1 /* lv2_event.h - C header file for the LV2 events extension.
3 * Copyright (C) 2006-2007 Lars Luthman <lars.luthman@gmail.com>
4 * Copyright (C) 2008 Dave Robillard <dave@drobilla.net>
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24 #define LV2_EVENT_URI "http://lv2plug.in/ns/ext/event"
25 #define LV2_EVENT_AUDIO_STAMP 0
30 * This header defines the code portion of the LV2 events extension with URI
31 * <http://lv2plug.in/ns/ext/event> ('lv2ev').
33 * This extension is a generic transport mechanism for time stamped events
34 * of any type (e.g. MIDI, OSC, ramps, etc). Each port can transport mixed
35 * events of any type; the type of events and timestamps are defined by a URI
36 * which is mapped to an integer by the host for performance reasons.
38 * This extension requires the host to support the LV2 URI Map extension.
39 * Any host which supports this extension MUST guarantee that any call to
40 * the LV2 URI Map uri_to_id function with the URI of this extension as the
41 * 'map' argument returns a value within the range of uint16_t.
45 /** The best Pulses Per Quarter Note for tempo-based uint32_t timestmaps.
46 * Equal to 2^12 * 5 * 7 * 9 * 11 * 13 * 17, which is evenly divisble
47 * by all integers from 1 through 18 inclusive, and powers of 2 up to 2^12.
49 static const uint32_t LV2_EVENT_PPQN
= 3136573440U;
52 /** An LV2 event (header only).
54 * LV2 events are generic time-stamped containers for any type of event.
55 * The type field defines the format of a given event's contents.
57 * This struct defines the header of an LV2 event. An LV2 event is a single
58 * chunk of POD (plain old data), usually contained in a flat buffer
59 * (see LV2_EventBuffer below). Unless a required feature says otherwise,
60 * hosts may assume a deep copy of an LV2 event can be created safely
63 * memcpy(ev_copy, ev, sizeof(LV2_Event) + ev->size); (or equivalent)
67 /** The frames portion of timestamp. The units used here can optionally be
68 * set for a port (with the lv2ev:timeUnits property), otherwise this
69 * is audio frames, corresponding to the sample_count parameter of the
70 * LV2 run method (e.g. frame 0 is the first frame for that call to run).
74 /** The sub-frames portion of timestamp. The units used here can
75 * optionally be set for a port (with the lv2ev:timeUnits property),
76 * otherwise this is 1/(2^32) of an audio frame.
80 /** The type of this event, as a number which represents some URI
81 * defining an event type. This value MUST be some value previously
82 * returned from a call to the uri_to_id function defined in the LV2
83 * URI map extension (see lv2_uri_map.h).
84 * There are special rules which must be followed depending on the type
85 * of an event. If the plugin recognizes an event type, the definition
86 * of that event type will describe how to interpret the event, and
87 * any required behaviour. Otherwise, if the type is 0, this event is a
88 * non-POD event and lv2_event_unref MUST be called if the event is
89 * 'dropped' (see above). Even if the plugin does not understand an event,
90 * it may pass the event through to an output by simply copying (and NOT
91 * calling lv2_event_unref). These rules are designed to allow for generic
92 * event handling plugins and large non-POD events, but with minimal hassle
93 * on simple plugins that "don't care" about these more advanced features.
97 /** The size of the data portion of this event in bytes, which immediately
98 * follows. The header size (12 bytes) is not included in this value.
102 /* size bytes of data follow here */
108 /** A buffer of LV2 events (header only).
110 * Like events (which this contains) an event buffer is a single chunk of POD:
111 * the entire buffer (including contents) can be copied with a single memcpy.
112 * The first contained event begins sizeof(LV2_EventBuffer) bytes after
113 * the start of this struct.
115 * After this header, the buffer contains an event header (defined by struct
116 * LV2_Event), followed by that event's contents (padded to 64 bits), followed by
117 * another header, etc:
120 * | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
121 * |FRAMES |SUBFRMS|TYP|LEN|DATA..DATA..PAD|FRAMES | ...
125 /** The contents of the event buffer. This may or may not reside in the
126 * same block of memory as this header, plugins must not assume either.
127 * The host guarantees this points to at least capacity bytes of allocated
128 * memory (though only size bytes of that are valid events).
132 /** The size of this event header in bytes (including everything).
134 * This is to allow for extending this header in the future without
135 * breaking binary compatibility. Whenever this header is copied,
136 * it MUST be done using this field (and NOT the sizeof this struct).
138 uint16_t header_size
;
140 /** The type of the time stamps for events in this buffer.
141 * As a special exception, '0' always means audio frames and subframes
142 * (1/UINT32_MAX'th of a frame) in the sample rate passed to instantiate.
143 * INPUTS: The host must set this field to the numeric ID of some URI
144 * defining the meaning of the frames/subframes fields of contained
145 * events (obtained by the LV2 URI Map uri_to_id function with the URI
146 * of this extension as the 'map' argument, see lv2_uri_map.h).
147 * The host must never pass a plugin a buffer which uses a stamp type
148 * the plugin does not 'understand'. The value of this field must
149 * never change, except when connect_port is called on the input
150 * port, at which time the host MUST have set the stamp_type field to
151 * the value that will be used for all subsequent run calls.
152 * OUTPUTS: The plugin may set this to any value that has been returned
153 * from uri_to_id with the URI of this extension for a 'map' argument.
154 * When connected to a buffer with connect_port, output ports MUST set
155 * this field to the type of time stamp they will be writing. On any
156 * call to connect_port on an event input port, the plugin may change
157 * this field on any output port, it is the responsibility of the host
158 * to check if any of these values have changed and act accordingly.
162 /** The number of events in this buffer.
163 * INPUTS: The host must set this field to the number of events
164 * contained in the data buffer before calling run().
165 * The plugin must not change this field.
166 * OUTPUTS: The plugin must set this field to the number of events it
167 * has written to the buffer before returning from run().
168 * Any initial value should be ignored by the plugin.
170 uint32_t event_count
;
172 /** The size of the data buffer in bytes.
173 * This is set by the host and must not be changed by the plugin.
174 * The host is allowed to change this between run() calls.
178 /** The size of the initial portion of the data buffer containing data.
179 * INPUTS: The host must set this field to the number of bytes used
180 * by all events it has written to the buffer (including headers)
181 * before calling the plugin's run().
182 * The plugin must not change this field.
183 * OUTPUTS: The plugin must set this field to the number of bytes
184 * used by all events it has written to the buffer (including headers)
185 * before returning from run().
186 * Any initial value should be ignored by the plugin.
193 /** Opaque pointer to host data. */
194 typedef void* LV2_Event_Callback_Data
;
197 /** The data field of the LV2_Feature for this extension.
199 * To support this feature the host must pass an LV2_Feature struct to the
200 * plugin's instantiate method with URI "http://lv2plug.in/ns/ext/event"
201 * and data pointed to an instance of this struct.
205 /** Opaque pointer to host data.
207 * The plugin MUST pass this to any call to functions in this struct.
208 * Otherwise, it must not be interpreted in any way.
210 LV2_Event_Callback_Data callback_data
;
212 /** Take a reference to a non-POD event.
214 * If a plugin receives an event with type 0, it means the event is a
215 * pointer to some object in memory and not a flat sequence of bytes
216 * in the buffer. When receiving a non-POD event, the plugin already
217 * has an implicit reference to the event. If the event is stored AND
218 * passed to an output, lv2_event_ref MUST be called on that event.
219 * If the event is only stored OR passed through, this is not necessary
220 * (as the plugin already has 1 implicit reference).
222 * @param event An event received at an input that will not be copied to
223 * an output or stored in any way.
224 * @param context The calling context. (Like event types) this is a mapped
225 * URI, see lv2_context.h. Simple plugin with just a run()
226 * method should pass 0 here (the ID of the 'standard' LV2
227 * run context). The host guarantees that this function is
228 * realtime safe iff @a context is realtime safe.
230 * PLUGINS THAT VIOLATE THESE RULES MAY CAUSE CRASHES AND MEMORY LEAKS.
232 uint32_t (*lv2_event_ref
)(LV2_Event_Callback_Data callback_data
,
235 /** Drop a reference to a non-POD event.
237 * If a plugin receives an event with type 0, it means the event is a
238 * pointer to some object in memory and not a flat sequence of bytes
239 * in the buffer. If the plugin does not pass the event through to
240 * an output or store it internally somehow, it MUST call this function
241 * on the event (more information on using non-POD events below).
243 * @param event An event received at an input that will not be copied to
244 * an output or stored in any way.
245 * @param context The calling context. (Like event types) this is a mapped
246 * URI, see lv2_context.h. Simple plugin with just a run()
247 * method should pass 0 here (the ID of the 'standard' LV2
248 * run context). The host guarantees that this function is
249 * realtime safe iff @a context is realtime safe.
251 * PLUGINS THAT VIOLATE THESE RULES MAY CAUSE CRASHES AND MEMORY LEAKS.
253 uint32_t (*lv2_event_unref
)(LV2_Event_Callback_Data callback_data
,
259 #endif // LV2_EVENT_H