Filter Drag/Drop NSViews With CFBundleDocumentTypes
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25-10-2019 - |
Question
I have a Drag/Drop NSView
which should accept the same file types and extensions that I have listed in my plist
under the key CFBundleDocumentTypes
. The app accepts any type of video file, folders and several file extensions that aren't picked up by the public.movie
type.
The (rather long) list of CFBundleDocumentTypes
is:
<key>CFBundleDocumentTypes</key>
<array>
<dict>
<key>CFBundleTypeName</key>
<string>Folder</string>
<key>CFBundleTypeOSTypes</key>
<array>
<string>fold</string>
</array>
<key>CFBundleTypeRole</key>
<string>Viewer</string>
</dict>
<dict>
<key>CFBundleTypeName</key>
<string>Movies</string>
<key>CFBundleTypeRole</key>
<string>Viewer</string>
<key>LSItemContentTypes</key>
<array>
<string>public.movie</string>
</array>
</dict>
<dict>
<key>CFBundleTypeExtensions</key>
<array>
<string>flv</string>
</array>
<key>CFBundleTypeName</key>
<string>Flash Video File</string>
<key>CFBundleTypeRole</key>
<string>Viewer</string>
</dict>
<dict>
<key>CFBundleTypeExtensions</key>
<array>
<string>ram</string>
<string>rm</string>
<string>rmvb</string>
</array>
<key>CFBundleTypeName</key>
<string>RealPlayer Media Files</string>
<key>CFBundleTypeRole</key>
<string>Viewer</string>
</dict>
<dict>
<key>CFBundleTypeExtensions</key>
<array>
<string>vob</string>
</array>
<key>CFBundleTypeName</key>
<string>VOB File (DVD Video)</string>
<key>CFBundleTypeRole</key>
<string>Viewer</string>
</dict>
<dict>
<key>CFBundleTypeExtensions</key>
<array>
<string>ogm</string>
</array>
<key>CFBundleTypeName</key>
<string>Ogg MPEG-4 Video File</string>
<key>CFBundleTypeRole</key>
<string>Viewer</string>
</dict>
<dict>
<key>CFBundleTypeExtensions</key>
<array>
<string>ogv</string>
</array>
<key>CFBundleTypeMIMETypes</key>
<array>
<string>video/ogg</string>
</array>
<key>CFBundleTypeName</key>
<string>Ogg Video File</string>
<key>CFBundleTypeRole</key>
<string>Viewer</string>
</dict>
<dict>
<key>CFBundleTypeExtensions</key>
<array>
<string>axv</string>
</array>
<key>CFBundleTypeMIMETypes</key>
<array>
<string>video/annodex</string>
</array>
<key>CFBundleTypeName</key>
<string>Annodex Video File</string>
<key>CFBundleTypeRole</key>
<string>Viewer</string>
</dict>
<dict>
<key>CFBundleTypeExtensions</key>
<array>
<string>avi</string>
</array>
<key>CFBundleTypeName</key>
<string>AVI container</string>
<key>CFBundleTypeRole</key>
<string>Viewer</string>
</dict>
<dict>
<key>CFBundleTypeExtensions</key>
<array>
<string>mov</string>
<string>moov</string>
<string>qt</string>
</array>
<key>CFBundleTypeMIMETypes</key>
<array>
<string>video/quicktime</string>
</array>
<key>CFBundleTypeName</key>
<string>Apple QuickTime container</string>
<key>CFBundleTypeRole</key>
<string>Viewer</string>
</dict>
<dict>
<key>CFBundleTypeExtensions</key>
<array>
<string>divx</string>
</array>
<key>CFBundleTypeName</key>
<string>DivX file</string>
<key>CFBundleTypeRole</key>
<string>Viewer</string>
</dict>
<dict>
<key>CFBundleTypeExtensions</key>
<array>
<string>dv</string>
</array>
<key>CFBundleTypeName</key>
<string>DV file</string>
<key>CFBundleTypeRole</key>
<string>Viewer</string>
</dict>
<dict>
<key>CFBundleTypeExtensions</key>
<array>
<string>wmv</string>
<string>wm</string>
</array>
<key>CFBundleTypeName</key>
<string>Windows Media Video</string>
<key>CFBundleTypeRole</key>
<string>Viewer</string>
</dict>
<dict>
<key>CFBundleTypeExtensions</key>
<array>
<string>mpg</string>
<string>mpeg</string>
<string>mpeg1</string>
<string>mpeg2</string>
</array>
<key>CFBundleTypeName</key>
<string>multiplexed MPEG-1/2</string>
<key>CFBundleTypeRole</key>
<string>Viewer</string>
</dict>
<dict>
<key>CFBundleTypeExtensions</key>
<array>
<string>m1v</string>
</array>
<key>CFBundleTypeName</key>
<string>MPEG-1 Video File</string>
<key>CFBundleTypeRole</key>
<string>Viewer</string>
</dict>
<dict>
<key>CFBundleTypeExtensions</key>
<array>
<string>ts</string>
<string>m2ts</string>
<string>mts</string>
<string>mt2s</string>
</array>
<key>CFBundleTypeMIMETypes</key>
<array>
<string>video/mp2t</string>
</array>
<key>CFBundleTypeName</key>
<string>MPEG-2 Transport Stream</string>
<key>CFBundleTypeRole</key>
<string>Viewer</string>
</dict>
<dict>
<key>CFBundleTypeExtensions</key>
<array>
<string>m2v</string>
<string>mpv</string>
</array>
<key>CFBundleTypeName</key>
<string>MPEG-2 Video File</string>
<key>CFBundleTypeRole</key>
<string>Viewer</string>
</dict>
<dict>
<key>CFBundleTypeExtensions</key>
<array>
<string>mp4</string>
<string>mpeg4</string>
<string>m4v</string>
</array>
<key>CFBundleTypeName</key>
<string>MPEG-4 File</string>
<key>CFBundleTypeRole</key>
<string>Viewer</string>
</dict>
<dict>
<key>CFBundleTypeExtensions</key>
<array>
<string>3gp</string>
</array>
<key>CFBundleTypeName</key>
<string>3GPP File</string>
<key>CFBundleTypeRole</key>
<string>Viewer</string>
</dict>
<dict>
<key>CFBundleTypeExtensions</key>
<array>
<string>mkv</string>
</array>
<key>CFBundleTypeName</key>
<string>Matroska Video File</string>
<key>CFBundleTypeRole</key>
<string>Viewer</string>
</dict>
<dict>
<key>CFBundleTypeExtensions</key>
<array>
<string>webm</string>
</array>
<key>CFBundleTypeName</key>
<string>WebM Video File</string>
<key>CFBundleTypeRole</key>
<string>Viewer</string>
</dict>
<dict>
<key>CFBundleTypeExtensions</key>
<array>
<string>nuv</string>
</array>
<key>CFBundleTypeName</key>
<string>NuppleVideo File</string>
<key>CFBundleTypeRole</key>
<string>Viewer</string>
<key>LSTypeIsPackage</key>
<false/>
<key>NSPersistentStoreTypeKey</key>
<string>Binary</string>
</dict>
</array>
I am already able to verify drop acceptance in my NSView's draggingEntered
method, but I want to be able to run through the Info.plist
entries for CFBundleDocumentTypes
instead of duplicating all the entries in this method. How can I do this so that my view accepts the exact same files as listed in the CFBundleDocumentTypes
entry?
Solution
Just ask your bundle for the information:
NSArray* documentTypes = [[[NSBundle mainBundle] infoDictionary]
objectForKey:@"CFBundleDocumentTypes"];
This will return an array of dictionaries, one for each of the file types, from which you can easily extract the other information:
for(NSDictionary* docInfo in documentTypes)
{
NSArray* fileExtensions = [docInfo objectForKey:@"CFBundleTypeExtensions"];
//do something with this info
}
You could use this in conjunction with the -documentClassForType:
method of NSDocumentController
. This takes the value from the CFBundleTypeName
Info.plist
key as the type.