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1 /*
2 ******************************************************************************
3 *
4 *   Copyright (C) 2000-2004, International Business Machines
5 *   Corporation and others.  All Rights Reserved.
6 *
7 ******************************************************************************
8 *   file name:  ushape.h
9 *   encoding:   US-ASCII
10 *   tab size:   8 (not used)
11 *   indentation:4
12 *
13 *   created on: 2000jun29
14 *   created by: Markus W. Scherer
15 */
16 
17 #ifndef __USHAPE_H__
18 #define __USHAPE_H__
19 
20 #include "unicode/utypes.h"
21 
22 /**
23  * \file
24  * \brief C API:  Arabic shaping
25  *
26  */
27 
28 /**
29  * Shape Arabic text on a character basis.
30  *
31  * <p>This function performs basic operations for "shaping" Arabic text. It is most
32  * useful for use with legacy data formats and legacy display technology
33  * (simple terminals). All operations are performed on Unicode characters.</p>
34  *
35  * <p>Text-based shaping means that some character code points in the text are
36  * replaced by others depending on the context. It transforms one kind of text
37  * into another. In comparison, modern displays for Arabic text select
38  * appropriate, context-dependent font glyphs for each text element, which means
39  * that they transform text into a glyph vector.</p>
40  *
41  * <p>Text transformations are necessary when modern display technology is not
42  * available or when text needs to be transformed to or from legacy formats that
43  * use "shaped" characters. Since the Arabic script is cursive, connecting
44  * adjacent letters to each other, computers select images for each letter based
45  * on the surrounding letters. This usually results in four images per Arabic
46  * letter: initial, middle, final, and isolated forms. In Unicode, on the other
47  * hand, letters are normally stored abstract, and a display system is expected
48  * to select the necessary glyphs. (This makes searching and other text
49  * processing easier because the same letter has only one code.) It is possible
50  * to mimic this with text transformations because there are characters in
51  * Unicode that are rendered as letters with a specific shape
52  * (or cursive connectivity). They were included for interoperability with
53  * legacy systems and codepages, and for unsophisticated display systems.</p>
54  *
55  * <p>A second kind of text transformations is supported for Arabic digits:
56  * For compatibility with legacy codepages that only include European digits,
57  * it is possible to replace one set of digits by another, changing the
58  * character code points. These operations can be performed for either
59  * Arabic-Indic Digits (U+0660...U+0669) or Eastern (Extended) Arabic-Indic
60  * digits (U+06f0...U+06f9).</p>
61  *
62  * <p>Some replacements may result in more or fewer characters (code points).
63  * By default, this means that the destination buffer may receive text with a
64  * length different from the source length. Some legacy systems rely on the
65  * length of the text to be constant. They expect extra spaces to be added
66  * or consumed either next to the affected character or at the end of the
67  * text.</p>
68  *
69  * <p>For details about the available operations, see the description of the
70  * <code>U_SHAPE_...</code> options.</p>
71  *
72  * @param source The input text.
73  *
74  * @param sourceLength The number of UChars in <code>source</code>.
75  *
76  * @param dest The destination buffer that will receive the results of the
77  *             requested operations. It may be <code>NULL</code> only if
78  *             <code>destSize</code> is 0. The source and destination must not
79  *             overlap.
80  *
81  * @param destSize The size (capacity) of the destination buffer in UChars.
82  *                 If <code>destSize</code> is 0, then no output is produced,
83  *                 but the necessary buffer size is returned ("preflighting").
84  *
85  * @param options This is a 32-bit set of flags that specify the operations
86  *                that are performed on the input text. If no error occurs,
87  *                then the result will always be written to the destination
88  *                buffer.
89  *
90  * @param pErrorCode must be a valid pointer to an error code value,
91  *        which must not indicate a failure before the function call.
92  *
93  * @return The number of UChars written to the destination buffer.
94  *         If an error occured, then no output was written, or it may be
95  *         incomplete. If <code>U_BUFFER_OVERFLOW_ERROR</code> is set, then
96  *         the return value indicates the necessary destination buffer size.
97  * @stable ICU 2.0
98  */
99 U_STABLE int32_t U_EXPORT2
100 u_shapeArabic(const UChar *source, int32_t sourceLength,
101               UChar *dest, int32_t destSize,
102               uint32_t options,
103               UErrorCode *pErrorCode);
104 
105 /**
106  * Memory option: allow the result to have a different length than the source.
107  * @stable ICU 2.0
108  */
109 #define U_SHAPE_LENGTH_GROW_SHRINK              0
110 
111 /**
112  * Memory option: the result must have the same length as the source.
113  * If more room is necessary, then try to consume spaces next to modified characters.
114  * @stable ICU 2.0
115  */
116 #define U_SHAPE_LENGTH_FIXED_SPACES_NEAR        1
117 
118 /**
119  * Memory option: the result must have the same length as the source.
120  * If more room is necessary, then try to consume spaces at the end of the text.
121  * @stable ICU 2.0
122  */
123 #define U_SHAPE_LENGTH_FIXED_SPACES_AT_END      2
124 
125 /**
126  * Memory option: the result must have the same length as the source.
127  * If more room is necessary, then try to consume spaces at the beginning of the text.
128  * @stable ICU 2.0
129  */
130 #define U_SHAPE_LENGTH_FIXED_SPACES_AT_BEGINNING 3
131 
132 /** Bit mask for memory options. @stable ICU 2.0 */
133 #define U_SHAPE_LENGTH_MASK                     3
134 
135 
136 /** Direction indicator: the source is in logical (keyboard) order. @stable ICU 2.0 */
137 #define U_SHAPE_TEXT_DIRECTION_LOGICAL          0
138 
139 /**
140  * Direction indicator:
141  * the source is in visual LTR order,
142  * the leftmost displayed character stored first.
143  * @stable ICU 2.0
144  */
145 #define U_SHAPE_TEXT_DIRECTION_VISUAL_LTR       4
146 
147 /** Bit mask for direction indicators. @stable ICU 2.0 */
148 #define U_SHAPE_TEXT_DIRECTION_MASK             4
149 
150 
151 /** Letter shaping option: do not perform letter shaping. @stable ICU 2.0 */
152 #define U_SHAPE_LETTERS_NOOP                    0
153 
154 /** Letter shaping option: replace abstract letter characters by "shaped" ones. @stable ICU 2.0 */
155 #define U_SHAPE_LETTERS_SHAPE                   8
156 
157 /** Letter shaping option: replace "shaped" letter characters by abstract ones. @stable ICU 2.0 */
158 #define U_SHAPE_LETTERS_UNSHAPE                 0x10
159 
160 /**
161  * Letter shaping option: replace abstract letter characters by "shaped" ones.
162  * The only difference with U_SHAPE_LETTERS_SHAPE is that Tashkeel letters
163  * are always "shaped" into the isolated form instead of the medial form
164  * (selecting code points from the Arabic Presentation Forms-B block).
165  * @stable ICU 2.0
166  */
167 #define U_SHAPE_LETTERS_SHAPE_TASHKEEL_ISOLATED 0x18
168 
169 /** Bit mask for letter shaping options. @stable ICU 2.0 */
170 #define U_SHAPE_LETTERS_MASK                    0x18
171 
172 
173 /** Digit shaping option: do not perform digit shaping. @stable ICU 2.0 */
174 #define U_SHAPE_DIGITS_NOOP                     0
175 
176 /**
177  * Digit shaping option:
178  * Replace European digits (U+0030...) by Arabic-Indic digits.
179  * @stable ICU 2.0
180  */
181 #define U_SHAPE_DIGITS_EN2AN                    0x20
182 
183 /**
184  * Digit shaping option:
185  * Replace Arabic-Indic digits by European digits (U+0030...).
186  * @stable ICU 2.0
187  */
188 #define U_SHAPE_DIGITS_AN2EN                    0x40
189 
190 /**
191  * Digit shaping option:
192  * Replace European digits (U+0030...) by Arabic-Indic digits if the most recent
193  * strongly directional character is an Arabic letter
194  * (<code>u_charDirection()</code> result <code>U_RIGHT_TO_LEFT_ARABIC</code> [AL]).<br>
195  * The direction of "preceding" depends on the direction indicator option.
196  * For the first characters, the preceding strongly directional character
197  * (initial state) is assumed to be not an Arabic letter
198  * (it is <code>U_LEFT_TO_RIGHT</code> [L] or <code>U_RIGHT_TO_LEFT</code> [R]).
199  * @stable ICU 2.0
200  */
201 #define U_SHAPE_DIGITS_ALEN2AN_INIT_LR          0x60
202 
203 /**
204  * Digit shaping option:
205  * Replace European digits (U+0030...) by Arabic-Indic digits if the most recent
206  * strongly directional character is an Arabic letter
207  * (<code>u_charDirection()</code> result <code>U_RIGHT_TO_LEFT_ARABIC</code> [AL]).<br>
208  * The direction of "preceding" depends on the direction indicator option.
209  * For the first characters, the preceding strongly directional character
210  * (initial state) is assumed to be an Arabic letter.
211  * @stable ICU 2.0
212  */
213 #define U_SHAPE_DIGITS_ALEN2AN_INIT_AL          0x80
214 
215 /** Not a valid option value. May be replaced by a new option. @stable ICU 2.0 */
216 #define U_SHAPE_DIGITS_RESERVED                 0xa0
217 
218 /** Bit mask for digit shaping options. @stable ICU 2.0 */
219 #define U_SHAPE_DIGITS_MASK                     0xe0
220 
221 
222 /** Digit type option: Use Arabic-Indic digits (U+0660...U+0669). @stable ICU 2.0 */
223 #define U_SHAPE_DIGIT_TYPE_AN                   0
224 
225 /** Digit type option: Use Eastern (Extended) Arabic-Indic digits (U+06f0...U+06f9). @stable ICU 2.0 */
226 #define U_SHAPE_DIGIT_TYPE_AN_EXTENDED          0x100
227 
228 /** Not a valid option value. May be replaced by a new option. @stable ICU 2.0 */
229 #define U_SHAPE_DIGIT_TYPE_RESERVED             0x200
230 
231 /** Bit mask for digit type options. @stable ICU 2.0 */
232 #define U_SHAPE_DIGIT_TYPE_MASK                 0x3f00
233 
234 #endif
235