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+# This file is part of NIT ( http://www.nitlanguage.org ).
+#
+# Copyright 2014 Romain Chanoir <romain.chanoir@viacesi.fr>
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
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+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
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+# limitations under the License.
+
+# App audio abstraction
+#
+# Once the application has started (after `App.setup`)
+# use `App.load_sound` to get a sound
+# then `Sound.play` to play it
+module audio
+
+import app_base
+
+# Abstraction of a sound
+abstract class Sound
+
+ # Plays the sound
+ fun play is abstract
+
+ # Pauses the sound
+ fun pause is abstract
+
+ # Resumes the sound
+ fun resume is abstract
+end
+
+redef class App
+
+ # Loads a sound from the assets of the app, returns `null` if the loading failed
+ fun load_sound(name: String): nullable Sound do return null
+end