de.toman.milight

Class MusicVisualizer

java.lang.Object

de.toman.milight.MusicVisualizer

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Runnable

public class MusicVisualizer
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.lang.Runnable

With this class you can visualize your music using some group of lights. The lights will change their color and brightness as the music does.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
MusicVisualizer(Lights lights) This constructor creates a new visualizer.
MusicVisualizer(Lights lights, javax.sound.sampled.TargetDataLine line) This constructor creates a new visualizer.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static javax.sound.sampled.TargetDataLine	getDefaultLine() This function returns the default line to listen on.
Lights	getLights() This function returns the group of lights controlled by this visualizer.
javax.sound.sampled.TargetDataLine	getLine() This function returns the line to read the music input from.
void	run() This function runs the visualizer with the settings given in the constructor resp.
void	start() This function starts the visualizer in a new thread.
void	stop() This function stops the thread running the visualizer.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

MusicVisualizer

public MusicVisualizer(Lights lights,
                       javax.sound.sampled.TargetDataLine line)

This constructor creates a new visualizer.

Parameters:

lights - the group of lights to be controlled

line - the line to read the music input from

MusicVisualizer

public MusicVisualizer(Lights lights)

This constructor creates a new visualizer.

Parameters:

lights - the group of lights to be controlled

Method Detail

getLights

public Lights getLights()

This function returns the group of lights controlled by this visualizer.

Returns:

the group of lights controlled by this visualizer

getLine

public javax.sound.sampled.TargetDataLine getLine()

This function returns the line to read the music input from.

Returns:

the line to read the music input from

getDefaultLine

public static javax.sound.sampled.TargetDataLine getDefaultLine()

This function returns the default line to listen on. It is searching for a mixer called "Primary Sound Capture Driver" or returns some line if none is found with this none. If there is no available line at all it will return null.

Returns:

the line or null if no line is available

run

public void run()

This function runs the visualizer with the settings given in the constructor resp. setters. Use the function start to run this in a seperate thread.

Specified by:

run in interface java.lang.Runnable

See Also:

start()

stop

public void stop()

This function stops the thread running the visualizer. The visualizer can be resumed where it was interrupted by calling start again.

See Also:

start()

start

public void start()

This function starts the visualizer in a new thread.