/*! @file Link.hpp
* @copyright 2016, Ableton AG, Berlin. All rights reserved.
* @brief Library for cross-device shared tempo and quantized beat grid
*
* @license:
* This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with this program. If not, see .
*
* If you would like to incorporate Link into a proprietary software application,
* please contact .
*/
#pragma once
#include
#include
#include
namespace ableton
{
/*! @class Link
* @brief Class that represents a participant in a Link session.
*
* @discussion Each Link instance has its own beat timeline that
* starts running from beat 0 at the initial tempo when
* constructed. A Link instance is initially disabled after
* construction, which means that it will not communicate on the
* network. Once enabled, a Link instance initiates network
* communication in an effort to discover other peers. When peers are
* discovered, they immediately become part of a shared Link session.
*
* Each method of the Link type documents its thread-safety and
* realtime-safety properties. When a method is marked thread-safe,
* it means it is safe to call from multiple threads
* concurrently. When a method is marked realtime-safe, it means that
* it does not block and is appropriate for use in the thread that
* performs audio IO.
*
* Link provides one Timeline capture/commit method pair for use in the
* audio thread and one for all other application contexts. In
* general, modifying the Link timeline should be done in the audio
* thread for the most accurate timing results. The ability to modify
* the Link timeline from application threads should only be used in
* cases where an application's audio thread is not actively running
* or if it doesn't generate audio at all. Modifying the Link
* timeline from both the audio thread and an application thread
* concurrently is not advised and will potentially lead to
* unexpected behavior.
*/
template
class BasicLink
{
public:
class Timeline;
/*! @brief Construct with an initial tempo. */
BasicLink(double bpm);
/*! @brief Link instances cannot be copied or moved */
BasicLink(const BasicLink&) = delete;
BasicLink& operator=(const BasicLink&) = delete;
BasicLink(BasicLink&&) = delete;
BasicLink& operator=(BasicLink&&) = delete;
/*! @brief Is Link currently enabled?
* Thread-safe: yes
* Realtime-safe: yes
*/
bool isEnabled() const;
/*! @brief Enable/disable Link.
* Thread-safe: yes
* Realtime-safe: no
*/
void enable(bool bEnable);
/*! @brief How many peers are currently connected in a Link session?
* Thread-safe: yes
* Realtime-safe: yes
*/
std::size_t numPeers() const;
/*! @brief Register a callback to be notified when the number of
* peers in the Link session changes.
* Thread-safe: yes
* Realtime-safe: no
*
* @discussion The callback is invoked on a Link-managed thread.
*
* @param callback The callback signature is:
* void (std::size_t numPeers)
*/
template
void setNumPeersCallback(Callback callback);
/*! @brief Register a callback to be notified when the session
* tempo changes.
* Thread-safe: yes
* Realtime-safe: no
*
* @discussion The callback is invoked on a Link-managed thread.
*
* @param callback The callback signature is: void (double bpm)
*/
template
void setTempoCallback(Callback callback);
/*! @brief The clock used by Link.
* Thread-safe: yes
* Realtime-safe: yes
*
* @discussion The Clock type is a platform-dependent
* representation of the system clock. It exposes a ticks() method
* that returns the current ticks of the system clock as well as
* micros(), which is a normalized representation of the current system
* time in std::chrono::microseconds. It also provides conversion
* functions ticksToMicros() and microsToTicks() to faciliate
* converting between these units.
*/
Clock clock() const;
/*! @brief Capture the current Link timeline from the audio thread.
* Thread-safe: no
* Realtime-safe: yes
*
* @discussion This method should ONLY be called in the audio thread
* and must not be accessed from any other threads. The returned
* Timeline stores a snapshot of the current Link state, so it
* should be captured and used in a local scope. Storing the
* Timeline for later use in a different context is not advised
* because it will provide an outdated view on the Link state.
*/
Timeline captureAudioTimeline() const;
/*! @brief Commit the given timeline to the Link session from the
* audio thread.
* Thread-safe: no
* Realtime-safe: yes
*
* @discussion This method should ONLY be called in the audio
* thread. The given timeline will replace the current Link
* timeline. Modifications to the session based on the new timeline
* will be communicated to other peers in the session.
*/
void commitAudioTimeline(Timeline timeline);
/*! @brief Capture the current Link timeline from an application
* thread.
* Thread-safe: yes
* Realtime-safe: no
*
* @discussion Provides a mechanism for capturing the Link timeline
* from an application thread (other than the audio thread). The
* returned Timeline stores a snapshot of the current Link state,
* so it should be captured and used in a local scope. Storing the
* Timeline for later use in a different context is not advised
* because it will provide an outdated view on the Link state.
*/
Timeline captureAppTimeline() const;
/*! @brief Commit the given timeline to the Link session from an
* application thread.
* Thread-safe: yes
* Realtime-safe: no
*
* @discussion The given timeline will replace the current Link
* timeline. Modifications to the session based on the new timeline
* will be communicated to other peers in the session.
*/
void commitAppTimeline(Timeline timeline);
/*! @class Timeline
* @brief Representation of a mapping between time and beats for
* varying quanta.
*
* @discussion A Timeline object is intended for use in a local
* scope within a single thread - none of its methods are
* thread-safe. All of its methods are non-blocking, so it is safe
* to use from a realtime thread.
*/
class Timeline
{
public:
Timeline(const link::Timeline timeline, const bool bRespectQuantum);
/*! @brief: The tempo of the timeline, in bpm */
double tempo() const;
/*! @brief: Set the timeline tempo to the given bpm value, taking
* effect at the given time.
*/
void setTempo(double bpm, std::chrono::microseconds atTime);
/*! @brief: Get the beat value corresponding to the given time
* for the given quantum.
*
* @discussion: The magnitude of the resulting beat value is
* unique to this Link instance, but its phase with respect to
* the provided quantum is shared among all session
* peers. For non-negative beat values, the following
* property holds: fmod(beatAtTime(t, q), q) == phaseAtTime(t, q)
*/
double beatAtTime(std::chrono::microseconds time, double quantum) const;
/*! @brief: Get the session phase at the given time for the given
* quantum.
*
* @discussion: The result is in the interval [0, quantum). The
* result is equivalent to fmod(beatAtTime(t, q), q) for
* non-negative beat values. This method is convenient if the
* client is only interested in the phase and not the beat
* magnitude. Also, unlike fmod, it handles negative beat values
* correctly.
*/
double phaseAtTime(std::chrono::microseconds time, double quantum) const;
/*! @brief: Get the time at which the given beat occurs for the
* given quantum.
*
* @discussion: The inverse of beatAtTime, assuming a constant
* tempo. beatAtTime(timeAtBeat(b, q), q) === b.
*/
std::chrono::microseconds timeAtBeat(double beat, double quantum) const;
/*! @brief: Attempt to map the given beat to the given time in the
* context of the given quantum.
*
* @discussion: This method behaves differently depending on the
* state of the session. If no other peers are connected,
* then this instance is in a session by itself and is free to
* re-map the beat/time relationship whenever it pleases. In this
* case, beatAtTime(time, quantum) == beat after this method has
* been called.
*
* If there are other peers in the session, this instance
* should not abruptly re-map the beat/time relationship in the
* session because that would lead to beat discontinuities among
* the other peers. In this case, the given beat will be mapped
* to the next time value greater than the given time with the
* same phase as the given beat.
*
* This method is specifically designed to enable the concept of
* "quantized launch" in client applications. If there are no other
* peers in the session, then an event (such as starting
* transport) happens immediately when it is requested. If there
* are other peers, however, we wait until the next time at which
* the session phase matches the phase of the event, thereby
* executing the event in-phase with the other peers in the
* session. The client only needs to invoke this method to
* achieve this behavior and should not need to explicitly check
* the number of peers.
*/
void requestBeatAtTime(double beat, std::chrono::microseconds time, double quantum);
/*! @brief: Rudely re-map the beat/time relationship for all peers
* in a session.
*
* @discussion: DANGER: This method should only be needed in
* certain special circumstances. Most applications should not
* use it. It is very similar to requestBeatAtTime except that it
* does not fall back to the quantizing behavior when it is in a
* session with other peers. Calling this method will
* unconditionally map the given beat to the given time and
* broadcast the result to the session. This is very anti-social
* behavior and should be avoided.
*
* One of the few legitimate uses of this method is to
* synchronize a Link session with an external clock source. By
* periodically forcing the beat/time mapping according to an
* external clock source, a peer can effectively bridge that
* clock into a Link session. Much care must be taken at the
* application layer when implementing such a feature so that
* users do not accidentally disrupt Link sessions that they may
* join.
*/
void forceBeatAtTime(double beat, std::chrono::microseconds time, double quantum);
private:
friend BasicLink;
link::Timeline mOriginalTimeline;
bool mbRespectQuantum;
link::Timeline mTimeline;
};
private:
using Controller = ableton::link::Controller;
std::mutex mCallbackMutex;
link::PeerCountCallback mPeerCountCallback;
link::TempoCallback mTempoCallback;
Clock mClock;
Controller mController;
};
using Link = BasicLink;
} // ableton
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