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21 #ifndef VLC_STREAM_EXTRACTOR_H
22 #define VLC_STREAM_EXTRACTOR_H
24 #ifdef __cplusplus
25 extern "C" {
26 #endif
28 /**
29 * \defgroup stream_extractor Stream Extractor
30 * \ingroup input
32 * If a stream can be viewed as a directory, such as when opening a
33 * compressed archive, a \em stream-extractor is used to get access to
34 * the entities inside said stream.
36 * A \em stream-extractor can do one of two things;
38 * - lists the logical entries within a stream:
39 * - type = \ref stream_directory_t
40 * - capability = "stream_directory"
42 * - extract data associated with one specific entry within a stream:
43 * - type = \ref stream_extractor_t
44 * - capability = "stream_extractor"
46 * @{
48 **/
50 typedef struct stream_extractor_t {
51 struct vlc_common_members obj;
53 /**
54 * \name Callbacks for entity extraction
56 * The following members shall be populated as specified by the
57 * documentation associated with \ref stream_t for the equivalent name.
59 * @{
60 **/
61 ssize_t (*pf_read)(struct stream_extractor_t*, void* buf, size_t len);
62 block_t* (*pf_block)(struct stream_extractor_t*, bool* eof);
63 int (*pf_seek)(struct stream_extractor_t*, uint64_t);
64 int (*pf_control)(struct stream_extractor_t*, int request, va_list args);
65 /** @} */
67 char const* identifier; /**< the name of the entity to be extracted */
68 stream_t* source; /**< the source stream to be consumed */
69 void* p_sys; /**< private opaque handle to be used by the module */
71 } stream_extractor_t;
73 typedef struct stream_directory_t {
74 struct vlc_common_members obj;
76 /**
77 * \name Callbacks for stream directories
79 * The following members shall be populated as specified by the
80 * documentation associated with \ref stream_t for the equivalent name.
82 * @{
83 **/
84 int (*pf_readdir)(struct stream_directory_t*, input_item_node_t* );
85 /** @} */
87 stream_t* source; /**< the source stream to be consumed */
88 void* p_sys; /**< private opaque handle to be used by the module */
90 } stream_directory_t;
92 /**
93 * Create a stream for the data referred to by a \ref mrl
95 * This function will create a \ref stream that reads from the specified \ref
96 * mrl, potentially making use of \ref stream_extractor%s to access named
97 * entities within the data read from the original source.
99 * - See the \ref mrl specification for further information.
100 * - The returned resource shall be deleted through \ref vlc_stream_Delete.
102 * \warning This function is only to be used when \ref mrl functionality is
103 * explicitly needed. \ref vlc_stream_NewURL shall be used where
104 * applicable.
106 * \param obj the owner of the requested stream
107 * \param mrl the mrl for which the stream_t should be created
108 * \return `NULL` on error, a pointer to \ref stream_t on success.
110 VLC_API stream_t * vlc_stream_NewMRL(vlc_object_t *obj, const char *mrl)
111 VLC_USED;
112 #define vlc_stream_NewMRL(a, b) vlc_stream_NewMRL(VLC_OBJECT(a), b)
115 * Create a relative MRL for the associated entity
117 * This function shall be used by stream_directory_t's in order to
118 * generate an MRL that refers to an entity within the stream. Normally
119 * this function will only be invoked within `pf_readdir` in order to
120 * get the virtual path of the listed items.
122 * \warning the returned value is to be freed by the caller
124 * \param extractor the stream_directory_t for which the entity belongs
125 * \param subentry the name of the entity in question
127 * \return a pointer to the resulting MRL on success, NULL on failure
129 VLC_API char* vlc_stream_extractor_CreateMRL( stream_directory_t*,
130 char const* subentry );
133 * \name Attach a stream-extractor to the passed stream
135 * These functions are used to attach a stream extractor to an already existing
136 * stream. As hinted by their names, \ref vlc_stream_extractor_Attach will
137 * attach an \em entity-extractor, whereas \ref vlc_stream_directory_Attach
138 * will attach a \em stream-directory.
140 * \param[out] stream a pointer-to-pointer to stream, `*stream` will
141 * refer to the attached stream on success, and left
142 * untouched on failure.
143 * \param identifier (if present) NULL or a c-style string referring to the
144 * desired entity
145 * \param module_name NULL or an explicit stream-extractor module name
147 * \return VLC_SUCCESS if a stream-extractor was successfully
148 * attached, an error-code on failure.
150 * @{
153 VLC_API int vlc_stream_extractor_Attach( stream_t** source,
154 char const* identifier,
155 char const* module_name );
157 VLC_API int vlc_stream_directory_Attach( stream_t** source,
158 char const* module_name );
160 * @}
164 * @}
167 #ifdef __cplusplus
168 } /* extern "C" */
169 #endif
170 #endif /* include-guard */