ftrender.h

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/****************************************************************************
 *
 * ftrender.h
 *
 *   FreeType renderer modules public interface (specification).
 *
 * Copyright (C) 1996-2025 by
 * David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, and Werner Lemberg.
 *
 * This file is part of the FreeType project, and may only be used,
 * modified, and distributed under the terms of the FreeType project
 * license, LICENSE.TXT.  By continuing to use, modify, or distribute
 * this file you indicate that you have read the license and
 * understand and accept it fully.
 *
 */
 

#ifndef FTRENDER_H_
#define FTRENDER_H_
 
 
#include <freetype/ftmodapi.h>
#include <freetype/ftglyph.h>
 
 
FT_BEGIN_HEADER
 
 
  /**************************************************************************
   *
   * @section:
   *   module_management
   *
   */
 
 
  /* create a new glyph object */
  typedef FT_Error
  (*FT_Glyph_InitFunc)( FT_Glyph      glyph,
                        FT_GlyphSlot  slot );
 
  /* destroys a given glyph object */
  typedef void
  (*FT_Glyph_DoneFunc)( FT_Glyph  glyph );
 
  typedef void
  (*FT_Glyph_TransformFunc)( FT_Glyph          glyph,
                             const FT_Matrix*  matrix,
                             const FT_Vector*  delta );
 
  typedef void
  (*FT_Glyph_GetBBoxFunc)( FT_Glyph  glyph,
                           FT_BBox*  abbox );
 
  typedef FT_Error
  (*FT_Glyph_CopyFunc)( FT_Glyph   source,
                        FT_Glyph   target );
 
  typedef FT_Error
  (*FT_Glyph_PrepareFunc)( FT_Glyph      glyph,
                           FT_GlyphSlot  slot );
 
/* deprecated */
#define FT_Glyph_Init_Func       FT_Glyph_InitFunc
#define FT_Glyph_Done_Func       FT_Glyph_DoneFunc
#define FT_Glyph_Transform_Func  FT_Glyph_TransformFunc
#define FT_Glyph_BBox_Func       FT_Glyph_GetBBoxFunc
#define FT_Glyph_Copy_Func       FT_Glyph_CopyFunc
#define FT_Glyph_Prepare_Func    FT_Glyph_PrepareFunc
 
 
  struct  FT_Glyph_Class_
  {
    FT_Long                 glyph_size;
    FT_Glyph_Format         glyph_format;
 
    FT_Glyph_InitFunc       glyph_init;
    FT_Glyph_DoneFunc       glyph_done;
    FT_Glyph_CopyFunc       glyph_copy;
    FT_Glyph_TransformFunc  glyph_transform;
    FT_Glyph_GetBBoxFunc    glyph_bbox;
    FT_Glyph_PrepareFunc    glyph_prepare;
  };
 
 
  typedef FT_Error
  (*FT_Renderer_RenderFunc)( FT_Renderer       renderer,
                             FT_GlyphSlot      slot,
                             FT_Render_Mode    mode,
                             const FT_Vector*  origin );
 
  typedef FT_Error
  (*FT_Renderer_TransformFunc)( FT_Renderer       renderer,
                                FT_GlyphSlot      slot,
                                const FT_Matrix*  matrix,
                                const FT_Vector*  delta );
 
 
  typedef void
  (*FT_Renderer_GetCBoxFunc)( FT_Renderer   renderer,
                              FT_GlyphSlot  slot,
                              FT_BBox*      cbox );
 
 
  typedef FT_Error
  (*FT_Renderer_SetModeFunc)( FT_Renderer  renderer,
                              FT_ULong     mode_tag,
                              FT_Pointer   mode_ptr );
 
/* deprecated identifiers */
#define FTRenderer_render  FT_Renderer_RenderFunc
#define FTRenderer_transform  FT_Renderer_TransformFunc
#define FTRenderer_getCBox  FT_Renderer_GetCBoxFunc
#define FTRenderer_setMode  FT_Renderer_SetModeFunc
 
 
  /**************************************************************************
   *
   * @struct:
   *   FT_Renderer_Class
   *
   * @description:
   *   The renderer module class descriptor.
   *
   * @fields:
   *   root ::
   *     The root @FT_Module_Class fields.
   *
   *   glyph_format ::
   *     The glyph image format this renderer handles.
   *
   *   render_glyph ::
   *     A method used to render the image that is in a given glyph slot into
   *     a bitmap.
   *
   *   transform_glyph ::
   *     A method used to transform the image that is in a given glyph slot.
   *
   *   get_glyph_cbox ::
   *     A method used to access the glyph's cbox.
   *
   *   set_mode ::
   *     A method used to pass additional parameters.
   *
   *   raster_class ::
   *     For @FT_GLYPH_FORMAT_OUTLINE renderers only.  This is a pointer to
   *     its raster's class.
   */
  typedef struct  FT_Renderer_Class_
  {
    FT_Module_Class            root;
 
    FT_Glyph_Format            glyph_format;
 
    FT_Renderer_RenderFunc     render_glyph;
    FT_Renderer_TransformFunc  transform_glyph;
    FT_Renderer_GetCBoxFunc    get_glyph_cbox;
    FT_Renderer_SetModeFunc    set_mode;
 
    const FT_Raster_Funcs*     raster_class;
 
  } FT_Renderer_Class;
 
 
  /**************************************************************************
   *
   * @function:
   *   FT_Get_Renderer
   *
   * @description:
   *   Retrieve the current renderer for a given glyph format.
   *
   * @input:
   *   library ::
   *     A handle to the library object.
   *
   *   format ::
   *     The glyph format.
   *
   * @return:
   *   A renderer handle.  0~if none found.
   *
   * @note:
   *   An error will be returned if a module already exists by that name, or
   *   if the module requires a version of FreeType that is too great.
   *
   *   To add a new renderer, simply use @FT_Add_Module.  To retrieve a
   *   renderer by its name, use @FT_Get_Module.
   */
  FT_EXPORT( FT_Renderer )
  FT_Get_Renderer( FT_Library       library,
                   FT_Glyph_Format  format );
 
 
  /**************************************************************************
   *
   * @function:
   *   FT_Set_Renderer
   *
   * @description:
   *   Set the current renderer to use, and set additional mode.
   *
   * @inout:
   *   library ::
   *     A handle to the library object.
   *
   * @input:
   *   renderer ::
   *     A handle to the renderer object.
   *
   *   num_params ::
   *     The number of additional parameters.
   *
   *   parameters ::
   *     Additional parameters.
   *
   * @return:
   *   FreeType error code.  0~means success.
   *
   * @note:
   *   In case of success, the renderer will be used to convert glyph images
   *   in the renderer's known format into bitmaps.
   *
   *   This doesn't change the current renderer for other formats.
   *
   *   Currently, no FreeType renderer module uses `parameters`; you should
   *   thus always pass `NULL` as the value.
   */
  FT_EXPORT( FT_Error )
  FT_Set_Renderer( FT_Library     library,
                   FT_Renderer    renderer,
                   FT_UInt        num_params,
                   FT_Parameter*  parameters );
 
  /* */
 
 
FT_END_HEADER
 
#endif /* FTRENDER_H_ */
 
 
/* END */