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#ifndef MP4V2_FILE_H
#define MP4V2_FILE_H
/**************************************************************************//**
*
* @defgroup mp4_file MP4v2 File I/O
* @{
*
*****************************************************************************/
/** Bit: enable 64-bit data-atoms. */
#define MP4_CREATE_64BIT_DATA 0x01
/** Bit: enable 64-bit time-atoms. @note Incompatible with QuickTime. */
#define MP4_CREATE_64BIT_TIME 0x02
/** Bit: do not recompute avg/max bitrates on file close. @note See http://code.google.com/p/mp4v2/issues/detail?id=66 */
#define MP4_CLOSE_DO_NOT_COMPUTE_BITRATE 0x01
/** Enumeration of file modes for custom file provider. */
typedef enum MP4FileMode_e
{
FILEMODE_UNDEFINED, /**< undefined */
FILEMODE_READ, /**< file may be read */
FILEMODE_MODIFY, /**< file may be read/written */
FILEMODE_CREATE /**< file will be created/truncated for read/write */
} MP4FileMode;
/** Structure of functions implementing custom file provider.
*
* Except for <b>open</b>, all the functions must return a true value
* to indicate failure or false on success. The open function must return
* a pointer or handle which represents the open file, otherwise NULL.
*
* maxChunkSize is a hint suggesting what the max size of data should be read
* as in underlying read/write operations. A value of 0 indicates there is no hint.
*/
typedef struct MP4FileProvider_s
{
void* ( *open )( const char* name, MP4FileMode mode );
int ( *seek )( void* handle, int64_t pos );
int ( *read )( void* handle, void* buffer, int64_t size, int64_t* nin, int64_t maxChunkSize );
int ( *write )( void* handle, const void* buffer, int64_t size, int64_t* nout, int64_t maxChunkSize );
int ( *close )( void* handle );
int ( *getSize )( void* handle, int64_t* nout );
} MP4FileProvider;
/** Close an mp4 file.
* MP4Close closes a previously opened mp4 file. If the file was opened
* writable with MP4Create() or MP4Modify(), then MP4Close() will write
* out all pending information to disk.
*
* @param hFile handle of file to close.
* @param flags bitmask that allows the user to set extra options for the
* close commands. Valid options include:
* @li #MP4_CLOSE_DO_NOT_COMPUTE_BITRATE
*/
MP4V2_EXPORT
void MP4Close(
MP4FileHandle hFile,
uint32_t flags DEFAULT(0) );
/** Create a new mp4 file.
*
* MP4Create is the first call that should be used when you want to create
* a new, empty mp4 file. It is equivalent to opening a file for writing,
* but also involved with creation of necessary mp4 framework structures.
* ie. invoking MP4Create() followed by MP4Close() will result in a file
* with a non-zero size.
*
* @param fileName pathname of the file to be created.
* On Windows, this should be a UTF-8 encoded string.
* On other platforms, it should be an 8-bit encoding that is
* appropriate for the platform, locale, file system, etc.
* (prefer to use UTF-8 when possible).
* @param flags bitmask that allows the user to set 64-bit values for
* data or time atoms. Valid bits may be any combination of:
* @li #MP4_CREATE_64BIT_DATA
* @li #MP4_CREATE_64BIT_TIME
*
* @return On success a handle of the newly created file for use in
* subsequent calls to the library.
* On error, #MP4_INVALID_FILE_HANDLE.
*/
MP4V2_EXPORT
MP4FileHandle MP4Create(
const char* fileName,
uint32_t flags DEFAULT(0) );
/** Create a new mp4 file with extended options.
*
* MP4CreateEx is an extended version of MP4Create().
*
* @param fileName pathname of the file to be created.
* On Windows, this should be a UTF-8 encoded string.
* On other platforms, it should be an 8-bit encoding that is
* appropriate for the platform, locale, file system, etc.
* (prefer to use UTF-8 when possible).
* @param flags bitmask that allows the user to set 64-bit values for
* data or time atoms. Valid bits may be any combination of:
* @li #MP4_CREATE_64BIT_DATA
* @li #MP4_CREATE_64BIT_TIME
* @param add_ftyp if true an <b>ftyp</b> atom is automatically created.
* @param add_iods if true an <b>iods</b> atom is automatically created.
* @param majorBrand <b>ftyp</b> brand identifier.
* @param minorVersion <b>ftyp</b> informative integer for the minor version
* of the major brand.
* @param compatibleBrands <b>ftyp</b> list of compatible brands.
* @param compatibleBrandsCount is the count of items specified in
* compatibleBrands.
*
* @return On success a handle of the newly created file for use in
* subsequent calls to the library.
* On error, #MP4_INVALID_FILE_HANDLE.
*/
MP4V2_EXPORT
MP4FileHandle MP4CreateEx(
const char* fileName,
uint32_t flags DEFAULT(0),
int add_ftyp DEFAULT(1),
int add_iods DEFAULT(1),
char* majorBrand DEFAULT(0),
uint32_t minorVersion DEFAULT(0),
char** compatibleBrands DEFAULT(0),
uint32_t compatibleBrandsCount DEFAULT(0) );
/** Create a new mp4 file.
*
* MP4CreateProvider is the first call that should be used when you want to
* create a new, empty mp4 file. It is equivalent to opening a file for
* writing, but also involved with creation of necessary mp4 framework
* structures. ie. invoking MP4CreateProvider() followed by MP4Close() will
* result in a file with a non-zero size.
*
* @param fileName pathname of the file to be created.
* On Windows, this should be a UTF-8 encoded string.
* On other platforms, it should be an 8-bit encoding that is
* appropriate for the platform, locale, file system, etc.
* (prefer to use UTF-8 when possible).
* @param flags bitmask that allows the user to set 64-bit values for
* data or time atoms. Valid bits may be any combination of:
* @li #MP4_CREATE_64BIT_DATA
* @li #MP4_CREATE_64BIT_TIME
* @param fileProvider custom implementation of file I/O operations.
* All functions in structure must be implemented.
* The structure is immediately copied internally.
*
* @return On success a handle of the newly created file for use in
* subsequent calls to the library.
* On error, #MP4_INVALID_FILE_HANDLE.
*/
MP4V2_EXPORT
MP4FileHandle MP4CreateProvider(
const char* fileName,
uint32_t flags DEFAULT(0),
const MP4FileProvider* fileProvider DEFAULT(NULL) );
/** Create a new mp4 file with extended options.
*
* MP4CreateProviderEx is an extended version of MP4CreateProvider().
*
* @param fileName pathname of the file to be created.
* On Windows, this should be a UTF-8 encoded string.
* On other platforms, it should be an 8-bit encoding that is
* appropriate for the platform, locale, file system, etc.
* (prefer to use UTF-8 when possible).
* @param flags bitmask that allows the user to set 64-bit values for
* data or time atoms. Valid bits may be any combination of:
* @li #MP4_CREATE_64BIT_DATA
* @li #MP4_CREATE_64BIT_TIME
* @param fileProvider custom implementation of file I/O operations.
* All functions in structure must be implemented.
* The structure is immediately copied internally.
* @param add_ftyp if true an <b>ftyp</b> atom is automatically created.
* @param add_iods if true an <b>iods</b> atom is automatically created.
* @param majorBrand <b>ftyp</b> brand identifier.
* @param minorVersion <b>ftyp</b> informative integer for the minor version
* of the major brand.
* @param compatibleBrands <b>ftyp</b> list of compatible brands.
* @param compatibleBrandsCount is the count of items specified in
* compatibleBrands.
*
* @return On success a handle of the newly created file for use in
* subsequent calls to the library.
* On error, #MP4_INVALID_FILE_HANDLE.
*/
MP4V2_EXPORT
MP4FileHandle MP4CreateProviderEx(
const char* fileName,
uint32_t flags DEFAULT(0),
const MP4FileProvider* fileProvider DEFAULT(NULL),
int add_ftyp DEFAULT(1),
int add_iods DEFAULT(1),
char* majorBrand DEFAULT(0),
uint32_t minorVersion DEFAULT(0),
char** compatibleBrands DEFAULT(0),
uint32_t compatibleBrandsCount DEFAULT(0) );
/** Dump mp4 file contents as ASCII either to stdout or the
* log callback (@p see MP4SetLogCallback)
*
* Dump is an invaluable debugging tool in that in can reveal all the details
* of the mp4 control structures. However, the output will not make much sense
* until you familiarize yourself with the mp4 specification (or the Quicktime
* File Format specification).
*
* Note that MP4Dump() will not print the individual values of control tables,
* such as the size of each sample, unless the current log level is at least
* #MP4_LOG_VERBOSE2. @p see MP4LogSetLevel() for how to set this.
*
* @param hFile handle of file to dump.
* @param dumpImplicits prints properties which would not actually be
* written to the mp4 file, but still exist in mp4 control structures.
* ie. they are implicit given the current values of other controlling
* properties.
*
* @return <b>true</b> on success, <b>false</b> on failure.
*/
MP4V2_EXPORT
bool MP4Dump(
MP4FileHandle hFile,
bool dumpImplicits DEFAULT(0) );
/** Return a textual summary of an mp4 file.
*
* MP4FileInfo provides a string that contains a textual summary of the
* contents of an mp4 file. This includes the track id's, the track type,
* and track specific information. For example, for a video track, media
* encoding, image size, frame rate, and bitrate are summarized.
*
* Note that the returned string is malloc'ed, so it is the caller's
* responsibility to free() the string. Also note that the returned string
* contains newlines and tabs which may or may not be desirable.
*
* The following is an example of the output of MP4Info():
@verbatim
Track Type Info
1 video MPEG-4 Simple @ L3, 119.625 secs, 1008 kbps, 352x288 @ 24.00 fps
2 audio MPEG-4, 119.327 secs, 128 kbps, 44100 Hz
3 hint Payload MP4V-ES for track 1
4 hint Payload mpeg4-generic for track 2
5 od Object Descriptors
6 scene BIFS
@endverbatim
*
* @param fileName pathname to mp4 file to summarize.
* On Windows, this should be a UTF-8 encoded string.
* On other platforms, it should be an 8-bit encoding that is
* appropriate for the platform, locale, file system, etc.
* (prefer to use UTF-8 when possible).
* @param trackId specifies track to summarize. If the value is
* #MP4_INVALID_TRACK_ID, the summary info is created for all
* tracks in the file.
*
* @return On success a malloc'd string containing summary information.
* On failure, <b>NULL</b>.
*
* @see MP4Info().
*/
MP4V2_EXPORT
char* MP4FileInfo(
const char* fileName,
MP4TrackId trackId DEFAULT(MP4_INVALID_TRACK_ID) );
/** Accessor for the filename associated with a file handle
*
* @param hFile a file handle
*
* @return the NUL-terminated, UTF-8 encoded filename
* associated with @p hFile
*/
MP4V2_EXPORT
const char* MP4GetFilename(
MP4FileHandle hFile );
/** Return a textual summary of an mp4 file.
*
* MP4FileInfo provides a string that contains a textual summary of the
* contents of an mp4 file. This includes the track id's, the track type,
* and track specific information. For example, for a video track, media
* encoding, image size, frame rate, and bitrate are summarized.
*
* Note that the returned string is malloc'ed, so it is the caller's
* responsibility to free() the string. Also note that the returned string
* contains newlines and tabs which may or may not be desirable.
*
* The following is an example of the output of MP4Info():
@verbatim
Track Type Info
1 video MPEG-4 Simple @ L3, 119.625 secs, 1008 kbps, 352x288 @ 24.00 fps
2 audio MPEG-4, 119.327 secs, 128 kbps, 44100 Hz
3 hint Payload MP4V-ES for track 1
4 hint Payload mpeg4-generic for track 2
5 od Object Descriptors
6 scene BIFS
@endverbatim
*
* @param hFile handle of file to summarize.
* @param trackId specifies track to summarize. If the value is
* #MP4_INVALID_TRACK_ID, the summary info is created for all
* tracks in the file.
*
* @return On success a malloc'd string containing summary information.
* On failure, <b>NULL</b>.
*
* @see MP4FileInfo().
*/
MP4V2_EXPORT
char* MP4Info(
MP4FileHandle hFile,
MP4TrackId trackId DEFAULT(MP4_INVALID_TRACK_ID) );
/** Modify an existing mp4 file.
*
* MP4Modify is the first call that should be used when you want to modify
* an existing mp4 file. It is roughly equivalent to opening a file in
* read/write mode.
*
* Since modifications to an existing mp4 file can result in a sub-optimal
* file layout, you may want to use MP4Optimize() after you have modified
* and closed the mp4 file.
*
* @param fileName pathname of the file to be modified.
* On Windows, this should be a UTF-8 encoded string.
* On other platforms, it should be an 8-bit encoding that is
* appropriate for the platform, locale, file system, etc.
* (prefer to use UTF-8 when possible).
* @param flags currently ignored.
*
* @return On success a handle of the target file for use in subsequent calls
* to the library.
* On error, #MP4_INVALID_FILE_HANDLE.
*/
MP4V2_EXPORT
MP4FileHandle MP4Modify(
const char* fileName,
uint32_t flags DEFAULT(0) );
/** Optimize the layout of an mp4 file.
*
* MP4Optimize reads an existing mp4 file and writes a new version of the
* file with the two important changes:
*
* First, the mp4 control information is moved to the beginning of the file.
* (Frequenty it is at the end of the file due to it being constantly
* modified as track samples are added to an mp4 file). This optimization
* is useful in that in allows the mp4 file to be HTTP streamed.
*
* Second, the track samples are interleaved so that the samples for a
* particular instant in time are colocated within the file. This
* eliminates disk seeks during playback of the file which results in
* better performance.
*
* There are also two important side effects of MP4Optimize():
*
* First, any free blocks within the mp4 file are eliminated.
*
* Second, as a side effect of the sample interleaving process any media
* data chunks that are not actually referenced by the mp4 control
* structures are deleted. This is useful if you have called MP4DeleteTrack()
* which only deletes the control information for a track, and not the
* actual media data.
*
* @param fileName pathname of (existing) file to be optimized.
* On Windows, this should be a UTF-8 encoded string.
* On other platforms, it should be an 8-bit encoding that is
* appropriate for the platform, locale, file system, etc.
* (prefer to use UTF-8 when possible).
* @param newFileName pathname of the new optimized file.
* On Windows, this should be a UTF-8 encoded string.
* On other platforms, it should be an 8-bit encoding that is
* appropriate for the platform, locale, file system, etc.
* (prefer to use UTF-8 when possible).
* If NULL a temporary file in the same directory as the
* <b>fileName</b> will be used and <b>fileName</b>
* will be over-written upon successful completion.
*
* @return <b>true</b> on success, <b>false</b> on failure.
*/
MP4V2_EXPORT
bool MP4Optimize(
const char* fileName,
const char* newFileName DEFAULT(NULL) );
/** Read an existing mp4 file.
*
* MP4Read is the first call that should be used when you want to just
* read an existing mp4 file. It is equivalent to opening a file for
* reading, but in addition the mp4 file is parsed and the control
* information is loaded into memory. Note that actual track samples are not
* read into memory until MP4ReadSample() is called.
*
* @param fileName pathname of the file to be read.
* On Windows, this should be a UTF-8 encoded string.
* On other platforms, it should be an 8-bit encoding that is
* appropriate for the platform, locale, file system, etc.
* (prefer to use UTF-8 when possible).
(
* @return On success a handle of the file for use in subsequent calls to
* the library.
* On error, #MP4_INVALID_FILE_HANDLE.
*/
MP4V2_EXPORT
MP4FileHandle MP4Read(
const char* fileName );
/** Read an existing mp4 file.
*
* MP4ReadProvider is the first call that should be used when you want to just
* read an existing mp4 file. It is equivalent to opening a file for
* reading, but in addition the mp4 file is parsed and the control
* information is loaded into memory. Note that actual track samples are not
* read into memory until MP4ReadSample() is called.
*
* @param fileName pathname of the file to be read.
* On Windows, this should be a UTF-8 encoded string.
* On other platforms, it should be an 8-bit encoding that is
* appropriate for the platform, locale, file system, etc.
* (prefer to use UTF-8 when possible).
* @param fileProvider custom implementation of file I/O operations.
* All functions in structure must be implemented.
* The structure is immediately copied internally.
*
* @return On success a handle of the file for use in subsequent calls to
* the library.
* On error, #MP4_INVALID_FILE_HANDLE.
*/
MP4V2_EXPORT
MP4FileHandle MP4ReadProvider(
const char* fileName,
const MP4FileProvider* fileProvider DEFAULT(NULL) );
/** @} ***********************************************************************/
#endif /* MP4V2_FILE_H */