From: Lars Op den Kamp Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2012 12:09:04 +0000 (+0200) Subject: updated documentation X-Git-Tag: upstream/2.2.0~1^2~17^2~4 X-Git-Url: https://git.piment-noir.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=083311e931bf3aad8a796623d8769380602ec826;p=deb_libcec.git updated documentation --- diff --git a/include/cec.h b/include/cec.h index f5e7590..e92ebab 100644 --- a/include/cec.h +++ b/include/cec.h @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ namespace CEC #endif /*! - * @brief Try to find all connected CEC adapters. Only implemented on Linux and Windows at the moment. + * @brief Try to find all connected CEC adapters. * @param deviceList The vector to store device descriptors in. * @param iBufSize The size of the deviceList buffer. * @param strDevicePath Optional device path. Only adds device descriptors that match the given device path. @@ -82,33 +82,33 @@ namespace CEC virtual int8_t FindAdapters(cec_adapter *deviceList, uint8_t iBufSize, const char *strDevicePath = NULL) = 0; /*! - * @brief Ping the CEC adapter. + * @brief Sends a ping command to the adapter, to check if it's responding. * @return True when the ping was succesful, false otherwise. */ virtual bool PingAdapter(void) = 0; /*! - * @brief Start the bootloader of the CEC adapter. - * @return True when the command was sent succesfully, false otherwise. + * @brief Start the bootloader of the CEC adapter. Closes the connection when successful. + * @return True when the command was sent successfully, false otherwise. */ virtual bool StartBootloader(void) = 0; //@} /*! * @deprecated Use libcec_configuration instead - * @return Get the minimal version of libcec that this version of libcec can interface with. + * @return Get the minimal version of libCEC that this version of libCEC can interface with. */ virtual int8_t GetMinLibVersion(void) const = 0; /*! * @deprecated Use libcec_configuration instead - * @return Get the major version of libcec. + * @return Get the major version of libCEC. */ virtual int8_t GetLibVersionMajor(void) const = 0; /*! * @deprecated Use libcec_configuration instead - * @return Get the minor version of libcec. + * @return Get the minor version of libCEC. */ virtual int8_t GetLibVersionMinor(void) const = 0; @@ -137,21 +137,21 @@ namespace CEC virtual bool GetNextCommand(cec_command *command) = 0; /*! - * @brief Transmit a command over the CEC line. + * @brief Transmit a raw CEC command over the CEC line. * @param data The command to send. * @return True when the data was sent and acked, false otherwise. */ virtual bool Transmit(const cec_command &data) = 0; /*! - * @brief Change the logical address of the CEC adapter. + * @brief Change the logical address on the CEC bus of the CEC adapter. libCEC automatically assigns a logical address, and this method is only available for debugging purposes. * @param iLogicalAddress The CEC adapter's new logical address. * @return True when the logical address was set successfully, false otherwise. */ virtual bool SetLogicalAddress(cec_logical_address iLogicalAddress = CECDEVICE_PLAYBACKDEVICE1) = 0; /*! - * @brief Change the physical address (HDMI port) of the CEC adapter. + * @brief Change the physical address (HDMI port) of the CEC adapter. libCEC will try to autodetect the physical address when connecting. If it did, it's set in libcec_configuration. * @param iPhysicalAddress The CEC adapter's new physical address. * @brief True when the physical address was set successfully, false otherwise. */ @@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ namespace CEC /*! * @brief Changes the active HDMI port. - * @param iBaseDevice The device to which this libcec is connected. + * @param iBaseDevice The device to which this libCEC is connected. * @param iPort The new port number. * @return True when changed, false otherwise. */ @@ -177,21 +177,21 @@ namespace CEC #endif /*! - * @brief Power on the connected CEC capable devices. + * @brief Power on the given CEC capable devices. If CECDEVICE_BROADCAST is used, then wakeDevice in libcec_configuration will be used. * @param address The logical address to power on. * @return True when the command was sent succesfully, false otherwise. */ virtual bool PowerOnDevices(cec_logical_address address = CECDEVICE_TV) = 0; /*! - * @brief Put connected CEC capable devices in standby mode. + * @brief Put the given CEC capable devices in standby mode. If CECDEVICE_BROADCAST is used, then standbyDevices in libcec_configuration will be used. * @brief address The logical address of the device to put in standby. * @return True when the command was sent succesfully, false otherwise. */ virtual bool StandbyDevices(cec_logical_address address = CECDEVICE_BROADCAST) = 0; /*! - * @brief Change the active source. + * @brief Change the active source to a device type handled by libCEC. Use CEC_DEVICE_TYPE_RESERVED to make the default type used by libCEC active. * @param type The new active source. Leave empty to use the primary type * @return True when the command was sent succesfully, false otherwise. */ @@ -203,17 +203,17 @@ namespace CEC virtual bool SetActiveView(void) = 0; /*! - * @brief Change the deck control mode, if this adapter is registered as playback device. + * @brief Change the deck control mode, if this adapter is registered as playback or recording device. * @param mode The new control mode. - * @param bSendUpdate True to send the status over the CEC line. + * @param bSendUpdate True to send the new status over the CEC line. * @return True if set, false otherwise. */ virtual bool SetDeckControlMode(cec_deck_control_mode mode, bool bSendUpdate = true) = 0; /*! - * @brief Change the deck info, if this adapter is a playback device. + * @brief Change the deck info, if this adapter is a playback or recording device. * @param info The new deck info. - * @param bSendUpdate True to send the status over the CEC line. + * @param bSendUpdate True to send the new status over the CEC line. * @return True if set, false otherwise. */ virtual bool SetDeckInfo(cec_deck_info info, bool bSendUpdate = true) = 0; @@ -225,16 +225,16 @@ namespace CEC virtual bool SetInactiveView(void) = 0; /*! - * @brief Change the menu state. - * @param state The new true. - * @param bSendUpdate True to send the status over the CEC line. + * @brief Change the menu state. This value is already changed by libCEC automatically if a device is (de)activated. + * @param state The new state. + * @param bSendUpdate True to send the new status over the CEC line. * @return True if set, false otherwise. */ virtual bool SetMenuState(cec_menu_state state, bool bSendUpdate = true) = 0; /*! - * @brief Display a message on the device with the given logical address. - * @param iLogicalAddress The device to display the message on. + * @brief Display a message on the device with the given logical address. Not supported by most TVs. + * @param iLogicalAddress The logical address of the device to display the message on. * @param duration The duration of the message * @param strMessage The message to display. * @return True when the command was sent, false otherwise. @@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ namespace CEC virtual bool SetOSDString(cec_logical_address iLogicalAddress, cec_display_control duration, const char *strMessage) = 0; /*! - * @brief Enable or disable monitoring mode. + * @brief Enable or disable monitoring mode, for debugging purposes. If monitoring mode is enabled, libCEC won't respond to any command, but only log incoming data. * @param bEnable True to enable, false to disable. * @return True when switched successfully, false otherwise. */ @@ -250,14 +250,14 @@ namespace CEC /*! * @brief Get the CEC version of the device with the given logical address - * @param iLogicalAddress The device to get the CEC version for. + * @param iLogicalAddress The logical address of the device to get the CEC version for. * @return The version or CEC_VERSION_UNKNOWN when the version couldn't be fetched. */ virtual cec_version GetDeviceCecVersion(cec_logical_address iLogicalAddress) = 0; /*! * @brief Get the menu language of the device with the given logical address - * @param iLogicalAddress The device to get the menu language for. + * @param iLogicalAddress The logical address of the device to get the menu language for. * @param language The requested menu language. * @return True when fetched succesfully, false otherwise. */ @@ -265,14 +265,14 @@ namespace CEC /*! * @brief Get the vendor ID of the device with the given logical address. - * @param iLogicalAddress The device to get the vendor id for. + * @param iLogicalAddress The logical address of the device to get the vendor ID for. * @return The vendor ID or 0 if it wasn't found. */ virtual uint64_t GetDeviceVendorId(cec_logical_address iLogicalAddress) = 0; /*! * @brief Get the power status of the device with the given logical address. - * @param iLogicalAddress The device to get the power status for. + * @param iLogicalAddress The logical address of the device to get the power status for. * @return The power status or CEC_POWER_STATUS_UNKNOWN if it wasn't found. */ virtual cec_power_status GetDevicePowerStatus(cec_logical_address iLogicalAddress) = 0; @@ -289,14 +289,14 @@ namespace CEC #endif /*! - * @brief Sends a POLL message to a device. + * @brief Sends a POLL message to a device, to check if it's present and responding. * @param iLogicalAddress The device to send the message to. * @return True if the POLL was acked, false otherwise. */ virtual bool PollDevice(cec_logical_address iLogicalAddress) = 0; /*! - * @return The devices that are active on the bus and not handled by libcec. + * @return The logical addresses of the devices that are active on the bus, including those handled by libCEC. */ virtual cec_logical_addresses GetActiveDevices(void) = 0; @@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ namespace CEC /*! * @brief Send a keypress to a device on the CEC bus. - * @param iDestination The address to send the message to. + * @param iDestination The logical address of the device to send the message to. * @param key The key to send. * @param bWait True to wait for a response, false otherwise. * @return True when the keypress was acked, false otherwise. @@ -346,9 +346,9 @@ namespace CEC /*! * @brief Send a key release to a device on the CEC bus. - * @param iDestination The address to send the message to. + * @param iDestination The logical address of the device to send the message to. * @param bWait True to wait for a response, false otherwise. - * @return True when the keypress was acked, false otherwise. + * @return True when the key release was acked, false otherwise. */ virtual bool SendKeyRelease(cec_logical_address iDestination, bool bWait = false) = 0; @@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ namespace CEC /*! * @brief Check whether a device is currently the active source on the CEC bus. - * @param iLogicalAddress The address to check. + * @param iLogicalAddress The logical address of the device to check. * @return True when it is the active source, false otherwise. */ virtual bool IsActiveSource(cec_logical_address iLogicalAddress) = 0; @@ -380,14 +380,14 @@ namespace CEC virtual bool SetStreamPath(cec_logical_address iLogicalAddress) = 0; /*! - * @brief Sets the stream path to the device on the given logical address. + * @brief Sets the stream path to the device on the given physical address. * @param iPhysicalAddress The address to activate. * @return True when the command was sent, false otherwise. */ virtual bool SetStreamPath(uint16_t iPhysicalAddress) = 0; /*! - * @return The list of addresses that libCEC is controlling + * @return The list of logical addresses that libCEC is controlling */ virtual cec_logical_addresses GetLogicalAddresses(void) = 0; @@ -419,13 +419,13 @@ namespace CEC virtual bool SetConfiguration(const libcec_configuration *configuration) = 0; /*! - * @return True when this device can persist the user configuration, false otherwise. + * @return True when this CEC adapter can persist the user configuration, false otherwise. */ virtual bool CanPersistConfiguration(void) = 0; /*! * @brief Persist the given configuration in adapter (if supported) - * @brief The configuration to store. + * @brief configuration The configuration to store. * @return True when the configuration was persisted, false otherwise. */ virtual bool PersistConfiguration(libcec_configuration *configuration) = 0; @@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ namespace CEC virtual bool IsLibCECActiveSource(void) = 0; /*! - * @brief Get information about the given device + * @brief Get information about the given CEC adapter. * @param strPort The port to which the device is connected * @param config The device configuration * @param iTimeoutMs The timeout in milliseconds @@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ namespace CEC */ virtual bool EnableCallbacks(void *cbParam, ICECCallbacks *callbacks) = 0; - /*! + /*! * @deprecated Use libcec_configuration instead. * @brief Enable physical address detection (if the connected adapter supports this). * @return True when physical address detection was enabled, false otherwise. @@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ namespace CEC /*! * @brief Changes the active HDMI port. - * @param iBaseDevice The device to which this libcec is connected. + * @param iBaseDevice The device to which this libCEC is connected. * @param iPort The new port number. * @return True when changed, false otherwise. */ @@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ namespace CEC /*! * @brief Get the physical address of the device with the given logical address. - * @param iLogicalAddress The device to get the vendor id for. + * @param iLogicalAddress The logical address of the device to get the physical address for. * @return The physical address or 0 if it wasn't found. */ virtual uint16_t GetDevicePhysicalAddress(cec_logical_address iLogicalAddress) = 0;