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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 * Different data types that can be returned via the AVIO
65 * write_data_type callback.
67 enum AVIODataMarkerType {
69 * Header data; this needs to be present for the stream to be decodeable.
71 AVIO_DATA_MARKER_HEADER,
73 * A point in the output bytestream where a decoder can start decoding
74 * (i.e. a keyframe). A demuxer/decoder given the data flagged with
75 * AVIO_DATA_MARKER_HEADER, followed by any AVIO_DATA_MARKER_SYNC_POINT,
76 * should give decodeable results.
78 AVIO_DATA_MARKER_SYNC_POINT,
80 * A point in the output bytestream where a demuxer can start parsing
81 * (for non self synchronizing bytestream formats). That is, any
82 * non-keyframe packet start point.
84 AVIO_DATA_MARKER_BOUNDARY_POINT,
86 * This is any, unlabelled data. It can either be a muxer not marking
87 * any positions at all, it can be an actual boundary/sync point
88 * that the muxer chooses not to mark, or a later part of a packet/fragment
89 * that is cut into multiple write callbacks due to limited IO buffer size.
91 AVIO_DATA_MARKER_UNKNOWN,
93 * Trailer data, which doesn't contain actual content, but only for
94 * finalizing the output file.
96 AVIO_DATA_MARKER_TRAILER
100 * Bytestream IO Context.
101 * New fields can be added to the end with minor version bumps.
102 * Removal, reordering and changes to existing fields require a major
104 * sizeof(AVIOContext) must not be used outside libav*.
106 * @note None of the function pointers in AVIOContext should be called
107 * directly, they should only be set by the client application
108 * when implementing custom I/O. Normally these are set to the
109 * function pointers specified in avio_alloc_context()
111 typedef struct AVIOContext {
113 * A class for private options.
115 * If this AVIOContext is created by avio_open2(), av_class is set and
116 * passes the options down to protocols.
118 * If this AVIOContext is manually allocated, then av_class may be set by
121 * warning -- this field can be NULL, be sure to not pass this AVIOContext
122 * to any av_opt_* functions in that case.
124 const AVClass *av_class;
125 unsigned char *buffer; /**< Start of the buffer. */
126 int buffer_size; /**< Maximum buffer size */
127 unsigned char *buf_ptr; /**< Current position in the buffer */
128 unsigned char *buf_end; /**< End of the data, may be less than
129 buffer+buffer_size if the read function returned
130 less data than requested, e.g. for streams where
131 no more data has been received yet. */
132 void *opaque; /**< A private pointer, passed to the read/write/seek/...
134 int (*read_packet)(void *opaque, uint8_t *buf, int buf_size);
135 int (*write_packet)(void *opaque, uint8_t *buf, int buf_size);
136 int64_t (*seek)(void *opaque, int64_t offset, int whence);
137 int64_t pos; /**< position in the file of the current buffer */
138 int must_flush; /**< true if the next seek should flush */
139 int eof_reached; /**< true if eof reached */
140 int write_flag; /**< true if open for writing */
142 unsigned long checksum;
143 unsigned char *checksum_ptr;
144 unsigned long (*update_checksum)(unsigned long checksum, const uint8_t *buf, unsigned int size);
145 int error; /**< contains the error code or 0 if no error happened */
147 * Pause or resume playback for network streaming protocols - e.g. MMS.
149 int (*read_pause)(void *opaque, int pause);
151 * Seek to a given timestamp in stream with the specified stream_index.
152 * Needed for some network streaming protocols which don't support seeking
155 int64_t (*read_seek)(void *opaque, int stream_index,
156 int64_t timestamp, int flags);
158 * A combination of AVIO_SEEKABLE_ flags or 0 when the stream is not seekable.
163 * A callback that is used instead of write_packet.
165 int (*write_data_type)(void *opaque, uint8_t *buf, int buf_size,
166 enum AVIODataMarkerType type, int64_t time);
168 * If set, don't call write_data_type separately for AVIO_DATA_MARKER_BOUNDARY_POINT,
169 * but ignore them and treat them as AVIO_DATA_MARKER_UNKNOWN (to avoid needlessly
170 * small chunks of data returned from the callback).
172 int ignore_boundary_point;
175 * Internal, not meant to be used from outside of AVIOContext.
177 enum AVIODataMarkerType current_type;
183 * Return AVIO_FLAG_* access flags corresponding to the access permissions
184 * of the resource in url, or a negative value corresponding to an
185 * AVERROR code in case of failure. The returned access flags are
186 * masked by the value in flags.
188 * @note This function is intrinsically unsafe, in the sense that the
189 * checked resource may change its existence or permission status from
190 * one call to another. Thus you should not trust the returned value,
191 * unless you are sure that no other processes are accessing the
194 int avio_check(const char *url, int flags);
197 * Allocate and initialize an AVIOContext for buffered I/O. It must be later
198 * freed with av_free().
200 * @param buffer Memory block for input/output operations via AVIOContext.
201 * The buffer must be allocated with av_malloc() and friends.
202 * @param buffer_size The buffer size is very important for performance.
203 * For protocols with fixed blocksize it should be set to this blocksize.
204 * For others a typical size is a cache page, e.g. 4kb.
205 * @param write_flag Set to 1 if the buffer should be writable, 0 otherwise.
206 * @param opaque An opaque pointer to user-specific data.
207 * @param read_packet A function for refilling the buffer, may be NULL.
208 * @param write_packet A function for writing the buffer contents, may be NULL.
209 * @param seek A function for seeking to specified byte position, may be NULL.
211 * @return Allocated AVIOContext or NULL on failure.
213 AVIOContext *avio_alloc_context(
214 unsigned char *buffer,
218 int (*read_packet)(void *opaque, uint8_t *buf, int buf_size),
219 int (*write_packet)(void *opaque, uint8_t *buf, int buf_size),
220 int64_t (*seek)(void *opaque, int64_t offset, int whence));
222 void avio_w8(AVIOContext *s, int b);
223 void avio_write(AVIOContext *s, const unsigned char *buf, int size);
224 void avio_wl64(AVIOContext *s, uint64_t val);
225 void avio_wb64(AVIOContext *s, uint64_t val);
226 void avio_wl32(AVIOContext *s, unsigned int val);
227 void avio_wb32(AVIOContext *s, unsigned int val);
228 void avio_wl24(AVIOContext *s, unsigned int val);
229 void avio_wb24(AVIOContext *s, unsigned int val);
230 void avio_wl16(AVIOContext *s, unsigned int val);
231 void avio_wb16(AVIOContext *s, unsigned int val);
234 * Write a NULL-terminated string.
235 * @return number of bytes written.
237 int avio_put_str(AVIOContext *s, const char *str);
240 * Convert an UTF-8 string to UTF-16LE and write it.
241 * @param s the AVIOContext
242 * @param str NULL-terminated UTF-8 string
244 * @return number of bytes written.
246 int avio_put_str16le(AVIOContext *s, const char *str);
249 * Convert an UTF-8 string to UTF-16BE and write it.
250 * @param s the AVIOContext
251 * @param str NULL-terminated UTF-8 string
253 * @return number of bytes written.
255 int avio_put_str16be(AVIOContext *s, const char *str);
258 * Mark the written bytestream as a specific type.
260 * Zero-length ranges are omitted from the output.
262 * @param time the stream time the current bytestream pos corresponds to
263 * (in AV_TIME_BASE units), or AV_NOPTS_VALUE if unknown or not
265 * @param type the kind of data written starting at the current pos
267 void avio_write_marker(AVIOContext *s, int64_t time, enum AVIODataMarkerType type);
270 * ORing this as the "whence" parameter to a seek function causes it to
271 * return the filesize without seeking anywhere. Supporting this is optional.
272 * If it is not supported then the seek function will return <0.
274 #define AVSEEK_SIZE 0x10000
277 * Passing this flag as the "whence" parameter to a seek function causes it to
278 * seek by any means (like reopening and linear reading) or other normally unreasonable
279 * means that can be extremely slow.
280 * This may be ignored by the seek code.
282 #define AVSEEK_FORCE 0x20000
285 * fseek() equivalent for AVIOContext.
286 * @return new position or AVERROR.
288 int64_t avio_seek(AVIOContext *s, int64_t offset, int whence);
291 * Skip given number of bytes forward
292 * @return new position or AVERROR.
294 static av_always_inline int64_t avio_skip(AVIOContext *s, int64_t offset)
296 return avio_seek(s, offset, SEEK_CUR);
300 * ftell() equivalent for AVIOContext.
301 * @return position or AVERROR.
303 static av_always_inline int64_t avio_tell(AVIOContext *s)
305 return avio_seek(s, 0, SEEK_CUR);
310 * @return filesize or AVERROR
312 int64_t avio_size(AVIOContext *s);
314 /** @warning currently size is limited */
315 int avio_printf(AVIOContext *s, const char *fmt, ...) av_printf_format(2, 3);
317 void avio_flush(AVIOContext *s);
321 * Read size bytes from AVIOContext into buf.
322 * @return number of bytes read or AVERROR
324 int avio_read(AVIOContext *s, unsigned char *buf, int size);
327 * @name Functions for reading from AVIOContext
330 * @note return 0 if EOF, so you cannot use it if EOF handling is
333 int avio_r8 (AVIOContext *s);
334 unsigned int avio_rl16(AVIOContext *s);
335 unsigned int avio_rl24(AVIOContext *s);
336 unsigned int avio_rl32(AVIOContext *s);
337 uint64_t avio_rl64(AVIOContext *s);
338 unsigned int avio_rb16(AVIOContext *s);
339 unsigned int avio_rb24(AVIOContext *s);
340 unsigned int avio_rb32(AVIOContext *s);
341 uint64_t avio_rb64(AVIOContext *s);
347 * Read a string from pb into buf. The reading will terminate when either
348 * a NULL character was encountered, maxlen bytes have been read, or nothing
349 * more can be read from pb. The result is guaranteed to be NULL-terminated, it
350 * will be truncated if buf is too small.
351 * Note that the string is not interpreted or validated in any way, it
352 * might get truncated in the middle of a sequence for multi-byte encodings.
354 * @return number of bytes read (is always <= maxlen).
355 * If reading ends on EOF or error, the return value will be one more than
356 * bytes actually read.
358 int avio_get_str(AVIOContext *pb, int maxlen, char *buf, int buflen);
361 * Read a UTF-16 string from pb and convert it to UTF-8.
362 * The reading will terminate when either a null or invalid character was
363 * encountered or maxlen bytes have been read.
364 * @return number of bytes read (is always <= maxlen)
366 int avio_get_str16le(AVIOContext *pb, int maxlen, char *buf, int buflen);
367 int avio_get_str16be(AVIOContext *pb, int maxlen, char *buf, int buflen);
371 * @name URL open modes
372 * The flags argument to avio_open must be one of the following
373 * constants, optionally ORed with other flags.
376 #define AVIO_FLAG_READ 1 /**< read-only */
377 #define AVIO_FLAG_WRITE 2 /**< write-only */
378 #define AVIO_FLAG_READ_WRITE (AVIO_FLAG_READ|AVIO_FLAG_WRITE) /**< read-write pseudo flag */
384 * Use non-blocking mode.
385 * If this flag is set, operations on the context will return
386 * AVERROR(EAGAIN) if they can not be performed immediately.
387 * If this flag is not set, operations on the context will never return
389 * Note that this flag does not affect the opening/connecting of the
390 * context. Connecting a protocol will always block if necessary (e.g. on
391 * network protocols) but never hang (e.g. on busy devices).
392 * Warning: non-blocking protocols is work-in-progress; this flag may be
395 #define AVIO_FLAG_NONBLOCK 8
398 * Create and initialize a AVIOContext for accessing the
399 * resource indicated by url.
400 * @note When the resource indicated by url has been opened in
401 * read+write mode, the AVIOContext can be used only for writing.
403 * @param s Used to return the pointer to the created AVIOContext.
404 * In case of failure the pointed to value is set to NULL.
405 * @param url resource to access
406 * @param flags flags which control how the resource indicated by url
408 * @return 0 in case of success, a negative value corresponding to an
409 * AVERROR code in case of failure
411 int avio_open(AVIOContext **s, const char *url, int flags);
414 * Create and initialize a AVIOContext for accessing the
415 * resource indicated by url.
416 * @note When the resource indicated by url has been opened in
417 * read+write mode, the AVIOContext can be used only for writing.
419 * @param s Used to return the pointer to the created AVIOContext.
420 * In case of failure the pointed to value is set to NULL.
421 * @param url resource to access
422 * @param flags flags which control how the resource indicated by url
424 * @param int_cb an interrupt callback to be used at the protocols level
425 * @param options A dictionary filled with protocol-private options. On return
426 * this parameter will be destroyed and replaced with a dict containing options
427 * that were not found. May be NULL.
428 * @return 0 in case of success, a negative value corresponding to an
429 * AVERROR code in case of failure
431 int avio_open2(AVIOContext **s, const char *url, int flags,
432 const AVIOInterruptCB *int_cb, AVDictionary **options);
435 * Close the resource accessed by the AVIOContext s and free it.
436 * This function can only be used if s was opened by avio_open().
438 * The internal buffer is automatically flushed before closing the
441 * @return 0 on success, an AVERROR < 0 on error.
444 int avio_close(AVIOContext *s);
447 * Close the resource accessed by the AVIOContext *s, free it
448 * and set the pointer pointing to it to NULL.
449 * This function can only be used if s was opened by avio_open().
451 * The internal buffer is automatically flushed before closing the
454 * @return 0 on success, an AVERROR < 0 on error.
457 int avio_closep(AVIOContext **s);
461 * Open a write only memory stream.
463 * @param s new IO context
464 * @return zero if no error.
466 int avio_open_dyn_buf(AVIOContext **s);
469 * Return the written size and a pointer to the buffer. The buffer
470 * must be freed with av_free().
471 * Padding of AV_INPUT_BUFFER_PADDING_SIZE is added to the buffer.
473 * @param s IO context
474 * @param pbuffer pointer to a byte buffer
475 * @return the length of the byte buffer
477 int avio_close_dyn_buf(AVIOContext *s, uint8_t **pbuffer);
480 * Iterate through names of available protocols.
482 * @param opaque A private pointer representing current protocol.
483 * It must be a pointer to NULL on first iteration and will
484 * be updated by successive calls to avio_enum_protocols.
485 * @param output If set to 1, iterate over output protocols,
486 * otherwise over input protocols.
488 * @return A static string containing the name of current protocol or NULL
490 const char *avio_enum_protocols(void **opaque, int output);
493 * Pause and resume playing - only meaningful if using a network streaming
494 * protocol (e.g. MMS).
496 * @param h IO context from which to call the read_pause function pointer
497 * @param pause 1 for pause, 0 for resume
499 int avio_pause(AVIOContext *h, int pause);
502 * Seek to a given timestamp relative to some component stream.
503 * Only meaningful if using a network streaming protocol (e.g. MMS.).
505 * @param h IO context from which to call the seek function pointers
506 * @param stream_index The stream index that the timestamp is relative to.
507 * If stream_index is (-1) the timestamp should be in AV_TIME_BASE
508 * units from the beginning of the presentation.
509 * If a stream_index >= 0 is used and the protocol does not support
510 * seeking based on component streams, the call will fail with ENOTSUP.
511 * @param timestamp timestamp in AVStream.time_base units
512 * or if there is no stream specified then in AV_TIME_BASE units.
513 * @param flags Optional combination of AVSEEK_FLAG_BACKWARD, AVSEEK_FLAG_BYTE
514 * and AVSEEK_FLAG_ANY. The protocol may silently ignore
515 * AVSEEK_FLAG_BACKWARD and AVSEEK_FLAG_ANY, but AVSEEK_FLAG_BYTE will
516 * fail with ENOTSUP if used and not supported.
517 * @return >= 0 on success
518 * @see AVInputFormat::read_seek
520 int64_t avio_seek_time(AVIOContext *h, int stream_index,
521 int64_t timestamp, int flags);
523 #endif /* AVFORMAT_AVIO_H */