Clementine-audio-player-Mac-Linux-Windows/3rdparty/taglib/fileref.h

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#ifndef TAGLIB_FILEREF_H
#define TAGLIB_FILEREF_H

#include "tfile.h"
#include "tstringlist.h"

#include "taglib_export.h"
#include "audioproperties.h"

namespace TagLib {

  class Tag;

  //! This class provides a simple abstraction for creating and handling files

  /*!
   * FileRef exists to provide a minimal, generic and value-based wrapper around
   * a File.  It is lightweight and implicitly shared, and as such suitable for
   * pass-by-value use.  This hides some of the uglier details of TagLib::File
   * and the non-generic portions of the concrete file implementations.
   *
   * This class is useful in a "simple usage" situation where it is desirable
   * to be able to get and set some of the tag information that is similar
   * across file types.
   *
   * Also note that it is probably a good idea to plug this into your mime
   * type system rather than using the constructor that accepts a file name using
   * the FileTypeResolver.
   *
   * \see FileTypeResolver
   * \see addFileTypeResolver()
   */

  class TAGLIB_EXPORT FileRef
  {
  public:

  //! A class for pluggable file type resolution.

  /*!
   * This class is used to add extend TagLib's very basic file name based file
   * type resolution.
   *
   * This can be accomplished with:
   *
   * \code
   *
   * class MyFileTypeResolver : FileTypeResolver
   * {
   *   TagLib::File *createFile(TagLib::FileName *fileName, bool, AudioProperties::ReadStyle)
   *   {
   *     if(someCheckForAnMP3File(fileName))
   *       return new TagLib::MPEG::File(fileName);
   *     return 0;
   *   }
   * }
   *
   * FileRef::addFileTypeResolver(new MyFileTypeResolver);
   *
   * \endcode
   *
   * Naturally a less contrived example would be slightly more complex.  This
   * can be used to plug in mime-type detection systems or to add new file types
   * to TagLib.
   */

    class TAGLIB_EXPORT FileTypeResolver
    {
      TAGLIB_IGNORE_MISSING_DESTRUCTOR
    public:
      /*!
       * This method must be overridden to provide an additional file type
       * resolver.  If the resolver is able to determine the file type it should
       * return a valid File object; if not it should return 0.
       *
       * \note The created file is then owned by the FileRef and should not be
       * deleted.  Deletion will happen automatically when the FileRef passes
       * out of scope.
       */
      virtual File *createFile(FileName fileName,
                               bool readAudioProperties = true,
                               AudioProperties::ReadStyle
                               audioPropertiesStyle = AudioProperties::Average) const = 0;
    };

    /*!
     * Creates a null FileRef.
     */
    FileRef();

    /*!
     * Create a FileRef from \a fileName.  If \a readAudioProperties is true then
     * the audio properties will be read using \a audioPropertiesStyle.  If
     * \a readAudioProperties is false then \a audioPropertiesStyle will be
     * ignored.
     *
     * Also see the note in the class documentation about why you may not want to
     * use this method in your application.
     */
    explicit FileRef(FileName fileName,
                     bool readAudioProperties = true,
                     AudioProperties::ReadStyle
                     audioPropertiesStyle = AudioProperties::Average);

    /*!
     * Contruct a FileRef using \a file.  The FileRef now takes ownership of the
     * pointer and will delete the File when it passes out of scope.
     */
    explicit FileRef(File *file);

    /*!
     * Make a copy of \a ref.
     */
    FileRef(const FileRef &ref);

    /*!
     * Destroys this FileRef instance.
     */
    virtual ~FileRef();

    /*!
     * Returns a pointer to represented file's tag.
     *
     * \warning This pointer will become invalid when this FileRef and all
     * copies pass out of scope.
     *
     * \warning Do not cast it to any subclasses of \class Tag.
     * Use tag returning methods of appropriate subclasses of \class File instead.
     *
     * \see File::tag()
     */
    Tag *tag() const;

    /*!
     * Returns the audio properties for this FileRef.  If no audio properties
     * were read then this will returns a null pointer.
     */
    AudioProperties *audioProperties() const;

    /*!
     * Returns a pointer to the file represented by this handler class.
     *
     * As a general rule this call should be avoided since if you need to work
     * with file objects directly, you are probably better served instantiating
     * the File subclasses (i.e. MPEG::File) manually and working with their APIs.
     *
     * This <i>handle</i> exists to provide a minimal, generic and value-based
     * wrapper around a File.  Accessing the file directly generally indicates
     * a moving away from this simplicity (and into things beyond the scope of
     * FileRef).
     *
     * \warning This pointer will become invalid when this FileRef and all
     * copies pass out of scope.
     */
    File *file() const;

    /*!
     * Saves the file.  Returns true on success.
     */
    bool save();

    /*!
     * Adds a FileTypeResolver to the list of those used by TagLib.  Each
     * additional FileTypeResolver is added to the front of a list of resolvers
     * that are tried.  If the FileTypeResolver returns zero the next resolver
     * is tried.
     *
     * Returns a pointer to the added resolver (the same one that's passed in --
     * this is mostly so that static inialializers have something to use for
     * assignment).
     *
     * \see FileTypeResolver
     */
    static const FileTypeResolver *addFileTypeResolver(const FileTypeResolver *resolver);

    /*!
     * As is mentioned elsewhere in this class's documentation, the default file
     * type resolution code provided by TagLib only works by comparing file
     * extensions.
     *
     * This method returns the list of file extensions that are used by default.
     *
     * The extensions are all returned in lowercase, though the comparison used
     * by TagLib for resolution is case-insensitive.
     *
     * \note This does not account for any additional file type resolvers that
     * are plugged in.  Also note that this is not intended to replace a propper
     * mime-type resolution system, but is just here for reference.
     *
     * \see FileTypeResolver
     */
    static StringList defaultFileExtensions();

    /*!
     * Returns true if the file (and as such other pointers) are null.
     */
    bool isNull() const;

    /*!
     * Assign the file pointed to by \a ref to this FileRef.
     */
    FileRef &operator=(const FileRef &ref);

    /*!
     * Returns true if this FileRef and \a ref point to the same File object.
     */
    bool operator==(const FileRef &ref) const;

    /*!
     * Returns true if this FileRef and \a ref do not point to the same File
     * object.
     */
    bool operator!=(const FileRef &ref) const;

    /*!
     * A simple implementation of file type guessing.  If \a readAudioProperties
     * is true then the audio properties will be read using
     * \a audioPropertiesStyle.  If \a readAudioProperties is false then
     * \a audioPropertiesStyle will be ignored.
     *
     * \note You generally shouldn't use this method, but instead the constructor
     * directly.
     *
     * \deprecated
     */
    static File *create(FileName fileName,
                        bool readAudioProperties = true,
                        AudioProperties::ReadStyle audioPropertiesStyle = AudioProperties::Average);


  private:
    class FileRefPrivate;
    FileRefPrivate *d;
  };

} // namespace TagLib

#endif