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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2016 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_RADIO_INTERFACE_H
+#define ANDROID_HARDWARE_RADIO_INTERFACE_H
+
+#include <utils/RefBase.h>
+#include <system/radio.h>
+#include "TunerInterface.h"
+#include "TunerCallbackInterface.h"
+
+namespace android {
+
+class RadioInterface : public virtual RefBase
+{
+public:
+        /* get a sound trigger HAL instance */
+        static sp<RadioInterface> connectModule(radio_class_t classId);
+
+        /*
+         * Retrieve implementation properties.
+         *
+         * arguments:
+         * - properties: where to return the module properties
+         *
+         * returns:
+         *  0 if no error
+         *  -EINVAL if invalid arguments are passed
+         */
+        virtual int getProperties(radio_hal_properties_t *properties) = 0;
+
+        /*
+         * Open a tuner interface for the requested configuration.
+         * If no other tuner is opened, this will activate the radio module.
+         *
+         * arguments:
+         * - config: the band configuration to apply
+         * - audio: this tuner will be used for live radio listening and should be connected to
+         * the radio audio source.
+         * - callback: the event callback
+         * - cookie: the cookie to pass when calling the callback
+         * - tuner: where to return the tuner interface
+         *
+         * returns:
+         *  0 if HW was powered up and configuration could be applied
+         *  -EINVAL if configuration requested is invalid
+         *  -ENOSYS if called out of sequence
+         *
+         * Callback function with event RADIO_EVENT_CONFIG MUST be called once the
+         * configuration is applied or a failure occurs or after a time out.
+         */
+        virtual int openTuner(const radio_hal_band_config_t *config,
+                        bool audio,
+                        sp<TunerCallbackInterface> callback,
+                        sp<TunerInterface>& tuner) = 0;
+
+        /*
+         * Close a tuner interface.
+         * If the last tuner is closed, the radio module is deactivated.
+         *
+         * arguments:
+         * - tuner: the tuner interface to close
+         *
+         * returns:
+         *  0 if powered down successfully.
+         *  -EINVAL if an invalid argument is passed
+         *  -ENOSYS if called out of sequence
+         */
+        virtual int closeTuner(sp<TunerInterface>& tuner) = 0;
+
+protected:
+        RadioInterface() {}
+        virtual     ~RadioInterface() {}
+};
+
+} // namespace android
+
+#endif // ANDROID_HARDWARE_RADIO_INTERFACE_H