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1 /****************************************************************************
2  *
3  * ftcache.h
4  *
5  *   FreeType Cache subsystem (specification).
6  *
7  * Copyright (C) 1996-2019 by
8  * David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, and Werner Lemberg.
9  *
10  * This file is part of the FreeType project, and may only be used,
11  * modified, and distributed under the terms of the FreeType project
12  * license, LICENSE.TXT.  By continuing to use, modify, or distribute
13  * this file you indicate that you have read the license and
14  * understand and accept it fully.
15  *
16  */
17 
18 
19 #ifndef FTCACHE_H_
20 #define FTCACHE_H_
21 
22 
23 #include <ft2build.h>
24 #include FT_GLYPH_H
25 
26 
27 FT_BEGIN_HEADER
28 
29 
30   /**************************************************************************
31    *
32    * @section:
33    *   cache_subsystem
34    *
35    * @title:
36    *   Cache Sub-System
37    *
38    * @abstract:
39    *   How to cache face, size, and glyph data with FreeType~2.
40    *
41    * @description:
42    *   This section describes the FreeType~2 cache sub-system, which is used
43    *   to limit the number of concurrently opened @FT_Face and @FT_Size
44    *   objects, as well as caching information like character maps and glyph
45    *   images while limiting their maximum memory usage.
46    *
47    *   Note that all types and functions begin with the `FTC_` prefix.
48    *
49    *   The cache is highly portable and thus doesn't know anything about the
50    *   fonts installed on your system, or how to access them.  This implies
51    *   the following scheme:
52    *
53    *   First, available or installed font faces are uniquely identified by
54    *   @FTC_FaceID values, provided to the cache by the client.  Note that
55    *   the cache only stores and compares these values, and doesn't try to
56    *   interpret them in any way.
57    *
58    *   Second, the cache calls, only when needed, a client-provided function
59    *   to convert an @FTC_FaceID into a new @FT_Face object.  The latter is
60    *   then completely managed by the cache, including its termination
61    *   through @FT_Done_Face.  To monitor termination of face objects, the
62    *   finalizer callback in the `generic` field of the @FT_Face object can
63    *   be used, which might also be used to store the @FTC_FaceID of the
64    *   face.
65    *
66    *   Clients are free to map face IDs to anything else.  The most simple
67    *   usage is to associate them to a (pathname,face_index) pair that is
68    *   used to call @FT_New_Face.  However, more complex schemes are also
69    *   possible.
70    *
71    *   Note that for the cache to work correctly, the face ID values must be
72    *   **persistent**, which means that the contents they point to should not
73    *   change at runtime, or that their value should not become invalid.
74    *
75    *   If this is unavoidable (e.g., when a font is uninstalled at runtime),
76    *   you should call @FTC_Manager_RemoveFaceID as soon as possible, to let
77    *   the cache get rid of any references to the old @FTC_FaceID it may keep
78    *   internally.  Failure to do so will lead to incorrect behaviour or even
79    *   crashes.
80    *
81    *   To use the cache, start with calling @FTC_Manager_New to create a new
82    *   @FTC_Manager object, which models a single cache instance.  You can
83    *   then look up @FT_Face and @FT_Size objects with
84    *   @FTC_Manager_LookupFace and @FTC_Manager_LookupSize, respectively.
85    *
86    *   If you want to use the charmap caching, call @FTC_CMapCache_New, then
87    *   later use @FTC_CMapCache_Lookup to perform the equivalent of
88    *   @FT_Get_Char_Index, only much faster.
89    *
90    *   If you want to use the @FT_Glyph caching, call @FTC_ImageCache, then
91    *   later use @FTC_ImageCache_Lookup to retrieve the corresponding
92    *   @FT_Glyph objects from the cache.
93    *
94    *   If you need lots of small bitmaps, it is much more memory efficient to
95    *   call @FTC_SBitCache_New followed by @FTC_SBitCache_Lookup.  This
96    *   returns @FTC_SBitRec structures, which are used to store small bitmaps
97    *   directly.  (A small bitmap is one whose metrics and dimensions all fit
98    *   into 8-bit integers).
99    *
100    *   We hope to also provide a kerning cache in the near future.
101    *
102    *
103    * @order:
104    *   FTC_Manager
105    *   FTC_FaceID
106    *   FTC_Face_Requester
107    *
108    *   FTC_Manager_New
109    *   FTC_Manager_Reset
110    *   FTC_Manager_Done
111    *   FTC_Manager_LookupFace
112    *   FTC_Manager_LookupSize
113    *   FTC_Manager_RemoveFaceID
114    *
115    *   FTC_Node
116    *   FTC_Node_Unref
117    *
118    *   FTC_ImageCache
119    *   FTC_ImageCache_New
120    *   FTC_ImageCache_Lookup
121    *
122    *   FTC_SBit
123    *   FTC_SBitCache
124    *   FTC_SBitCache_New
125    *   FTC_SBitCache_Lookup
126    *
127    *   FTC_CMapCache
128    *   FTC_CMapCache_New
129    *   FTC_CMapCache_Lookup
130    *
131    *************************************************************************/
132 
133 
134   /*************************************************************************/
135   /*************************************************************************/
136   /*************************************************************************/
137   /*****                                                               *****/
138   /*****                    BASIC TYPE DEFINITIONS                     *****/
139   /*****                                                               *****/
140   /*************************************************************************/
141   /*************************************************************************/
142   /*************************************************************************/
143 
144 
145   /**************************************************************************
146    *
147    * @type:
148    *   FTC_FaceID
149    *
150    * @description:
151    *   An opaque pointer type that is used to identity face objects.  The
152    *   contents of such objects is application-dependent.
153    *
154    *   These pointers are typically used to point to a user-defined structure
155    *   containing a font file path, and face index.
156    *
157    * @note:
158    *   Never use `NULL` as a valid @FTC_FaceID.
159    *
160    *   Face IDs are passed by the client to the cache manager that calls,
161    *   when needed, the @FTC_Face_Requester to translate them into new
162    *   @FT_Face objects.
163    *
164    *   If the content of a given face ID changes at runtime, or if the value
165    *   becomes invalid (e.g., when uninstalling a font), you should
166    *   immediately call @FTC_Manager_RemoveFaceID before any other cache
167    *   function.
168    *
169    *   Failure to do so will result in incorrect behaviour or even memory
170    *   leaks and crashes.
171    */
172   typedef FT_Pointer  FTC_FaceID;
173 
174 
175   /**************************************************************************
176    *
177    * @functype:
178    *   FTC_Face_Requester
179    *
180    * @description:
181    *   A callback function provided by client applications.  It is used by
182    *   the cache manager to translate a given @FTC_FaceID into a new valid
183    *   @FT_Face object, on demand.
184    *
185    * @input:
186    *   face_id ::
187    *     The face ID to resolve.
188    *
189    *   library ::
190    *     A handle to a FreeType library object.
191    *
192    *   req_data ::
193    *     Application-provided request data (see note below).
194    *
195    * @output:
196    *   aface ::
197    *     A new @FT_Face handle.
198    *
199    * @return:
200    *   FreeType error code.  0~means success.
201    *
202    * @note:
203    *   The third parameter `req_data` is the same as the one passed by the
204    *   client when @FTC_Manager_New is called.
205    *
206    *   The face requester should not perform funny things on the returned
207    *   face object, like creating a new @FT_Size for it, or setting a
208    *   transformation through @FT_Set_Transform!
209    */
210   typedef FT_Error
211   (*FTC_Face_Requester)( FTC_FaceID  face_id,
212                          FT_Library  library,
213                          FT_Pointer  req_data,
214                          FT_Face*    aface );
215 
216   /* */
217 
218 
219   /*************************************************************************/
220   /*************************************************************************/
221   /*************************************************************************/
222   /*****                                                               *****/
223   /*****                      CACHE MANAGER OBJECT                     *****/
224   /*****                                                               *****/
225   /*************************************************************************/
226   /*************************************************************************/
227   /*************************************************************************/
228 
229 
230   /**************************************************************************
231    *
232    * @type:
233    *   FTC_Manager
234    *
235    * @description:
236    *   This object corresponds to one instance of the cache-subsystem.  It is
237    *   used to cache one or more @FT_Face objects, along with corresponding
238    *   @FT_Size objects.
239    *
240    *   The manager intentionally limits the total number of opened @FT_Face
241    *   and @FT_Size objects to control memory usage.  See the `max_faces` and
242    *   `max_sizes` parameters of @FTC_Manager_New.
243    *
244    *   The manager is also used to cache 'nodes' of various types while
245    *   limiting their total memory usage.
246    *
247    *   All limitations are enforced by keeping lists of managed objects in
248    *   most-recently-used order, and flushing old nodes to make room for new
249    *   ones.
250    */
251   typedef struct FTC_ManagerRec_*  FTC_Manager;
252 
253 
254   /**************************************************************************
255    *
256    * @type:
257    *   FTC_Node
258    *
259    * @description:
260    *   An opaque handle to a cache node object.  Each cache node is
261    *   reference-counted.  A node with a count of~0 might be flushed out of a
262    *   full cache whenever a lookup request is performed.
263    *
264    *   If you look up nodes, you have the ability to 'acquire' them, i.e., to
265    *   increment their reference count.  This will prevent the node from
266    *   being flushed out of the cache until you explicitly 'release' it (see
267    *   @FTC_Node_Unref).
268    *
269    *   See also @FTC_SBitCache_Lookup and @FTC_ImageCache_Lookup.
270    */
271   typedef struct FTC_NodeRec_*  FTC_Node;
272 
273 
274   /**************************************************************************
275    *
276    * @function:
277    *   FTC_Manager_New
278    *
279    * @description:
280    *   Create a new cache manager.
281    *
282    * @input:
283    *   library ::
284    *     The parent FreeType library handle to use.
285    *
286    *   max_faces ::
287    *     Maximum number of opened @FT_Face objects managed by this cache
288    *     instance.  Use~0 for defaults.
289    *
290    *   max_sizes ::
291    *     Maximum number of opened @FT_Size objects managed by this cache
292    *     instance.  Use~0 for defaults.
293    *
294    *   max_bytes ::
295    *     Maximum number of bytes to use for cached data nodes.  Use~0 for
296    *     defaults.  Note that this value does not account for managed
297    *     @FT_Face and @FT_Size objects.
298    *
299    *   requester ::
300    *     An application-provided callback used to translate face IDs into
301    *     real @FT_Face objects.
302    *
303    *   req_data ::
304    *     A generic pointer that is passed to the requester each time it is
305    *     called (see @FTC_Face_Requester).
306    *
307    * @output:
308    *   amanager ::
309    *     A handle to a new manager object.  0~in case of failure.
310    *
311    * @return:
312    *   FreeType error code.  0~means success.
313    */
314   FT_EXPORT( FT_Error )
315   FTC_Manager_New( FT_Library          library,
316                    FT_UInt             max_faces,
317                    FT_UInt             max_sizes,
318                    FT_ULong            max_bytes,
319                    FTC_Face_Requester  requester,
320                    FT_Pointer          req_data,
321                    FTC_Manager        *amanager );
322 
323 
324   /**************************************************************************
325    *
326    * @function:
327    *   FTC_Manager_Reset
328    *
329    * @description:
330    *   Empty a given cache manager.  This simply gets rid of all the
331    *   currently cached @FT_Face and @FT_Size objects within the manager.
332    *
333    * @inout:
334    *   manager ::
335    *     A handle to the manager.
336    */
337   FT_EXPORT( void )
338   FTC_Manager_Reset( FTC_Manager  manager );
339 
340 
341   /**************************************************************************
342    *
343    * @function:
344    *   FTC_Manager_Done
345    *
346    * @description:
347    *   Destroy a given manager after emptying it.
348    *
349    * @input:
350    *   manager ::
351    *     A handle to the target cache manager object.
352    */
353   FT_EXPORT( void )
354   FTC_Manager_Done( FTC_Manager  manager );
355 
356 
357   /**************************************************************************
358    *
359    * @function:
360    *   FTC_Manager_LookupFace
361    *
362    * @description:
363    *   Retrieve the @FT_Face object that corresponds to a given face ID
364    *   through a cache manager.
365    *
366    * @input:
367    *   manager ::
368    *     A handle to the cache manager.
369    *
370    *   face_id ::
371    *     The ID of the face object.
372    *
373    * @output:
374    *   aface ::
375    *     A handle to the face object.
376    *
377    * @return:
378    *   FreeType error code.  0~means success.
379    *
380    * @note:
381    *   The returned @FT_Face object is always owned by the manager.  You
382    *   should never try to discard it yourself.
383    *
384    *   The @FT_Face object doesn't necessarily have a current size object
385    *   (i.e., face->size can be~0).  If you need a specific 'font size', use
386    *   @FTC_Manager_LookupSize instead.
387    *
388    *   Never change the face's transformation matrix (i.e., never call the
389    *   @FT_Set_Transform function) on a returned face!  If you need to
390    *   transform glyphs, do it yourself after glyph loading.
391    *
392    *   When you perform a lookup, out-of-memory errors are detected _within_
393    *   the lookup and force incremental flushes of the cache until enough
394    *   memory is released for the lookup to succeed.
395    *
396    *   If a lookup fails with `FT_Err_Out_Of_Memory` the cache has already
397    *   been completely flushed, and still no memory was available for the
398    *   operation.
399    */
400   FT_EXPORT( FT_Error )
401   FTC_Manager_LookupFace( FTC_Manager  manager,
402                           FTC_FaceID   face_id,
403                           FT_Face     *aface );
404 
405 
406   /**************************************************************************
407    *
408    * @struct:
409    *   FTC_ScalerRec
410    *
411    * @description:
412    *   A structure used to describe a given character size in either pixels
413    *   or points to the cache manager.  See @FTC_Manager_LookupSize.
414    *
415    * @fields:
416    *   face_id ::
417    *     The source face ID.
418    *
419    *   width ::
420    *     The character width.
421    *
422    *   height ::
423    *     The character height.
424    *
425    *   pixel ::
426    *     A Boolean.  If 1, the `width` and `height` fields are interpreted as
427    *     integer pixel character sizes.  Otherwise, they are expressed as
428    *     1/64th of points.
429    *
430    *   x_res ::
431    *     Only used when `pixel` is value~0 to indicate the horizontal
432    *     resolution in dpi.
433    *
434    *   y_res ::
435    *     Only used when `pixel` is value~0 to indicate the vertical
436    *     resolution in dpi.
437    *
438    * @note:
439    *   This type is mainly used to retrieve @FT_Size objects through the
440    *   cache manager.
441    */
442   typedef struct  FTC_ScalerRec_
443   {
444     FTC_FaceID  face_id;
445     FT_UInt     width;
446     FT_UInt     height;
447     FT_Int      pixel;
448     FT_UInt     x_res;
449     FT_UInt     y_res;
450 
451   } FTC_ScalerRec;
452 
453 
454   /**************************************************************************
455    *
456    * @struct:
457    *   FTC_Scaler
458    *
459    * @description:
460    *   A handle to an @FTC_ScalerRec structure.
461    */
462   typedef struct FTC_ScalerRec_*  FTC_Scaler;
463 
464 
465   /**************************************************************************
466    *
467    * @function:
468    *   FTC_Manager_LookupSize
469    *
470    * @description:
471    *   Retrieve the @FT_Size object that corresponds to a given
472    *   @FTC_ScalerRec pointer through a cache manager.
473    *
474    * @input:
475    *   manager ::
476    *     A handle to the cache manager.
477    *
478    *   scaler ::
479    *     A scaler handle.
480    *
481    * @output:
482    *   asize ::
483    *     A handle to the size object.
484    *
485    * @return:
486    *   FreeType error code.  0~means success.
487    *
488    * @note:
489    *   The returned @FT_Size object is always owned by the manager.  You
490    *   should never try to discard it by yourself.
491    *
492    *   You can access the parent @FT_Face object simply as `size->face` if
493    *   you need it.  Note that this object is also owned by the manager.
494    *
495    * @note:
496    *   When you perform a lookup, out-of-memory errors are detected _within_
497    *   the lookup and force incremental flushes of the cache until enough
498    *   memory is released for the lookup to succeed.
499    *
500    *   If a lookup fails with `FT_Err_Out_Of_Memory` the cache has already
501    *   been completely flushed, and still no memory is available for the
502    *   operation.
503    */
504   FT_EXPORT( FT_Error )
505   FTC_Manager_LookupSize( FTC_Manager  manager,
506                           FTC_Scaler   scaler,
507                           FT_Size     *asize );
508 
509 
510   /**************************************************************************
511    *
512    * @function:
513    *   FTC_Node_Unref
514    *
515    * @description:
516    *   Decrement a cache node's internal reference count.  When the count
517    *   reaches 0, it is not destroyed but becomes eligible for subsequent
518    *   cache flushes.
519    *
520    * @input:
521    *   node ::
522    *     The cache node handle.
523    *
524    *   manager ::
525    *     The cache manager handle.
526    */
527   FT_EXPORT( void )
528   FTC_Node_Unref( FTC_Node     node,
529                   FTC_Manager  manager );
530 
531 
532   /**************************************************************************
533    *
534    * @function:
535    *   FTC_Manager_RemoveFaceID
536    *
537    * @description:
538    *   A special function used to indicate to the cache manager that a given
539    *   @FTC_FaceID is no longer valid, either because its content changed, or
540    *   because it was deallocated or uninstalled.
541    *
542    * @input:
543    *   manager ::
544    *     The cache manager handle.
545    *
546    *   face_id ::
547    *     The @FTC_FaceID to be removed.
548    *
549    * @note:
550    *   This function flushes all nodes from the cache corresponding to this
551    *   `face_id`, with the exception of nodes with a non-null reference
552    *   count.
553    *
554    *   Such nodes are however modified internally so as to never appear in
555    *   later lookups with the same `face_id` value, and to be immediately
556    *   destroyed when released by all their users.
557    *
558    */
559   FT_EXPORT( void )
560   FTC_Manager_RemoveFaceID( FTC_Manager  manager,
561                             FTC_FaceID   face_id );
562 
563 
564   /**************************************************************************
565    *
566    * @type:
567    *   FTC_CMapCache
568    *
569    * @description:
570    *   An opaque handle used to model a charmap cache.  This cache is to hold
571    *   character codes -> glyph indices mappings.
572    *
573    */
574   typedef struct FTC_CMapCacheRec_*  FTC_CMapCache;
575 
576 
577   /**************************************************************************
578    *
579    * @function:
580    *   FTC_CMapCache_New
581    *
582    * @description:
583    *   Create a new charmap cache.
584    *
585    * @input:
586    *   manager ::
587    *     A handle to the cache manager.
588    *
589    * @output:
590    *   acache ::
591    *     A new cache handle.  `NULL` in case of error.
592    *
593    * @return:
594    *   FreeType error code.  0~means success.
595    *
596    * @note:
597    *   Like all other caches, this one will be destroyed with the cache
598    *   manager.
599    *
600    */
601   FT_EXPORT( FT_Error )
602   FTC_CMapCache_New( FTC_Manager     manager,
603                      FTC_CMapCache  *acache );
604 
605 
606   /**************************************************************************
607    *
608    * @function:
609    *   FTC_CMapCache_Lookup
610    *
611    * @description:
612    *   Translate a character code into a glyph index, using the charmap
613    *   cache.
614    *
615    * @input:
616    *   cache ::
617    *     A charmap cache handle.
618    *
619    *   face_id ::
620    *     The source face ID.
621    *
622    *   cmap_index ::
623    *     The index of the charmap in the source face.  Any negative value
624    *     means to use the cache @FT_Face's default charmap.
625    *
626    *   char_code ::
627    *     The character code (in the corresponding charmap).
628    *
629    * @return:
630    *    Glyph index.  0~means 'no glyph'.
631    *
632    */
633   FT_EXPORT( FT_UInt )
634   FTC_CMapCache_Lookup( FTC_CMapCache  cache,
635                         FTC_FaceID     face_id,
636                         FT_Int         cmap_index,
637                         FT_UInt32      char_code );
638 
639 
640   /*************************************************************************/
641   /*************************************************************************/
642   /*************************************************************************/
643   /*****                                                               *****/
644   /*****                       IMAGE CACHE OBJECT                      *****/
645   /*****                                                               *****/
646   /*************************************************************************/
647   /*************************************************************************/
648   /*************************************************************************/
649 
650 
651   /**************************************************************************
652    *
653    * @struct:
654    *   FTC_ImageTypeRec
655    *
656    * @description:
657    *   A structure used to model the type of images in a glyph cache.
658    *
659    * @fields:
660    *   face_id ::
661    *     The face ID.
662    *
663    *   width ::
664    *     The width in pixels.
665    *
666    *   height ::
667    *     The height in pixels.
668    *
669    *   flags ::
670    *     The load flags, as in @FT_Load_Glyph.
671    *
672    */
673   typedef struct  FTC_ImageTypeRec_
674   {
675     FTC_FaceID  face_id;
676     FT_UInt     width;
677     FT_UInt     height;
678     FT_Int32    flags;
679 
680   } FTC_ImageTypeRec;
681 
682 
683   /**************************************************************************
684    *
685    * @type:
686    *   FTC_ImageType
687    *
688    * @description:
689    *   A handle to an @FTC_ImageTypeRec structure.
690    *
691    */
692   typedef struct FTC_ImageTypeRec_*  FTC_ImageType;
693 
694 
695   /* */
696 
697 
698 #define FTC_IMAGE_TYPE_COMPARE( d1, d2 )      \
699           ( (d1)->face_id == (d2)->face_id && \
700             (d1)->width   == (d2)->width   && \
701             (d1)->flags   == (d2)->flags   )
702 
703 
704   /**************************************************************************
705    *
706    * @type:
707    *   FTC_ImageCache
708    *
709    * @description:
710    *   A handle to a glyph image cache object.  They are designed to hold
711    *   many distinct glyph images while not exceeding a certain memory
712    *   threshold.
713    */
714   typedef struct FTC_ImageCacheRec_*  FTC_ImageCache;
715 
716 
717   /**************************************************************************
718    *
719    * @function:
720    *   FTC_ImageCache_New
721    *
722    * @description:
723    *   Create a new glyph image cache.
724    *
725    * @input:
726    *   manager ::
727    *     The parent manager for the image cache.
728    *
729    * @output:
730    *   acache ::
731    *     A handle to the new glyph image cache object.
732    *
733    * @return:
734    *   FreeType error code.  0~means success.
735    */
736   FT_EXPORT( FT_Error )
737   FTC_ImageCache_New( FTC_Manager      manager,
738                       FTC_ImageCache  *acache );
739 
740 
741   /**************************************************************************
742    *
743    * @function:
744    *   FTC_ImageCache_Lookup
745    *
746    * @description:
747    *   Retrieve a given glyph image from a glyph image cache.
748    *
749    * @input:
750    *   cache ::
751    *     A handle to the source glyph image cache.
752    *
753    *   type ::
754    *     A pointer to a glyph image type descriptor.
755    *
756    *   gindex ::
757    *     The glyph index to retrieve.
758    *
759    * @output:
760    *   aglyph ::
761    *     The corresponding @FT_Glyph object.  0~in case of failure.
762    *
763    *   anode ::
764    *     Used to return the address of the corresponding cache node after
765    *     incrementing its reference count (see note below).
766    *
767    * @return:
768    *   FreeType error code.  0~means success.
769    *
770    * @note:
771    *   The returned glyph is owned and managed by the glyph image cache.
772    *   Never try to transform or discard it manually!  You can however create
773    *   a copy with @FT_Glyph_Copy and modify the new one.
774    *
775    *   If `anode` is _not_ `NULL`, it receives the address of the cache node
776    *   containing the glyph image, after increasing its reference count.
777    *   This ensures that the node (as well as the @FT_Glyph) will always be
778    *   kept in the cache until you call @FTC_Node_Unref to 'release' it.
779    *
780    *   If `anode` is `NULL`, the cache node is left unchanged, which means
781    *   that the @FT_Glyph could be flushed out of the cache on the next call
782    *   to one of the caching sub-system APIs.  Don't assume that it is
783    *   persistent!
784    */
785   FT_EXPORT( FT_Error )
786   FTC_ImageCache_Lookup( FTC_ImageCache  cache,
787                          FTC_ImageType   type,
788                          FT_UInt         gindex,
789                          FT_Glyph       *aglyph,
790                          FTC_Node       *anode );
791 
792 
793   /**************************************************************************
794    *
795    * @function:
796    *   FTC_ImageCache_LookupScaler
797    *
798    * @description:
799    *   A variant of @FTC_ImageCache_Lookup that uses an @FTC_ScalerRec to
800    *   specify the face ID and its size.
801    *
802    * @input:
803    *   cache ::
804    *     A handle to the source glyph image cache.
805    *
806    *   scaler ::
807    *     A pointer to a scaler descriptor.
808    *
809    *   load_flags ::
810    *     The corresponding load flags.
811    *
812    *   gindex ::
813    *     The glyph index to retrieve.
814    *
815    * @output:
816    *   aglyph ::
817    *     The corresponding @FT_Glyph object.  0~in case of failure.
818    *
819    *   anode ::
820    *     Used to return the address of the corresponding cache node after
821    *     incrementing its reference count (see note below).
822    *
823    * @return:
824    *   FreeType error code.  0~means success.
825    *
826    * @note:
827    *   The returned glyph is owned and managed by the glyph image cache.
828    *   Never try to transform or discard it manually!  You can however create
829    *   a copy with @FT_Glyph_Copy and modify the new one.
830    *
831    *   If `anode` is _not_ `NULL`, it receives the address of the cache node
832    *   containing the glyph image, after increasing its reference count.
833    *   This ensures that the node (as well as the @FT_Glyph) will always be
834    *   kept in the cache until you call @FTC_Node_Unref to 'release' it.
835    *
836    *   If `anode` is `NULL`, the cache node is left unchanged, which means
837    *   that the @FT_Glyph could be flushed out of the cache on the next call
838    *   to one of the caching sub-system APIs.  Don't assume that it is
839    *   persistent!
840    *
841    *   Calls to @FT_Set_Char_Size and friends have no effect on cached
842    *   glyphs; you should always use the FreeType cache API instead.
843    */
844   FT_EXPORT( FT_Error )
845   FTC_ImageCache_LookupScaler( FTC_ImageCache  cache,
846                                FTC_Scaler      scaler,
847                                FT_ULong        load_flags,
848                                FT_UInt         gindex,
849                                FT_Glyph       *aglyph,
850                                FTC_Node       *anode );
851 
852 
853   /**************************************************************************
854    *
855    * @type:
856    *   FTC_SBit
857    *
858    * @description:
859    *   A handle to a small bitmap descriptor.  See the @FTC_SBitRec structure
860    *   for details.
861    */
862   typedef struct FTC_SBitRec_*  FTC_SBit;
863 
864 
865   /**************************************************************************
866    *
867    * @struct:
868    *   FTC_SBitRec
869    *
870    * @description:
871    *   A very compact structure used to describe a small glyph bitmap.
872    *
873    * @fields:
874    *   width ::
875    *     The bitmap width in pixels.
876    *
877    *   height ::
878    *     The bitmap height in pixels.
879    *
880    *   left ::
881    *     The horizontal distance from the pen position to the left bitmap
882    *     border (a.k.a. 'left side bearing', or 'lsb').
883    *
884    *   top ::
885    *     The vertical distance from the pen position (on the baseline) to the
886    *     upper bitmap border (a.k.a. 'top side bearing').  The distance is
887    *     positive for upwards y~coordinates.
888    *
889    *   format ::
890    *     The format of the glyph bitmap (monochrome or gray).
891    *
892    *   max_grays ::
893    *     Maximum gray level value (in the range 1 to~255).
894    *
895    *   pitch ::
896    *     The number of bytes per bitmap line.  May be positive or negative.
897    *
898    *   xadvance ::
899    *     The horizontal advance width in pixels.
900    *
901    *   yadvance ::
902    *     The vertical advance height in pixels.
903    *
904    *   buffer ::
905    *     A pointer to the bitmap pixels.
906    */
907   typedef struct  FTC_SBitRec_
908   {
909     FT_Byte   width;
910     FT_Byte   height;
911     FT_Char   left;
912     FT_Char   top;
913 
914     FT_Byte   format;
915     FT_Byte   max_grays;
916     FT_Short  pitch;
917     FT_Char   xadvance;
918     FT_Char   yadvance;
919 
920     FT_Byte*  buffer;
921 
922   } FTC_SBitRec;
923 
924 
925   /**************************************************************************
926    *
927    * @type:
928    *   FTC_SBitCache
929    *
930    * @description:
931    *   A handle to a small bitmap cache.  These are special cache objects
932    *   used to store small glyph bitmaps (and anti-aliased pixmaps) in a much
933    *   more efficient way than the traditional glyph image cache implemented
934    *   by @FTC_ImageCache.
935    */
936   typedef struct FTC_SBitCacheRec_*  FTC_SBitCache;
937 
938 
939   /**************************************************************************
940    *
941    * @function:
942    *   FTC_SBitCache_New
943    *
944    * @description:
945    *   Create a new cache to store small glyph bitmaps.
946    *
947    * @input:
948    *   manager ::
949    *     A handle to the source cache manager.
950    *
951    * @output:
952    *   acache ::
953    *     A handle to the new sbit cache.  `NULL` in case of error.
954    *
955    * @return:
956    *   FreeType error code.  0~means success.
957    */
958   FT_EXPORT( FT_Error )
959   FTC_SBitCache_New( FTC_Manager     manager,
960                      FTC_SBitCache  *acache );
961 
962 
963   /**************************************************************************
964    *
965    * @function:
966    *   FTC_SBitCache_Lookup
967    *
968    * @description:
969    *   Look up a given small glyph bitmap in a given sbit cache and 'lock' it
970    *   to prevent its flushing from the cache until needed.
971    *
972    * @input:
973    *   cache ::
974    *     A handle to the source sbit cache.
975    *
976    *   type ::
977    *     A pointer to the glyph image type descriptor.
978    *
979    *   gindex ::
980    *     The glyph index.
981    *
982    * @output:
983    *   sbit ::
984    *     A handle to a small bitmap descriptor.
985    *
986    *   anode ::
987    *     Used to return the address of the corresponding cache node after
988    *     incrementing its reference count (see note below).
989    *
990    * @return:
991    *   FreeType error code.  0~means success.
992    *
993    * @note:
994    *   The small bitmap descriptor and its bit buffer are owned by the cache
995    *   and should never be freed by the application.  They might as well
996    *   disappear from memory on the next cache lookup, so don't treat them as
997    *   persistent data.
998    *
999    *   The descriptor's `buffer` field is set to~0 to indicate a missing
1000    *   glyph bitmap.
1001    *
1002    *   If `anode` is _not_ `NULL`, it receives the address of the cache node
1003    *   containing the bitmap, after increasing its reference count.  This
1004    *   ensures that the node (as well as the image) will always be kept in
1005    *   the cache until you call @FTC_Node_Unref to 'release' it.
1006    *
1007    *   If `anode` is `NULL`, the cache node is left unchanged, which means
1008    *   that the bitmap could be flushed out of the cache on the next call to
1009    *   one of the caching sub-system APIs.  Don't assume that it is
1010    *   persistent!
1011    */
1012   FT_EXPORT( FT_Error )
1013   FTC_SBitCache_Lookup( FTC_SBitCache    cache,
1014                         FTC_ImageType    type,
1015                         FT_UInt          gindex,
1016                         FTC_SBit        *sbit,
1017                         FTC_Node        *anode );
1018 
1019 
1020   /**************************************************************************
1021    *
1022    * @function:
1023    *   FTC_SBitCache_LookupScaler
1024    *
1025    * @description:
1026    *   A variant of @FTC_SBitCache_Lookup that uses an @FTC_ScalerRec to
1027    *   specify the face ID and its size.
1028    *
1029    * @input:
1030    *   cache ::
1031    *     A handle to the source sbit cache.
1032    *
1033    *   scaler ::
1034    *     A pointer to the scaler descriptor.
1035    *
1036    *   load_flags ::
1037    *     The corresponding load flags.
1038    *
1039    *   gindex ::
1040    *     The glyph index.
1041    *
1042    * @output:
1043    *   sbit ::
1044    *     A handle to a small bitmap descriptor.
1045    *
1046    *   anode ::
1047    *     Used to return the address of the corresponding cache node after
1048    *     incrementing its reference count (see note below).
1049    *
1050    * @return:
1051    *   FreeType error code.  0~means success.
1052    *
1053    * @note:
1054    *   The small bitmap descriptor and its bit buffer are owned by the cache
1055    *   and should never be freed by the application.  They might as well
1056    *   disappear from memory on the next cache lookup, so don't treat them as
1057    *   persistent data.
1058    *
1059    *   The descriptor's `buffer` field is set to~0 to indicate a missing
1060    *   glyph bitmap.
1061    *
1062    *   If `anode` is _not_ `NULL`, it receives the address of the cache node
1063    *   containing the bitmap, after increasing its reference count.  This
1064    *   ensures that the node (as well as the image) will always be kept in
1065    *   the cache until you call @FTC_Node_Unref to 'release' it.
1066    *
1067    *   If `anode` is `NULL`, the cache node is left unchanged, which means
1068    *   that the bitmap could be flushed out of the cache on the next call to
1069    *   one of the caching sub-system APIs.  Don't assume that it is
1070    *   persistent!
1071    */
1072   FT_EXPORT( FT_Error )
1073   FTC_SBitCache_LookupScaler( FTC_SBitCache  cache,
1074                               FTC_Scaler     scaler,
1075                               FT_ULong       load_flags,
1076                               FT_UInt        gindex,
1077                               FTC_SBit      *sbit,
1078                               FTC_Node      *anode );
1079 
1080   /* */
1081 
1082 
1083 FT_END_HEADER
1084 
1085 #endif /* FTCACHE_H_ */
1086 
1087 
1088 /* END */
1089