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plDataDirectoryType Class Referenceabstract

The base class for all data directory types. More...

#include <DataDirType.h>

Inheritance diagram for plDataDirectoryType:

Public Member Functions

const plString128GetDataDirectoryPath () const
 Returns the absolute path to the data directory.
 
virtual const plString128GetRedirectedDataDirectoryPath () const
 By default this is the same as GetDataDirectoryPath(), but derived implementations may use a different location where they actually get the files from.
 
virtual void ReloadExternalConfigs ()
 Some data directory types may use external configuration files (e.g. asset lookup tables) that may get updated, while the directory is mounted. This function allows each directory type to implement reloading and reapplying of configurations, without dismounting and remounting the data directory.
 

Protected Member Functions

plResult InitializeDataDirectory (plStringView sDataDirPath)
 Tries to setup the data directory. Can fail, if the type is incorrect (e.g. a ZIP file data directory type cannot handle a simple folder and vice versa)
 
virtual plDataDirectoryReaderOpenFileToRead (plStringView sFile, plFileShareMode::Enum FileShareMode, bool bSpecificallyThisDataDir)=0
 Must be implemented to create a plDataDirectoryReader for accessing the given file. Returns nullptr if the file could not be opened.
 
virtual plDataDirectoryWriterOpenFileToWrite (plStringView sFile, plFileShareMode::Enum FileShareMode)
 Must be implemented to create a plDataDirectoryWriter for accessing the given file. Returns nullptr if the file could not be opened.
 
virtual void RemoveDataDirectory ()=0
 This function is called by the filesystem when a data directory is removed.
 
virtual void DeleteFile (plStringView sFile)
 If a Data Directory Type supports it, this function will remove the given file from it.
 
virtual bool ExistsFile (plStringView sFile, bool bOneSpecificDataDir)
 This function checks whether the given file exists in this data directory.
 
virtual plResult GetFileStats (plStringView sFileOrFolder, bool bOneSpecificDataDir, plFileStats &out_Stats)=0
 Upon success returns the plFileStats for a file in this data directory.
 
virtual bool ResolveAssetRedirection (plStringView sPathOrAssetGuid, plStringBuilder &out_sRedirection)
 If this data directory knows how to redirect the given path, it should do so and return true. Called by plFileSystem::ResolveAssetRedirection.
 
virtual void OnReaderWriterClose (plDataDirectoryReaderWriterBase *pClosed)
 This is automatically called whenever a plDataDirectoryReaderWriterBase that was opened by this type is being closed.
 
virtual plResult InternalInitializeDataDirectory (plStringView sDirectory)=0
 This function should only be used by a Factory (which should be a static function in the respective plDataDirectoryType).
 

Protected Attributes

plString128 m_sDataDirectoryPath
 Derived classes can use 'GetDataDirectoryPath' to access this data.
 

Friends

class plFileSystem
 
class plDataDirectoryReaderWriterBase
 

Detailed Description

The base class for all data directory types.

There are different data directory types, such as a simple folder, a ZIP file or some kind of library (e.g. image files from procedural data). Even a HTTP server that actually transmits files over a network can provided by implementing it as a data directory type. Data directories are added through plFileSystem, which uses factories to decide which plDataDirectoryType to use for handling which data directory.

Member Function Documentation

◆ DeleteFile()

virtual void plDataDirectoryType::DeleteFile ( plStringView sFile)
inlineprotectedvirtual

If a Data Directory Type supports it, this function will remove the given file from it.

Reimplemented in plDataDirectory::FileserveType, and plDataDirectory::FolderType.

◆ ExistsFile()

bool plDataDirectoryType::ExistsFile ( plStringView sFile,
bool bOneSpecificDataDir )
protectedvirtual

This function checks whether the given file exists in this data directory.

The default implementation simply calls plOSFile::ExistsFile An optimized implementation might look this information up in some hash-map.

Reimplemented in plDataDirectory::ArchiveType, plDataDirectory::FileserveType, and plDataDirectory::FolderType.

◆ GetFileStats()

virtual plResult plDataDirectoryType::GetFileStats ( plStringView sFileOrFolder,
bool bOneSpecificDataDir,
plFileStats & out_Stats )
protectedpure virtual

Upon success returns the plFileStats for a file in this data directory.

Implemented in plDataDirectory::ArchiveType, plDataDirectory::FileserveType, and plDataDirectory::FolderType.

◆ GetRedirectedDataDirectoryPath()

virtual const plString128 & plDataDirectoryType::GetRedirectedDataDirectoryPath ( ) const
inlinevirtual

By default this is the same as GetDataDirectoryPath(), but derived implementations may use a different location where they actually get the files from.

Reimplemented in plDataDirectory::ArchiveType, and plDataDirectory::FolderType.

◆ InternalInitializeDataDirectory()

virtual plResult plDataDirectoryType::InternalInitializeDataDirectory ( plStringView sDirectory)
protectedpure virtual

This function should only be used by a Factory (which should be a static function in the respective plDataDirectoryType).

It is used to initialize the data directory. If this plDataDirectoryType cannot handle the given type, it must return PL_FAILURE and the Factory needs to clean it up properly.

Implemented in plDataDirectory::ArchiveType, plDataDirectory::FileserveType, and plDataDirectory::FolderType.

◆ OnReaderWriterClose()

virtual void plDataDirectoryType::OnReaderWriterClose ( plDataDirectoryReaderWriterBase * pClosed)
inlineprotectedvirtual

This is automatically called whenever a plDataDirectoryReaderWriterBase that was opened by this type is being closed.

It allows the plDataDirectoryType to return the reader/writer to a pool of reusable objects, or to destroy it using the proper allocator.

Reimplemented in plDataDirectory::ArchiveType, and plDataDirectory::FolderType.

◆ OpenFileToRead()

virtual plDataDirectoryReader * plDataDirectoryType::OpenFileToRead ( plStringView sFile,
plFileShareMode::Enum FileShareMode,
bool bSpecificallyThisDataDir )
protectedpure virtual

Must be implemented to create a plDataDirectoryReader for accessing the given file. Returns nullptr if the file could not be opened.

Parameters
szFileis given as a path relative to the data directory's path. So unless the data directory path is empty, this will never be an absolute path. If a rooted path was given, the root name is also removed and only the relative part is passed along.
bSpecificallyThisDataDirThis is true when the original path specified to open the file through exactly this data directory, by using a rooted path. If an absolute path is used, which incidentally matches the prefix of this data directory, bSpecificallyThisDataDir is NOT set to true, as there might be other data directories that also match.

Implemented in plDataDirectory::ArchiveType, plDataDirectory::FileserveType, and plDataDirectory::FolderType.

◆ OpenFileToWrite()

virtual plDataDirectoryWriter * plDataDirectoryType::OpenFileToWrite ( plStringView sFile,
plFileShareMode::Enum FileShareMode )
inlineprotectedvirtual

Must be implemented to create a plDataDirectoryWriter for accessing the given file. Returns nullptr if the file could not be opened.

If it always returns nullptr (default) the data directory is read-only (at least through this type).

Reimplemented in plDataDirectory::FileserveType, and plDataDirectory::FolderType.

◆ ReloadExternalConfigs()

virtual void plDataDirectoryType::ReloadExternalConfigs ( )
inlinevirtual

Some data directory types may use external configuration files (e.g. asset lookup tables) that may get updated, while the directory is mounted. This function allows each directory type to implement reloading and reapplying of configurations, without dismounting and remounting the data directory.

Reimplemented in plDataDirectory::FileserveType, and plDataDirectory::FolderType.

◆ RemoveDataDirectory()

virtual void plDataDirectoryType::RemoveDataDirectory ( )
protectedpure virtual

This function is called by the filesystem when a data directory is removed.

It should delete itself using the proper allocator.

Implemented in plDataDirectory::ArchiveType, plDataDirectory::FileserveType, and plDataDirectory::FolderType.

◆ ResolveAssetRedirection()

virtual bool plDataDirectoryType::ResolveAssetRedirection ( plStringView sPathOrAssetGuid,
plStringBuilder & out_sRedirection )
inlineprotectedvirtual

If this data directory knows how to redirect the given path, it should do so and return true. Called by plFileSystem::ResolveAssetRedirection.

Reimplemented in plDataDirectory::FolderType.


The documentation for this class was generated from the following files: