annotate plugin/transform/TransformFactory.h @ 331:f620ce48c950

* Further naming change: Transformer -> ModelTransformer.
  The Transform class now describes a thing that can be done, and the
  ModelTransformer does it to a Model.

/* -*- 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 2006-2007 Chris Cannam and QMUL.
   
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#ifndef _TRANSFORM_FACTORY_H_
#define _TRANSFORM_FACTORY_H_

#include "TransformDescription.h"

#include <map>
#include <set>

namespace Vamp { class PluginBase; }

class TransformFactory : public QObject
{
    Q_OBJECT

public:
    virtual ~TransformFactory();

    static TransformFactory *getInstance();

    TransformList getAllTransforms();

    std::vector<QString> getAllTransformTypes();

    std::vector<QString> getTransformCategories(QString transformType);
    std::vector<QString> getTransformMakers(QString transformType);

    /**
     * Return true if the given transform is known.
     */
    bool haveTransform(TransformId identifier);

    /**
     * Full name of a transform, suitable for putting on a menu.
     */
    QString getTransformName(TransformId identifier);

    /**
     * Brief but friendly name of a transform, suitable for use
     * as the name of the output layer.
     */
    QString getTransformFriendlyName(TransformId identifier);

    QString getTransformUnits(TransformId identifier);

    /**
     * Return true if the transform has any configurable parameters,
     * i.e. if getConfigurationForTransform can ever return a non-trivial
     * (not equivalent to empty) configuration string.
     */
    bool isTransformConfigurable(TransformId identifier);

    /**
     * If the transform has a prescribed number or range of channel
     * inputs, return true and set minChannels and maxChannels to the
     * minimum and maximum number of channel inputs the transform can
     * accept.  Return false if it doesn't care.
     */
    bool getTransformChannelRange(TransformId identifier,
                                  int &minChannels, int &maxChannels);
	
protected:
    typedef std::map<TransformId, TransformDescription> TransformDescriptionMap;
    TransformDescriptionMap m_transforms;

    void populateTransforms();
    void populateFeatureExtractionPlugins(TransformDescriptionMap &);
    void populateRealTimePlugins(TransformDescriptionMap &);

    static TransformFactory *m_instance;
};


#endif