/* * Cogl * * An object oriented GL/GLES Abstraction/Utility Layer * * Copyright (C)2010 Intel Corporation. * * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. * * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU * Lesser General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public * License along with this library. If not, see . * * * * Authors: * Damien Lespiau * Robert Bragg */ #if !defined(__COGL_H_INSIDE__) && !defined(CLUTTER_COMPILATION) #error "Only can be included directly." #endif #ifndef __COGL_BUFFER_H__ #define __COGL_BUFFER_H__ #include #include G_BEGIN_DECLS /** * SECTION:cogl-buffer * @short_description: Common buffer functions, including data upload APIs * @stability: unstable * * The CoglBuffer API provides a common interface to manipulate * buffers that have been allocated either via cogl_pixel_buffer_new() * or cogl_attribute_buffer_new(). The API allows you to upload data * to these buffers and define usage hints that help Cogl manage your * buffer optimally. * * Data can either be uploaded by supplying a pointer and size so Cogl * can copy your data, or you can mmap() a CoglBuffer and then you can * copy data to the buffer directly. * * One of the most common uses for CoglBuffers is to upload texture * data asynchronously since the ability to mmap the buffers into * the CPU makes it possible for another thread to handle the IO * of loading an image file and unpacking it into the mapped buffer * without blocking other Cogl operations. */ #define COGL_BUFFER(buffer) ((CoglBuffer *)(buffer)) typedef struct _CoglBuffer CoglBuffer; /** * cogl_is_buffer: * @object: a buffer object * * Checks whether @buffer is a buffer object. * * Return value: %TRUE if the handle is a CoglBuffer, and %FALSE otherwise * * Since: 1.2 * Stability: unstable */ gboolean cogl_is_buffer (void *object); /** * cogl_buffer_get_size: * @buffer: a buffer object * * Retrieves the size of buffer * * Return value: the size of the buffer in bytes * * Since: 1.2 * Stability: unstable */ unsigned int cogl_buffer_get_size (CoglBuffer *buffer); /** * CoglBufferUpdateHint: * @COGL_BUFFER_UPDATE_HINT_STATIC: the buffer will not change over time * @COGL_BUFFER_UPDATE_HINT_DYNAMIC: the buffer will change from time to time * @COGL_BUFFER_UPDATE_HINT_STREAM: the buffer will be used once or a couple of * times * * The update hint on a buffer allows the user to give some detail on how often * the buffer data is going to be updated. * * Since: 1.2 * Stability: unstable */ typedef enum { /*< prefix=COGL_BUFFER_UPDATE_HINT >*/ COGL_BUFFER_UPDATE_HINT_STATIC, COGL_BUFFER_UPDATE_HINT_DYNAMIC, COGL_BUFFER_UPDATE_HINT_STREAM } CoglBufferUpdateHint; /** * cogl_buffer_set_update_hint: * @buffer: a buffer object * @hint: the new hint * * Sets the update hint on a buffer. See #CoglBufferUpdateHint for a description * of the available hints. * * Since: 1.2 * Stability: unstable */ void cogl_buffer_set_update_hint (CoglBuffer *buffer, CoglBufferUpdateHint hint); /** * cogl_buffer_get_update_hint: * @buffer: a buffer object * * Retrieves the update hints set using cogl_buffer_set_update_hint() * * Return value: the #CoglBufferUpdateHint currently used by the buffer * * Since: 1.2 * Stability: unstable */ CoglBufferUpdateHint cogl_buffer_get_update_hint (CoglBuffer *buffer); /** * CoglBufferAccess: * @COGL_BUFFER_ACCESS_READ: the buffer will be read * @COGL_BUFFER_ACCESS_WRITE: the buffer will written to * @COGL_BUFFER_ACCESS_READ_WRITE: the buffer will be used for both reading and * writing * * The access hints for cogl_buffer_set_update_hint() * * Since: 1.2 * Stability: unstable */ typedef enum { /*< prefix=COGL_BUFFER_ACCESS >*/ COGL_BUFFER_ACCESS_READ = 1 << 0, COGL_BUFFER_ACCESS_WRITE = 1 << 1, COGL_BUFFER_ACCESS_READ_WRITE = COGL_BUFFER_ACCESS_READ | COGL_BUFFER_ACCESS_WRITE } CoglBufferAccess; /** * CoglBufferMapHint: * @COGL_BUFFER_MAP_HINT_DISCARD: Tells Cogl that you plan to replace * all the buffer's contents. * * Hints to Cogl about how you are planning to modify the data once it * is mapped. * * Since: 1.4 * Stability: unstable */ typedef enum { /*< prefix=COGL_BUFFER_MAP_HINT >*/ COGL_BUFFER_MAP_HINT_DISCARD = 1 << 0 } CoglBufferMapHint; /** * cogl_buffer_map: * @buffer: a buffer object * @access: how the mapped buffer will be used by the application * @hints: A mask of #CoglBufferMapHints that tell Cogl how * the data will be modified once mapped. * * Maps the buffer into the application address space for direct access. * * It is strongly recommended that you pass * %COGL_BUFFER_MAP_HINT_DISCARD as a hint if you are going to replace * all the buffer's data. This way if the buffer is currently being * used by the GPU then the driver won't have to stall the CPU and * wait for the hardware to finish because it can instead allocate a * new buffer to map. * * The behaviour is undefined if you access the buffer in a way * conflicting with the @access mask you pass. It is also an error to * release your last reference while the buffer is mapped. * * Return value: A pointer to the mapped memory or %NULL is the call fails * * Since: 1.2 * Stability: unstable */ void * cogl_buffer_map (CoglBuffer *buffer, CoglBufferAccess access, CoglBufferMapHint hints); /** * cogl_buffer_unmap: * @buffer: a buffer object * * Unmaps a buffer previously mapped by cogl_buffer_map(). * * Since: 1.2 * Stability: unstable */ void cogl_buffer_unmap (CoglBuffer *buffer); /** * cogl_buffer_set_data: * @buffer: a buffer object * @offset: destination offset (in bytes) in the buffer * @data: a pointer to the data to be copied into the buffer * @size: number of bytes to copy * * Updates part of the buffer with new data from @data. Where to put this new * data is controlled by @offset and @offset + @data should be less than the * buffer size. * * Return value: %TRUE is the operation succeeded, %FALSE otherwise * * Since: 1.2 * Stability: unstable */ gboolean cogl_buffer_set_data (CoglBuffer *buffer, gsize offset, const void *data, gsize size); G_END_DECLS #endif /* __COGL_BUFFER_H__ */