SongFormat.java

/*
 * Digital Audio Access Protocol (DAAP) Library
 * Copyright (C) 2004-2010 Roger Kapsi
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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 */

package org.ardverk.daap.chunks.impl;

import org.ardverk.daap.chunks.StringChunk;

/**
 * The format of the Song. Note: the provided list of supported format fields is
 * incomplete.
 * 
 * @author Roger Kapsi
 */
public class SongFormat extends StringChunk {

    public static final String UNKNOWN = null;

    /**
     * Audio Interchange File Format (AIFF). This format is very popular upon
     * Apple platforms, and is widely used in professional programs that process
     * digital audio waveforms.
     */
    public static final String AIFF = "aiff";

    /**
     * MPEG4 Advanced Audio Coding (AAC).
     */
    public static final String M4A = "m4a";

    /**
     * MPEG Audio Layer 3 (MP3)
     */
    public static final String MP3 = "mp3";

    /**
     * Wave file (WAV)
     */
    public static final String WAV = "wav";

    /**
     * Playlist
     */
    public static final String PLS = "pls";

    /**
     * Creates a new SongFormat where format is not set. You can change this
     * value with {@see #setValue(String)}.
     */
    public SongFormat() {
        this(UNKNOWN);
    }

    /**
     * Creates a new SongFormat with the assigned format. You can change this
     * value with {@see #setValue(String)}.
     * 
     * @param <tt>format</tt> the format of this song or <tt>null</tt> if no
     *        format is set.
     */
    public SongFormat(String format) {
        super("asfm", "daap.songformat", format);
    }
}