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21
22/**
23 * # CategorySensor
24 *
25 * Include file for SDL sensor event handling
26 */
27
28#ifndef SDL_sensor_h_
29#define SDL_sensor_h_
30
31#include "SDL_stdinc.h"
32#include "SDL_error.h"
33
34#include "begin_code.h"
35/* Set up for C function definitions, even when using C++ */
36#ifdef __cplusplus
37/* *INDENT-OFF* */
38extern "C" {
39/* *INDENT-ON* */
40#endif
41
42/**
43 * \brief SDL_sensor.h
44 *
45 * In order to use these functions, SDL_Init() must have been called
46 * with the SDL_INIT_SENSOR flag. This causes SDL to scan the system
47 * for sensors, and load appropriate drivers.
48 */
49
50struct _SDL_Sensor;
51typedef struct _SDL_Sensor SDL_Sensor;
52
53/**
54 * This is a unique ID for a sensor for the time it is connected to the
55 * system, and is never reused for the lifetime of the application.
56 *
57 * The ID value starts at 0 and increments from there. The value -1 is an
58 * invalid ID.
59 */
61
62/**
63 * The different sensors defined by SDL.
64 *
65 * Additional sensors may be available, using platform dependent semantics.
66 *
67 * Here are the additional Android sensors:
68 *
69 * https://developer.android.com/reference/android/hardware/SensorEvent.html#values
70 *
71 * Accelerometer sensor notes:
72 *
73 * The accelerometer returns the current acceleration in SI meters per second
74 * squared. This measurement includes the force of gravity, so a device at
75 * rest will have an value of SDL_STANDARD_GRAVITY away from the center of the
76 * earth, which is a positive Y value.
77 *
78 * - `values[0]`: Acceleration on the x axis
79 * - `values[1]`: Acceleration on the y axis
80 * - `values[2]`: Acceleration on the z axis
81 *
82 * For phones and tablets held in natural orientation and game controllers
83 * held in front of you, the axes are defined as follows:
84 *
85 * - -X ... +X : left ... right
86 * - -Y ... +Y : bottom ... top
87 * - -Z ... +Z : farther ... closer
88 *
89 * The accelerometer axis data is not changed when the device is rotated.
90 *
91 * Gyroscope sensor notes:
92 *
93 * The gyroscope returns the current rate of rotation in radians per second.
94 * The rotation is positive in the counter-clockwise direction. That is, an
95 * observer looking from a positive location on one of the axes would see
96 * positive rotation on that axis when it appeared to be rotating
97 * counter-clockwise.
98 *
99 * - `values[0]`: Angular speed around the x axis (pitch)
100 * - `values[1]`: Angular speed around the y axis (yaw)
101 * - `values[2]`: Angular speed around the z axis (roll)
102 *
103 * For phones and tablets held in natural orientation and game controllers
104 * held in front of you, the axes are defined as follows:
105 *
106 * - -X ... +X : left ... right
107 * - -Y ... +Y : bottom ... top
108 * - -Z ... +Z : farther ... closer
109 *
110 * The gyroscope axis data is not changed when the device is rotated.
111 *
112 * \sa SDL_GetDisplayOrientation
113 */
114typedef enum SDL_SensorType
115{
116 SDL_SENSOR_INVALID = -1, /**< Returned for an invalid sensor */
117 SDL_SENSOR_UNKNOWN, /**< Unknown sensor type */
118 SDL_SENSOR_ACCEL, /**< Accelerometer */
119 SDL_SENSOR_GYRO, /**< Gyroscope */
120 SDL_SENSOR_ACCEL_L, /**< Accelerometer for left Joy-Con controller and Wii nunchuk */
121 SDL_SENSOR_GYRO_L, /**< Gyroscope for left Joy-Con controller */
122 SDL_SENSOR_ACCEL_R, /**< Accelerometer for right Joy-Con controller */
123 SDL_SENSOR_GYRO_R /**< Gyroscope for right Joy-Con controller */
125
126/**
127 * A constant to represent standard gravity for accelerometer sensors.
128 *
129 * The accelerometer returns the current acceleration in SI meters per second
130 * squared. This measurement includes the force of gravity, so a device at
131 * rest will have an value of SDL_STANDARD_GRAVITY away from the center of the
132 * earth, which is a positive Y value.
133 */
134#define SDL_STANDARD_GRAVITY 9.80665f
135
136/* Function prototypes */
137
138/**
139 * Locking for multi-threaded access to the sensor API
140 *
141 * If you are using the sensor API or handling events from multiple threads
142 * you should use these locking functions to protect access to the sensors.
143 *
144 * In particular, you are guaranteed that the sensor list won't change, so the
145 * API functions that take a sensor index will be valid, and sensor events
146 * will not be delivered.
147 *
148 * \since This function is available since SDL 2.0.14.
149 */
150extern DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_LockSensors(void);
151extern DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_UnlockSensors(void);
152
153/**
154 * Count the number of sensors attached to the system right now.
155 *
156 * \returns the number of sensors detected.
157 *
158 * \since This function is available since SDL 2.0.9.
159 */
160extern DECLSPEC int SDLCALL SDL_NumSensors(void);
161
162/**
163 * Get the implementation dependent name of a sensor.
164 *
165 * \param device_index The sensor to obtain name from.
166 * \returns the sensor name, or NULL if `device_index` is out of range.
167 *
168 * \since This function is available since SDL 2.0.9.
169 */
170extern DECLSPEC const char *SDLCALL SDL_SensorGetDeviceName(int device_index);
171
172/**
173 * Get the type of a sensor.
174 *
175 * \param device_index The sensor to get the type from.
176 * \returns the SDL_SensorType, or `SDL_SENSOR_INVALID` if `device_index` is
177 * out of range.
178 *
179 * \since This function is available since SDL 2.0.9.
180 */
181extern DECLSPEC SDL_SensorType SDLCALL SDL_SensorGetDeviceType(int device_index);
182
183/**
184 * Get the platform dependent type of a sensor.
185 *
186 * \param device_index The sensor to check.
187 * \returns the sensor platform dependent type, or -1 if `device_index` is out
188 * of range.
189 *
190 * \since This function is available since SDL 2.0.9.
191 */
192extern DECLSPEC int SDLCALL SDL_SensorGetDeviceNonPortableType(int device_index);
193
194/**
195 * Get the instance ID of a sensor.
196 *
197 * \param device_index The sensor to get instance id from.
198 * \returns the sensor instance ID, or -1 if `device_index` is out of range.
199 *
200 * \since This function is available since SDL 2.0.9.
201 */
202extern DECLSPEC SDL_SensorID SDLCALL SDL_SensorGetDeviceInstanceID(int device_index);
203
204/**
205 * Open a sensor for use.
206 *
207 * \param device_index The sensor to open.
208 * \returns an SDL_Sensor sensor object, or NULL if an error occurred.
209 *
210 * \since This function is available since SDL 2.0.9.
211 */
212extern DECLSPEC SDL_Sensor *SDLCALL SDL_SensorOpen(int device_index);
213
214/**
215 * Return the SDL_Sensor associated with an instance id.
216 *
217 * \param instance_id The sensor from instance id.
218 * \returns an SDL_Sensor object.
219 *
220 * \since This function is available since SDL 2.0.9.
221 */
222extern DECLSPEC SDL_Sensor *SDLCALL SDL_SensorFromInstanceID(SDL_SensorID instance_id);
223
224/**
225 * Get the implementation dependent name of a sensor
226 *
227 * \param sensor The SDL_Sensor object.
228 * \returns the sensor name, or NULL if `sensor` is NULL.
229 *
230 * \since This function is available since SDL 2.0.9.
231 */
232extern DECLSPEC const char *SDLCALL SDL_SensorGetName(SDL_Sensor *sensor);
233
234/**
235 * Get the type of a sensor.
236 *
237 * \param sensor The SDL_Sensor object to inspect.
238 * \returns the SDL_SensorType type, or `SDL_SENSOR_INVALID` if `sensor` is
239 * NULL.
240 *
241 * \since This function is available since SDL 2.0.9.
242 */
243extern DECLSPEC SDL_SensorType SDLCALL SDL_SensorGetType(SDL_Sensor *sensor);
244
245/**
246 * Get the platform dependent type of a sensor.
247 *
248 * \param sensor The SDL_Sensor object to inspect.
249 * \returns the sensor platform dependent type, or -1 if `sensor` is NULL.
250 *
251 * \since This function is available since SDL 2.0.9.
252 */
253extern DECLSPEC int SDLCALL SDL_SensorGetNonPortableType(SDL_Sensor *sensor);
254
255/**
256 * Get the instance ID of a sensor.
257 *
258 * \param sensor The SDL_Sensor object to inspect.
259 * \returns the sensor instance ID, or -1 if `sensor` is NULL.
260 *
261 * \since This function is available since SDL 2.0.9.
262 */
263extern DECLSPEC SDL_SensorID SDLCALL SDL_SensorGetInstanceID(SDL_Sensor *sensor);
264
265/**
266 * Get the current state of an opened sensor.
267 *
268 * The number of values and interpretation of the data is sensor dependent.
269 *
270 * \param sensor The SDL_Sensor object to query.
271 * \param data A pointer filled with the current sensor state.
272 * \param num_values The number of values to write to data.
273 * \returns 0 or -1 if an error occurred.
274 *
275 * \since This function is available since SDL 2.0.9.
276 */
277extern DECLSPEC int SDLCALL SDL_SensorGetData(SDL_Sensor *sensor, float *data, int num_values);
278
279/**
280 * Get the current state of an opened sensor with the timestamp of the last
281 * update.
282 *
283 * The number of values and interpretation of the data is sensor dependent.
284 *
285 * \param sensor The SDL_Sensor object to query.
286 * \param timestamp A pointer filled with the timestamp in microseconds of the
287 * current sensor reading if available, or 0 if not.
288 * \param data A pointer filled with the current sensor state.
289 * \param num_values The number of values to write to data.
290 * \returns 0 or -1 if an error occurred.
291 *
292 * \since This function is available since SDL 2.26.0.
293 */
294extern DECLSPEC int SDLCALL SDL_SensorGetDataWithTimestamp(SDL_Sensor *sensor, Uint64 *timestamp, float *data, int num_values);
295
296/**
297 * Close a sensor previously opened with SDL_SensorOpen().
298 *
299 * \param sensor The SDL_Sensor object to close.
300 *
301 * \since This function is available since SDL 2.0.9.
302 */
303extern DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_SensorClose(SDL_Sensor *sensor);
304
305/**
306 * Update the current state of the open sensors.
307 *
308 * This is called automatically by the event loop if sensor events are
309 * enabled.
310 *
311 * This needs to be called from the thread that initialized the sensor
312 * subsystem.
313 *
314 * \since This function is available since SDL 2.0.9.
315 */
316extern DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_SensorUpdate(void);
317
318
319/* Ends C function definitions when using C++ */
320#ifdef __cplusplus
321/* *INDENT-OFF* */
322}
323/* *INDENT-ON* */
324#endif
325#include "close_code.h"
326
327#endif /* SDL_sensor_h_ */
328
329/* vi: set ts=4 sw=4 expandtab: */
Sint32 SDL_SensorID
Definition SDL_sensor.h:60
SDL_SensorType SDL_SensorGetDeviceType(int device_index)
const char * SDL_SensorGetDeviceName(int device_index)
void SDL_SensorUpdate(void)
int SDL_SensorGetData(SDL_Sensor *sensor, float *data, int num_values)
struct _SDL_Sensor SDL_Sensor
Definition SDL_sensor.h:51
void SDL_UnlockSensors(void)
SDL_SensorType SDL_SensorGetType(SDL_Sensor *sensor)
SDL_SensorID SDL_SensorGetDeviceInstanceID(int device_index)
SDL_SensorID SDL_SensorGetInstanceID(SDL_Sensor *sensor)
int SDL_SensorGetNonPortableType(SDL_Sensor *sensor)
int SDL_NumSensors(void)
int SDL_SensorGetDataWithTimestamp(SDL_Sensor *sensor, Uint64 *timestamp, float *data, int num_values)
void SDL_SensorClose(SDL_Sensor *sensor)
void SDL_LockSensors(void)
SDL_SensorType
Definition SDL_sensor.h:115
@ SDL_SENSOR_GYRO_L
Definition SDL_sensor.h:121
@ SDL_SENSOR_INVALID
Definition SDL_sensor.h:116
@ SDL_SENSOR_GYRO
Definition SDL_sensor.h:119
@ SDL_SENSOR_ACCEL_R
Definition SDL_sensor.h:122
@ SDL_SENSOR_UNKNOWN
Definition SDL_sensor.h:117
@ SDL_SENSOR_ACCEL
Definition SDL_sensor.h:118
@ SDL_SENSOR_ACCEL_L
Definition SDL_sensor.h:120
@ SDL_SENSOR_GYRO_R
Definition SDL_sensor.h:123
SDL_Sensor * SDL_SensorOpen(int device_index)
int SDL_SensorGetDeviceNonPortableType(int device_index)
SDL_Sensor * SDL_SensorFromInstanceID(SDL_SensorID instance_id)
const char * SDL_SensorGetName(SDL_Sensor *sensor)
int32_t Sint32
Definition SDL_stdinc.h:224
uint64_t Uint64
Definition SDL_stdinc.h:245