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package org.monte.media;

/**
 * A {@code Codec} processes a {@code Buffer} and stores the result in another
 * {@code Buffer}.
 *
 * @author Werner Randelshofer
 * @version 1.0 2011-03-12 Created.
 */
public interface Codec {

    /** The codec successfully converted the input to output. */
    public final static int CODEC_OK = 0;
    /** The codec could not handle the input. */
    public final static int CODEC_FAILED = 1;
    /** The codec did not fully consume the input buffer. 
     * The codec has updated the input buffer to
     * reflect the amount of data that it has processed. 
     * The codec must be called again with the same input buffer.     
     */
    public final static int CODEC_INPUT_NOT_CONSUMED = 2;
    /** The codec did not fully fill the output buffer. 
     * The codec has updated the output buffer to
     * reflect the amount of data that it has processed. 
     * The codec must be called again with the same output buffer.     
     */
    public final static int CODEC_OUTPUT_NOT_FILLED = 4;

    /** Lists all of the input formats that this codec accepts. */
    public Format[] getInputFormats();

    /** Lists all of the output formats that this codec can generate
     * with the provided input format. If the input format is null, returns
     * all supported output formats.
     */
    public Format[] getOutputFormats(Format input);

    /** Sets the input format.
     * Returns the format that was actually set. This is the closest format
     * that the Codec supports. Returns null if the specified format is not
     * supported and no reasonable match could be found.
     */
    public Format setInputFormat(Format input);

    public Format getInputFormat();

    /** Sets the output format.
     * Returns the format that was actually set. This is the closest format
     * that the Codec supports. Returns null if the specified format is not
     * supported and no reasonable match could be found.
     */
    public Format setOutputFormat(Format output);

    public Format getOutputFormat();

    /** Performs the media processing defined by this codec. 
     * 
     * Copies the data from the input buffer into the output buffer.
     * 
     * @return A combination of processing flags.
     */
    public int process(Buffer in, Buffer out);

    /** Returns a human readable name of the codec. */
    public String getName();

    /** Resets the state of the codec. */
    public void reset();
}