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#pragma once

/**
 * @file IDeviceFactory.h
 * @ingroup devices
 * The IDeviceFactory interface.
 */

#include "respec/Specification.h"

#include <memory>

AUD_NAMESPACE_BEGIN

/**
 * @interface IDeviceFactory
 * The IDeviceFactory interface opens an output device.
 */
class AUD_API IDeviceFactory
{
public:
	/**
	 * Opens an audio device for playback.
	 * \exception Exception Thrown if the audio device cannot be opened.
	 */
	virtual std::shared_ptr<IDevice> openDevice()=0;

	/**
	 * Returns the priority of the device to be the default device for a system.
	 * The higher the priority the more likely it is for this device to be used as the default device.
	 * \return Priority to be the default device.
	 */
	virtual int getPriority()=0;

	/**
	 * Sets the wanted device specifications for opening the device.
	 * \param specs The wanted audio specification.
	 */
	virtual void setSpecs(DeviceSpecs specs)=0;

	/**
	 * Sets the size for the internal playback buffers.
	 * The bigger the buffersize, the less likely clicks happen,
	 * but the latency increases too.
	 * \param buffersize The size of the internal buffer.
	 */
	virtual void setBufferSize(int buffersize)=0;

	/**
	 * Sets a name for the device.
	 * \param name The internal name for the device.
	 */
	virtual void setName(std::string name)=0;
};

AUD_NAMESPACE_END
