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/*  ftsystem.h                                                             */
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/*    FreeType low-level system interface definition (specification).      */
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/*  Copyright 1996-2001, 2002, 2005, 2010 by                               */
/*  David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, and Werner Lemberg.                      */
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/*  modified, and distributed under the terms of the FreeType project      */
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#ifndef __FTSYSTEM_H__
#define __FTSYSTEM_H__


#include <ft2build.h>


FT_BEGIN_HEADER


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  /* <Section>                                                             */
  /*   system_interface                                                    */
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  /* <Title>                                                               */
  /*   System Interface                                                    */
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  /* <Abstract>                                                            */
  /*   How FreeType manages memory and i/o.                                */
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  /* <Description>                                                         */
  /*   This section contains various definitions related to memory         */
  /*   management and i/o access.  You need to understand this             */
  /*   information if you want to use a custom memory manager or you own   */
  /*   i/o streams.                                                        */
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  /*                  M E M O R Y   M A N A G E M E N T                    */
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  /*************************************************************************
   *
   * @type:
   *   FT_Memory
   *
   * @description:
   *   A handle to a given memory manager object, defined with an
   *   @FT_MemoryRec structure.
   *
   */
  typedef struct FT_MemoryRec_*  FT_Memory;


  /*************************************************************************
   *
   * @functype:
   *   FT_Alloc_Func
   *
   * @description:
   *   A function used to allocate `size' bytes from `memory'.
   *
   * @input:
   *   memory ::
   *     A handle to the source memory manager.
   *
   *   size ::
   *     The size in bytes to allocate.
   *
   * @return:
   *   Address of new memory block.  0~in case of failure.
   *
   */
  typedef void*
  (*FT_Alloc_Func)( FT_Memory  memory,
                    long       size );


  /*************************************************************************
   *
   * @functype:
   *   FT_Free_Func
   *
   * @description:
   *   A function used to release a given block of memory.
   *
   * @input:
   *   memory ::
   *     A handle to the source memory manager.
   *
   *   block ::
   *     The address of the target memory block.
   *
   */
  typedef void
  (*FT_Free_Func)( FT_Memory  memory,
                   void*      block );


  /*************************************************************************
   *
   * @functype:
   *   FT_Realloc_Func
   *
   * @description:
   *   A function used to re-allocate a given block of memory.
   *
   * @input:
   *   memory ::
   *     A handle to the source memory manager.
   *
   *   cur_size ::
   *     The block's current size in bytes.
   *
   *   new_size ::
   *     The block's requested new size.
   *
   *   block ::
   *     The block's current address.
   *
   * @return:
   *   New block address.  0~in case of memory shortage.
   *
   * @note:
   *   In case of error, the old block must still be available.
   *
   */
  typedef void*
  (*FT_Realloc_Func)( FT_Memory  memory,
                      long       cur_size,
                      long       new_size,
                      void*      block );


  /*************************************************************************
   *
   * @struct:
   *   FT_MemoryRec
   *
   * @description:
   *   A structure used to describe a given memory manager to FreeType~2.
   *
   * @fields:
   *   user ::
   *     A generic typeless pointer for user data.
   *
   *   alloc ::
   *     A pointer type to an allocation function.
   *
   *   free ::
   *     A pointer type to an memory freeing function.
   *
   *   realloc ::
   *     A pointer type to a reallocation function.
   *
   */
  struct  FT_MemoryRec_
  {
    void*            user;
    FT_Alloc_Func    alloc;
    FT_Free_Func     free;
    FT_Realloc_Func  realloc;
  };


  /*************************************************************************/
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  /*                       I / O   M A N A G E M E N T                     */
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  /*************************************************************************/


  /*************************************************************************
   *
   * @type:
   *   FT_Stream
   *
   * @description:
   *   A handle to an input stream.
   *
   */
  typedef struct FT_StreamRec_*  FT_Stream;


  /*************************************************************************
   *
   * @struct:
   *   FT_StreamDesc
   *
   * @description:
   *   A union type used to store either a long or a pointer.  This is used
   *   to store a file descriptor or a `FILE*' in an input stream.
   *
   */
  typedef union  FT_StreamDesc_
  {
    long   value;
    void*  pointer;

  } FT_StreamDesc;


  /*************************************************************************
   *
   * @functype:
   *   FT_Stream_IoFunc
   *
   * @description:
   *   A function used to seek and read data from a given input stream.
   *
   * @input:
   *   stream ::
   *     A handle to the source stream.
   *
   *   offset ::
   *     The offset of read in stream (always from start).
   *
   *   buffer ::
   *     The address of the read buffer.
   *
   *   count ::
   *     The number of bytes to read from the stream.
   *
   * @return:
   *   The number of bytes effectively read by the stream.
   *
   * @note:
   *   This function might be called to perform a seek or skip operation
   *   with a `count' of~0.  A non-zero return value then indicates an
   *   error.
   *
   */
  typedef unsigned long
  (*FT_Stream_IoFunc)( FT_Stream       stream,
                       unsigned long   offset,
                       unsigned char*  buffer,
                       unsigned long   count );


  /*************************************************************************
   *
   * @functype:
   *   FT_Stream_CloseFunc
   *
   * @description:
   *   A function used to close a given input stream.
   *
   * @input:
   *  stream ::
   *     A handle to the target stream.
   *
   */
  typedef void
  (*FT_Stream_CloseFunc)( FT_Stream  stream );


  /*************************************************************************
   *
   * @struct:
   *   FT_StreamRec
   *
   * @description:
   *   A structure used to describe an input stream.
   *
   * @input:
   *   base ::
   *     For memory-based streams, this is the address of the first stream
   *     byte in memory.  This field should always be set to NULL for
   *     disk-based streams.
   *
   *   size ::
   *     The stream size in bytes.
   *
   *   pos ::
   *     The current position within the stream.
   *
   *   descriptor ::
   *     This field is a union that can hold an integer or a pointer.  It is
   *     used by stream implementations to store file descriptors or `FILE*'
   *     pointers.
   *
   *   pathname ::
   *     This field is completely ignored by FreeType.  However, it is often
   *     useful during debugging to use it to store the stream's filename
   *     (where available).
   *
   *   read ::
   *     The stream's input function.
   *
   *   close ::
   *     The stream's close function.
   *
   *   memory ::
   *     The memory manager to use to preload frames.  This is set
   *     internally by FreeType and shouldn't be touched by stream
   *     implementations.
   *
   *   cursor ::
   *     This field is set and used internally by FreeType when parsing
   *     frames.
   *
   *   limit ::
   *     This field is set and used internally by FreeType when parsing
   *     frames.
   *
   */
  typedef struct  FT_StreamRec_
  {
    unsigned char*       base;
    unsigned long        size;
    unsigned long        pos;

    FT_StreamDesc        descriptor;
    FT_StreamDesc        pathname;
    FT_Stream_IoFunc     read;
    FT_Stream_CloseFunc  close;

    FT_Memory            memory;
    unsigned char*       cursor;
    unsigned char*       limit;

  } FT_StreamRec;


  /* */


FT_END_HEADER

#endif /* __FTSYSTEM_H__ */


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