include/SDL_guid.h

/*
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*/

/* WIKI CATEGORY: GUID */

/**
 * # CategoryGUID
 *
 * A GUID is a 128-bit value that represents something that is uniquely
 * identifiable by this value: "globally unique."
 */

#ifndef SDL_guid_h_
#define SDL_guid_h_

#include "SDL_stdinc.h"
#include "SDL_error.h"

#include "begin_code.h"
/* Set up for C function definitions, even when using C++ */
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif

/**
 * An SDL_GUID is a 128-bit identifier.
 *
 * This is an acronym for "Globally Unique ID."
 *
 * While a GUID can be used to assign a unique value to almost anything, in
 * SDL these are largely used to identify input devices across runs of SDL
 * programs on the same platform.If the device is detached and then
 * re-attached to a different port, or if the base system is rebooted, the
 * device should still report the same GUID.
 *
 * GUIDs are as precise as possible but are not guaranteed to distinguish
 * physically distinct but equivalent devices. For example, two game
 * controllers from the same vendor with the same product ID and revision may
 * have the same GUID.
 *
 * GUIDs may be platform-dependent (i.e., the same device may report different
 * GUIDs on different operating systems).
 */
typedef struct SDL_GUID {
    Uint8 data[16];
} SDL_GUID;

/* Function prototypes */

/**
 * Get an ASCII string representation for a given SDL_GUID.
 *
 * You should supply at least 33 bytes for pszGUID.
 *
 * \param guid the SDL_GUID you wish to convert to string.
 * \param pszGUID buffer in which to write the ASCII string.
 * \param cbGUID the size of pszGUID.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 2.24.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_GUIDFromString
 */
extern DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_GUIDToString(SDL_GUID guid, char *pszGUID, int cbGUID);

/**
 * Convert a GUID string into a SDL_GUID structure.
 *
 * Performs no error checking. If this function is given a string containing
 * an invalid GUID, the function will silently succeed, but the GUID generated
 * will not be useful.
 *
 * \param pchGUID string containing an ASCII representation of a GUID.
 * \returns a SDL_GUID structure.
 *
 * \since This function is available since SDL 2.24.0.
 *
 * \sa SDL_GUIDToString
 */
extern DECLSPEC SDL_GUID SDLCALL SDL_GUIDFromString(const char *pchGUID);

/* Ends C function definitions when using C++ */
#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif
#include "close_code.h"

#endif /* SDL_guid_h_ */

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