Use short lower-case names as API identifiers

1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/RtAudio.h b/RtAudio.h
index 91124cf..449e0d7 100644
--- a/RtAudio.h
+++ b/RtAudio.h
@@ -399,11 +399,21 @@ class RTAUDIO_DLL_PUBLIC RtAudio
 
   //! Return the name of a specified compiled audio API.
   /*!
+    This obtains a short lower-case name used for identification purposes.
+    This value is guaranteed to remain identical across library versions.
     If the API is unknown or not compiled, this function will return
     the empty string.
   */
   static const std::string &getCompiledApiName( RtAudio::Api api );
 
+  //! Return the display name of a specified compiled audio API.
+  /*!
+    This obtains a long name used for display purposes.
+    If the API is unknown or not compiled, this function will return
+    the empty string.
+  */
+  static const std::string &getCompiledApiDisplayName( RtAudio::Api api );
+
   //! Return the compiled audio API having the given name.
   /*!
     A case insensitive comparison will check the specified name