encoder_provider.h

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#pragma once
 
#include <memory>
#include <string>
#include <vector>
 
#include "api/video_codecs/sdp_video_format.h"
#include "api/video_codecs/video_encoder.h"
 
#include "cuttlefish/result/result.h"
 
namespace cuttlefish {
namespace webrtc_streaming {
 
// Interface for pluggable video encoder backends.
//
// Providers register themselves at static init time via
// REGISTER_ENCODER_PROVIDER. The CompositeEncoderFactory queries
// providers in priority order (higher = preferred).
//
// Priority: 0 = software fallback, 100+ = hardware acceleration.
class EncoderProvider {
 public:
  virtual ~EncoderProvider() = default;
 
  virtual std::string GetName() const = 0;
  virtual int GetPriority() const = 0;
  virtual bool IsAvailable() const = 0;
  virtual std::vector<webrtc::SdpVideoFormat> GetSupportedFormats() const = 0;
  virtual Result<std::unique_ptr<webrtc::VideoEncoder>> CreateEncoder(
      const webrtc::SdpVideoFormat& format) const = 0;
 
  // Descending: higher priority sorts first.
  bool operator<(const EncoderProvider& other) const {
    return other.GetPriority() < GetPriority();
  }
};
 
}  // namespace webrtc_streaming
}  // namespace cuttlefish