PA_CONTEXT_TERMINATED /**< The connection was terminated cleanly */
} pa_context_state_t;
+/** Return non-zero if the passed state is one of the connected states */
+static inline int PA_CONTEXT_IS_GOOD(pa_context_state_t x) {
+ return
+ x == PA_CONTEXT_CONNECTING ||
+ x == PA_CONTEXT_AUTHORIZING ||
+ x == PA_CONTEXT_SETTING_NAME ||
+ x == PA_CONTEXT_READY;
+}
+
/** The state of a stream */
typedef enum pa_stream_state {
PA_STREAM_UNCONNECTED, /**< The stream is not yet connected to any sink or source */
PA_STREAM_TERMINATED /**< The stream has been terminated cleanly */
} pa_stream_state_t;
+/** Return non-zero if the passed state is one of the connected states */
+static inline int PA_STREAM_IS_GOOD(pa_stream_state_t x) {
+ return
+ x == PA_STREAM_CREATING ||
+ x == PA_STREAM_READY;
+}
+
/** The state of an operation */
typedef enum pa_operation_state {
PA_OPERATION_RUNNING, /**< The operation is still running */
/** An invalid index */
#define PA_INVALID_INDEX ((uint32_t) -1)
-/** Some special flags for contexts. \since 0.8 */
+/** Some special flags for contexts. */
typedef enum pa_context_flags {
PA_CONTEXT_NOAUTOSPAWN = 1 /**< Disabled autospawning of the PulseAudio daemon if required */
} pa_context_flags_t;
PA_STREAM_UPLOAD /**< Sample upload stream */
} pa_stream_direction_t;
-/** Some special flags for stream connections. \since 0.6 */
+/** Some special flags for stream connections. */
typedef enum pa_stream_flags {
PA_STREAM_START_CORKED = 1, /**< Create the stream corked, requiring an explicit pa_stream_cork() call to uncork it. */
PA_STREAM_INTERPOLATE_TIMING = 2, /**< Interpolate the latency for
* least PA 0.9.8. It is ignored
* on older servers. \since
* 0.9.8 */
+ PA_STREAM_PEAK_DETECT = 2048, /**< Find peaks instead of
+ * resampling. \since 0.9.11 */
+
+ PA_STREAM_START_MUTED = 4096, /**< Create in muted state. \since 0.9.11 */
+
+
+ PA_STREAM_ADJUST_LATENCY = 8192, /**< Try to adjust the latency of
+ * the sink/source based on the
+ * requested buffer metrics and
+ * adjust buffer metrics
+ * accordingly. \since 0.9.11 */
} pa_stream_flags_t;
+
+/** English is an evil language \since 0.9.11 */
+#define PA_STREAM_NOT_MONOTONIC PA_STREAM_NOT_MONOTONOUS
+
/** Playback and record buffer metrics */
typedef struct pa_buffer_attr {
- uint32_t maxlength; /**< Maximum length of the buffer */
- uint32_t tlength; /**< Playback only: target length of the buffer. The server tries to assure that at least tlength bytes are always available in the buffer */
- uint32_t prebuf; /**< Playback only: pre-buffering. The server does not start with playback before at least prebug bytes are available in the buffer */
- uint32_t minreq; /**< Playback only: minimum request. The server does not request less than minreq bytes from the client, instead waints until the buffer is free enough to request more bytes at once */
- uint32_t fragsize; /**< Recording only: fragment size. The server sends data in blocks of fragsize bytes size. Large values deminish interactivity with other operations on the connection context but decrease control overhead. */
+ uint32_t maxlength; /**< Maximum length of the
+ * buffer. Setting this to 0 will
+ * initialize this to the maximum value
+ * supported by server, which is
+ * recommended. */
+ uint32_t tlength; /**< Playback only: target length of the
+ * buffer. The server tries to assure
+ * that at least tlength bytes are always
+ * available in the buffer. It is
+ * recommended to set this to 0, which
+ * will initialize this to a value that
+ * is deemed sensible by the
+ * server. However, this value will
+ * default to something like 2s, i.e. for
+ * applications that have specific
+ * latency requirements this value should
+ * be set to the maximum latency that the
+ * application can deal with. */
+ uint32_t prebuf; /**< Playback only: pre-buffering. The
+ * server does not start with playback
+ * before at least prebug bytes are
+ * available in the buffer. It is
+ * recommended to set this to 0, which
+ * will initialize this to the same value
+ * as tlength, whatever that may be. */
+ uint32_t minreq; /**< Playback only: minimum request. The
+ * server does not request less than
+ * minreq bytes from the client, instead
+ * waits until the buffer is free enough
+ * to request more bytes at once. It is
+ * recommended to set this to 0, which
+ * will initialize this to a value that
+ * is deemed sensible by the server. */
+ uint32_t fragsize; /**< Recording only: fragment size. The
+ * server sends data in blocks of
+ * fragsize bytes size. Large values
+ * deminish interactivity with other
+ * operations on the connection context
+ * but decrease control overhead. It is
+ * recommended to set this to 0, which
+ * will initialize this to a value that
+ * is deemed sensible by the
+ * server. However, this value will
+ * default to something like 2s, i.e. for
+ * applications that have specific
+ * latency requirements this value should
+ * be set to the maximum latency that the
+ * application can deal with. */
} pa_buffer_attr;
/** Error values as used by pa_context_errno(). Use pa_strerror() to convert these values to human readable strings */
PA_ERR_MODINITFAILED, /**< Module initialization failed */
PA_ERR_BADSTATE, /**< Bad state */
PA_ERR_NODATA, /**< No data */
- PA_ERR_VERSION, /**< Incompatible protocol version \since 0.8 */
- PA_ERR_TOOLARGE, /**< Data too large \since 0.8.1 */
+ PA_ERR_VERSION, /**< Incompatible protocol version */
+ PA_ERR_TOOLARGE, /**< Data too large */
PA_ERR_NOTSUPPORTED, /**< Operation not supported \since 0.9.5 */
+ PA_ERR_UNKNOWN, /**< The error code was unknown to the client */
PA_ERR_MAX /**< Not really an error but the first invalid error code */
};
PA_SUBSCRIPTION_MASK_MODULE = 16, /**< Module events */
PA_SUBSCRIPTION_MASK_CLIENT = 32, /**< Client events */
PA_SUBSCRIPTION_MASK_SAMPLE_CACHE = 64, /**< Sample cache events */
- PA_SUBSCRIPTION_MASK_SERVER = 128, /**< Other global server changes. \since 0.4 */
- PA_SUBSCRIPTION_MASK_AUTOLOAD = 256, /**< Autoload table events. \since 0.5 */
- PA_SUBSCRIPTION_MASK_ALL = 511 /**< Catch all events \since 0.8 */
+ PA_SUBSCRIPTION_MASK_SERVER = 128, /**< Other global server changes. */
+ PA_SUBSCRIPTION_MASK_AUTOLOAD = 256, /**< Autoload table events. */
+ PA_SUBSCRIPTION_MASK_ALL = 511 /**< Catch all events */
} pa_subscription_mask_t;
/** Subscription event types, as used by pa_context_subscribe() */
PA_SUBSCRIPTION_EVENT_MODULE = 4, /**< Event type: Module */
PA_SUBSCRIPTION_EVENT_CLIENT = 5, /**< Event type: Client */
PA_SUBSCRIPTION_EVENT_SAMPLE_CACHE = 6, /**< Event type: Sample cache item */
- PA_SUBSCRIPTION_EVENT_SERVER = 7, /**< Event type: Global server change, only occuring with PA_SUBSCRIPTION_EVENT_CHANGE. \since 0.4 */
- PA_SUBSCRIPTION_EVENT_AUTOLOAD = 8, /**< Event type: Autoload table changes. \since 0.5 */
+ PA_SUBSCRIPTION_EVENT_SERVER = 7, /**< Event type: Global server change, only occuring with PA_SUBSCRIPTION_EVENT_CHANGE. */
+ PA_SUBSCRIPTION_EVENT_AUTOLOAD = 8, /**< Event type: Autoload table changes. */
PA_SUBSCRIPTION_EVENT_FACILITY_MASK = 15, /**< A mask to extract the event type from an event value */
PA_SUBSCRIPTION_EVENT_NEW = 0, /**< A new object was created */
* source_usec+buffer_usec+transport_usec-sink_usec. (Take care of
* sign issues!) When connected to a monitor source sink_usec contains
* the latency of the owning sink. The two latency estimations
- * described here are implemented in pa_stream_get_latency().*/
+ * described here are implemented in pa_stream_get_latency(). Please
+ * note that this structure can be extended as part of evolutionary
+ * API updates at any time in any new release.*/
typedef struct pa_timing_info {
struct timeval timestamp; /**< The time when this timing info structure was current */
int synchronized_clocks; /**< Non-zero if the local and the
* detected transport_usec becomes much
* more reliable. However, the code that
* detects synchronized clocks is very
- * limited und unreliable itself. \since
- * 0.5 */
+ * limited und unreliable itself. */
pa_usec_t sink_usec; /**< Time in usecs a sample takes to be played on the sink. For playback streams and record streams connected to a monitor source. */
- pa_usec_t source_usec; /**< Time in usecs a sample takes from being recorded to being delivered to the application. Only for record streams. \since 0.5*/
- pa_usec_t transport_usec; /**< Estimated time in usecs a sample takes to be transferred to/from the daemon. For both playback and record streams. \since 0.5 */
-
- int playing; /**< Non-zero when the stream is currently playing. Only for playback streams. */
+ pa_usec_t source_usec; /**< Time in usecs a sample takes from being recorded to being delivered to the application. Only for record streams. */
+ pa_usec_t transport_usec; /**< Estimated time in usecs a sample takes to be transferred to/from the daemon. For both playback and record streams. */
+
+ int playing; /**< Non-zero when the stream is
+ * currently not underrun and data is
+ * being passed on to the device. Only
+ * for playback streams. This field does
+ * not say whether the data is actually
+ * already being played. To determine
+ * this check whether since_underrun
+ * (converted to usec) is larger than
+ * sink_usec.*/
int write_index_corrupt; /**< Non-zero if write_index is not
* up-to-date because a local write
* info was current . Only write
* commands with SEEK_RELATIVE_ON_READ
* and SEEK_RELATIVE_END can corrupt
- * write_index. \since 0.8 */
+ * write_index. */
int64_t write_index; /**< Current write index into the
* playback buffer in bytes. Think twice before
* using this for seeking purposes: it
* might be out of date a the time you
* want to use it. Consider using
- * PA_SEEK_RELATIVE instead. \since
- * 0.8 */
+ * PA_SEEK_RELATIVE instead. */
int read_index_corrupt; /**< Non-zero if read_index is not
* up-to-date because a local pause or
* flush request that corrupted it has
* been issued in the time since this
- * latency info was current. \since 0.8 */
+ * latency info was current. */
int64_t read_index; /**< Current read index into the
* playback buffer in bytes. Think twice before
* might be out of date a the time you
* want to use it. Consider using
* PA_SEEK_RELATIVE_ON_READ
- * instead. \since 0.8 */
+ * instead. */
+
+ pa_usec_t configured_sink_usec; /**< The static configured latency for
+ * the sink. \since 0.9.11 */
+ pa_usec_t configured_source_usec; /**< The static configured latency for
+ * the source. \since 0.9.11 */
+
+ int64_t since_underrun; /**< Bytes that were handed to the sink
+ since the last underrun happened, or
+ since playback started again after
+ the last underrun. playing will tell
+ you which case it is. \since
+ 0.9.11 */
+
} pa_timing_info;
/** A structure for the spawn api. This may be used to integrate auto
* waitpid() is used on the child's PID. The spawn routine will not
* block or ignore SIGCHLD signals, since this cannot be done in a
* thread compatible way. You might have to do this in
- * prefork/postfork. \since 0.4 */
+ * prefork/postfork. */
typedef struct pa_spawn_api {
void (*prefork)(void); /**< Is called just before the fork in the parent process. May be NULL. */
void (*postfork)(void); /**< Is called immediately after the fork in the parent process. May be NULL.*/
* passed to the new process. */
} pa_spawn_api;
-/** Seek type for pa_stream_write(). \since 0.8*/
+/** Seek type for pa_stream_write(). */
typedef enum pa_seek_mode {
PA_SEEK_RELATIVE = 0, /**< Seek relatively to the write index */
PA_SEEK_ABSOLUTE = 1, /**< Seek relatively to the start of the buffer queue */
PA_SEEK_RELATIVE_END = 3 /**< Seek relatively to the current end of the buffer queue. */
} pa_seek_mode_t;
-/** Special sink flags. \since 0.8 */
+/** Special sink flags. */
typedef enum pa_sink_flags {
PA_SINK_HW_VOLUME_CTRL = 1, /**< Supports hardware volume control */
PA_SINK_LATENCY = 2, /**< Supports latency querying */
PA_SINK_HARDWARE = 4, /**< Is a hardware sink of some kind, in contrast to "virtual"/software sinks \since 0.9.3 */
- PA_SINK_NETWORK = 8 /**< Is a networked sink of some kind. \since 0.9.7 */
+ PA_SINK_NETWORK = 8, /**< Is a networked sink of some kind. \since 0.9.7 */
+ PA_SINK_HW_MUTE_CTRL = 16, /**< Supports hardware mute control \since 0.9.11 */
+ PA_SINK_DECIBEL_VOLUME = 32 /**< Volume can be translated to dB with pa_sw_volume_to_dB() \since 0.9.11 */
} pa_sink_flags_t;
-/** Special source flags. \since 0.8 */
+/** Special source flags. */
typedef enum pa_source_flags {
PA_SOURCE_HW_VOLUME_CTRL = 1, /**< Supports hardware volume control */
PA_SOURCE_LATENCY = 2, /**< Supports latency querying */
PA_SOURCE_HARDWARE = 4, /**< Is a hardware source of some kind, in contrast to "virtual"/software source \since 0.9.3 */
- PA_SOURCE_NETWORK = 8 /**< Is a networked sink of some kind. \since 0.9.7 */
+ PA_SOURCE_NETWORK = 8, /**< Is a networked sink of some kind. \since 0.9.7 */
+ PA_SOURCE_HW_MUTE_CTRL = 16, /**< Supports hardware mute control \since 0.9.11 */
+ PA_SOURCE_DECIBEL_VOLUME = 32 /**< Volume can be translated to dB with pa_sw_volume_to_dB() \since 0.9.11 */
} pa_source_flags_t;
/** A generic free() like callback prototype */