## GimpThumbnail GimpThumbnail — The GimpThumbnail object |

## Synopsis

                        GimpThumbnail;
    GimpThumbnail *     gimp_thumbnail_new                  (void);
    void                gimp_thumbnail_set_uri              (GimpThumbnail *thumbnail,
                                                             const gchar *uri);
    gboolean            gimp_thumbnail_set_filename         (GimpThumbnail *thumbnail,
                                                             const gchar *filename,
                                                             GError **error);
    gboolean            gimp_thumbnail_set_from_thumb       (GimpThumbnail *thumbnail,
                                                             const gchar *filename,
                                                             GError **error);
    GimpThumbState      gimp_thumbnail_peek_image           (GimpThumbnail *thumbnail);
    GimpThumbState      gimp_thumbnail_peek_thumb           (GimpThumbnail *thumbnail,
                                                             GimpThumbSize size);
    GimpThumbState      gimp_thumbnail_check_thumb          (GimpThumbnail *thumbnail,
                                                             GimpThumbSize size);
    GdkPixbuf *         gimp_thumbnail_load_thumb           (GimpThumbnail *thumbnail,
                                                             GimpThumbSize size,
                                                             GError **error);
    gboolean            gimp_thumbnail_save_thumb           (GimpThumbnail *thumbnail,
                                                             GdkPixbuf *pixbuf,
                                                             const gchar *software,
                                                             GError **error);
    gboolean            gimp_thumbnail_save_thumb_local     (GimpThumbnail *thumbnail,
                                                             GdkPixbuf *pixbuf,
                                                             const gchar *software,
                                                             GError **error);
    gboolean            gimp_thumbnail_save_failure         (GimpThumbnail *thumbnail,
                                                             const gchar *software,
                                                             GError **error);
    void                gimp_thumbnail_delete_failure       (GimpThumbnail *thumbnail);
    void                gimp_thumbnail_delete_others        (GimpThumbnail *thumbnail,
                                                             GimpThumbSize size);
    gboolean            gimp_thumbnail_has_failed           (GimpThumbnail *thumbnail);

## Object Hierarchy

      GObject
       +----GimpThumbnail

## Properties

      "image-filesize"           gint64                : Read / Write
      "image-height"             gint                  : Read / Write
      "image-mimetype"           gchar*                : Read / Write
      "image-mtime"              gint64                : Read / Write
      "image-num-layers"         gint                  : Read / Write
      "image-state"              GimpThumbState        : Read / Write
      "image-type"               gchar*                : Read / Write
      "image-uri"                gchar*                : Read / Write
      "image-width"              gint                  : Read / Write
      "thumb-state"              GimpThumbState        : Read / Write

## Description

The GimpThumbnail object

## Details

### GimpThumbnail

    typedef struct _GimpThumbnail GimpThumbnail;

All members of GimpThumbnail are private and should only be accessed using object properties.

### gimp_thumbnail_new ()

    GimpThumbnail *     gimp_thumbnail_new                  (void);

Creates a new GimpThumbnail object.

Returns : | a newly allocated GimpThumbnail object

### gimp_thumbnail_set_uri ()

    void                gimp_thumbnail_set_uri              (GimpThumbnail *thumbnail,
                                                             const gchar *uri);

Sets the location of the image file associated with the thumbnail.

All informations stored in the GimpThumbnail are reset.

`thumbnail` : | a GimpThumbnail object
`uri` : | an escaped URI

### gimp_thumbnail_set_filename ()

    gboolean            gimp_thumbnail_set_filename         (GimpThumbnail *thumbnail,
                                                             const gchar *filename,
                                                             GError **error);

Sets the location of the image file associated with the thumbnail.

`thumbnail` : | a GimpThumbnail object
`filename` : | a local filename in the encoding of the filesystem
`error` : | return location for possible errors
Returns : | `TRUE` if the filename was successfully set, `FALSE` otherwise

### gimp_thumbnail_set_from_thumb ()

    gboolean            gimp_thumbnail_set_from_thumb       (GimpThumbnail *thumbnail,
                                                             const gchar *filename,
                                                             GError **error);

This function tries to load the thumbnail file pointed to by `filename` and retrieves the URI of the original image file from it. This allows you to find the image file associated with a thumbnail file.

This will only work with thumbnails from the global thumbnail directory that contain a valid Thumb::URI tag.

`thumbnail` : | a GimpThumbnail object
`filename` : | filename of a local thumbnail file
`error` : | return location for possible errors
Returns : | `TRUE` if the pixbuf could be loaded, `FALSE` otherwise

### gimp_thumbnail_peek_image ()

    GimpThumbState      gimp_thumbnail_peek_image           (GimpThumbnail *thumbnail);

Checks the image file associated with the `thumbnail` and updates information such as state, filesize and modification time.

`thumbnail` : | a GimpThumbnail object
Returns : | the image's GimpThumbState after the update

### gimp_thumbnail_peek_thumb ()

    GimpThumbState      gimp_thumbnail_peek_thumb           (GimpThumbnail *thumbnail,
                                                             GimpThumbSize size);

Checks if a thumbnail file for the `thumbnail` exists. It doesn't load the thumbnail image and thus cannot check if the thumbnail is valid and uptodate for the image file asosciated with the `thumbnail`.

If you want to check the thumbnail, either attempt to load it using `gimp_thumbnail_load_thumb()`, or, if you don't need the resulting thumbnail pixbuf, use `gimp_thumbnail_check_thumb()`.

`thumbnail` : | a GimpThumbnail object
`size` : | the preferred size of the thumbnail image
Returns : | the thumbnail's GimpThumbState after the update

### gimp_thumbnail_check_thumb ()

    GimpThumbState      gimp_thumbnail_check_thumb          (GimpThumbnail *thumbnail,
                                                             GimpThumbSize size);

Checks if a thumbnail file for the `thumbnail` exists, loads it and verifies it is valid and uptodate for the image file asosciated with the `thumbnail`.

`thumbnail` : | a GimpThumbnail object
`size` : | the preferred size of the thumbnail image
Returns : | the thumbnail's GimpThumbState after the update

Since GIMP 2.2

### gimp_thumbnail_load_thumb ()

    GdkPixbuf *         gimp_thumbnail_load_thumb           (GimpThumbnail *thumbnail,
                                                             GimpThumbSize size,
                                                             GError **error);

Attempts to load a thumbnail preview for the image associated with `thumbnail`. Before you use this function you need need to set an image location using `gimp_thumbnail_set_uri()` or `gimp_thumbnail_set_filename()`. You can also peek at the thumb before loading it using gimp_thumbnail_peek_thumb.

This function will return the best matching pixbuf for the specified `size`. It returns the pixbuf as loaded from disk. It is left to the caller to scale it to the desired size. The returned pixbuf may also represent an outdated preview of the image file. In order to verify if the preview is uptodate, you should check the "thumb_state" property after calling this function.

`thumbnail` : | a GimpThumbnail object
`size` : | the preferred GimpThumbSize for the preview
`error` : | return location for possible errors
Returns : | a preview pixbuf or `NULL` if no thumbnail was found

### gimp_thumbnail_save_thumb ()

    gboolean            gimp_thumbnail_save_thumb           (GimpThumbnail *thumbnail,
                                                             GdkPixbuf *pixbuf,
                                                             const gchar *software,
                                                             GError **error);

Saves a preview thumbnail for the image associated with `thumbnail`. to the global thumbnail repository.

The caller is responsible for setting the image file location, it's filesize, modification time. One way to set this info is to is to call `gimp_thumbnail_set_uri()` followed by `gimp_thumbnail_peek_image()`. Since this won't work for remote images, it is left to the user of `gimp_thumbnail_save_thumb()` to do this or to set the information using the `thumbnail` object properties.

The image format type and the number of layers can optionally be set in order to be stored with the preview image.

`thumbnail` : | a GimpThumbnail object
`pixbuf` : | a GdkPixbuf representing the preview thumbnail
`software` : | a string describing the software saving the thumbnail
`error` : | return location for possible errors
Returns : | `TRUE` if a thumbnail was successfully written, `FALSE` otherwise

### gimp_thumbnail_save_thumb_local ()

    gboolean            gimp_thumbnail_save_thumb_local     (GimpThumbnail *thumbnail,
                                                             GdkPixbuf *pixbuf,
                                                             const gchar *software,
                                                             GError **error);

Saves a preview thumbnail for the image associated with `thumbnail` to the local thumbnail repository. Local thumbnails have been added with version 0.7 of the spec.

Please see also `gimp_thumbnail_save_thumb()`. The notes made there apply here as well.

`thumbnail` : | a GimpThumbnail object
`pixbuf` : | a GdkPixbuf representing the preview thumbnail
`software` : | a string describing the software saving the thumbnail
`error` : | return location for possible errors
Returns : | `TRUE` if a thumbnail was successfully written, `FALSE` otherwise

Since GIMP 2.2

### gimp_thumbnail_save_failure ()

    gboolean            gimp_thumbnail_save_failure         (GimpThumbnail *thumbnail,
                                                             const gchar *software,
                                                             GError **error);

Saves a failure thumbnail for the image associated with `thumbnail`. This is an empty pixbuf that indicates that an attempt to create a preview for the image file failed. It should be used to prevent the software from further attempts to create this thumbnail.

`thumbnail` : | a GimpThumbnail object
`software` : | a string describing the software saving the thumbnail
`error` : | return location for possible errors
Returns : | `TRUE` if a failure thumbnail was successfully written, `FALSE` otherwise

### gimp_thumbnail_delete_failure ()

    void                gimp_thumbnail_delete_failure       (GimpThumbnail *thumbnail);

Removes a failure thumbnail if one exists. This function should be used after a thumbnail has been successfully created.

`thumbnail` : | a GimpThumbnail object

Since GIMP 2.2

### gimp_thumbnail_delete_others ()

    void                gimp_thumbnail_delete_others        (GimpThumbnail *thumbnail,
                                                             GimpThumbSize size);

Removes all other thumbnails from the global thumbnail repository. Only the thumbnail for `size` is not deleted. This function should be used after a thumbnail has been successfully updated. See the spec for a more detailed description on when to delete thumbnails.

`thumbnail` : | a GimpThumbnail object
`size` : | the thumbnail size which should not be deleted

Since GIMP 2.2

### gimp_thumbnail_has_failed ()

    gboolean            gimp_thumbnail_has_failed           (GimpThumbnail *thumbnail);

Checks if a valid failure thumbnail for the given thumbnail exists in the global thumbnail repository. This may be the case even if `gimp_thumbnail_peek_thumb()` doesn't return `GIMP_THUMB_STATE_FAILED` since there might be a real thumbnail and a failure thumbnail for the same image file.

The application should not attempt to create the thumbnail if a valid failure thumbnail exists.

`thumbnail` : | a GimpThumbnail object
Returns : | `TRUE` if a failure thumbnail exists or

Since GIMP 2.2

## Property Details

### The `"image-filesize"` property

      "image-filesize"           gint64                : Read / Write

Size of the image file in bytes.

Allowed values: >= 0

Default value: 0

### The `"image-height"` property

      "image-height"             gint                  : Read / Write

Height of the image in pixels.

Allowed values: >= 0

Default value: 0

### The `"image-mimetype"` property

      "image-mimetype"           gchar*                : Read / Write

Image mimetype.

Default value: NULL

### The `"image-mtime"` property

      "image-mtime"              gint64                : Read / Write

Modification time of the image file in seconds since the Epoch.

Default value: 0

### The `"image-num-layers"` property

      "image-num-layers"         gint                  : Read / Write

The number of layers in the image.

Allowed values: >= 0

Default value: 0

### The `"image-state"` property

      "image-state"              GimpThumbState        : Read / Write

State of the image associated to the thumbnail object.

Default value: GIMP_THUMB_STATE_UNKNOWN

### The `"image-type"` property

      "image-type"               gchar*                : Read / Write

String describing the type of the image format.

Default value: NULL

### The `"image-uri"` property

      "image-uri"                gchar*                : Read / Write

URI of the image file.

Default value: NULL

### The `"image-width"` property

      "image-width"              gint                  : Read / Write

Width of the image in pixels.

Allowed values: >= 0

Default value: 0

### The `"thumb-state"` property

      "thumb-state"              GimpThumbState        : Read / Write

State of the thumbnail file.

Default value: GIMP_THUMB_STATE_UNKNOWN