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/**
 * @addtogroup Media Camera
 * @{
 */

/**
 * @file NdkImageReader.h
 */

/*
 * This file defines an NDK API.
 * Do not remove methods.
 * Do not change method signatures.
 * Do not change the value of constants.
 * Do not change the size of any of the classes defined in here.
 * Do not reference types that are not part of the NDK.
 * Do not #include files that aren't part of the NDK.
 */

#ifndef _NDK_IMAGE_READER_H
#define _NDK_IMAGE_READER_H

#include <android/native_window.h>
#include "NdkMediaError.h"
#include "NdkImage.h"

#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif

/**
 * AImage is an opaque type that allows direct application access to image data rendered into a
 * {@link ANativeWindow}.
 */
typedef struct AImageReader AImageReader;

/**
 * Create a new reader for images of the desired size and format.
 *
 * <p>
 * The maxImages parameter determines the maximum number of {@link AImage} objects that can be
 * acquired from the {@link AImageReader} simultaneously. Requesting more buffers will use up
 * more memory, so it is important to use only the minimum number necessary for the use case.
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * The valid sizes and formats depend on the source of the image data.
 * </p>
 *
 * @param width The default width in pixels of the Images that this reader will produce.
 * @param height The default height in pixels of the Images that this reader will produce.
 * @param format The format of the Image that this reader will produce. This must be one of the
 *            AIMAGE_FORMAT_* enum value defined in {@link AIMAGE_FORMATS}. Note that not all
 *            formats are supported, like {@link AIMAGE_FORMAT_PRIVATE}.
 * @param maxImages The maximum number of images the user will want to access simultaneously. This
 *            should be as small as possible to limit memory use. Once maxImages Images are obtained
 *            by the user, one of them has to be released before a new {@link AImage} will become
 *            available for access through {@link AImageReader_acquireLatestImage} or
 *            {@link AImageReader_acquireNextImage}. Must be greater than 0.
 * @param reader The created image reader will be filled here if the method call succeeeds.
 *
 * @return <ul>
 *         <li>{@link AMEDIA_OK} if the method call succeeds.</li>
 *         <li>{@link AMEDIA_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER} if reader is NULL, or one or more of width,
 *                 height, format, maxImages arguments is not supported.</li>
 *         <li>{@link AMEDIA_ERROR_UNKNOWN} if the method fails for some other reasons.</li></ul>
 *
 * @see AImage
 */
media_status_t AImageReader_new(
        int32_t width, int32_t height, int32_t format, int32_t maxImages,
        /*out*/AImageReader** reader);

/**
 * Delete an {@link AImageReader} and return all images generated by this reader to system.
 *
 * <p>This method will return all {@link AImage} objects acquired by this reader (via
 * {@link AImageReader_acquireNextImage} or {@link AImageReader_acquireLatestImage}) to system,
 * making any of data pointers obtained from {@link AImage_getPlaneData} invalid. Do NOT access
 * the reader object or any of those data pointers after this method returns.</p>
 *
 * @param reader The image reader to be deleted.
 */
void AImageReader_delete(AImageReader* reader);

/**
 * Get a {@link ANativeWindow} that can be used to produce {@link AImage} for this image reader.
 *
 * @param reader The image reader of interest.
 * @param window The output {@link ANativeWindow} will be filled here if the method call succeeds.
 *                The {@link ANativeWindow} is managed by this image reader. Do NOT call
 *                {@link ANativeWindow_release} on it. Instead, use {@link AImageReader_delete}.
 *
 * @return <ul>
 *         <li>{@link AMEDIA_OK} if the method call succeeds.</li>
 *         <li>{@link AMEDIA_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER} if reader or window is NULL.</li></ul>
 */
media_status_t AImageReader_getWindow(AImageReader* reader, /*out*/ANativeWindow** window);

/**
 * Query the default width of the {@link AImage} generated by this reader, in pixels.
 *
 * <p>The width may be overridden by the producer sending buffers to this reader's
 * {@link ANativeWindow}. If so, the actual width of the images can be found using
 * {@link AImage_getWidth}.</p>
 *
 * @param reader The image reader of interest.
 * @param width the default width of the reader will be filled here if the method call succeeeds.
 *
 * @return <ul>
 *         <li>{@link AMEDIA_OK} if the method call succeeds.</li>
 *         <li>{@link AMEDIA_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER} if reader or width is NULL.</li></ul>
 */
media_status_t AImageReader_getWidth(const AImageReader* reader, /*out*/int32_t* width);

/**
 * Query the default height of the {@link AImage} generated by this reader, in pixels.
 *
 * <p>The height may be overridden by the producer sending buffers to this reader's
 * {@link ANativeWindow}. If so, the actual height of the images can be found using
 * {@link AImage_getHeight}.</p>
 *
 * @param reader The image reader of interest.
 * @param height the default height of the reader will be filled here if the method call succeeeds.
 *
 * @return <ul>
 *         <li>{@link AMEDIA_OK} if the method call succeeds.</li>
 *         <li>{@link AMEDIA_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER} if reader or height is NULL.</li></ul>
 */
media_status_t AImageReader_getHeight(const AImageReader* reader, /*out*/int32_t* height);

/**
 * Query the format of the {@link AImage} generated by this reader.
 *
 * @param reader The image reader of interest.
 * @param format the fromat of the reader will be filled here if the method call succeeeds. The
 *                value will be one of the AIMAGE_FORMAT_* enum value defiend in {@link NdkImage.h}.
 *
 * @return <ul>
 *         <li>{@link AMEDIA_OK} if the method call succeeds.</li>
 *         <li>{@link AMEDIA_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER} if reader or format is NULL.</li></ul>
 */
media_status_t AImageReader_getFormat(const AImageReader* reader, /*out*/int32_t* format);

/**
 * Query the maximum number of concurrently acquired {@link AImage}s of this reader.
 *
 * @param reader The image reader of interest.
 * @param maxImages the maximum number of concurrently acquired images of the reader will be filled
 *                here if the method call succeeeds.
 *
 * @return <ul>
 *         <li>{@link AMEDIA_OK} if the method call succeeds.</li>
 *         <li>{@link AMEDIA_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER} if reader or maxImages is NULL.</li></ul>
 */
media_status_t AImageReader_getMaxImages(const AImageReader* reader, /*out*/int32_t* maxImages);

/**
 * Acquire the next {@link AImage} from the image reader's queue.
 *
 * <p>Warning: Consider using {@link AImageReader_acquireLatestImage} instead, as it will
 * automatically release older images, and allow slower-running processing routines to catch
 * up to the newest frame. Usage of {@link AImageReader_acquireNextImage} is recommended for
 * batch/background processing. Incorrectly using this method can cause images to appear
 * with an ever-increasing delay, followed by a complete stall where no new images seem to appear.
 * </p>
 *
 * <p>
 * This method will fail if {@link AImageReader_getMaxImages maxImages} have been acquired with
 * {@link AImageReader_acquireNextImage} or {@link AImageReader_acquireLatestImage}. In particular
 * a sequence of {@link AImageReader_acquireNextImage} or {@link AImageReader_acquireLatestImage}
 * calls greater than {@link AImageReader_getMaxImages maxImages} without calling
 * {@link AImage_delete} in-between will exhaust the underlying queue. At such a time,
 * {@link AMEDIA_IMGREADER_MAX_IMAGES_ACQUIRED} will be returned until more images are released with
 * {@link AImage_delete}.
 * </p>
 *
 * @param reader The image reader of interest.
 * @param image the acquired {@link AImage} will be filled here if the method call succeeeds.
 *
 * @return <ul>
 *         <li>{@link AMEDIA_OK} if the method call succeeds.</li>
 *         <li>{@link AMEDIA_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER} if reader or image is NULL.</li>
 *         <li>{@link AMEDIA_IMGREADER_MAX_IMAGES_ACQUIRED} if the number of concurrently acquired
 *                 images has reached the limit.</li>
 *         <li>{@link AMEDIA_IMGREADER_NO_BUFFER_AVAILABLE} if there is no buffers currently
 *                 available in the reader queue.</li>
 *         <li>{@link AMEDIA_ERROR_UNKNOWN} if the method fails for some other reasons.</li></ul>
 *
 * @see AImageReader_acquireLatestImage
 */
media_status_t AImageReader_acquireNextImage(AImageReader* reader, /*out*/AImage** image);

/**

 * Acquire the latest {@link AImage} from the image reader's queue, dropping older images.
 *
 * <p>
 * This operation will acquire all the images possible from the image reader, but
 * {@link AImage_delete} all images that aren't the latest. This function is recommended to use over
 * {@link AImageReader_acquireNextImage} for most use-cases, as it's more suited for real-time
 * processing.
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * Note that {@link AImageReader_getMaxImages maxImages} should be at least 2 for
 * {@link AImageReader_acquireLatestImage} to be any different than
 * {@link AImageReader_acquireNextImage} - discarding all-but-the-newest {@link AImage} requires
 * temporarily acquiring two {@link AImage}s at once. Or more generally, calling
 * {@link AImageReader_acquireLatestImage} with less than two images of margin, that is
 * (maxImages - currentAcquiredImages < 2) will not discard as expected.
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * This method will fail if {@link AImageReader_getMaxImages maxImages} have been acquired with
 * {@link AImageReader_acquireNextImage} or {@link AImageReader_acquireLatestImage}. In particular
 * a sequence of {@link AImageReader_acquireNextImage} or {@link AImageReader_acquireLatestImage}
 * calls greater than {@link AImageReader_getMaxImages maxImages} without calling
 * {@link AImage_delete} in-between will exhaust the underlying queue. At such a time,
 * {@link AMEDIA_IMGREADER_MAX_IMAGES_ACQUIRED} will be returned until more images are released with
 * {@link AImage_delete}.
 * </p>
 *
 * @param reader The image reader of interest.
 * @param image the acquired {@link AImage} will be filled here if the method call succeeeds.
 *
 * @return <ul>
 *         <li>{@link AMEDIA_OK} if the method call succeeds.</li>
 *         <li>{@link AMEDIA_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER} if reader or image is NULL.</li>
 *         <li>{@link AMEDIA_IMGREADER_MAX_IMAGES_ACQUIRED} if the number of concurrently acquired
 *                 images has reached the limit.</li>
 *         <li>{@link AMEDIA_IMGREADER_NO_BUFFER_AVAILABLE} if there is no buffers currently
 *                 available in the reader queue.</li>
 *         <li>{@link AMEDIA_ERROR_UNKNOWN} if the method fails for some other reasons.</li></ul>
 *
 * @see AImageReader_acquireNextImage
 */
media_status_t AImageReader_acquireLatestImage(AImageReader* reader, /*out*/AImage** image);


/**
 * The definition of {@link AImageReader} new image available callback.
 *
 * @param context The optional application context provided by user in
 *                {@link AImageReader_setImageListener}.
 * @param session The camera capture session whose state is changing.
 */
typedef void (*AImageReader_ImageCallback)(void* context, AImageReader* reader);

typedef struct AImageReader_ImageListener {
    /// optional application context.
    void*                      context;

    /**
     * This callback is called when there is a new image available for in the image reader's queue.
     *
     * <p>The callback happens on one dedicated thread per {@link AImageReader} instance. It is okay
     * to use AImageReader_* and AImage_* methods within the callback. Note that it is possible that
     * calling {@link AImageReader_acquireNextImage} or {@link AImageReader_acquireLatestImage}
     * returns {@link AMEDIA_IMGREADER_NO_BUFFER_AVAILABLE} within this callback. For example, when
     * there are multiple images and callbacks queued, if application called
     * {@link AImageReader_acquireLatestImage}, some images will be returned to system before their
     * corresponding callback is executed.</p>
     */
    AImageReader_ImageCallback onImageAvailable;
} AImageReader_ImageListener;

/**
 * Set the onImageAvailable listener of this image reader.
 *
 * <p>Note that calling this method will replace previously registered listeners.</p>
 *
 * @param reader The image reader of interest.
 * @param listener the {@link AImageReader_ImageListener} to be registered. Set this to NULL if
 *                 application no longer needs to listen to new images.
 *
 * @return <ul>
 *         <li>{@link AMEDIA_OK} if the method call succeeds.</li>
 *         <li>{@link AMEDIA_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER} if reader is NULL.</li></ul>
 */
media_status_t AImageReader_setImageListener(
        AImageReader* reader, AImageReader_ImageListener* listener);

#ifdef __cplusplus
} // extern "C"
#endif

#endif //_NDK_IMAGE_READER_H

/** @} */