tagparser/doc/example.cpp

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#include <tagparser/abstractattachment.h>
#include <tagparser/diagnostics.h>
#include <tagparser/mediafileinfo.h>
#include <tagparser/progressfeedback.h>
#include <tagparser/tag.h>
#include <tagparser/tagvalue.h>
/*!
* \brief An example for reading and writing tags in a format-independent way.
* \sa Checkout the README's "Usage" section for further explanations.
*/
void example()
{
using namespace std::literals;
using namespace TagParser;
// create a MediaFileInfo for high-level access to overall functionality of the library
auto fileInfo = MediaFileInfo();
// create container for errors, warnings, etc.
auto diag = Diagnostics();
// create handle to abort gracefully and get feedback during during long operations
auto progress = AbortableProgressFeedback(
[](AbortableProgressFeedback &feedback) {
// callback for status update
std::clog << "At step: " << feedback.step() << '\n';
},
[](AbortableProgressFeedback &feedback) {
// callback for percentage-only updates
std::clog << "Step percentage: " << feedback.stepPercentage() << '\n';
});
// open file (might throw ios_base::failure)
fileInfo.setPath("/path/to/some/file"sv);
fileInfo.open();
// parse container format, tags, attachments and/or chapters as needed
// notes:
// - These functions might throw exceptions derived from ios_base::failure for IO errors and
// populate diag with possibly critical parsing messages you definitely want to check in production
// code.
// - Parsing a file can be expensive if the file is big or the disk IO is slow. You might want to
// run it in a separate thread.
// - At this point the parser does not make much use of the progress object (in contrast to applyChanges()
// shown below).
fileInfo.parseContainerFormat(diag, progress);
fileInfo.parseTags(diag, progress);
fileInfo.parseAttachments(diag, progress);
fileInfo.parseChapters(diag, progress);
fileInfo.parseEverything(diag, progress); // just use that one if you want all of the above
// get tag as an object derived from the Tag class
// notes:
// - In real code you might want to check how many tags are assigned or use
// fileInfo.createAppropriateTags(…) to create tags as needed.
auto tag = fileInfo.tags().at(0);
// extract a field value and convert it to a UTF-8 std::string (toString() might throw ConversionException)
auto title = tag->value(TagParser::KnownField::Title).toString(TagParser::TagTextEncoding::Utf8);
// change a field value using an encoding suitable for the tag format
tag->setValue(KnownField::Album, TagValue("some UTF-8 string", TagTextEncoding::Utf8, tag->proposedTextEncoding()));
// get/remove/create attachments
if (auto *const container = fileInfo.container()) {
for (std::size_t i = 0, count = container->attachmentCount(); i != count; ++i) {
auto attachment = container->attachment(i);
if (attachment->mimeType() == "image/jpeg") {
attachment->setIgnored(true); // remove existing attachment
}
}
// create new attachment
auto attachment = container->createAttachment();
attachment->setName("The cover");
attachment->setFile("cover.jpg", diag, progress);
}
// apply changes to the file on disk
// notes:
// - Might throw exception derived from TagParser::Failure for fatal processing error or ios_base::failure
// for IO errors.
// - Applying changes can be expensive if the file is big or the disk IO is slow. You might want to
// run it in a separate thread.
// - Use progress.tryToAbort() from another thread or an interrupt handler to abort gracefully without leaving
// the file in an inconsistent state.
// - Be sure everything has been parsed before as the library needs to be aware of the whole file structure.
fileInfo.applyChanges(diag, progress);
}