/*****************************************************************************
* configuration.h : configuration management module
* This file describes the programming interface for the configuration module.
* It includes functions allowing to declare, get or set configuration options.
*****************************************************************************
* Copyright (C) 1999-2006 VLC authors and VideoLAN
* $Id: bd6e00b6bf70e4b6be324648146a0d5d7c0309b4 $
*
* Authors: Gildas Bazin <gbazin@videolan.org>
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
* under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
* along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
* Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston MA 02110-1301, USA.
*****************************************************************************/
#ifndef VLC_CONFIGURATION_H
#define VLC_CONFIGURATION_H 1
/**
* \file
* This file describes the programming interface for the configuration module.
* It includes functions allowing to declare, get or set configuration options.
*/
# ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
# endif
/*****************************************************************************
* Macros used to build the configuration structure.
*****************************************************************************/
/* Configuration hint types */
#define CONFIG_HINT_CATEGORY 0x02 /* Start of new category */
#define CONFIG_HINT_SUBCATEGORY 0x03 /* Start of sub-category */
#define CONFIG_HINT_SUBCATEGORY_END 0x04 /* End of sub-category */
#define CONFIG_HINT_USAGE 0x05 /* Usage information */
#define CONFIG_CATEGORY 0x06 /* Set category */
#define CONFIG_SUBCATEGORY 0x07 /* Set subcategory */
#define CONFIG_SECTION 0x08 /* Start of new section */
/* Configuration item types */
#define CONFIG_ITEM_FLOAT 0x20 /* Float option */
#define CONFIG_ITEM_INTEGER 0x40 /* Integer option */
#define CONFIG_ITEM_RGB 0x41 /* RGB color option */
#define CONFIG_ITEM_BOOL 0x60 /* Bool option */
#define CONFIG_ITEM_STRING 0x80 /* String option */
#define CONFIG_ITEM_PASSWORD 0x81 /* Password option (*) */
#define CONFIG_ITEM_KEY 0x82 /* Hot key option */
#define CONFIG_ITEM_MODULE 0x84 /* Module option */
#define CONFIG_ITEM_MODULE_CAT 0x85 /* Module option */
#define CONFIG_ITEM_MODULE_LIST 0x86 /* Module option */
#define CONFIG_ITEM_MODULE_LIST_CAT 0x87 /* Module option */
#define CONFIG_ITEM_LOADFILE 0x8C /* Read file option */
#define CONFIG_ITEM_SAVEFILE 0x8D /* Written file option */
#define CONFIG_ITEM_DIRECTORY 0x8E /* Directory option */
#define CONFIG_ITEM_FONT 0x8F /* Font option */
#define CONFIG_ITEM(x) (((x) & ~0xF) != 0)
/*******************************************************************
* All predefined categories and subcategories
*******************************************************************/
#define CAT_INTERFACE 1
#define SUBCAT_INTERFACE_GENERAL 101
#define SUBCAT_INTERFACE_MAIN 102
#define SUBCAT_INTERFACE_CONTROL 103
#define SUBCAT_INTERFACE_HOTKEYS 104
#define CAT_AUDIO 2
#define SUBCAT_AUDIO_GENERAL 201
#define SUBCAT_AUDIO_AOUT 202
#define SUBCAT_AUDIO_AFILTER 203
#define SUBCAT_AUDIO_VISUAL 204
#define SUBCAT_AUDIO_MISC 205
#define CAT_VIDEO 3
#define SUBCAT_VIDEO_GENERAL 301
#define SUBCAT_VIDEO_VOUT 302
#define SUBCAT_VIDEO_VFILTER 303
#define SUBCAT_VIDEO_TEXT 304
#define SUBCAT_VIDEO_SUBPIC 305
#define SUBCAT_VIDEO_VFILTER2 306
#define CAT_INPUT 4
#define SUBCAT_INPUT_GENERAL 401
#define SUBCAT_INPUT_ACCESS 402
#define SUBCAT_INPUT_DEMUX 403
#define SUBCAT_INPUT_VCODEC 404
#define SUBCAT_INPUT_ACODEC 405
#define SUBCAT_INPUT_SCODEC 406
#define SUBCAT_INPUT_STREAM_FILTER 407
#define CAT_SOUT 5
#define SUBCAT_SOUT_GENERAL 501
#define SUBCAT_SOUT_STREAM 502
#define SUBCAT_SOUT_MUX 503
#define SUBCAT_SOUT_ACO 504
#define SUBCAT_SOUT_PACKETIZER 505
#define SUBCAT_SOUT_SAP 506
#define SUBCAT_SOUT_VOD 507
#define CAT_ADVANCED 6
#define SUBCAT_ADVANCED_CPU 601
#define SUBCAT_ADVANCED_MISC 602
#define SUBCAT_ADVANCED_NETWORK 603
#define SUBCAT_ADVANCED_XML 604
#define CAT_PLAYLIST 7
#define SUBCAT_PLAYLIST_GENERAL 701
#define SUBCAT_PLAYLIST_SD 702
#define SUBCAT_PLAYLIST_EXPORT 703
#define CAT_OSD 8
#define SUBCAT_OSD_IMPORT 801
struct config_category_t
{
int i_id;
const char *psz_name;
const char *psz_help;
};
typedef union
{
char *psz;
int64_t i;
float f;
} module_value_t;
struct module_config_t
{
char *psz_type; /* Configuration subtype */
char *psz_name; /* Option name */
char *psz_text; /* Short comment on the configuration option */
char *psz_longtext; /* Long comment on the configuration option */
module_value_t value; /* Option value */
module_value_t orig;
module_value_t min;
module_value_t max;
/* Values list */
char ** ppsz_list; /* List of possible values for the option */
int *pi_list; /* Idem for integers */
char **ppsz_list_text; /* Friendly names for list values */
int i_list; /* Options list size */
vlc_callback_t pf_update_list; /* Callback to initialize dropdown lists */
uint8_t i_type; /* Configuration type */
char i_short; /* Optional short option name */
/* Misc */
unsigned b_dirty:1; /* Dirty flag to indicate a config change */
unsigned b_advanced:1; /* Flag to indicate an advanced option */
unsigned b_internal:1; /* Flag to indicate option is not to be shown */
unsigned b_unsaveable:1; /* Config should not be saved */
unsigned b_safe:1; /* Safe to use in web plugins and playlists */
/* Actions list */
int i_action; /* actions list size */
vlc_callback_t *ppf_action; /* List of possible actions for a config */
char **ppsz_action_text; /* Friendly names for actions */
/* Deprecated */
bool b_removed;
};
/*****************************************************************************
* Prototypes - these methods are used to get, set or manipulate configuration
* data.
*****************************************************************************/
VLC_API int config_GetType(vlc_object_t *, const char *) VLC_USED;
VLC_API int64_t config_GetInt(vlc_object_t *, const char *) VLC_USED;
VLC_API void config_PutInt(vlc_object_t *, const char *, int64_t);
VLC_API float config_GetFloat(vlc_object_t *, const char *) VLC_USED;
VLC_API void config_PutFloat(vlc_object_t *, const char *, float);
VLC_API char * config_GetPsz(vlc_object_t *, const char *) VLC_USED VLC_MALLOC;
VLC_API void config_PutPsz(vlc_object_t *, const char *, const char *);
VLC_API int config_SaveConfigFile( vlc_object_t * );
#define config_SaveConfigFile(a) config_SaveConfigFile(VLC_OBJECT(a))
VLC_API void config_ResetAll( vlc_object_t * );
#define config_ResetAll(a) config_ResetAll(VLC_OBJECT(a))
VLC_API module_config_t * config_FindConfig( vlc_object_t *, const char * ) VLC_USED;
VLC_API char * config_GetDataDir( vlc_object_t * ) VLC_USED VLC_MALLOC;
#define config_GetDataDir(a) config_GetDataDir(VLC_OBJECT(a))
VLC_API const char * config_GetLibDir( void ) VLC_USED;
VLC_API const char * config_GetConfDir( void ) VLC_USED;
typedef enum vlc_userdir
{
VLC_HOME_DIR, /* User's home */
VLC_CONFIG_DIR, /* VLC-specific configuration directory */
VLC_DATA_DIR, /* VLC-specific data directory */
VLC_CACHE_DIR, /* VLC-specific user cached data directory */
/* Generic directories (same as XDG) */
VLC_DESKTOP_DIR=0x80,
VLC_DOWNLOAD_DIR,
VLC_TEMPLATES_DIR,
VLC_PUBLICSHARE_DIR,
VLC_DOCUMENTS_DIR,
VLC_MUSIC_DIR,
VLC_PICTURES_DIR,
VLC_VIDEOS_DIR,
} vlc_userdir_t;
VLC_API char * config_GetUserDir( vlc_userdir_t ) VLC_USED VLC_MALLOC;
VLC_API void config_AddIntf( vlc_object_t *, const char * );
VLC_API void config_RemoveIntf( vlc_object_t *, const char * );
VLC_API bool config_ExistIntf( vlc_object_t *, const char * ) VLC_USED;
#define config_GetType(a,b) config_GetType(VLC_OBJECT(a),b)
#define config_GetInt(a,b) config_GetInt(VLC_OBJECT(a),b)
#define config_PutInt(a,b,c) config_PutInt(VLC_OBJECT(a),b,c)
#define config_GetFloat(a,b) config_GetFloat(VLC_OBJECT(a),b)
#define config_PutFloat(a,b,c) config_PutFloat(VLC_OBJECT(a),b,c)
#define config_GetPsz(a,b) config_GetPsz(VLC_OBJECT(a),b)
#define config_PutPsz(a,b,c) config_PutPsz(VLC_OBJECT(a),b,c)
#define config_AddIntf(a,b) config_AddIntf(VLC_OBJECT(a),b)
#define config_RemoveIntf(a,b) config_RemoveIntf(VLC_OBJECT(a),b)
#define config_ExistIntf(a,b) config_ExistIntf(VLC_OBJECT(a),b)
/****************************************************************************
* config_chain_t:
****************************************************************************/
struct config_chain_t
{
config_chain_t *p_next; /**< Pointer on the next config_chain_t element */
char *psz_name; /**< Option name */
char *psz_value; /**< Option value */
};
/**
* This function will
* - create all options in the array ppsz_options (var_Create).
* - parse the given linked list of config_chain_t and set the value (var_Set).
*
* The option names will be created by adding the psz_prefix prefix.
*/
VLC_API void config_ChainParse( vlc_object_t *, const char *psz_prefix, const char *const *ppsz_options, config_chain_t * );
#define config_ChainParse( a, b, c, d ) config_ChainParse( VLC_OBJECT(a), b, c, d )
/**
* This function will parse a configuration string (psz_string) and
* - set the module name (*ppsz_name)
* - set all options for this module in a chained list (*pp_cfg)
* - returns a pointer on the next module if any.
*
* The string format is
* module{option=*,option=*}[:modulenext{option=*,...}]
*
* The options values are unescaped using config_StringUnescape.
*/
VLC_API char *config_ChainCreate( char **ppsz_name, config_chain_t **pp_cfg, const char *psz_string ) VLC_USED VLC_MALLOC;
/**
* This function will release a linked list of config_chain_t
* (Including the head)
*/
VLC_API void config_ChainDestroy( config_chain_t * );
/**
* This function will duplicate a linked list of config_chain_t
*/
VLC_API config_chain_t * config_ChainDuplicate( const config_chain_t * ) VLC_USED VLC_MALLOC;
/**
* This function will unescape a string in place and will return a pointer on
* the given string.
* No memory is allocated by it (unlike config_StringEscape).
* If NULL is given as parameter nothing will be done (NULL will be returned).
*
* The following sequences will be unescaped (only one time):
* \\ \' and \"
*/
VLC_API char * config_StringUnescape( char *psz_string );
/**
* This function will escape a string that can be unescaped by
* config_StringUnescape.
* The returned value is allocated by it. You have to free it once you
* do not need it anymore (unlike config_StringUnescape).
* If NULL is given as parameter nothing will be done (NULL will be returned).
*
* The escaped characters are ' " and \
*/
VLC_API char * config_StringEscape( const char *psz_string ) VLC_USED VLC_MALLOC;
# ifdef __cplusplus
}
# endif
#endif /* _VLC_CONFIGURATION_H */
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