Parsers 3 REDLAND Library
Parsers RDF parsers from syntax to triples.

## Synopsis

    typedef             librdf_parser;
    typedef             librdf_parser_factory;
    int                 librdf_parser_check_name            (librdf_world *world,
                                                             const char *name);
    int                 librdf_parser_enumerate             (librdf_world *world,
                                                             unsigned int counter,
                                                             const char **name,
                                                             const char **label);
    const char*         librdf_parser_guess_name            (const char *mime_type,
                                                             unsigned char *buffer,
                                                             unsigned char *identifier);
    const char*         librdf_parser_guess_name2           (librdf_world *world,
                                                             const char *mime_type,
                                                             unsigned char *buffer,
                                                             unsigned char *identifier);
    void                librdf_parser_register_factory      (librdf_world *world,
                                                             const char *name,
                                                             const char *label,
                                                             const char *mime_type,
                                                             unsigned char *uri_string,
                                                             void (factorylibrdf_parser_factory*) ());
    librdf_parser*      librdf_new_parser                   (librdf_world *world,
                                                             const char *name,
                                                             const char *mime_type,
                                                             librdf_uri *type_uri);
    librdf_parser*      librdf_new_parser_from_factory      (librdf_world *world,
                                                             librdf_parser_factory *factory);
    void                librdf_free_parser                  (librdf_parser *parser);
    librdf_stream*      librdf_parser_parse_as_stream       (librdf_parser *parser,
                                                             librdf_uri *uri,
                                                             librdf_uri *base_uri);
    int                 librdf_parser_parse_into_model      (librdf_parser *parser,
                                                             librdf_uri *uri,
                                                             librdf_uri *base_uri,
                                                             librdf_model *model);
    librdf_stream*      librdf_parser_parse_file_handle_as_stream
                                                            (librdf_parser *parser,
                                                             FILE *fh,
                                                             int close_fh,
                                                             librdf_uri *base_uri);
    int                 librdf_parser_parse_file_handle_into_model
                                                            (librdf_parser *parser,
                                                             FILE *fh,
                                                             int close_fh,
                                                             librdf_uri *base_uri,
                                                             librdf_model *model);
    librdf_stream*      librdf_parser_parse_string_as_stream
                                                            (librdf_parser *parser,
                                                             unsigned char *string,
                                                             librdf_uri *base_uri);
    int                 librdf_parser_parse_string_into_model
                                                            (librdf_parser *parser,
                                                             unsigned char *string,
                                                             librdf_uri *base_uri,
                                                             librdf_model *model);
    void                librdf_parser_set_error             (librdf_parser *parser,
                                                             void *user_data,
                                                             void (error_fnvoid *user_data, const char *msg, ...) ());
    void                librdf_parser_set_warning           (librdf_parser *parser,
                                                             void *user_data,
                                                             void (warning_fnvoid *user_data, const char *msg, ...) ());
    librdf_stream*      librdf_parser_parse_counted_string_as_stream
                                                            (librdf_parser *parser,
                                                             unsigned char *string,
                                                             size_t length,
                                                             librdf_uri *base_uri);
    int                 librdf_parser_parse_counted_string_into_model
                                                            (librdf_parser *parser,
                                                             unsigned char *string,
                                                             size_t length,
                                                             librdf_uri *base_uri,
                                                             librdf_model *model);
    #define             LIBRDF_PARSER_FEATURE_ERROR_COUNT
    #define             LIBRDF_PARSER_FEATURE_WARNING_COUNT
    librdf_node*        librdf_parser_get_feature           (librdf_parser *parser,
                                                             librdf_uri *feature);
    int                 librdf_parser_set_feature           (librdf_parser *parser,
                                                             librdf_uri *feature,
                                                             librdf_node *value);
    char*               librdf_parser_get_accept_header     (librdf_parser *parser);
    int                 librdf_parser_get_namespaces_seen_count
                                                            (librdf_parser *parser);
    const char*         librdf_parser_get_namespaces_seen_prefix
                                                            (librdf_parser *parser,
                                                             int offset);
    librdf_uri*         librdf_parser_get_namespaces_seen_uri
                                                            (librdf_parser *parser,
                                                             int offset);
    librdf_uri_filter_func  librdf_parser_get_uri_filter    (librdf_parser *parser,
                                                             void **user_data_p);
    void                librdf_parser_set_uri_filter        (librdf_parser *parser,
                                                             librdf_uri_filter_func filter,
                                                             void *user_data);

## Description

Provides classes to create parsers and parse syntaxes from URIs or a string into RDF graphs (librdf_model) or sequences of triples (librdf_stream). Parser features can be set, which are passed down to Raptor and errors and warnings that are returned can be retrieved by callbacks.

## Details

### librdf_parser

    typedef struct librdf_parser_s librdf_parser;

Redland parser class.

librdf_parser

### librdf_parser_factory

    typedef struct librdf_parser_factory_s librdf_parser_factory;

Redland parser factory class.

librdf_parser_factory

### librdf_parser_check_name ()

    int                 librdf_parser_check_name            (librdf_world *world,
                                                             const char *name);

Check if a parser name is known

world :

  redland world object

name :

  name of parser

Returns :

  non 0 if name is a known parser

librdf_parser_check_name

### librdf_parser_enumerate ()

    int                 librdf_parser_enumerate             (librdf_world *world,
                                                             unsigned int counter,
                                                             const char **name,
                                                             const char **label);

Get information on parsers.

world :

  redland world object

counter :

  index into the list of parsers

name :

  pointer to store the name of the parser (or NULL)

label :

  pointer to store syntax readable label (or NULL)

Returns :

  non 0 on failure of if counter is out of range

librdf_parser_enumerate

### librdf_parser_guess_name ()

    const char*         librdf_parser_guess_name            (const char *mime_type,
                                                             unsigned char *buffer,
                                                             unsigned char *identifier);

Get a parser name for content with type or identifier

mime_type :

  MIME type of syntax or NULL

buffer :

  content buffer or NULL

identifier :

  content identifier or NULL

Returns :

  a parser name or NULL if nothing was guessable

librdf_parser_guess_name

### librdf_parser_guess_name2 ()

    const char*         librdf_parser_guess_name2           (librdf_world *world,
                                                             const char *mime_type,
                                                             unsigned char *buffer,
                                                             unsigned char *identifier);

Get a parser name for content with type or identifier

world :

  librdf_world object

mime_type :

  MIME type of syntax or NULL

buffer :

  content buffer or NULL

identifier :

  content identifier or NULL

Returns :

  a parser name or NULL if nothing was guessable

librdf_parser_guess_name2

### librdf_parser_register_factory ()

    void                librdf_parser_register_factory      (librdf_world *world,
                                                             const char *name,
                                                             const char *label,
                                                             const char *mime_type,
                                                             unsigned char *uri_string,
                                                             void (factorylibrdf_parser_factory*) ());

Register a parser factory .

world :

  redland world object

name :

  the name of the parser

label :

  the label of the parser (optional)

mime_type :

  MIME type of the syntax (optional)

uri_string :

  URI of the syntax (optional)

factory :

  function to be called to register the factor parameters

librdf_parser_register_factory

### librdf_new_parser ()

    librdf_parser*      librdf_new_parser                   (librdf_world *world,
                                                             const char *name,
                                                             const char *mime_type,
                                                             librdf_uri *type_uri);

Constructor - create a new librdf_parser object.

If all fields are NULL, this means any parser supporting MIME Type "application/rdf+xml"

world :

  redland world object

name :

  the parser factory name

mime_type :

  the MIME type of the syntax (NULL if not used)

type_uri :

  URI of syntax (NULL if not used)

Returns :

  new librdf_parser object or NULL

librdf_new_parser

### librdf_new_parser_from_factory ()

    librdf_parser*      librdf_new_parser_from_factory      (librdf_world *world,
                                                             librdf_parser_factory *factory);

Constructor - create a new librdf_parser object.

world :

  redland world object

factory :

  the parser factory to use to create this parser

Returns :

  new librdf_parser object or NULL

librdf_new_parser_from_factory

### librdf_free_parser ()

    void                librdf_free_parser                  (librdf_parser *parser);

Destructor - destroys a librdf_parser object.

parser :

  the parser

librdf_free_parser

### librdf_parser_parse_as_stream ()

    librdf_stream*      librdf_parser_parse_as_stream       (librdf_parser *parser,
                                                             librdf_uri *uri,
                                                             librdf_uri *base_uri);

Parse a URI to a librdf_stream of statements.

parser :

  the parser

uri :

  the URI to read

base_uri :

  the base URI to use or NULL

Returns :

  librdf_stream of statements or NULL

librdf_parser_parse_as_stream

### librdf_parser_parse_into_model ()

    int                 librdf_parser_parse_into_model      (librdf_parser *parser,
                                                             librdf_uri *uri,
                                                             librdf_uri *base_uri,
                                                             librdf_model *model);

Parse a URI of content into an librdf_model.

parser :

  the parser

uri :

  the URI to read the content

base_uri :

  the base URI to use or NULL

model :

  the model to use

Returns :

  non 0 on failure

librdf_parser_parse_into_model

### librdf_parser_parse_file_handle_as_stream ()

    librdf_stream*      librdf_parser_parse_file_handle_as_stream
                                                            (librdf_parser *parser,
                                                             FILE *fh,
                                                             int close_fh,
                                                             librdf_uri *base_uri);

Parse a FILE* handle of content to a librdf_stream of statements.

parser :

  the parser

fh :

  FILE* to read content source

close_fh :

  non-0 to `fclose()` the file handle on finishing

base_uri :

  the base URI to use (or NULL)

Returns :

  librdf_stream of statements or NULL

librdf_parser_parse_file_handle_as_stream

### librdf_parser_parse_file_handle_into_model ()

    int                 librdf_parser_parse_file_handle_into_model
                                                            (librdf_parser *parser,
                                                             FILE *fh,
                                                             int close_fh,
                                                             librdf_uri *base_uri,
                                                             librdf_model *model);

Parse a FILE* handle of content into an librdf_model.

parser :

  the parser

fh :

  FILE* to read content source

close_fh :

  non-0 to `fclose()` the file handle on finishing

base_uri :

  the base URI to use (or NULL)

model :

  the model to write to

Returns :

  non 0 on failure

librdf_parser_parse_file_handle_into_model

### librdf_parser_parse_string_as_stream ()

    librdf_stream*      librdf_parser_parse_string_as_stream
                                                            (librdf_parser *parser,
                                                             unsigned char *string,
                                                             librdf_uri *base_uri);

Parse a string of content to a librdf_stream of statements.

parser :

  the parser

string :

  the string to parse

base_uri :

  the base URI to use or NULL

Returns :

  librdf_stream of statements or NULL

librdf_parser_parse_string_as_stream

### librdf_parser_parse_string_into_model ()

    int                 librdf_parser_parse_string_into_model
                                                            (librdf_parser *parser,
                                                             unsigned char *string,
                                                             librdf_uri *base_uri,
                                                             librdf_model *model);

Parse a string of content into an librdf_model.

parser :

  the parser

string :

  the content to parse

base_uri :

  the base URI to use or NULL

model :

  the model to use

Returns :

  non 0 on failure

librdf_parser_parse_string_into_model

### librdf_parser_set_error ()

    void                librdf_parser_set_error             (librdf_parser *parser,
                                                             void *user_data,
                                                             void (error_fnvoid *user_data, const char *msg, ...) ());

Deprecated: Does nothing

Set the parser error handling function.

parser :

  the parser

user_data :

  user data to pass to function

error_fn :

  pointer to the function

librdf_parser_set_error

### librdf_parser_set_warning ()

    void                librdf_parser_set_warning           (librdf_parser *parser,
                                                             void *user_data,
                                                             void (warning_fnvoid *user_data, const char *msg, ...) ());

Deprecated: Does nothing.

Set the parser warning handling function.

parser :

  the parser

user_data :

  user data to pass to function

warning_fn :

  pointer to the function

librdf_parser_set_warning

### librdf_parser_parse_counted_string_as_stream ()

    librdf_stream*      librdf_parser_parse_counted_string_as_stream
                                                            (librdf_parser *parser,
                                                             unsigned char *string,
                                                             size_t length,
                                                             librdf_uri *base_uri);

Parse a counted string of content to a librdf_stream of statements.

parser :

  the parser

string :

  the string to parse

length :

  length of the string content (must be >0)

base_uri :

  the base URI to use or NULL

Returns :

  librdf_stream of statements or NULL

librdf_parser_parse_counted_string_as_stream

### librdf_parser_parse_counted_string_into_model ()

    int                 librdf_parser_parse_counted_string_into_model
                                                            (librdf_parser *parser,
                                                             unsigned char *string,
                                                             size_t length,
                                                             librdf_uri *base_uri,
                                                             librdf_model *model);

Parse a counted string of content into an librdf_model.

parser :

  the parser

string :

  the content to parse

length :

  length of content (must be >0)

base_uri :

  the base URI to use or NULL

model :

  the model to use

Returns :

  non 0 on failure

librdf_parser_parse_counted_string_into_model

### LIBRDF_PARSER_FEATURE_ERROR_COUNT

    #define LIBRDF_PARSER_FEATURE_ERROR_COUNT "http://feature.librdf.org/parser-error-count"

Parser feature URI string for getting the error count of the last parse.

LIBRDF_PARSER_FEATURE_ERROR_COUNT

### LIBRDF_PARSER_FEATURE_WARNING_COUNT

    #define LIBRDF_PARSER_FEATURE_WARNING_COUNT "http://feature.librdf.org/parser-warning-count"

Parser feature URI string for getting the warning count of the last parse.

LIBRDF_PARSER_FEATURE_WARNING_COUNT

### librdf_parser_get_feature ()

    librdf_node*        librdf_parser_get_feature           (librdf_parser *parser,
                                                             librdf_uri *feature);

Get the value of a parser feature.

parser :

  librdf_parser object

feature :

  librdf_Uuri feature property

Returns :

  new librdf_node feature value or NULL if no such feature exists or the value is empty.

librdf_parser_get_feature

### librdf_parser_set_feature ()

    int                 librdf_parser_set_feature           (librdf_parser *parser,
                                                             librdf_uri *feature,
                                                             librdf_node *value);

Set the value of a parser feature.

parser :

  librdf_parser object

feature :

  librdf_uri feature property

value :

  librdf_node feature property value

Returns :

  non 0 on failure (negative if no such feature)

librdf_parser_set_feature

### librdf_parser_get_accept_header ()

    char*               librdf_parser_get_accept_header     (librdf_parser *parser);

Get an HTTP Accept value for the parser.

The returned string must be freed by the caller such as with `raptor_free_memory()`.

parser :

  parser

Returns :

  a new Accept: header string or NULL on failure

librdf_parser_get_accept_header

### librdf_parser_get_namespaces_seen_count ()

    int                 librdf_parser_get_namespaces_seen_count
                                                            (librdf_parser *parser);

Get the number of namespaces seen during parsing

parser :

  librdf_parser object

Returns :

  uri or NULL if no such namespace uri

librdf_parser_get_namespaces_seen_count

### librdf_parser_get_namespaces_seen_prefix ()

    const char*         librdf_parser_get_namespaces_seen_prefix
                                                            (librdf_parser *parser,
                                                             int offset);

Get the prefix of namespaces seen during parsing

parser :

  librdf_parser object

offset :

  index into list of namespaces

Returns :

  prefix or NULL if no such namespace prefix

librdf_parser_get_namespaces_seen_prefix

### librdf_parser_get_namespaces_seen_uri ()

    librdf_uri*         librdf_parser_get_namespaces_seen_uri
                                                            (librdf_parser *parser,
                                                             int offset);

Get the uri of namespaces seen during parsing

parser :

  librdf_parser object

offset :

  index into list of namespaces

Returns :

  uri or NULL if no such namespace uri

librdf_parser_get_namespaces_seen_uri

### librdf_parser_get_uri_filter ()

    librdf_uri_filter_func  librdf_parser_get_uri_filter    (librdf_parser *parser,
                                                             void **user_data_p);

Get the current URI filter function for retrieval during parsing.

parser :

  librdf_parser object

user_data_p :

  Pointer to user data to return

Returns :

  current URI filter function

librdf_parser_get_uri_filter

### librdf_parser_set_uri_filter ()

    void                librdf_parser_set_uri_filter        (librdf_parser *parser,
                                                             librdf_uri_filter_func filter,
                                                             void *user_data);

Set URI filter function for retrieval during parsing.

parser :

  librdf_parser object

filter :

  URI filter function

user_data :

  User data to pass to filter function

librdf_parser_set_uri_filter