annotate vamp-sdk/PluginBase.h @ 24:e252b1ab423f

* add documentation to the C header

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#ifndef _VAMP_PLUGIN_BASE_H_
#define _VAMP_PLUGIN_BASE_H_

#include <string>
#include <vector>

#define VAMP_SDK_VERSION "0.2"

namespace Vamp {

/**
 * A base class for plugins with optional configurable parameters,
 * programs, etc.
 *
 * This does not provide the necessary interfaces to instantiate or
 * run a plugin -- that depends on the plugin subclass, as different
 * plugin types may have quite different operating structures.  This
 * class just specifies the necessary interface to show editable
 * controls for the plugin to the user.
 */

class PluginBase 
{
public:
    virtual ~PluginBase() { }

    /**
     * Get the computer-usable name of the plugin.  This should be
     * reasonably short and contain no whitespace or punctuation
     * characters.  It may be shown to the user, but it won't be the
     * main method for a user to identify a plugin (that will be the
     * description, below).  This may only contain the characters
     * [a-zA-Z0-9_].
     */
    virtual std::string getName() const = 0;

    /**
     * Get a human-readable description of the plugin.  This should be
     * self-contained, as it may be shown to the user in isolation
     * without also showing the plugin's "name".
     */
    virtual std::string getDescription() const = 0;
    
    /**
     * Get the name of the author or vendor of the plugin in
     * human-readable form.
     */
    virtual std::string getMaker() const = 0;

    /**
     * Get the version number of the plugin.
     */
    virtual int getPluginVersion() const = 0;

    /**
     * Get the copyright statement or licensing summary of the plugin.
     */
    virtual std::string getCopyright() const = 0;

    /**
     * Get the type of plugin (e.g. DSSI, etc).  This is likely to be
     * implemented by the immediate subclass, not by actual plugins.
     */
    virtual std::string getType() const = 0;


    struct ParameterDescriptor
    {
	/**
	 * The name of the parameter, in computer-usable form.  Should
	 * be reasonably short, and may only contain the characters
	 * [a-zA-Z0-9_].
	 */
	std::string name;

	/**
	 * The human-readable name of the parameter.
	 */
	std::string description;

	/**
	 * The unit of the parameter, in human-readable form.
	 */
	std::string unit;

	/**
	 * The minimum value of the parameter.
	 */
	float minValue;

	/**
	 * The maximum value of the parameter.
	 */
	float maxValue;

	/**
	 * The default value of the parameter.  The plugin should
	 * ensure that parameters have this value on initialisation
	 * (i.e. the host is not required to explicitly set parameters
	 * if it wants to use their default values).
	 */
	float defaultValue;
	
	/**
	 * True if the parameter values are quantized to a particular
	 * resolution.
	 */
	bool isQuantized;

	/**
	 * Quantization resolution of the parameter values (e.g. 1.0
	 * if they are all integers).  Undefined if isQuantized is
	 * false.
	 */
	float quantizeStep;

        /**
         * Names for the quantized values.  If isQuantized is true,
         * this may either be empty or contain one string for each of
         * the quantize steps from minValue up to maxValue inclusive.
         * Undefined if isQuantized is false.
         *
         * If these names are provided, they should be shown to the
         * user in preference to the values themselves.  The user may
         * never see the actual numeric values unless they are also
         * encoded in the names.
         */
        std::vector<std::string> valueNames;
    };

    typedef std::vector<ParameterDescriptor> ParameterList;

    /**
     * Get the controllable parameters of this plugin.
     */
    virtual ParameterList getParameterDescriptors() const {
	return ParameterList();
    }

    /**
     * Get the value of a named parameter.  The argument is the name
     * field from that parameter's descriptor.
     */
    virtual float getParameter(std::string) const { return 0.0; }

    /**
     * Set a named parameter.  The first argument is the name field
     * from that parameter's descriptor.
     */
    virtual void setParameter(std::string, float) { } 

    
    typedef std::vector<std::string> ProgramList;

    /**
     * Get the program settings available in this plugin.
     * The programs must have unique names.
     */
    virtual ProgramList getPrograms() const { return ProgramList(); }

    /**
     * Get the current program.
     */
    virtual std::string getCurrentProgram() const { return ""; }

    /**
     * Select a program.  (If the given program name is not one of the
     * available programs, do nothing.)
     */
    virtual void selectProgram(std::string) { }
};

}

#endif