2 Copyright (C) 2006 Paul Davis
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19 #ifndef __ardour_buffer_h__
20 #define __ardour_buffer_h__
24 #include <boost/utility.hpp>
26 #include "ardour/libardour_visibility.h"
27 #include "ardour/types.h"
28 #include "ardour/data_type.h"
33 /** A buffer of recordable/playable data.
35 * This is a datatype-agnostic base class for all buffers (there are no
36 * methods to actually access the data). This provides a way for code that
37 * doesn't care about the data type to still deal with buffers (which is
38 * why the base class can't be a template).
40 * To actually read/write buffer contents, use the appropriate derived class.
42 class LIBARDOUR_API Buffer : public boost::noncopyable
47 /** Factory function */
48 static Buffer* create(DataType type, size_t capacity);
50 /** Maximum capacity of buffer. */
51 size_t capacity() const { return _capacity; }
53 /** Type of this buffer.
54 * Based on this you can static cast a Buffer* to the desired type. */
55 DataType type() const { return _type; }
57 bool silent() const { return _silent; }
59 /** Reallocate the buffer used internally to handle at least @a size_t units of data.
61 * The buffer is not silent after this operation. the @a capacity argument
62 * passed to the constructor must have been non-zero.
64 virtual void resize (size_t) = 0;
66 /** Clear (eg zero, or empty) buffer */
67 virtual void silence (framecnt_t len, framecnt_t offset = 0) = 0;
69 /** Clear the entire buffer */
70 virtual void clear() { silence(_capacity, 0); }
72 virtual void read_from (const Buffer& src, framecnt_t len, framecnt_t dst_offset = 0, framecnt_t src_offset = 0) = 0;
73 virtual void merge_from (const Buffer& src, framecnt_t len, framecnt_t dst_offset = 0, framecnt_t src_offset = 0) = 0;
77 : _type(type), _capacity(0), _silent (true)
88 #endif // __ardour_buffer_h__