tuner/src/com/android/tv/tuner/source/TsStreamer.java

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 * Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
 *
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package com.android.tv.tuner.source;

import com.android.tv.tuner.api.ScanChannel;
import com.android.tv.tuner.data.TunerChannel;

/**
 * Interface definition for a stream generator. The interface will provide streams for scanning
 * channels and/or playback.
 */
public interface TsStreamer {
    /**
     * Starts streaming the data for channel scanning process.
     *
     * @param channel {@link ScanChannel} to be scanned
     * @return {@code true} if ready to stream, otherwise {@code false}
     */
    boolean startStream(ScanChannel channel);

    /**
     * Starts streaming the data for channel playing or recording.
     *
     * @param channel {@link TunerChannel} to tune
     * @return {@code true} if ready to stream, otherwise {@code false}
     */
    boolean startStream(TunerChannel channel);

    /** Stops streaming the data. */
    void stopStream();

    /**
     * Creates {@link TsDataSource} which will provide MPEG-2 TS stream for {@link
     * android.media.MediaExtractor}. The source will start from the position where it is created.
     *
     * @return {@link TsDataSource}
     */
    TsDataSource createDataSource();
}