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/*****************************************************************************
 * vlc_filter.h: filter related structures and functions
 *****************************************************************************
 * Copyright (C) 1999-2014 VLC authors and VideoLAN
 *
 * Authors: Gildas Bazin <gbazin@videolan.org>
 *          Antoine Cellerier <dionoea at videolan dot org>
 *          Rémi Denis-Courmont
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#ifndef VLC_FILTER_H
#define VLC_FILTER_H 1
 
#include <vlc_es.h>
#include <vlc_picture.h>
#include <vlc_codec.h>
 
typedef struct vlc_video_context  vlc_video_context;
struct vlc_audio_loudness;
 
/**
 * \defgroup filter Filters
 * \ingroup output
 * Audio, video, text filters
 * @{
 * \file
 * Filter modules interface
 */
 
struct filter_video_callbacks
{
    picture_t *(*buffer_new)(filter_t *);
    vlc_decoder_device * (*hold_device)(vlc_object_t *, void *sys);
};
 
struct filter_audio_callbacks
{
    struct
    {
        void (*on_changed)(filter_t *,
                           const struct vlc_audio_loudness *loudness);
    } meter_loudness;
};
 
struct filter_subpicture_callbacks
{
    subpicture_t *(*buffer_new)(filter_t *);
};
 
typedef struct filter_owner_t
{
    union
    {
        const struct filter_video_callbacks *video;
        const struct filter_audio_callbacks *audio;
        const struct filter_subpicture_callbacks *sub;
    };
 
    /* Input attachments
     * XXX use filter_GetInputAttachments */
    int (*pf_get_attachments)( filter_t *, input_attachment_t ***, int * );
 
    void *sys;
} filter_owner_t;
 
struct vlc_mouse_t;
 
struct vlc_filter_operations
{
    /* Operation depending on the type of filter. */
    union
    {
        /** Filter a picture (video filter) */
        picture_t * (*filter_video)(filter_t *, picture_t *);
 
        /** Filter an audio block (audio filter) */
        block_t * (*filter_audio)(filter_t *, block_t *);
 
        /** Blend a subpicture onto a picture (video blending) */
        void (*blend_video)(filter_t *,  picture_t *, const picture_t *,
                            int, int, int);
 
        /** Generate a subpicture (sub source) */
        subpicture_t *(*source_sub)(filter_t *, vlc_tick_t);
 
        /** Filter a subpicture (sub filter) */
        subpicture_t *(*filter_sub)(filter_t *, subpicture_t *);
 
        /** Render text (text renderer)
         *
         * \return a picture-based region or NULL
         */
        subpicture_region_t * (*render)(filter_t *,
                      const subpicture_region_t *, const vlc_fourcc_t *);
    };
 
    union
    {
        /* TODO: video filter drain */
        /** Drain (audio filter) */
        block_t *(*drain_audio)(filter_t *);
    };
 
    /** Flush
     *
     * Flush (i.e. discard) any internal buffer in a video or audio filter.
     */
    void (*flush)(filter_t *);
 
    /** Change viewpoint
     *
     * Pass a new viewpoint to audio filters. Filters like the spatialaudio one
     * used for Ambisonics rendering will change its output according to this
     * viewpoint.
     */
    void (*change_viewpoint)(filter_t *, const vlc_viewpoint_t *);
 
    /** Filter mouse state (video filter).
     *
     * If non-NULL, you must convert from output to input formats:
     * - If VLC_SUCCESS is returned, the mouse state is propagated.
     * - Otherwise, the mouse change is not propagated.
     * If NULL, the mouse state is considered unchanged and will be
     * propagated. */
    int (*video_mouse)(filter_t *, struct vlc_mouse_t *,
                       const struct vlc_mouse_t *p_old);
 
    /** Close the filter and release its resources. */
    void (*close)(filter_t *);
};
 
typedef int (*vlc_filter_open)(filter_t *);
 
 
#define set_deinterlace_callback( activate )     \
    {                                            \
        vlc_filter_open open__ = activate;       \
        (void) open__;                           \
        set_callback(activate)                   \
    }                                            \
    set_capability( "video filter", 0 )          \
    add_shortcut( "deinterlace" )
 
#define set_callback_video_filter( activate )              \
    {                                                      \
        vlc_filter_open open__ = activate;                 \
        (void) open__;                                     \
        set_callback(activate)                             \
    }                                                      \
    set_capability( "video filter", 0 )
 
#define set_callback_video_converter( activate, priority ) \
    {                                                      \
        vlc_filter_open open__ = activate;                 \
        (void) open__;                                     \
        set_callback(activate)                             \
    }                                                      \
    set_capability( "video converter", priority )
 
#define set_callback_text_renderer( activate, priority )   \
    {                                                      \
        vlc_filter_open open__ = activate;                 \
        (void) open__;                                     \
        set_callback(activate)                             \
    }                                                      \
    set_capability( "text renderer", priority )
 
#define set_callback_sub_filter( activate )                \
    {                                                      \
        vlc_filter_open open__ = activate;                 \
        (void) open__;                                     \
        set_callback(activate)                             \
    }                                                      \
    set_capability( "sub filter", 0 )
 
#define set_callback_sub_source( activate, priority )      \
    {                                                      \
        vlc_filter_open open__ = activate;                 \
        (void) open__;                                     \
        set_callback(activate)                             \
    }                                                      \
    set_capability( "sub source", priority )
 
#define set_callback_video_blending( activate, priority )  \
    {                                                      \
        vlc_filter_open open__ = activate;                 \
        (void) open__;                                     \
        set_callback(activate)                             \
    }                                                      \
    set_capability( "video blending", priority )
 
/** Structure describing a filter
 * @warning BIG FAT WARNING : the code relies on the first 3 members of
 * filter_t and decoder_t to be the same, so if you have anything to add,
 * do it at the end of the structure.
 */
struct filter_t
{
    struct vlc_object_t obj;
 
    /* Module properties */
    module_t *          p_module;
    void               *p_sys;
 
    /* Input format */
    es_format_t         fmt_in;
    vlc_video_context   *vctx_in;  // video filter, set by owner
 
    /* Output format of filter */
    es_format_t         fmt_out;
    vlc_video_context   *vctx_out; // video filter, handled by the filter
    bool                b_allow_fmt_out_change;
 
    /* Name of the "video filter" shortcut that is requested, can be NULL */
    const char *        psz_name;
    /* Filter configuration */
    const config_chain_t *p_cfg;
 
    /* Implementation of filter API */
    const struct vlc_filter_operations *ops;
 
    /** Private structure for the owner of the filter */
    filter_owner_t      owner;
};
 
VLC_API module_t *vlc_filter_LoadModule(filter_t *, const char *cap,
                                        const char *name, bool strict);
VLC_API void vlc_filter_UnloadModule(filter_t *);
 
static inline void vlc_filter_Delete(filter_t *p_filter)
{
    vlc_filter_UnloadModule(p_filter);
    vlc_object_delete(p_filter);
}
 
/**
 * This function will return a new picture usable by p_filter as an output
 * buffer. You have to release it using picture_Release or by returning
 * it to the caller as a ops->filter_video return value.
 * Provided for convenience.
 *
 * \param p_filter filter_t object
 * \return new picture on success or NULL on failure
 */
static inline picture_t *filter_NewPicture( filter_t *p_filter )
{
    picture_t *pic = NULL;
    if ( p_filter->owner.video != NULL && p_filter->owner.video->buffer_new != NULL)
        pic = p_filter->owner.video->buffer_new( p_filter );
    if ( pic == NULL )
    {
        // legacy filter owners not setting a default filter_allocator
        pic = picture_NewFromFormat( &p_filter->fmt_out.video );
    }
    if( pic == NULL )
        msg_Warn( p_filter, "can't get output picture" );
    return pic;
}
 
/**
 * Flush a filter
 *
 * This function will flush the state of a filter (audio or video).
 */
static inline void filter_Flush( filter_t *p_filter )
{
    if( p_filter->ops->flush != NULL )
        p_filter->ops->flush( p_filter );
}
 
static inline void filter_ChangeViewpoint( filter_t *p_filter,
                                           const vlc_viewpoint_t *vp)
{
    if( p_filter->ops->change_viewpoint != NULL )
        p_filter->ops->change_viewpoint( p_filter, vp );
}
 
static inline vlc_decoder_device * filter_HoldDecoderDevice( filter_t *p_filter )
{
    if ( !p_filter->owner.video || !p_filter->owner.video->hold_device )
        return NULL;
 
    return p_filter->owner.video->hold_device( VLC_OBJECT(p_filter), p_filter->owner.sys );
}
 
static inline vlc_decoder_device * filter_HoldDecoderDeviceType( filter_t *p_filter,
                                                                 enum vlc_decoder_device_type type )
{
    if ( !p_filter->owner.video || !p_filter->owner.video->hold_device )
        return NULL;
 
    vlc_decoder_device *dec_dev = p_filter->owner.video->hold_device( VLC_OBJECT(p_filter),
                                                                      p_filter->owner.sys );
    if ( dec_dev != NULL )
    {
        if ( dec_dev->type == type )
            return dec_dev;
        vlc_decoder_device_Release(dec_dev);
    }
    return NULL;
}
 
/**
 * This function will drain, then flush an audio filter.
 */
static inline block_t *filter_DrainAudio( filter_t *p_filter )
{
    if( p_filter->ops->drain_audio )
        return p_filter->ops->drain_audio( p_filter );
    else
        return NULL;
}
 
static inline void filter_SendAudioLoudness(filter_t *filter,
    const struct vlc_audio_loudness *loudness)
{
    assert(filter->owner.audio->meter_loudness.on_changed);
    filter->owner.audio->meter_loudness.on_changed(filter, loudness);
}
 
/**
 * This function will return a new subpicture usable by p_filter as an output
 * buffer. You have to release it using subpicture_Delete or by returning it to
 * the caller as a ops->sub_source return value.
 * Provided for convenience.
 *
 * \param p_filter filter_t object
 * \return new subpicture
 */
static inline subpicture_t *filter_NewSubpicture( filter_t *p_filter )
{
    subpicture_t *subpic = p_filter->owner.sub->buffer_new( p_filter );
    if( subpic == NULL )
        msg_Warn( p_filter, "can't get output subpicture" );
    return subpic;
}
 
/**
 * This function gives all input attachments at once.
 *
 * You MUST release the returned values
 */
static inline int filter_GetInputAttachments( filter_t *p_filter,
                                              input_attachment_t ***ppp_attachment,
                                              int *pi_attachment )
{
    if( !p_filter->owner.pf_get_attachments )
        return VLC_EGENERIC;
    return p_filter->owner.pf_get_attachments( p_filter,
                                               ppp_attachment, pi_attachment );
}
 
/**
 * This function allow dynamically changing filter variables from a different
 * object via VLC variables mapping.
 *
 * It maps the filter's variables on the proxy objects and bind them with a var
 * callback that forwards changes to the filter.
 * This is especially useful for manipulating filter chains via a single parent
 * object.
 *
 * \param obj the object to add the callback proxy to
 * \param filter the filter object for which the callback will be proxified
 * \param restart_cb a vlc_callback_t to call if the event means restarting the
 * filter (i.e. an event on a non-command variable)
 */
VLC_API void filter_AddProxyCallbacks( vlc_object_t *obj, filter_t *filter,
                                       vlc_callback_t restart_cb );
# define filter_AddProxyCallbacks(a, b, c) \
    filter_AddProxyCallbacks(VLC_OBJECT(a), b, c)
 
/**
 * This function unbind the callbacks from the proxy object.
 *
 * \note It does not remove the mapped variable to keep track of their state.
 *
 * \param obj the object to remove the callback proxy from
 * \param filter the filter object for which the callback was proxified
 * \param restart_cb the same vlc_callback_t passed to filter_AddProxyCallbacks
 */
VLC_API void filter_DelProxyCallbacks( vlc_object_t *obj, filter_t *filter,
                                       vlc_callback_t restart_cb);
# define filter_DelProxyCallbacks(a, b, c) \
    filter_DelProxyCallbacks(VLC_OBJECT(a), b, c)
 
typedef filter_t vlc_blender_t;
 
/**
 * It creates a blend filter.
 *
 * Only the chroma properties of the dest format is used (chroma
 * type, rgb masks and shifts)
 */
VLC_API vlc_blender_t * filter_NewBlend( vlc_object_t *, const video_format_t *p_dst_chroma ) VLC_USED;
 
/**
 * It configures blend filter parameters that are allowed to changed
 * after the creation.
 */
VLC_API int filter_ConfigureBlend( vlc_blender_t *, int i_dst_width, int i_dst_height, const video_format_t *p_src );
 
/**
 * It blends a picture into another one.
 *
 * The input picture is not modified and not released.
 */
VLC_API int filter_Blend( vlc_blender_t *, picture_t *p_dst, int i_dst_x, int i_dst_y, const picture_t *p_src, int i_alpha );
 
/**
 * It destroys a blend filter created by filter_NewBlend.
 */
VLC_API void filter_DeleteBlend( vlc_blender_t * );
 
/**
 * Create a picture_t *(*)( filter_t *, picture_t * ) compatible wrapper
 * using a void (*)( filter_t *, picture_t *, picture_t * ) function
 *
 * Currently used by the chroma video filters
 */
#define VIDEO_FILTER_WRAPPER_CLOSE_FILT( name, close_cb )               \
    static picture_t *name ## _Filter ( filter_t *p_filter,             \
                                        picture_t *p_pic )              \
    {                                                                   \
        picture_t *p_outpic = filter_NewPicture( p_filter );            \
        if( p_outpic )                                                  \
        {                                                               \
            name( p_filter, p_pic, p_outpic );                          \
            picture_CopyProperties( p_outpic, p_pic );                  \
        }                                                               \
        picture_Release( p_pic );                                       \
        return p_outpic;                                                \
    }                                                                   \
    static const struct vlc_filter_operations name ## _ops = {          \
        .filter_video = name ## _Filter, .close = close_cb,             \
    };
 
#define VIDEO_FILTER_WRAPPER_CLOSE( name, close_cb )                    \
    static void name (filter_t *, picture_t *, picture_t *);            \
    static void close_cb (filter_t *);                                  \
    VIDEO_FILTER_WRAPPER_CLOSE_FILT( name, close_cb )
 
#define VIDEO_FILTER_WRAPPER( name )                                    \
    static void name (filter_t *, picture_t *, picture_t *);            \
    VIDEO_FILTER_WRAPPER_CLOSE_FILT( name, NULL )
 
/**
 * Wrappers to use when the filter function is not a static function
 */
#define VIDEO_FILTER_WRAPPER_EXT( name )                                \
    void name (filter_t *, picture_t *, picture_t *);                   \
    VIDEO_FILTER_WRAPPER_CLOSE_FILT( name, NULL )
 
#define VIDEO_FILTER_WRAPPER_CLOSE_EXT( name, close_cb )                \
    void name (filter_t *, picture_t *, picture_t *);                   \
    static void close_cb (filter_t *);                                  \
    VIDEO_FILTER_WRAPPER_CLOSE_FILT( name, close_cb )
 
/**
 * Filter chain management API
 * The filter chain management API is used to dynamically construct filters
 * and add them in a chain.
 */
 
typedef struct filter_chain_t filter_chain_t;
 
/**
 * Create new filter chain
 *
 * \param obj pointer to a vlc object
 * \param psz_capability vlc capability of filters in filter chain
 * \return pointer to a filter chain
 */
filter_chain_t * filter_chain_NewSPU(vlc_object_t *obj, const char *psz_capability)
VLC_USED;
#define filter_chain_NewSPU( a, b ) filter_chain_NewSPU( VLC_OBJECT( a ), b )
 
/**
 * Creates a new video filter chain.
 *
 * \param obj pointer to parent VLC object
 * \param change whether to allow changing the output format
 * \param owner owner video buffer callbacks
 * \return new filter chain, or NULL on error
 */
VLC_API filter_chain_t * filter_chain_NewVideo( vlc_object_t *obj, bool change,
                                                const filter_owner_t *owner )
VLC_USED;
#define filter_chain_NewVideo( a, b, c ) \
        filter_chain_NewVideo( VLC_OBJECT( a ), b, c )
 
/**
 * Delete filter chain will delete all filters in the chain and free all
 * allocated data. The pointer to the filter chain is then no longer valid.
 *
 * \param chain pointer to filter chain
 */
VLC_API void filter_chain_Delete(filter_chain_t *chain);
 
/**
 * Reset filter chain will delete all filters in the chain and
 * reset p_fmt_in and p_fmt_out to the new values.
 *
 * \param p_chain pointer to filter chain
 * \param p_fmt_in new fmt_in params
 * \param vctx_in new input video context
 * \param p_fmt_out new fmt_out params
 */
VLC_API void filter_chain_Reset( filter_chain_t *p_chain,
                                 const es_format_t *p_fmt_in,
                                 vlc_video_context *vctx_in,
                                 const es_format_t *p_fmt_out );
 
/**
 * Remove all existing filters
 *
 * \param p_chain pointer to filter chain
 */
VLC_API void filter_chain_Clear(filter_chain_t *);
 
/**
 * Append a filter to the chain.
 *
 * \param chain filter chain to append a filter to
 * \param name filter name
 * \param cfg the configuration chain for the filter
 * \param fmt_out filter output format
 * \return a pointer to the filter or NULL on error
 */
VLC_API filter_t *filter_chain_AppendFilter(filter_chain_t *chain,
    const char *name, const config_chain_t *cfg,
    const es_format_t *fmt_out);
 
/**
 * Append a conversion to the chain.
 *
 * \param chain filter chain to append a filter to
 * \param fmt_out filter output format
 * \retval VLC_SUCCESS on success
 */
VLC_API int filter_chain_AppendConverter(filter_chain_t *chain,
    const es_format_t *fmt_out);
 
/**
 * Append new filter to filter chain from string.
 *
 * \param chain filter chain to append a filter to
 * \param str filters chain nul-terminated string
 */
VLC_API int filter_chain_AppendFromString(filter_chain_t *chain,
                                          const char *str);
 
/**
 * Delete filter from filter chain. This function also releases the filter
 * object and unloads the filter modules. The pointer to p_filter is no
 * longer valid after this function successfully returns.
 *
 * \param chain filter chain to remove the filter from
 * \param filter filter to remove from the chain and delete
 *
 * \note the filter must be created with filter_chain_AppendConverter() or
 * filter_chain_AppendFilter().
 */
VLC_API void filter_chain_DeleteFilter(filter_chain_t *chain,
                                       filter_t *filter);
 
/**
 * Checks if the filter chain is empty.
 *
 * \param chain pointer to filter chain
 * \return true if and only if there are no filters in this filter chain
 */
VLC_API bool filter_chain_IsEmpty(const filter_chain_t *chain);
 
/**
 * Get last output format of the last element in the filter chain.
 *
 * \param chain filter chain
 */
VLC_API const es_format_t *filter_chain_GetFmtOut(const filter_chain_t *chain);
 
/**
 * Get last output video context of the last element in the filter chain.
 * \note doesn't create change the reference count
 *
 * \param chain filter chain
 */
VLC_API vlc_video_context *filter_chain_GetVideoCtxOut(const filter_chain_t *chain);
 
/**
 * Apply the filter chain to a video picture.
 *
 * \param chain pointer to filter chain
 * \param pic picture to apply filters to
 * \return modified picture after applying all video filters
 */
VLC_API picture_t *filter_chain_VideoFilter(filter_chain_t *chain,
                                            picture_t *pic);
 
/**
 * Flush a video filter chain.
 */
VLC_API void filter_chain_VideoFlush( filter_chain_t * );
 
/**
 * Apply the filter chain to a mouse state.
 *
 * It will be applied from the output to the input. It makes sense only
 * for a video filter chain.
 *
 * The vlc_mouse_t* pointers may be the same.
 */
VLC_API int filter_chain_MouseFilter( filter_chain_t *, struct vlc_mouse_t *,
                                      const struct vlc_mouse_t * );
 
VLC_API int filter_chain_ForEach( filter_chain_t *chain,
                          int (*cb)( filter_t *, void * ), void *opaque );
 
/** @} */
#endif /* _VLC_FILTER_H */