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bullno1

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Custom file stream
« on: October 06, 2008, 06:17:32 pm »
Currently, the library only support loading resources from file or from memory. It will be nicer if it supports a custom file stream interface where data input can be overriden by users. Something like:

class IInputStream:
{
 virtual void* readData(int size)=0;
 virtual void release()=0;//called when SFML's done with this stream
};

This will give chances for things like: virtual file system, resource protection, mod (files from a mod override files from the original game...), online streaming ...

I know it's possible to load everything into memory, decrypt then feed it to sfml but for streamed resources like video or music, it defeats the purpose of streaming

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Custom file stream
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2008, 06:58:56 pm »
It's already on my private todo-list, I just wait to have enough time to think more about it and decide what to do with it (put it on the public roadmap, or drop it) ;)
Laurent Gomila - SFML developer

 

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