DashSegmentIndex.java

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package com.google.android.exoplayer.dash;

import com.google.android.exoplayer.C;
import com.google.android.exoplayer.dash.mpd.RangedUri;

/**
 * Indexes the segments within a media stream.
 *
 * TODO: Generalize to cover all chunk streaming modes (e.g. SmoothStreaming) if possible.
 */
public interface DashSegmentIndex {

  int INDEX_UNBOUNDED = -1;

  /**
   * Returns the segment number of the segment containing a given media time.
   * <p>
   * If the given media time is outside the range of the index, then the returned segment number is
   * clamped to {@link #getFirstSegmentNum()} (if the given media time is earlier the start of the
   * first segment) or {@link #getLastSegmentNum(long)} (if the given media time is later then the
   * end of the last segment).
   *
   * @param timeUs The time in microseconds.
   * @param periodDurationUs The duration of the enclosing period in microseconds, or
   *     {@link C#UNKNOWN_TIME_US} if the period's duration is not yet known.
   * @return The segment number of the corresponding segment.
   */
  int getSegmentNum(long timeUs, long periodDurationUs);

  /**
   * Returns the start time of a segment.
   *
   * @param segmentNum The segment number.
   * @return The corresponding start time in microseconds.
   */
  long getTimeUs(int segmentNum);

  /**
   * Returns the duration of a segment.
   *
   * @param segmentNum The segment number.
   * @param periodDurationUs The duration of the enclosing period in microseconds, or
   *     {@link C#UNKNOWN_TIME_US} if the period's duration is not yet known.
   * @return The duration of the segment, in microseconds.
   */
  long getDurationUs(int segmentNum, long periodDurationUs);

  /**
   * Returns a {@link RangedUri} defining the location of a segment.
   *
   * @param segmentNum The segment number.
   * @return The {@link RangedUri} defining the location of the data.
   */
  RangedUri getSegmentUrl(int segmentNum);

  /**
   * Returns the segment number of the first segment.
   *
   * @return The segment number of the first segment.
   */
  int getFirstSegmentNum();

  /**
   * Returns the segment number of the last segment, or {@link #INDEX_UNBOUNDED}.
   * <p>
   * An unbounded index occurs if a dynamic manifest uses SegmentTemplate elements without a
   * SegmentTimeline element, and if the period duration is not yet known. In this case the caller
   * must manually determine the window of currently available segments.
   *
   * @param periodDurationUs The duration of the enclosing period in microseconds, or
   *     {@link C#UNKNOWN_TIME_US} if the period's duration is not yet known.
   * @return The segment number of the last segment, or {@link #INDEX_UNBOUNDED}.
   */
  int getLastSegmentNum(long periodDurationUs);

  /**
   * Returns true if segments are defined explicitly by the index.
   * <p>
   * If true is returned, each segment is defined explicitly by the index data, and all of the
   * listed segments are guaranteed to be available at the time when the index was obtained.
   * <p>
   * If false is returned then segment information was derived from properties such as a fixed
   * segment duration. If the presentation is dynamic, it's possible that only a subset of the
   * segments are available.
   *
   * @return True if segments are defined explicitly by the index. False otherwise.
   */
  boolean isExplicit();

}