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/****************************************************************************
 *
 * ftcache.h
 *
 *   FreeType Cache subsystem (specification).
 *
 * Copyright (C) 1996-2024 by
 * David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, and Werner Lemberg.
 *
 * This file is part of the FreeType project, and may only be used,
 * modified, and distributed under the terms of the FreeType project
 * license, LICENSE.TXT.  By continuing to use, modify, or distribute
 * this file you indicate that you have read the license and
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 *
 */
 
 
#ifndef FTCACHE_H_
#define FTCACHE_H_
 
 
#include <freetype/ftglyph.h>
 
 
FT_BEGIN_HEADER
 
 
  /**************************************************************************
   *
   * @section:
   *   cache_subsystem
   *
   * @title:
   *   Cache Sub-System
   *
   * @abstract:
   *   How to cache face, size, and glyph data with FreeType~2.
   *
   * @description:
   *   This section describes the FreeType~2 cache sub-system, which is used
   *   to limit the number of concurrently opened @FT_Face and @FT_Size
   *   objects, as well as caching information like character maps and glyph
   *   images while limiting their maximum memory usage.
   *
   *   Note that all types and functions begin with the `FTC_` prefix rather
   *   than the usual `FT_` prefix in the rest of FreeType.
   *
   *   The cache is highly portable and, thus, doesn't know anything about
   *   the fonts installed on your system, or how to access them.  Therefore,
   *   it requires the following.
   *
   *   * @FTC_FaceID, an arbitrary non-zero value that uniquely identifies
   *     available or installed font faces, has to be provided to the
   *     cache by the client.  Note that the cache only stores and compares
   *     these values and doesn't try to interpret them in any way, but they
   *     have to be persistent on the client side.
   *
   *   * @FTC_Face_Requester, a method to convert an @FTC_FaceID into a new
   *     @FT_Face object when necessary, has to be provided to the cache by
   *     the client.  The @FT_Face object is completely managed by the cache,
   *     including its termination through @FT_Done_Face.  To monitor
   *     termination of face objects, the finalizer callback in the `generic`
   *     field of the @FT_Face object can be used, which might also be used
   *     to store the @FTC_FaceID of the face.
   *
   *   Clients are free to map face IDs to anything useful.  The most simple
   *   usage is, for example, to associate them to a `{pathname,face_index}`
   *   pair that is then used by @FTC_Face_Requester to call @FT_New_Face.
   *   However, more complex schemes are also possible.
   *
   *   Note that for the cache to work correctly, the face ID values must be
   *   **persistent**, which means that the contents they point to should not
   *   change at runtime, or that their value should not become invalid.
   *   If this is unavoidable (e.g., when a font is uninstalled at runtime),
   *   you should call @FTC_Manager_RemoveFaceID as soon as possible to let
   *   the cache get rid of any references to the old @FTC_FaceID it may keep
   *   internally.  Failure to do so will lead to incorrect behaviour or even
   *   crashes in @FTC_Face_Requester.
   *
   *   To use the cache, start with calling @FTC_Manager_New to create a new
   *   @FTC_Manager object, which models a single cache instance.  You can
   *   then look up @FT_Face and @FT_Size objects with
   *   @FTC_Manager_LookupFace and @FTC_Manager_LookupSize, respectively, and
   *   use them in any FreeType work stream.  You can also cache other
   *   FreeType objects as follows.
   *
   *   * If you want to use the charmap caching, call @FTC_CMapCache_New,
   *     then later use @FTC_CMapCache_Lookup to perform the equivalent of
   *     @FT_Get_Char_Index, only much faster.
   *
   *   * If you want to use the @FT_Glyph caching, call @FTC_ImageCache_New,
   *     then later use @FTC_ImageCache_Lookup to retrieve the corresponding
   *     @FT_Glyph objects from the cache.
   *
   *   * If you need lots of small bitmaps, it is much more memory-efficient
   *     to call @FTC_SBitCache_New followed by @FTC_SBitCache_Lookup.  This
   *     returns @FTC_SBitRec structures, which are used to store small
   *     bitmaps directly.  (A small bitmap is one whose metrics and
   *     dimensions all fit into 8-bit integers).
   *
   * @order:
   *   FTC_Manager
   *   FTC_FaceID
   *   FTC_Face_Requester
   *
   *   FTC_Manager_New
   *   FTC_Manager_Reset
   *   FTC_Manager_Done
   *   FTC_Manager_LookupFace
   *   FTC_Manager_LookupSize
   *   FTC_Manager_RemoveFaceID
   *
   *   FTC_Node
   *   FTC_Node_Unref
   *
   *   FTC_ImageCache
   *   FTC_ImageCache_New
   *   FTC_ImageCache_Lookup
   *
   *   FTC_SBit
   *   FTC_SBitCache
   *   FTC_SBitCache_New
   *   FTC_SBitCache_Lookup
   *
   *   FTC_CMapCache
   *   FTC_CMapCache_New
   *   FTC_CMapCache_Lookup
   *
   *************************************************************************/
 
 
  /*************************************************************************/
  /*************************************************************************/
  /*************************************************************************/
  /*****                                                               *****/
  /*****                    BASIC TYPE DEFINITIONS                     *****/
  /*****                                                               *****/
  /*************************************************************************/
  /*************************************************************************/
  /*************************************************************************/
 
 
  /**************************************************************************
   *
   * @type:
   *   FTC_FaceID
   *
   * @description:
   *   An opaque pointer type that is used to identity face objects.  The
   *   contents of such objects is application-dependent.
   *
   *   These pointers are typically used to point to a user-defined structure
   *   containing a font file path, and face index.
   *
   * @note:
   *   Never use `NULL` as a valid @FTC_FaceID.
   *
   *   Face IDs are passed by the client to the cache manager that calls,
   *   when needed, the @FTC_Face_Requester to translate them into new
   *   @FT_Face objects.
   *
   *   If the content of a given face ID changes at runtime, or if the value
   *   becomes invalid (e.g., when uninstalling a font), you should
   *   immediately call @FTC_Manager_RemoveFaceID before any other cache
   *   function.
   *
   *   Failure to do so will result in incorrect behaviour or even memory
   *   leaks and crashes.
   */
  typedef FT_Pointer  FTC_FaceID;
 
 
  /**************************************************************************
   *
   * @functype:
   *   FTC_Face_Requester
   *
   * @description:
   *   A callback function provided by client applications.  It is used by
   *   the cache manager to translate a given @FTC_FaceID into a new valid
   *   @FT_Face object, on demand.
   *
   * @input:
   *   face_id ::
   *     The face ID to resolve.
   *
   *   library ::
   *     A handle to a FreeType library object.
   *
   *   req_data ::
   *     Application-provided request data (see note below).
   *
   * @output:
   *   aface ::
   *     A new @FT_Face handle.
   *
   * @return:
   *   FreeType error code.  0~means success.
   *
   * @note:
   *   The third parameter `req_data` is the same as the one passed by the
   *   client when @FTC_Manager_New is called.
   *
   *   The face requester should not perform funny things on the returned
   *   face object, like creating a new @FT_Size for it, or setting a
   *   transformation through @FT_Set_Transform!
   */
  typedef FT_Error
  (*FTC_Face_Requester)( FTC_FaceID  face_id,
                         FT_Library  library,
                         FT_Pointer  req_data,
                         FT_Face*    aface );
 
  /* */
 
 
  /*************************************************************************/
  /*************************************************************************/
  /*************************************************************************/
  /*****                                                               *****/
  /*****                      CACHE MANAGER OBJECT                     *****/
  /*****                                                               *****/
  /*************************************************************************/
  /*************************************************************************/
  /*************************************************************************/
 
 
  /**************************************************************************
   *
   * @type:
   *   FTC_Manager
   *
   * @description:
   *   This object corresponds to one instance of the cache-subsystem.  It is
   *   used to cache one or more @FT_Face objects, along with corresponding
   *   @FT_Size objects.
   *
   *   The manager intentionally limits the total number of opened @FT_Face
   *   and @FT_Size objects to control memory usage.  See the `max_faces` and
   *   `max_sizes` parameters of @FTC_Manager_New.
   *
   *   The manager is also used to cache 'nodes' of various types while
   *   limiting their total memory usage.
   *
   *   All limitations are enforced by keeping lists of managed objects in
   *   most-recently-used order, and flushing old nodes to make room for new
   *   ones.
   */
  typedef struct FTC_ManagerRec_*  FTC_Manager;
 
 
  /**************************************************************************
   *
   * @type:
   *   FTC_Node
   *
   * @description:
   *   An opaque handle to a cache node object.  Each cache node is
   *   reference-counted.  A node with a count of~0 might be flushed out of a
   *   full cache whenever a lookup request is performed.
   *
   *   If you look up nodes, you have the ability to 'acquire' them, i.e., to
   *   increment their reference count.  This will prevent the node from
   *   being flushed out of the cache until you explicitly 'release' it (see
   *   @FTC_Node_Unref).
   *
   *   See also @FTC_SBitCache_Lookup and @FTC_ImageCache_Lookup.
   */
  typedef struct FTC_NodeRec_*  FTC_Node;
 
 
  /**************************************************************************
   *
   * @function:
   *   FTC_Manager_New
   *
   * @description:
   *   Create a new cache manager.
   *
   * @input:
   *   library ::
   *     The parent FreeType library handle to use.
   *
   *   max_faces ::
   *     Maximum number of opened @FT_Face objects managed by this cache
   *     instance.  Use~0 for defaults.
   *
   *   max_sizes ::
   *     Maximum number of opened @FT_Size objects managed by this cache
   *     instance.  Use~0 for defaults.
   *
   *   max_bytes ::
   *     Maximum number of bytes to use for cached data nodes.  Use~0 for
   *     defaults.  Note that this value does not account for managed
   *     @FT_Face and @FT_Size objects.
   *
   *   requester ::
   *     An application-provided callback used to translate face IDs into
   *     real @FT_Face objects.
   *
   *   req_data ::
   *     A generic pointer that is passed to the requester each time it is
   *     called (see @FTC_Face_Requester).
   *
   * @output:
   *   amanager ::
   *     A handle to a new manager object.  0~in case of failure.
   *
   * @return:
   *   FreeType error code.  0~means success.
   */
  FT_EXPORT( FT_Error )
  FTC_Manager_New( FT_Library          library,
                   FT_UInt             max_faces,
                   FT_UInt             max_sizes,
                   FT_ULong            max_bytes,
                   FTC_Face_Requester  requester,
                   FT_Pointer          req_data,
                   FTC_Manager        *amanager );
 
 
  /**************************************************************************
   *
   * @function:
   *   FTC_Manager_Reset
   *
   * @description:
   *   Empty a given cache manager.  This simply gets rid of all the
   *   currently cached @FT_Face and @FT_Size objects within the manager.
   *
   * @inout:
   *   manager ::
   *     A handle to the manager.
   */
  FT_EXPORT( void )
  FTC_Manager_Reset( FTC_Manager  manager );
 
 
  /**************************************************************************
   *
   * @function:
   *   FTC_Manager_Done
   *
   * @description:
   *   Destroy a given manager after emptying it.
   *
   * @input:
   *   manager ::
   *     A handle to the target cache manager object.
   */
  FT_EXPORT( void )
  FTC_Manager_Done( FTC_Manager  manager );
 
 
  /**************************************************************************
   *
   * @function:
   *   FTC_Manager_LookupFace
   *
   * @description:
   *   Retrieve the @FT_Face object that corresponds to a given face ID
   *   through a cache manager.
   *
   * @input:
   *   manager ::
   *     A handle to the cache manager.
   *
   *   face_id ::
   *     The ID of the face object.
   *
   * @output:
   *   aface ::
   *     A handle to the face object.
   *
   * @return:
   *   FreeType error code.  0~means success.
   *
   * @note:
   *   The returned @FT_Face object is always owned by the manager.  You
   *   should never try to discard it yourself.
   *
   *   The @FT_Face object doesn't necessarily have a current size object
   *   (i.e., face->size can be~0).  If you need a specific 'font size', use
   *   @FTC_Manager_LookupSize instead.
   *
   *   Never change the face's transformation matrix (i.e., never call the
   *   @FT_Set_Transform function) on a returned face!  If you need to
   *   transform glyphs, do it yourself after glyph loading.
   *
   *   When you perform a lookup, out-of-memory errors are detected _within_
   *   the lookup and force incremental flushes of the cache until enough
   *   memory is released for the lookup to succeed.
   *
   *   If a lookup fails with `FT_Err_Out_Of_Memory` the cache has already
   *   been completely flushed, and still no memory was available for the
   *   operation.
   */
  FT_EXPORT( FT_Error )
  FTC_Manager_LookupFace( FTC_Manager  manager,
                          FTC_FaceID   face_id,
                          FT_Face     *aface );
 
 
  /**************************************************************************
   *
   * @struct:
   *   FTC_ScalerRec
   *
   * @description:
   *   A structure used to describe a given character size in either pixels
   *   or points to the cache manager.  See @FTC_Manager_LookupSize.
   *
   * @fields:
   *   face_id ::
   *     The source face ID.
   *
   *   width ::
   *     The character width.
   *
   *   height ::
   *     The character height.
   *
   *   pixel ::
   *     A Boolean.  If 1, the `width` and `height` fields are interpreted as
   *     integer pixel character sizes.  Otherwise, they are expressed as
   *     1/64 of points.
   *
   *   x_res ::
   *     Only used when `pixel` is value~0 to indicate the horizontal
   *     resolution in dpi.
   *
   *   y_res ::
   *     Only used when `pixel` is value~0 to indicate the vertical
   *     resolution in dpi.
   *
   * @note:
   *   This type is mainly used to retrieve @FT_Size objects through the
   *   cache manager.
   */
  typedef struct  FTC_ScalerRec_
  {
    FTC_FaceID  face_id;
    FT_UInt     width;
    FT_UInt     height;
    FT_Int      pixel;
    FT_UInt     x_res;
    FT_UInt     y_res;
 
  } FTC_ScalerRec;
 
 
  /**************************************************************************
   *
   * @struct:
   *   FTC_Scaler
   *
   * @description:
   *   A handle to an @FTC_ScalerRec structure.
   */
  typedef struct FTC_ScalerRec_*  FTC_Scaler;
 
 
  /**************************************************************************
   *
   * @function:
   *   FTC_Manager_LookupSize
   *
   * @description:
   *   Retrieve the @FT_Size object that corresponds to a given
   *   @FTC_ScalerRec pointer through a cache manager.
   *
   * @input:
   *   manager ::
   *     A handle to the cache manager.
   *
   *   scaler ::
   *     A scaler handle.
   *
   * @output:
   *   asize ::
   *     A handle to the size object.
   *
   * @return:
   *   FreeType error code.  0~means success.
   *
   * @note:
   *   The returned @FT_Size object is always owned by the manager.  You
   *   should never try to discard it by yourself.
   *
   *   You can access the parent @FT_Face object simply as `size->face` if
   *   you need it.  Note that this object is also owned by the manager.
   *
   * @note:
   *   When you perform a lookup, out-of-memory errors are detected _within_
   *   the lookup and force incremental flushes of the cache until enough
   *   memory is released for the lookup to succeed.
   *
   *   If a lookup fails with `FT_Err_Out_Of_Memory` the cache has already
   *   been completely flushed, and still no memory is available for the
   *   operation.
   */
  FT_EXPORT( FT_Error )
  FTC_Manager_LookupSize( FTC_Manager  manager,
                          FTC_Scaler   scaler,
                          FT_Size     *asize );
 
 
  /**************************************************************************
   *
   * @function:
   *   FTC_Node_Unref
   *
   * @description:
   *   Decrement a cache node's internal reference count.  When the count
   *   reaches 0, it is not destroyed but becomes eligible for subsequent
   *   cache flushes.
   *
   * @input:
   *   node ::
   *     The cache node handle.
   *
   *   manager ::
   *     The cache manager handle.
   */
  FT_EXPORT( void )
  FTC_Node_Unref( FTC_Node     node,
                  FTC_Manager  manager );
 
 
  /**************************************************************************
   *
   * @function:
   *   FTC_Manager_RemoveFaceID
   *
   * @description:
   *   A special function used to indicate to the cache manager that a given
   *   @FTC_FaceID is no longer valid, either because its content changed, or
   *   because it was deallocated or uninstalled.
   *
   * @input:
   *   manager ::
   *     The cache manager handle.
   *
   *   face_id ::
   *     The @FTC_FaceID to be removed.
   *
   * @note:
   *   This function flushes all nodes from the cache corresponding to this
   *   `face_id`, with the exception of nodes with a non-null reference
   *   count.
   *
   *   Such nodes are however modified internally so as to never appear in
   *   later lookups with the same `face_id` value, and to be immediately
   *   destroyed when released by all their users.
   *
   */
  FT_EXPORT( void )
  FTC_Manager_RemoveFaceID( FTC_Manager  manager,
                            FTC_FaceID   face_id );
 
 
  /**************************************************************************
   *
   * @type:
   *   FTC_CMapCache
   *
   * @description:
   *   An opaque handle used to model a charmap cache.  This cache is to hold
   *   character codes -> glyph indices mappings.
   *
   */
  typedef struct FTC_CMapCacheRec_*  FTC_CMapCache;
 
 
  /**************************************************************************
   *
   * @function:
   *   FTC_CMapCache_New
   *
   * @description:
   *   Create a new charmap cache.
   *
   * @input:
   *   manager ::
   *     A handle to the cache manager.
   *
   * @output:
   *   acache ::
   *     A new cache handle.  `NULL` in case of error.
   *
   * @return:
   *   FreeType error code.  0~means success.
   *
   * @note:
   *   Like all other caches, this one will be destroyed with the cache
   *   manager.
   *
   */
  FT_EXPORT( FT_Error )
  FTC_CMapCache_New( FTC_Manager     manager,
                     FTC_CMapCache  *acache );
 
 
  /**************************************************************************
   *
   * @function:
   *   FTC_CMapCache_Lookup
   *
   * @description:
   *   Translate a character code into a glyph index, using the charmap
   *   cache.
   *
   * @input:
   *   cache ::
   *     A charmap cache handle.
   *
   *   face_id ::
   *     The source face ID.
   *
   *   cmap_index ::
   *     The index of the charmap in the source face.  Any negative value
   *     means to use the cache @FT_Face's default charmap.
   *
   *   char_code ::
   *     The character code (in the corresponding charmap).
   *
   * @return:
   *    Glyph index.  0~means 'no glyph'.
   *
   */
  FT_EXPORT( FT_UInt )
  FTC_CMapCache_Lookup( FTC_CMapCache  cache,
                        FTC_FaceID     face_id,
                        FT_Int         cmap_index,
                        FT_UInt32      char_code );
 
 
  /*************************************************************************/
  /*************************************************************************/
  /*************************************************************************/
  /*****                                                               *****/
  /*****                       IMAGE CACHE OBJECT                      *****/
  /*****                                                               *****/
  /*************************************************************************/
  /*************************************************************************/
  /*************************************************************************/
 
 
  /**************************************************************************
   *
   * @struct:
   *   FTC_ImageTypeRec
   *
   * @description:
   *   A structure used to model the type of images in a glyph cache.
   *
   * @fields:
   *   face_id ::
   *     The face ID.
   *
   *   width ::
   *     The width in pixels.
   *
   *   height ::
   *     The height in pixels.
   *
   *   flags ::
   *     The load flags, as in @FT_Load_Glyph.
   *
   */
  typedef struct  FTC_ImageTypeRec_
  {
    FTC_FaceID  face_id;
    FT_UInt     width;
    FT_UInt     height;
    FT_Int32    flags;
 
  } FTC_ImageTypeRec;
 
 
  /**************************************************************************
   *
   * @type:
   *   FTC_ImageType
   *
   * @description:
   *   A handle to an @FTC_ImageTypeRec structure.
   *
   */
  typedef struct FTC_ImageTypeRec_*  FTC_ImageType;
 
 
  /* */
 
 
#define FTC_IMAGE_TYPE_COMPARE( d1, d2 )      \
          ( (d1)->face_id == (d2)->face_id && \
            (d1)->width   == (d2)->width   && \
            (d1)->flags   == (d2)->flags   )
 
 
  /**************************************************************************
   *
   * @type:
   *   FTC_ImageCache
   *
   * @description:
   *   A handle to a glyph image cache object.  They are designed to hold
   *   many distinct glyph images while not exceeding a certain memory
   *   threshold.
   */
  typedef struct FTC_ImageCacheRec_*  FTC_ImageCache;
 
 
  /**************************************************************************
   *
   * @function:
   *   FTC_ImageCache_New
   *
   * @description:
   *   Create a new glyph image cache.
   *
   * @input:
   *   manager ::
   *     The parent manager for the image cache.
   *
   * @output:
   *   acache ::
   *     A handle to the new glyph image cache object.
   *
   * @return:
   *   FreeType error code.  0~means success.
   */
  FT_EXPORT( FT_Error )
  FTC_ImageCache_New( FTC_Manager      manager,
                      FTC_ImageCache  *acache );
 
 
  /**************************************************************************
   *
   * @function:
   *   FTC_ImageCache_Lookup
   *
   * @description:
   *   Retrieve a given glyph image from a glyph image cache.
   *
   * @input:
   *   cache ::
   *     A handle to the source glyph image cache.
   *
   *   type ::
   *     A pointer to a glyph image type descriptor.
   *
   *   gindex ::
   *     The glyph index to retrieve.
   *
   * @output:
   *   aglyph ::
   *     The corresponding @FT_Glyph object.  0~in case of failure.
   *
   *   anode ::
   *     Used to return the address of the corresponding cache node after
   *     incrementing its reference count (see note below).
   *
   * @return:
   *   FreeType error code.  0~means success.
   *
   * @note:
   *   The returned glyph is owned and managed by the glyph image cache.
   *   Never try to transform or discard it manually!  You can however create
   *   a copy with @FT_Glyph_Copy and modify the new one.
   *
   *   If `anode` is _not_ `NULL`, it receives the address of the cache node
   *   containing the glyph image, after increasing its reference count.
   *   This ensures that the node (as well as the @FT_Glyph) will always be
   *   kept in the cache until you call @FTC_Node_Unref to 'release' it.
   *
   *   If `anode` is `NULL`, the cache node is left unchanged, which means
   *   that the @FT_Glyph could be flushed out of the cache on the next call
   *   to one of the caching sub-system APIs.  Don't assume that it is
   *   persistent!
   */
  FT_EXPORT( FT_Error )
  FTC_ImageCache_Lookup( FTC_ImageCache  cache,
                         FTC_ImageType   type,
                         FT_UInt         gindex,
                         FT_Glyph       *aglyph,
                         FTC_Node       *anode );
 
 
  /**************************************************************************
   *
   * @function:
   *   FTC_ImageCache_LookupScaler
   *
   * @description:
   *   A variant of @FTC_ImageCache_Lookup that uses an @FTC_ScalerRec to
   *   specify the face ID and its size.
   *
   * @input:
   *   cache ::
   *     A handle to the source glyph image cache.
   *
   *   scaler ::
   *     A pointer to a scaler descriptor.
   *
   *   load_flags ::
   *     The corresponding load flags.
   *
   *   gindex ::
   *     The glyph index to retrieve.
   *
   * @output:
   *   aglyph ::
   *     The corresponding @FT_Glyph object.  0~in case of failure.
   *
   *   anode ::
   *     Used to return the address of the corresponding cache node after
   *     incrementing its reference count (see note below).
   *
   * @return:
   *   FreeType error code.  0~means success.
   *
   * @note:
   *   The returned glyph is owned and managed by the glyph image cache.
   *   Never try to transform or discard it manually!  You can however create
   *   a copy with @FT_Glyph_Copy and modify the new one.
   *
   *   If `anode` is _not_ `NULL`, it receives the address of the cache node
   *   containing the glyph image, after increasing its reference count.
   *   This ensures that the node (as well as the @FT_Glyph) will always be
   *   kept in the cache until you call @FTC_Node_Unref to 'release' it.
   *
   *   If `anode` is `NULL`, the cache node is left unchanged, which means
   *   that the @FT_Glyph could be flushed out of the cache on the next call
   *   to one of the caching sub-system APIs.  Don't assume that it is
   *   persistent!
   *
   *   Calls to @FT_Set_Char_Size and friends have no effect on cached
   *   glyphs; you should always use the FreeType cache API instead.
   */
  FT_EXPORT( FT_Error )
  FTC_ImageCache_LookupScaler( FTC_ImageCache  cache,
                               FTC_Scaler      scaler,
                               FT_ULong        load_flags,
                               FT_UInt         gindex,
                               FT_Glyph       *aglyph,
                               FTC_Node       *anode );
 
 
  /**************************************************************************
   *
   * @type:
   *   FTC_SBit
   *
   * @description:
   *   A handle to a small bitmap descriptor.  See the @FTC_SBitRec structure
   *   for details.
   */
  typedef struct FTC_SBitRec_*  FTC_SBit;
 
 
  /**************************************************************************
   *
   * @struct:
   *   FTC_SBitRec
   *
   * @description:
   *   A very compact structure used to describe a small glyph bitmap.
   *
   * @fields:
   *   width ::
   *     The bitmap width in pixels.
   *
   *   height ::
   *     The bitmap height in pixels.
   *
   *   left ::
   *     The horizontal distance from the pen position to the left bitmap
   *     border (a.k.a. 'left side bearing', or 'lsb').
   *
   *   top ::
   *     The vertical distance from the pen position (on the baseline) to the
   *     upper bitmap border (a.k.a. 'top side bearing').  The distance is
   *     positive for upwards y~coordinates.
   *
   *   format ::
   *     The format of the glyph bitmap (monochrome or gray).
   *
   *   max_grays ::
   *     Maximum gray level value (in the range 1 to~255).
   *
   *   pitch ::
   *     The number of bytes per bitmap line.  May be positive or negative.
   *
   *   xadvance ::
   *     The horizontal advance width in pixels.
   *
   *   yadvance ::
   *     The vertical advance height in pixels.
   *
   *   buffer ::
   *     A pointer to the bitmap pixels.
   */
  typedef struct  FTC_SBitRec_
  {
    FT_Byte   width;
    FT_Byte   height;
    FT_Char   left;
    FT_Char   top;
 
    FT_Byte   format;
    FT_Byte   max_grays;
    FT_Short  pitch;
    FT_Char   xadvance;
    FT_Char   yadvance;
 
    FT_Byte*  buffer;
 
  } FTC_SBitRec;
 
 
  /**************************************************************************
   *
   * @type:
   *   FTC_SBitCache
   *
   * @description:
   *   A handle to a small bitmap cache.  These are special cache objects
   *   used to store small glyph bitmaps (and anti-aliased pixmaps) in a much
   *   more efficient way than the traditional glyph image cache implemented
   *   by @FTC_ImageCache.
   */
  typedef struct FTC_SBitCacheRec_*  FTC_SBitCache;
 
 
  /**************************************************************************
   *
   * @function:
   *   FTC_SBitCache_New
   *
   * @description:
   *   Create a new cache to store small glyph bitmaps.
   *
   * @input:
   *   manager ::
   *     A handle to the source cache manager.
   *
   * @output:
   *   acache ::
   *     A handle to the new sbit cache.  `NULL` in case of error.
   *
   * @return:
   *   FreeType error code.  0~means success.
   */
  FT_EXPORT( FT_Error )
  FTC_SBitCache_New( FTC_Manager     manager,
                     FTC_SBitCache  *acache );
 
 
  /**************************************************************************
   *
   * @function:
   *   FTC_SBitCache_Lookup
   *
   * @description:
   *   Look up a given small glyph bitmap in a given sbit cache and 'lock' it
   *   to prevent its flushing from the cache until needed.
   *
   * @input:
   *   cache ::
   *     A handle to the source sbit cache.
   *
   *   type ::
   *     A pointer to the glyph image type descriptor.
   *
   *   gindex ::
   *     The glyph index.
   *
   * @output:
   *   sbit ::
   *     A handle to a small bitmap descriptor.
   *
   *   anode ::
   *     Used to return the address of the corresponding cache node after
   *     incrementing its reference count (see note below).
   *
   * @return:
   *   FreeType error code.  0~means success.
   *
   * @note:
   *   The small bitmap descriptor and its bit buffer are owned by the cache
   *   and should never be freed by the application.  They might as well
   *   disappear from memory on the next cache lookup, so don't treat them as
   *   persistent data.
   *
   *   The descriptor's `buffer` field is set to~0 to indicate a missing
   *   glyph bitmap.
   *
   *   If `anode` is _not_ `NULL`, it receives the address of the cache node
   *   containing the bitmap, after increasing its reference count.  This
   *   ensures that the node (as well as the image) will always be kept in
   *   the cache until you call @FTC_Node_Unref to 'release' it.
   *
   *   If `anode` is `NULL`, the cache node is left unchanged, which means
   *   that the bitmap could be flushed out of the cache on the next call to
   *   one of the caching sub-system APIs.  Don't assume that it is
   *   persistent!
   */
  FT_EXPORT( FT_Error )
  FTC_SBitCache_Lookup( FTC_SBitCache    cache,
                        FTC_ImageType    type,
                        FT_UInt          gindex,
                        FTC_SBit        *sbit,
                        FTC_Node        *anode );
 
 
  /**************************************************************************
   *
   * @function:
   *   FTC_SBitCache_LookupScaler
   *
   * @description:
   *   A variant of @FTC_SBitCache_Lookup that uses an @FTC_ScalerRec to
   *   specify the face ID and its size.
   *
   * @input:
   *   cache ::
   *     A handle to the source sbit cache.
   *
   *   scaler ::
   *     A pointer to the scaler descriptor.
   *
   *   load_flags ::
   *     The corresponding load flags.
   *
   *   gindex ::
   *     The glyph index.
   *
   * @output:
   *   sbit ::
   *     A handle to a small bitmap descriptor.
   *
   *   anode ::
   *     Used to return the address of the corresponding cache node after
   *     incrementing its reference count (see note below).
   *
   * @return:
   *   FreeType error code.  0~means success.
   *
   * @note:
   *   The small bitmap descriptor and its bit buffer are owned by the cache
   *   and should never be freed by the application.  They might as well
   *   disappear from memory on the next cache lookup, so don't treat them as
   *   persistent data.
   *
   *   The descriptor's `buffer` field is set to~0 to indicate a missing
   *   glyph bitmap.
   *
   *   If `anode` is _not_ `NULL`, it receives the address of the cache node
   *   containing the bitmap, after increasing its reference count.  This
   *   ensures that the node (as well as the image) will always be kept in
   *   the cache until you call @FTC_Node_Unref to 'release' it.
   *
   *   If `anode` is `NULL`, the cache node is left unchanged, which means
   *   that the bitmap could be flushed out of the cache on the next call to
   *   one of the caching sub-system APIs.  Don't assume that it is
   *   persistent!
   */
  FT_EXPORT( FT_Error )
  FTC_SBitCache_LookupScaler( FTC_SBitCache  cache,
                              FTC_Scaler     scaler,
                              FT_ULong       load_flags,
                              FT_UInt        gindex,
                              FTC_SBit      *sbit,
                              FTC_Node      *anode );
 
  /* */
 
 
FT_END_HEADER
 
#endif /* FTCACHE_H_ */
 
 
/* END */