gimp_version ()

gchar *
gimp_version (void);

Returns the host GIMP version.

This procedure returns the version number of the currently running GIMP.

gimp_getpid ()

gint
gimp_getpid (void);

Returns the PID of the host GIMP process.

This procedure returns the process ID of the currently running GIMP.

Since: 2.4

GimpInitProc ()

void
(*GimpInitProc) (void);

GimpQuitProc ()

void
(*GimpQuitProc) (void);

GimpQueryProc ()

void
(*GimpQueryProc) (void);

GimpRunProc ()

void
(*GimpRunProc) (const gchar *name,
                gint n_params,
                const GimpParam *param,
                gint *n_return_vals,
                GimpParam **return_vals);

MAIN

#define             MAIN()

A macro that expands to the appropriate main() function for the platform being compiled for.

To use this macro, simply place a line that contains just the code MAIN() at the toplevel of your file. No semicolon should be used.

gimp_main ()

gint
gimp_main (const GimpPlugInInfo *info,
           gint argc,
           gchar *argv[]);

The main procedure that must be called with the PLUG_IN_INFO structure and the 'argc' and 'argv' that are passed to "main".

gimp_quit ()

void
gimp_quit (void);

Forcefully causes the GIMP library to exit and close down its connection to main gimp application. This function never returns.

gimp_install_procedure ()

void
gimp_install_procedure (const gchar *name,
                        const gchar *blurb,
                        const gchar *help,
                        const gchar *author,
                        const gchar *copyright,
                        const gchar *date,
                        const gchar *menu_label,
                        const gchar *image_types,
                        GimpPDBProcType type,
                        gint n_params,
                        gint n_return_vals,
                        const GimpParamDef *params,
                        const GimpParamDef *return_vals);

Installs a new procedure with the PDB (procedural database).

Call this function from within your plug-in's query() function for each procedure your plug-in implements.

The name parameter is mandatory and should be unique, or it will overwrite an already existing procedure (overwrite procedures only if you know what you're doing).

The blurb , help , author , copyright and date parameters are optional but then you shouldn't write procedures without proper documentation, should you.

menu_label defines the label that should be used for the procedure's menu entry. The position where to register in the menu hierarchy is chosen using gimp_plugin_menu_register(). This function also still accepts the old (pre-2.2) way of registering a menu entry and takes a string in the form "<Domain>/Path/To/My/Menu" (e.g. "<Image>/Filters/Render/Useless").

Note that registering a full (pre-2.2-style) menu path is deprecated and will cause a failure in GIMP 3.0 and newer.

It is possible to register a procedure only for keyboard-shortcut activation by passing a menu_label to gimp_install_procedure() but not registering any menu path with gimp_plugin_menu_register(). In this case, the given menu_label will only be used as the procedure's user-visible name in the keyboard shortcut editor.

image_types is a comma separated list of image types, or actually drawable types, that this procedure can deal with. Wildcards are possible here, so you could say "RGB*" instead of "RGB, RGBA" or "*" for all image types. If the procedure doesn't need an image to run, use the empty string.

type must be one of GIMP_PLUGIN or GIMP_EXTENSION. Note that temporary procedures must be installed using gimp_install_temp_proc().

NOTE: Unlike the GIMP 1.2 API, GIMP_EXTENSION no longer means that the procedure's menu prefix is <Toolbox>, but that it will install temporary procedures. Therefore, the GIMP core will wait until the GIMP_EXTENSION procedure has called gimp_extension_ack(), which means that the procedure has done its initialization, installed its temporary procedures and is ready to run.

Not calling gimp_extension_ack() from a GIMP_EXTENSION procedure will cause the GIMP core to lock up.

Additionally, a GIMP_EXTENSION procedure with no parameters (n_params == 0 and params == NULL) is an "automatic" extension that will be automatically started on each GIMP startup.

gimp_install_temp_proc ()

void
gimp_install_temp_proc (const gchar *name,
                        const gchar *blurb,
                        const gchar *help,
                        const gchar *author,
                        const gchar *copyright,
                        const gchar *date,
                        const gchar *menu_label,
                        const gchar *image_types,
                        GimpPDBProcType type,
                        gint n_params,
                        gint n_return_vals,
                        const GimpParamDef *params,
                        const GimpParamDef *return_vals,
                        GimpRunProc run_proc);

Installs a new temporary procedure with the PDB (procedural database).

A temporary procedure is a procedure which is only available while one of your plug-in's "real" procedures is running.

See gimp_install_procedure() for most details.

type must be GIMP_TEMPORARY or the function will fail.

run_proc is the function which will be called to execute the procedure.

NOTE: Normally, plug-in communication is triggered by the plug-in and the GIMP core only responds to the plug-in's requests. You must explicitly enable receiving of temporary procedure run requests using either gimp_extension_enable() or gimp_extension_process(). See this functions' documentation for details.

gimp_uninstall_temp_proc ()

void
gimp_uninstall_temp_proc (const gchar *name);

Uninstalls a temporary procedure which has previously been installed using gimp_install_temp_proc().

gimp_run_procedure ()

GimpParam *
gimp_run_procedure (const gchar *name,
                    gint *n_return_vals,
                    ...);

This function calls a GIMP procedure and returns its return values.

The procedure's parameters are given by a va_list in the format (type, value, type, value) and must be terminated by GIMP_PDB_END.

This function converts the va_list of parameters into an array and passes them to gimp_run_procedure2(). Please look there for further information.

gimp_run_procedure2 ()

GimpParam *
gimp_run_procedure2 (const gchar *name,
                     gint *n_return_vals,
                     gint n_params,
                     const GimpParam *params);

This function calls a GIMP procedure and returns its return values. To get more information about the available procedures and the parameters they expect, please have a look at the Procedure Browser as found in the Xtns menu in GIMP's toolbox.

As soon as you don't need the return values any longer, you should free them using gimp_destroy_params().

gimp_destroy_params ()

void
gimp_destroy_params (GimpParam *params,
                     gint n_params);

Destroys a GimpParam array as returned by gimp_run_procedure() or gimp_run_procedure2().

gimp_destroy_paramdefs ()

void
gimp_destroy_paramdefs (GimpParamDef *paramdefs,
                        gint n_params);

Destroys a GimpParamDef array as returned by gimp_procedural_db_proc_info().

gimp_get_pdb_error ()

const gchar *
gimp_get_pdb_error (void);

Retrieves the error message from the last procedure call.

If a procedure call fails, then it might pass an error message with the return values. Plug-ins that are using the libgimp C wrappers don't access the procedure return values directly. Thus libgimp stores the error message and makes it available with this function. The next procedure call unsets the error message again.

The returned string is owned by libgimp and must not be freed or modified.

Since: 2.6

gimp_get_pdb_status ()

GimpPDBStatusType
gimp_get_pdb_status (void);

Retrieves the status from the last procedure call.

Since: 2.10

gimp_tile_width ()

guint
gimp_tile_width (void);

Returns the tile width GIMP is using.

This is a constant value given at plug-in configuration time.

gimp_tile_height ()

guint
gimp_tile_height (void);

Returns the tile height GIMP is using.

This is a constant value given at plug-in configuration time.

gimp_shm_ID ()

gint
gimp_shm_ID (void);

Returns the shared memory ID used for passing tile data between the GIMP core and the plug-in.

This is a constant value given at plug-in configuration time.

gimp_shm_addr ()

guchar *
gimp_shm_addr (void);

Returns the address of the shared memory segment used for passing tile data between the GIMP core and the plug-in.

This is a constant value given at plug-in configuration time.

gimp_gamma ()

gdouble
gimp_gamma (void);

Returns the global gamma value GIMP and all its plug-ins should use.

This is a constant value.

NOTE: This function will always return 2.2, the gamma value for sRGB. If you need the actual gamma value of a drawable, look at its format.

See also: gimp_drawable_get_format().

Deprecated : 2.8.4

gimp_install_cmap ()

gboolean
gimp_install_cmap (void);

Returns whether or not the plug-in should allocate an own colormap when running on an 8 bit display. See also: gimp_min_colors().

This is a constant value given at plug-in configuration time.

Deprecated : 2.8

gimp_min_colors ()

gint
gimp_min_colors (void);

Returns the minimum number of colors to use when allocating an own colormap on 8 bit displays.

This is a constant value given at plug-in configuration time.

See also: gimp_install_cmap()

Deprecated : 2.8

gimp_show_tool_tips ()

gboolean
gimp_show_tool_tips (void);

Returns whether or not the plug-in should show tool-tips.

This is a constant value given at plug-in configuration time.

gimp_show_help_button ()

gboolean
gimp_show_help_button (void);

Returns whether or not GimpDialog should automatically add a help button if help_func and help_id are given.

This is a constant value given at plug-in configuration time.

Since: 2.2

gimp_export_color_profile ()

gboolean
gimp_export_color_profile (void);

Returns whether file plug-ins should default to exporting the image's color profile.

Since: 2.10.4

gimp_export_exif ()

gboolean
gimp_export_exif (void);

Returns whether file plug-ins should default to exporting Exif metadata, according preferences (original settings is FALSE since metadata can contain sensitive information).

Since: 2.10

gimp_export_iptc ()

gboolean
gimp_export_iptc (void);

Returns whether file plug-ins should default to exporting IPTC metadata, according preferences (original settings is FALSE since metadata can contain sensitive information).

Since: 2.10

gimp_export_xmp ()

gboolean
gimp_export_xmp (void);

Returns whether file plug-ins should default to exporting XMP metadata, according preferences (original settings is FALSE since metadata can contain sensitive information).

Since: 2.10

gimp_check_size ()

GimpCheckSize
gimp_check_size (void);

Returns the size of the checkerboard to be used in previews.

This is a constant value given at plug-in configuration time.

Since: 2.2

gimp_check_type ()

GimpCheckType
gimp_check_type (void);

Returns the type of the checkerboard to be used in previews.

This is a constant value given at plug-in configuration time.

Since: 2.2

gimp_default_display ()

gint32
gimp_default_display (void);

Returns the default display ID. This corresponds to the display the running procedure's menu entry was invoked from.

This is a constant value given at plug-in configuration time.

gimp_wm_class ()

const gchar *
gimp_wm_class (void);

Returns the window manager class to be used for plug-in windows.

This is a constant value given at plug-in configuration time.

gimp_display_name ()

const gchar *
gimp_display_name (void);

Returns the display to be used for plug-in windows.

This is a constant value given at plug-in configuration time. Will return NULL if GIMP has been started with no GUI, either via "--no-interface" flag, or a console build.

gimp_monitor_number ()

gint
gimp_monitor_number (void);

Returns the monitor number to be used for plug-in windows.

This is a constant value given at plug-in configuration time.

gimp_user_time ()

guint32
gimp_user_time (void);

Returns the timestamp of the user interaction that should be set on the plug-in window. This is handled transparently, plug-in authors do not have to care about it.

This is a constant value given at plug-in configuration time.

Since: 2.6

gimp_icon_theme_dir ()

const gchar *
gimp_icon_theme_dir (void);

gimp_get_progname ()

const gchar *
gimp_get_progname (void);

Returns the plug-in's executable name.

gimp_extension_enable ()

void
gimp_extension_enable (void);

Enables asynchronous processing of messages from the main GIMP application.

Normally, a plug-in is not called by GIMP except for the call to the procedure it implements. All subsequent communication is triggered by the plug-in and all messages sent from GIMP to the plug-in are just answers to requests the plug-in made.

If the plug-in however registered temporary procedures using gimp_install_temp_proc(), it needs to be able to receive requests to execute them. Usually this will be done by running gimp_extension_process() in an endless loop.

If the plug-in cannot use gimp_extension_process(), i.e. if it has a GUI and is hanging around in a GMainLoop, it must call gimp_extension_enable().

Note that the plug-in does not need to be a GIMP_EXTENSION to register temporary procedures.

See also: gimp_install_procedure(), gimp_install_temp_proc()

gimp_extension_ack ()

void
gimp_extension_ack (void);

Notify the main GIMP application that the extension has been properly initialized and is ready to run.

This function must be called from every procedure that was registered as GIMP_EXTENSION.

Subsequently, extensions can process temporary procedure run requests using either gimp_extension_enable() or gimp_extension_process().

See also: gimp_install_procedure(), gimp_install_temp_proc()

gimp_extension_process ()

void
gimp_extension_process (guint timeout);

Processes one message sent by GIMP and returns.

Call this function in an endless loop after calling gimp_extension_ack() to process requests for running temporary procedures.

See gimp_extension_enable() for an asynchronous way of doing the same if running an endless loop is not an option.

See also: gimp_install_procedure(), gimp_install_temp_proc()

gimp_attach_parasite ()

gboolean
gimp_attach_parasite (const GimpParasite *parasite);

Add a global parasite.

This procedure attaches a global parasite. It has no return values.

Since: 2.8

gimp_detach_parasite ()

gboolean
gimp_detach_parasite (const gchar *name);

Removes a global parasite.

This procedure detaches a global parasite from. It has no return values.

Since: 2.8

gimp_parasite_find ()

GimpParasite *
gimp_parasite_find (const gchar *name);

gimp_parasite_list ()

gboolean
gimp_parasite_list (gint *num_parasites,
                    gchar ***parasites);

gimp_get_parasite ()

GimpParasite *
gimp_get_parasite (const gchar *name);

Look up a global parasite.

Finds and returns the global parasite that was previously attached.

Since: 2.8

gimp_get_parasite_list ()

gchar **
gimp_get_parasite_list (gint *num_parasites);

List all parasites.

Returns a list of all currently attached global parasites.

Since: 2.8

gimp_parasite_attach ()

gboolean
gimp_parasite_attach (const GimpParasite *parasite);

gimp_parasite_detach ()

gboolean
gimp_parasite_detach (const gchar *name);

gimp_attach_new_parasite ()

gboolean
gimp_attach_new_parasite (const gchar *name,
                          gint flags,
                          gint size,
                          gconstpointer data);

Convenience function that creates a parasite and attaches it to GIMP.

gimp_get_data

#define gimp_get_data         gimp_procedural_db_get_data

gimp_get_data_size

#define gimp_get_data_size    gimp_procedural_db_get_data_size

gimp_set_data

#define gimp_set_data         gimp_procedural_db_set_data

GimpPlugInInfo

typedef struct {
  GimpInitProc  init_proc;
  GimpQuitProc  quit_proc;
  GimpQueryProc query_proc;
  GimpRunProc   run_proc;
} GimpPlugInInfo;

GimpParamDef

typedef struct {
  GimpPDBArgType  type;
  gchar          *name;
  gchar          *description;
} GimpParamDef;

GimpParamRegion

typedef struct {
  gint32 x;
  gint32 y;
  gint32 width;
  gint32 height;
} GimpParamRegion;

GimpParamData

GimpParam

typedef struct {
  GimpPDBArgType type;
  GimpParamData  data;
} GimpParam;