/*
* Copyright (c) 2007 - 2008 by Damien Di Fede <ddf@compartmental.net>
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as published
* by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU Library General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
* License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
*/
package ddf.minim.spi;
import javax.sound.sampled.AudioFormat;
import javax.sound.sampled.Control;
public interface AudioResource
{
/**
* Opens the resource to be used.
*
*/
void open();
/**
* Closes the resource, releasing any memory.
*
*/
void close();
/**
* Returns the Controls available for this AudioResource.
*
* @return an array of Control objects, that can be used to manipulate the
* resource
*/
Control[] getControls();
/**
* Returns the AudioFormat of this AudioResource.
*
* @return the AudioFormat of this AudioResource
*/
AudioFormat getFormat();
}