NAME
Image::Leptonica::Func::pixabasic
VERSION
version 0.04
pixabasic.c
pixabasic.c
   Pixa creation, destruction, copying
        PIXA     *pixaCreate()
        PIXA     *pixaCreateFromPix()
        PIXA     *pixaCreateFromBoxa()
        PIXA     *pixaSplitPix()
        void      pixaDestroy()
        PIXA     *pixaCopy()
   Pixa addition
        l_int32   pixaAddPix()
        l_int32   pixaAddBox()
        static l_int32   pixaExtendArray()
        l_int32   pixaExtendArrayToSize()
   Pixa accessors
        l_int32   pixaGetCount()
        l_int32   pixaChangeRefcount()
        PIX      *pixaGetPix()
        l_int32   pixaGetPixDimensions()
        PIX      *pixaGetBoxa()
        l_int32   pixaGetBoxaCount()
        BOX      *pixaGetBox()
        l_int32   pixaGetBoxGeometry()
        l_int32   pixaSetBoxa()
        PIX     **pixaGetPixArray()
        l_int32   pixaVerifyDepth()
        l_int32   pixaIsFull()
        l_int32   pixaCountText()
        void   ***pixaGetLinePtrs()
   Pixa array modifiers
        l_int32   pixaReplacePix()
        l_int32   pixaInsertPix()
        l_int32   pixaRemovePix()
        l_int32   pixaRemovePixAndSave()
        l_int32   pixaInitFull()
        l_int32   pixaClear()
   Pixa and Pixaa combination
        l_int32   pixaJoin()
        l_int32   pixaaJoin()
   Pixaa creation, destruction
        PIXAA    *pixaaCreate()
        PIXAA    *pixaaCreateFromPixa()
        void      pixaaDestroy()
   Pixaa addition
        l_int32   pixaaAddPixa()
        l_int32   pixaaExtendArray()
        l_int32   pixaaAddPix()
        l_int32   pixaaAddBox()
   Pixaa accessors
        l_int32   pixaaGetCount()
        PIXA     *pixaaGetPixa()
        BOXA     *pixaaGetBoxa()
        PIX      *pixaaGetPix()
        l_int32   pixaaVerifyDepth()
        l_int32   pixaaIsFull()
   Pixaa array modifiers
        l_int32   pixaaInitFull()
        l_int32   pixaaReplacePixa()
        l_int32   pixaaClear()
        l_int32   pixaaTruncate()
   Pixa serialized I/O  (requires png support)
        PIXA     *pixaRead()
        PIXA     *pixaReadStream()
        l_int32   pixaWrite()
        l_int32   pixaWriteStream()
   Pixaa serialized I/O  (requires png support)
        PIXAA    *pixaaReadFromFiles()
        PIXAA    *pixaaRead()
        PIXAA    *pixaaReadStream()
        l_int32   pixaaWrite()
        l_int32   pixaaWriteStream()
Important note on reference counting:
  Reference counting for the Pixa is analogous to that for the Boxa.
  See pix.h for details.   pixaCopy() provides three possible modes
  of copy.  The basic rule is that however a Pixa is obtained
  (e.g., from pixaCreate*(), pixaCopy(), or a Pixaa accessor),
  it is necessary to call pixaDestroy() on it.
FUNCTIONS
pixaAddBox
l_int32 pixaAddBox ( PIXA *pixa, BOX *box, l_int32 copyflag )
pixaAddBox()
    Input:  pixa
            box
            copyflag (L_INSERT, L_COPY, L_CLONE)
    Return: 0 if OK, 1 on error
pixaAddPix
l_int32 pixaAddPix ( PIXA *pixa, PIX *pix, l_int32 copyflag )
pixaAddPix()
    Input:  pixa
            pix  (to be added)
            copyflag (L_INSERT, L_COPY, L_CLONE)
    Return: 0 if OK; 1 on error
pixaChangeRefcount
l_int32 pixaChangeRefcount ( PIXA *pixa, l_int32 delta )
pixaChangeRefcount()
    Input:  pixa
    Return: 0 if OK, 1 on error
pixaClear
l_int32 pixaClear ( PIXA *pixa )
pixaClear()
    Input:  pixa
    Return: 0 if OK, 1 on error
Notes:
    (1) This destroys all pix in the pixa, as well as
        all boxes in the boxa.  The ptrs in the pix ptr array
        are all null'd.  The number of allocated pix, n, is set to 0.
pixaCopy
PIXA * pixaCopy ( PIXA *pixa, l_int32 copyflag )
pixaCopy()
    Input:  pixas
            copyflag (see pix.h for details):
              L_COPY makes a new pixa and copies each pix and each box
              L_CLONE gives a new ref-counted handle to the input pixa
              L_COPY_CLONE makes a new pixa and inserts clones of
                  all pix and boxes
    Return: new pixa, or null on error
pixaCountText
l_int32 pixaCountText ( PIXA *pixa, l_int32 *pntext )
pixaCountText()
    Input:  pixa
            &ntext (<return> number of pix with non-empty text strings)
    Return: 0 if OK, 1 on error.
Notes:
    (1) All pix have non-empty text strings if the returned value @ntext
        equals the pixa count.
pixaCreate
PIXA * pixaCreate ( l_int32 n )
pixaCreate()
    Input:  n  (initial number of ptrs)
    Return: pixa, or null on error
pixaCreateFromBoxa
PIXA * pixaCreateFromBoxa ( PIX *pixs, BOXA *boxa, l_int32 *pcropwarn )
pixaCreateFromBoxa()
    Input:  pixs
            boxa
            &cropwarn (<optional return> TRUE if the boxa extent
                       is larger than pixs.
    Return: pixad, or null on error
Notes:
    (1) This simply extracts from pixs the region corresponding to each
        box in the boxa.
    (2) The 3rd arg is optional.  If the extent of the boxa exceeds the
        size of the pixa, so that some boxes are either clipped
        or entirely outside the pix, a warning is returned as TRUE.
    (3) pixad will have only the properly clipped elements, and
        the internal boxa will be correct.
pixaCreateFromPix
PIXA * pixaCreateFromPix ( PIX *pixs, l_int32 n, l_int32 cellw, l_int32 cellh )
pixaCreateFromPix()
    Input:  pixs  (with individual components on a lattice)
            n   (number of components)
            cellw   (width of each cell)
            cellh   (height of each cell)
    Return: pixa, or null on error
Notes:
    (1) For bpp = 1, we truncate each retrieved pix to the ON
        pixels, which we assume for now start at (0,0)
pixaDestroy
void pixaDestroy ( PIXA **ppixa )
pixaDestroy()
    Input:  &pixa (<can be nulled>)
    Return: void
Notes:
    (1) Decrements the ref count and, if 0, destroys the pixa.
    (2) Always nulls the input ptr.
pixaExtendArrayToSize
l_int32 pixaExtendArrayToSize ( PIXA *pixa, l_int32 size )
pixaExtendArrayToSize()
    Input:  pixa
    Return: 0 if OK; 1 on error
Notes:
    (1) If necessary, reallocs new pixa and boxa ptrs arrays to @size.
        The pixa and boxa ptr arrays must always be equal in size.
pixaGetBox
BOX * pixaGetBox ( PIXA *pixa, l_int32 index, l_int32 accesstype )
pixaGetBox()
    Input:  pixa
            index  (to the index-th pix)
            accesstype  (L_COPY or L_CLONE)
    Return: box (if null, not automatically an error), or null on error
Notes:
    (1) There is always a boxa with a pixa, and it is initialized so
        that each box ptr is NULL.
    (2) In general, we expect that there is either a box associated
        with each pix, or no boxes at all in the boxa.
    (3) Having no boxes is thus not an automatic error.  Whether it
        is an actual error is determined by the calling program.
        If the caller expects to get a box, it is an error; see, e.g.,
        pixaGetBoxGeometry().
pixaGetBoxGeometry
l_int32 pixaGetBoxGeometry ( PIXA *pixa, l_int32 index, l_int32 *px, l_int32 *py, l_int32 *pw, l_int32 *ph )
pixaGetBoxGeometry()
    Input:  pixa
            index  (to the index-th box)
            &x, &y, &w, &h (<optional return>; each can be null)
    Return: 0 if OK, 1 on error
pixaGetBoxa
BOXA * pixaGetBoxa ( PIXA *pixa, l_int32 accesstype )
pixaGetBoxa()
    Input:  pixa
            accesstype  (L_COPY, L_CLONE, L_COPY_CLONE)
    Return: boxa, or null on error
pixaGetBoxaCount
l_int32 pixaGetBoxaCount ( PIXA *pixa )
pixaGetBoxaCount()
    Input:  pixa
    Return: count, or 0 on error
pixaGetCount
l_int32 pixaGetCount ( PIXA *pixa )
pixaGetCount()
    Input:  pixa
    Return: count, or 0 if no pixa
pixaGetLinePtrs
void *** pixaGetLinePtrs ( PIXA *pixa, l_int32 *psize )
pixaGetLinePtrs()
    Input:  pixa (of pix that all have the same depth)
            &size (<optional return> number of pix in the pixa)
    Return: array of array of line ptrs, or null on error
Notes:
    (1) See pixGetLinePtrs() for details.
    (2) It is best if all pix in the pixa are the same size.
        The size of each line ptr array is equal to the height
        of the pix that it refers to.
    (3) This is an array of arrays.  To destroy it:
          for (i = 0; i < size; i++)
              FREE(lineset[i]);
          FREE(lineset);
pixaGetPix
PIX * pixaGetPix ( PIXA *pixa, l_int32 index, l_int32 accesstype )
pixaGetPix()
    Input:  pixa
            index  (to the index-th pix)
            accesstype  (L_COPY or L_CLONE)
    Return: pix, or null on error
pixaGetPixArray
PIX ** pixaGetPixArray ( PIXA *pixa )
pixaGetPixArray()
    Input:  pixa
    Return: pix array, or null on error
Notes:
    (1) This returns a ptr to the actual array.  The array is
        owned by the pixa, so it must not be destroyed.
    (2) The caller should always check if the return value is NULL
        before accessing any of the pix ptrs in this array!
pixaGetPixDimensions
l_int32 pixaGetPixDimensions ( PIXA *pixa, l_int32 index, l_int32 *pw, l_int32 *ph, l_int32 *pd )
pixaGetPixDimensions()
    Input:  pixa
            index  (to the index-th box)
            &w, &h, &d (<optional return>; each can be null)
    Return: 0 if OK, 1 on error
pixaInitFull
l_int32 pixaInitFull ( PIXA *pixa, PIX *pix, BOX *box )
pixaInitFull()
    Input:  pixa (typically empty)
            pix (<optional> to be replicated into the entire pixa ptr array)
            box (<optional> to be replicated into the entire boxa ptr array)
    Return: 0 if OK, 1 on error
Notes:
    (1) This initializes a pixa by filling up the entire pix ptr array
        with copies of @pix.  If @pix == NULL, we use a tiny placeholder
        pix (w = h = d = 1).  Any existing pix are destroyed.
        It also optionally fills the boxa with copies of @box.
        After this operation, the numbers of pix and (optionally)
        boxes are equal to the number of allocated ptrs.
    (2) Note that we use pixaReplacePix() instead of pixaInsertPix().
        They both have the same effect when inserting into a NULL ptr
        in the pixa ptr array:
    (3) If the boxa is not initialized (i.e., filled with boxes),
        later insertion of boxes will cause an error, because the
        'n' field is 0.
    (4) Example usage.  This function is useful to prepare for a
        random insertion (or replacement) of pix into a pixa.
        To randomly insert pix into a pixa, without boxes, up to
        some index "max":
           Pixa *pixa = pixaCreate(max);
           pixaInitFull(pixa, NULL, NULL);
        An existing pixa with a smaller ptr array can also be reused:
           pixaExtendArrayToSize(pixa, max);
           pixaInitFull(pixa, NULL, NULL);
        The initialization allows the pixa to always be properly
        filled, even if all pix (and boxes) are not later replaced.
pixaInsertPix
l_int32 pixaInsertPix ( PIXA *pixa, l_int32 index, PIX *pixs, BOX *box )
pixaInsertPix()
    Input:  pixa
            index (at which pix is to be inserted)
            pixs (new pix to be inserted)
            box (<optional> new box to be inserted)
    Return: 0 if OK, 1 on error
Notes:
    (1) This shifts pixa[i] --> pixa[i + 1] for all i >= index,
        and then inserts at pixa[index].
    (2) To insert at the beginning of the array, set index = 0.
    (3) It should not be used repeatedly on large arrays,
        because the function is O(n).
    (4) To append a pix to a pixa, it's easier to use pixaAddPix().
pixaIsFull
l_int32 pixaIsFull ( PIXA *pixa, l_int32 *pfullpa, l_int32 *pfullba )
pixaIsFull()
    Input:  pixa
            &fullpa (<optional return> 1 if pixa is full)
            &fullba (<optional return> 1 if boxa is full)
    Return: 0 if OK, 1 on error
Notes:
    (1) A pixa is "full" if the array of pix is fully
        occupied from index 0 to index (pixa->n - 1).
pixaJoin
l_int32 pixaJoin ( PIXA *pixad, PIXA *pixas, l_int32 istart, l_int32 iend )
pixaJoin()
    Input:  pixad  (dest pixa; add to this one)
            pixas  (<optional> source pixa; add from this one)
            istart  (starting index in pixas)
            iend  (ending index in pixas; use -1 to cat all)
    Return: 0 if OK, 1 on error
Notes:
    (1) This appends a clone of each indicated pix in pixas to pixad
    (2) istart < 0 is taken to mean 'read from the start' (istart = 0)
    (3) iend < 0 means 'read to the end'
    (4) If pixas is NULL or contains no pix, this is a no-op.
pixaRead
PIXA * pixaRead ( const char *filename )
pixaRead()
    Input:  filename
    Return: pixa, or null on error
Notes:
    (1) The pix are stored in the file as png.
        If the png library is not linked, this will fail.
pixaReadStream
PIXA * pixaReadStream ( FILE *fp )
pixaReadStream()
    Input:  stream
    Return: pixa, or null on error
Notes:
    (1) The pix are stored in the file as png.
        If the png library is not linked, this will fail.
pixaRemovePix
l_int32 pixaRemovePix ( PIXA *pixa, l_int32 index )
pixaRemovePix()
    Input:  pixa
            index (of pix to be removed)
    Return: 0 if OK, 1 on error
Notes:
    (1) This shifts pixa[i] --> pixa[i - 1] for all i > index.
    (2) It should not be used repeatedly on large arrays,
        because the function is O(n).
    (3) The corresponding box is removed as well, if it exists.
pixaRemovePixAndSave
l_int32 pixaRemovePixAndSave ( PIXA *pixa, l_int32 index, PIX **ppix, BOX **pbox )
pixaRemovePixAndSave()
    Input:  pixa
            index (of pix to be removed)
            &pix (<optional return> removed pix)
            &box (<optional return> removed box)
    Return: 0 if OK, 1 on error
Notes:
    (1) This shifts pixa[i] --> pixa[i - 1] for all i > index.
    (2) It should not be used repeatedly on large arrays,
        because the function is O(n).
    (3) The corresponding box is removed as well, if it exists.
    (4) The removed pix and box can either be retained or destroyed.
pixaReplacePix
l_int32 pixaReplacePix ( PIXA *pixa, l_int32 index, PIX *pix, BOX *box )
pixaReplacePix()
    Input:  pixa
            index  (to the index-th pix)
            pix (insert to replace existing one)
            box (<optional> insert to replace existing)
    Return: 0 if OK, 1 on error
Notes:
    (1) In-place replacement of one pix.
    (2) The previous pix at that location is destroyed.
pixaSetBoxa
l_int32 pixaSetBoxa ( PIXA *pixa, BOXA *boxa, l_int32 accesstype )
pixaSetBoxa()
    Input:  pixa
            boxa
            accesstype  (L_INSERT, L_COPY, L_CLONE)
    Return: 0 if OK, 1 on error
Notes:
    (1) This destroys the existing boxa in the pixa.
pixaSplitPix
PIXA * pixaSplitPix ( PIX *pixs, l_int32 nx, l_int32 ny, l_int32 borderwidth, l_uint32 bordercolor )
pixaSplitPix()
    Input:  pixs  (with individual components on a lattice)
            nx   (number of mosaic cells horizontally)
            ny   (number of mosaic cells vertically)
            borderwidth  (of added border on all sides)
            bordercolor  (in our RGBA format: 0xrrggbbaa)
    Return: pixa, or null on error
Notes:
    (1) This is a variant on pixaCreateFromPix(), where we
        simply divide the image up into (approximately) equal
        subunits.  If you want the subimages to have essentially
        the same aspect ratio as the input pix, use nx = ny.
    (2) If borderwidth is 0, we ignore the input bordercolor and
        redefine it to white.
    (3) The bordercolor is always used to initialize each tiled pix,
        so that if the src is clipped, the unblitted part will
        be this color.  This avoids 1 pixel wide black stripes at the
        left and lower edges.
pixaVerifyDepth
l_int32 pixaVerifyDepth ( PIXA *pixa, l_int32 *pmaxdepth )
pixaVerifyDepth()
    Input:  pixa
            &maxdepth (<optional return> max depth of all pix)
    Return: depth (return 0 if they're not all the same, or on error)
Notes:
    (1) It is considered to be an error if there are no pix.
pixaWrite
l_int32 pixaWrite ( const char *filename, PIXA *pixa )
pixaWrite()
    Input:  filename
            pixa
    Return: 0 if OK, 1 on error
Notes:
    (1) The pix are stored in the file as png.
        If the png library is not linked, this will fail.
pixaWriteStream
l_int32 pixaWriteStream ( FILE *fp, PIXA *pixa )
pixaWriteStream()
    Input:  stream (opened for "wb")
            pixa
    Return: 0 if OK, 1 on error
Notes:
    (1) The pix are stored in the file as png.
        If the png library is not linked, this will fail.
pixaaAddBox
l_int32 pixaaAddBox ( PIXAA *paa, BOX *box, l_int32 copyflag )
pixaaAddBox()
    Input:  paa
            box
            copyflag (L_INSERT, L_COPY, L_CLONE)
    Return: 0 if OK, 1 on error
Notes:
    (1) The box can be used, for example, to hold the support region
        of a pixa that is being added to the pixaa.
pixaaAddPix
l_int32 pixaaAddPix ( PIXAA *paa, l_int32 index, PIX *pix, BOX *box, l_int32 copyflag )
pixaaAddPix()
    Input:  paa  (input paa)
            index (index of pixa in paa)
            pix (to be added)
            box (<optional> to be added)
            copyflag (L_INSERT, L_COPY, L_CLONE)
    Return: 0 if OK; 1 on error
pixaaAddPixa
l_int32 pixaaAddPixa ( PIXAA *paa, PIXA *pixa, l_int32 copyflag )
pixaaAddPixa()
    Input:  paa
            pixa  (to be added)
            copyflag:
              L_INSERT inserts the pixa directly
              L_COPY makes a new pixa and copies each pix and each box
              L_CLONE gives a new handle to the input pixa
              L_COPY_CLONE makes a new pixa and inserts clones of
                  all pix and boxes
    Return: 0 if OK; 1 on error
pixaaClear
l_int32 pixaaClear ( PIXAA *paa )
pixaaClear()
    Input:  paa
    Return: 0 if OK, 1 on error
Notes:
    (1) This destroys all pixa in the pixaa, and nulls the ptrs
        in the pixa ptr array.
pixaaCreate
PIXAA * pixaaCreate ( l_int32 n )
pixaaCreate()
    Input:  n  (initial number of pixa ptrs)
    Return: paa, or null on error
Notes:
    (1) A pixaa provides a 2-level hierarchy of images.
        A common use is for segmentation masks, which are
        inexpensive to store in png format.
    (2) For example, suppose you want a mask for each textline
        in a two-column page.  The textline masks for each column
        can be represented by a pixa, of which there are 2 in the pixaa.
        The boxes for the textline mask components within a column
        can have their origin referred to the column rather than the page.
        Then the boxa field can be used to represent the two box (regions)
        for the columns, and the (x,y) components of each box can
        be used to get the absolute position of the textlines on
        the page.
pixaaCreateFromPixa
PIXAA * pixaaCreateFromPixa ( PIXA *pixa, l_int32 n, l_int32 type, l_int32 copyflag )
pixaaCreateFromPixa()
    Input:  pixa
            n (number specifying subdivision of pixa)
            type (L_CHOOSE_CONSECUTIVE, L_CHOOSE_SKIP_BY)
            copyflag (L_CLONE, L_COPY)
    Return: paa, or null on error
Notes:
    (1) This subdivides a pixa into a set of smaller pixa that
        are accumulated into a pixaa.
    (2) If type == L_CHOOSE_CONSECUTIVE, the first 'n' pix are
        put in a pixa and added to pixaa, then the next 'n', etc.
        If type == L_CHOOSE_SKIP_BY, the first pixa is made by
        aggregating pix[0], pix[n], pix[2*n], etc.
    (3) The copyflag specifies if each new pix is a copy or a clone.
pixaaDestroy
void pixaaDestroy ( PIXAA **ppaa )
pixaaDestroy()
    Input:  &paa <to be nulled>
    Return: void
pixaaExtendArray
l_int32 pixaaExtendArray ( PIXAA *paa )
pixaaExtendArray()
    Input:  paa
    Return: 0 if OK; 1 on error
pixaaGetBoxa
BOXA * pixaaGetBoxa ( PIXAA *paa, l_int32 accesstype )
pixaaGetBoxa()
    Input:  paa
            accesstype  (L_COPY, L_CLONE)
    Return: boxa, or null on error
Notes:
    (1) L_COPY returns a copy; L_CLONE returns a new reference to the boxa.
    (2) In both cases, invoke boxaDestroy() on the returned boxa.
pixaaGetCount
l_int32 pixaaGetCount ( PIXAA *paa, NUMA **pna )
pixaaGetCount()
    Input:  paa
            &na (<optional return> number of pix in each pixa)
    Return: count, or 0 if no pixaa
Notes:
    (1) If paa is empty, a returned na will also be empty.
pixaaGetPix
PIX * pixaaGetPix ( PIXAA *paa, l_int32 index, l_int32 ipix, l_int32 accessflag )
pixaaGetPix()
    Input:  paa
            index  (index into the pixa array in the pixaa)
            ipix  (index into the pix array in the pixa)
            accessflag  (L_COPY or L_CLONE)
    Return: pix, or null on error
pixaaGetPixa
PIXA * pixaaGetPixa ( PIXAA *paa, l_int32 index, l_int32 accesstype )
pixaaGetPixa()
    Input:  paa
            index  (to the index-th pixa)
            accesstype  (L_COPY, L_CLONE, L_COPY_CLONE)
    Return: pixa, or null on error
Notes:
    (1) L_COPY makes a new pixa with a copy of every pix
    (2) L_CLONE just makes a new reference to the pixa,
        and bumps the counter.  You would use this, for example,
        when you need to extract some data from a pix within a
        pixa within a pixaa.
    (3) L_COPY_CLONE makes a new pixa with a clone of every pix
        and box
    (4) In all cases, you must invoke pixaDestroy() on the returned pixa
pixaaInitFull
l_int32 pixaaInitFull ( PIXAA *paa, PIXA *pixa )
pixaaInitFull()
    Input:  paa (typically empty)
            pixa (to be replicated into the entire pixa ptr array)
    Return: 0 if OK, 1 on error
Notes:
    (1) This initializes a pixaa by filling up the entire pixa ptr array
        with copies of @pixa.  Any existing pixa are destroyed.
    (2) Example usage.  This function is useful to prepare for a
        random insertion (or replacement) of pixa into a pixaa.
        To randomly insert pixa into a pixaa, up to some index "max":
           Pixaa *paa = pixaaCreate(max);
           Pixa *pixa = pixaCreate(1);  // if you want little memory
           pixaaInitFull(paa, pixa);  // copy it to entire array
           pixaDestroy(&pixa);  // no longer needed
        The initialization allows the pixaa to always be properly filled.
pixaaIsFull
l_int32 pixaaIsFull ( PIXAA *paa, l_int32 *pfull )
pixaaIsFull()
    Input:  paa
            &full (<return> 1 if all pixa in the paa have full pix arrays)
    Return: return 0 if OK, 1 on error
Notes:
    (1) Does not require boxa associated with each pixa to be full.
pixaaJoin
l_int32 pixaaJoin ( PIXAA *paad, PIXAA *paas, l_int32 istart, l_int32 iend )
pixaaJoin()
    Input:  paad  (dest pixaa; add to this one)
            paas  (<optional> source pixaa; add from this one)
            istart  (starting index in pixaas)
            iend  (ending index in pixaas; use -1 to cat all)
    Return: 0 if OK, 1 on error
Notes:
    (1) This appends a clone of each indicated pixa in paas to pixaad
    (2) istart < 0 is taken to mean 'read from the start' (istart = 0)
    (3) iend < 0 means 'read to the end'
pixaaRead
PIXAA * pixaaRead ( const char *filename )
pixaaRead()
    Input:  filename
    Return: paa, or null on error
Notes:
    (1) The pix are stored in the file as png.
        If the png library is not linked, this will fail.
pixaaReadFromFiles
PIXAA * pixaaReadFromFiles ( const char *dirname, const char *substr, l_int32 first, l_int32 nfiles )
pixaaReadFromFiles()
    Input:  dirname (directory)
            substr (<optional> substring filter on filenames; can be NULL)
            first (0-based)
            nfiles (use 0 for everything from @first to the end)
    Return: paa, or null on error or if no pixa files are found.
Notes:
    (1) The files must be serialized pixa files (e.g., *.pa)
        If some files cannot be read, warnings are issued.
    (2) Use @substr to filter filenames in the directory.  If
        @substr == NULL, this takes all files.
    (3) After filtering, use @first and @nfiles to select
        a contiguous set of files, that have been lexically
        sorted in increasing order.
pixaaReadStream
PIXAA * pixaaReadStream ( FILE *fp )
pixaaReadStream()
    Input:  stream
    Return: paa, or null on error
Notes:
    (1) The pix are stored in the file as png.
        If the png library is not linked, this will fail.
pixaaReplacePixa
l_int32 pixaaReplacePixa ( PIXAA *paa, l_int32 index, PIXA *pixa )
pixaaReplacePixa()
    Input:  paa
            index  (to the index-th pixa)
            pixa (insert to replace existing one)
    Return: 0 if OK, 1 on error
Notes:
    (1) This allows random insertion of a pixa into a pixaa, with
        destruction of any existing pixa at that location.
        The input pixa is now owned by the pixaa.
    (2) No other pixa in the array are affected.
    (3) The index must be within the allowed set.
pixaaTruncate
l_int32 pixaaTruncate ( PIXAA *paa )
pixaaTruncate()
    Input:  paa
    Return: 0 if OK, 1 on error
Notes:
    (1) This identifies the largest index containing a pixa that
        has any pix within it, destroys all pixa above that index,
        and resets the count.
pixaaVerifyDepth
l_int32 pixaaVerifyDepth ( PIXAA *paa, l_int32 *pmaxdepth )
pixaaVerifyDepth()
    Input:  paa
            &maxdepth (<optional return> max depth of all pix in pixaa)
    Return: depth (return 0 if they're not all the same, or on error)
pixaaWrite
l_int32 pixaaWrite ( const char *filename, PIXAA *paa )
pixaaWrite()
    Input:  filename
            paa
    Return: 0 if OK, 1 on error
Notes:
    (1) The pix are stored in the file as png.
        If the png library is not linked, this will fail.
pixaaWriteStream
l_int32 pixaaWriteStream ( FILE *fp, PIXAA *paa )
pixaaWriteStream()
    Input:  stream (opened for "wb")
            paa
    Return: 0 if OK, 1 on error
Notes:
    (1) The pix are stored in the file as png.
        If the png library is not linked, this will fail.
AUTHOR
Zakariyya Mughal <zmughal@cpan.org>
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
This software is copyright (c) 2014 by Zakariyya Mughal.
This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.