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+/*
+**
+** Copyright 2008, 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.
+*/
+
+#define LOG_TAG "Camera"
+#include <utils/Log.h>
+
+#include <utils/IServiceManager.h>
+#include <utils/threads.h>
+#include <utils/IMemory.h>
+#include <ui/Surface.h>
+
+#include <ui/Camera.h>
+#include <ui/ICameraService.h>
+
+namespace android {
+
+// client singleton for camera service binder interface
+Mutex Camera::mLock;
+sp<ICameraService> Camera::mCameraService;
+sp<Camera::DeathNotifier> Camera::mDeathNotifier;
+
+// establish binder interface to camera service
+const sp<ICameraService>& Camera::getCameraService()
+{
+    Mutex::Autolock _l(mLock);
+    if (mCameraService.get() == 0) {
+        sp<IServiceManager> sm = defaultServiceManager();
+        sp<IBinder> binder;
+        do {
+            binder = sm->getService(String16("media.camera"));
+            if (binder != 0)
+                break;
+            LOGW("CameraService not published, waiting...");
+            usleep(500000); // 0.5 s
+        } while(true);
+        if (mDeathNotifier == NULL) {
+            mDeathNotifier = new DeathNotifier();
+        }
+        binder->linkToDeath(mDeathNotifier);
+        mCameraService = interface_cast<ICameraService>(binder);
+    }
+    LOGE_IF(mCameraService==0, "no CameraService!?");
+    return mCameraService;
+}
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Camera::Camera()
+      : mStatus(UNKNOWN_ERROR),
+        mShutterCallback(0),
+        mShutterCallbackCookie(0),
+        mRawCallback(0),
+        mRawCallbackCookie(0),
+        mJpegCallback(0),
+        mJpegCallbackCookie(0),
+        mFrameCallback(0),
+        mFrameCallbackCookie(0),
+        mErrorCallback(0),
+        mErrorCallbackCookie(0),
+        mAutoFocusCallback(0),
+        mAutoFocusCallbackCookie(0)
+{
+}
+
+Camera::~Camera()
+{
+    disconnect();
+}
+
+sp<Camera> Camera::connect()
+{
+    sp<Camera> c = new Camera();
+    const sp<ICameraService>& cs = getCameraService();
+    if (cs != 0) {
+        c->mCamera = cs->connect(c);
+    }
+    if (c->mCamera != 0) {
+        c->mCamera->asBinder()->linkToDeath(c);
+        c->mStatus = NO_ERROR;
+    }
+    return c;
+}
+
+void Camera::disconnect()
+{
+    if (mCamera != 0) {
+        mErrorCallback = 0;
+        mCamera->disconnect();
+        mCamera = 0;
+    }
+}
+
+// pass the buffered ISurface to the camera service
+status_t Camera::setPreviewDisplay(const sp<Surface>& surface)
+{
+    if (surface == 0) {
+        LOGE("app passed NULL surface");
+        return NO_INIT;
+    }
+    return mCamera->setPreviewDisplay(surface->getISurface());
+}
+
+// start preview mode, must call setPreviewDisplay first
+status_t Camera::startPreview()
+{
+    return mCamera->startPreview();
+}
+
+// stop preview mode
+void Camera::stopPreview()
+{
+    mCamera->stopPreview();
+}
+
+status_t Camera::autoFocus()
+{
+    return mCamera->autoFocus();
+}
+
+// take a picture
+status_t Camera::takePicture()
+{
+    return mCamera->takePicture();
+}
+
+// set preview/capture parameters - key/value pairs
+status_t Camera::setParameters(const String8& params)
+{
+    return mCamera->setParameters(params);
+}
+
+// get preview/capture parameters - key/value pairs
+String8 Camera::getParameters() const
+{
+    String8 params = mCamera->getParameters();
+    return params;
+}
+
+void Camera::setAutoFocusCallback(autofocus_callback cb, void *cookie)
+{
+    mAutoFocusCallback = cb;
+    mAutoFocusCallbackCookie = cookie;
+}
+
+void Camera::setShutterCallback(shutter_callback cb, void *cookie)
+{
+    mShutterCallback = cb;
+    mShutterCallbackCookie = cookie;
+}
+
+void Camera::setRawCallback(frame_callback cb, void *cookie)
+{
+    mRawCallback = cb;
+    mRawCallbackCookie = cookie;
+}
+
+void Camera::setJpegCallback(frame_callback cb, void *cookie)
+{
+    mJpegCallback = cb;
+    mJpegCallbackCookie = cookie;
+}
+
+void Camera::setFrameCallback(frame_callback cb, void *cookie)
+{
+    mFrameCallback = cb;
+    mFrameCallbackCookie = cookie;
+    mCamera->setHasFrameCallback(cb != NULL);
+}
+
+void Camera::setErrorCallback(error_callback cb, void *cookie)
+{
+    mErrorCallback = cb;
+    mErrorCallbackCookie = cookie;
+}
+
+void Camera::autoFocusCallback(bool focused)
+{
+    if (mAutoFocusCallback) {
+        mAutoFocusCallback(focused, mAutoFocusCallbackCookie);
+    }
+}
+
+void Camera::shutterCallback()
+{
+    if (mShutterCallback) {
+        mShutterCallback(mShutterCallbackCookie);
+    }
+}
+
+void Camera::rawCallback(const sp<IMemory>& picture)
+{
+    if (mRawCallback) {
+        mRawCallback(picture, mRawCallbackCookie);
+    }
+}
+
+// callback from camera service when image is ready
+void Camera::jpegCallback(const sp<IMemory>& picture)
+{
+    if (mJpegCallback) {
+        mJpegCallback(picture, mJpegCallbackCookie);
+    }
+}
+
+// callback from camera service when video frame is ready
+void Camera::frameCallback(const sp<IMemory>& frame)
+{
+    if (mFrameCallback) {
+        mFrameCallback(frame, mFrameCallbackCookie);
+    }
+}
+
+// callback from camera service when an error occurs in preview or takePicture
+void Camera::errorCallback(status_t error)
+{
+    if (mErrorCallback) {
+        mErrorCallback(error, mErrorCallbackCookie);
+    }
+}
+
+void Camera::binderDied(const wp<IBinder>& who) {    
+    LOGW("ICamera died");
+    if (mErrorCallback) {
+        mErrorCallback(DEAD_OBJECT, mErrorCallbackCookie);
+    }
+}
+
+void Camera::DeathNotifier::binderDied(const wp<IBinder>& who) {    
+    Mutex::Autolock _l(Camera::mLock);
+    Camera::mCameraService.clear();
+    LOGW("Camera server died!");
+}
+
+}; // namespace android
+