Currently midi capable programs can control midi hardware, but

cannot cooperate with other programs.  The aim of this change is
to allow any program to send midi data to other programs as they
were midi hardware. For instance, this change should solve the
longstanding problem of using a midi sequencer with software
synthesizers. More precisely:

 - new midicat(1) utility (actually hardlink to aucat(1)).
   it creates software midi thru boxes, allowing programs
   to send midi messages to other programs as they were
   midi(4) hardware.

 - new midi api in libsndio (see mio_open(3)), to access
   midi(4) devices and midicat(1) sockets in a uniform way.

 - new device naming scheme <service>:<unit>[.<option>],
   common to audio and midi.

 - new sndio(7) manual describing concepts and naming

The current audio device naming still works, but people having
scripts or configuration files containing device names could read
the sndio(7) man page and slowly start updating device names.

discussed with jakemsr@ and deraadt@, help form jmc@

1 files changed, 37 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/usr.bin/aucat/opt.h b/usr.bin/aucat/opt.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1d412293cb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usr.bin/aucat/opt.h
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*	$OpenBSD: opt.h,v 1.1 2009/07/25 08:44:27 ratchov Exp $	*/
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2008 Alexandre Ratchov <alex@caoua.org>
+ *
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
+ * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+ * copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
+ * WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+ * MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
+ * ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
+ * WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
+ * ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
+ * OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+ */
+#ifndef OPT_H
+#define OPT_H
+
+#include <sys/queue.h>
+#include "aparams.h"
+
+struct opt {
+	SLIST_ENTRY(opt) entry;
+#define OPT_NAMEMAX 11
+	char name[OPT_NAMEMAX + 1];
+	int maxweight;		/* max dynamic range for clients */
+	struct aparams wpar;	/* template for clients write params */
+	struct aparams rpar;	/* template for clients read params */
+};
+
+SLIST_HEAD(optlist,opt);
+
+void opt_new(char *, struct aparams *, struct aparams *, int);
+struct opt *opt_byname(char *);
+
+#endif /* !defined(OPT_H) */