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package com.dmdirc.addons.nowplaying;

/**
 * The media source describes one source of "now playing" information (i.e., one method of getting
 * information from one media player).
 */
public interface MediaSource {

    /**
     * Get the state of this media source
     *
     * @return State for this media source.
     */
    MediaSourceState getState();

    /**
     * Retrieves the name of the application that this source is for.
     *
     * @return This source's application name
     */
    String getAppName();

    /**
     * Retrieves the artist of the curently loaded track.
     *
     * @return Current track artist
     */
    String getArtist();

    /**
     * Retrieves the title of the currently loaded track.
     *
     * @return Current track title
     */
    String getTitle();

    /**
     * Retrieves the album of the currently loaded track.
     *
     * @return Current track album
     */
    String getAlbum();

    /**
     * Retrieves the length of the currently loaded track ([h:]mm:ss).
     *
     * @return Current track length
     */
    String getLength();

    /**
     * Retrieves the time of the currently loaded track ([h:]mm:ss).
     *
     * @return Current track time
     */
    String getTime();

    /**
     * Retrieves the format of the currently loaded track.
     *
     * @return Current track format
     */
    String getFormat();

    /**
     * Retrieves the bitrate of the currently loaded track.
     *
     * @return Current track bitrate
     */
    String getBitrate();

}