gdk-pixbuf-Module-Interface {RGtk2} | R Documentation

## Module Interface

### Description

Extending

### Methods and Functions

`gdkPixbufSetOption(object, key, value)`
`gdkPixbufGetFormats()`
`gdkPixbufFormatGetName(object)`
`gdkPixbufFormatGetDescription(object)`
`gdkPixbufFormatGetMimeTypes(object)`
`gdkPixbufFormatGetExtensions(object)`
`gdkPixbufFormatIsWritable(object)`
`gdkPixbufFormatIsScalable(object)`
`gdkPixbufFormatIsDisabled(object)`
`gdkPixbufFormatSetDisabled(object, disabled)`
`gdkPixbufFormatGetLicense(object)`

### Detailed Description

If `gdk-pixbuf` has been compiled with GModule support, it can be extended by modules which can load (and perhaps also save) new image and animation formats. Each loadable module must export a `GdkPixbufModuleFillInfoFunc` function named `fillInfo` and a `GdkPixbufModuleFillVtableFunc` function named `fillVtable`.

In order to make format-checking work before actually loading the modules (which may require dlopening image libraries), modules export their signatures (and other information) via the `fillInfo` function. An external utility, `gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders`, uses this to create a text file containing a list of all available loaders and their signatures. This file is then read at runtime by `gdk-pixbuf` to obtain the list of available loaders and their signatures.

Modules may only implement a subset of the functionality available via `GdkPixbufModule`. If a particular functionality is not implemented, the `fillVtable` function will simply not set the corresponding function pointers of the `GdkPixbufModule` structure. If a module supports incremental loading (i.e. provides `begin_load`, `stop_load` and `load_increment`), it doesn't have to implement `load`, since `gdk-pixbuf` can supply a generic `load` implementation wrapping the incremental loading.

Installing a module is a two-step process:

- copy the module file(s) to the loader directory (normally ‘libdir’, unless overridden by the environment variable GDK_PIXBUF_MODULEDIR)

- call `gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders` to update the module file (normally ‘sysconfdir’, unless overridden by the environment variable GDK_PIXBUF_MODULE_FILE)

The `gdk-pixbuf` interfaces needed for implementing modules are contained in ‘gdk-pixbuf-io.h’ (and ‘gdk-pixbuf-animation.h’ if the module supports animations). They are not covered by the same stability guarantees as the regular `gdk-pixbuf` API. To underline this fact, they are protected by `#ifdef GDK_PIXBUF_ENABLE_BACKEND`.

### Structures

`GdkPixbufFormat`

  A `GdkPixbufFormat` contains information about the image format accepted by a module. Only modules should access the fields directly, applications should use the `gdkPixbufFormat*` functions. Since 2.2

  `name`

    the name of the image format.

  `signature`

    the signature of the module.

  `domain`

    the message domain for the `description`.

  `description`

    a description of the image format.

  `mime_types`

    a list of MIME types for the image format.

  `extensions`

    a list of typical filename extensions for the image format.

  `flags`

    a combination of `GdkPixbufFormatFlags`.

  `disabled`

    a boolean determining whether the loader is disabled.

  `license`

    a string containing license information, typically set to shorthands like "GPL", "LGPL", etc.

### User Functions

`GdkPixbufModuleFillVtableFunc(module)`

  Defines the type of the function used to set the vtable of a `GdkPixbufModule` when it is loaded. Since 2.2

  `module`

    a `GdkPixbufModule`.

`GdkPixbufModuleFillInfoFunc(info)`

  Defines the type of the function used to fill a `GdkPixbufFormat` structure with information about a module. Since 2.2

  `info`

    a `GdkPixbufFormat`.

`GdkPixbufModuleSizeFunc(width, height, user.data)`

  Defines the type of the function that gets called once the size of the loaded image is known.

  The function is expected to set `width` and `height` to the desired size to which the image should be scaled. If a module has no efficient way to achieve the desired scaling during the loading of the image, it may either ignore the size request, or only approximate it – `gdk-pixbuf` will then perform the required scaling on the completely loaded image.

  If the function sets `width` or `height` to zero, the module should interpret this as a hint that it will be closed soon and shouldn't allocate further resources. This convention is used to implement `gdkPixbufGetFileInfo` efficiently. Since 2.2

  `width`

    pointer to a location containing the current image width

  `height`

    pointer to a location containing the current image height

  `user.data`

    the loader.

`GdkPixbufModulePreparedFunc(pixbuf, anim, user.data)`

  Defines the type of the function that gets called once the initial setup of `pixbuf` is done. `GdkPixbufLoader` uses a function of this type to emit the "area_prepared" signal. Since 2.2

  `pixbuf`

    the `GdkPixbuf` that is currently being loaded.

  `anim`

    if an animation is being loaded, the `GdkPixbufAnimation`, else `NULL`.

  `user.data`

    the loader.

`GdkPixbufModuleUpdatedFunc(pixbuf, x, y, width, height, user.data)`

  Defines the type of the function that gets called every time a region of `pixbuf` is updated. `GdkPixbufLoader` uses a function of this type to emit the "area_updated" signal. Since 2.2

  `pixbuf`

    the `GdkPixbuf` that is currently being loaded.

  `x`

    the X origin of the updated area.

  `y`

    the Y origin of the updated area.

  `width`

    the width of the updated area.

  `height`

    the height of the updated area.

  `user.data`

    the loader.

### Author(s)

Derived by RGtkGen from GTK+ documentation

### References

https://developer-old.gnome.org/gdk-pixbuf/stable/gdk-pixbuf-Module-Interface.html

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