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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 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.
+ */
+
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <functional>
+#include <unordered_map>
+
+#include <aidl/android/media/audio/common/AudioHalEngineConfig.h>
+
+#include "core-impl/EngineConfigXmlConverter.h"
+
+using aidl::android::media::audio::common::AudioAttributes;
+using aidl::android::media::audio::common::AudioContentType;
+using aidl::android::media::audio::common::AudioFlag;
+using aidl::android::media::audio::common::AudioHalAttributesGroup;
+using aidl::android::media::audio::common::AudioHalCapCriterion;
+using aidl::android::media::audio::common::AudioHalCapCriterionType;
+using aidl::android::media::audio::common::AudioHalEngineConfig;
+using aidl::android::media::audio::common::AudioHalProductStrategy;
+using aidl::android::media::audio::common::AudioHalVolumeCurve;
+using aidl::android::media::audio::common::AudioHalVolumeGroup;
+using aidl::android::media::audio::common::AudioProductStrategyType;
+using aidl::android::media::audio::common::AudioSource;
+using aidl::android::media::audio::common::AudioStreamType;
+using aidl::android::media::audio::common::AudioUsage;
+
+namespace xsd = android::audio::policy::engine::configuration;
+
+namespace aidl::android::hardware::audio::core::internal {
+
+/**
+ * Valid curve points take the form "<index>,<attenuationMb>", where the index
+ * must be in the range [0,100]. kInvalidCurvePointIndex is used to indicate
+ * that a point was formatted incorrectly (e.g. if a vendor accidentally typed a
+ * '.' instead of a ',' in their XML)-- using such a curve point will result in
+ * failed VTS tests.
+ */
+static const int8_t kInvalidCurvePointIndex = -1;
+
+void EngineConfigXmlConverter::initProductStrategyMap() {
+#define STRATEGY_ENTRY(name) {"STRATEGY_" #name, static_cast<int>(AudioProductStrategyType::name)}
+
+    mProductStrategyMap = {STRATEGY_ENTRY(MEDIA),
+                           STRATEGY_ENTRY(PHONE),
+                           STRATEGY_ENTRY(SONIFICATION),
+                           STRATEGY_ENTRY(SONIFICATION_RESPECTFUL),
+                           STRATEGY_ENTRY(DTMF),
+                           STRATEGY_ENTRY(ENFORCED_AUDIBLE),
+                           STRATEGY_ENTRY(TRANSMITTED_THROUGH_SPEAKER),
+                           STRATEGY_ENTRY(ACCESSIBILITY)};
+#undef STRATEGY_ENTRY
+}
+
+int EngineConfigXmlConverter::convertProductStrategyNameToAidl(
+        const std::string& xsdcProductStrategyName) {
+    const auto [it, success] = mProductStrategyMap.insert(
+            std::make_pair(xsdcProductStrategyName, mNextVendorStrategy));
+    if (success) {
+        mNextVendorStrategy++;
+    }
+    return it->second;
+}
+
+bool isDefaultAudioAttributes(const AudioAttributes& attributes) {
+    return ((attributes.contentType == AudioContentType::UNKNOWN) &&
+            (attributes.usage == AudioUsage::UNKNOWN) &&
+            (attributes.source == AudioSource::DEFAULT) && (attributes.flags == 0) &&
+            (attributes.tags.empty()));
+}
+
+AudioAttributes EngineConfigXmlConverter::convertAudioAttributesToAidl(
+        const xsd::AttributesType& xsdcAudioAttributes) {
+    if (xsdcAudioAttributes.hasAttributesRef()) {
+        if (mAttributesReferenceMap.empty()) {
+            mAttributesReferenceMap =
+                    generateReferenceMap<xsd::AttributesRef, xsd::AttributesRefType>(
+                            getXsdcConfig()->getAttributesRef());
+        }
+        return convertAudioAttributesToAidl(
+                *(mAttributesReferenceMap.at(xsdcAudioAttributes.getAttributesRef())
+                          .getFirstAttributes()));
+    }
+    AudioAttributes aidlAudioAttributes;
+    if (xsdcAudioAttributes.hasContentType()) {
+        aidlAudioAttributes.contentType = static_cast<AudioContentType>(
+                xsdcAudioAttributes.getFirstContentType()->getValue());
+    }
+    if (xsdcAudioAttributes.hasUsage()) {
+        aidlAudioAttributes.usage =
+                static_cast<AudioUsage>(xsdcAudioAttributes.getFirstUsage()->getValue());
+    }
+    if (xsdcAudioAttributes.hasSource()) {
+        aidlAudioAttributes.source =
+                static_cast<AudioSource>(xsdcAudioAttributes.getFirstSource()->getValue());
+    }
+    if (xsdcAudioAttributes.hasFlags()) {
+        std::vector<xsd::FlagType> xsdcFlagTypeVec =
+                xsdcAudioAttributes.getFirstFlags()->getValue();
+        for (const xsd::FlagType& xsdcFlagType : xsdcFlagTypeVec) {
+            if (xsdcFlagType != xsd::FlagType::AUDIO_FLAG_NONE) {
+                aidlAudioAttributes.flags |= 1 << (static_cast<int>(xsdcFlagType) - 1);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    if (xsdcAudioAttributes.hasBundle()) {
+        const xsd::BundleType* xsdcBundle = xsdcAudioAttributes.getFirstBundle();
+        aidlAudioAttributes.tags[0] = xsdcBundle->getKey() + "=" + xsdcBundle->getValue();
+    }
+    if (isDefaultAudioAttributes(aidlAudioAttributes)) {
+        mDefaultProductStrategyId = std::optional<int>{-1};
+    }
+    return aidlAudioAttributes;
+}
+
+AudioHalAttributesGroup EngineConfigXmlConverter::convertAttributesGroupToAidl(
+        const xsd::AttributesGroup& xsdcAttributesGroup) {
+    AudioHalAttributesGroup aidlAttributesGroup;
+    static const int kStreamTypeEnumOffset =
+            static_cast<int>(xsd::Stream::AUDIO_STREAM_VOICE_CALL) -
+            static_cast<int>(AudioStreamType::VOICE_CALL);
+    aidlAttributesGroup.streamType = static_cast<AudioStreamType>(
+            static_cast<int>(xsdcAttributesGroup.getStreamType()) - kStreamTypeEnumOffset);
+    aidlAttributesGroup.volumeGroupName = xsdcAttributesGroup.getVolumeGroup();
+    if (xsdcAttributesGroup.hasAttributes_optional()) {
+        aidlAttributesGroup.attributes =
+                convertCollectionToAidl<xsd::AttributesType, AudioAttributes>(
+                        xsdcAttributesGroup.getAttributes_optional(),
+                        std::bind(&EngineConfigXmlConverter::convertAudioAttributesToAidl, this,
+                                  std::placeholders::_1));
+    } else if (xsdcAttributesGroup.hasContentType_optional() ||
+               xsdcAttributesGroup.hasUsage_optional() ||
+               xsdcAttributesGroup.hasSource_optional() ||
+               xsdcAttributesGroup.hasFlags_optional() ||
+               xsdcAttributesGroup.hasBundle_optional()) {
+        aidlAttributesGroup.attributes.push_back(convertAudioAttributesToAidl(xsd::AttributesType(
+                xsdcAttributesGroup.getContentType_optional(),
+                xsdcAttributesGroup.getUsage_optional(), xsdcAttributesGroup.getSource_optional(),
+                xsdcAttributesGroup.getFlags_optional(), xsdcAttributesGroup.getBundle_optional(),
+                std::nullopt)));
+
+    } else {
+        // do nothing;
+        // TODO: check if this is valid or if we should treat as an error.
+        // Currently, attributes are not mandatory in schema, but an AttributesGroup
+        // without attributes does not make much sense.
+    }
+    return aidlAttributesGroup;
+}
+
+AudioHalProductStrategy EngineConfigXmlConverter::convertProductStrategyToAidl(
+        const xsd::ProductStrategies::ProductStrategy& xsdcProductStrategy) {
+    AudioHalProductStrategy aidlProductStrategy;
+
+    aidlProductStrategy.id = convertProductStrategyNameToAidl(xsdcProductStrategy.getName());
+
+    if (xsdcProductStrategy.hasAttributesGroup()) {
+        aidlProductStrategy.attributesGroups =
+                convertCollectionToAidl<xsd::AttributesGroup, AudioHalAttributesGroup>(
+                        xsdcProductStrategy.getAttributesGroup(),
+                        std::bind(&EngineConfigXmlConverter::convertAttributesGroupToAidl, this,
+                                  std::placeholders::_1));
+    }
+    if ((mDefaultProductStrategyId != std::nullopt) && (mDefaultProductStrategyId.value() == -1)) {
+        mDefaultProductStrategyId = aidlProductStrategy.id;
+    }
+    return aidlProductStrategy;
+}
+
+AudioHalVolumeCurve::CurvePoint EngineConfigXmlConverter::convertCurvePointToAidl(
+        const std::string& xsdcCurvePoint) {
+    AudioHalVolumeCurve::CurvePoint aidlCurvePoint{};
+    if (sscanf(xsdcCurvePoint.c_str(), "%" SCNd8 ",%d", &aidlCurvePoint.index,
+               &aidlCurvePoint.attenuationMb) != 2) {
+        aidlCurvePoint.index = kInvalidCurvePointIndex;
+    }
+    return aidlCurvePoint;
+}
+
+AudioHalVolumeCurve EngineConfigXmlConverter::convertVolumeCurveToAidl(
+        const xsd::Volume& xsdcVolumeCurve) {
+    AudioHalVolumeCurve aidlVolumeCurve;
+    aidlVolumeCurve.deviceCategory =
+            static_cast<AudioHalVolumeCurve::DeviceCategory>(xsdcVolumeCurve.getDeviceCategory());
+    if (xsdcVolumeCurve.hasRef()) {
+        if (mVolumesReferenceMap.empty()) {
+            mVolumesReferenceMap = generateReferenceMap<xsd::VolumesType, xsd::VolumeRef>(
+                    getXsdcConfig()->getVolumes());
+        }
+        aidlVolumeCurve.curvePoints =
+                convertCollectionToAidl<std::string, AudioHalVolumeCurve::CurvePoint>(
+                        mVolumesReferenceMap.at(xsdcVolumeCurve.getRef()).getPoint(),
+                        std::bind(&EngineConfigXmlConverter::convertCurvePointToAidl, this,
+                                  std::placeholders::_1));
+    } else {
+        aidlVolumeCurve.curvePoints =
+                convertCollectionToAidl<std::string, AudioHalVolumeCurve::CurvePoint>(
+                        xsdcVolumeCurve.getPoint(),
+                        std::bind(&EngineConfigXmlConverter::convertCurvePointToAidl, this,
+                                  std::placeholders::_1));
+    }
+    return aidlVolumeCurve;
+}
+
+AudioHalVolumeGroup EngineConfigXmlConverter::convertVolumeGroupToAidl(
+        const xsd::VolumeGroupsType::VolumeGroup& xsdcVolumeGroup) {
+    AudioHalVolumeGroup aidlVolumeGroup;
+    aidlVolumeGroup.name = xsdcVolumeGroup.getName();
+    aidlVolumeGroup.minIndex = xsdcVolumeGroup.getIndexMin();
+    aidlVolumeGroup.maxIndex = xsdcVolumeGroup.getIndexMax();
+    aidlVolumeGroup.volumeCurves = convertCollectionToAidl<xsd::Volume, AudioHalVolumeCurve>(
+            xsdcVolumeGroup.getVolume(),
+            std::bind(&EngineConfigXmlConverter::convertVolumeCurveToAidl, this,
+                      std::placeholders::_1));
+    return aidlVolumeGroup;
+}
+
+AudioHalCapCriterion EngineConfigXmlConverter::convertCapCriterionToAidl(
+        const xsd::CriterionType& xsdcCriterion) {
+    AudioHalCapCriterion aidlCapCriterion;
+    aidlCapCriterion.name = xsdcCriterion.getName();
+    aidlCapCriterion.criterionTypeName = xsdcCriterion.getType();
+    aidlCapCriterion.defaultLiteralValue = xsdcCriterion.get_default();
+    return aidlCapCriterion;
+}
+
+std::string EngineConfigXmlConverter::convertCriterionTypeValueToAidl(
+        const xsd::ValueType& xsdcCriterionTypeValue) {
+    return xsdcCriterionTypeValue.getLiteral();
+}
+
+AudioHalCapCriterionType EngineConfigXmlConverter::convertCapCriterionTypeToAidl(
+        const xsd::CriterionTypeType& xsdcCriterionType) {
+    AudioHalCapCriterionType aidlCapCriterionType;
+    aidlCapCriterionType.name = xsdcCriterionType.getName();
+    aidlCapCriterionType.isInclusive = !(static_cast<bool>(xsdcCriterionType.getType()));
+    aidlCapCriterionType.values =
+            convertWrappedCollectionToAidl<xsd::ValuesType, xsd::ValueType, std::string>(
+                    xsdcCriterionType.getValues(), &xsd::ValuesType::getValue,
+                    std::bind(&EngineConfigXmlConverter::convertCriterionTypeValueToAidl, this,
+                              std::placeholders::_1));
+    return aidlCapCriterionType;
+}
+
+AudioHalEngineConfig& EngineConfigXmlConverter::getAidlEngineConfig() {
+    return mAidlEngineConfig;
+}
+
+void EngineConfigXmlConverter::init() {
+    initProductStrategyMap();
+    if (getXsdcConfig()->hasProductStrategies()) {
+        mAidlEngineConfig.productStrategies =
+                convertWrappedCollectionToAidl<xsd::ProductStrategies,
+                                               xsd::ProductStrategies::ProductStrategy,
+                                               AudioHalProductStrategy>(
+                        getXsdcConfig()->getProductStrategies(),
+                        &xsd::ProductStrategies::getProductStrategy,
+                        std::bind(&EngineConfigXmlConverter::convertProductStrategyToAidl, this,
+                                  std::placeholders::_1));
+        if (mDefaultProductStrategyId) {
+            mAidlEngineConfig.defaultProductStrategyId = mDefaultProductStrategyId.value();
+        }
+    }
+    if (getXsdcConfig()->hasVolumeGroups()) {
+        mAidlEngineConfig.volumeGroups = convertWrappedCollectionToAidl<
+                xsd::VolumeGroupsType, xsd::VolumeGroupsType::VolumeGroup, AudioHalVolumeGroup>(
+                getXsdcConfig()->getVolumeGroups(), &xsd::VolumeGroupsType::getVolumeGroup,
+                std::bind(&EngineConfigXmlConverter::convertVolumeGroupToAidl, this,
+                          std::placeholders::_1));
+    }
+    if (getXsdcConfig()->hasCriteria() && getXsdcConfig()->hasCriterion_types()) {
+        AudioHalEngineConfig::CapSpecificConfig capSpecificConfig;
+        capSpecificConfig.criteria =
+                convertWrappedCollectionToAidl<xsd::CriteriaType, xsd::CriterionType,
+                                               AudioHalCapCriterion>(
+                        getXsdcConfig()->getCriteria(), &xsd::CriteriaType::getCriterion,
+                        std::bind(&EngineConfigXmlConverter::convertCapCriterionToAidl, this,
+                                  std::placeholders::_1));
+        capSpecificConfig.criterionTypes =
+                convertWrappedCollectionToAidl<xsd::CriterionTypesType, xsd::CriterionTypeType,
+                                               AudioHalCapCriterionType>(
+                        getXsdcConfig()->getCriterion_types(),
+                        &xsd::CriterionTypesType::getCriterion_type,
+                        std::bind(&EngineConfigXmlConverter::convertCapCriterionTypeToAidl, this,
+                                  std::placeholders::_1));
+        mAidlEngineConfig.capSpecificConfig = capSpecificConfig;
+    }
+}
+}  // namespace aidl::android::hardware::audio::core::internal
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