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1 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
2 // Name: filesys.h
3 // Purpose: interface of wxFileSystem, wxFileSystemHandler, wxFSFile
4 // Author: wxWidgets team
5 // RCS-ID: $Id$
6 // Licence: wxWindows license
7 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
8
9
10 /**
11 Open Bit Flags
12 */
13 enum wxFileSystemOpenFlags
14 {
15 wxFS_READ = 1, /**< Open for reading */
16 wxFS_SEEKABLE = 4 /**< Returned stream will be seekable */
17 };
18
19
20 /**
21 @class wxFileSystem
22
23 This class provides an interface for opening files on different file systems.
24 It can handle absolute and/or local filenames.
25
26 It uses a system of handlers (see wxFileSystemHandler) to provide access to
27 user-defined virtual file systems.
28
29 @library{wxbase}
30 @category{vfs}
31
32 @see wxFileSystemHandler, wxFSFile, @ref overview_fs
33 */
34 class wxFileSystem : public wxObject
35 {
36 public:
37 /**
38 Constructor.
39 */
40 wxFileSystem();
41
42 /**
43 This static function adds new handler into the list of handlers
44 (see wxFileSystemHandler) which provide access to virtual FS.
45
46 Note that if two handlers for the same protocol are added, the last
47 added one takes precedence.
48
49 @note You can call:
50 @code
51 wxFileSystem::AddHandler(new My_FS_Handler);
52 @endcode
53 This is because (a) AddHandler is a static method, and (b) the
54 handlers are deleted in wxFileSystem's destructor so that you
55 don't have to care about it.
56 */
57 static void AddHandler(wxFileSystemHandler handler);
58
59 /**
60 Sets the current location. @a location parameter passed to OpenFile() is
61 relative to this path.
62
63 @remarks Unless @a is_dir is @true the @a location parameter is not the
64 directory name but the name of the file in this directory.
65
66 All these commands change the path to "dir/subdir/":
67
68 @code
69 ChangePathTo("dir/subdir/xh.htm");
70 ChangePathTo("dir/subdir", true);
71 ChangePathTo("dir/subdir/", true);
72 @endcode
73
74 Example:
75 @code
76 f = fs->OpenFile("hello.htm"); // opens file 'hello.htm'
77 fs->ChangePathTo("subdir/folder", true);
78 f = fs->OpenFile("hello.htm"); // opens file 'subdir/folder/hello.htm' !!
79 @endcode
80
81 @param location
82 the new location. Its meaning depends on the value of is_dir
83 @param is_dir
84 if @true location is new directory.
85 If @false (the default) location is file in the new directory.
86 */
87 void ChangePathTo(const wxString& location, bool is_dir = false);
88
89 /**
90 Converts a wxFileName into an URL.
91
92 @see URLToFileName(), wxFileName
93 */
94 static wxString FileNameToURL(const wxFileName& filename);
95
96 /**
97 Looks for the file with the given name @a file in a colon or semi-colon
98 (depending on the current platform) separated list of directories in @a path.
99
100 If the file is found in any directory, returns @true and the full path
101 of the file in @a str, otherwise returns @false and doesn't modify @a str.
102
103 @param str
104 Receives the full path of the file, must not be @NULL
105 @param path
106 wxPATH_SEP-separated list of directories
107 @param file
108 the name of the file to look for
109 */
110 bool FindFileInPath(wxString str, const wxString& path,
111 const wxString& file);
112
113 /**
114 Works like ::wxFindFirstFile().
115
116 Returns the name of the first filename (within filesystem's current path)
117 that matches @a wildcard.
118
119 @param wildcard
120 The wildcard that the filename must match
121 @param flags
122 One of wxFILE (only files), wxDIR (only directories) or 0 (both).
123 */
124 wxString FindFirst(const wxString& wildcard, int flags = 0);
125
126 /**
127 Returns the next filename that matches the parameters passed to FindFirst().
128 */
129 wxString FindNext();
130
131 /**
132 Returns the actual path (set by wxFileSystem::ChangePathTo).
133 */
134 wxString GetPath() const;
135
136 /**
137 This static function returns @true if there is a registered handler which can
138 open the given location.
139 */
140 static bool HasHandlerForPath(const wxString& location);
141
142 /**
143 Opens the file and returns a pointer to a wxFSFile object or @NULL if failed.
144
145 It first tries to open the file in relative scope (based on value passed to
146 ChangePathTo() method) and then as an absolute path.
147
148 Note that the user is responsible for deleting the returned wxFSFile.
149 @a flags can be one or more of the ::wxFileSystemOpenFlags values
150 combined together.
151
152 A stream opened with just the default @e wxFS_READ flag may
153 or may not be seekable depending on the underlying source.
154
155 Passing @e "wxFS_READ | wxFS_SEEKABLE" for @a flags will back
156 a stream that is not natively seekable with memory or a file
157 and return a stream that is always seekable.
158 */
159 wxFSFile* OpenFile(const wxString& location,
160 int flags = wxFS_READ);
161
162 /**
163 Converts URL into a well-formed filename.
164 The URL must use the @c file protocol.
165 */
166 static wxFileName URLToFileName(const wxString& url);
167 };
168
169
170
171 /**
172 @class wxFSFile
173
174 This class represents a single file opened by wxFileSystem.
175 It provides more information than wxWindow's input stream
176 (stream, filename, mime type, anchor).
177
178 @note Any pointer returned by a method of wxFSFile is valid only as long as
179 the wxFSFile object exists. For example a call to GetStream()
180 doesn't @e create the stream but only returns the pointer to it.
181 In other words after 10 calls to GetStream() you will have obtained
182 ten identical pointers.
183
184 @library{wxbase}
185 @category{vfs}
186
187 @see wxFileSystemHandler, wxFileSystem, @ref overview_fs
188 */
189 class wxFSFile : public wxObject
190 {
191 public:
192 /**
193 Constructor. You probably won't use it. See the Note for details.
194
195 It is seldom used by the application programmer but you will need it if
196 you are writing your own virtual FS. For example you may need something
197 similar to wxMemoryInputStream, but because wxMemoryInputStream doesn't
198 free the memory when destroyed and thus passing a memory stream pointer
199 into wxFSFile constructor would lead to memory leaks, you can write your
200 own class derived from wxFSFile:
201
202 @code
203 class wxMyFSFile : public wxFSFile
204 {
205 private:
206 void *m_Mem;
207 public:
208 wxMyFSFile(.....)
209 ~wxMyFSFile() {free(m_Mem);}
210 // of course dtor is virtual ;-)
211 };
212 @endcode
213
214 If you are not sure of the meaning of these params, see the description
215 of the GetXXXX() functions.
216
217 @param stream
218 The input stream that will be used to access data
219 @param location
220 The full location (aka filename) of the file
221 @param mimetype
222 MIME type of this file. It may be left empty, in which
223 case the type will be determined from file's extension (location must
224 not be empty in this case).
225 @param anchor
226 Anchor. See GetAnchor() for details.
227 @param modif
228 Modification date and time for this file.
229 */
230 wxFSFile(wxInputStream stream,
231 const wxString& location,
232 const wxString& mimetype,
233 const wxString& anchor,
234 wxDateTime modif);
235
236 /**
237 Detaches the stream from the wxFSFile object. That is, the
238 stream obtained with GetStream() will continue its existance
239 after the wxFSFile object is deleted.
240
241 You will have to delete the stream yourself.
242 */
243 void DetachStream();
244
245 /**
246 Returns anchor (if present). The term of @b anchor can be easily
247 explained using few examples:
248
249 @verbatim
250 index.htm#anchor // 'anchor' is anchor
251 index/wx001.htm // NO anchor here!
252 archive/main.zip#zip:index.htm#global // 'global'
253 archive/main.zip#zip:index.htm // NO anchor here!
254 @endverbatim
255
256 Usually an anchor is presented only if the MIME type is 'text/html'.
257 But it may have some meaning with other files; for example myanim.avi#200
258 may refer to position in animation or reality.wrl#MyView may refer
259 to a predefined view in VRML.
260 */
261 const wxString& GetAnchor() const;
262
263 /**
264 Returns full location of the file, including path and protocol.
265
266 Examples:
267 @verbatim
268 http://www.wxwidgets.org
269 http://www.ms.mff.cuni.cz/~vsla8348/wxhtml/archive.zip#zip:info.txt
270 file:/home/vasek/index.htm
271 relative-file.htm
272 @endverbatim
273 */
274 const wxString& GetLocation() const;
275
276 /**
277 Returns the MIME type of the content of this file.
278
279 It is either extension-based (see wxMimeTypesManager) or extracted from
280 HTTP protocol Content-Type header.
281 */
282 const wxString& GetMimeType() const;
283
284 /**
285 Returns time when this file was modified.
286 */
287 wxDateTime GetModificationTime() const;
288
289 /**
290 Returns pointer to the stream.
291
292 You can use the returned stream to directly access data.
293 You may suppose that the stream provide Seek and GetSize functionality
294 (even in the case of the HTTP protocol which doesn't provide
295 this by default. wxHtml uses local cache to work around
296 this and to speed up the connection).
297 */
298 wxInputStream* GetStream() const;
299 };
300
301
302
303 /**
304 @class wxFileSystemHandler
305
306 Classes derived from wxFileSystemHandler are used to access virtual file systems.
307
308 Its public interface consists of two methods: wxFileSystemHandler::CanOpen
309 and wxFileSystemHandler::OpenFile.
310
311 It provides additional protected methods to simplify the process
312 of opening the file: GetProtocol(), GetLeftLocation(), GetRightLocation(),
313 GetAnchor(), GetMimeTypeFromExt().
314
315 Please have a look at overview (see wxFileSystem) if you don't know how locations
316 are constructed.
317
318 Also consult the @ref overview_fs_wxhtmlfs "list of available handlers".
319
320 Note that the handlers are shared by all instances of wxFileSystem.
321
322 @remarks
323 wxHTML library provides handlers for local files and HTTP or FTP protocol.
324
325 @note
326 The location parameter passed to OpenFile() or CanOpen() methods is always an
327 absolute path. You don't need to check the FS's current path.
328
329 @beginWxPerlOnly
330 In wxPerl, you need to derive your file system handler class
331 from Wx::PlFileSystemHandler.
332 @endWxPerlOnly
333
334 @library{wxbase}
335 @category{vfs}
336
337 @see wxFileSystem, wxFSFile, @ref overview_fs
338 */
339 class wxFileSystemHandler : public wxObject
340 {
341 public:
342 /**
343 Constructor.
344 */
345 wxFileSystemHandler();
346
347 /**
348 Returns @true if the handler is able to open this file. This function doesn't
349 check whether the file exists or not, it only checks if it knows the protocol.
350 Example:
351
352 @code
353 bool MyHand::CanOpen(const wxString& location)
354 {
355 return (GetProtocol(location) == "http");
356 }
357 @endcode
358
359 Must be overridden in derived handlers.
360 */
361 virtual bool CanOpen(const wxString& location);
362
363 /**
364 Works like ::wxFindFirstFile().
365
366 Returns the name of the first filename (within filesystem's current path)
367 that matches @e wildcard. @a flags may be one of wxFILE (only files),
368 wxDIR (only directories) or 0 (both).
369
370 This method is only called if CanOpen() returns @true.
371 */
372 virtual wxString FindFirst(const wxString& wildcard,
373 int flags = 0);
374
375 /**
376 Returns next filename that matches parameters passed to wxFileSystem::FindFirst.
377
378 This method is only called if CanOpen() returns @true and FindFirst()
379 returned a non-empty string.
380 */
381 virtual wxString FindNext();
382
383 /**
384 Returns the anchor if present in the location.
385 See wxFSFile::GetAnchor for details.
386
387 Example:
388 @code
389 GetAnchor("index.htm#chapter2") == "chapter2"
390 @endcode
391
392 @note the anchor is NOT part of the left location.
393 */
394 static wxString GetAnchor(const wxString& location);
395
396 /**
397 Returns the left location string extracted from @e location.
398
399 Example:
400 @code
401 GetLeftLocation("file:myzipfile.zip#zip:index.htm") == "file:myzipfile.zip"
402 @endcode
403 */
404 static wxString GetLeftLocation(const wxString& location);
405
406 /**
407 Returns the MIME type based on @b extension of @a location.
408 (While wxFSFile::GetMimeType() returns real MIME type - either
409 extension-based or queried from HTTP.)
410
411 Example:
412 @code
413 GetMimeTypeFromExt("index.htm") == "text/html"
414 @endcode
415 */
416 static wxString GetMimeTypeFromExt(const wxString& location);
417
418 /**
419 Returns the protocol string extracted from @a location.
420
421 Example:
422 @code
423 GetProtocol("file:myzipfile.zip#zip:index.htm") == "zip"
424 @endcode
425 */
426 static wxString GetProtocol(const wxString& location);
427
428 /**
429 Returns the right location string extracted from @a location.
430
431 Example:
432 @code
433 GetRightLocation("file:myzipfile.zip#zip:index.htm") == "index.htm"
434 @endcode
435 */
436 static wxString GetRightLocation(const wxString& location);
437
438 /**
439 Opens the file and returns wxFSFile pointer or @NULL if failed.
440 Must be overridden in derived handlers.
441
442 @param fs
443 Parent FS (the FS from that OpenFile was called).
444 See the ZIP handler for details of how to use it.
445 @param location
446 The absolute location of file.
447 */
448 virtual wxFSFile* OpenFile(wxFileSystem& fs,
449 const wxString& location);
450 };
451