GESFormatter: Add data-related methods

docs/libs/ges-sections.txt

@@ -544,6 +544,9 @@ ges_formatter_can_load_uri
 ges_formatter_can_save_uri
 ges_formatter_load
 ges_formatter_save
+ges_formatter_set_data
+ges_formatter_clear_data
+ges_formatter_get_data
 <SUBSECTION Standard>
 ges_formatter_get_type
 GES_FORMATTER

ges/ges-formatter.c

@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ G_DEFINE_TYPE (GESFormatter, ges_formatter, G_TYPE_OBJECT);
 
 static void ges_formatter_dispose (GObject * object);
 static void ges_formatter_finalize (GObject * object);
+static gboolean load_from_uri (GESFormatter * formatter, GESTimeline *
+    timeline, gchar * uri);
+static gboolean save_to_uri (GESFormatter * formatter, GESTimeline *
+    timeline, gchar * uri);
+
 
 static void
 ges_formatter_class_init (GESFormatterClass * klass)
@@ -44,6 +49,9 @@ ges_formatter_class_init (GESFormatterClass * klass)
 
   object_class->dispose = ges_formatter_dispose;
   object_class->finalize = ges_formatter_finalize;
+
+  klass->load_from_uri = load_from_uri;
+  klass->save_to_uri = save_to_uri;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -167,14 +175,71 @@ ges_formatter_can_save_uri (gchar * uri)
   return FALSE;
 }
 
+/**
+ * ges_formatter_set_data:
+ * @formatter: a pointer to a #GESFormatter instance or subclass
+ * @data: a pointer to the data to be set on the formatter
+ * @length: a #gsize indicating the length of the data in bytes
+ *
+ * Set the data that this formatter will use for loading. The formatter will
+ * takes ownership of the data and will free the data if
+ * ges_formatter_set_data is called again or when the formatter itself is
+ * disposed. You should calle ges_formatter_clear_data () if you do not wish
+ * this to happen.
+ */
+
+void
+ges_formatter_set_data (GESFormatter * formatter, void *data, gsize length)
+{
+  if (formatter->data)
+    g_free (formatter->data);
+  formatter->data = data;
+  formatter->length = length;
+}
+
+/**
+ * ges_formatter_set_data:
+ * @formatter: a pointer to a #GESFormatter
+ * @length: a pointer to a location into which to store the size of the
+ * data in bytes.
+ *
+ * Returns: a pointer to the data.
+ */
+
+void *
+ges_formatter_get_data (GESFormatter * formatter, gsize * length)
+{
+  *length = formatter->length;
+
+  return formatter->data;
+}
+
+/**
+ * ges_formatter_clear_data:
+ * @formatter: a pointer to a #GESFormatter
+ *
+ * clears the data from a #GESFormatter without freeing it. You should call
+ * this before disposing or setting data on a #GESFormatter if the current data
+ * pointer should not be freed.
+ *
+ * Returns: a pointer to the data
+ */
+
+void
+ges_formatter_clear_data (GESFormatter * formatter)
+{
+  formatter->data = NULL;
+  formatter->length = 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * ges_formatter_load:
  * @formatter: a pointer to a #GESFormatter instance or subclass.
  * @timeline: a pointer to a #GESTimeline
  *
- * Loads data from formatter to into timeline. The data field of formatter
+ * Loads data from formatter to into timeline. You should first call
- * must point to a block of data, and length must be correctly set to the
+ * ges_formatter_set_data () with the location and size of a block of data
- * length of the data. This method is only implemented in subclasses.
+ * from which to read. This method is only implemented in subclasses. 
  *
  * Returns: TRUE if the data was successfully loaded into timeline
  * or FALSE if an error occured during loading.
@@ -198,10 +263,9 @@ ges_formatter_load (GESFormatter * formatter, GESTimeline * timeline)
  * @formatter: a pointer to a #GESFormatter instance or subclass.
  * @timeline: a pointer to a #GESTimeline
  *
- * Save data from timeline into formatter. Upon success, The data field of the
+ * Save data from timeline into a block of data. You can retrieve the location
- * formatter will point to a newly-allocated block of data, and the length
+ * and size of this data with ges_formatter_get_data(). This method is only
- * field of the formatter will contain the length of the block. This method is
+ * implemented in subclasses.
- * only implemented in subclasses.
  *
  * Returns: TRUE if the timeline data was successfully saved for FALSE if
  * an error occured during saving.
@@ -241,6 +305,17 @@ ges_formatter_save (GESFormatter * formatter, GESTimeline * timeline)
 gboolean
 ges_formatter_load_from_uri (GESFormatter * formatter, GESTimeline * timeline,
     gchar * uri)
+{
+  GESFormatterClass *klass = GES_FORMATTER_GET_CLASS (formatter);
+
+  if (klass->load_from_uri)
+    return klass->load_from_uri (formatter, timeline, uri);
+
+  return FALSE;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+load_from_uri (GESFormatter * formatter, GESTimeline * timeline, gchar * uri)
 {
   gchar *location;
   GError *e = NULL;
@@ -292,8 +367,19 @@ ges_formatter_load_from_uri (GESFormatter * formatter, GESTimeline * timeline,
  */
 
 gboolean
-ges_formatter_save_to_uri (GESFormatter * formatter, GESTimeline * timeline,
+ges_formatter_save_to_uri (GESFormatter * formatter, GESTimeline *
-    gchar * uri)
+    timeline, gchar * uri)
+{
+  GESFormatterClass *klass = GES_FORMATTER_GET_CLASS (formatter);
+
+  if (klass->save_to_uri)
+    return klass->save_to_uri (formatter, timeline, uri);
+
+  return FALSE;
+}
+
+static gboolean
+save_to_uri (GESFormatter * formatter, GESTimeline * timeline, gchar * uri)
 {
   gchar *location;
   GError *e = NULL;

ges/ges-formatter.h

@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
 
 /**
  * GESFormatter:
- * @parent: parent
  *
  * Base class for timeline data serialization and deserialization.
  */
@@ -63,6 +62,8 @@ struct _GESFormatter {
  * from a given URI. 
  * @can_save_uri: class method which rturns true of a #GEFormatterClass can
  * write to a given URI.
+ * @load_from_uri: class method to deserialize data from a URI
+ * @save_from_uri: class method to serialize data to a URI
  * @save: method to save timeline data
  * @load: method to load timeline data
  * 
@@ -73,6 +74,8 @@ struct _GESFormatterClass {
 
   gboolean (*can_load_uri) (gchar * uri);
   gboolean (*can_save_uri) (gchar * uri);
+  gboolean (*load_from_uri) (GESFormatter *, GESTimeline *, gchar * uri);
+  gboolean (*save_to_uri) (GESFormatter *, GESTimeline *, gchar * uri);
   gboolean (*save) (GESFormatter * formatter, GESTimeline * timeline);
   gboolean (*load) (GESFormatter * formatter, GESTimeline * timeline);
 };
@@ -91,6 +94,12 @@ gboolean ges_formatter_load_from_uri (GESFormatter * formatter, GESTimeline
 gboolean ges_formatter_save_to_uri (GESFormatter * formatter, GESTimeline *timeline,
     gchar *uri);
 
+void ges_formatter_set_data (GESFormatter * formatter, void *data, gsize
+    length);
+
+void *ges_formatter_get_data (GESFormatter *formatter, gsize *length);
+void ges_formatter_clear_data (GESFormatter *formatter);
+
 gboolean ges_formatter_load (GESFormatter * formatter, GESTimeline * timeline);
 gboolean ges_formatter_save (GESFormatter * formatter, GESTimeline * timeline);