WebRTC: How to pass RTCVideoEncoderSettings into RTCVideoEncoder - objective-c

I am working on a webrtc screensharing app. Therefore I am utilizing the objective-c webrtc framework.
Now I have problems on how to pass in the RTCVideoEncoderSettings (http://cocoadocs.org/docsets/GoogleWebRTC/1.1.20266/Classes/RTCVideoEncoderSettings.html)
into an encoder (VP9). This is what I currently have:
public class CustomVideoEncoderFactory : NSObject, RTCVideoEncoderFactory {
var encoder: RTCVideoEncoder?
var preferredCodec: RTCVideoCodecInfo = RTCVideoCodecInfo(name: "VP9")
public func createEncoder(_ info: RTCVideoCodecInfo) -> RTCVideoEncoder? {
let vp9Encoder = RTCVideoEncoderVP9.vp9Encoder()!
// How to pass the RTCVideoEncoderSettings into this encoder???
return vp9Encoder
}
public func supportedCodecs() -> [RTCVideoCodecInfo] {
return [RTCVideoCodecInfo(name: "VP9")]
}
}
There is a method called startEncodeWithSettings (http://cocoadocs.org/docsets/GoogleWebRTC/1.1.20266/Protocols/RTCVideoEncoder.html)
but I am unsure how to integrate this with my current code. I tried to subclass (public class CustomVideoEncoder: NSObject, RTCVideoEncoder { ... }) which did not work.
Thank you for your help!

Ok, I found a solution. It turns out that for VP9 and VP8 there are the objective-c wrappings missing. VP9 and Vp8 are directly link to the native implementation!
Therefore it is ONLY possible to subclass if you are using h264.
For changing the settings on VP9 and VP8 it is necessary to modify the settings inside the c++ code!
Example of a custom Encoder Factory:
public class CustomVideoEncoderFactory : NSObject, RTCVideoEncoderFactory {
public func createEncoder(_ info: RTCVideoCodecInfo) -> RTCVideoEncoder? {
let encoder = super.createEncoder(info) // will create the h264 encoder
let customEncoder = CustomVideoEncoder()
self.encoder = customEncoder
return encoder
}
public func supportedCodecs() -> [RTCVideoCodecInfo] {
return [RTCVideoCodecInfo(name: kRTCVideoCodecH264Name)] }}
Example of a custom Encoder:
public class CustomVideoEncoder: NSObject, RTCVideoEncoder {
public var encoder: RTCVideoEncoder? // ONLY WORKS WITH h264
public func setCallback(_ callback: #escaping RTCVideoEncoderCallback) {
return encoder!.setCallback(callback)
}
public func startEncode(with settings: RTCVideoEncoderSettings, numberOfCores: Int32) -> Int {
// Change settings here !
let res = encoder!.startEncode(with: settings, numberOfCores: numberOfCores)
}
public func release() -> Int {
return encoder!.release()
}
public func encode(_ frame: RTCVideoFrame, codecSpecificInfo info: RTCCodecSpecificInfo?, frameTypes: [NSNumber]) -> Int {
return encoder!.encode(frame, codecSpecificInfo: info, frameTypes: frameTypes)
}
public func setBitrate(_ bitrateKbit: UInt32, framerate: UInt32) -> Int32 {
return encoder!.setBitrate(bitrateKbit, framerate: framerate)
}
public func implementationName() -> String {
return encoder!.implementationName()
}
public func scalingSettings() -> RTCVideoEncoderQpThresholds? {
return encoder!.scalingSettings()
}}

startEncodeWithSettings is an instance method, so you use it with an instance of it's type - did you try [encoder startEncodeWithSettings:param1 numberOfCores:param2]?

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I am trying to understand how to hide a base constructor parameter in a subclass in kotlin. How do you put a facade over a base constructor? This doesn't work:
import com.android.volley.Request
import com.android.volley.Response
class MyCustomRequest(url: String)
: Request<String>(Request.Method.POST, url, hiddenListener) {
private fun hiddenListener() = Response.ErrorListener {
/* super secret listener */
}
...
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I think I understand the problem:
During construction of a new instance of a derived class, the base
class initialization is done as the first step (preceded only by
evaluation of the arguments for the base class constructor) and thus
happens before the initialization logic of the derived class is run.
I'm trying to solve this problem for Volley, where I need my custom request to be be a Request so that it can be passed into a RequestQueue. It would be easier of RequestQueue took in some kind of interface but since it doesn't I have to subclass. There are other ways I can hide these complexities from the caller, but this limitation has come up for me other times in Kotlin and I'm not sure how to solve it.
I am not familiar with volley but I tried to come up with an example that should give you some insight how to solve your problem. What you can do is use a companion object:
interface MyListener {
fun handleEvent()
}
open class Base<T>(anything: Any, val listener: MyListener) { // this would be your Request class
fun onSomeEvent() {
listener.handleEvent()
}
}
class Derived(anything: Any) : Base<Any>(anything, hiddenListener) { // this would be your MyCustomRequest class
private companion object {
private val hiddenListener = object : MyListener {
override fun handleEvent() {
// do secret stuff here
}
}
}
}
So if you apply this to your problem, the result should look something like this:
class MyCustomRequest(url: String)
: Request<String>(Request.Method.POST, url, hiddenListener) {
private companion object {
private val hiddenListener = Response.ErrorListener {
/* super secret listener */
}
}
...
}
A different way would be to use a decorator, create your Request withing that decorator and just delegate the calls to it:
class Decorator(anything: Any) {
private var inner: Base<Any>
private val hiddenListener: MyListener = object : MyListener {
override fun handleEvent() { }
}
init {
inner = Base(anything, hiddenListener)
}
}
And once again for your example that would look like this:
class MyCustomRequest(url: String) {
private var inner: Request<String>
private val hiddenListener = Response.ErrorListener {
/* super secret listener */
}
init {
inner = Request<String>(Request.Method.POST, url, hiddenListener)
}
...
}

How to change override function return type in Swift

#objc public class A: NSObject
{
public func getSomething() -> Something
{
return Something()
}
}
#objc public class B: A{
override public func getSomething() -> SomethingGood
{
return SomethingGood()
}
}
#objc public class C: A{
...
}
#objc public class Something: NSObject{
var name: String=“”
}
#objc public class SomethingGood: Something{
var type_id: Int = 0
}
Swift compiler shows incompatible types for class B's override function. How do I implement the above? I have tried to use Generics but they are not available for Objective-C developer once the library is built.
I want to be able to use:
A.getSomething() and C.getSomething() to return an object of Something
And B.getSomething() to return an object of SomethingGood.
And I don't want to get two same named function which is func getSomething() for B with two different return types.
Any idea?
The code is used in a static library written in Swift. Once the library is compiled, it should be available to both swift and objective-c.
You can't change the return type, or it wouldn't be an override. You can still return SomethingGood in this case, just your function declaration can't show the return type as that.
#objc public class B: A{
override public func getSomething() -> Something
{
return SomethingGood()
}
// now whereever you're calling this, if you know it's SomethingGood, you can cast it
if let somethingGood = b.getSomething() as? SomethingGood {
// do something good
}

Call generic function from non-generic function in Swift

MMCondition is a protocol defined in Swift, but interoperates with Objective-C (annotated with #objc).
#objc public protocol MMCondition {
static var name: String { get }
static var isMutuallyExclusive: Bool { get }
}
I have the following code:
// addCondition cannot be generic as I want it to be accessible from Objective-C as well.
public func addCondition(condition: MMCondition) {
// How do I initialize OperationConditionImplementer here?
let operationCondition = OperationConditionImplementer(condition: condition) // doesn't compile
// Error: Cannot invoke initializer for type 'OperationConditionImplementer<T>' with an argument list of type '(condition: MMCondition)'
// Can I use condition.dynamicType to init OperationConditionImplementer somehow?
}
struct OperationConditionImplementer<T: MMCondition> {
let condition: T
static var name: String {
return "Silent<\(T.name)>"
}
static var isMutuallyExclusive: Bool {
return T.isMutuallyExclusive
}
init(condition: T) {
self.condition = condition
}
}
From Objective-C, you can't use generics as stated in the documentation.
You’ll have access to anything within a class or protocol that’s
marked with the #objc attribute as long as it’s compatible with
Objective-C. This excludes Swift-only features such as those listed
here:
Generics
...
So you need to remove completely the generics code. One possible solution might be:
#objc protocol MMCondition {
static var name: String { get }
static var isMutuallyExclusive: Bool { get }
}
struct OperationConditionImplementer {
let condition: MMCondition
var name: String {
return "Silent<\(condition.dynamicType.name)>"
}
var isMutuallyExclusive: Bool {
return condition.dynamicType.isMutuallyExclusive
}
init(condition: MMCondition) {
self.condition = condition
// Here decide comparing types
if condition.dynamicType === ExampleCondition.self {
print(condition.dynamicType.name)
}
}
}
So for instance, if you try it out in a playground:
class ExampleCondition: NSObject, MMCondition {
static var name: String = "ExampleCondition"
static var isMutuallyExclusive: Bool = false
}
let example = OperationConditionImplementer(condition: ExampleCondition())
You'll see "ExampleCondition" printed.
If you eventually switch to pure Swift, you need to specify T when initializing a OperationConditionImplementer.
You can achieve that defining the addCondition method as:
func addCondition<T: MMCondition>(condition: T) {
let a = OperationConditionImplementer<T>(condition: condition)
}
Since Swift 2.0 instances of generic classes can implement Objective-C protocols. What won't be possible I believe is having a struct implement the protocol. In fact I expect that your protocol may need to inherit from NSObjectProtocol to be usable in Objective-C which would then prevent you from implementing the protocol with structs or enums.
You also rightly mention that you can't access generic functions from Objective-C.
For a concrete example of using a generic to fulfil an Objective-C protocol have a look at this blog post.

May I implement one function of protocol in subclass?

I just modified it. Another problem is that if I want to have a subclass inherit from BaseParticipant, may I re-implement func performEvent inside the subclass?
For example:
class CyclingParticipant: BaseParticipant, Participant
{
init(name: String)
{
super.init(name: name, preferredEvent: Event.CYCLING)
}
func performEvent(event: Event, distance: Distance) throws
{
}
}
but the compiler said "redundant conformance of CyclingParticipant to protocol Participant .
class BaseParticipant: Participant
{
var name: String
var preferredEvent: Event
var raceTime: Int
var couldNotFinish: Bool
//var performedEvent: Event
// in swift, the class accepts protocol must impletment all funcs inside protocol
init(name: String, preferredEvent: Event)
{
self.name = name
self.preferredEvent = preferredEvent
self.raceTime = 0
self.couldNotFinish = false
}
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{
return self.name
}
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{
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{
return self.couldNotFinish
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func addTime(addtionalRaceTime:Int) -> Void
{
self.raceTime += addtionalRaceTime
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func setCouldNotFinish() -> Void
{
self.couldNotFinish = true
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func performEvent(event: Event, distance: Distance) throws -> Int
{
return 1
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func getTime() throws
{
}
}
The code of protocol Participant:
protocol Participant
{
func getName() -> String
func getPreferredEvent() -> Event
func isDisqualified() -> Bool
func performEvent(event: Event,distance: Distance) throws ->Int
func addTime(addtionalRaceTime: Int)
func setCouldNotFinish()
func getTime() throws
}
You're missing an implementation of the getTime() function as listed in your Protocol. Also, you should post such questions on Piazza. :P
[Updating to answer reworded question]
The BaseParticipant class already adopts the Participant protocol, so the CyclingParticipant subclass should not declare that it adopts it also, this is causing the redundant conformance error. Because BaseParticipant is already a Participant, any subclass of BaseParticipant will also be a Participant.
Change:
class CyclingParticipant: BaseParticipant, Participant
to:
class CyclingParticipant: BaseParticipant
All declared methods in a Swift protocol are required by default.
getTime() is not implemented

How to cancel all requests in Alamofire's shared manager

How to cancel all requests in Alamofire's shared manager?
This is my function:
class func cancelAllRequests() {
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self.each(uploadTasks, function: self.cancel)
self.each(downloadTasks, function: self.cancel)
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class func each<T>(array: [T], function: (Int, T) -> ()) {
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function(index, array[index])
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Can it works?
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This is for Swift 4.0 and Alamofire Version 4.5
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