Cache format description. More...

#include <MCacheFormatDescription.h>

Public Types
enum	CacheFileDistribution { kNoFile, kOneFile, kOneFilePerFrame }
	Cache file distribution types. More...

enum	CacheDataType { kUnknownData, kDouble, kDoubleArray, kDoubleVectorArray, kInt32Array, kFloatArray, kFloatVectorArray }
	Cache file data types. More...

enum	CacheSamplingType { kRegular, kIrregular }
	Cache file sampling types. More...

Public Member Functions
void	setDistribution (CacheFileDistribution distribution)
	Set up the cache format when reading the description file. More...

void	setTimePerFrame (const MTime &timePerFrame)
	Set the time per frame. More...

void	addDescriptionInfo (const MString &info)
	Add a descriptive string. More...

unsigned int	addChannel (const MString &channelName, const MString &interpretation, CacheDataType dataType, CacheSamplingType samplingType, const MTime &samplingRate, const MTime &startTime, const MTime &endTime, MStatus *status=NULL)
	Add a channel. More...

CacheFileDistribution	getDistribution () const
	Get information about the format in order to write the description file. More...

MTime	getTimePerFrame () const
	Get the time per frame. More...

void	getStartAndEndTimes (MTime &startTime, MTime &endTime) const
	Get the start and end times. More...

void	getDescriptionInfo (MStringArray &info) const
	This method is not available in Python. More...

MStringArray	getDescriptionInfo () const
	Get the descriptive strings. More...

unsigned int	getNumChannels () const
	Get the number of channels. More...

MString	getChannelName (unsigned int channelIndex) const
	Get a channel's name. More...

MString	getChannelInterpretation (unsigned int channelIndex) const
	Get a channel's intepretation. More...

CacheDataType	getChannelDataType (unsigned int channelIndex) const
	Get a channel's data type. More...

CacheSamplingType	getChannelSamplingType (unsigned int channelIndex) const
	Get a channel's sampling type. More...

MTime	getChannelSamplingRate (unsigned int channelIndex) const
	Get a channel's sampling rate. More...

MTime	getChannelStartTime (unsigned int channelIndex) const
	Get a channel's start time. More...

MTime	getChannelEndTime (unsigned int channelIndex) const
	Get a channel's end time. More...

virtual	~MCacheFormatDescription ()
	Class destructor.

Static Public Member Functions
static const char *	className ()
	Returns the name of this class. More...

Detailed Description

Cache format description.

The MCacheFormatDescription is a utility class used by MPxCacheFormat when implementing custom cache plug-ins that define their own handling of the cache format (usually provided by Maya's own xml format).

Examples:: XmlGeometryCacheDesc/XmlGeometryCacheDesc.cpp.

Member Enumeration Documentation

enum CacheFileDistribution

Cache file distribution types.

Enumerator
kNoFile	just memory cache
kOneFile	one file for all frames
kOneFilePerFrame	one file per frame

enum CacheDataType

Cache file data types.

Enumerator
kUnknownData	unknown data
kDouble	a single double value
kDoubleArray	an array of double values
kDoubleVectorArray	an array of double vector values
kInt32Array	an array of int32 values
kFloatArray	an array of float values
kFloatVectorArray	an array of float vector values

enum CacheSamplingType

Cache file sampling types.

Enumerator
kRegular	regular sampling
kIrregular	irregular sampling

Member Function Documentation

void setDistribution ( CacheFileDistribution distribution )

Set up the cache format when reading the description file.

Set the distribution.

Parameters

[in] distribution the distribution to set

Examples:: XmlGeometryCacheDesc/XmlGeometryCacheDesc.cpp.

void setTimePerFrame ( const MTime & timePerFrame )

Set the time per frame.

Parameters

[in] timePerFrame the time per frame to set

Examples:: XmlGeometryCacheDesc/XmlGeometryCacheDesc.cpp.

void addDescriptionInfo ( const MString & info )

Add a descriptive string.

Parameters

[in] info the string to add

Examples:: XmlGeometryCacheDesc/XmlGeometryCacheDesc.cpp.

unsigned int addChannel	(	const MString &	channelName,
		const MString &	interpretation,
		CacheDataType	dataType,
		CacheSamplingType	samplingType,
		const MTime &	samplingRate,
		const MTime &	startTime,
		const MTime &	endTime,
		MStatus *	status = `NULL`
	)

Add a channel.

Parameters

[in]	channelName	the new channel's name
[in]	interpretation	the new channel's interpretation
[in]	dataType	the new channel's data type
[in]	samplingType	the new channel's sampling type
[in]	samplingRate	the new channel's sampling rate
[in]	startTime	the new channel's start time
[in]	endTime	the new channel's end time
[out]	status	the return status