added basic pcm documentation

1 files changed, 120 insertions, 62 deletions

diff --git a/include/tinyalsa/pcm.h b/include/tinyalsa/pcm.h
index cfc2f1d..0b02e9d 100644
--- a/include/tinyalsa/pcm.h
+++ b/include/tinyalsa/pcm.h
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@
 ** DAMAGE.
 */
 
+/** @file */
+
+/** @defgroup tinyalsa-pcm PCM Interface
+ * @brief All macros, structures and functions that make up the PCM interface.
+ */
+
 #ifndef TINYALSA_PCM_H
 #define TINYALSA_PCM_H
 
@@ -36,61 +42,133 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-/*
- * PCM API
+struct pcm;
+
+/** A flag that specifies that the PCM is an output.
+ * May not be bitwise AND'd with @ref PCM_IN.
+ * Used in @ref pcm_open.
+ * @ingroup tinyalsa-pcm
  */
+#define PCM_OUT 0x00000000
 
-struct pcm;
+/** Specifies that the PCM is an input.
+ * May not be bitwise AND'd with @ref PCM_OUT.
+ * Used in @ref pcm_open.
+ * @ingroup tinyalsa-pcm
+ */
+#define PCM_IN 0x10000000
+
+/** Specifies that the PCM will use mmap read and write methods.
+ * Used in @ref pcm_open.
+ * @ingroup tinyalsa-pcm
+ */
+#define PCM_MMAP 0x00000001
+
+/** Specifies no interrupt requests.
+ * May only be bitwise AND'd with @ref PCM_MMAP.
+ * Used in @ref pcm_open.
+ * @ingroup tinyalsa-pcm
+ */
+#define PCM_NOIRQ 0x00000002
+
+/* When set, calls to @ref pcm_write
+ * for a playback stream will not attempt
+ * to restart the stream in the case of an
+ * underflow, but will return -EPIPE instead.
+ * After the first -EPIPE error, the stream
+ * is considered to be stopped, and a second
+ * call to pcm_write will attempt to restart
+ * the stream.
+ * Used in @ref pcm_open.
+ * @ingroup tinyalsa-pcm
+ */
+#define PCM_NORESTART 0x00000004
+
+/** Specifies monotonic timestamps.
+ * Used in @ref pcm_open.
+ * @ingroup tinyalsa-pcm
+ */
+#define PCM_MONOTONIC 0x00000008
+
+/** For inputs, this means the PCM is recording audio samples.
+ * For outputs, this means the PCM is playing audio samples.
+ * @ingroup tinyalsa-pcm
+ */
+#define	PCM_STATE_RUNNING	0x03
 
-#define PCM_OUT        0x00000000
-#define PCM_IN         0x10000000
-#define PCM_MMAP       0x00000001
-#define PCM_NOIRQ      0x00000002
-#define PCM_NORESTART  0x00000004 /* PCM_NORESTART - when set, calls to
-                                   * pcm_write for a playback stream will not
-                                   * attempt to restart the stream in the case
-                                   * of an underflow, but will return -EPIPE
-                                   * instead.  After the first -EPIPE error, the
-                                   * stream is considered to be stopped, and a
-                                   * second call to pcm_write will attempt to
-                                   * restart the stream.
-                                   */
-#define PCM_MONOTONIC  0x00000008 /* see pcm_get_htimestamp */
-
-/* PCM runtime states */
-#define	PCM_STATE_RUNNING	3
-#define	PCM_STATE_XRUN		4
-#define	PCM_STATE_DRAINING	5
-#define	PCM_STATE_SUSPENDED	7
-#define	PCM_STATE_DISCONNECTED	8
-
-/* Bit formats */
+/** For inputs, this means an underrun occured.
+ * For outputs, this means an overrun occured.
+ */
+#define	PCM_STATE_XRUN 0x04
+
+/** For outputs, this means audio samples are played.
+ * A PCM is in a draining state when it is coming to a stop.
+ */
+#define	PCM_STATE_DRAINING 0x05
+
+/** Means a PCM is suspended.
+ * @ingroup tinyalsa-pcm
+ */
+#define	PCM_STATE_SUSPENDED 0x07
+
+/** Means a PCM has been disconnected.
+ * @ingroup tinyalsa-pcm
+ */
+#define	PCM_STATE_DISCONNECTED 0x08
+
+/** Audio sample format of a PCM.
+ * The first letter specifiers whether the sample is signed or unsigned.
+ * The letter 'S' means signed. The letter 'U' means unsigned.
+ * The following number is the amount of bits that the sample occupies in memory.
+ * Following the underscore, specifiers whether the sample is big endian or little endian.
+ * The letters 'LE' mean little endian.
+ * The letters 'BE' mean big endian.
+ * This enumeration is used in the @ref config structure.
+ * @ingroup tinyalsa-pcm
+ */
 enum pcm_format {
+    /** Signed, 8-bit */
     PCM_FORMAT_S8 = 1,
+    /** Signed 16-bit, little endian */
     PCM_FORMAT_S16_LE = 0,
+    /** Signed, 16-bit, big endian */
     PCM_FORMAT_S16_BE = 2,
+    /** Signed, 24-bit (32-bit in memory), little endian */
     PCM_FORMAT_S24_LE,
+    /** Signed, 24-bit (32-bit in memory), big endian */
     PCM_FORMAT_S24_BE,
+    /** Signed, 24-bit, little endian */
     PCM_FORMAT_S24_3LE,
+    /** Signed, 24-bit, big endian */
     PCM_FORMAT_S24_3BE,
+    /** Signed, 32-bit, little endian */
     PCM_FORMAT_S32_LE,
+    /** Signed, 32-bit, big endian */
     PCM_FORMAT_S32_BE,
+    /** Max of the enumeration list, not an actual format. */
     PCM_FORMAT_MAX
 };
 
-/* Bitmask has 256 bits (32 bytes) in asound.h */
+/** A bit mask of 256 bits (32 bytes) that describes some hardware parameters of a PCM */
 struct pcm_mask {
+    /** bits of the bit mask */
     unsigned int bits[32 / sizeof(unsigned int)];
 };
 
-/* Configuration for a stream */
+/** Encapsulates the hardware and software parameters of a PCM.
+ * @ingroup tinyalsa-pcm
+ */
 struct pcm_config {
+    /** The number of channels in a frame */
     unsigned int channels;
+    /** The number of frames per second */
     unsigned int rate;
+    /** The number of frames in a period */
     unsigned int period_size;
+    /** The number of periods in a PCM */
     unsigned int period_count;
+    /** The sample format of a PCM */
     enum pcm_format format;
-
     /* Values to use for the ALSA start, stop and silence thresholds.  Setting
      * any one of these values to 0 will cause the default tinyalsa values to be
      * used instead.  Tinyalsa defaults are as follows.
@@ -104,21 +182,31 @@ struct pcm_config {
     unsigned int silence_threshold;
 };
 
-/* PCM parameters */
+/** Enumeration of a PCM's hardware parameters.
+ * Each of these parameters is either a mask or an interval.
+ * @ingroup tinyalsa-pcm
+ */
 enum pcm_param
 {
-    /* mask parameters */
+    /** A mask that represents the type of read or write method available (e.g. interleaved, mmap). */
     PCM_PARAM_ACCESS,
+    /** A mask that represents the @ref pcm_format available (e.g. @ref PCM_FORMAT_S32_LE) */
     PCM_PARAM_FORMAT,
+    /** A mask that represents the subformat available */
     PCM_PARAM_SUBFORMAT,
-    /* interval parameters */
+    /** An interval representing the range of sample bits available (e.g. 8 to 32) */
     PCM_PARAM_SAMPLE_BITS,
+		/** An interval representing the range of frame bits available (e.g. 8 to 64) */
     PCM_PARAM_FRAME_BITS,
+    /** An interval representing the range of channels available (e.g. 1 to 2) */
     PCM_PARAM_CHANNELS,
+    /** An interval representing the range of rates available (e.g. 44100 to 192000) */
     PCM_PARAM_RATE,
     PCM_PARAM_PERIOD_TIME,
+    /** The number of frames in a period */
     PCM_PARAM_PERIOD_SIZE,
     PCM_PARAM_PERIOD_BYTES,
+    /** The number of periods for a PCM */
     PCM_PARAM_PERIODS,
     PCM_PARAM_BUFFER_TIME,
     PCM_PARAM_BUFFER_SIZE,
@@ -126,13 +214,11 @@ enum pcm_param
     PCM_PARAM_TICK_TIME,
 };
 
-/* Open and close a stream */
 struct pcm *pcm_open(unsigned int card, unsigned int device,
                      unsigned int flags, struct pcm_config *config);
 int pcm_close(struct pcm *pcm);
 int pcm_is_ready(struct pcm *pcm);
 
-/* Obtain the parameters for a PCM */
 struct pcm_params *pcm_params_get(unsigned int card, unsigned int device,
                                   unsigned int flags);
 void pcm_params_free(struct pcm_params *pcm_params);
@@ -144,64 +230,36 @@ unsigned int pcm_params_get_min(struct pcm_params *pcm_params,
 unsigned int pcm_params_get_max(struct pcm_params *pcm_params,
                                 enum pcm_param param);
 
-/* Returns the file descriptor associated with the pcm */
 int pcm_get_file_descriptor(struct pcm *pcm);
 
-/* Returns a human readable reason for the last error */
 const char *pcm_get_error(struct pcm *pcm);
 
-/* Returns the sample size in bits for a PCM format.
- * As with ALSA formats, this is the storage size for the format, whereas the
- * format represents the number of significant bits. For example,
- * PCM_FORMAT_S24_LE uses 32 bits of storage.
- */
 unsigned int pcm_format_to_bits(enum pcm_format format);
 
-/* Returns the buffer size (int frames) that should be used for pcm_write. */
 unsigned int pcm_get_buffer_size(struct pcm *pcm);
 unsigned int pcm_frames_to_bytes(struct pcm *pcm, unsigned int frames);
 unsigned int pcm_bytes_to_frames(struct pcm *pcm, unsigned int bytes);
 
-/* Returns available frames in pcm buffer and corresponding time stamp.
- * The clock is CLOCK_MONOTONIC if flag PCM_MONOTONIC was specified in pcm_open,
- * otherwise the clock is CLOCK_REALTIME.
- * For an input stream, frames available are frames ready for the
- * application to read.
- * For an output stream, frames available are the number of empty frames available
- * for the application to write.
- */
 int pcm_get_htimestamp(struct pcm *pcm, unsigned int *avail,
                        struct timespec *tstamp);
 
-/* Returns the subdevice on which the pcm has been opened */
 unsigned int pcm_get_subdevice(struct pcm *pcm);
 
-/* Write data to the fifo.
- * Will start playback on the first write or on a write that
- * occurs after a fifo underrun.
- */
 int pcm_write(struct pcm *pcm, const void *data, unsigned int count);
 int pcm_read(struct pcm *pcm, void *data, unsigned int count);
 
-/*
- * mmap() support.
- */
 int pcm_mmap_write(struct pcm *pcm, const void *data, unsigned int count);
 int pcm_mmap_read(struct pcm *pcm, void *data, unsigned int count);
 int pcm_mmap_begin(struct pcm *pcm, void **areas, unsigned int *offset,
                    unsigned int *frames);
 int pcm_mmap_commit(struct pcm *pcm, unsigned int offset, unsigned int frames);
 
-/* Prepare the PCM substream to be triggerable */
 int pcm_prepare(struct pcm *pcm);
-/* Start and stop a PCM channel that doesn't transfer data */
 int pcm_start(struct pcm *pcm);
 int pcm_stop(struct pcm *pcm);
 
-/* Interrupt driven API */
 int pcm_wait(struct pcm *pcm, int timeout);
 
-/* Get the pcm delay */
 long pcm_get_delay(struct pcm *pcm);
 
 #if defined(__cplusplus)