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package org.opencastproject.timelinepreviews.api;

import org.opencastproject.job.api.Job;
import org.opencastproject.mediapackage.MediaPackageException;
import org.opencastproject.mediapackage.Track;

/**
 * Api for timeline preview generation implementations, that create preview
 * images to be shown on the timeline of a video.
 */
public interface TimelinePreviewsService {

  /** Job type */
  String JOB_TYPE = "org.opencastproject.timelinepreviews";

  /**
   * Takes the given track and returns the job that can be used to generate timeline preview images.
   *
   * @param track
   *          track to generate preview images for
   * @param imageCount
   *          number of preview images that will be generated
   * @return the job that can generate the preview images
   * @throws TimelinePreviewsException
   *           if the timeline preview images could not be generated
   * @throws MediaPackageException
   *           if the track is invalid
   */
  Job createTimelinePreviewImages(Track track, int imageCount) throws TimelinePreviewsException, MediaPackageException;

}