engine.import Functions

Import Class

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bool isInitialized ( ) #

Returns a value indicating if the import manager is initialized;.

Return value

true if the import manager is initialized; otherwise, false.

bool containsImporter ( ImporterID id, string extension ) #

Returns a value indicating if there is an importer with the specified name and vendor name available for processing files with the specified extension.

Arguments

• ImporterID id - ImporterID structure.
• string extension - Extension of files supported by the importer.

Return value

true if there is an importer with the specified ID available for processing files with the specified extension; otherwise, false.

bool containsImporter ( string vendor_name, string importer_name, string extension ) #

Returns a value indicating if there is an importer with the specified name and vendor name available for processing files with the specified extension.

Arguments

• string vendor_name - Importer vendor name.
• string importer_name - Importer name.
• string extension - Extension of files supported by the importer.

Return value

true if there is an importer with the specified name and vendor name available for processing files with the specified extension; otherwise, false.

bool unregisterImporter ( vptr handle ) #

Unregisters the specified importer.

Arguments

• vptr handle - Importer handle.

Return value

true if the specified importer was successfully unregistered; otherwise false.

int getImporterPriority ( ImporterID id, string extension ) #

Returns a priority for the importer with the specified ID for processing files with the specified extension.

Arguments

• ImporterID id - ImporterID structure.
• string extension - Extension of a file to be imported.

Return value

Priority of the importer with the specified ID for the specified extension.

int getImporterPriority ( string vendor_name, string importer_name, string extension ) #

Returns a priority for the importer with the specified name and vendor name for processing files with the specified extension.

Arguments

• string vendor_name - Importer vendor name.
• string importer_name - Importer name.
• string extension - Extension of a file to be imported.

Return value

Priority of the importer with the specified name and vendor name for the specified extension.

bool isSupportedExtension ( string extension ) #

Returns a value indicating whether the specified file extension is supported by the importer.

Arguments

• string extension - Null-terminated string with file extension to be checked.

Return value

true if the specified file extension is supported by the importer; otherwise, false.

Vector<String> getSupportedExtensions ( ) #

Returns the list of all supported file extensions as a vector of strings.

Return value

List of all supported extensions as a vector of strings.

Vector<String> getImporterExtensions ( string vendor_name, string importer_name ) #

Returns the list of all extensions supported by an importer with the specified name and vendor name.

Arguments

• string vendor_name - Importer vendor name.
• string importer_name - Importer name.

Return value

List of all extensions supported by an importer with the specified name and vendor name.

Vector<String> getImporterExtensions ( ImporterID id ) #

Returns the list of all extensions supported by an importer with the specified ID.

Arguments

• ImporterID id - ImporterID structure.

Return value

List of all extensions supported by an importer with the specified ID.

Vector<ImporterID> getImporterIDsByExtension ( string extension, bool sort_by_priority = true ) #

Returns the list of identifiers (ImporterID) of importers available for processing files with the specified extension.

Arguments

• string extension - Extension of files to be imported.
• bool sort_by_priority - Set true if you want to sort importers by the priority value; otherwise, set false.

Return value

List of identifiers (ImporterID structures) of importers available for the specified extension.

Vector<ImporterID> getImporterIDsByExtension ( string vendor_name, string extension, bool sort_by_priority = true ) #

Returns the list of identifiers (ImporterID) of importers from the specified vendor available for processing files with the specified extension.

Arguments

• string vendor_name - Importer vendor name.
• string extension - Extension of files to be imported.
• bool sort_by_priority - Set true if you want to sort importers by the priority value; otherwise, set false.

Return value

List of identifiers (ImporterID structures) of importers from the specified vendor available for the specified extension.

Vector<ImporterID> getImporterIDsByExtension ( ImporterID id, string extension, bool sort_by_priority = true ) #

Returns the list of identifiers (ImporterID) of importers with the specified ID for processing files with the specified extension.

Arguments

• ImporterID id - ImporterID structure.
• string extension - Extension of files to be imported.
• bool sort_by_priority - Set true if you want to sort importers by the priority value; otherwise, set false.

Return value

List of identifiers (ImporterID structures) of importers with the specified ID for the specified extension.

Vector<ImporterID> getImporterIDsByExtension ( string vendor_name, string importer_name, string extension, bool sort_by_priority = true ) #

Returns the list of identifiers (ImporterID) of importers with the specified name and vendor name for processing files with the specified extension.

Arguments

• string vendor_name - Importer vendor name.
• string importer_name - Importer name.
• string extension - Extension of files to be imported.
• bool sort_by_priority - Set true if you want to sort importers by the priority value; otherwise, set false.

Return value

List of identifiers (ImporterID structures) of importers with the specified name and vendor name for the specified extension.

Vector<ImporterID> getImporterIDs ( ) #

Returns the list of identifiers (ImporterID structures) of all available importers.

Return value

List of identifiers (ImporterID structures) of all available importers.

Importer createImporter ( ImporterID id, string extension ) #

Creates an importer with the specified ID for processing files with the specified extension.

Arguments

• ImporterID id - ImporterID structure.
• string extension - Extension of files to be imported.

Return value

New created importer with the specified ID for processing files with the specified extension (if it was created successfully).

Importer createImporter ( string vendor_name, string importer_name, string extension ) #

Creates an importer with the specified name and vendor name for processing files with the specified extension.

Arguments

• string vendor_name - Importer vendor name.
• string importer_name - Importer name.
• string extension - Extension of files to be imported.

Return value

New created importer with the specified name and vendor name for processing files with the specified extension (if it was created successfully).

Importer createImporterByFileName ( string filename ) #

Creates an importer for processing the specified file based on the extension provided.

Arguments

• string filename - Name of the file to be imported.

Return value

New created importer for processing files with the specified extension (if it was created successfully).

Importer createImporterByFileName ( string vendor_name, string filename ) #

Creates an importer with the specified vendor name for processing the specified file based on the extension provided.

Arguments

• string vendor_name - Importer vendor name.
• string filename - Name of the file to be imported.

Return value

New created importer with the specified vendor name for processing the specified file based on the extension provided (if it was created successfully).

Importer createImporterByFileName ( ImporterID id, string filename ) #

Creates an importer with the specified ID for processing the specified file based on the extension provided.

Arguments

• ImporterID id - ImporterID structure.
• string filename - Name of the file to be imported.

Return value

New created importer with the specified ID for processing the specified file based on the extension provided (if it was created successfully).

Importer createImporterByFileName ( string vendor_name, string importer_name, string filename ) #

Creates an importer with the specified name and vendor name for processing the specified file based on the extension provided.

Arguments

• string vendor_name - Importer vendor name.
• string importer_name - Importer name.
• string filename - Name of the file to be imported.

Return value

New created importer with the specified name and vendor name for processing the specified file based on the extension provided (if it was created successfully).

String doImport ( string filepath, string output_path ) #

Imports the contents from the specified input file to the specified output path using a suitable importer. This method returns the path to the resulting output file.

Arguments

• string filepath - Path to an input file to be imported.
• string output_path - Output path to be used to put files with imported scene elements to.

Return value

Path to the resulting output file.

String doImport ( string vendor_name, string filepath, string output_path ) #

Imports the contents from the specified input file to the specified output path using a suitable importer from the specified vendor. This method returns the path to the resulting output file.

Arguments

• string vendor_name - Importer vendor name.
• string filepath - Path to an input file to be imported.
• string output_path - Output path to be used to put files with imported scene elements to.

Return value

Path to the resulting output file.

String doImport ( ImporterID id, string filepath, string output_path ) #

Imports the contents from the specified input file to the specified output path using the importer with the specified ID. This method returns the path to the resulting output file.

Arguments

• ImporterID id - ImporterID structure.
• string filepath - Path to an input file to be imported.
• string output_path - Output path to be used to put files with imported scene elements to.

Return value

Path to the resulting output file.

String doImport ( string vendor_name, string importer_name, string filepath, string output_path ) #

Imports the contents from the specified input file to the specified output path using the importer with the specified name and vendor name. This method returns the path to the resulting output file.

Arguments

• string vendor_name - Importer vendor name.
• string importer_name - Importer name.
• string filepath - Path to an input file to be imported.
• string output_path - Output path to be used to put files with imported scene elements to.

Return value

Path to the resulting output file.

bool containsImportProcessor ( string type_name ) #

Returns a value indicating if there is an import processor with the specified type name available.

Arguments

• string type_name - Import processor type name.

Return value

true if there is an import processor with the specified type name available; otherwise, false.

ImportProcessor createImportProcessor ( string type_name ) #

Creates a new import processor of the specified type.

Arguments

• string type_name - Import processor type name.

Return value

New created import processor with the specified type name (if it was created successfully).

bool unregisterImportProcessor ( vptr handle ) #

Unregisters the specified import processor.

Arguments

• vptr handle - Import processor handle.

Return value

true if the specified import processor was successfully unregistered; otherwise false.