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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2016 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.
+ */
+
+package android.hardware.audio.effect@2.0;
+
+import android.hardware.audio.common@2.0;
+import IEffect;
+
+interface IAutomaticGainControlEffect extends IEffect {
+    /*
+     * Sets target level in millibels.
+     */
+    setTargetLevel(int16_t targetLevelMb) generates (Result retval);
+
+    /*
+     * Gets target level.
+     */
+    getTargetLevel() generates (Result retval, int16_t targetLevelMb);
+
+    /*
+     * Sets gain in the compression range in millibels.
+     */
+    setCompGain(int16_t compGainMb) generates (Result retval);
+
+    /*
+     * Gets gain in the compression range.
+     */
+    getCompGain() generates (Result retval, int16_t compGainMb);
+
+    /*
+     * Enables or disables limiter.
+     */
+    setLimiterEnabled(bool enabled) generates (Result retval);
+
+    /*
+     * Returns whether limiter is enabled.
+     */
+    isLimiterEnabled() generates (Result retval, bool enabled);
+
+    struct AllProperties {
+        int16_t targetLevelMb;
+        int16_t compGainMb;
+        bool limiterEnabled;
+    };
+
+    /*
+     * Sets all properties at once.
+     */
+    setAllProperties(AllProperties properties) generates (Result retval);
+
+    /*
+     * Gets all properties at once.
+     */
+    getAllProperties() generates (Result retval, AllProperties properties);
+};