SDL/include/SDL3/SDL_camera.h

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/**
 *  \file SDL_camera.h
 *
 *  Video Capture for the SDL library.
 */

#ifndef SDL_camera_h_
#define SDL_camera_h_

#include "SDL3/SDL_video.h"

#include <SDL3/SDL_begin_code.h>
/* Set up for C function definitions, even when using C++ */
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif

/**
 * This is a unique ID for a camera device for the time it is connected to the system,
 * and is never reused for the lifetime of the application. If the device is
 * disconnected and reconnected, it will get a new ID.
 *
 * The ID value starts at 1 and increments from there. The value 0 is an invalid ID.
 *
 * \sa SDL_GetCameraDevices
 */
typedef Uint32 SDL_CameraDeviceID;


/**
 * The structure used to identify an opened SDL camera
 */
struct SDL_Camera;
typedef struct SDL_Camera SDL_Camera;

/**
 *  SDL_CameraSpec structure
 *
 * \sa SDL_GetCameraDeviceSupportedSpecs
 * \sa SDL_GetCameraSpec
 *
 */
typedef struct SDL_CameraSpec
{
    Uint32 format;          /**< Frame SDL_PixelFormatEnum format */
    int width;              /**< Frame width */
    int height;             /**< Frame height */
} SDL_CameraSpec;

/**
 * Use this function to get the number of built-in camera drivers.
 *
 * This function returns a hardcoded number. This never returns a negative
 * value; if there are no drivers compiled into this build of SDL, this
 * function returns zero. The presence of a driver in this list does not mean
 * it will function, it just means SDL is capable of interacting with that
 * interface. For example, a build of SDL might have v4l2 support, but if
 * there's no kernel support available, SDL's v4l2 driver would fail if used.
 *
 * By default, SDL tries all drivers, in its preferred order, until one is
 * found to be usable.
 *
 * \returns the number of built-in camera drivers.
 *
 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.0.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_GetCameraDriver
 */
extern DECLSPEC int SDLCALL SDL_GetNumCameraDrivers(void);

/**
 * Use this function to get the name of a built in camera driver.
 *
 * The list of camera drivers is given in the order that they are normally
 * initialized by default; the drivers that seem more reasonable to choose
 * first (as far as the SDL developers believe) are earlier in the list.
 *
 * The names of drivers are all simple, low-ASCII identifiers, like "v4l2",
 * "coremedia" or "android". These never have Unicode characters, and are not
 * meant to be proper names.
 *
 * \param index the index of the camera driver; the value ranges from 0 to
 *              SDL_GetNumCameraDrivers() - 1
 * \returns the name of the camera driver at the requested index, or NULL if an
 *          invalid index was specified.
 *
 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.0.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_GetNumCameraDrivers
 */
extern DECLSPEC const char *SDLCALL SDL_GetCameraDriver(int index);

/**
 * Get the name of the current camera driver.
 *
 * The returned string points to internal static memory and thus never becomes
 * invalid, even if you quit the camera subsystem and initialize a new driver
 * (although such a case would return a different static string from another
 * call to this function, of course). As such, you should not modify or free
 * the returned string.
 *
 * \returns the name of the current camera driver or NULL if no driver has been
 *          initialized.
 *
 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.0.0.
 */
extern DECLSPEC const char *SDLCALL SDL_GetCurrentCameraDriver(void);

/**
 * Get a list of currently connected camera devices.
 *
 * \param count a pointer filled in with the number of camera devices. Can be NULL.
 * \returns a 0 terminated array of camera instance IDs which should be
 *          freed with SDL_free(), or NULL on error; call SDL_GetError() for
 *          more details.
 *
 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.0.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_OpenCamera
 */
extern DECLSPEC SDL_CameraDeviceID *SDLCALL SDL_GetCameraDevices(int *count);

/**
 * Get the list of native formats/sizes a camera supports.
 *
 * This returns a list of all formats and frame sizes that a specific
 * camera can offer. This is useful if your app can accept a variety
 * of image formats and sizes and so want to find the optimal spec
 * that doesn't require conversion.
 *
 * This function isn't strictly required; if you call SDL_OpenCameraDevice
 * with a NULL spec, SDL will choose a native format for you, and if you
 * instead specify a desired format, it will transparently convert to the
 * requested format on your behalf.
 *
 * If `count` is not NULL, it will be filled with the number of elements
 * in the returned array. Additionally, the last element of the array
 * has all fields set to zero (this element is not included in `count`).
 *
 * The returned list is owned by the caller, and should be released with
 * SDL_free() when no longer needed.
 *
 * \param devid the camera device instance ID to query.
 * \param count a pointer filled in with the number of elements in the list. Can be NULL.
 * \returns a 0 terminated array of SDL_CameraSpecs, which should be
 *          freed with SDL_free(), or NULL on error; call SDL_GetError() for
 *          more details.
 *
 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.0.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_GetCameraDevices
 * \sa SDL_OpenCameraDevice
 */
extern DECLSPEC SDL_CameraSpec *SDLCALL SDL_GetCameraDeviceSupportedSpecs(SDL_CameraDeviceID devid, int *count);

/**
 * Get human-readable device name for a camera.
 *
 * The returned string is owned by the caller; please release it with
 * SDL_free() when done with it.
 *
 * \param instance_id the camera device instance ID
 * \returns Human-readable device name, or NULL on error; call SDL_GetError() for more information.
 *
 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.0.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_GetCameraDevices
 */
extern DECLSPEC char * SDLCALL SDL_GetCameraDeviceName(SDL_CameraDeviceID instance_id);

/**
 * Open a video capture device (a "camera").
 *
 * You can open the device with any reasonable spec, and if the hardware can't
 * directly support it, it will convert data seamlessly to the requested
 * format. This might incur overhead, including scaling of image data.
 *
 * If you would rather accept whatever format the device offers, you can
 * pass a NULL spec here and it will choose one for you (and you can use
 * SDL_Surface's conversion/scaling functions directly if necessary).
 *
 * You can call SDL_GetCameraSpec() to get the actual data format if
 * passing a NULL spec here. You can see the exact specs a device can
 * support without conversion with SDL_GetCameraSupportedSpecs().
 *
 * \param instance_id the camera device instance ID
 * \param spec The desired format for data the device will provide. Can be NULL.
 * \returns device, or NULL on failure; call SDL_GetError() for more
 *          information.
 *
 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.0.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_GetCameraDeviceName
 * \sa SDL_GetCameraDevices
 * \sa SDL_OpenCameraWithSpec
 */
extern DECLSPEC SDL_Camera *SDLCALL SDL_OpenCameraDevice(SDL_CameraDeviceID instance_id, const SDL_CameraSpec *spec);

/**
 * Get the instance ID of an opened camera.
 *
 * \param device an SDL_Camera to query
 * \returns the instance ID of the specified camera on success or 0 on
 *          failure; call SDL_GetError() for more information.
 *
 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.0.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_OpenCameraDevice
 */
extern DECLSPEC SDL_CameraDeviceID SDLCALL SDL_GetCameraInstanceID(SDL_Camera *camera);

/**
 * Get the properties associated with an opened camera.
 *
 * \param device the SDL_Camera obtained from SDL_OpenCameraDevice()
 * \returns a valid property ID on success or 0 on failure; call
 *          SDL_GetError() for more information.
 *
 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.0.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_GetProperty
 * \sa SDL_SetProperty
 */
extern DECLSPEC SDL_PropertiesID SDLCALL SDL_GetCameraProperties(SDL_Camera *camera);

/**
 * Get the spec that a camera is using when generating images.
 *
 * Note that this might not be the native format of the hardware, as SDL
 * might be converting to this format behind the scenes.
 *
 * \param device opened camera device
 * \param spec The SDL_CameraSpec to be initialized by this function.
 * \returns 0 on success or a negative error code on failure; call
 *          SDL_GetError() for more information.
 *
 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.0.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_OpenCameraDevice
 */
extern DECLSPEC int SDLCALL SDL_GetCameraSpec(SDL_Camera *camera, SDL_CameraSpec *spec);

/**
 * Acquire a frame.
 *
 * The frame is a memory pointer to the image data, whose size and format are
 * given by the spec requested when opening the device.
 *
 * This is a non blocking API. If there is a frame available, a non-NULL surface is
 * returned, and timestampNS will be filled with a non-zero value.
 *
 * Note that an error case can also return NULL, but a NULL by itself is normal
 * and just signifies that a new frame is not yet available. Note that even if a
 * camera device fails outright (a USB camera is unplugged while in use, etc), SDL
 * will send an event separately to notify the app, but continue to provide blank
 * frames at ongoing intervals until SDL_CloseCamera() is called, so real
 * failure here is almost always an out of memory condition.
 *
 * After use, the frame should be released with SDL_ReleaseCameraFrame(). If you
 * don't do this, the system may stop providing more video! If the hardware is
 * using DMA to write directly into memory, frames held too long may be overwritten
 * with new data.
 *
 * Do not call SDL_FreeSurface() on the returned surface! It must be given back
 * to the camera subsystem with SDL_ReleaseCameraFrame!
 *
 * \param device opened camera device
 * \param timestampNS a pointer filled in with the frame's timestamp, or 0 on error. Can be NULL.
 * \returns A new frame of video on success, NULL if none is currently available.
 *
 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.0.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_ReleaseCameraFrame
 */
extern DECLSPEC SDL_Surface * SDLCALL SDL_AcquireCameraFrame(SDL_Camera *camera, Uint64 *timestampNS);

/**
 * Release a frame of video acquired from a camera.
 *
 * Let the back-end re-use the internal buffer for camera.
 *
 * This function _must_ be called only on surface objects returned by
 * SDL_AcquireCameraFrame(). This function should be called as quickly as
 * possible after acquisition, as SDL keeps a small FIFO queue of surfaces
 * for video frames; if surfaces aren't released in a timely manner, SDL
 * may drop upcoming video frames from the camera.
 *
 * If the app needs to keep the surface for a significant time, they should
 * make a copy of it and release the original.
 *
 * The app should not use the surface again after calling this function;
 * assume the surface is freed and the pointer is invalid.
 *
 * \param device opened camera device
 * \param frame The video frame surface to release.
 * \returns 0 on success or a negative error code on failure; call
 *          SDL_GetError() for more information.
 *
 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.0.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_AcquireCameraFrame
 */
extern DECLSPEC int SDLCALL SDL_ReleaseCameraFrame(SDL_Camera *camera, SDL_Surface *frame);

/**
 * Use this function to shut down camera processing and close the
 * camera device.
 *
 * \param device opened camera device
 *
 * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread, but
 *               no thread may reference `device` once this function
 *               is called.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.0.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_OpenCameraWithSpec
 * \sa SDL_OpenCamera
 */
extern DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_CloseCamera(SDL_Camera *camera);

/* Ends C function definitions when using C++ */
#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif
#include <SDL3/SDL_close_code.h>

#endif /* SDL_camera_h_ */