().
689 *
690 * This function will usually only return new data if a timing info
691 * update has been received. Only if timing interpolation has been
692 * requested (PA_STREAM_INTERPOLATE_TIMING) the data from the last
693 * timing update is used for an estimation of the current
694 * playback/recording time based on the local time that passed since
695 * the timing info structure has been acquired.
696 *
697 * The time value returned by this function is guaranteed to increase
698 * monotonically (the returned value is always greater
699 * or equal to the value returned by the last call). This behaviour
700 * can be disabled by using PA_STREAM_NOT_MONOTONIC. This may be
701 * desirable to better deal with bad estimations of transport
702 * latencies, but may have strange effects if the application is not
703 * able to deal with time going 'backwards'.
704 *
705 * The time interpolator activated by PA_STREAM_INTERPOLATE_TIMING
706 * favours 'smooth' time graphs over accurate ones to improve the
707 * smoothness of UI operations that are tied to the audio clock. If
708 * accuracy is more important to you, you might need to estimate your
709 * timing based on the data from pa_stream_get_timing_info() yourself
710 * or not work with interpolated timing at all and instead always
711 * query the server side for the most up to date timing with
712 * pa_stream_update_timing_info().
713 *
714 * If no timing information has been
715 * received yet this call will return -PA_ERR_NODATA. For more details
716 * see pa_stream_get_timing_info(). */
717 int pa_stream_get_time(pa_stream *s, pa_usec_t *r_usec);
718
719 /** Determine the total stream latency. This function is based on
720 * pa_stream_get_time().
721 *
722 * The latency is stored in \a *r_usec. In case the stream is a
723 * monitoring stream the result can be negative, i.e. the captured
724 * samples are not yet played. In this case \a *negative is set to 1.
725 *
726 * If no timing information has been received yet, this call will
727 * return -PA_ERR_NODATA. On success, it will return 0.
728 *
729 * For more details see pa_stream_get_timing_info() and
730 * pa_stream_get_time(). */
731 int pa_stream_get_latency(pa_stream *s, pa_usec_t *r_usec, int *negative);
732
733 /** Return the latest raw timing data structure. The returned pointer
734 * refers to an internal read-only instance of the timing
735 * structure. The user should make a copy of this structure if he
736 * wants to modify it. An in-place update to this data structure may
737 * be requested using pa_stream_update_timing_info().
738 *
739 * If no timing information has been received before (i.e. by
740 * requesting pa_stream_update_timing_info() or by using
741 * PA_STREAM_AUTO_TIMING_UPDATE), this function will fail with
742 * -PA_ERR_NODATA.
743 *
744 * Please note that the write_index member field (and only this field)
745 * is updated on each pa_stream_write() call, not just when a timing
746 * update has been received. */
747 const pa_timing_info* pa_stream_get_timing_info(pa_stream *s);
748
749 /** Return a pointer to the stream's sample specification. */
750 const pa_sample_spec* pa_stream_get_sample_spec(pa_stream *s);
751
752 /** Return a pointer to the stream's channel map. */
753 const pa_channel_map* pa_stream_get_channel_map(pa_stream *s);
754
755 /** Return a pointer to the stream's format. \since 1.0 */
756 const pa_format_info* pa_stream_get_format_info(pa_stream *s);
757
758 /** Return the per-stream server-side buffer metrics of the
759 * stream. Only valid after the stream has been connected successfully
760 * and if the server is at least PulseAudio 0.9. This will return the
761 * actual configured buffering metrics, which may differ from what was
762 * requested during pa_stream_connect_record() or
763 * pa_stream_connect_playback(). This call will always return the
764 * actual per-stream server-side buffer metrics, regardless whether
765 * PA_STREAM_ADJUST_LATENCY is set or not. \since 0.9.0 */
766 const pa_buffer_attr* pa_stream_get_buffer_attr(pa_stream *s);
767
768 /** Change the buffer metrics of the stream during playback. The
769 * server might have chosen different buffer metrics then
770 * requested. The selected metrics may be queried with
771 * pa_stream_get_buffer_attr() as soon as the callback is called. Only
772 * valid after the stream has been connected successfully and if the
773 * server is at least PulseAudio 0.9.8. Please be aware of the
774 * slightly different semantics of the call depending whether
775 * PA_STREAM_ADJUST_LATENCY is set or not. \since 0.9.8 */
776 pa_operation *pa_stream_set_buffer_attr(pa_stream *s, const pa_buffer_attr *attr, pa_stream_success_cb_t cb, void *userdata);
777
778 /** Change the stream sampling rate during playback. You need to pass
779 * PA_STREAM_VARIABLE_RATE in the flags parameter of
780 * pa_stream_connect_playback() if you plan to use this function. Only valid
781 * after the stream has been connected successfully and if the server
782 * is at least PulseAudio 0.9.8. \since 0.9.8 */
783 pa_operation *pa_stream_update_sample_rate(pa_stream *s, uint32_t rate, pa_stream_success_cb_t cb, void *userdata);
784
785 /** Update the property list of the sink input/source output of this
786 * stream, adding new entries. Please note that it is highly
787 * recommended to set as many properties initially via
788 * pa_stream_new_with_proplist() as possible instead a posteriori with
789 * this function, since that information may be used to route
790 * this stream to the right device. \since 0.9.11 */
791 pa_operation *pa_stream_proplist_update(pa_stream *s, pa_update_mode_t mode, pa_proplist *p, pa_stream_success_cb_t cb, void *userdata);
792
793 /** Update the property list of the sink input/source output of this
794 * stream, remove entries. \since 0.9.11 */
795 pa_operation *pa_stream_proplist_remove(pa_stream *s, const char *const keys[], pa_stream_success_cb_t cb, void *userdata);
796
797 /** For record streams connected to a monitor source: monitor only a
798 * very specific sink input of the sink. This function needs to be
799 * called before pa_stream_connect_record() is called. \since
800 * 0.9.11 */
801 int pa_stream_set_monitor_stream(pa_stream *s, uint32_t sink_input_idx);
802
803 /** Return the sink input index previously set with
804 * pa_stream_set_monitor_stream().
805 * \since 0.9.11 */
806 uint32_t pa_stream_get_monitor_stream(pa_stream *s);
807
808 PA_C_DECL_END
809
810 #endif