# -*- coding: utf-8 -*- # imageio is distributed under the terms of the (new) BSD License. """ Example plugin. You can use this as a template for your own plugin. """ import numpy as np from .. import formats from ..core import Format class DummyFormat(Format): """The dummy format is an example format that does nothing. It will never indicate that it can read or write a file. When explicitly asked to read, it will simply read the bytes. When explicitly asked to write, it will raise an error. This documentation is shown when the user does ``help('thisformat')``. Parameters for reading ---------------------- Specify arguments in numpy doc style here. Parameters for saving --------------------- Specify arguments in numpy doc style here. """ def _can_read(self, request): # This method is called when the format manager is searching # for a format to read a certain image. Return True if this format # can do it. # # The format manager is aware of the extensions and the modes # that each format can handle. It will first ask all formats # that *seem* to be able to read it whether they can. If none # can, it will ask the remaining formats if they can: the # extension might be missing, and this allows formats to provide # functionality for certain extensions, while giving preference # to other plugins. # # If a format says it can, it should live up to it. The format # would ideally check the request.firstbytes and look for a # header of some kind. # # The request object has: # request.filename: a representation of the source (only for reporting) # request.firstbytes: the first 256 bytes of the file. # request.mode[0]: read or write mode if request.extension in self.extensions: return True def _can_write(self, request): # This method is called when the format manager is searching # for a format to write a certain image. It will first ask all # formats that *seem* to be able to write it whether they can. # If none can, it will ask the remaining formats if they can. # # Return True if the format can do it. # In most cases, this code does suffice: if request.extension in self.extensions: return True # -- reader class Reader(Format.Reader): def _open(self, some_option=False, length=1): # Specify kwargs here. Optionally, the user-specified kwargs # can also be accessed via the request.kwargs object. # # The request object provides two ways to get access to the # data. Use just one: # - Use request.get_file() for a file object (preferred) # - Use request.get_local_filename() for a file on the system self._fp = self.request.get_file() self._length = length # passed as an arg in this case for testing self._data = None def _close(self): # Close the reader. # Note that the request object will close self._fp pass def _get_length(self): # Return the number of images. Can be np.inf return self._length def _get_data(self, index): # Return the data and meta data for the given index if index >= self._length: raise IndexError("Image index %i > %i" % (index, self._length)) # Read all bytes if self._data is None: self._data = self._fp.read() # Put in a numpy array im = np.frombuffer(self._data, "uint8") im.shape = len(im), 1 # Return array and dummy meta data return im, {} def _get_meta_data(self, index): # Get the meta data for the given index. If index is None, it # should return the global meta data. return {} # This format does not support meta data # -- writer class Writer(Format.Writer): def _open(self, flags=0): # Specify kwargs here. Optionally, the user-specified kwargs # can also be accessed via the request.kwargs object. # # The request object provides two ways to write the data. # Use just one: # - Use request.get_file() for a file object (preferred) # - Use request.get_local_filename() for a file on the system self._fp = self.request.get_file() def _close(self): # Close the reader. # Note that the request object will close self._fp pass def _append_data(self, im, meta): # Process the given data and meta data. raise RuntimeError("The dummy format cannot write image data.") def set_meta_data(self, meta): # Process the given meta data (global for all images) # It is not mandatory to support this. raise RuntimeError("The dummy format cannot write meta data.") # Register. You register an *instance* of a Format class. Here specify: format = DummyFormat( "dummy", # short name "An example format that does nothing.", # one line descr. ".foobar .nonexistentext", # list of extensions "iI", # modes, characters in iIvV ) formats.add_format(format)