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#ifndef RANDOMIZER_H
#define RANDOMIZER_H
 
#include <vlc_common.h>
#include <vlc_vector.h>
 
typedef struct vlc_playlist_item vlc_playlist_item_t;
 
/**
 * \defgroup playlist_randomizer Playlist randomizer helper
 * \ingroup playlist
 *  @{ */
 
/**
 * Playlist helper to manage random playback.
 *
 * See randomizer.c for implementation details.
 */
struct randomizer {
    struct VLC_VECTOR(vlc_playlist_item_t *) items;
    unsigned short xsubi[3]; /* random state */
    bool loop;
    size_t head;
    size_t next;
    size_t history;
};
 
/**
 * Initialize an empty randomizer.
 */
void
randomizer_Init(struct randomizer *randomizer);
 
/**
 * Destroy a randomizer.
 */
void
randomizer_Destroy(struct randomizer *randomizer);
 
/**
 * Enable or disable "loop" mode.
 *
 * This affects the behavior of prev/next.
 */
void
randomizer_SetLoop(struct randomizer *randomizer, bool loop);
 
/**
 * Return the number of items in the randomizer.
 */
bool
randomizer_Count(struct randomizer *randomizer);
 
/**
 * Start a new random cycle.
 *
 * The "history" is lost, and "next" can be called _n_ times if the randomizer
 * contains _n_ items (when loop is disabled).
 */
void
randomizer_Reshuffle(struct randomizer *randomizer);
 
/**
 * Indicate whether there is a previous item.
 */
bool
randomizer_HasPrev(struct randomizer *randomizer);
 
/**
 * Indicate whether there is a next item.
 */
bool
randomizer_HasNext(struct randomizer *randomizer);
 
/**
 * Peek the previous item (without changing the current one).
 */
vlc_playlist_item_t *
randomizer_PeekPrev(struct randomizer *randomizer);
 
/**
 * Peek the next item (without changing the current one).
 */
vlc_playlist_item_t *
randomizer_PeekNext(struct randomizer *randomizer);
 
/**
 * Go back to the previous item.
 */
vlc_playlist_item_t *
randomizer_Prev(struct randomizer *randomizer);
 
/**
 * Go back to the next item.
 */
vlc_playlist_item_t *
randomizer_Next(struct randomizer *randomizer);
 
/**
 * Force the selection of a specific item.
 *
 * This function should be called when the user requested to play a specific
 * item in the playlist.
 */
void
randomizer_Select(struct randomizer *randomizer,
                  const vlc_playlist_item_t *item);
 
/**
 * Add items to the randomizer.
 *
 * This function should be called when items are added to the playlist.
 */
bool
randomizer_Add(struct randomizer *randomizer, vlc_playlist_item_t *items[],
               size_t count);
 
/**
 * Remove items from the randomizer.
 *
 * This function should be called when items are removed from the playlist.
 */
void
randomizer_Remove(struct randomizer *randomizer,
                  vlc_playlist_item_t *const items[], size_t count);
 
/**
 * Clear the randomizer.
 */
void
randomizer_Clear(struct randomizer *randomizer);
 
/** @} */
 
#endif