annotate data/model/DenseTimeValueModel.h @ 179:0ed2b2e26b44

* Tidy up inheritance hierarchy of model classes -- remove ZoomConstraint as
  a base class (make it a member instead) and remove virtual inheritances of
  QObject (no longer necessary).

/* -*- c-basic-offset: 4 indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-  vi:set ts=8 sts=4 sw=4: */

/*
    Sonic Visualiser
    An audio file viewer and annotation editor.
    Centre for Digital Music, Queen Mary, University of London.
    This file copyright 2006 Chris Cannam.
    
    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
    modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
    published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
    License, or (at your option) any later version.  See the file
    COPYING included with this distribution for more information.
*/

#ifndef _DENSE_TIME_VALUE_MODEL_H_
#define _DENSE_TIME_VALUE_MODEL_H_

#include <QObject>

#include "Model.h"

/**
 * Base class for models containing dense two-dimensional data (value
 * against time).  For example, audio waveform data.
 */

class DenseTimeValueModel : public Model
{
    Q_OBJECT

public:
    DenseTimeValueModel();

    /**
     * Return the minimum possible value found in this model type.
     * (That is, the minimum that would be valid, not the minimum
     * actually found in a particular model).
     */
    virtual float getValueMinimum() const = 0;

    /**
     * Return the minimum possible value found in this model type.
     * (That is, the minimum that would be valid, not the minimum
     * actually found in a particular model).
     */
    virtual float getValueMaximum() const = 0;

    /**
     * Return the number of distinct channels for this model.
     */
    virtual size_t getChannelCount() const = 0;

    /**
     * Get the specified set of samples from the given channel of the
     * model in single-precision floating-point format.  Return the
     * number of samples actually retrieved.
     * If the channel is given as -1, mix all available channels and
     * return the result.
     */
    virtual size_t getValues(int channel, size_t start, size_t end,
			     float *buffer) const = 0;

    /**
     * Get the specified set of samples from the given channel of the
     * model in double-precision floating-point format.  Return the
     * number of samples actually retrieved.
     * If the channel is given as -1, mix all available channels and
     * return the result.
     */
    virtual size_t getValues(int channel, size_t start, size_t end,
			     double *buffer) const = 0;
};

#endif