SDL/include/SDL3/SDL_dialog.h

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/**
 * # CategoryDialog
 *
 * File dialog support.
 */

#ifndef SDL_dialog_h_
#define SDL_dialog_h_

#include <SDL3/SDL_error.h>
#include <SDL3/SDL_video.h>

#include <SDL3/SDL_begin_code.h>
/* Set up for C function definitions, even when using C++ */
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif

/**
 * An entry for filters for file dialogs.
 *
 * `name` is a user-readable label for the filter (for example, "Office
 * document").
 *
 * `pattern` is a semicolon-separated list of file extensions (for example,
 * "doc;docx"). File extensions may only contain alphanumeric characters,
 * hyphens, underscores and periods. Alternatively, the whole string can be a
 * single asterisk ("*"), which serves as an "All files" filter.
 *
 * \since This struct is available since SDL 3.0.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_DialogFileCallback
 * \sa SDL_ShowOpenFileDialog
 * \sa SDL_ShowSaveFileDialog
 * \sa SDL_ShowOpenFolderDialog
 */
typedef struct SDL_DialogFileFilter
{
    const char *name;
    const char *pattern;
} SDL_DialogFileFilter;

/**
 * Callback used by file dialog functions.
 *
 * The specific usage is described in each function.
 *
 * If `filelist` is:
 *
 * - NULL, an error occured. Details can be obtained with SDL_GetError().
 * - A pointer to NULL, the user either didn't choose any file or canceled the
 *   dialog.
 * - A pointer to non-`NULL`, the user chose one or more files. The argument
 *   is a null-terminated list of pointers to C strings, each containing a
 *   path.
 *
 * The filelist argument does not need to be freed; it will automatically be
 * freed when the callback returns.
 *
 * The filter argument is the index of the filter that was selected, or -1 if
 * no filter was selected or if the platform or method doesn't support
 * fetching the selected filter.
 *
 * \param userdata an app-provided pointer, for the callback's use.
 * \param filelist the file(s) chosen by the user.
 * \param filter index of the selected filter.
 *
 * \since This datatype is available since SDL 3.0.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_DialogFileFilter
 * \sa SDL_ShowOpenFileDialog
 * \sa SDL_ShowSaveFileDialog
 * \sa SDL_ShowOpenFolderDialog
 */
typedef void(SDLCALL *SDL_DialogFileCallback)(void *userdata, const char * const *filelist, int filter);

/**
 * Displays a dialog that lets the user select a file on their filesystem.
 *
 * This function should only be invoked from the main thread.
 *
 * This is an asynchronous function; it will return immediately, and the
 * result will be passed to the callback.
 *
 * The callback will be invoked with a null-terminated list of files the user
 * chose. The list will be empty if the user canceled the dialog, and it will
 * be NULL if an error occured.
 *
 * Note that the callback may be called from a different thread than the one
 * the function was invoked on.
 *
 * Depending on the platform, the user may be allowed to input paths that
 * don't yet exist.
 *
 * On Linux, dialogs may require XDG Portals, which requires DBus, which
 * requires an event-handling loop. Apps that do not use SDL to handle events
 * should add a call to SDL_PumpEvents in their main loop.
 *
 * \param callback an SDL_DialogFileCallback to be invoked when the user
 *                 selects a file and accepts, or cancels the dialog, or an
 *                 error occurs. The first argument is a null-terminated list
 *                 of C strings, representing the paths chosen by the user.
 *                 The list will be empty if the user canceled the dialog, and
 *                 it will be NULL if an error occured. If an error occured,
 *                 it can be fetched with SDL_GetError(). The second argument
 *                 is the userdata pointer passed to the function. The third
 *                 argument is the index of the filter selected by the user,
 *                 or one past the index of the last filter (therefore the
 *                 index of the terminating NULL filter) if no filter was
 *                 chosen, or -1 if the platform does not support detecting
 *                 the selected filter.
 * \param userdata an optional pointer to pass extra data to the callback when
 *                 it will be invoked.
 * \param window the window that the dialog should be modal for. May be NULL.
 *               Not all platforms support this option.
 * \param filters a list of SDL_DialogFileFilter's. May be NULL. Not all
 *                platforms support this option, and platforms that do support
 *                it may allow the user to ignore the filters.
 * \param nfilters the number of filters. Ignored if filters is NULL.
 * \param default_location the default folder or file to start the dialog at.
 *                         May be NULL. Not all platforms support this option.
 * \param allow_many if non-zero, the user will be allowed to select multiple
 *                   entries. Not all platforms support this option.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.0.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_DialogFileCallback
 * \sa SDL_DialogFileFilter
 * \sa SDL_ShowSaveFileDialog
 * \sa SDL_ShowOpenFolderDialog
 */
extern SDL_DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_ShowOpenFileDialog(SDL_DialogFileCallback callback, void *userdata, SDL_Window *window, const SDL_DialogFileFilter *filters, int nfilters, const char *default_location, SDL_bool allow_many);

/**
 * Displays a dialog that lets the user choose a new or existing file on their
 * filesystem.
 *
 * This function should only be invoked from the main thread.
 *
 * This is an asynchronous function; it will return immediately, and the
 * result will be passed to the callback.
 *
 * The callback will be invoked with a null-terminated list of files the user
 * chose. The list will be empty if the user canceled the dialog, and it will
 * be NULL if an error occured.
 *
 * Note that the callback may be called from a different thread than the one
 * the function was invoked on.
 *
 * The chosen file may or may not already exist.
 *
 * On Linux, dialogs may require XDG Portals, which requires DBus, which
 * requires an event-handling loop. Apps that do not use SDL to handle events
 * should add a call to SDL_PumpEvents in their main loop.
 *
 * \param callback an SDL_DialogFileCallback to be invoked when the user
 *                 selects a file and accepts, or cancels the dialog, or an
 *                 error occurs. The first argument is a null-terminated list
 *                 of C strings, representing the paths chosen by the user.
 *                 The list will be empty if the user canceled the dialog, and
 *                 it will be NULL if an error occured. If an error occured,
 *                 it can be fetched with SDL_GetError(). The second argument
 *                 is the userdata pointer passed to the function. The third
 *                 argument is the index of the filter selected by the user,
 *                 or one past the index of the last filter (therefore the
 *                 index of the terminating NULL filter) if no filter was
 *                 chosen, or -1 if the platform does not support detecting
 *                 the selected filter.
 * \param userdata an optional pointer to pass extra data to the callback when
 *                 it will be invoked.
 * \param window the window that the dialog should be modal for. May be NULL.
 *               Not all platforms support this option.
 * \param filters a list of SDL_DialogFileFilter's. May be NULL. Not all
 *                platforms support this option, and platforms that do support
 *                it may allow the user to ignore the filters.
 * \param nfilters the number of filters. Ignored if filters is NULL.
 * \param default_location the default folder or file to start the dialog at.
 *                         May be NULL. Not all platforms support this option.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.0.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_DialogFileCallback
 * \sa SDL_DialogFileFilter
 * \sa SDL_ShowOpenFileDialog
 * \sa SDL_ShowOpenFolderDialog
 */
extern SDL_DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_ShowSaveFileDialog(SDL_DialogFileCallback callback, void *userdata, SDL_Window *window, const SDL_DialogFileFilter *filters, int nfilters, const char *default_location);

/**
 * Displays a dialog that lets the user select a folder on their filesystem.
 *
 * This function should only be invoked from the main thread.
 *
 * This is an asynchronous function; it will return immediately, and the
 * result will be passed to the callback.
 *
 * The callback will be invoked with a null-terminated list of files the user
 * chose. The list will be empty if the user canceled the dialog, and it will
 * be NULL if an error occured.
 *
 * Note that the callback may be called from a different thread than the one
 * the function was invoked on.
 *
 * Depending on the platform, the user may be allowed to input paths that
 * don't yet exist.
 *
 * On Linux, dialogs may require XDG Portals, which requires DBus, which
 * requires an event-handling loop. Apps that do not use SDL to handle events
 * should add a call to SDL_PumpEvents in their main loop.
 *
 * \param callback an SDL_DialogFileCallback to be invoked when the user
 *                 selects a file and accepts, or cancels the dialog, or an
 *                 error occurs. The first argument is a null-terminated list
 *                 of C strings, representing the paths chosen by the user.
 *                 The list will be empty if the user canceled the dialog, and
 *                 it will be NULL if an error occured. If an error occured,
 *                 it can be fetched with SDL_GetError(). The second argument
 *                 is the userdata pointer passed to the function. The third
 *                 argument is always -1 for SDL_ShowOpenFolderDialog.
 * \param userdata an optional pointer to pass extra data to the callback when
 *                 it will be invoked.
 * \param window the window that the dialog should be modal for. May be NULL.
 *               Not all platforms support this option.
 * \param default_location the default folder or file to start the dialog at.
 *                         May be NULL. Not all platforms support this option.
 * \param allow_many if non-zero, the user will be allowed to select multiple
 *                   entries. Not all platforms support this option.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 3.0.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_DialogFileCallback
 * \sa SDL_ShowOpenFileDialog
 * \sa SDL_ShowSaveFileDialog
 */
extern SDL_DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_ShowOpenFolderDialog(SDL_DialogFileCallback callback, void *userdata, SDL_Window *window, const char *default_location, SDL_bool allow_many);

/* Ends C function definitions when using C++ */
#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif
#include <SDL3/SDL_close_code.h>

#endif /* SDL_joystick_h_ */