vae_backend.hpp

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#ifndef _VAE_BACKEND
#define _VAE_BACKEND
 
#include "../../../include/vae/vae.hpp"
#include "../vae_types.hpp"
 
namespace vae { namespace core {
    class Device;
 
    /**
     * @brief Backend interface used to query devices before
     * creating a actual device object
     */
    class Backend {
    public:
        /**
         * @brief Returns name of the api
         */
        virtual const char* getName() const = 0;
 
        /**
         * @brief Gets number of devices, needed to iterate them.
         * Device index != does not have to be the device index!
         */
        virtual Size getDeviceCount() = 0;
 
        /**
         * @brief Returns a spefic device info for index.
         */
        virtual DeviceInfo getDevice(Size index) = 0;
 
        virtual DeviceInfo getDefaultInputDevice() = 0;
 
        virtual DeviceInfo getDefaultOutputDevice() = 0;
 
        /**
         * Creates a device instance for this backend
         */
        virtual Device* createDevice(const EngineConfig&) = 0;
    }; // class Backend
} } // vae::core
 
#endif // _VAE_BACKEND