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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 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_HARDWARE_CAMERA_BASE_H
+#define ANDROID_HARDWARE_CAMERA_BASE_H
+
+#include <utils/Mutex.h>
+#include <camera/ICameraService.h>
+
+struct camera_frame_metadata;
+
+namespace android {
+
+struct CameraInfo {
+    /**
+     * The direction that the camera faces to. It should be CAMERA_FACING_BACK
+     * or CAMERA_FACING_FRONT.
+     */
+    int facing;
+
+    /**
+     * The orientation of the camera image. The value is the angle that the
+     * camera image needs to be rotated clockwise so it shows correctly on the
+     * display in its natural orientation. It should be 0, 90, 180, or 270.
+     *
+     * For example, suppose a device has a naturally tall screen. The
+     * back-facing camera sensor is mounted in landscape. You are looking at
+     * the screen. If the top side of the camera sensor is aligned with the
+     * right edge of the screen in natural orientation, the value should be
+     * 90. If the top side of a front-facing camera sensor is aligned with the
+     * right of the screen, the value should be 270.
+     */
+    int orientation;
+};
+
+template <typename TCam>
+struct CameraTraits {
+};
+
+template <typename TCam, typename TCamTraits = CameraTraits<TCam> >
+class CameraBase : public IBinder::DeathRecipient
+{
+public:
+    typedef typename TCamTraits::TCamListener    TCamListener;
+    typedef typename TCamTraits::TCamUser        TCamUser;
+    typedef typename TCamTraits::TCamCallbacks   TCamCallbacks;
+
+    static sp<TCam>      connect(int cameraId,
+                                 const String16& clientPackageName,
+                                 int clientUid);
+    virtual void         disconnect();
+
+    void                 setListener(const sp<TCamListener>& listener);
+
+    static int           getNumberOfCameras();
+
+    static status_t      getCameraInfo(int cameraId,
+                                       /*out*/
+                                       struct CameraInfo* cameraInfo);
+
+    sp<TCamUser>         remote();
+
+    // Status is set to 'UNKNOWN_ERROR' after successful (re)connection
+    status_t             getStatus();
+
+protected:
+    CameraBase(int cameraId);
+    virtual              ~CameraBase();
+
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    // TCamCallbacks implementation
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    virtual void         notifyCallback(int32_t msgType, int32_t ext,
+                                        int32_t ext2);
+    virtual void         dataCallback(int32_t msgType,
+                                      const sp<IMemory>& dataPtr,
+                                      camera_frame_metadata *metadata);
+    bool                 dataCallbackTimestamp(nsecs_t timestamp,
+                                               int32_t msgType,
+                                               const sp<IMemory>& dataPtr);
+
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    // Common instance variables
+    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    Mutex                            mLock;
+
+    virtual void                     binderDied(const wp<IBinder>& who);
+
+    // helper function to obtain camera service handle
+    static const sp<ICameraService>& getCameraService();
+
+    sp<TCamUser>                     mCamera;
+    status_t                         mStatus;
+
+    sp<TCamListener>                 mListener;
+
+    const int                        mCameraId;
+
+    typedef CameraBase<TCam>        CameraBaseT;
+};
+
+}; // namespace android
+
+#endif