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20 #ifndef AVFORMAT_AVIO_H
21 #define AVFORMAT_AVIO_H
26 * Buffered I/O operations
31 #include "libavutil/common.h"
32 #include "libavutil/dict.h"
33 #include "libavutil/log.h"
35 #include "libavformat/version.h"
38 * Seeking works like for a local file.
40 #define AVIO_SEEKABLE_NORMAL (1 << 0)
43 * Seeking by timestamp with avio_seek_time() is possible.
45 #define AVIO_SEEKABLE_TIME (1 << 1)
48 * Callback for checking whether to abort blocking functions.
49 * AVERROR_EXIT is returned in this case by the interrupted
50 * function. During blocking operations, callback is called with
51 * opaque as parameter. If the callback returns 1, the
52 * blocking operation will be aborted.
54 * No members can be added to this struct without a major bump, if
55 * new elements have been added after this struct in AVFormatContext
58 typedef struct AVIOInterruptCB {
59 int (*callback)(void*);
64 * Directory entry types.
66 enum AVIODirEntryType {
68 AVIO_ENTRY_BLOCK_DEVICE,
69 AVIO_ENTRY_CHARACTER_DEVICE,
71 AVIO_ENTRY_NAMED_PIPE,
72 AVIO_ENTRY_SYMBOLIC_LINK,
81 * Describes single entry of the directory.
83 * Only name and type fields are guaranteed be set.
84 * Rest of fields are protocol or/and platform dependent and might be unknown.
86 typedef struct AVIODirEntry {
87 char *name; /**< Filename */
88 int type; /**< Type of the entry */
89 int utf8; /**< Set to 1 when name is encoded with UTF-8, 0 otherwise.
90 Name can be encoded with UTF-8 even though 0 is set. */
91 int64_t size; /**< File size in bytes, -1 if unknown. */
92 int64_t modification_timestamp; /**< Time of last modification in microseconds since unix
93 epoch, -1 if unknown. */
94 int64_t access_timestamp; /**< Time of last access in microseconds since unix epoch,
96 int64_t status_change_timestamp; /**< Time of last status change in microseconds since unix
97 epoch, -1 if unknown. */
98 int64_t user_id; /**< User ID of owner, -1 if unknown. */
99 int64_t group_id; /**< Group ID of owner, -1 if unknown. */
100 int64_t filemode; /**< Unix file mode, -1 if unknown. */
103 typedef struct AVIODirContext {
104 struct URLContext *url_context;
108 * Different data types that can be returned via the AVIO
109 * write_data_type callback.
111 enum AVIODataMarkerType {
113 * Header data; this needs to be present for the stream to be decodeable.
115 AVIO_DATA_MARKER_HEADER,
117 * A point in the output bytestream where a decoder can start decoding
118 * (i.e. a keyframe). A demuxer/decoder given the data flagged with
119 * AVIO_DATA_MARKER_HEADER, followed by any AVIO_DATA_MARKER_SYNC_POINT,
120 * should give decodeable results.
122 AVIO_DATA_MARKER_SYNC_POINT,
124 * A point in the output bytestream where a demuxer can start parsing
125 * (for non self synchronizing bytestream formats). That is, any
126 * non-keyframe packet start point.
128 AVIO_DATA_MARKER_BOUNDARY_POINT,
130 * This is any, unlabelled data. It can either be a muxer not marking
131 * any positions at all, it can be an actual boundary/sync point
132 * that the muxer chooses not to mark, or a later part of a packet/fragment
133 * that is cut into multiple write callbacks due to limited IO buffer size.
135 AVIO_DATA_MARKER_UNKNOWN,
137 * Trailer data, which doesn't contain actual content, but only for
138 * finalizing the output file.
140 AVIO_DATA_MARKER_TRAILER
144 * Bytestream IO Context.
145 * New fields can be added to the end with minor version bumps.
146 * Removal, reordering and changes to existing fields require a major
148 * sizeof(AVIOContext) must not be used outside libav*.
150 * @note None of the function pointers in AVIOContext should be called
151 * directly, they should only be set by the client application
152 * when implementing custom I/O. Normally these are set to the
153 * function pointers specified in avio_alloc_context()
155 typedef struct AVIOContext {
157 * A class for private options.
159 * If this AVIOContext is created by avio_open2(), av_class is set and
160 * passes the options down to protocols.
162 * If this AVIOContext is manually allocated, then av_class may be set by
165 * warning -- this field can be NULL, be sure to not pass this AVIOContext
166 * to any av_opt_* functions in that case.
168 const AVClass *av_class;
171 * The following shows the relationship between buffer, buf_ptr, buf_end, buf_size,
172 * and pos, when reading and when writing (since AVIOContext is used for both):
174 **********************************************************************************
176 **********************************************************************************
179 * |---------------------------------------|
182 * buffer buf_ptr buf_end
183 * +---------------+-----------------------+
184 * |/ / / / / / / /|/ / / / / / /| |
185 * read buffer: |/ / consumed / | to be read /| |
186 * |/ / / / / / / /|/ / / / / / /| |
187 * +---------------+-----------------------+
190 * +-------------------------------------------+-----------------+
192 * +-------------------------------------------+-----------------+
195 **********************************************************************************
197 **********************************************************************************
200 * |-------------------------------|
203 * buffer buf_ptr buf_end
204 * +-------------------+-----------+
205 * |/ / / / / / / / / /| |
206 * write buffer: | / to be flushed / | |
207 * |/ / / / / / / / / /| |
208 * +-------------------+-----------+
211 * +--------------------------+-----------------------------------+
213 * +--------------------------+-----------------------------------+
216 unsigned char *buffer; /**< Start of the buffer. */
217 int buffer_size; /**< Maximum buffer size */
218 unsigned char *buf_ptr; /**< Current position in the buffer */
219 unsigned char *buf_end; /**< End of the data, may be less than
220 buffer+buffer_size if the read function returned
221 less data than requested, e.g. for streams where
222 no more data has been received yet. */
223 void *opaque; /**< A private pointer, passed to the read/write/seek/...
225 int (*read_packet)(void *opaque, uint8_t *buf, int buf_size);
226 int (*write_packet)(void *opaque, uint8_t *buf, int buf_size);
227 int64_t (*seek)(void *opaque, int64_t offset, int whence);
228 int64_t pos; /**< position in the file of the current buffer */
229 int must_flush; /**< true if the next seek should flush */
230 int eof_reached; /**< true if eof reached */
231 int write_flag; /**< true if open for writing */
233 unsigned long checksum;
234 unsigned char *checksum_ptr;
235 unsigned long (*update_checksum)(unsigned long checksum, const uint8_t *buf, unsigned int size);
236 int error; /**< contains the error code or 0 if no error happened */
238 * Pause or resume playback for network streaming protocols - e.g. MMS.
240 int (*read_pause)(void *opaque, int pause);
242 * Seek to a given timestamp in stream with the specified stream_index.
243 * Needed for some network streaming protocols which don't support seeking
246 int64_t (*read_seek)(void *opaque, int stream_index,
247 int64_t timestamp, int flags);
249 * A combination of AVIO_SEEKABLE_ flags or 0 when the stream is not seekable.
254 * max filesize, used to limit allocations
255 * This field is internal to libavformat and access from outside is not allowed.
260 * avio_read and avio_write should if possible be satisfied directly
261 * instead of going through a buffer, and avio_seek will always
262 * call the underlying seek function directly.
267 * Bytes read statistic
268 * This field is internal to libavformat and access from outside is not allowed.
274 * This field is internal to libavformat and access from outside is not allowed.
280 * This field is internal to libavformat and access from outside is not allowed.
285 * Original buffer size
286 * used internally after probing and ensure seekback to reset the buffer size
287 * This field is internal to libavformat and access from outside is not allowed.
289 int orig_buffer_size;
292 * Threshold to favor readahead over seek.
293 * This is current internal only, do not use from outside.
295 int short_seek_threshold;
298 * ',' separated list of allowed protocols.
300 const char *protocol_whitelist;
303 * ',' separated list of disallowed protocols.
305 const char *protocol_blacklist;
308 * A callback that is used instead of write_packet.
310 int (*write_data_type)(void *opaque, uint8_t *buf, int buf_size,
311 enum AVIODataMarkerType type, int64_t time);
313 * If set, don't call write_data_type separately for AVIO_DATA_MARKER_BOUNDARY_POINT,
314 * but ignore them and treat them as AVIO_DATA_MARKER_UNKNOWN (to avoid needlessly
315 * small chunks of data returned from the callback).
317 int ignore_boundary_point;
320 * Internal, not meant to be used from outside of AVIOContext.
322 enum AVIODataMarkerType current_type;
326 * A callback that is used instead of short_seek_threshold.
327 * This is current internal only, do not use from outside.
329 int (*short_seek_get)(void *opaque);
333 * Return the name of the protocol that will handle the passed URL.
335 * NULL is returned if no protocol could be found for the given URL.
337 * @return Name of the protocol or NULL.
339 const char *avio_find_protocol_name(const char *url);
342 * Return AVIO_FLAG_* access flags corresponding to the access permissions
343 * of the resource in url, or a negative value corresponding to an
344 * AVERROR code in case of failure. The returned access flags are
345 * masked by the value in flags.
347 * @note This function is intrinsically unsafe, in the sense that the
348 * checked resource may change its existence or permission status from
349 * one call to another. Thus you should not trust the returned value,
350 * unless you are sure that no other processes are accessing the
353 int avio_check(const char *url, int flags);
356 * Move or rename a resource.
358 * @note url_src and url_dst should share the same protocol and authority.
360 * @param url_src url to resource to be moved
361 * @param url_dst new url to resource if the operation succeeded
362 * @return >=0 on success or negative on error.
364 int avpriv_io_move(const char *url_src, const char *url_dst);
369 * @param url resource to be deleted.
370 * @return >=0 on success or negative on error.
372 int avpriv_io_delete(const char *url);
375 * Open directory for reading.
377 * @param s directory read context. Pointer to a NULL pointer must be passed.
378 * @param url directory to be listed.
379 * @param options A dictionary filled with protocol-private options. On return
380 * this parameter will be destroyed and replaced with a dictionary
381 * containing options that were not found. May be NULL.
382 * @return >=0 on success or negative on error.
384 int avio_open_dir(AVIODirContext **s, const char *url, AVDictionary **options);
387 * Get next directory entry.
389 * Returned entry must be freed with avio_free_directory_entry(). In particular
390 * it may outlive AVIODirContext.
392 * @param s directory read context.
393 * @param[out] next next entry or NULL when no more entries.
394 * @return >=0 on success or negative on error. End of list is not considered an
397 int avio_read_dir(AVIODirContext *s, AVIODirEntry **next);
402 * @note Entries created using avio_read_dir() are not deleted and must be
403 * freeded with avio_free_directory_entry().
405 * @param s directory read context.
406 * @return >=0 on success or negative on error.
408 int avio_close_dir(AVIODirContext **s);
411 * Free entry allocated by avio_read_dir().
413 * @param entry entry to be freed.
415 void avio_free_directory_entry(AVIODirEntry **entry);
418 * Allocate and initialize an AVIOContext for buffered I/O. It must be later
419 * freed with av_free().
421 * @param buffer Memory block for input/output operations via AVIOContext.
422 * The buffer must be allocated with av_malloc() and friends.
423 * It may be freed and replaced with a new buffer by libavformat.
424 * AVIOContext.buffer holds the buffer currently in use,
425 * which must be later freed with av_free().
426 * @param buffer_size The buffer size is very important for performance.
427 * For protocols with fixed blocksize it should be set to this blocksize.
428 * For others a typical size is a cache page, e.g. 4kb.
429 * @param write_flag Set to 1 if the buffer should be writable, 0 otherwise.
430 * @param opaque An opaque pointer to user-specific data.
431 * @param read_packet A function for refilling the buffer, may be NULL.
432 * @param write_packet A function for writing the buffer contents, may be NULL.
433 * The function may not change the input buffers content.
434 * @param seek A function for seeking to specified byte position, may be NULL.
436 * @return Allocated AVIOContext or NULL on failure.
438 AVIOContext *avio_alloc_context(
439 unsigned char *buffer,
443 int (*read_packet)(void *opaque, uint8_t *buf, int buf_size),
444 int (*write_packet)(void *opaque, uint8_t *buf, int buf_size),
445 int64_t (*seek)(void *opaque, int64_t offset, int whence));
447 void avio_w8(AVIOContext *s, int b);
448 void avio_write(AVIOContext *s, const unsigned char *buf, int size);
449 void avio_wl64(AVIOContext *s, uint64_t val);
450 void avio_wb64(AVIOContext *s, uint64_t val);
451 void avio_wl32(AVIOContext *s, unsigned int val);
452 void avio_wb32(AVIOContext *s, unsigned int val);
453 void avio_wl24(AVIOContext *s, unsigned int val);
454 void avio_wb24(AVIOContext *s, unsigned int val);
455 void avio_wl16(AVIOContext *s, unsigned int val);
456 void avio_wb16(AVIOContext *s, unsigned int val);
459 * Write a NULL-terminated string.
460 * @return number of bytes written.
462 int avio_put_str(AVIOContext *s, const char *str);
465 * Convert an UTF-8 string to UTF-16LE and write it.
466 * @param s the AVIOContext
467 * @param str NULL-terminated UTF-8 string
469 * @return number of bytes written.
471 int avio_put_str16le(AVIOContext *s, const char *str);
474 * Convert an UTF-8 string to UTF-16BE and write it.
475 * @param s the AVIOContext
476 * @param str NULL-terminated UTF-8 string
478 * @return number of bytes written.
480 int avio_put_str16be(AVIOContext *s, const char *str);
483 * Mark the written bytestream as a specific type.
485 * Zero-length ranges are omitted from the output.
487 * @param time the stream time the current bytestream pos corresponds to
488 * (in AV_TIME_BASE units), or AV_NOPTS_VALUE if unknown or not
490 * @param type the kind of data written starting at the current pos
492 void avio_write_marker(AVIOContext *s, int64_t time, enum AVIODataMarkerType type);
495 * ORing this as the "whence" parameter to a seek function causes it to
496 * return the filesize without seeking anywhere. Supporting this is optional.
497 * If it is not supported then the seek function will return <0.
499 #define AVSEEK_SIZE 0x10000
502 * Passing this flag as the "whence" parameter to a seek function causes it to
503 * seek by any means (like reopening and linear reading) or other normally unreasonable
504 * means that can be extremely slow.
505 * This may be ignored by the seek code.
507 #define AVSEEK_FORCE 0x20000
510 * fseek() equivalent for AVIOContext.
511 * @return new position or AVERROR.
513 int64_t avio_seek(AVIOContext *s, int64_t offset, int whence);
516 * Skip given number of bytes forward
517 * @return new position or AVERROR.
519 int64_t avio_skip(AVIOContext *s, int64_t offset);
522 * ftell() equivalent for AVIOContext.
523 * @return position or AVERROR.
525 static av_always_inline int64_t avio_tell(AVIOContext *s)
527 return avio_seek(s, 0, SEEK_CUR);
532 * @return filesize or AVERROR
534 int64_t avio_size(AVIOContext *s);
537 * feof() equivalent for AVIOContext.
538 * @return non zero if and only if end of file
540 int avio_feof(AVIOContext *s);
543 * @deprecated use avio_feof()
546 int url_feof(AVIOContext *s);
549 /** @warning Writes up to 4 KiB per call */
550 int avio_printf(AVIOContext *s, const char *fmt, ...) av_printf_format(2, 3);
553 * Force flushing of buffered data.
555 * For write streams, force the buffered data to be immediately written to the output,
556 * without to wait to fill the internal buffer.
558 * For read streams, discard all currently buffered data, and advance the
559 * reported file position to that of the underlying stream. This does not
560 * read new data, and does not perform any seeks.
562 void avio_flush(AVIOContext *s);
565 * Read size bytes from AVIOContext into buf.
566 * @return number of bytes read or AVERROR
568 int avio_read(AVIOContext *s, unsigned char *buf, int size);
571 * @name Functions for reading from AVIOContext
574 * @note return 0 if EOF, so you cannot use it if EOF handling is
577 int avio_r8 (AVIOContext *s);
578 unsigned int avio_rl16(AVIOContext *s);
579 unsigned int avio_rl24(AVIOContext *s);
580 unsigned int avio_rl32(AVIOContext *s);
581 uint64_t avio_rl64(AVIOContext *s);
582 unsigned int avio_rb16(AVIOContext *s);
583 unsigned int avio_rb24(AVIOContext *s);
584 unsigned int avio_rb32(AVIOContext *s);
585 uint64_t avio_rb64(AVIOContext *s);
591 * Read a string from pb into buf. The reading will terminate when either
592 * a NULL character was encountered, maxlen bytes have been read, or nothing
593 * more can be read from pb. The result is guaranteed to be NULL-terminated, it
594 * will be truncated if buf is too small.
595 * Note that the string is not interpreted or validated in any way, it
596 * might get truncated in the middle of a sequence for multi-byte encodings.
598 * @return number of bytes read (is always <= maxlen).
599 * If reading ends on EOF or error, the return value will be one more than
600 * bytes actually read.
602 int avio_get_str(AVIOContext *pb, int maxlen, char *buf, int buflen);
605 * Read a UTF-16 string from pb and convert it to UTF-8.
606 * The reading will terminate when either a null or invalid character was
607 * encountered or maxlen bytes have been read.
608 * @return number of bytes read (is always <= maxlen)
610 int avio_get_str16le(AVIOContext *pb, int maxlen, char *buf, int buflen);
611 int avio_get_str16be(AVIOContext *pb, int maxlen, char *buf, int buflen);
615 * @name URL open modes
616 * The flags argument to avio_open must be one of the following
617 * constants, optionally ORed with other flags.
620 #define AVIO_FLAG_READ 1 /**< read-only */
621 #define AVIO_FLAG_WRITE 2 /**< write-only */
622 #define AVIO_FLAG_READ_WRITE (AVIO_FLAG_READ|AVIO_FLAG_WRITE) /**< read-write pseudo flag */
628 * Use non-blocking mode.
629 * If this flag is set, operations on the context will return
630 * AVERROR(EAGAIN) if they can not be performed immediately.
631 * If this flag is not set, operations on the context will never return
633 * Note that this flag does not affect the opening/connecting of the
634 * context. Connecting a protocol will always block if necessary (e.g. on
635 * network protocols) but never hang (e.g. on busy devices).
636 * Warning: non-blocking protocols is work-in-progress; this flag may be
639 #define AVIO_FLAG_NONBLOCK 8
643 * avio_read and avio_write should if possible be satisfied directly
644 * instead of going through a buffer, and avio_seek will always
645 * call the underlying seek function directly.
647 #define AVIO_FLAG_DIRECT 0x8000
650 * Create and initialize a AVIOContext for accessing the
651 * resource indicated by url.
652 * @note When the resource indicated by url has been opened in
653 * read+write mode, the AVIOContext can be used only for writing.
655 * @param s Used to return the pointer to the created AVIOContext.
656 * In case of failure the pointed to value is set to NULL.
657 * @param url resource to access
658 * @param flags flags which control how the resource indicated by url
660 * @return >= 0 in case of success, a negative value corresponding to an
661 * AVERROR code in case of failure
663 int avio_open(AVIOContext **s, const char *url, int flags);
666 * Create and initialize a AVIOContext for accessing the
667 * resource indicated by url.
668 * @note When the resource indicated by url has been opened in
669 * read+write mode, the AVIOContext can be used only for writing.
671 * @param s Used to return the pointer to the created AVIOContext.
672 * In case of failure the pointed to value is set to NULL.
673 * @param url resource to access
674 * @param flags flags which control how the resource indicated by url
676 * @param int_cb an interrupt callback to be used at the protocols level
677 * @param options A dictionary filled with protocol-private options. On return
678 * this parameter will be destroyed and replaced with a dict containing options
679 * that were not found. May be NULL.
680 * @return >= 0 in case of success, a negative value corresponding to an
681 * AVERROR code in case of failure
683 int avio_open2(AVIOContext **s, const char *url, int flags,
684 const AVIOInterruptCB *int_cb, AVDictionary **options);
687 * Close the resource accessed by the AVIOContext s and free it.
688 * This function can only be used if s was opened by avio_open().
690 * The internal buffer is automatically flushed before closing the
693 * @return 0 on success, an AVERROR < 0 on error.
696 int avio_close(AVIOContext *s);
699 * Close the resource accessed by the AVIOContext *s, free it
700 * and set the pointer pointing to it to NULL.
701 * This function can only be used if s was opened by avio_open().
703 * The internal buffer is automatically flushed before closing the
706 * @return 0 on success, an AVERROR < 0 on error.
709 int avio_closep(AVIOContext **s);
713 * Open a write only memory stream.
715 * @param s new IO context
716 * @return zero if no error.
718 int avio_open_dyn_buf(AVIOContext **s);
721 * Return the written size and a pointer to the buffer.
722 * The AVIOContext stream is left intact.
723 * The buffer must NOT be freed.
724 * No padding is added to the buffer.
726 * @param s IO context
727 * @param pbuffer pointer to a byte buffer
728 * @return the length of the byte buffer
730 int avio_get_dyn_buf(AVIOContext *s, uint8_t **pbuffer);
733 * Return the written size and a pointer to the buffer. The buffer
734 * must be freed with av_free().
735 * Padding of AV_INPUT_BUFFER_PADDING_SIZE is added to the buffer.
737 * @param s IO context
738 * @param pbuffer pointer to a byte buffer
739 * @return the length of the byte buffer
741 int avio_close_dyn_buf(AVIOContext *s, uint8_t **pbuffer);
744 * Iterate through names of available protocols.
746 * @param opaque A private pointer representing current protocol.
747 * It must be a pointer to NULL on first iteration and will
748 * be updated by successive calls to avio_enum_protocols.
749 * @param output If set to 1, iterate over output protocols,
750 * otherwise over input protocols.
752 * @return A static string containing the name of current protocol or NULL
754 const char *avio_enum_protocols(void **opaque, int output);
757 * Pause and resume playing - only meaningful if using a network streaming
758 * protocol (e.g. MMS).
760 * @param h IO context from which to call the read_pause function pointer
761 * @param pause 1 for pause, 0 for resume
763 int avio_pause(AVIOContext *h, int pause);
766 * Seek to a given timestamp relative to some component stream.
767 * Only meaningful if using a network streaming protocol (e.g. MMS.).
769 * @param h IO context from which to call the seek function pointers
770 * @param stream_index The stream index that the timestamp is relative to.
771 * If stream_index is (-1) the timestamp should be in AV_TIME_BASE
772 * units from the beginning of the presentation.
773 * If a stream_index >= 0 is used and the protocol does not support
774 * seeking based on component streams, the call will fail.
775 * @param timestamp timestamp in AVStream.time_base units
776 * or if there is no stream specified then in AV_TIME_BASE units.
777 * @param flags Optional combination of AVSEEK_FLAG_BACKWARD, AVSEEK_FLAG_BYTE
778 * and AVSEEK_FLAG_ANY. The protocol may silently ignore
779 * AVSEEK_FLAG_BACKWARD and AVSEEK_FLAG_ANY, but AVSEEK_FLAG_BYTE will
780 * fail if used and not supported.
781 * @return >= 0 on success
782 * @see AVInputFormat::read_seek
784 int64_t avio_seek_time(AVIOContext *h, int stream_index,
785 int64_t timestamp, int flags);
787 /* Avoid a warning. The header can not be included because it breaks c++. */
791 * Read contents of h into print buffer, up to max_size bytes, or up to EOF.
793 * @return 0 for success (max_size bytes read or EOF reached), negative error
796 int avio_read_to_bprint(AVIOContext *h, struct AVBPrint *pb, size_t max_size);
799 * Accept and allocate a client context on a server context.
800 * @param s the server context
801 * @param c the client context, must be unallocated
802 * @return >= 0 on success or a negative value corresponding
803 * to an AVERROR on failure
805 int avio_accept(AVIOContext *s, AVIOContext **c);
808 * Perform one step of the protocol handshake to accept a new client.
809 * This function must be called on a client returned by avio_accept() before
810 * using it as a read/write context.
811 * It is separate from avio_accept() because it may block.
812 * A step of the handshake is defined by places where the application may
813 * decide to change the proceedings.
814 * For example, on a protocol with a request header and a reply header, each
815 * one can constitute a step because the application may use the parameters
816 * from the request to change parameters in the reply; or each individual
817 * chunk of the request can constitute a step.
818 * If the handshake is already finished, avio_handshake() does nothing and
819 * returns 0 immediately.
821 * @param c the client context to perform the handshake on
822 * @return 0 on a complete and successful handshake
823 * > 0 if the handshake progressed, but is not complete
824 * < 0 for an AVERROR code
826 int avio_handshake(AVIOContext *c);
827 #endif /* AVFORMAT_AVIO_H */