source: orxonox.OLD/trunk/src/lib/sound/sound_engine.h @ 5834

/*!
 * @file sound_engine.h
 * Definition of the SoundEngine singleton Class
 */

#ifndef _SOUND_ENGINE_H
#define _SOUND_ENGINE_H

#include "base_object.h"
#include "alincl.h"

#include "sound_buffer.h"
#include "sound_source.h"

#include <list>

#define SOUND_DOPPLER_FACTOR       0.001          //!< A factor for the audible doppler effect
#define SOUND_DOPPLER_VELOCITY     5000000        //!< A factor for the TravelSpeed of sound

// FORWARD DECLARATION
class PNode;
class IniParser;

//! A class that handles audio via the openAudioLibrary
class SoundEngine : public BaseObject {

  public:
    virtual ~SoundEngine();
    /** @returns a Pointer to the only object of this Class */
    inline static SoundEngine* getInstance() { if (!SoundEngine::singletonRef) SoundEngine::singletonRef = new SoundEngine();  return SoundEngine::singletonRef; };

    void loadSettings(IniParser* iniParser);

    SoundSource* createSource(const char* fileName, PNode* sourceNode = NULL);

    /** @param listener the listener in the scene */
    void setListener(PNode* listener) { this->listener = listener; };
    void setDopplerValues(ALfloat dopplerFactor, ALfloat dopplerVelocity);


    /** @returns the Music Volume in % */
    inline float getMusicVolume() { return this->musicVolume; };
    /** @returns the Effects Volume in % */
    inline float getEffectsVolume() { return this->effectsVolume; };

    void update();

  // administrative
    void addBuffer(SoundBuffer* buffer);
    void removeBuffer(SoundBuffer* buffer);
    void addSource(SoundSource* source);

    void flushUnusedBuffers();
    void flushAllBuffers();
    void flushAllSources();
    bool initAudio();

  // error handling:
    static void PrintALErrorString(ALenum err);
  //  static void PrintALCErrorString(ALenum err);


  private:
    SoundEngine();
    void listDevices();

  private:
    static SoundEngine*      singletonRef;             //!< Reference to this class

    ALCdevice*               device;                   //!< the used audio-device.
    ALCcontext*              context;                  //!< the context, currently in use.

    float                    musicVolume;              //!< the maximum volume of the music in % (0f,1f]
    float                    effectsVolume;            //!< the maximum volume of sound-effects in % (0f,1f]
    PNode*                   listener;                 //!< The listener of the Scene

    std::list<BaseObject*>*  bufferList;               //!< A list of buffers
    std::list<BaseObject*>*  sourceList;               //!< A list for all the sources in the scene.


};

#endif /* _SOUND_ENGINE_H */