gimpfileops 3 LIBGIMP Library
gimpfileops File operations (load, save, etc.)

## Synopsis

    gchar*      gimp_temp_name                  (const gchar *extension);
    gint32      gimp_file_load                  (GimpRunMode run_mode,
                                                 const gchar *filename,
                                                 const gchar *raw_filename);
    gboolean    gimp_file_save                  (GimpRunMode run_mode,
                                                 gint32 image_ID,
                                                 gint32 drawable_ID,
                                                 const gchar *filename,
                                                 const gchar *raw_filename);
    gboolean    gimp_register_magic_load_handler
                                                (const gchar *procedure_name,
                                                 const gchar *extensions,
                                                 const gchar *prefixes,
                                                 const gchar *magics);
    gboolean    gimp_register_load_handler      (const gchar *procedure_name,
                                                 const gchar *extensions,
                                                 const gchar *prefixes);
    gboolean    gimp_register_save_handler      (const gchar *procedure_name,
                                                 const gchar *extensions,
                                                 const gchar *prefixes);
    gboolean    gimp_register_file_handler_mime (const gchar *procedure_name,
                                                 const gchar *mime_type);
    gboolean    gimp_register_thumbnail_loader  (const gchar *load_proc,
                                                 const gchar *thumb_proc);

## Description

File operations (load, save, etc.)

## Details

### gimp_temp_name ()

    gchar*      gimp_temp_name                  (const gchar *extension);

Generates a unique filename.

Generates a unique filename using the temp path supplied in the user's gimprc.

extension :

  The extension the file will have.

Returns :

  The new temp filename.

gimp_temp_name

### gimp_file_load ()

    gint32      gimp_file_load                  (GimpRunMode run_mode,
                                                 const gchar *filename,
                                                 const gchar *raw_filename);

Loads a file by invoking the right load handler.

This procedure invokes the correct file load handler using magic if possible, and falling back on the file's extension and/or prefix if not. The name of the file to load is typically a full pathname, and the name entered is what the user actually typed before prepending a directory path. The reason for this is that if the user types http://www.xcf/~gimp/ he wants to fetch a URL, and the full pathname will not look like a URL.\"

run_mode :

  The run mode.

filename :

  The name of the file to load.

raw_filename :

  The name as entered by the user.

Returns :

  The output image.

gimp_file_load

### gimp_file_save ()

    gboolean    gimp_file_save                  (GimpRunMode run_mode,
                                                 gint32 image_ID,
                                                 gint32 drawable_ID,
                                                 const gchar *filename,
                                                 const gchar *raw_filename);

Saves a file by extension.

This procedure invokes the correct file save handler according to the file's extension and/or prefix. The name of the file to save is typically a full pathname, and the name entered is what the user actually typed before prepending a directory path. The reason for this is that if the user types http://www.xcf/~gimp/ she wants to fetch a URL, and the full pathname will not look like a URL.

run_mode :

  The run mode.

image_ID :

  Input image.

drawable_ID :

  Drawable to save.

filename :

  The name of the file to save the image in.

raw_filename :

  The name as entered by the user.

Returns :

  TRUE on success.

gimp_file_save

### gimp_register_magic_load_handler ()

    gboolean    gimp_register_magic_load_handler
                                                (const gchar *procedure_name,
                                                 const gchar *extensions,
                                                 const gchar *prefixes,
                                                 const gchar *magics);

Registers a file load handler procedure.

Registers a procedural database procedure to be called to load files of a particular file format using magic file information.

procedure_name :

  The name of the procedure to be used for loading.

extensions :

  comma separated list of extensions this handler can load (i.e. \"jpg,jpeg\").

prefixes :

  comma separated list of prefixes this handler can load (i.e. \"http:,ftp:\").

magics :

  comma separated list of magic file information this handler can load (i.e. \"0,string,GIF\").

Returns :

  TRUE on success.

gimp_register_magic_load_handler

### gimp_register_load_handler ()

    gboolean    gimp_register_load_handler      (const gchar *procedure_name,
                                                 const gchar *extensions,
                                                 const gchar *prefixes);

Registers a file load handler procedure.

Registers a procedural database procedure to be called to load files of a particular file format.

procedure_name :

  The name of the procedure to be used for loading.

extensions :

  comma separated list of extensions this handler can load (i.e. \"jpg,jpeg\").

prefixes :

  comma separated list of prefixes this handler can load (i.e. \"http:,ftp:\").

Returns :

  TRUE on success.

gimp_register_load_handler

### gimp_register_save_handler ()

    gboolean    gimp_register_save_handler      (const gchar *procedure_name,
                                                 const gchar *extensions,
                                                 const gchar *prefixes);

Registers a file save handler procedure.

Registers a procedural database procedure to be called to save files in a particular file format.

procedure_name :

  The name of the procedure to be used for saving.

extensions :

  comma separated list of extensions this handler can save (i.e. \"jpg,jpeg\").

prefixes :

  comma separated list of prefixes this handler can save (i.e. \"http:,ftp:\").

Returns :

  TRUE on success.

gimp_register_save_handler

### gimp_register_file_handler_mime ()

    gboolean    gimp_register_file_handler_mime (const gchar *procedure_name,
                                                 const gchar *mime_type);

Associates a MIME type with a file handler procedure.

Registers a MIME type for a file handler procedure. This allows GIMP to determine the MIME type of the file opened or saved using this procedure.

procedure_name :

  The name of the procedure to associate a MIME type with.

mime_type :

  A single MIME type, like for example \"image/jpeg\".

Returns :

  TRUE on success.

Since GIMP 2.2

gimp_register_file_handler_mime

### gimp_register_thumbnail_loader ()

    gboolean    gimp_register_thumbnail_loader  (const gchar *load_proc,
                                                 const gchar *thumb_proc);

Associates a thumbnail loader with a file load procedure.

Some file formats allow for embedded thumbnails, other file formats contain a scalable image or provide the image data in different resolutions. A file plug-in for such a format may register a special procedure that allows GIMP to load a thumbnail preview of the image. This procedure is then associated with the standard load procedure using this function.

load_proc :

  The name of the procedure the thumbnail loader with.

thumb_proc :

  The name of the thumbnail load procedure.

Returns :

  TRUE on success.

Since GIMP 2.2

gimp_register_thumbnail_loader