source: orxonox.OLD/orxonox/trunk/src/lib/sound/sound_engine.h @ 4519

/*! 
    \file sound_engine.h
    \brief Definition of the SoundEngine singleton Class  
*/

#ifndef _SOUND_ENGINE_H
#define _SOUND_ENGINE_H

#include "base_object.h"
#include "alincl.h"


#define SOUND_DOPPLER_FACTOR       0.001          //!< A factor for the audible doppler effect
#define SOUND_DOPPLER_VELOCITY     5000000        //!< A factor for the TravelSpeed of sound

// FORWARD DEFINITION
class PNode;
template<class T> class tList;


//! A class that represents a datastructure to play Sounds.
class SoundBuffer
{
 public:
  SoundBuffer(const char* fileName);
  ~SoundBuffer(void);

  /** \returns the ID of the buffer used in this SoundBuffer */
  inline ALuint getID(void) { return this->bufferID; }

 private:
  ALuint        bufferID;             //!< The address of the Buffer.

  ALsizei       size;                 //!< The size of the Buffer.
  ALboolean     loop;                 //!< loop information.
};

//! A class that represents a SoundSource
class SoundSource
{
 public:
  SoundSource(SoundBuffer* buffer, PNode* sourceNode = NULL);
  ~SoundSource(void);
  
  // user interaction
  void play();
  void stop();
  void pause();
  void rewind();
  
  // development functions
  /** \returns The ID of this Source */
  inline ALuint getID(void) const { return this->sourceID; }
  /** \returns the SoundBuffer of this Source */
  inline SoundBuffer* getBuffer(void) const { return this->buffer; } 
  /** \returns the SourceNode of this Source */
  inline PNode* getNode(void) const { return this->sourceNode;}

  void setRolloffFactor(ALfloat rolloffFactor);

 private:
  ALuint           sourceID;              //!< The ID of the Source
  SoundBuffer*     buffer;                //!< The buffer to play in this source.
  PNode*           sourceNode;            //!< The SourceNode represente the position/velocity... of this source.
};



//! A class that handles audio via the openAudioLibrary
class SoundEngine : public BaseObject {

 public:
  virtual ~SoundEngine(void);
  /** \returns a Pointer to the only object of this Class */
  inline static SoundEngine* getInstance(void) { if (!singletonRef) singletonRef = new SoundEngine();  return singletonRef; };

  SoundSource* createSource(const char* fileName, PNode* sourceNode = NULL);

  void setListener(PNode* listener);
  void setDopplerValues(ALfloat dopplerFactor, ALfloat dopplerVelocity);


  void addBuffer(SoundBuffer* buffer);
  void removeBuffer(SoundBuffer* buffer);
  void addSource(SoundSource* source);
  void removeSource(SoundSource* source);

  void update(void);

  // administrative
  void flushUnusedBuffers(void);
  void flushAllBuffers(void);
  bool initAudio(void);

  // error handling:
  static void PrintALErrorString(ALenum err);
  //  static void PrintALCErrorString(ALenum err);


 private:
  SoundEngine(void);
  static SoundEngine*      singletonRef;             //!< Reference to this class


  PNode*                   listener;                 //!< The listener of the Scene
  tList<SoundBuffer>*      bufferList;               //!< A list of buffers
  tList<SoundSource>*      sourceList;               //!< A list for all the sources in the scene.

};

#endif /* _SOUND_ENGINE_H */