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/*
 * This file contains public declarations for the H5VL (VOL) module.
 */

#ifndef _H5VLpublic_H
#define _H5VLpublic_H

/* Public headers needed by this file */
#include "H5public.h"  /* Generic Functions                    */
#include "H5Ipublic.h" /* IDs                                  */

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/* Public Macros */
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/* VOL connector identifier values
 * These are H5VL_class_value_t values, NOT hid_t values!
 */
/**
 * \ingroup H5VLDEF
 * Invalid ID for VOL connector ID
 */
#define H5_VOL_INVALID (-1)
/**
 * \ingroup H5VLDEF
 * Native HDF5 file format VOL connector
 */
#define H5_VOL_NATIVE 0
/**
 * \ingroup H5VLDEF
 * VOL connector IDs below this value are reserved for library use
 */
#define H5_VOL_RESERVED 256
/**
 * \ingroup H5VLDEF
 * Maximum VOL connector ID
 */
#define H5_VOL_MAX 65535

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/* Public Typedefs */
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/**
 * \ingroup H5VLDEF
 *
 * \brief VOL connector identifiers.
 *
 * \details Values 0 through 255 are for connectors defined by the HDF5
 *          library. Values 256 through 511 are available for testing new
 *          connectors. Subsequent values should be obtained from the HDF5
 *          development team at mailto:help@hdfgroup.org.
 */
//! [H5VL_class_value_t_snip]
typedef int H5VL_class_value_t;
//! [H5VL_class_value_t_snip]

/**
 * \ingroup H5VLDEF
 * \details Enum type for each VOL subclass
 *          (Used for various queries, etc)
 */
typedef enum H5VL_subclass_t {
    H5VL_SUBCLS_NONE,                  /**< Operations outside of a subclass */
    H5VL_SUBCLS_INFO,                  /**< 'Info' subclass */
    H5VL_SUBCLS_WRAP,                  /**< 'Wrap' subclass */
    H5VL_SUBCLS_ATTR,                  /**< 'Attribute' subclass */
    H5VL_SUBCLS_DATASET,               /**< 'Dataset' subclass */
    H5VL_SUBCLS_DATATYPE,              /**< 'Named datatype' subclass */
    H5VL_SUBCLS_FILE,                  /**< 'File' subclass */
    H5VL_SUBCLS_GROUP,                 /**< 'Group' subclass */
    H5VL_SUBCLS_LINK,                  /**< 'Link' subclass */
    H5VL_SUBCLS_OBJECT,                /**< 'Object' subclass */
    H5VL_SUBCLS_REQUEST,               /**< 'Request' subclass */
    H5VL_SUBCLS_BLOB,                  /**< 'Blob' subclass */
    H5VL_SUBCLS_TOKEN                  /**< 'Token' subclass */
} H5VL_subclass_t;

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/* Public Variables */
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/* Public Prototypes */
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#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif

/**
 * \ingroup H5VL
 * \brief Registers a new VOL connector by name
 *
 * \param[in] connector_name Connector name
 * \vipl_id
 * \return \hid_t{VOL connector}
 *
 * \details H5VLregister_connector_by_name() registers a new VOL connector with
 *          the name \p connector_name as a member of the virtual object layer
 *          class. This VOL connector identifier is good until the library is
 *          closed or the connector is unregistered.
 *
 *          \p vipl_id is either #H5P_DEFAULT or the identifier of a VOL
 *          initialization property list of class #H5P_VOL_INITIALIZE created
 *          with H5Pcreate(). When created, this property list contains no
 *          library properties. If a VOL connector author decides that
 *          initialization-specific data are needed, they can be added to the
 *          empty list and retrieved by the connector in the VOL connector's
 *          initialize callback. Use of the VOL initialization property list is
 *          uncommon, as most VOL-specific properties are added to the file
 *          access property list via the connector's API calls which set the
 *          VOL connector for the file open/create. For more information, see
 *          the VOL documentation.
 *
 * \todo Fix the reference to VOL documentation.
 *
 * \since 1.12.0
 */
H5_DLL hid_t H5VLregister_connector_by_name(const char *connector_name, hid_t vipl_id);
/**
 * \ingroup H5VL
 * \brief Registers a new VOL connector by value
 *
 * \param[in] connector_value Connector value
 * \vipl_id
 * \return \hid_t{VOL connector}
 *
 * \details H5VLregister_connector_by_value() registers a new VOL connector
 *          with value connector_value as a member of the virtual object layer
 *          class. This VOL connector identifier is good until the library is
 *          closed or the connector is unregistered.
 *
 *          \p connector_value has a type of H5VL_class_value_t, which is
 *          defined in H5VLpublic.h as follows:
 *          \snippet this H5VL_class_value_t_snip
 *
 *          Valid VOL connector identifiers can have values from 0 through 255
 *          for connectors defined by the HDF5 library. Values 256 through 511
 *          are available for testing new connectors. Subsequent values should
 *          be obtained by contacting the The HDF Help Desk.
 *
 *          \p vipl_id is either #H5P_DEFAULT or the identifier of a VOL
 *          initialization property list of class #H5P_VOL_INITIALIZE created
 *          with H5Pcreate(). When created, this property list contains no
 *          library properties. If a VOL connector author decides that
 *          initialization-specific data are needed, they can be added to the
 *          empty list and retrieved by the connector in the VOL connector's
 *          initialize callback. Use of the VOL initialization property list is
 *          uncommon, as most VOL-specific properties are added to the file
 *          access property list via the connector's API calls which set the
 *          VOL connector for the file open/create. For more information, see
 *          the VOL documentation.
 *
 * \todo Fix the reference to VOL documentation.
 *
 * \since 1.12.0
 */
H5_DLL hid_t H5VLregister_connector_by_value(H5VL_class_value_t connector_value, hid_t vipl_id);
/**
 * \ingroup H5VL
 * \brief Tests whether a VOL class has been registered under a certain name
 *
 * \param[in] name Alleged name of connector
 * \return \htri_t
 *
 * \details H5VLis_connector_registered_by_name() tests whether a VOL class has
 *          been registered or not, according to the supplied connector name
 *          \p name.
 *
 * \since 1.12.0
 */
H5_DLL htri_t H5VLis_connector_registered_by_name(const char *name);
/**
 * \ingroup H5VL
 * \brief Tests whether a VOL class has been registered for a given value
 *
 * \param[in] connector_value Connector value
 * \return \htri_t
 *
 * \details H5VLis_connector_registered_by_value() tests whether a VOL class
 *          has been registered, according to the supplied connector value \p
 *          connector_value.
 *
 *          \p connector_value has a type of H5VL_class_value_t, which is
 *          defined in H5VLpublic.h as follows:
 *          \snippet this H5VL_class_value_t_snip
 *
 *          Valid VOL connector identifiers can have values from 0 through 255
 *          for connectors defined by the HDF5 library. Values 256 through 511
 *          are available for testing new connectors. Subsequent values should
 *          be obtained by contacting the The HDF Help Desk.
 *
 * \since 1.12.0
 */
H5_DLL htri_t H5VLis_connector_registered_by_value(H5VL_class_value_t connector_value);
/**
 * \ingroup H5VL
 * \brief Retrieves the VOL connector identifier for a given object identifier
 *
 * \obj_id
 * \return \hid_t{VOL connector}
 *
 * \details H5VLget_connector_id() retrieves the registered VOL connector
 *          identifier for the specified object identifier \p obj_id. The VOL
 *          connector identifier must be closed with H5VLclose() when no longer
 *          in use.
 *
 * \since 1.12.0
 */
H5_DLL hid_t H5VLget_connector_id(hid_t obj_id);
/**
 * \ingroup H5VL
 * \brief Retrieves the identifier for a registered VOL connector name
 *
 * \param[in] name Connector name
 * \return \hid_t{VOL connector}
 *
 * \details H5VLget_connector_id_by_name() retrieves the identifier for a
 *          registered VOL connector with the name \p name. The identifier must
 *          be closed with H5VLclose() when no longer in use.
 *
 * \since 1.12.0
 */
H5_DLL hid_t H5VLget_connector_id_by_name(const char *name);
/**
 * \ingroup H5VL
 * \brief Retrieves the identifier for a registered VOL connector value
 *
 * \param[in] connector_value Connector value
 * \return \hid_t{VOL connector}
 *
 * \details H5VLget_connector_id_by_value() retrieves the identifier for a
 *          registered VOL connector with the value \p connector_value. The
 *          identifier will need to be closed by H5VLclose().
 *
 *          \p connector_value has a type of H5VL_class_value_t, which is
 *          defined in H5VLpublic.h as follows:
 *          \snippet this H5VL_class_value_t_snip
 *
 *          Valid VOL connector identifiers can have values from 0 through 255
 *          for connectors defined by the HDF5 library. Values 256 through 511
 *          are available for testing new connectors. Subsequent values should
 *          be obtained by contacting the The HDF Help Desk.
 *
 * \since 1.12.0
 */
H5_DLL hid_t H5VLget_connector_id_by_value(H5VL_class_value_t connector_value);
/**
 * \ingroup H5VL
 * \brief Retrieves a connector name for a VOL
 *
 * \obj_id{id} or file identifier
 * \param[out] name Connector name
 * \param[in] size Maximum length of the name to retrieve
 * \return Returns the length of the connector name on success, and a negative value on failure.
 *
 * \details H5VLget_connector_name() retrieves up to \p size elements of the
 *          VOL name \p name associated with the object or file identifier \p
 *          id.
 *
 *          Passing in a NULL pointer for size will return the size of the
 *          connector name. This can be used to determine the size of the
 *          buffer to allocate for the name.
 *
 * \since 1.12.0
 */
H5_DLL ssize_t H5VLget_connector_name(hid_t id, char *name /*out*/, size_t size);
/**
 * \ingroup H5VL
 * \brief Closes a VOL connector identifier
 *
 * \param[in] connector_id Connector identifier
 * \return \herr_t
 *
 * \details H5VLclose() closes a VOL connector identifier. This does not affect
 *          the file access property lists which have been defined to use this
 *          VOL connector or files which are already opened under this
 *          connector.
 *
 * \since 1.12.0
 */
H5_DLL herr_t H5VLclose(hid_t connector_id);
/**
 * \ingroup H5VL
 * \brief Removes a VOL connector identifier from the library
 *
 * \param[in] connector_id Connector identifier
 * \return \herr_t
 *
 * \details H5VLunregister_connector() removes a VOL connector identifier from
 *          the library. This does not affect the file access property lists
 *          which have been defined to use the VOL connector or any files which
 *          are already opened with this connector.
 *
 * \attention H5VLunregister_connector() will fail if attempting to unregister
 *            the native VOL connector.
 *
 * \since 1.12.0
 */
H5_DLL herr_t H5VLunregister_connector(hid_t connector_id);
/**
 * \ingroup H5VL
 * \brief Determine if a VOL connector supports a particular
 *        optional callback operation.
 *
 * \obj_id
 * \param[in] subcls VOL subclass
 * \param[in] opt_type Option type
 * \param[out] supported Flag
 * \return \herr_t
 *
 * \since 1.12.0
 */
H5_DLL herr_t H5VLquery_optional(hid_t obj_id, H5VL_subclass_t subcls, int opt_type, hbool_t *supported);

#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif

/* Semi-public headers mainly for VOL connector authors */
#include "H5VLconnector.h"          /* VOL connector author routines */
#include "H5VLconnector_passthru.h" /* Pass-through VOL connector author routines */
#include "H5VLnative.h"             /* Native VOL connector macros, for VOL connector authors */

#endif /* _H5VLpublic_H */