added the encoder API

The new generic encoder API will replace shout's custom encoder API.

1 files changed, 34 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/encoder_list.h b/src/encoder_list.h
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2003-2009 The Music Player Daemon Project
+ * http://www.musicpd.org
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+
+#ifndef MPD_ENCODER_LIST_H
+#define MPD_ENCODER_LIST_H
+
+struct encoder_plugin;
+
+/**
+ * Looks up an encoder plugin by its name.
+ *
+ * @param name the encoder name to look for
+ * @return the encoder plugin with the specified name, or NULL if none
+ * was found
+ */
+const struct encoder_plugin *
+encoder_plugin_get(const char *name);
+
+#endif