// Copyright 2012 The Chromium Authors
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
// found in the LICENSE file.

#ifndef REMOTING_CODEC_VIDEO_ENCODER_H_
#define REMOTING_CODEC_VIDEO_ENCODER_H_

#include <stdint.h>

#include <memory>

namespace webrtc {
class DesktopFrame;
}  // namespace webrtc

namespace remoting {
namespace protocol {
class SessionConfig;
}  // namespace protocol
class VideoPacket;

// A class to perform the task of encoding a continuous stream of images. The
// interface is asynchronous to enable maximum throughput.
class VideoEncoder {
 public:
  virtual ~VideoEncoder() {}

  // Request that the encoder provide lossless color, if possible.
  virtual void SetLosslessColor(bool want_lossless) {}

  // Encode an image stored in |frame|. If |frame.updated_region()| is empty
  // then the encoder may return a packet (e.g. to top-off previously-encoded
  // portions of the frame to higher quality) or return nullptr to indicate that
  // there is no work to do.
  virtual std::unique_ptr<VideoPacket> Encode(
      const webrtc::DesktopFrame& frame) = 0;

  static std::unique_ptr<VideoEncoder> Create(
      const protocol::SessionConfig& config);
};

}  // namespace remoting

#endif  // REMOTING_CODEC_VIDEO_ENCODER_H_