MIME API

Contents

• Overview
• Functions
  • mimeAddFilter
  • mimeAddType
  • mimeAddTypeRule
  • mimeDelete
  • mimeDeleteFilter
  • mimeDeleteType
  • mimeFileType
  • mimeFilter
  • mimeFilterLookup
  • mimeFirstFilter
  • mimeFirstType
  • mimeLoad
  • mimeLoadFilters
  • mimeLoadTypes
  • mimeNextFilter
  • mimeNextType
  • mimeNumFilters
  • mimeNumTypes
  • mimeType
• Data Types
  • mime_filter_t
  • mime_magic_t
  • mime_op_t
  • mime_t
  • mime_type_t

Overview

The MIME API provides file typing and conversion services for CUPS.

Functions

mimeAddFilter

Add a filter to the current MIME database.

mime_filter_t *mimeAddFilter (
    mime_t *mime,
    mime_type_t *src,
    mime_type_t *dst,
    int cost,
    const char *filter
);

Parameters

mime

MIME database

src

Source type

dst

Destination type

cost

Relative time/resource cost

filter

Filter program to run

Return Value

New filter

mimeAddType

Add a MIME type to a database.

mime_type_t *mimeAddType (
    mime_t *mime,
    const char *super,
    const char *type
);

Parameters

mime

MIME database

super

Super-type name

type

Type name

Return Value

New (or existing) MIME type

mimeAddTypeRule

Add a detection rule for a file type.

int mimeAddTypeRule (
    mime_type_t *mt,
    const char *rule
);

Parameters

mt

Type to add to

rule

Rule to add

Return Value

0 on success, -1 on failure

mimeDelete

Delete (free) a MIME database.

void mimeDelete (
    mime_t *mime
);

Parameters

mime

MIME database

mimeDeleteFilter

Delete a filter from the MIME database.

void mimeDeleteFilter (
    mime_t *mime,
    mime_filter_t *filter
);

Parameters

mime

MIME database

filter

Filter

mimeDeleteType

Delete a type from the MIME database.

void mimeDeleteType (
    mime_t *mime,
    mime_type_t *mt
);

Parameters

mime

MIME database

mt

Type

mimeFileType

Determine the type of a file.

mime_type_t *mimeFileType (
    mime_t *mime,
    const char *pathname,
    const char *filename,
    int *compression
);

Parameters

mime

MIME database

pathname

Name of file to check on disk

filename

Original filename or NULL

compression

Is the file compressed?

Return Value

Type of file

mimeFilter

Find the fastest way to convert from one type to another.

cups_array_t *mimeFilter (
    mime_t *mime,
    mime_type_t *src,
    mime_type_t *dst,
    int *cost
);

Parameters

mime

MIME database

src

Source file type

dst

Destination file type

cost

Cost of filters

Return Value

Array of filters to run

mimeFilterLookup

Lookup a filter...

mime_filter_t *mimeFilterLookup (
    mime_t *mime,
    mime_type_t *src,
    mime_type_t *dst
);

Parameters

mime

MIME database

src

Source type

dst

Destination type

Return Value

Filter for src->dst

mimeFirstFilter

Get the first filter in the MIME database.

mime_filter_t *mimeFirstFilter (
    mime_t *mime
);

Parameters

mime

MIME database

Return Value

Filter or NULL

mimeFirstType

Get the first type in the MIME database.

mime_type_t *mimeFirstType (
    mime_t *mime
);

Parameters

mime

MIME database

Return Value

Type or NULL

mimeLoad

Create a new MIME database from disk.

mime_t *mimeLoad (
    const char *pathname,
    const char *filterpath
);

Parameters

pathname

Directory to load

filterpath

Directory to load

Return Value

New MIME database

Discussion

This function uses mimeLoadFilters and mimeLoadTypes to create a MIME database from a single directory.

mimeLoadFilters

Load filter definitions from disk.

mime_t *mimeLoadFilters (
    mime_t *mime,
    const char *pathname,
    const char *filterpath
);

Parameters

mime

MIME database

pathname

Directory to load from

filterpath

Default filter program directory

Return Value

MIME database

Discussion

This function loads all of the .convs files from the specified directory. Use mimeLoadTypes to load all types before you load the filters.

mimeLoadTypes

Load type definitions from disk.

mime_t *mimeLoadTypes (
    mime_t *mime,
    const char *pathname
);

Parameters

mime

MIME database or NULL to create a new one

pathname

Directory to load from

Return Value

MIME database

Discussion

This function loads all of the .types files from the specified directory. Use mimeLoadFilters to load all filters after you load the types.

mimeNextFilter

Get the next filter in the MIME database.

mime_filter_t *mimeNextFilter (
    mime_t *mime
);

Parameters

mime

MIME database

Return Value

Filter or NULL

mimeNextType

Get the next type in the MIME database.

mime_type_t *mimeNextType (
    mime_t *mime
);

Parameters

mime

MIME database

Return Value

Type or NULL

mimeNumFilters

MIME database

int mimeNumFilters (
    mime_t *mime
);

Parameters

mime

MIME database

Return Value

Get the number of filters in a MIME database.

mimeNumTypes

MIME database

int mimeNumTypes (
    mime_t *mime
);

Parameters

mime

MIME database

Return Value

Get the number of types in a MIME database.

mimeType

Lookup a file type.

mime_type_t *mimeType (
    mime_t *mime,
    const char *super,
    const char *type
);

Parameters

mime

MIME database

super

Super-type name

type

Type name

Return Value

Matching file type definition

Data Types

mime_filter_t

MIME Conversion Filter Data

typedef struct _mime_filter_s mime_filter_t;

mime_magic_t

MIME Magic Data

typedef struct _mime_magic_s mime_magic_t;

mime_op_t

Types/structures...

typedef enum mime_op_t;

mime_t

MIME Database

typedef struct _mime_s mime_t;

mime_type_t

MIME Type Data

typedef struct _mime_type_s mime_type_t;