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| -rw-r--r-- | fastiv-io.c | 20 |
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/fastiv-io.c b/fastiv-io.c index a1811a7..d8eadcd 100644 --- a/fastiv-io.c +++ b/fastiv-io.c @@ -506,11 +506,19 @@ cairo_surface_t * fastiv_io_open(const gchar *path, GError **error) { // TODO(p): Don't always load everything into memory, test type first, - // for which we only need the first 16 bytes right now. - // Though LibRaw poses an issue--we may want to try to map RAW formats - // to FourCC values--many of them are compliant TIFF files. - // We might want to employ a more generic way of magic identification, - // and with some luck, it could even be integrated into Wuffs. + // so that we can reject non-pictures early. Wuffs only needs the first + // 16 bytes to make a guess right now. + // + // LibRaw poses an issue--there is no good registry for identification + // of supported files. Many of them are compliant TIFF files. + // The only good filtering method for RAWs are currently file extensions + // extracted from shared-mime-info. + // + // SVG is also problematic, an unbounded search for its root element. + // But problematic files can be assumed to be crafted. + // + // gdk-pixbuf exposes its detection data through gdk_pixbuf_get_formats(). + // This may also be unbounded, as per format_check(). gchar *data = NULL; gsize len = 0; if (!g_file_get_contents(path, &data, &len, error)) @@ -594,8 +602,6 @@ fastiv_io_open_from_data(const char *data, size_t len, const gchar *path, // NOTE: "It is important to note that when an image with an alpha channel is // scaled, linear encoded, pre-multiplied component values must be used!" -// -// We can use the pixman library to scale, PIXMAN_a8r8g8b8_sRGB. #include <glib/gstdio.h> #include <png.h> |