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+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * 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,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "DisplayDevice.h"
+#include "DisplayRenderArea.h"
+#include "LayerRenderArea.h"
+#include "ui/Size.h"
+#include "ui/Transform.h"
+
+namespace android {
+/**
+ * A parameter object for creating a render area
+ */
+struct RenderAreaBuilder {
+    // Source crop of the render area
+    Rect crop;
+
+    // Size of the physical render area
+    ui::Size reqSize;
+
+    // Composition data space of the render area
+    ui::Dataspace reqDataSpace;
+
+    // If true, the secure layer would be blacked out or skipped
+    // when rendered to an insecure render area
+    bool allowSecureLayers;
+
+    // If true, the render result may be used for system animations
+    // that must preserve the exact colors of the display
+    bool hintForSeamlessTransition;
+
+    virtual std::unique_ptr<RenderArea> build() const = 0;
+
+    RenderAreaBuilder(Rect crop, ui::Size reqSize, ui::Dataspace reqDataSpace,
+                      bool allowSecureLayers, bool hintForSeamlessTransition)
+          : crop(crop),
+            reqSize(reqSize),
+            reqDataSpace(reqDataSpace),
+            allowSecureLayers(allowSecureLayers),
+            hintForSeamlessTransition(hintForSeamlessTransition) {}
+
+    virtual ~RenderAreaBuilder() = default;
+};
+
+struct DisplayRenderAreaBuilder : RenderAreaBuilder {
+    DisplayRenderAreaBuilder(Rect crop, ui::Size reqSize, ui::Dataspace reqDataSpace,
+                             bool allowSecureLayers, bool hintForSeamlessTransition,
+                             wp<const DisplayDevice> displayWeak)
+          : RenderAreaBuilder(crop, reqSize, reqDataSpace, allowSecureLayers,
+                              hintForSeamlessTransition),
+            displayWeak(displayWeak) {}
+
+    // Display that render area will be on
+    wp<const DisplayDevice> displayWeak;
+
+    std::unique_ptr<RenderArea> build() const override {
+        return DisplayRenderArea::create(displayWeak, crop, reqSize, reqDataSpace,
+                                         hintForSeamlessTransition, allowSecureLayers);
+    }
+};
+
+struct LayerRenderAreaBuilder : RenderAreaBuilder {
+    LayerRenderAreaBuilder(Rect crop, ui::Size reqSize, ui::Dataspace reqDataSpace,
+                           bool allowSecureLayers, bool hintForSeamlessTransition, sp<Layer> layer,
+                           bool childrenOnly)
+          : RenderAreaBuilder(crop, reqSize, reqDataSpace, allowSecureLayers,
+                              hintForSeamlessTransition),
+            layer(layer),
+            childrenOnly(childrenOnly) {}
+
+    // Layer that the render area will be on
+    sp<Layer> layer;
+
+    // Transform to be applied on the layers to transform them
+    // into the logical render area
+    ui::Transform layerTransform{ui::Transform()};
+
+    // Buffer bounds
+    Rect layerBufferSize{Rect()};
+
+    // If false, transform is inverted from the parent snapshot
+    bool childrenOnly;
+
+    // Uses parent snapshot to determine layer transform and buffer size
+    void setLayerInfo(const frontend::LayerSnapshot* parentSnapshot) {
+        if (!childrenOnly) {
+            layerTransform = parentSnapshot->localTransform.inverse();
+        }
+        layerBufferSize = parentSnapshot->bufferSize;
+    }
+
+    std::unique_ptr<RenderArea> build() const override {
+        return std::make_unique<LayerRenderArea>(layer, crop, reqSize, reqDataSpace,
+                                                 allowSecureLayers, layerTransform, layerBufferSize,
+                                                 hintForSeamlessTransition);
+    }
+};
+
+} // namespace android
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