File management

libcasio manages the file formats through a file API where you can open and decode a file, and export data into a file. A file is primarily represented by its type and platform:

type casio_filetype_t

An enumeration defining various file types that file formats libcasio can read and write can represent. The values in this enumeration are defined as flags so that such a value can also represent multiple file types with no ambiguity.

casio_filetype_addin

An add-in, i.e. a binary application which executes natively onto the calculator from the storage filesystem(s). The platform cannot be casio_filefor_none for this type.

casio_filetype_add_in

An alias for casio_filetype_addin.

casio_filetype_mcs

A main memory backup, see Main filesystems for more details about what a main memory is.

casio_filetype_eact

An e-activity, i.e. rich document for storing courses for example.

casio_filetype_e_activity

An alias for casio_filetype_eact.

casio_filetype_eactivity

An alias for casio_filetype_eact.

casio_filetype_picture

A picture, e.g. *.g3p files.

casio_filetype_pict

An alias for casio_filetype_picture.

casio_filetype_lang

A language file, which contains message translations with IDs, e.g. *.g1l or *.g3l files.

casio_filetype_fkey

A function key file, which contains function key pictures with IDs in the same fashion than language files, e.g. *.g1n files.

casio_filetype_storage

A storage filesystem backup, typically *.g1s files.

type casio_filefor_t

An enumeration defining various platforms for which the file formats libcasio can read and write can be made for. The values in this enumeration are defined as flags so that such a value can also represent multiple file platforms with no ambiguity.

casio_filefor_none

No platform in particular; this value always evaluates as zero, so that any other value in this enumeration can make it precise.

casio_filefor_fx

The fx-9860G family of calculators, OS 1.x and OS 2.x.

casio_filefor_cp

The Classpad family of calculators, e.g. the fx-CP400.

casio_filefor_cg

The Prizm family of calculators, including the fx-CG10, fx-CG20 and fx-CG50 (Graph 90+E).

casio_filefor_cas

Ancient calculators supporting the CAS40 and CAS50 protocols.

casio_filefor_casemul

The CasEmul software.

It is represented by the following object:

type casio_file_t

A decoded file of one of the supported file formats by libcasio.

Creating and freeing a file

A file can be created using one of the following functions:

int casio_make_picture(casio_file_t **filep, unsigned int width, unsigned int height)

Create a picture file using the given dimensions.

int casio_make_mcs(casio_file_t **filep)

Create a main memory backup file.

int casio_make_fkey(casio_file_t **filep, casio_filefor_t filefor, int count)

Create a function key file for the platform given in filefor, with count slots.

int casio_make_lang(casio_file_t **filep, casio_filefor_t filefor, int count)

Create a language file for the platform given in filefor, with count slots.

int casio_make_addin(casio_file_t **filep, casio_filefor_t filefor, size_t size, char const *name, char const *internal, casio_version_t const *versionp, time_t const *created)

Create an add-in file for the platform given in filefor, with size bytes for the code, name as the public name, internal as the internal name (usually starting with @), versionp pointing to the version structure, and created being the time of creation.

Once you’re done using a file, you shall use the following function:

void casio_free_file(casio_file_t *file)

Free the file and all of its related resources.

Decoding a file

A file is decoded from a generic stream, using the following function:

int casio_decode(casio_file_t **filep, char const *filename, tio_stream_t *buffer, casio_filetype_t expected_types)

Create a file from the stream in buffer, into filep. If you have the filename, you shall pass it in filename (if not, just pass NULL), this function will also try to guess the file type using the detected extension or filename (which has a significance for some file formats, e.g. ancient file formats managed by CaS).

If you don’t know what format you expect, pass zero to expected_types. Otherwise, use the types as flags, e.g. casio_filetype_picture | casio_filetype_mcs | casio_filetype_storage if you expect to find some pictures (main memory can contain pictures).