FrameGrabberConfigurator.H

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00001 /*!@file Devices/FrameGrabberConfigurator.H Select a frame grabber device */
00002 
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00037 
00038 #ifndef FRAMEGRABBERCONFIGURATOR_H_DEFINED
00039 #define FRAMEGRABBERCONFIGURATOR_H_DEFINED
00040 
00041 #include "Component/ModelComponent.H"
00042 #include "Component/ModelParam.H"
00043 
00044 class Deinterlacer;
00045 class FrameIstream;
00046 
00047 // ######################################################################
00048 //! This class is for run-time selection of a frame grabber driver
00049 /*! This will export the --fg-type=XX command-line option and will
00050   instantiate a FrameIstream of the desired type as the option gets
00051   assigned a value. As this happens, new options may become available
00052   in the command-line. To see them, use --help AFTER you have chosen
00053   the type of grabber to use. The current grabber may be retrieved
00054   using getFrameGrabber(). */
00055 class FrameGrabberConfigurator : public ModelComponent
00056 {
00057 public:
00058   //! Constructor
00059   FrameGrabberConfigurator(OptionManager& mgr,
00060                            const std::string& descrName =
00061                            "Frame Grabber Configurator",
00062                            const std::string& tagName =
00063                            "FrameGrabberConfigurator");
00064 
00065   //! destructor
00066   virtual ~FrameGrabberConfigurator();
00067 
00068   //! Get the chosen grabber
00069   /*! You should call this during start() of the ModelComponent that
00070     needs the FrameIstream. CAUTION: this may be a null soft_ref if no
00071     grabber has been chosen. */
00072   nub::soft_ref<FrameIstream> getFrameGrabber() const;
00073 
00074 protected:
00075   OModelParam<std::string> itsGrabberType; //!< Type of the grabber
00076   OModelParam<std::string> itsDeinterlacerType; //!< Type of the deinterlacer
00077 
00078   //! Intercept people changing our itsGrabberName ModelParam
00079   /*! See ModelComponent.H; as parsing the command-line or reading a
00080     config file sets our name, we'll also here instantiate a
00081     controller of the proper type (and export its options) */
00082   virtual void paramChanged(ModelParamBase* const param,
00083                             const bool valueChanged,
00084                             ParamClient::ChangeStatus* status);
00085 
00086 private:
00087   nub::soft_ref<FrameIstream> itsGrabber;
00088   nub::soft_ref<Deinterlacer> itsDeinterlacer;
00089 };
00090 
00091 
00092 #endif
00093 
00094 // ######################################################################
00095 /* So things look consistent in everyone's emacs... */
00096 /* Local Variables: */
00097 /* indent-tabs-mode: nil */
00098 /* End: */
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