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+/* lv2_event.h - C header file for the LV2 events extension.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2006-2007 Lars Luthman <lars.luthman@gmail.com>
+ * Copyright (C) 2008-2009 David Robillard <http://drobilla.net>
+ *
+ * This header is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
+ * by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This header is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this header; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 01222-1307 USA
+ */
+
+#ifndef LV2_EVENT_H
+#define LV2_EVENT_H
+
+#define LV2_EVENT_URI "http://lv2plug.in/ns/ext/event"
+#define LV2_EVENT_AUDIO_STAMP 0
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+/** @file
+ * C header for the LV2 Event extension <http://lv2plug.in/ns/ext/event>.
+ *
+ * This extension is a generic transport mechanism for time stamped events
+ * of any type (e.g. MIDI, OSC, ramps, etc). Each port can transport mixed
+ * events of any type; the type of events and timestamps are defined by a URI
+ * which is mapped to an integer by the host for performance reasons.
+ *
+ * This extension requires the host to support the LV2 URI Map extension.
+ * Any host which supports this extension MUST guarantee that any call to
+ * the LV2 URI Map uri_to_id function with the URI of this extension as the
+ * 'map' argument returns a value within the range of uint16_t.
+ */
+
+
+/** The best Pulses Per Quarter Note for tempo-based uint32_t timestmaps.
+ * Equal to 2^12 * 5 * 7 * 9 * 11 * 13 * 17, which is evenly divisble
+ * by all integers from 1 through 18 inclusive, and powers of 2 up to 2^12.
+ */
+static const uint32_t LV2_EVENT_PPQN = 3136573440U;
+
+
+/** An LV2 event (header only).
+ *
+ * LV2 events are generic time-stamped containers for any type of event.
+ * The type field defines the format of a given event's contents.
+ *
+ * This struct defines the header of an LV2 event. An LV2 event is a single
+ * chunk of POD (plain old data), usually contained in a flat buffer
+ * (see LV2_EventBuffer below). Unless a required feature says otherwise,
+ * hosts may assume a deep copy of an LV2 event can be created safely
+ * using a simple:
+ *
+ * memcpy(ev_copy, ev, sizeof(LV2_Event) + ev->size); (or equivalent)
+ */
+typedef struct {
+
+ /** The frames portion of timestamp. The units used here can optionally be
+ * set for a port (with the lv2ev:timeUnits property), otherwise this
+ * is audio frames, corresponding to the sample_count parameter of the
+ * LV2 run method (e.g. frame 0 is the first frame for that call to run).
+ */
+ uint32_t frames;
+
+ /** The sub-frames portion of timestamp. The units used here can
+ * optionally be set for a port (with the lv2ev:timeUnits property),
+ * otherwise this is 1/(2^32) of an audio frame.
+ */
+ uint32_t subframes;
+
+ /** The type of this event, as a number which represents some URI
+ * defining an event type. This value MUST be some value previously
+ * returned from a call to the uri_to_id function defined in the LV2
+ * URI map extension (see lv2_uri_map.h).
+ * There are special rules which must be followed depending on the type
+ * of an event. If the plugin recognizes an event type, the definition
+ * of that event type will describe how to interpret the event, and
+ * any required behaviour. Otherwise, if the type is 0, this event is a
+ * non-POD event and lv2_event_unref MUST be called if the event is
+ * 'dropped' (see above). Even if the plugin does not understand an event,
+ * it may pass the event through to an output by simply copying (and NOT
+ * calling lv2_event_unref). These rules are designed to allow for generic
+ * event handling plugins and large non-POD events, but with minimal hassle
+ * on simple plugins that "don't care" about these more advanced features.
+ */
+ uint16_t type;
+
+ /** The size of the data portion of this event in bytes, which immediately
+ * follows. The header size (12 bytes) is not included in this value.
+ */
+ uint16_t size;
+
+ /* size bytes of data follow here */
+
+} LV2_Event;
+
+
+
+/** A buffer of LV2 events (header only).
+ *
+ * Like events (which this contains) an event buffer is a single chunk of POD:
+ * the entire buffer (including contents) can be copied with a single memcpy.
+ * The first contained event begins sizeof(LV2_EventBuffer) bytes after
+ * the start of this struct.
+ *
+ * After this header, the buffer contains an event header (defined by struct
+ * LV2_Event), followed by that event's contents (padded to 64 bits), followed by
+ * another header, etc:
+ *
+ * | | | | | | |
+ * | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
+ * |FRAMES |SUBFRMS|TYP|LEN|DATA..DATA..PAD|FRAMES | ...
+ */
+typedef struct {
+
+ /** The contents of the event buffer. This may or may not reside in the
+ * same block of memory as this header, plugins must not assume either.
+ * The host guarantees this points to at least capacity bytes of allocated
+ * memory (though only size bytes of that are valid events).
+ */
+ uint8_t* data;
+
+ /** The size of this event header in bytes (including everything).
+ *
+ * This is to allow for extending this header in the future without
+ * breaking binary compatibility. Whenever this header is copied,
+ * it MUST be done using this field (and NOT the sizeof this struct).
+ */
+ uint16_t header_size;
+
+ /** The type of the time stamps for events in this buffer.
+ * As a special exception, '0' always means audio frames and subframes
+ * (1/UINT32_MAX'th of a frame) in the sample rate passed to instantiate.
+ * INPUTS: The host must set this field to the numeric ID of some URI
+ * defining the meaning of the frames/subframes fields of contained
+ * events (obtained by the LV2 URI Map uri_to_id function with the URI
+ * of this extension as the 'map' argument, see lv2_uri_map.h).
+ * The host must never pass a plugin a buffer which uses a stamp type
+ * the plugin does not 'understand'. The value of this field must
+ * never change, except when connect_port is called on the input
+ * port, at which time the host MUST have set the stamp_type field to
+ * the value that will be used for all subsequent run calls.
+ * OUTPUTS: The plugin may set this to any value that has been returned
+ * from uri_to_id with the URI of this extension for a 'map' argument.
+ * When connected to a buffer with connect_port, output ports MUST set
+ * this field to the type of time stamp they will be writing. On any
+ * call to connect_port on an event input port, the plugin may change
+ * this field on any output port, it is the responsibility of the host
+ * to check if any of these values have changed and act accordingly.
+ */
+ uint16_t stamp_type;
+
+ /** The number of events in this buffer.
+ * INPUTS: The host must set this field to the number of events
+ * contained in the data buffer before calling run().
+ * The plugin must not change this field.
+ * OUTPUTS: The plugin must set this field to the number of events it
+ * has written to the buffer before returning from run().
+ * Any initial value should be ignored by the plugin.
+ */
+ uint32_t event_count;
+
+ /** The size of the data buffer in bytes.
+ * This is set by the host and must not be changed by the plugin.
+ * The host is allowed to change this between run() calls.
+ */
+ uint32_t capacity;
+
+ /** The size of the initial portion of the data buffer containing data.
+ * INPUTS: The host must set this field to the number of bytes used
+ * by all events it has written to the buffer (including headers)
+ * before calling the plugin's run().
+ * The plugin must not change this field.
+ * OUTPUTS: The plugin must set this field to the number of bytes
+ * used by all events it has written to the buffer (including headers)
+ * before returning from run().
+ * Any initial value should be ignored by the plugin.
+ */
+ uint32_t size;
+
+} LV2_Event_Buffer;
+
+
+/** Opaque pointer to host data. */
+typedef void* LV2_Event_Callback_Data;
+
+
+/** The data field of the LV2_Feature for this extension.
+ *
+ * To support this feature the host must pass an LV2_Feature struct to the
+ * plugin's instantiate method with URI "http://lv2plug.in/ns/ext/event"
+ * and data pointed to an instance of this struct.
+ */
+typedef struct {
+
+ /** Opaque pointer to host data.
+ *
+ * The plugin MUST pass this to any call to functions in this struct.
+ * Otherwise, it must not be interpreted in any way.
+ */
+ LV2_Event_Callback_Data callback_data;
+
+ /** Take a reference to a non-POD event.
+ *
+ * If a plugin receives an event with type 0, it means the event is a
+ * pointer to some object in memory and not a flat sequence of bytes
+ * in the buffer. When receiving a non-POD event, the plugin already
+ * has an implicit reference to the event. If the event is stored AND
+ * passed to an output, lv2_event_ref MUST be called on that event.
+ * If the event is only stored OR passed through, this is not necessary
+ * (as the plugin already has 1 implicit reference).
+ *
+ * @param event An event received at an input that will not be copied to
+ * an output or stored in any way.
+ * @param context The calling context. (Like event types) this is a mapped
+ * URI, see lv2_context.h. Simple plugin with just a run()
+ * method should pass 0 here (the ID of the 'standard' LV2
+ * run context). The host guarantees that this function is
+ * realtime safe iff @a context is realtime safe.
+ *
+ * PLUGINS THAT VIOLATE THESE RULES MAY CAUSE CRASHES AND MEMORY LEAKS.
+ */
+ uint32_t (*lv2_event_ref)(LV2_Event_Callback_Data callback_data,
+ LV2_Event* event);
+
+ /** Drop a reference to a non-POD event.
+ *
+ * If a plugin receives an event with type 0, it means the event is a
+ * pointer to some object in memory and not a flat sequence of bytes
+ * in the buffer. If the plugin does not pass the event through to
+ * an output or store it internally somehow, it MUST call this function
+ * on the event (more information on using non-POD events below).
+ *
+ * @param event An event received at an input that will not be copied to
+ * an output or stored in any way.
+ * @param context The calling context. (Like event types) this is a mapped
+ * URI, see lv2_context.h. Simple plugin with just a run()
+ * method should pass 0 here (the ID of the 'standard' LV2
+ * run context). The host guarantees that this function is
+ * realtime safe iff @a context is realtime safe.
+ *
+ * PLUGINS THAT VIOLATE THESE RULES MAY CAUSE CRASHES AND MEMORY LEAKS.
+ */
+ uint32_t (*lv2_event_unref)(LV2_Event_Callback_Data callback_data,
+ LV2_Event* event);
+
+} LV2_Event_Feature;
+
+
+#endif /* LV2_EVENT_H */
+