obs-studio/docs/sphinx/reference-settings.rst
Ford Smith 31e5d2e5e3 libobs: Implement obs_data_get_defaults
Implements obs_data_get_defaults and updates the documentation. This is
supposed to allow someone to access all the defaults of an object.
Should help in cases where the full data is needed, and not just the
currently set.
2021-03-22 15:44:56 -04:00

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Data Settings API Reference (obs_data_t)
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Data settings objects are reference-counted objects that store values in
a string-table or array. They're similar to Json objects, but
additionally allow additional functionality such as default or
auto-selection values. Data is saved/loaded to/from Json text and Json
text files.
.. type:: obs_data_t
A reference-counted data object.
.. type:: obs_data_array_t
A reference-counted data array object.
.. code:: cpp
#include <obs.h>
General Functions
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.. function:: obs_data_t *obs_data_create()
:return: A new reference to a data object.
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.. function:: obs_data_t *obs_data_create_from_json(const char *json_string)
Creates a data object from a Json string.
:param json_string: Json string
:return: A new reference to a data object
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.. function:: obs_data_t *obs_data_create_from_json_file(const char *json_file)
Creates a data object from a Json file.
:param json_file: Json file path
:return: A new reference to a data object
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.. function:: obs_data_t *obs_data_create_from_json_file_safe(const char *json_file, const char *backup_ext)
Creates a data object from a Json file, with a backup file in case
the original is corrupted or fails to load.
:param json_file: Json file path
:param backup_ext: Backup file extension
:return: A new reference to a data object
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.. function:: void obs_data_addref(obs_data_t *data)
void obs_data_release(obs_data_t *data)
Adds/releases a reference to a data object.
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.. function:: const char *obs_data_get_json(obs_data_t *data)
:return: Json string for this object
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.. function:: bool obs_data_save_json(obs_data_t *data, const char *file)
Saves the data to a file as Json text.
:param file: The file to save to
:return: *true* if successful, *false* otherwise
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.. function:: bool obs_data_save_json_safe(obs_data_t *data, const char *file, const char *temp_ext, const char *backup_ext)
Saves the data to a file as Json text, and if overwriting an old
file, backs up that old file to help prevent potential file
corruption.
:param file: The file to save to
:param backup_ext: The backup extension to use for the overwritten
file if it exists
:return: *true* if successful, *false* otherwise
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.. function:: void obs_data_apply(obs_data_t *target, obs_data_t *apply_data)
Merges the data of *apply_data* in to *target*.
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.. function:: void obs_data_erase(obs_data_t *data, const char *name)
Erases the user data for item *name* within the data object.
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.. function:: void obs_data_clear(obs_data_t *data)
Clears all user data in the data object.
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Set Functions
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.. function:: void obs_data_set_string(obs_data_t *data, const char *name, const char *val)
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.. function:: void obs_data_set_int(obs_data_t *data, const char *name, long long val)
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.. function:: void obs_data_set_double(obs_data_t *data, const char *name, double val)
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.. function:: void obs_data_set_bool(obs_data_t *data, const char *name, bool val)
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.. function:: void obs_data_set_obj(obs_data_t *data, const char *name, obs_data_t *obj)
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.. function:: void obs_data_set_array(obs_data_t *data, const char *name, obs_data_array_t *array)
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.. _obs_data_get_funcs:
Get Functions
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.. function:: const char *obs_data_get_string(obs_data_t *data, const char *name)
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.. function:: long long obs_data_get_int(obs_data_t *data, const char *name)
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.. function:: double obs_data_get_double(obs_data_t *data, const char *name)
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.. function:: bool obs_data_get_bool(obs_data_t *data, const char *name)
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.. function:: obs_data_t *obs_data_get_obj(obs_data_t *data, const char *name)
:return: An incremented reference to a data object.
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.. function:: obs_data_array_t *obs_data_get_array(obs_data_t *data, const char *name)
:return: An incremented reference to a data array object.
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.. _obs_data_default_funcs:
Default Value Functions
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Default values are used to determine what value will be given if a value
is not set.
.. function:: obs_data_t *obs_data_get_defaults(obs_data_t *data);
:return: obs_data_t * with all default values (recursively for all objects as well).
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.. function:: void obs_data_set_default_string(obs_data_t *data, const char *name, const char *val)
const char *obs_data_get_default_string(obs_data_t *data, const char *name)
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.. function:: void obs_data_set_default_int(obs_data_t *data, const char *name, long long val)
long long obs_data_get_default_int(obs_data_t *data, const char *name)
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.. function:: void obs_data_set_default_double(obs_data_t *data, const char *name, double val)
double obs_data_get_default_double(obs_data_t *data, const char *name)
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.. function:: void obs_data_set_default_bool(obs_data_t *data, const char *name, bool val)
bool obs_data_get_default_bool(obs_data_t *data, const char *name)
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.. function:: void obs_data_set_default_obj(obs_data_t *data, const char *name, obs_data_t *obj)
obs_data_t *obs_data_get_default_obj(obs_data_t *data, const char *name)
:return: An incremented reference to a data object.
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.. function:: void obs_data_set_default_array(obs_data_t *data, const char *name, obs_data_array_t *arr)
obs_data_array_t *obs_data_get_default_array(obs_data_t *data, const char *name)
Autoselect Functions
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Autoselect values are optionally used to determine what values should be
used to ensure functionality if the currently set values are
inappropriate or invalid.
.. function:: void obs_data_set_autoselect_string(obs_data_t *data, const char *name, const char *val)
const char *obs_data_get_autoselect_string(obs_data_t *data, const char *name)
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.. function:: void obs_data_set_autoselect_int(obs_data_t *data, const char *name, long long val)
long long obs_data_get_autoselect_int(obs_data_t *data, const char *name)
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.. function:: void obs_data_set_autoselect_double(obs_data_t *data, const char *name, double val)
double obs_data_get_autoselect_double(obs_data_t *data, const char *name)
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.. function:: void obs_data_set_autoselect_bool(obs_data_t *data, const char *name, bool val)
bool obs_data_get_autoselect_bool(obs_data_t *data, const char *name)
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.. function:: void obs_data_set_autoselect_obj(obs_data_t *data, const char *name, obs_data_t *obj)
obs_data_t *obs_data_get_autoselect_obj(obs_data_t *data, const char *name)
:return: An incremented reference to a data object.
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Array Functions
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.. function:: obs_data_array_t *obs_data_array_create()
:return: A new reference to a data array object.
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.. function:: void obs_data_array_addref(obs_data_array_t *array)
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.. function:: void obs_data_array_release(obs_data_array_t *array)
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.. function:: size_t obs_data_array_count(obs_data_array_t *array)
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.. function:: obs_data_t *obs_data_array_item(obs_data_array_t *array, size_t idx)
:return: An incremented reference to the data object associated with
this array entry.
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.. function:: size_t obs_data_array_push_back(obs_data_array_t *array, obs_data_t *obj)
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.. function:: void obs_data_array_insert(obs_data_array_t *array, size_t idx, obs_data_t *obj)
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.. function:: void obs_data_array_erase(obs_data_array_t *array, size_t idx)