/*****************************************************************************
 * libvlc.h:  libvlc external API
 *****************************************************************************
 * Copyright (C) 1998-2009 the VideoLAN team
 * $Id: 5f3b52b14616e057024858eebba05a7ac6eb5729 $
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 * Authors: Clément Stenac <zorglub@videolan.org>
 *          Jean-Paul Saman <jpsaman@videolan.org>
 *          Pierre d'Herbemont <pdherbemont@videolan.org>
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/**
 * \file
 * This file defines libvlc external API
 */

/**
 * \defgroup libvlc LibVLC
 * LibVLC is the external programming interface of the VLC media player.
 * It is used to embed VLC into other applications or frameworks.
 * @{
 */

#ifndef VLC_LIBVLC_H
#define VLC_LIBVLC_H 1

#if defined (WIN32) && defined (DLL_EXPORT)
# define VLC_PUBLIC_API __declspec(dllexport)
#else
# define VLC_PUBLIC_API
#endif

#ifdef __LIBVLC__
/* Avoid unuseful warnings from libvlc with our deprecated APIs */
#   define VLC_DEPRECATED_API VLC_PUBLIC_API
#elif defined(__GNUC__) && \
      (__GNUC__ > 3 || __GNUC__ == 3 && __GNUC_MINOR__ > 0)
# define VLC_DEPRECATED_API VLC_PUBLIC_API __attribute__((deprecated))
#else
# define VLC_DEPRECATED_API VLC_PUBLIC_API
#endif

# ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
# endif

#include <stdarg.h>
#include <vlc/libvlc_structures.h>

/** \defgroup libvlc_core LibVLC core
 * \ingroup libvlc
 * Before it can do anything useful, LibVLC must be initialized.
 * You can create one (or more) instance(s) of LibVLC in a given process,
 * with libvlc_new() and destroy them with libvlc_release().
 *
 * \version This documents LibVLC version 1.1.
 * Earlier versions (0.9 and 1.0) are <b>not</b> compatible.
 * @{
 */

/** \defgroup libvlc_error LibVLC error handling
 * @{
 */

/**
 * A human-readable error message for the last LibVLC error in the calling
 * thread. The resulting string is valid until another error occurs (at least
 * until the next LibVLC call).
 *
 * @warning
 * This will be NULL if there was no error.
 */
VLC_PUBLIC_API const char *libvlc_errmsg (void);

/**
 * Clears the LibVLC error status for the current thread. This is optional.
 * By default, the error status is automatically overriden when a new error
 * occurs, and destroyed when the thread exits.
 */
VLC_PUBLIC_API void libvlc_clearerr (void);

/**
 * Sets the LibVLC error status and message for the current thread.
 * Any previous error is overriden.
 * @return a nul terminated string in any case
 */
const char *libvlc_vprinterr (const char *fmt, va_list ap);

/**
 * Sets the LibVLC error status and message for the current thread.
 * Any previous error is overriden.
 * @return a nul terminated string in any case
 */
const char *libvlc_printerr (const char *fmt, ...);

/**@} */

/**
 * Create and initialize a libvlc instance.
 *
 * \param argc the number of arguments
 * \param argv command-line-type arguments
 * \return the libvlc instance or NULL in case of error
 */
VLC_PUBLIC_API libvlc_instance_t *
libvlc_new( int argc , const char *const *argv );

/**
 * Decrement the reference count of a libvlc instance, and destroy it
 * if it reaches zero.
 *
 * \param p_instance the instance to destroy
 */
VLC_PUBLIC_API void libvlc_release( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance );

/**
 * Increments the reference count of a libvlc instance.
 * The initial reference count is 1 after libvlc_new() returns.
 *
 * \param p_instance the instance to reference
 */
VLC_PUBLIC_API void libvlc_retain( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance );

/**
 * Try to start a user interface for the libvlc instance.
 *
 * \param p_instance the instance
 * \param name interface name, or NULL for default
 * \return 0 on success, -1 on error.
 */
VLC_PUBLIC_API
int libvlc_add_intf( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance, const char *name );

/**
 * Waits until an interface causes the instance to exit.
 * You should start at least one interface first, using libvlc_add_intf().
 *
 * \param p_instance the instance
 */
VLC_PUBLIC_API
void libvlc_wait( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance );

/**
 * Retrieve libvlc version.
 *
 * Example: "1.1.0-git The Luggage"
 *
 * \return a string containing the libvlc version
 */
VLC_PUBLIC_API const char * libvlc_get_version(void);

/**
 * Retrieve libvlc compiler version.
 *
 * Example: "gcc version 4.2.3 (Ubuntu 4.2.3-2ubuntu6)"
 *
 * \return a string containing the libvlc compiler version
 */
VLC_PUBLIC_API const char * libvlc_get_compiler(void);

/**
 * Retrieve libvlc changeset.
 *
 * Example: "aa9bce0bc4"
 *
 * \return a string containing the libvlc changeset
 */
VLC_PUBLIC_API const char * libvlc_get_changeset(void);


/** \defgroup libvlc_event LibVLC asynchronous events
 * LibVLC emits asynchronous events.
 *
 * Several LibVLC objects (such @ref libvlc_instance_t as
 * @ref libvlc_media_player_t) generate events asynchronously. Each of them
 * provides @ref libvlc_event_manager_t event manager. You can subscribe to
 * events with libvlc_event_attach() and unsubscribe with
 * libvlc_event_detach().
 * @{
 */

/**
 * Event manager that belongs to a libvlc object, and from whom events can
 * be received.
 */
typedef struct libvlc_event_manager_t libvlc_event_manager_t;

struct libvlc_event_t;

/**
 * Type of a LibVLC event.
 */
typedef int libvlc_event_type_t;

/**
 * Callback function notification
 * \param p_event the event triggering the callback
 */
typedef void ( *libvlc_callback_t )( const struct libvlc_event_t *, void * );
    
/**
 * Register for an event notification.
 *
 * \param p_event_manager the event manager to which you want to attach to.
 *        Generally it is obtained by vlc_my_object_event_manager() where
 *        my_object is the object you want to listen to.
 * \param i_event_type the desired event to which we want to listen
 * \param f_callback the function to call when i_event_type occurs
 * \param user_data user provided data to carry with the event
 * \return 0 on success, ENOMEM on error
 */
VLC_PUBLIC_API int libvlc_event_attach( libvlc_event_manager_t *p_event_manager,
                                        libvlc_event_type_t i_event_type,
                                        libvlc_callback_t f_callback,
                                        void *user_data );

/**
 * Unregister an event notification.
 *
 * \param p_event_manager the event manager
 * \param i_event_type the desired event to which we want to unregister
 * \param f_callback the function to call when i_event_type occurs
 * \param p_user_data user provided data to carry with the event
 */
VLC_PUBLIC_API void libvlc_event_detach( libvlc_event_manager_t *p_event_manager,
                                         libvlc_event_type_t i_event_type,
                                         libvlc_callback_t f_callback,
                                         void *p_user_data );

/**
 * Get an event's type name.
 *
 * \param event_type the desired event
 */
VLC_PUBLIC_API const char * libvlc_event_type_name( libvlc_event_type_t event_type );

/** @} */

/** \defgroup libvlc_log LibVLC logging
 * libvlc_log_* functions provide access to the LibVLC messages log.
 * This is used for debugging or by advanced users.
 * @{
 */

/**
 * Return the VLC messaging verbosity level.
 *
 * \param p_instance libvlc instance
 * \return verbosity level for messages
 */
VLC_PUBLIC_API unsigned libvlc_get_log_verbosity( const libvlc_instance_t *p_instance );

/**
 * Set the VLC messaging verbosity level.
 *
 * \param p_instance libvlc log instance
 * \param level log level
 */
VLC_PUBLIC_API void libvlc_set_log_verbosity( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance, unsigned level );

/**
 * Open a VLC message log instance.
 *
 * \param p_instance libvlc instance
 * \return log message instance or NULL on error
 */
VLC_PUBLIC_API libvlc_log_t *libvlc_log_open( libvlc_instance_t *p_instance );

/**
 * Close a VLC message log instance.
 *
 * \param p_log libvlc log instance or NULL
 */
VLC_PUBLIC_API void libvlc_log_close( libvlc_log_t *p_log );

/**
 * Returns the number of messages in a log instance.
 *
 * \param p_log libvlc log instance or NULL
 * \return number of log messages, 0 if p_log is NULL
 */
VLC_PUBLIC_API unsigned libvlc_log_count( const libvlc_log_t *p_log );

/**
 * Clear a log instance.
 *
 * All messages in the log are removed. The log should be cleared on a
 * regular basis to avoid clogging.
 *
 * \param p_log libvlc log instance or NULL
 */
VLC_PUBLIC_API void libvlc_log_clear( libvlc_log_t *p_log );

/**
 * Allocate and returns a new iterator to messages in log.
 *
 * \param p_log libvlc log instance
 * \return log iterator object or NULL on error
 */
VLC_PUBLIC_API libvlc_log_iterator_t *libvlc_log_get_iterator( const libvlc_log_t *p_log );

/**
 * Release a previoulsy allocated iterator.
 *
 * \param p_iter libvlc log iterator or NULL
 */
VLC_PUBLIC_API void libvlc_log_iterator_free( libvlc_log_iterator_t *p_iter );

/**
 * Return whether log iterator has more messages.
 *
 * \param p_iter libvlc log iterator or NULL
 * \return true if iterator has more message objects, else false
 */
VLC_PUBLIC_API int libvlc_log_iterator_has_next( const libvlc_log_iterator_t *p_iter );

/**
 * Return the next log message.
 *
 * The message contents must not be freed
 *
 * \param p_iter libvlc log iterator or NULL
 * \param p_buffer log buffer
 * \return log message object or NULL if none left
 */
VLC_PUBLIC_API libvlc_log_message_t *libvlc_log_iterator_next( libvlc_log_iterator_t *p_iter,
                                                               libvlc_log_message_t *p_buffer );

/** @} */
/** @} */
/** @} */

# ifdef __cplusplus
}
# endif

#endif /* <vlc/libvlc.h> */
