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/* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */

/*****************************  MPEG-4 AAC Encoder  **************************

   Author(s):   M. Werner, Tobias Chalupka
   Description: Block switching

******************************************************************************/

/****************** Includes *****************************/

#include "block_switch.h"
#include "genericStds.h"


#define LOWOV_WINDOW _LOWOV_WINDOW

/**************** internal function prototypes ***********/

static FIXP_DBL FDKaacEnc_GetWindowEnergy(const FIXP_DBL in[], const INT blSwWndIdx);

static void FDKaacEnc_CalcWindowEnergy(
        BLOCK_SWITCHING_CONTROL *RESTRICT blockSwitchingControl,
        INT                      windowLen,
        const INT_PCM           *pTimeSignal
        );

/****************** Constants *****************************/
/*                                                LONG         START        SHORT         STOP         LOWOV                  */
static const INT blockType2windowShape[2][5] = { {SINE_WINDOW, KBD_WINDOW,  WRONG_WINDOW, SINE_WINDOW, KBD_WINDOW},     /* LD */
                                                 {KBD_WINDOW,  SINE_WINDOW, SINE_WINDOW,  KBD_WINDOW,  WRONG_WINDOW} }; /* LC */

/* IIR high pass coeffs */

#ifndef SINETABLE_16BIT

static const FIXP_DBL hiPassCoeff[BLOCK_SWITCHING_IIR_LEN]=
{
  FL2FXCONST_DBL(-0.5095),FL2FXCONST_DBL(0.7548)
};

static const FIXP_DBL accWindowNrgFac = FL2FXCONST_DBL(0.3f);                   /* factor for accumulating filtered window energies */
static const FIXP_DBL oneMinusAccWindowNrgFac = FL2FXCONST_DBL(0.7f);
/* static const float attackRatio = 10.0; */                                    /* lower ratio limit for attacks */
static const FIXP_DBL invAttackRatio = FL2FXCONST_DBL(0.1f);                    /* inverted lower ratio limit for attacks */

/* The next constants are scaled, because they are used for comparison with scaled values*/
/* minimum energy for attacks */
static const FIXP_DBL minAttackNrg = (FL2FXCONST_DBL(1e+6f*NORM_PCM_ENERGY)>>BLOCK_SWITCH_ENERGY_SHIFT); /* minimum energy for attacks */

#else

static const FIXP_SGL hiPassCoeff[BLOCK_SWITCHING_IIR_LEN]=
{
  FL2FXCONST_SGL(-0.5095),FL2FXCONST_SGL(0.7548)
};

static const FIXP_DBL accWindowNrgFac = FL2FXCONST_DBL(0.3f);                   /* factor for accumulating filtered window energies */
static const FIXP_SGL oneMinusAccWindowNrgFac = FL2FXCONST_SGL(0.7f);
/* static const float attackRatio = 10.0; */                                    /* lower ratio limit for attacks */
static const FIXP_SGL invAttackRatio = FL2FXCONST_SGL(0.1f);                    /* inverted lower ratio limit for attacks */
/* minimum energy for attacks */
static const FIXP_DBL minAttackNrg = (FL2FXCONST_DBL(1e+6f*NORM_PCM_ENERGY)>>BLOCK_SWITCH_ENERGY_SHIFT); /* minimum energy for attacks */

#endif

/**************** internal function prototypes ***********/

/****************** Routines ****************************/
void FDKaacEnc_InitBlockSwitching(BLOCK_SWITCHING_CONTROL *blockSwitchingControl, INT isLowDelay)
{
  FDKmemclear (blockSwitchingControl, sizeof(BLOCK_SWITCHING_CONTROL));

  if (isLowDelay)
  {
    blockSwitchingControl->nBlockSwitchWindows = 4;
    blockSwitchingControl->allowShortFrames    = 0;
    blockSwitchingControl->allowLookAhead      = 0;
  }
  else
  {
    blockSwitchingControl->nBlockSwitchWindows = 8;
    blockSwitchingControl->allowShortFrames    = 1;
    blockSwitchingControl->allowLookAhead      = 1;
  }

  blockSwitchingControl->noOfGroups            = MAX_NO_OF_GROUPS;

  /* Initialize startvalue for blocktype */
  blockSwitchingControl->lastWindowSequence    = LONG_WINDOW;
  blockSwitchingControl->windowShape           = blockType2windowShape[blockSwitchingControl->allowShortFrames][blockSwitchingControl->lastWindowSequence];

}

static const INT suggestedGroupingTable[TRANS_FAC][MAX_NO_OF_GROUPS] =
{
    /* Attack in Window 0 */ {1,  3,  3,  1},
    /* Attack in Window 1 */ {1,  1,  3,  3},
    /* Attack in Window 2 */ {2,  1,  3,  2},
    /* Attack in Window 3 */ {3,  1,  3,  1},
    /* Attack in Window 4 */ {3,  1,  1,  3},
    /* Attack in Window 5 */ {3,  2,  1,  2},
    /* Attack in Window 6 */ {3,  3,  1,  1},
    /* Attack in Window 7 */ {3,  3,  1,  1}
};

/* change block type depending on current blocktype and whether there's an attack */
/* assume no look-ahead */
static const INT chgWndSq[2][N_BLOCKTYPES] =
{
  /*             LONG WINDOW   START_WINDOW  SHORT_WINDOW  STOP_WINDOW,  LOWOV_WINDOW, WRONG_WINDOW */
  /*no attack*/ {LONG_WINDOW,  STOP_WINDOW,  WRONG_WINDOW, LONG_WINDOW,  STOP_WINDOW , WRONG_WINDOW },
  /*attack   */ {START_WINDOW, LOWOV_WINDOW, WRONG_WINDOW, START_WINDOW, LOWOV_WINDOW, WRONG_WINDOW }
};

/* change block type depending on current blocktype and whether there's an attack */
/* assume look-ahead */
static const INT chgWndSqLkAhd[2][2][N_BLOCKTYPES] =
{
  /*attack         LONG WINDOW    START_WINDOW   SHORT_WINDOW   STOP_WINDOW   LOWOV_WINDOW, WRONG_WINDOW */  /* last attack */
  /*no attack*/ { {LONG_WINDOW,   SHORT_WINDOW,  STOP_WINDOW,   LONG_WINDOW,  WRONG_WINDOW, WRONG_WINDOW},   /* no attack   */
  /*attack   */   {START_WINDOW,  SHORT_WINDOW,  SHORT_WINDOW,  START_WINDOW, WRONG_WINDOW, WRONG_WINDOW} }, /* no attack   */
  /*no attack*/ { {LONG_WINDOW,   SHORT_WINDOW,  SHORT_WINDOW,  LONG_WINDOW,  WRONG_WINDOW, WRONG_WINDOW},   /* attack      */
  /*attack   */   {START_WINDOW,  SHORT_WINDOW,  SHORT_WINDOW,  START_WINDOW, WRONG_WINDOW, WRONG_WINDOW} }  /* attack      */
};

int FDKaacEnc_BlockSwitching(BLOCK_SWITCHING_CONTROL *blockSwitchingControl, const INT granuleLength, const int isLFE, const INT_PCM *pTimeSignal)
{
    UINT i;
    FIXP_DBL enM1, enMax;

    UINT nBlockSwitchWindows = blockSwitchingControl->nBlockSwitchWindows;

    /* for LFE : only LONG window allowed */
    if (isLFE) {

      /* case LFE: */
      /* only long blocks, always use sine windows (MPEG2 AAC, MPEG4 AAC) */
      blockSwitchingControl->lastWindowSequence = LONG_WINDOW;
      blockSwitchingControl->windowShape    = SINE_WINDOW;
      blockSwitchingControl->noOfGroups     = 1;
      blockSwitchingControl->groupLen[0]    = 1;

      return(0);
    };

    /* Save current attack index as last attack index */
    blockSwitchingControl->lastattack = blockSwitchingControl->attack;
    blockSwitchingControl->lastAttackIndex = blockSwitchingControl->attackIndex;

    /* Save current window energy as last window energy */
    FDKmemcpy(blockSwitchingControl->windowNrg[0], blockSwitchingControl->windowNrg[1], sizeof(blockSwitchingControl->windowNrg[0]));
    FDKmemcpy(blockSwitchingControl->windowNrgF[0], blockSwitchingControl->windowNrgF[1], sizeof(blockSwitchingControl->windowNrgF[0]));

    if (blockSwitchingControl->allowShortFrames)
    {
      /* Calculate suggested grouping info for the last frame */

      /* Reset grouping info */
      FDKmemclear (blockSwitchingControl->groupLen, sizeof(blockSwitchingControl->groupLen));

      /* Set grouping info */
      blockSwitchingControl->noOfGroups = MAX_NO_OF_GROUPS;

      FDKmemcpy(blockSwitchingControl->groupLen, suggestedGroupingTable[blockSwitchingControl->lastAttackIndex], sizeof(blockSwitchingControl->groupLen));

      if (blockSwitchingControl->attack == TRUE)
          blockSwitchingControl->maxWindowNrg = FDKaacEnc_GetWindowEnergy(blockSwitchingControl->windowNrg[0], blockSwitchingControl->lastAttackIndex);
      else
          blockSwitchingControl->maxWindowNrg = FL2FXCONST_DBL(0.0);

    }


    /* Calculate unfiltered and filtered energies in subwindows and combine to segments */
    FDKaacEnc_CalcWindowEnergy(blockSwitchingControl, granuleLength>>(nBlockSwitchWindows==4? 2:3 ), pTimeSignal);

    /* now calculate if there is an attack */

    /* reset attack */
    blockSwitchingControl->attack = FALSE;

    /* look for attack */
    enMax = FL2FXCONST_DBL(0.0f);
    enM1 = blockSwitchingControl->windowNrgF[0][nBlockSwitchWindows-1];

    for (i=0; i<nBlockSwitchWindows; i++) {
        FIXP_DBL tmp = fMultDiv2(oneMinusAccWindowNrgFac, blockSwitchingControl->accWindowNrg);
        blockSwitchingControl->accWindowNrg = fMultAdd(tmp, accWindowNrgFac, enM1) ;

        if (fMult(blockSwitchingControl->windowNrgF[1][i],invAttackRatio) > blockSwitchingControl->accWindowNrg ) {
            blockSwitchingControl->attack = TRUE;
            blockSwitchingControl->attackIndex = i;
        }
        enM1 = blockSwitchingControl->windowNrgF[1][i];
        enMax = fixMax(enMax, enM1);
    }


    if (enMax < minAttackNrg) blockSwitchingControl->attack = FALSE;

    /* Check if attack spreads over frame border */
    if((blockSwitchingControl->attack == FALSE) && (blockSwitchingControl->lastattack == TRUE)) {
        /* if attack is in last window repeat SHORT_WINDOW */
        if ( ((blockSwitchingControl->windowNrgF[0][nBlockSwitchWindows-1]>>4) > fMult((FIXP_DBL)(10<<(DFRACT_BITS-1-4)), blockSwitchingControl->windowNrgF[1][1]))
           && (blockSwitchingControl->lastAttackIndex == (INT)nBlockSwitchWindows-1)
        )
        {
            blockSwitchingControl->attack = TRUE;
            blockSwitchingControl->attackIndex = 0;
        }
    }


    if(blockSwitchingControl->allowLookAhead)
    {


      blockSwitchingControl->lastWindowSequence =
        chgWndSqLkAhd[blockSwitchingControl->lastattack][blockSwitchingControl->attack][blockSwitchingControl->lastWindowSequence];
    }
    else
    {
      /* Low Delay */
      blockSwitchingControl->lastWindowSequence =
        chgWndSq[blockSwitchingControl->attack][blockSwitchingControl->lastWindowSequence];
    }


    /* update window shape */
    blockSwitchingControl->windowShape = blockType2windowShape[blockSwitchingControl->allowShortFrames][blockSwitchingControl->lastWindowSequence];

    return(0);
}



static FIXP_DBL FDKaacEnc_GetWindowEnergy(const FIXP_DBL in[], const INT blSwWndIdx)
{
/* For coherency, change FDKaacEnc_GetWindowEnergy() to calcluate the energy for a block switching analysis windows,
   not for a short block. The same is done FDKaacEnc_CalcWindowEnergy(). The result of FDKaacEnc_GetWindowEnergy()
   is used for a comparision of the max energy of left/right channel. */

  return in[blSwWndIdx];

}

static void FDKaacEnc_CalcWindowEnergy(BLOCK_SWITCHING_CONTROL *RESTRICT blockSwitchingControl, INT windowLen, const INT_PCM *pTimeSignal)
{
    INT  i;
    UINT w;

    FIXP_SGL hiPassCoeff0 = hiPassCoeff[0];
    FIXP_SGL hiPassCoeff1 = hiPassCoeff[1];

    /* sum up scalarproduct of timesignal as windowed Energies */
    for (w=0; w < blockSwitchingControl->nBlockSwitchWindows; w++) {

        FIXP_DBL temp_windowNrg  = FL2FXCONST_DBL(0.0f);
        FIXP_DBL temp_windowNrgF = FL2FXCONST_DBL(0.0f);
        FIXP_DBL temp_iirState0  = blockSwitchingControl->iirStates[0];
        FIXP_DBL temp_iirState1  = blockSwitchingControl->iirStates[1];

        /* windowNrg = sum(timesample^2) */
        for(i=0;i<windowLen;i++)
        {

            FIXP_DBL tempUnfiltered, tempFiltred, t1, t2;
            /* tempUnfiltered is scaled with 1 to prevent overflows during calculation of tempFiltred */
#if SAMPLE_BITS == DFRACT_BITS
            tempUnfiltered = (FIXP_DBL) *pTimeSignal++ >> 1;
#else
            tempUnfiltered = (FIXP_DBL) *pTimeSignal++ << (DFRACT_BITS-SAMPLE_BITS-1);
#endif
            t1 = fMultDiv2(hiPassCoeff1, tempUnfiltered-temp_iirState0);
            t2 = fMultDiv2(hiPassCoeff0, temp_iirState1);
            tempFiltred = (t1 - t2) << 1;

            temp_iirState0 = tempUnfiltered;
            temp_iirState1 = tempFiltred;

            /* subtract 2 from overallscaling (BLOCK_SWITCH_ENERGY_SHIFT)
             * because tempUnfiltered was already scaled with 1 (is 2 after squaring)
             * subtract 1 from overallscaling (BLOCK_SWITCH_ENERGY_SHIFT)
             * because of fMultDiv2 is doing a scaling by one */
            temp_windowNrg += fPow2Div2(tempUnfiltered) >> (BLOCK_SWITCH_ENERGY_SHIFT - 1 - 2);
            temp_windowNrgF += fPow2Div2(tempFiltred) >> (BLOCK_SWITCH_ENERGY_SHIFT - 1 - 2);
        }
        blockSwitchingControl->windowNrg[1][w]  = temp_windowNrg;
        blockSwitchingControl->windowNrgF[1][w] = temp_windowNrgF;
        blockSwitchingControl->iirStates[0]     = temp_iirState0;
        blockSwitchingControl->iirStates[1]     = temp_iirState1;
    }
}


static const UCHAR synchronizedBlockTypeTable[5][5] =
{
  /*                  LONG_WINDOW   START_WINDOW  SHORT_WINDOW  STOP_WINDOW   LOWOV_WINDOW*/
  /* LONG_WINDOW  */ {LONG_WINDOW,  START_WINDOW, SHORT_WINDOW, STOP_WINDOW,  LOWOV_WINDOW},
  /* START_WINDOW */ {START_WINDOW, START_WINDOW, SHORT_WINDOW, SHORT_WINDOW, LOWOV_WINDOW},
  /* SHORT_WINDOW */ {SHORT_WINDOW, SHORT_WINDOW, SHORT_WINDOW, SHORT_WINDOW, WRONG_WINDOW},
  /* STOP_WINDOW  */ {STOP_WINDOW,  SHORT_WINDOW, SHORT_WINDOW, STOP_WINDOW,  LOWOV_WINDOW},
  /* LOWOV_WINDOW */ {LOWOV_WINDOW, LOWOV_WINDOW, WRONG_WINDOW, LOWOV_WINDOW, LOWOV_WINDOW},
};

int FDKaacEnc_SyncBlockSwitching (
      BLOCK_SWITCHING_CONTROL *blockSwitchingControlLeft,
      BLOCK_SWITCHING_CONTROL *blockSwitchingControlRight,
      const INT nChannels,
      const INT commonWindow )
{
  UCHAR patchType = LONG_WINDOW;

  if( nChannels == 2 && commonWindow == TRUE)
  {
    /* could be better with a channel loop (need a handle to psy_data) */
    /* get suggested Block Types and synchronize */
    patchType = synchronizedBlockTypeTable[patchType][blockSwitchingControlLeft->lastWindowSequence];
    patchType = synchronizedBlockTypeTable[patchType][blockSwitchingControlRight->lastWindowSequence];

    /* sanity check (no change from low overlap window to short winow and vice versa) */
    if (patchType == WRONG_WINDOW)
      return -1; /* mixed up AAC-LC and AAC-LD */

    /* Set synchronized Blocktype */
    blockSwitchingControlLeft->lastWindowSequence  = patchType;
    blockSwitchingControlRight->lastWindowSequence = patchType;

    /* update window shape */
    blockSwitchingControlLeft->windowShape  = blockType2windowShape[blockSwitchingControlLeft->allowShortFrames][blockSwitchingControlLeft->lastWindowSequence];
    blockSwitchingControlRight->windowShape = blockType2windowShape[blockSwitchingControlLeft->allowShortFrames][blockSwitchingControlRight->lastWindowSequence];
  }

  if (blockSwitchingControlLeft->allowShortFrames)
  {
    int i;

    if( nChannels == 2 )
    {
      if (commonWindow == TRUE)
      {
        /* Synchronize grouping info */
        int windowSequenceLeftOld  = blockSwitchingControlLeft->lastWindowSequence;
        int windowSequenceRightOld = blockSwitchingControlRight->lastWindowSequence;

        /* Long Blocks */
        if(patchType != SHORT_WINDOW) {
          /* Set grouping info */
          blockSwitchingControlLeft->noOfGroups   = 1;
          blockSwitchingControlRight->noOfGroups  = 1;
          blockSwitchingControlLeft->groupLen[0]  = 1;
          blockSwitchingControlRight->groupLen[0] = 1;

          for (i = 1; i < MAX_NO_OF_GROUPS; i++)
          {
            blockSwitchingControlLeft->groupLen[i]  = 0;
            blockSwitchingControlRight->groupLen[i] = 0;
          }
        }

        /* Short Blocks */
        else {
          /* in case all two channels were detected as short-blocks before syncing, use the grouping of channel with higher maxWindowNrg */
          if( (windowSequenceLeftOld  == SHORT_WINDOW) &&
	            (windowSequenceRightOld == SHORT_WINDOW) )
          {
            if(blockSwitchingControlLeft->maxWindowNrg > blockSwitchingControlRight->maxWindowNrg) {
	            /* Left Channel wins */
	            blockSwitchingControlRight->noOfGroups = blockSwitchingControlLeft->noOfGroups;
	            for (i = 0; i < MAX_NO_OF_GROUPS; i++){
	              blockSwitchingControlRight->groupLen[i] = blockSwitchingControlLeft->groupLen[i];
	            }
            }
            else {
	            /* Right Channel wins */
	            blockSwitchingControlLeft->noOfGroups = blockSwitchingControlRight->noOfGroups;
	            for (i = 0; i < MAX_NO_OF_GROUPS; i++){
	              blockSwitchingControlLeft->groupLen[i] = blockSwitchingControlRight->groupLen[i];
	            }
            }
          }
          else if ( (windowSequenceLeftOld  == SHORT_WINDOW) &&
                    (windowSequenceRightOld != SHORT_WINDOW) )
          {
            /* else use grouping of short-block channel */
            blockSwitchingControlRight->noOfGroups = blockSwitchingControlLeft->noOfGroups;
            for (i = 0; i < MAX_NO_OF_GROUPS; i++){
              blockSwitchingControlRight->groupLen[i] = blockSwitchingControlLeft->groupLen[i];
            }
          }
          else if ( (windowSequenceRightOld == SHORT_WINDOW) &&
		                (windowSequenceLeftOld  != SHORT_WINDOW) )
          {
            blockSwitchingControlLeft->noOfGroups = blockSwitchingControlRight->noOfGroups;
            for (i = 0; i < MAX_NO_OF_GROUPS; i++){
              blockSwitchingControlLeft->groupLen[i] = blockSwitchingControlRight->groupLen[i];
            }
          } else {
            /* syncing a start and stop window ... */
            blockSwitchingControlLeft->noOfGroups  = blockSwitchingControlRight->noOfGroups  = 2;
            blockSwitchingControlLeft->groupLen[0] = blockSwitchingControlRight->groupLen[0] = 4;
            blockSwitchingControlLeft->groupLen[1] = blockSwitchingControlRight->groupLen[1] = 4;
          }
        } /* Short Blocks */
      }
      else {
        /* stereo, no common window */
        if (blockSwitchingControlLeft->lastWindowSequence!=SHORT_WINDOW){
          blockSwitchingControlLeft->noOfGroups  = 1;
          blockSwitchingControlLeft->groupLen[0] = 1;
          for (i = 1; i < MAX_NO_OF_GROUPS; i++)
          {
            blockSwitchingControlLeft->groupLen[i] = 0;
          }
        }
        if (blockSwitchingControlRight->lastWindowSequence!=SHORT_WINDOW){
          blockSwitchingControlRight->noOfGroups  = 1;
          blockSwitchingControlRight->groupLen[0] = 1;
          for (i = 1; i < MAX_NO_OF_GROUPS; i++)
          {
            blockSwitchingControlRight->groupLen[i] = 0;
          }
        }
      } /* common window */
    } else {
      /* Mono */
      if (blockSwitchingControlLeft->lastWindowSequence!=SHORT_WINDOW){
        blockSwitchingControlLeft->noOfGroups  = 1;
        blockSwitchingControlLeft->groupLen[0] = 1;

        for (i = 1; i < MAX_NO_OF_GROUPS; i++)
        {
          blockSwitchingControlLeft->groupLen[i] = 0;
        }
      }
    }
  } /* allowShortFrames */


  /* Translate LOWOV_WINDOW block type to a meaningful window shape. */
  if ( ! blockSwitchingControlLeft->allowShortFrames ) {
    if ( blockSwitchingControlLeft->lastWindowSequence != LONG_WINDOW
      && blockSwitchingControlLeft->lastWindowSequence != STOP_WINDOW )
    {
      blockSwitchingControlLeft->lastWindowSequence = LONG_WINDOW;
      blockSwitchingControlLeft->windowShape = LOL_WINDOW;
    }
  }
  if (nChannels == 2) {
    if ( ! blockSwitchingControlRight->allowShortFrames ) {
      if ( blockSwitchingControlRight->lastWindowSequence != LONG_WINDOW
        && blockSwitchingControlRight->lastWindowSequence != STOP_WINDOW )
      {
        blockSwitchingControlRight->lastWindowSequence = LONG_WINDOW;
        blockSwitchingControlRight->windowShape = LOL_WINDOW;
      }
    }
  }

  return 0;
}