RaspberryIO_26/Unosquare.RaspberryIO.Abstractions/II2CBus.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.ObjectModel;

namespace Unosquare.RaspberryIO.Abstractions {
  /// <summary>
  /// Interfaces the I2c bus on the Raspberry Pi.
  /// </summary>
  public interface II2CBus {
    /// <summary>
    /// Gets the registered devices as a read only collection.
    /// </summary>
    ReadOnlyCollection<II2CDevice> Devices {
      get;
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Gets the <see cref="II2CDevice"/> with the specified device identifier.
    /// </summary>
    /// <value>
    /// The <see cref="II2CDevice"/>.
    /// </value>
    /// <param name="deviceId">The device identifier.</param>
    /// <returns>A reference to an I2C device.</returns>
    II2CDevice this[Int32 deviceId] { get; }

    /// <summary>
    /// Gets the device by identifier.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="deviceId">The device identifier.</param>
    /// <returns>The device reference.</returns>
    II2CDevice GetDeviceById(Int32 deviceId);

    /// <summary>
    /// Adds a device to the bus by its Id. If the device is already registered it simply returns the existing device.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="deviceId">The device identifier.</param>
    /// <returns>The device reference.</returns>
    II2CDevice AddDevice(Int32 deviceId);
  }
}