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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2011 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.
+ */
+
+
+#ifndef ANDROID_AUDIO_POLICY_CORE_H
+#define ANDROID_AUDIO_POLICY_CORE_H
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <sys/cdefs.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
+#include <cutils/bitops.h>
+
+__BEGIN_DECLS
+
+/* The enums were moved here mostly from
+ * frameworks/base/include/media/AudioSystem.h
+ */
+
+/* request to open a direct output with get_output() (by opposition to
+ * sharing an output with other AudioTracks)
+ */
+typedef enum {
+    AUDIO_POLICY_OUTPUT_FLAG_INDIRECT = 0x0,
+    AUDIO_POLICY_OUTPUT_FLAG_DIRECT = 0x1
+} audio_policy_output_flags_t;
+
+/* device categories used for audio_policy->set_force_use() */
+typedef enum {
+    AUDIO_POLICY_FORCE_NONE,
+    AUDIO_POLICY_FORCE_SPEAKER,
+    AUDIO_POLICY_FORCE_HEADPHONES,
+    AUDIO_POLICY_FORCE_BT_SCO,
+    AUDIO_POLICY_FORCE_BT_A2DP,
+    AUDIO_POLICY_FORCE_WIRED_ACCESSORY,
+    AUDIO_POLICY_FORCE_BT_CAR_DOCK,
+    AUDIO_POLICY_FORCE_BT_DESK_DOCK,
+    AUDIO_POLICY_FORCE_ANALOG_DOCK,
+    AUDIO_POLICY_FORCE_DIGITAL_DOCK,
+
+    AUDIO_POLICY_FORCE_CFG_CNT,
+    AUDIO_POLICY_FORCE_CFG_MAX = AUDIO_POLICY_FORCE_CFG_CNT - 1,
+
+    AUDIO_POLICY_FORCE_DEFAULT = AUDIO_POLICY_FORCE_NONE,
+} audio_policy_forced_cfg_t;
+
+/* usages used for audio_policy->set_force_use() */
+typedef enum {
+    AUDIO_POLICY_FORCE_FOR_COMMUNICATION,
+    AUDIO_POLICY_FORCE_FOR_MEDIA,
+    AUDIO_POLICY_FORCE_FOR_RECORD,
+    AUDIO_POLICY_FORCE_FOR_DOCK,
+
+    AUDIO_POLICY_FORCE_USE_CNT,
+    AUDIO_POLICY_FORCE_USE_MAX = AUDIO_POLICY_FORCE_USE_CNT - 1,
+} audio_policy_force_use_t;
+
+/* device connection states used for audio_policy->set_device_connection_state()
+ */
+typedef enum {
+    AUDIO_POLICY_DEVICE_STATE_UNAVAILABLE,
+    AUDIO_POLICY_DEVICE_STATE_AVAILABLE,
+
+    AUDIO_POLICY_DEVICE_STATE_CNT,
+    AUDIO_POLICY_DEVICE_STATE_MAX = AUDIO_POLICY_DEVICE_STATE_CNT - 1,
+} audio_policy_dev_state_t;
+
+typedef enum {
+    /* Used to generate a tone to notify the user of a
+     * notification/alarm/ringtone while they are in a call. */
+    AUDIO_POLICY_TONE_IN_CALL_NOTIFICATION = 0,
+
+    AUDIO_POLICY_TONE_CNT,
+    AUDIO_POLICY_TONE_MAX                  = AUDIO_POLICY_TONE_CNT - 1,
+} audio_policy_tone_t;
+
+
+static inline bool audio_is_low_visibility(audio_stream_type_t stream)
+{
+    switch (stream) {
+    case AUDIO_STREAM_SYSTEM:
+    case AUDIO_STREAM_NOTIFICATION:
+    case AUDIO_STREAM_RING:
+        return true;
+    default:
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
+
+__END_DECLS
+
+#endif  // ANDROID_AUDIO_POLICY_CORE_H