iLoader Struct Reference
[Loading & Saving support]

This interface represents the map loader. More...

#include <imap/loader.h>

Inheritance diagram for iLoader:

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Public Member Functions
virtual csPtr< iImage >	LoadImage (iDataBuffer *buf, int Format=CS_IMGFMT_INVALID)=0
	Load an image file.
virtual csPtr< iImage >	LoadImage (const char *Filename, int Format=CS_IMGFMT_INVALID)=0
	Load an image file.
virtual bool	LoadMapFile (const char *filename, bool clearEngine=true, iCollection *collection=0, bool curRegOnly=true, bool checkDupes=false, iStreamSource *ssource=0, iMissingLoaderData *missingdata=0, uint keepFlags=KEEP_ALL)=0
	Load a map file.
virtual csPtr< iMeshWrapper >	LoadMeshObject (const char *fname, iStreamSource *ssource=0)=0
	Load a mesh object from a file.
virtual csPtr < iMeshFactoryWrapper >	LoadMeshObjectFactory (const char *fname, iStreamSource *ssource=0)=0
	Load a Mesh Object Factory from a file.
virtual csRef< iShader >	LoadShader (const char *filename, bool registerShader=true)=0
	Load a shader from a file.
virtual csPtr< iSndSysStream >	LoadSoundStream (const char *fname, int mode3d)=0
	New Sound System: Load a sound file and create a stream from it.
virtual csPtr< iSndSysData >	LoadSoundSysData (const char *fname)=0
	New Sound System: Load a sound file and return an iSndSysData object.
virtual iSndSysWrapper *	LoadSoundWrapper (const char *name, const char *fname)=0
	New Sound System: Load a sound file, create sound data and create a wrapper object for it.
virtual iTextureWrapper *	LoadTexture (const char *Name, iDataBuffer *buf, int Flags=CS_TEXTURE_3D, iTextureManager *tm=0, bool reg=true, bool create_material=true, bool free_image=true)=0
	Load a texture as with LoadTexture() above and register it with the engine.
virtual csPtr< iTextureHandle >	LoadTexture (iDataBuffer *buf, int Flags=CS_TEXTURE_3D, iTextureManager *tm=0, csRef< iImage > *image=0)=0
	Load an image as with LoadImage() and create a texture handle from it.
virtual csPtr< iTextureHandle >	LoadTexture (const char *Filename, int Flags=CS_TEXTURE_3D, iTextureManager *tm=0, csRef< iImage > *image=0)=0
	Load an image as with LoadImage() and create a texture handle from it.
virtual csLoadResult	Load (iDocumentNode *node, iCollection *collection=0, bool searchCollectionOnly=true, bool checkDupes=false, iStreamSource *ssource=0, const char *override_name=0, iMissingLoaderData *missingdata=0, uint keepFlags=KEEP_ALL)=0
	Load a node.
virtual csLoadResult	Load (iDataBuffer *buffer, iCollection *collection=0, bool searchCollectionOnly=true, bool checkDupes=false, iStreamSource *ssource=0, const char *override_name=0, iMissingLoaderData *missingdata=0, uint keepFlags=KEEP_ALL)=0
	Load a file.
virtual csLoadResult	Load (const char *fname, iCollection *collection=0, bool searchCollectionOnly=true, bool checkDupes=false, iStreamSource *ssource=0, const char *override_name=0, iMissingLoaderData *missingdata=0, uint keepFlags=KEEP_ALL)=0
	Load a file.
virtual bool	LoadLibrary (iDocumentNode *lib_node, iCollection *collection=0, bool searchCollectionOnly=true, bool checkDupes=false, iStreamSource *ssource=0, iMissingLoaderData *missingdata=0, uint keepFlags=KEEP_ALL)=0
	Load library from a 'library' node.
virtual bool	LoadLibraryFile (const char *filename, iCollection *collection=0, bool searchCollectionOnly=true, bool checkDupes=false, iStreamSource *ssource=0, iMissingLoaderData *missingdata=0, uint keepFlags=KEEP_ALL)=0
	Load library from a VFS file.
virtual bool	LoadMap (iDocumentNode *world_node, bool clearEngine=true, iCollection *collection=0, bool curRegOnly=true, bool checkDupes=false, iStreamSource *ssource=0, iMissingLoaderData *missingdata=0, uint keepFlags=KEEP_ALL)=0
	Load a map from the given 'world' node.
virtual iTextureWrapper *	LoadTexture (const char *Name, const char *FileName, int Flags=CS_TEXTURE_3D, iTextureManager *tm=0, bool reg=true, bool create_material=true, bool free_image=true, iCollection *Collection=0, uint keepFlags=KEEP_ALL)=0
	Load a texture as with LoadTexture() above and register it with the engine.

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Detailed Description

This interface represents the map loader.

Definition at line 860 of file loader.h.

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Member Function Documentation

virtual csLoadResult iLoader::Load	(	iDocumentNode *	node,
		iCollection *	collection = 0,
		bool	searchCollectionOnly = true,
		bool	checkDupes = false,
		iStreamSource *	ssource = 0,
		const char *	override_name = 0,
		iMissingLoaderData *	missingdata = 0,
		uint	keepFlags = KEEP_ALL
	)			[pure virtual]

Load a node.

This is a smart function that will try to recognize what kind of node it is. It recognizes the following types of nodes:

• 'world' node: in that case 'result' will be set to the engine.
• 'library' node: 'result' will be 0.
• 'meshfact' node: 'result' will be the mesh factory wrapper.
• 'meshobj' node: 'result' will be the mesh wrapper.
• 'meshref' file: 'result' will be the mesh wrapper.
• 'portals' file: 'result' will be the portal's mesh wrapper.
• 'light' file: 'result' will be the light.

Returns csLoadResult.
Note! In case a world node is loaded this function will NOT clear the engine!
Note! In case a mesh factory or mesh object is loaded this function will not actually do anything if checkDupes is true and the mesh or factory is already in memory (with that name). This function will still return true in that case and set 'result' to the correct object.

Parameters:

	node	is the node from which to read.
	collection	is 0 by default which means that all loaded objects are either added to the default collection or not added to any collection, depending on the value of the keepFlags argument.
	searchCollectionOnly	is true by default which means that it will only find materials/factories/... from current collection if that is given.
	checkDupes	if true then materials, textures, and mesh factories will only be loaded if they don't already exist in the entire engine (ignoring regions). By default this is false because it is very legal for different world files to have different objects with the same name. Only use checkDupes == true if you know that your objects have unique names accross all world files.
	ssource	is an optional stream source for faster loading.
	override_name	if this is given the the name of the loaded object will be set to that. This only works in case of meshfact, meshobj, and 3ds or md2 model.
	missingdata	is an optional callback in case data is missing. The application can then provide that missing data in some other way.
	keepFlags	Use these to define whether or not you wish to guarantee that all loaded resources are kept (default to KEEP_ALL). KEEP_USED is useful when you are loading from a shared library containing more resources than you actually need (a world file loading from a shared library of textures for example).

virtual csLoadResult iLoader::Load	(	iDataBuffer *	buffer,
		iCollection *	collection = 0,
		bool	searchCollectionOnly = true,
		bool	checkDupes = false,
		iStreamSource *	ssource = 0,
		const char *	override_name = 0,
		iMissingLoaderData *	missingdata = 0,
		uint	keepFlags = KEEP_ALL
	)			[pure virtual]

Load a file.

This is a smart function that will try to recognize what kind of file it is. It recognizes the following types of files:

• 'world' file: in that case 'result' will be set to the engine.
• 'library' file: 'result' will be 0.
• 'meshfact' file: 'result' will be the mesh factory wrapper.
• 'meshobj' file: 'result' will be the mesh wrapper.
• 'meshref' file: 'result' will be the mesh wrapper.
• 3ds/md2 models: 'result' will be the mesh factory wrapper.
• 'portals' file: 'result' will be the portal's mesh wrapper.
• 'light' file: 'result' will be the light.

Returns csLoadResult.
Note! In case a world file is loaded this function will NOT clear the engine!
Note! In case a mesh factory or mesh object is loaded this function will not actually do anything if checkDupes is true and the mesh or factory is already in memory (with that name). This function will still return true in that case and set 'result' to the correct object.

Parameters:

	buffer	is a buffer for the model contents.
	collection	is 0 by default which means that all loaded objects are either added to the default collection or not added to any collection, depending on the value of the keepFlags argument.
	searchCollectionOnly	is true by default which means that it will only find materials/factories/... from current collection if that is given.
	checkDupes	if true then materials, textures, and mesh factories will only be loaded if they don't already exist in the entire engine (ignoring regions). By default this is false because it is very legal for different world files to have different objects with the same name. Only use checkDupes == true if you know that your objects have unique names accross all world files.
	ssource	is an optional stream source for faster loading.
	override_name	if this is given the the name of the loaded object will be set to that. This only works in case of meshfact, meshobj, and 3ds or md2 model.
	missingdata	is an optional callback in case data is missing. The application can then provide that missing data in some other way.
	keepFlags	Use these to define whether or not you wish to guarantee that all loaded resources are kept (default to KEEP_ALL). KEEP_USED is useful when you are loading from a shared library containing more resources than you actually need (a world file loading from a shared library of textures for example).

virtual csLoadResult iLoader::Load	(	const char *	fname,
		iCollection *	collection = 0,
		bool	searchCollectionOnly = true,
		bool	checkDupes = false,
		iStreamSource *	ssource = 0,
		const char *	override_name = 0,
		iMissingLoaderData *	missingdata = 0,
		uint	keepFlags = KEEP_ALL
	)			[pure virtual]

Load a file.

This is a smart function that will try to recognize what kind of file it is. It recognizes the following types of files:

• 'world' file: in that case 'result' will be set to the engine.
• 'library' file: 'result' will be 0.
• 'meshfact' file: 'result' will be the mesh factory wrapper.
• 'meshobj' file: 'result' will be the mesh wrapper.
• 'meshref' file: 'result' will be the mesh wrapper.
• 3ds/md2 models: 'result' will be the mesh factory wrapper.
• 'portals' file: 'result' will be the portal's mesh wrapper.
• 'light' file: 'result' will be the light.

Returns csLoadResult.
Note! In case a world file is loaded this function will NOT clear the engine!
Note! In case a mesh factory or mesh object is loaded this function will not actually do anything if checkDupes is true and the mesh or factory is already in memory (with that name). This function will still return true in that case and set 'result' to the correct object.

Parameters:

	fname	is a VFS filename for the XML file.
	collection	is 0 by default which means that all loaded objects are either added to the default collection or not added to any collection, depending on the value of the keepFlags argument.
	searchCollectionOnly	is true by default which means that it will only find materials/factories/... from current collection if that is given.
	checkDupes	if true then materials, textures, and mesh factories will only be loaded if they don't already exist in the entire engine (ignoring regions). By default this is false because it is very legal for different world files to have different objects with the same name. Only use checkDupes == true if you know that your objects have unique names accross all world files.
	ssource	is an optional stream source for faster loading.
	override_name	if this is given the the name of the loaded object will be set to that. This only works in case of meshfact, meshobj, and 3ds or md2 model.
	missingdata	is an optional callback in case data is missing. The application can then provide that missing data in some other way.
	keepFlags	Use these to define whether or not you wish to guarantee that all loaded resources are kept (default to KEEP_ALL). KEEP_USED is useful when you are loading from a shared library containing more resources than you actually need (a world file loading from a shared library of textures for example).

virtual csPtr<iImage> iLoader::LoadImage	(	iDataBuffer *	buf,
		int	Format = CS_IMGFMT_INVALID
	)			[pure virtual]

Load an image file.

The image will be loaded in the format requested by the engine. If no engine exists, the format is taken from the video renderer. If no video renderer exists, this function fails. You may also request an alternate format to override the above sequence. This version reads the image from a data buffer.

virtual csPtr<iImage> iLoader::LoadImage	(	const char *	Filename,
		int	Format = CS_IMGFMT_INVALID
	)			[pure virtual]

Load an image file.

The image will be loaded in the format requested by the engine. If no engine exists, the format is taken from the video renderer. If no video renderer exists, this function fails. You may also request an alternate format to override the above sequence.

virtual bool iLoader::LoadLibrary	(	iDocumentNode *	lib_node,
		iCollection *	collection = 0,
		bool	searchCollectionOnly = true,
		bool	checkDupes = false,
		iStreamSource *	ssource = 0,
		iMissingLoaderData *	missingdata = 0,
		uint	keepFlags = KEEP_ALL
	)			[pure virtual]

Load library from a 'library' node.

Parameters:

	lib_node	is the 'library' node from an XML document.
	collection	is 0 by default which means that all loaded objects are either added to the default collection or not added to any collection, depending on the value of the keepFlags argument.
	searchCollectionOnly	is true by default which means that it will only find materials/factories/... from current collection if that is given.
	checkDupes	if true then materials, textures, and mesh factories will only be loaded if they don't already exist in the entire engine (ignoring regions). By default this is false because it is very legal for different world files to have different objects with the same name. Only use checkDupes == true if you know that your objects have unique names accross all world files.
	ssource	is an optional stream source for faster loading.
	missingdata	is an optional callback in case data is missing. The application can then provide that missing data in some other way.
	keepFlags	Use these to define whether or not you wish to guarantee that all loaded resources are kept (default to KEEP_ALL). KEEP_USED is useful when you are loading from a shared library containing more resources than you actually need (a world file loading from a shared library of textures for example).

virtual bool iLoader::LoadLibraryFile	(	const char *	filename,
		iCollection *	collection = 0,
		bool	searchCollectionOnly = true,
		bool	checkDupes = false,
		iStreamSource *	ssource = 0,
		iMissingLoaderData *	missingdata = 0,
		uint	keepFlags = KEEP_ALL
	)			[pure virtual]

Load library from a VFS file.

Parameters:

	filename	is a VFS filename for the XML file.
	collection	is 0 by default which means that all loaded objects are either added to the default collection or not added to any collection, depending on the value of the keepFlags argument.
	searchCollectionOnly	is true by default which means that it will only find materials/factories/... from current collection if that is given.
	checkDupes	if true then materials, textures, and mesh factories will only be loaded if they don't already exist in the entire engine (ignoring regions). By default this is false because it is very legal for different world files to have different objects with the same name. Only use checkDupes == true if you know that your objects have unique names accross all world files.
	ssource	is an optional stream source for faster loading.
	missingdata	is an optional callback in case data is missing. The application can then provide that missing data in some other way.
	keepFlags	Use these to define whether or not you wish to guarantee that all loaded resources are kept (default to KEEP_ALL). KEEP_USED is useful when you are loading from a shared library containing more resources than you actually need (a world file loading from a shared library of textures for example).

virtual bool iLoader::LoadMap	(	iDocumentNode *	world_node,
		bool	clearEngine = true,
		iCollection *	collection = 0,
		bool	curRegOnly = true,
		bool	checkDupes = false,
		iStreamSource *	ssource = 0,
		iMissingLoaderData *	missingdata = 0,
		uint	keepFlags = KEEP_ALL
	)			[pure virtual]

Load a map from the given 'world' node.

If 'clearEngine' is true then the current contents of the engine will be deleted before loading. If 'region' is not 0 then portals will only connect to the sectors in that region, things will only use thing templates defined in that region and meshes will only use mesh factories defined in that region. If the region is not 0 and curRegOnly is true then objects (materials, factories, ...) will only be found in the given region.

Parameters:

	world_node	is the 'world' node from an XML document.
	clearEngine	is true by default which means that the previous contents of the engine is cleared (all objects/sectors/... are removed).
	collection	is 0 by default which means that all loaded objects are not added to any collection. If you give a region here then all loaded objects will be added to that region.
	curRegOnly	is true by default which means that it will only find materials/factories/... from current region if that is given.
	checkDupes	if true then materials, textures, and mesh factories will only be loaded if they don't already exist in the entire engine (ignoring regions). By default this is false because it is very legal for different world files to have different objects with the same name. Only use checkDupes == true if you know that your objects have unique names accross all world files.
	ssource	is an optional stream source for faster loading.
	missingdata	is an optional callback in case data is missing. The application can then provide that missing data in some other way.
	Set	useProxyTextures to true if you're loading materials and textures from a library shared with other maps.
	keepFlags	Use these to define whether or not you wish to guarantee that all loaded resources are kept (default to KEEP_ALL). KEEP_USED is useful when you are loading from a shared library containing more resources than you actually need (a world file loading from a shared library of textures for example). This argument is only used in conjunction with Collections, and overrides the value of useProxyTextures in that case.

virtual bool iLoader::LoadMapFile	(	const char *	filename,
		bool	clearEngine = true,
		iCollection *	collection = 0,
		bool	curRegOnly = true,
		bool	checkDupes = false,
		iStreamSource *	ssource = 0,
		iMissingLoaderData *	missingdata = 0,
		uint	keepFlags = KEEP_ALL
	)			[pure virtual]

Load a map file.

If 'clearEngine' is true then the current contents of the engine will be deleted before loading. If 'region' is not 0 then portals will only connect to the sectors in that region, things will only use thing templates defined in that region and meshes will only use mesh factories defined in that region. If the region is not 0 and curRegOnly is true then objects (materials, factories, ...) will only be found in the given region.

Parameters:

	filename	is a VFS filename for the XML file.
	clearEngine	is true by default which means that the previous contents of the engine is cleared (all objects/sectors/... are removed).
	collection	is 0 by default which means that all loaded objects are added to the default collection. If you give a collection here then all loaded objects will be added to that collection (subject to keepFlags).
	curRegOnly	is true by default which means that it will only find materials/factories/... from current region if that is given.
	checkDupes	if true then materials, textures, and mesh factories will only be loaded if they don't already exist in the entire engine (ignoring regions). By default this is false because it is very legal for different world files to have different objects with the same name. Only use checkDupes == true if you know that your objects have unique names accross all world files.
	ssource	is an optional stream source for faster loading.
	missingdata	is an optional callback in case data is missing. The application can then provide that missing data in some other way.
	Set	useProxyTextures to true if you're loading materials and textures from a library shared with other maps.
	keepFlags	Use these to define whether or not you wish to guarantee that all loaded resources are kept (default to KEEP_ALL). KEEP_USED is useful when you are loading from a shared library containing more resources than you actually need (a world file loading from a shared library of textures for example). This argument is only used in conjunction with Collections, and overrides the value of useProxyTextures in that case.

virtual csPtr<iMeshWrapper> iLoader::LoadMeshObject	(	const char *	fname,
		iStreamSource *	ssource = 0
	)			[pure virtual]

Load a mesh object from a file.

The mesh object is not automatically added to any sector.

Parameters:

	fname	is the VFS name of the file.
	ssource	is an optional stream source for faster loading.

virtual csPtr<iMeshFactoryWrapper> iLoader::LoadMeshObjectFactory	(	const char *	fname,
		iStreamSource *	ssource = 0
	)			[pure virtual]

Load a Mesh Object Factory from a file.

Parameters:

	fname	is the VFS name of the file.
	ssource	is an optional stream source for faster loading.

virtual csRef<iShader> iLoader::LoadShader	(	const char *	filename,
		bool	registerShader = true
	)			[pure virtual]

Load a shader from a file.

virtual csPtr<iSndSysStream> iLoader::LoadSoundStream	(	const char *	fname,
		int	mode3d
	)			[pure virtual]

New Sound System: Load a sound file and create a stream from it.

Parameters:

	fname	is the VFS filename.
	mode3d	is one of CS_SND3D_DISABLE, CS_SND3D_RELATIVE, or CS_SND3D_ABSOLUTE.

virtual csPtr<iSndSysData> iLoader::LoadSoundSysData

(

const char *

fname

)

[pure virtual]

New Sound System: Load a sound file and return an iSndSysData object.

virtual iSndSysWrapper* iLoader::LoadSoundWrapper	(	const char *	name,
		const char *	fname
	)			[pure virtual]

New Sound System: Load a sound file, create sound data and create a wrapper object for it.

Parameters:

	name	of the sound.
	fname	is the VFS filename.

virtual iTextureWrapper* iLoader::LoadTexture	(	const char *	Name,
		const char *	FileName,
		int	Flags = CS_TEXTURE_3D,
		iTextureManager *	tm = 0,
		bool	reg = true,
		bool	create_material = true,
		bool	free_image = true,
		iCollection *	Collection = 0,
		uint	keepFlags = KEEP_ALL
	)			[pure virtual]

Load a texture as with LoadTexture() above and register it with the engine.

Parameters:

	Name	The name that the engine will use for the wrapper.
	FileName	VFS path to the image file to load.
	Flags	Accepts the flags described in ivideo/txtmgr.h. The texture manager determines the format, so choosing an alternate format doesn't make sense here. Instead you may choose an alternate texture manager.
	tm	Texture manager, used to determine the format the image is to be loaded in (defaults to CS_IMGFMT_TRUECOLOR if no texture manager is specified).
	reg	If true then the texture and material will be registered to the texture manager. Set 'register' to false if you plan on calling 'iEnginePrepare()' later as that function will take care of registering too.
	create_material	If true then this function also creates a material for the texture.
	free_image	If true then after registration the loaded image will be removed immediatelly. This saves some memory. Set to false if you want to keep it. free_image is ignored if reg is false.
	collection	[optional] Collection to register the texture and material to.

virtual iTextureWrapper* iLoader::LoadTexture	(	const char *	Name,
		iDataBuffer *	buf,
		int	Flags = CS_TEXTURE_3D,
		iTextureManager *	tm = 0,
		bool	reg = true,
		bool	create_material = true,
		bool	free_image = true
	)			[pure virtual]

Load a texture as with LoadTexture() above and register it with the engine.

This version reads the image from a data buffer.

Parameters:

	Name	The name that the engine will use for the wrapper.
	buf	Buffer containing the image file data.
	Flags	Accepts the flags described in ivideo/txtmgr.h. The texture manager determines the format, so choosing an alternate format doesn't make sense here. Instead you may choose an alternate texture manager.
	tm	Texture manager, used to determine the format the image is to be loaded in (defaults to CS_IMGFMT_TRUECOLOR if no texture manager is specified).
	reg	if true then the texture and material will be registered to the texture manager. Set 'register' to false if you plan on calling 'iEnginePrepare()' later as that function will take care of registering too.
	create_material	if true then this function also creates a material for the texture.
	free_image	if true then after registration the loaded image will be removed immediatelly. This saves some memory. Set to false if you want to keep it. free_image is ignored if reg is false.

virtual csPtr<iTextureHandle> iLoader::LoadTexture	(	iDataBuffer *	buf,
		int	Flags = CS_TEXTURE_3D,
		iTextureManager *	tm = 0,
		csRef< iImage > *	image = 0
	)			[pure virtual]

Load an image as with LoadImage() and create a texture handle from it.

This version reads the image from a data buffer.

Parameters:

	buf	Buffer containing the image file data.
	Flags	Accepts the flags described in ivideo/txtmgr.h. The texture manager determines the format, so choosing an alternate format doesn't make sense here. Instead you may choose an alternate texture manager.
	tm	Texture manager, used to determine the format the image is to be loaded in (defaults to CS_IMGFMT_TRUECOLOR if no texture manager is specified).
	image	Optionally returns a reference to the loaded image.

virtual csPtr<iTextureHandle> iLoader::LoadTexture	(	const char *	Filename,
		int	Flags = CS_TEXTURE_3D,
		iTextureManager *	tm = 0,
		csRef< iImage > *	image = 0
	)			[pure virtual]

Load an image as with LoadImage() and create a texture handle from it.

Parameters:

	Filename	VFS path to the image file to load.
	Flags	Accepts the flags described in ivideo/txtmgr.h. The texture manager determines the format, so choosing an alternate format doesn't make sense here. Instead you may choose an alternate texture manager.
	tm	Texture manager, used to determine the format the image is to be loaded in (defaults to CS_IMGFMT_TRUECOLOR if no texture manager is specified).
	image	Optionally returns a reference to the loaded image.

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The documentation for this struct was generated from the following file:

• imap/loader.h