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+/*
+ * \brief   Mixer channel class
+ * \author  Josef Soentgen
+ * \date    2015-10-15
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2015 Genode Labs GmbH
+ *
+ * This file is part of the Genode OS framework, which is distributed
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _INCLUDE__MIXER__CHANNEL_H_
+#define _INCLUDE__MIXER__CHANNEL_H_
+
+#include <util/string.h>
+#include <util/xml_node.h>
+
+namespace Mixer {
+	struct Channel;
+}
+
+struct Mixer::Channel
+{
+	struct Invalid_channel { };
+
+	typedef Genode::String<128> Label;
+	typedef Genode::String<32>  Name;
+
+	typedef enum { INVALID = -1, LEFT, RIGHT, MAX_CHANNELS } Number;
+	typedef enum { TYPE_INVALID, INPUT, OUTPUT } Type;
+	typedef enum { MIN = 0, MAX = 100 } Volume_level;
+
+	Type   type;
+	Number number;
+	Label  label;
+	int    volume;
+	bool   active;
+	bool   muted;
+
+	Channel(Genode::Xml_node const &node)
+	{
+		Genode::String<8> tmp;
+		try { node.attribute("type").value(&tmp); }
+		catch (...) { throw Invalid_channel(); }
+
+		if      (tmp == "input")  type = INPUT;
+		else if (tmp == "output") type = OUTPUT;
+		else                      throw Invalid_channel();
+
+		try {
+			node.attribute("label").value(&label);
+			number = (Channel::Number) node.attribute_value<long>("number", 0);
+			volume = node.attribute_value<long>("volume", 0);
+			active = node.attribute_value<long>("active", 0);
+			muted  = node.attribute_value<long>("muted", 0);
+		} catch (...) { throw Invalid_channel(); }
+	}
+};
+
+#endif /* _INCLUDE__MIXER__CHANNEL_H_ */