Removed direct STL dependency from the Assimp interface, should hopefully avoid problems with binary incompatible STLs. Some API changes, e.g. in the logger.

git-svn-id: https://assimp.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/assimp/trunk@321 67173fc5-114c-0410-ac8e-9d2fd5bffc1f

code/Assimp.cpp

@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ public:
 	{}
 
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------
-	bool Exists( const std::string& pFile) const
+	bool Exists( const char* pFile) const
 	{
 		CIOSystemWrapper* pip = const_cast<CIOSystemWrapper*>(this);
 		IOStream* p = pip->Open(pFile);
@@ -161,17 +161,16 @@ public:
 	}
 
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------
-	std::string getOsSeparator() const
+	char getOsSeparator() const
 	{
 		// FIXME
-		return "/";
+		return '/';
 	}
 
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------
-	IOStream* Open(const std::string& pFile,
-		const std::string& pMode = std::string("rb"))
+	IOStream* Open(const char* pFile,const char* pMode = "rb")
 	{
-		aiFile* p = mFileSystem->OpenProc(mFileSystem,pFile.c_str(),pMode.c_str());
+		aiFile* p = mFileSystem->OpenProc(mFileSystem,pFile,pMode);
 		if (!p)return NULL;
 		return new CIOStreamWrapper(p);
 	}
@@ -278,6 +277,7 @@ const char* aiGetErrorString()
 {
 	return gLastErrorString.c_str();
 }
+
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Returns the error text of the last failed import process. 
 int aiIsExtensionSupported(const char* szExtension)
@@ -289,18 +289,18 @@ int aiIsExtensionSupported(const char* szExtension)
 	boost::mutex::scoped_lock lock(gMutex);
 #endif
 
-	if (!gActiveImports.empty())
-	{
-		return (int)((*(gActiveImports.begin())).second->IsExtensionSupported(
-			std::string ( szExtension )));
+	if (!gActiveImports.empty())	{
+		return (int)((*(gActiveImports.begin())).second->IsExtensionSupported( szExtension ));
 	}
+
 	// need to create a temporary Importer instance.
 	// TODO: Find a better solution ...
 	Assimp::Importer* pcTemp = new Assimp::Importer();
-	int i = (int)pcTemp->IsExtensionSupported(std::string ( szExtension ));
+	int i = (int)pcTemp->IsExtensionSupported(std::string(szExtension));
 	delete pcTemp;
 	return i;
 }
+
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Get a list of all file extensions supported by ASSIMP
 void aiGetExtensionList(aiString* szOut)
@@ -312,20 +312,18 @@ void aiGetExtensionList(aiString* szOut)
 	boost::mutex::scoped_lock lock(gMutex);
 #endif
 
-	std::string szTemp;
 	if (!gActiveImports.empty())
 	{
-		(*(gActiveImports.begin())).second->GetExtensionList(szTemp);
-		szOut->Set ( szTemp );
+		(*(gActiveImports.begin())).second->GetExtensionList(*szOut);
 		return;
 	}
 	// need to create a temporary Importer instance.
 	// TODO: Find a better solution ...
 	Assimp::Importer* pcTemp = new Assimp::Importer();
-	pcTemp->GetExtensionList(szTemp);
-	szOut->Set ( szTemp );
+	pcTemp->GetExtensionList(*szOut);
 	delete pcTemp;
 }
+
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void aiGetMemoryRequirements(const C_STRUCT aiScene* pIn,
 	C_STRUCT aiMemoryInfo* in)

code/DefaultIOSystem.cpp

@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 using namespace Assimp;
 
-
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Constructor. 
 DefaultIOSystem::DefaultIOSystem()
@@ -70,9 +69,9 @@ DefaultIOSystem::~DefaultIOSystem()
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Tests for the existence of a file at the given path.
-bool DefaultIOSystem::Exists( const std::string& pFile) const
+bool DefaultIOSystem::Exists( const char* pFile) const
 {
-	FILE* file = ::fopen( pFile.c_str(), "rb");
+	FILE* file = ::fopen( pFile, "rb");
 	if( !file)
 		return false;
 
@@ -82,13 +81,16 @@ bool DefaultIOSystem::Exists( const std::string& pFile) const
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Open a new file with a given path.
-IOStream* DefaultIOSystem::Open( const std::string& strFile, const std::string& strMode)
+IOStream* DefaultIOSystem::Open( const char* strFile, const char* strMode)
 {
-	FILE* file = ::fopen( strFile.c_str(), strMode.c_str());
+	ai_assert(NULL != strFile);
+	ai_assert(NULL != strMode);
+
+	FILE* file = ::fopen( strFile, strMode);
 	if( NULL == file) 
 		return NULL;
 
-	return new DefaultIOStream( file, strFile);
+	return new DefaultIOStream(file, (std::string) strFile);
 }
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -100,20 +102,18 @@ void DefaultIOSystem::Close( IOStream* pFile)
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Returns the operation specific directory separator
-std::string DefaultIOSystem::getOsSeparator() const
+char DefaultIOSystem::getOsSeparator() const
 {
 #ifndef _WIN32
-	std::string sep = "/";
+	return '/';
 #else
-	std::string sep = "\\";
+	return '\\';
 #endif
-	return sep;
 }
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // IOSystem default implementation (ComparePaths isn't a pure virtual function)
-bool IOSystem::ComparePaths (const std::string& one, 
-	const std::string& second)
+bool IOSystem::ComparePaths (const char* one, const char* second) const
 {
 	return !ASSIMP_stricmp(one,second);
 }
@@ -123,20 +123,19 @@ bool IOSystem::ComparePaths (const std::string& one,
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Convert a relative path into an absolute path
-inline void MakeAbsolutePath (const std::string& in, char* _out)
+inline void MakeAbsolutePath (const char* in, char* _out)
 {
 #ifdef _WIN32
-	::_fullpath(_out, in.c_str(),PATHLIMIT);
+	::_fullpath(_out, in,PATHLIMIT);
 #else
     // use realpath
-    realpath(in.c_str(), _out);
+    realpath(in, _out);
 #endif    
 }
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // DefaultIOSystem's more specialized implementation
-bool DefaultIOSystem::ComparePaths (const std::string& one, 
-	const std::string& second)
+bool DefaultIOSystem::ComparePaths (const char* one, const char* second) const
 {
 	// chances are quite good both paths are formatted identically,
 	// so we can hopefully return here already

code/DefaultIOSystem.h

@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 #include "../include/IOSystem.h"
 
-namespace Assimp
-{
+namespace Assimp	{
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 /** Default implementation of IOSystem using the standard C file functions */
@@ -60,15 +59,15 @@ public:
 
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------
 	/** Tests for the existence of a file at the given path. */
-	bool Exists( const std::string& pFile) const;
+	bool Exists( const char* pFile) const;
 
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------
 	/** Returns the directory separator. */
-	std::string getOsSeparator() const;
+	char getOsSeparator() const;
 
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------
 	/** Open a new file with a given path. */
-	IOStream* Open( const std::string& pFile, const std::string& pMode = std::string("rb"));
+	IOStream* Open( const char* pFile, const char* pMode = "rb");
 
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------
 	/** Closes the given file and releases all resources associated with it. */
@@ -76,7 +75,7 @@ public:
 
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------
 	/** Compare two paths */
-	bool ComparePaths (const std::string& one, const std::string& second);
+	bool ComparePaths (const char* one, const char* second) const;
 };
 
 } //!ns Assimp

code/DefaultLogger.cpp

@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
 
+/** @file  DefaultLogger.cpp
+ *  @brief Implementation of DefaultLogger (and Logger)
+ */
+
 #include "AssimpPCH.h"
 #include "DefaultIOSystem.h"
 
@@ -54,7 +58,7 @@ NullLogger DefaultLogger::s_pNullLogger;
 Logger *DefaultLogger::m_pLogger = &DefaultLogger::s_pNullLogger;
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-//
+// Represents a logstream + its error severity
 struct LogStreamInfo
 {
 	unsigned int m_uiErrorSeverity;
@@ -78,7 +82,7 @@ struct LogStreamInfo
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Construct a default log stream
 LogStream* LogStream::createDefaultStream(DefaultLogStreams	streams,
-	const std::string& name /*= "AssimpLog.txt"*/,
+	const char* name /*= "AssimpLog.txt"*/,
 	IOSystem* io		    /*= NULL*/)
 {
 	switch (streams)	
@@ -97,7 +101,7 @@ LogStream* LogStream::createDefaultStream(DefaultLogStreams	streams,
 	case DLS_COUT:
 		return new StdOStreamLogStream(std::cout);
 	case DLS_FILE:
-		return (name.size() ? new FileLogStream(name,io) : NULL);
+		return (name && *name ? new FileLogStream(name,io) : NULL);
 	default:
 		// We don't know this default log stream, so raise an assertion
 		ai_assert(false);
@@ -110,10 +114,10 @@ LogStream* LogStream::createDefaultStream(DefaultLogStreams	streams,
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //	Creates the only singleton instance
-Logger *DefaultLogger::create(const std::string &name /*= "AssimpLog.txt"*/,
-	LogSeverity severity    /*= NORMAL*/,
-	unsigned int defStreams /*= DLS_DEBUGGER | DLS_FILE*/,
-	IOSystem* io		    /*= NULL*/)
+Logger *DefaultLogger::create(const char* name /*= "AssimpLog.txt"*/,
+	LogSeverity severity                       /*= NORMAL*/,
+	unsigned int defStreams                    /*= DLS_DEBUGGER | DLS_FILE*/,
+	IOSystem* io		                       /*= NULL*/)
 {
 	if (m_pLogger && !isNullLogger() )
 		delete m_pLogger;
@@ -134,12 +138,36 @@ Logger *DefaultLogger::create(const std::string &name /*= "AssimpLog.txt"*/,
 		 m_pLogger->attachStream( LogStream::createDefaultStream(DLS_CERR));
 	
 	// Stream the log to a file
-	if (defStreams & DLS_FILE && !name.empty())
+	if (defStreams & DLS_FILE && name && *name)
 		m_pLogger->attachStream( LogStream::createDefaultStream(DLS_FILE,name,io));
 
 	return m_pLogger;
 }
 
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Logger::debug(const std::string &message)	{
+	ai_assert(message.length()<=Logger::MAX_LOG_MESSAGE_LENGTH);
+	return OnDebug(message.c_str());
+}
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Logger::info(const std::string &message)	{
+	ai_assert(message.length()<=Logger::MAX_LOG_MESSAGE_LENGTH);
+	return OnInfo(message.c_str());
+}
+	
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Logger::warn(const std::string &message)	{
+	ai_assert(message.length()<=Logger::MAX_LOG_MESSAGE_LENGTH);
+	return OnWarn(message.c_str());
+}
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void Logger::error(const std::string &message)	{
+	ai_assert(message.length()<=Logger::MAX_LOG_MESSAGE_LENGTH);
+	return OnError(message.c_str());
+}
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void DefaultLogger::set( Logger *logger )
 {
@@ -174,37 +202,45 @@ void DefaultLogger::kill()
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //	Debug message
-void DefaultLogger::debug( const std::string &message )
+void DefaultLogger::OnDebug( const char* message )
 {
 	if ( m_Severity == Logger::NORMAL )
 		return;
 
-	const std::string msg( "Debug, T" + getThreadID() + ": " + message );
-	writeToStreams( msg, Logger::DEBUGGING );
+	char msg[MAX_LOG_MESSAGE_LENGTH*2];
+	::sprintf(msg,"Debug, T%i: %s", GetThreadID(), message );
+
+	WriteToStreams( msg, Logger::DEBUGGING );
 }
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //	Logs an info
-void DefaultLogger::info( const std::string &message )
+void DefaultLogger::OnInfo( const char* message )
 {
-	const std::string msg( "Info,  T" + getThreadID() + ": " + message );
-	writeToStreams( msg , Logger::INFO );
+	char msg[MAX_LOG_MESSAGE_LENGTH*2];
+	::sprintf(msg,"Info,  T%i: %s", GetThreadID(), message );
+
+	WriteToStreams( msg , Logger::INFO );
 }
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //	Logs a warning
-void DefaultLogger::warn( const std::string &message )
+void DefaultLogger::OnWarn( const char* message )
 {
-	const std::string msg( "Warn,  T" + getThreadID() + ": "+ message );
-	writeToStreams( msg, Logger::WARN );
+	char msg[MAX_LOG_MESSAGE_LENGTH*2];
+	::sprintf(msg,"Warn,  T%i: %s", GetThreadID(), message );
+
+	WriteToStreams( msg, Logger::WARN );
 }
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //	Logs an error
-void DefaultLogger::error( const std::string &message )
+void DefaultLogger::OnError( const char* message )
 {
-	const std::string msg( "Error, T"+ getThreadID() + ": " + message );
-	writeToStreams( msg, Logger::ERR );
+	char msg[MAX_LOG_MESSAGE_LENGTH*2];
+	::sprintf(msg,"Error, T%i: %s", GetThreadID(), message );
+
+	WriteToStreams( msg, Logger::ERR );
 }
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -289,57 +325,50 @@ DefaultLogger::~DefaultLogger()
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //	Writes message to stream
-void DefaultLogger::writeToStreams(const std::string &message, 
+void DefaultLogger::WriteToStreams(const char *message, 
 	ErrorSeverity ErrorSev )
 {
-	if ( message.empty() )
-		return;
-
-	std::string s;
+	ai_assert(NULL != message);
 
 	// Check whether this is a repeated message
-	if (message == lastMsg)
+	if (! ::strncmp( message,lastMsg, lastLen-1))
 	{
 		if (!noRepeatMsg)
 		{
 			noRepeatMsg = true;
-			s = "Skipping one or more lines with the same contents\n";
+			message = "Skipping one or more lines with the same contents\n";
 		}
 		else return;
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		lastMsg = s = message;
-		noRepeatMsg = false;
+		// append a new-line character to the message to be printed
+		lastLen = ::strlen(message);
+		::memcpy(lastMsg,message,lastLen+1);
+		::strcat(lastMsg+lastLen,"\n");
 
-		s.append("\n");
+		message = lastMsg;
+		noRepeatMsg = false;
+		++lastLen;
 	}
 	for ( ConstStreamIt it = m_StreamArray.begin();
 		it != m_StreamArray.end();
 		++it)
 	{
 		if ( ErrorSev & (*it)->m_uiErrorSeverity )
-			(*it)->m_pStream->write( s);
+			(*it)->m_pStream->write( message);
 	}
 }
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //	Returns thread id, if not supported only a zero will be returned.
-std::string DefaultLogger::getThreadID()
+unsigned int DefaultLogger::GetThreadID()
 {
-	std::string thread_id( "0" );
+	// fixme: we can get this value via boost::threads
 #ifdef WIN32
-	HANDLE hThread = ::GetCurrentThread();
-	if ( hThread )
-	{
-		std::stringstream thread_msg;
-		thread_msg << ::GetCurrentThreadId() /*<< " "*/;
-		return thread_msg.str();
-	}
-	else
-		return thread_id;
+	return (unsigned int)::GetCurrentThreadId();
 #else
-	return thread_id;
+	return 0; // not supported
 #endif
 }
 

code/FileLogStream.h

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 namespace Assimp	{
 
-
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 /**	@class	FileLogStream
  *	@brief	Logstream to write into a file.
@@ -15,32 +14,29 @@ class FileLogStream :
 	public LogStream
 {
 public:
-	FileLogStream( const std::string &strFileName, IOSystem* io = NULL );
+	FileLogStream( const char* file, IOSystem* io = NULL );
 	~FileLogStream();
-	void write( const std::string &message );
+	void write( const char* message );
 
 private:
 	IOStream *m_pStream;
 };
 
-
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //	Constructor
-inline FileLogStream::FileLogStream( const std::string &strFileName, IOSystem* io ) :
+inline FileLogStream::FileLogStream( const char* file, IOSystem* io ) :
 	m_pStream(NULL)
 {
-	if ( strFileName.empty() )
+	if ( !file || 0 == *file )
 		return;
 
-	const static std::string mode = "wt";
-
 	// If no IOSystem is specified: take a default one
 	if (!io)
 	{
 		DefaultIOSystem FileSystem;
-		m_pStream = FileSystem.Open( strFileName, mode );
+		m_pStream = FileSystem.Open( file, "wt");
 	}
-	else m_pStream = io->Open( strFileName, mode );
+	else m_pStream = io->Open( file, "wt" );
 }
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -51,21 +47,18 @@ inline FileLogStream::~FileLogStream()
 	delete m_pStream;
 }
 
-
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //	Write method
-inline void FileLogStream::write( const std::string &message )
+inline void FileLogStream::write( const char* message )
 {
 	if (m_pStream != NULL)
 	{
-		m_pStream->Write(message.c_str(), sizeof(char), message.size());
+		m_pStream->Write(message, sizeof(char), ::strlen(message));
 		m_pStream->Flush();
 	}
 }
 
-
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
 } // !Namespace Assimp
 
 #endif // !! ASSIMP_FILELOGSTREAM_H_INC

code/Importer.cpp

@@ -569,13 +569,45 @@ void Importer::FreeScene( )
 	mScene = NULL;
 }
 
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Get the current error string, if any
+const std::string& Importer::GetErrorString() const 
+{ 
+	return mErrorString;
+}
+
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Enable extra-verbose mode
+void Importer::SetExtraVerbose(bool bDo)
+{
+	bExtraVerbose = bDo;
+}
+
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Get the current scene
+const aiScene* Importer::GetScene() const
+{
+	return mScene;
+}
+
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Orphan the current scene
+aiScene* Importer::GetOrphanedScene()
+{
+	aiScene* s = mScene;
+	mScene = NULL;
+	return s;
+}
+
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Reads the given file and returns its contents if successful. 
-const aiScene* Importer::ReadFile( const std::string& pFile, unsigned int pFlags)
+const aiScene* Importer::ReadFile( const char* _pFile, unsigned int pFlags)
 {
 	// Validate the flags
 	ai_assert(ValidateFlags(pFlags));
 
+	const std::string pFile(_pFile);
+
 	// ======================================================================
 	// Put a large try block around everything to catch all std::exception's
 	// that might be thrown by STL containers or by new(). 
@@ -701,17 +733,18 @@ const aiScene* Importer::ReadFile( const std::string& pFile, unsigned int pFlags
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Helper function to check whether an extension is supported by ASSIMP
-bool Importer::IsExtensionSupported(const std::string& szExtension)
+bool Importer::IsExtensionSupported(const char* szExtension)
 {
 	return NULL != FindLoader(szExtension);
 }
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-BaseImporter* Importer::FindLoader (const std::string& szExtension)
+BaseImporter* Importer::FindLoader (const char* _szExtension)
 {
+	const std::string szExtension(_szExtension);
 	for (std::vector<BaseImporter*>::const_iterator
-		i =  this->mImporter.begin();
-		i != this->mImporter.end();++i)
+		i =  mImporter.begin();
+		i != mImporter.end();++i)
 	{
 		// pass the file extension to the CanRead(..,NULL)-method
 		if ((*i)->CanRead(szExtension,NULL))return *i;
@@ -721,19 +754,21 @@ BaseImporter* Importer::FindLoader (const std::string& szExtension)
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Helper function to build a list of all file extensions supported by ASSIMP
-void Importer::GetExtensionList(std::string& szOut)
+void Importer::GetExtensionList(aiString& szOut)
 {
 	unsigned int iNum = 0;
+	std::string tmp; // todo: Rewrite baseImporter::GetExtensionList to use aiString, too
 	for (std::vector<BaseImporter*>::const_iterator
-		i =  this->mImporter.begin();
-		i != this->mImporter.end();++i,++iNum)
+		i =  mImporter.begin();
+		i != mImporter.end();++i,++iNum)
 	{
 		// insert a comma as delimiter character
 		if (0 != iNum)
-			szOut.append(";");
+			tmp.append(";");
 
-		(*i)->GetExtensionList(szOut);
+		(*i)->GetExtensionList(tmp);
 	}
+	szOut.Set(tmp);
 	return;
 }
 

code/ObjFileParser.cpp

@@ -437,11 +437,15 @@ void ObjFileParser::getMaterialLib()
 	while (!isNewLine(*m_DataIt))
 		m_DataIt++;
 	
+	// TODO: fix path construction
+	// CLEANUP ... who is resposible for *two* identical DefaultIOSystems 
+	// where the IOSystem passed to ReadFile() should be used???
+
 	// Check for existence
 	DefaultIOSystem IOSystem;
 	std::string strMatName(pStart, &(*m_DataIt));
 	std::string absName = m_strAbsPath + IOSystem.getOsSeparator() + strMatName;
-	if ( !IOSystem.Exists(absName) )
+	if ( !IOSystem.Exists( absName.c_str()) )
 	{
 		m_DataIt = skipLine<DataArrayIt>( m_DataIt, m_DataItEnd, m_uiLine );
 		return;
@@ -454,7 +458,7 @@ void ObjFileParser::getMaterialLib()
 
 	// Load the material library
 	DefaultIOSystem FileSystem;
-	IOStream *pFile = FileSystem.Open(absName);
+	IOStream *pFile = FileSystem.Open(absName.c_str());
 	if (0L != pFile)
 	{
 		// Import material library data from file

code/StdOStreamLogStream.h

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public:
 	~StdOStreamLogStream();
 	
 	/**	@brief	Writer	*/
-	void write(const std::string &messgae);
+	void write(const char* message);
 private:
 	std::ostream& ostream;
 };
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ inline StdOStreamLogStream::~StdOStreamLogStream()
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //	Write method
-inline void StdOStreamLogStream::write(const std::string &message)
+inline void StdOStreamLogStream::write(const char* message)
 {
-	ostream << message.c_str();
+	ostream << message;
 	ostream.flush();
 }
 

code/ValidateDataStructure.cpp

@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ void ValidateDSProcess::Execute( aiScene* pScene)
 void ValidateDSProcess::Validate( const aiLight* pLight)
 {
 	if (pLight->mType == aiLightSource_UNDEFINED)
-		ReportError("aiLight::mType is aiLightSource_UNDEFINED");
+		ReportWarning("aiLight::mType is aiLightSource_UNDEFINED");
 
 	if (!pLight->mAttenuationConstant &&
 		!pLight->mAttenuationLinear   && 
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ void ValidateDSProcess::Validate( const aiCamera* pCamera)
 		ReportError("aiCamera::mClipPlaneFar must be >= aiCamera::mClipPlaneNear");
 
 	if (!pCamera->mHorizontalFOV || pCamera->mHorizontalFOV >= (float)AI_MATH_PI)
-		ReportError("%f is not a valid value for aiCamera::mHorizontalFOV",pCamera->mHorizontalFOV);
+		ReportWarning("%f is not a valid value for aiCamera::mHorizontalFOV",pCamera->mHorizontalFOV);
 }
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

code/Win32DebugLogStream.h

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public:
 	~Win32DebugLogStream();
 	
 	/**	@brief	Writer	*/
-	void write(const std::string &messgae);
+	void write(const char* messgae);
 };
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ inline Win32DebugLogStream::~Win32DebugLogStream()
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //	Write method
-inline void Win32DebugLogStream::write(const std::string &message)
+inline void Win32DebugLogStream::write(const char* message)
 {
-	OutputDebugString( message.c_str() );
+	OutputDebugString( message);
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

contrib/cppunit-1.12.1/src/cppunit/cppunit.vcproj

@@ -653,11 +653,11 @@
 				</FileConfiguration>
 			</File>
 			<File
-				RelativePath="..\..\include\cppunit\TextTestRunner.h"
+				RelativePath="..\..\include\cppunit\ui\text\TextTestRunner.h"
 				>
 			</File>
 			<File
-				RelativePath="..\..\include\cppunit\ui\text\TextTestRunner.h"
+				RelativePath="..\..\include\cppunit\TextTestRunner.h"
 				>
 			</File>
 		</Filter>
@@ -2694,11 +2694,11 @@
 			>
 		</File>
 		<File
-			RelativePath="..\..\include\cppunit\Makefile.am"
+			RelativePath="Makefile.am"
 			>
 		</File>
 		<File
-			RelativePath="Makefile.am"
+			RelativePath="..\..\include\cppunit\Makefile.am"
 			>
 		</File>
 	</Files>

include/DefaultLogger.h

@@ -54,11 +54,14 @@ namespace Assimp	{
 class IOStream;
 struct LogStreamInfo;
 
+//! Default log file
+#define ASSIMP_DEFAULT_LOG_NAME "AssimpLog.txt"
+
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-/** @class	DefaultLogger
- *	 @brief	Default logging implementation. The logger writes into a file. 
- *	 The name can be set by creating the logger. If no filename was specified 
- *	 the logger will use the standard out and error streams.
+/**  @class	DefaultLogger
+ *	 @brief	Default logging implementation. 
+ *
+ *  todo .... move static stuff to Logger where it belongs to.
  */
 class ASSIMP_API DefaultLogger :
 	public Logger
@@ -66,9 +69,9 @@ class ASSIMP_API DefaultLogger :
 public:
 
 	/** @brief	Creates a default logging instance (DefaultLogger)
-	 *	 @param	name		Name for log file. Only valid in combination
+	 *	@param	name		Name for log file. Only valid in combination
 	 *                      with the DLS_FILE flag. 
-	 *	 @param	severity	Log severity, VERBOSE will activate debug messages
+	 *	@param	severity	Log severity, VERBOSE will activate debug messages
 	 *  @param  defStreams  Default log streams to be attached. Bitwise
 	 *                      combination of the DefaultLogStreams enumerated
 	 *                      values. If DLS_FILE is specified, but an empty
@@ -78,7 +81,7 @@ public:
 	 *
 	 * This replaces the default NullLogger with a DefaultLogger instance.
 	 */
-	static Logger *create(const std::string &name = "AssimpLog.txt",
+	static Logger *create(const char* name = ASSIMP_DEFAULT_LOG_NAME,
 		LogSeverity severity    = NORMAL,
 		unsigned int defStreams = DLS_DEBUGGER | DLS_FILE,
 		IOSystem* io		    = NULL);
@@ -110,30 +113,31 @@ public:
 	static void kill();
 
 
+	/**	@brief	Severity setter	*/
+	/* override */ void setLogSeverity(LogSeverity log_severity);
+	
+	/**	@brief	Attach a stream to the logger. */
+	/* override */ void attachStream(LogStream *pStream,
+		unsigned int severity);
 
+	/**	@brief	Detach a still attached stream from logger */
+	/* override */ void detatchStream(LogStream *pStream, 
+		unsigned int severity);
+
+private:
 
 	/**	@brief	Logs debug infos, only been written when severity level VERBOSE is set */
-	void debug(const std::string &message);
+	/* override */ void OnDebug(const char* message);
 
 	/**	@brief	Logs an info message */
-	void info(const std::string &message);
+	/* override */ void OnInfo(const char*  message);
 
 	/**	@brief	Logs a warning message */
-	void warn(const std::string &message);
+	/* override */ void OnWarn(const char*  message);
 	
 	/**	@brief	Logs an error message */
-	void error(const std::string &message);
+	/* override */ void OnError(const char* message);
 
-	/**	@brief	Severity setter	*/
-	void setLogSeverity(LogSeverity log_severity);
-	
-	/**	@brief	Attach a stream to the logger. */
-	void attachStream(LogStream *pStream, unsigned int severity);
-
-	/**	@brief	Detach a still attached stream from logger */
-	void detatchStream(LogStream *pStream, unsigned int severity);
-
-private:
 
 	/** @brief	Private construction for internal use by create().
 	 *  @param severity Logging granularity
@@ -144,12 +148,12 @@ private:
 	~DefaultLogger();
 
 	/**	@brief Writes a message to all streams */
-	void writeToStreams(const std::string &message, ErrorSeverity ErrorSev );
+	void WriteToStreams(const char* message, ErrorSeverity ErrorSev );
 
 	/** @brief	Returns the thread id.
-	 *	 @remark	This is an OS specific feature, if not supported, a zero will be returned.
+	 *	@remark	This is an OS specific feature, if not supported, a zero will be returned.
 	 */
-	std::string getThreadID();
+	unsigned int GetThreadID();
 
 private:
 	//	Aliases for stream container
@@ -167,7 +171,8 @@ private:
 	StreamArray	m_StreamArray;
 
 	bool noRepeatMsg;
-	std::string lastMsg;
+	char lastMsg[MAX_LOG_MESSAGE_LENGTH*2];
+	size_t lastLen;
 };
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 

include/IOStream.h

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ namespace Assimp	{
  *  to the Importer. If you implement this interface, be sure to also provide an
  *  implementation for IOSystem that creates instances of your custom IO class.
 */
-class ASSIMP_API IOStream 
+class ASSIMP_API IOStream : public Intern::AllocateFromAssimpHeap
 {
 protected:
 	/** Constructor protected, use IOSystem::Open() to create an instance. */

include/IOSystem.h

@@ -52,70 +52,101 @@ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 	corresponding C interface.
 #endif
 
-
 #include "aiTypes.h"
 namespace Assimp	{
-
 class IOStream;
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 /** @class IOSystem
-*   @brief Interface to the file system.
-*
-* Derive an own implementation from this interface to supply custom file handling
-* to the importer library. If you implement this interface, you also want to
-* supply a custom implementation for IOStream.
-*/
-class ASSIMP_API IOSystem
+ *  @brief Interface to the file system.
+ *
+ *  Derive an own implementation from this interface to supply custom file handling
+ *  to the importer library. If you implement this interface, you also want to
+ *  supply a custom implementation for IOStream.
+ *
+ *  @see Importer::SetIOHandler()
+ */
+class ASSIMP_API IOSystem : public Intern::AllocateFromAssimpHeap
 {
 public:
-	/** @brief Constructor. Create an instance of your derived class and
-	 * assign it to an #Assimp::Importer instance by calling Importer::SetIOHandler().
+
+	// -------------------------------------------------------------------
+	/** @brief Default constructor.
+	 *
+	 *  Create an instance of your derived class and assign it to an 
+	 *  #Assimp::Importer instance by calling Importer::SetIOHandler().
 	 */
 	IOSystem();
 
-	/** Destructor. */
+	// -------------------------------------------------------------------
+	/** @brief Virtual destructor.
+	 *
+	 *  It is safe to be called from within DLL Assimp, we're constructed
+	 *  on Assimp's heap.
+	 */
 	virtual ~IOSystem();
 
+
+public:
+
+	// -------------------------------------------------------------------
+	/** @brief For backward compatibility
+	 *  @see Exists(const char*)
+	 */
+	AI_FORCE_INLINE bool Exists( const std::string& pFile) const;
+
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------
 	/** @brief Tests for the existence of a file at the given path. 
-	*
-	* @param pFile Path to the file
-	* @return true if there is a file with this path, else false.
-	*/
-	virtual bool Exists( const std::string& pFile) const = 0;
+	 *
+	 * @param pFile Path to the file
+	 * @return true if there is a file with this path, else false.
+	 */
+
+	virtual bool Exists( const char* pFile) const = 0;
+
+
 
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------
 	/**	@brief Returns the system specific directory separator
-	*	@return	System specific directory separator
-	*/
-	virtual std::string getOsSeparator() const = 0;
+	 *	@return	System specific directory separator
+	 */
+	virtual char getOsSeparator() const = 0;
+
 
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------
 	/** @brief Open a new file with a given path.
-	*
-	*  When the access to the file is finished, call Close() to release
-	*  all associated resources.
-	*
-	* @param pFile Path to the file
-	* @param pMode Desired file I/O mode. Required are: "wb", "w", "wt",
-	*        "rb", "r", "rt".
-	*
-	* @return New IOStream interface allowing the lib to access
-	*         the underlying file. 
-	* @note When implementing this class to provide custom IO handling, 
-	* you probably have to supply an own implementation of IOStream as well. 
-	*/
-	virtual IOStream* Open(const std::string& pFile,
-		const std::string& pMode = std::string("rb")) = 0;
+	 *
+	 *  When the access to the file is finished, call Close() to release
+	 *  all associated resources (or the virtual dtor of the IOStream).
+	 *
+	 *  @param pFile Path to the file
+	 *  @param pMode Desired file I/O mode. Required are: "wb", "w", "wt",
+	 *         "rb", "r", "rt".
+	 *
+	 *  @return New IOStream interface allowing the lib to access
+	 *         the underlying file. 
+	 *  @note When implementing this class to provide custom IO handling, 
+	 *  you probably have to supply an own implementation of IOStream as well. 
+	 */
+	virtual IOStream* Open(const char* pFile,
+		const char* pMode = "rb") = 0;
 
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------
-	/** @brief Closes the given file and releases all resources associated with it.
+	/** @brief For backward compatibility
+	 *  @see Open(const char*, const char*)
+	 */
+	inline IOStream* Open(const std::string& pFile,
+		const std::string& pMode = std::string("rb"));
+
+
+
+	// -------------------------------------------------------------------
+	/** @brief Closes the given file and releases all resources 
+	 *    associated with it.
 	 *  @param pFile The file instance previously created by Open().
 	 */
 	virtual void Close( IOStream* pFile) = 0;
 
-
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------
 	/** @brief Compares two paths and check whether the point to
 	 *         identical files.
@@ -129,24 +160,65 @@ public:
 	 * @return true if the paths point to the same file. The file needn't
 	 *   be existing, however.
 	 */
-	virtual bool ComparePaths (const std::string& one, 
-		const std::string& second);
+	virtual bool ComparePaths (const char* one, 
+		const char* second) const;
+
+	// -------------------------------------------------------------------
+	/** @brief For backward compatibility
+	 *  @see ComparePaths(const char*, const char*)
+	 */
+	inline bool ComparePaths (const std::string& one, 
+		const std::string& second) const;
 };
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-inline IOSystem::IOSystem() 
+AI_FORCE_INLINE IOSystem::IOSystem() 
 {
 	// empty
 }
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-inline IOSystem::~IOSystem() 
+AI_FORCE_INLINE IOSystem::~IOSystem() 
 {
 	// empty
 }
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// For compatibility, the interface of some functions taking a std::string was
+// changed to const char* to avoid crashes between binary incompatible STL 
+// versions. This code her is inlined,  so it shouldn't cause any problems.
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+AI_FORCE_INLINE IOStream* IOSystem::Open(const std::string& pFile,
+	const std::string& pMode)
+{
+	// NOTE:
+	// For compatibility, interface was changed to const char* to
+	// avoid crashes between binary incompatible STL versions 
+	return Open(pFile.c_str(),pMode.c_str());
+}
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+AI_FORCE_INLINE bool IOSystem::Exists( const std::string& pFile) const
+{
+	// NOTE:
+	// For compatibility, interface was changed to const char* to
+	// avoid crashes between binary incompatible STL versions 
+	return Exists(pFile.c_str());
+}
 
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+inline bool IOSystem::ComparePaths (const std::string& one, 
+	const std::string& second) const
+{
+	// NOTE:
+	// For compatibility, interface was changed to const char* to
+	// avoid crashes between binary incompatible STL versions 
+	return ComparePaths(one.c_str(),second.c_str());
+}
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 } //!ns Assimp
 
 #endif //AI_IOSYSTEM_H_INC

include/LogStream.h

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ enum DefaultLogStreams
 
 	// MSVC only: Stream the log the the debugger
 	DLS_DEBUGGER = 0x8
-};
+}; // !enum DefaultLogStreams
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 /** @class	LogStream
@@ -88,11 +88,19 @@ public:
 	/** @brief	Virtual destructor	*/
 	virtual ~LogStream();
 
+	// -------------------------------------------------------------------
 	/** @brief	Overwrite this for your own output methods
+	 *
+	 *  Log messages *may* consist of multiple lines and you shouldn't
+	 *  expect a consistent formatting. If you want custom formatting 
+	 *  (e.g. generate HTML), supply a custom instance of Logger to
+	 *  DefaultLogger:set(). Usually you can *expect* that a log message
+	 *  is exactly one line long, terminated with a single \n sequence.
 	 *  @param  message Message to be written
   	 */
-	virtual void write(const std::string &message) = 0;
+	virtual void write(const char* message) = 0;
 
+	// -------------------------------------------------------------------
 	/** @brief Creates a default log stream
 	 *  @param streams Type of the default stream
 	 *  @param name For DLS_FILE: name of the output file
@@ -101,9 +109,9 @@ public:
 	 *  @return New LogStream instance - you're responsible for it's destruction!
 	 */
 	static LogStream* createDefaultStream(DefaultLogStreams	streams,
-		const std::string& name = "AssimpLog.txt",
+		const char* name = "AssimpLog.txt",
 		IOSystem* io			= NULL);
-};
+}; // !class LogStream
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //	Default constructor

include/Logger.h

@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ public:
 		ERR			= 8		//!< Error log message
 	};
 
+	/** @brief Maximum length for log messages
+	 */
+	static const size_t MAX_LOG_MESSAGE_LENGTH = 1024;
+
 public:
 	/** @brief	Virtual destructor */
 	virtual ~Logger();
@@ -92,22 +96,22 @@ public:
 	/** @brief	Writes a debug message
 	 *	 @param	message		Debug message
 	 */
-	virtual void debug(const std::string &message)= 0;
+	void debug(const std::string &message);
 
 	/** @brief	Writes a info message
 	 *	 @param	message		Info message
 	 */
-	virtual void info(const std::string &message) = 0;
+	void info(const std::string &message);
 
 	/** @brief	Writes a warning message
 	 *	 @param	message		Warn message
 	 */
-	virtual void warn(const std::string &message) = 0;
+	void warn(const std::string &message);
 
 	/** @brief	Writes an error message
 	 *	 @param	message		Error message
 	 */
-	virtual void error(const std::string &message) = 0;
+	void error(const std::string &message);
 
 	/** @brief	Set a new log severity.
 	 *	 @param	log_severity	New severity for logging
@@ -142,6 +146,38 @@ public:
 protected:
 	/**	@brief	Default constructor	*/
 	Logger();
+
+	/**  @brief Called as a request to write a specific debug message
+	 *	 @param	message		Debug message. Never longer than
+	 *     MAX_LOG_MESSAGE_LENGTH characters (exluding the '0').
+	 *   @note  The message string is only valid until the scope of
+	 *     the function is left.
+	 */
+	virtual void OnDebug(const char* message)= 0;
+
+	/**  @brief Called as a request to write a specific info message
+	 *	 @param	message		Info message. Never longer than
+	 *     MAX_LOG_MESSAGE_LENGTH characters (exluding the '0').
+	 *   @note  The message string is only valid until the scope of
+	 *     the function is left.
+	 */
+	virtual void OnInfo(const char* message) = 0;
+
+	/**  @brief Called as a request to write a specific warn message
+	 *	 @param	message		Warn message. Never longer than
+	 *     MAX_LOG_MESSAGE_LENGTH characters (exluding the '0').
+	 *   @note  The message string is only valid until the scope of
+	 *     the function is left.
+	 */
+	virtual void OnWarn(const char* essage) = 0;
+
+	/**  @brief Called as a request to write a specific error message
+	 *	 @param	message		Error message. Never longer than
+	 *     MAX_LOG_MESSAGE_LENGTH characters (exluding the '0').
+	 *   @note  The message string is only valid until the scope of
+	 *     the function is left.
+	 */
+	virtual void OnError(const char* message) = 0;
 };
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

include/NullLogger.h

@@ -38,16 +38,16 @@ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
 
-/** @file NullLogger.h
+/** @file  NullLogger.h
+ *  @brief Dummy logger
 */
 
-#if (!defined AI_NULLLOGGER_H_INCLUDED)
-#define AI_NULLLOGGER_H_INCLUDED
+#ifndef INCLUDED_AI_NULLLOGGER_H
+#define INCLUDED_AI_NULLLOGGER_H
 
 #include "../include/Logger.h"
 
-namespace Assimp
-{
+namespace Assimp	{
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 /** @class	NullLogger
@@ -59,25 +59,39 @@ class ASSIMP_API NullLogger : public Logger
 {
 public:
 	/**	@brief	Logs a debug message */
-	void debug(const std::string &message) { (void)message;}  //this avoids compiler warnings
+	void OnDebug(const char* message) { 
+		(void)message; //this avoids compiler warnings
+	}
 
 	/**	@brief	Logs an info message */
-	void info(const std::string &message) {(void)message;}  //this avoids compiler warnings
+	void OnInfo(const char* message) { 
+		(void)message; //this avoids compiler warnings
+	}
 
 	/**	@brief	Logs a warning message */
-	void warn(const std::string &message) {(void)message;}  //this avoids compiler warnings
+	void OnWarn(const char* message) { 
+		(void)message; //this avoids compiler warnings
+	}
 	
 	/**	@brief	Logs an error message */
-	void error(const std::string &message) {(void)message;}  //this avoids compiler warnings
+	void OnError(const char* message) { 
+		(void)message; //this avoids compiler warnings
+	}
 
 	/** @brief Log severity setter */
-	void setLogSeverity(LogSeverity log_severity) {(void)log_severity;}  //this avoids compiler warnings
+	void setLogSeverity(LogSeverity log_severity) {
+		(void)log_severity;  //this avoids compiler warnings
+	}
 
 	/**	@brief	Detach a still attached stream from logger */
-	void attachStream(LogStream *pStream, unsigned int severity) {(void)pStream; (void)severity;}  //this avoids compiler warnings
+	void attachStream(LogStream *pStream, unsigned int severity) {
+		(void)pStream; (void)severity; //this avoids compiler warnings
+	}
 
 	/**	@brief	Detach a still attached stream from logger */
-	void detatchStream(LogStream *pStream, unsigned int severity) {(void)pStream; (void)severity;}  //this avoids compiler warnings
+	void detatchStream(LogStream *pStream, unsigned int severity) {
+		(void)pStream; (void)severity; //this avoids compiler warnings
+	}
 };
 
 }

include/aiTypes.h

@@ -67,10 +67,17 @@ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 namespace Assimp	{
 namespace Intern		{
 
-	// Internal helper class to utilize our internal new/delete routines
-	// for allocating object of this class. By doing this you can safely
-	// share class objects between Assimp and the application - it works
-	// even over DLL boundaries.
+	/** @brief Internal helper class to utilize our internal new/delete 
+	 *    routines for allocating object of this and derived classes.
+	 *
+	 * By doing this you can safely share class objects between Assimp
+	 * and the application - it works even over DLL boundaries. A good
+	 * example is the IOSystem where the application allocates its custom
+	 * IOSystem, then calls Importer::SetIOSystem(). When the Importer
+	 * destructs, Assimp calls operator delete on the stored IOSystem.
+	 * If it lies on a different heap than Assimp is working with,
+	 * the application is determined to crash.
+	 */
 	struct ASSIMP_API AllocateFromAssimpHeap	{
 
 		// new/delete overload

include/assimp.hpp

@@ -302,21 +302,30 @@ public:
 
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------
 	/** Reads the given file and returns its contents if successful. 
-	* 
-	* If the call succeeds, the contents of the file are returned as a 
-	* pointer to an aiScene object. The returned data is intended to be 
-	* read-only, the importer object keeps ownership of the data and will
-   * destroy it upon destruction. If the import fails, NULL is returned.
-	* A human-readable error description can be retrieved by calling 
-	* GetErrorString(). The previous scene will be deleted during this call.
-	* @param pFile Path and filename to the file to be imported.
-	* @param pFlags Optional post processing steps to be executed after 
-	*   a successful import. Provide a bitwise combination of the 
-	*   #aiPostProcessSteps flags.
-	* @return A pointer to the imported data, NULL if the import failed.
-	*   The pointer to the scene remains in possession of the Importer
-	*   instance. Use GetOrphanedScene() to take ownership of it.
-	*/
+	 * 
+	 * If the call succeeds, the contents of the file are returned as a 
+	 * pointer to an aiScene object. The returned data is intended to be 
+	 * read-only, the importer object keeps ownership of the data and will
+	 * destroy it upon destruction. If the import fails, NULL is returned.
+	 * A human-readable error description can be retrieved by calling 
+	 * GetErrorString(). The previous scene will be deleted during this call.
+	 * @param pFile Path and filename to the file to be imported.
+	 * @param pFlags Optional post processing steps to be executed after 
+	 *   a successful import. Provide a bitwise combination of the 
+	 *   #aiPostProcessSteps flags.
+	 * @return A pointer to the imported data, NULL if the import failed.
+	 *   The pointer to the scene remains in possession of the Importer
+	 *   instance. Use GetOrphanedScene() to take ownership of it.
+	 */
+	const aiScene* ReadFile( const char* pFile, unsigned int pFlags);
+
+	// -------------------------------------------------------------------
+	/** @brief Reads the given file and returns its contents if successful. 
+	 *
+	 * This function is provided for backward compatibility.
+	 * See the const char* version for detailled docs.
+	 * @see ReadFile(const char*, pFlags)
+	 */
 	const aiScene* ReadFile( const std::string& pFile, unsigned int pFlags);
 
 
@@ -348,6 +357,15 @@ public:
 	*   Cases-insensitive.
 	* @return true if the extension is supported, false otherwise
 	*/
+	bool IsExtensionSupported(const char* szExtension);
+
+	// -------------------------------------------------------------------
+	/** @brief Returns whether a given file extension is supported by ASSIMP.
+	 *
+	 * This function is provided for backward compatibility.
+	 * See the const char* version for detailled docs.
+	 * @see IsExtensionSupported(const char*)
+	 */
 	bool IsExtensionSupported(const std::string& szExtension);
 
 
@@ -360,7 +378,16 @@ public:
     *   is a loader which handles such files.
 	*   Format of the list: "*.3ds;*.obj;*.dae". 
 	*/
-	void GetExtensionList(std::string& szOut);
+	void GetExtensionList(aiString& szOut);
+
+	// -------------------------------------------------------------------
+	/** @brief Get a full list of all file extensions supported by ASSIMP.
+	 *
+	 * This function is provided for backward compatibility.
+	 * See the aiString version for detailled docs.
+	 * @see GetExtensionList(aiString&)
+	 */
+	inline void GetExtensionList(std::string& szOut);
 
 
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -372,7 +399,7 @@ public:
 	*    must include a trailing dot.
 	*  @return NULL if there is no loader for the extension.
 	*/
-	BaseImporter* FindLoader (const std::string& szExtension);
+	BaseImporter* FindLoader (const char* szExtension);
 
 
 	// -------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -449,27 +476,31 @@ protected:
 	SharedPostProcessInfo* mPPShared;
 }; //! class Importer
 
-// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-inline const std::string& Importer::GetErrorString() const 
-{ 
-	return mErrorString;
-}
-// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-inline void Importer::SetExtraVerbose(bool bDo)
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// For compatibility, the interface of some functions taking a std::string was
+// changed to const char* to avoid crashes between binary incompatible STL 
+// versions. This code her is inlined,  so it shouldn't cause any problems.
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+AI_FORCE_INLINE const aiScene* Importer::ReadFile( const std::string& pFile,
+	unsigned int pFlags)
 {
-	bExtraVerbose = bDo;
+	return ReadFile(pFile.c_str(),pFlags);
 }
-// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-inline const aiScene* Importer::GetScene() const
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+AI_FORCE_INLINE void Importer::GetExtensionList(std::string& szOut)
 {
-	return mScene;
+	aiString s;
+	GetExtensionList(s);
+	szOut = s.data;
 }
-// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-inline aiScene* Importer::GetOrphanedScene()
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+AI_FORCE_INLINE bool Importer::IsExtensionSupported(
+	const std::string& szExtension)
 {
-	aiScene* s = mScene;
-	mScene = NULL;
-	return s;
+	return IsExtensionSupported(szExtension.c_str());
 }
 
 } // !namespace Assimp

tools/assimp_view/LogWindow.cpp

@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ void CLogWindow::Show()
 	}
 }
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void CMyLogStream::write(const std::string &message)
+void CMyLogStream::write(const char* message)
 {
 	CLogWindow::Instance().WriteLine(message);
 }
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ void CLogWindow::Save()
 			D3DCOLOR_ARGB(0xFF,0xFF,0xFF,0));
 }
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void CLogWindow::WriteLine(const std::string& message)
+void CLogWindow::WriteLine(const char* message)
 {
 	this->szPlainText.append(message);
 	this->szPlainText.append("\r\n");
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ void CLogWindow::WriteLine(const std::string& message)
 		this->szText.resize(this->szText.length()-1);
 	}
 
-	switch (message.c_str()[0])
+	switch (message[0])
 	{
 	case 'e': 
 	case 'E':

tools/assimp_view/LogWindow.h

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class CMyLogStream : Assimp::LogStream
 {
 public:
 	/**	@brief	Implementation of the abstract method	*/
-	void write(const std::string &message);
+	void write(const char* message);
 };
 
 
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public:
 	void Save();
 
 	// write a line to the log window
-	void WriteLine(const std::string& message);
+	void WriteLine(const char* message);
 
 	// Set the bUpdate member
 	inline void SetAutoUpdate(bool b)

workspaces/vc8/UnitTest.vcproj

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
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