/* Spesification:
 * Implementing classes must return the frameRate and the length of the decompressed sound
 * in getFrameRate() and getLength()
 */

abstract class AbstractCompressedSound implements java.io.Serializable
{
    protected double sampleRate;
    protected int length; // in samples

    // sets the variables length and frameRate to the same as original
    // this will not always be the correct action, and somtimes these
    // values must be set to the correct value in the constructor of
    // the implementing class
    
    AbstractCompressedSound(MatInf1100Sound original)
    {
        sampleRate = original.sampleRate;
        length = original.samples.length;
    }

    public void play() throws Exception
    {
        decompress().play();
    }
    
    abstract public MatInf1100Sound decompress();
    abstract public boolean isLossless();

    public double getFrameRate() { return sampleRate; }
    public double getLength() { return length; }
}