Truxton C API

Truxton functionality is exposed to the C programming world as a DLL named TruxtonCAPI.dll in the C:\Program Files\Truxton\SDK folder. This DLL can be called from any programming language that has the ability to make operating system calls.

Philosophy

The API is considered to be "flat" in that only sixty-four bit integers and ASCII character strings are used in the interface. This was chosen to make it easy for other languages to interface to. The coding convention is all lower case names with underscores separating words. Truxton is a member of the east const posse.

API Groups

The API is broken down into the different areas of Truxton.

Initialization

• truxton_start - Initializes Truxton
• truxton_stop - Uninitializes Truxton

ETL Functions

• truxton_create - Creates a Truxton object
• truxton_destroy - Frees a Truxton object
• truxton_get_device_id - Retrieves the Device identifier
• truxton_get_etl_id - Retrieves the identifier for this ETL process
• truxton_get_machine_id - Retrieves the machine identifier
• truxton_get_version - Retrieves the version of Truxton
• truxton_start_adding_files - Prepares Truxton to add files to the database

Child Files

A child file is one that you have created and need to save in Truxton.

• truxton_child_file_create - Create a file object to save to Truxton
• truxton_child_file_destroy - Destroys a file object
• truxton_child_file_clear - Returns a file object to an initial state of all zeroes
• truxton_child_file_get_id - Retrieves the GUID of the child file
• truxton_child_file_set_id - Sets the GUID of the child file
• truxton_child_file_get_parent_id - Retrieves the GUID of the parent file
• truxton_child_file_set_parent_id - Sets the GUID of the parent of the child
• truxton_child_file_get_media_id - Retrieves the GUID of the media this child belongs to
• truxton_child_file_set_media_id - Sets the GUID of the media this child belongs to
• truxton_child_file_get_name - Retrieves the name of the file
• truxton_child_file_set_name - Sets the name of the file
• truxton_child_file_get_path - Retrieves the path of the file
• truxton_child_file_set_path - Sets the path of the file
• truxton_child_file_get_hash - Retrieves the MD5 hash (digital fingerprint) of the file's contents
• truxton_child_file_get_number_of_children - Retrieves the number of child files of this file
• truxton_child_file_set_number_of_children - Sets the number of child files of this file
• truxton_child_file_get_created - Retrieves the date and time of when the file was created
• truxton_child_file_set_created - Sets the date and time of when the file was created
• truxton_child_file_get_accessed - Retrieves the date and time of when the file was accessed
• truxton_child_file_set_accessed - Sets the date and time of when the file was accessed
• truxton_child_file_get_modified - Retrieves the date and time of when the file was modified (last written to)
• truxton_child_file_set_modified - Sets the date and time of when the file was modified (last written to)
• truxton_child_file_get_size - Retrieves the size of the file, in bytes, as reported by the operating system
• truxton_child_file_set_size - Sets the size of the file, in bytes, as reported by the operating system
• truxton_child_file_get_origin - Retrieves the origin of the file
• truxton_child_file_set_origin - Sets the origin of the file
• truxton_child_file_get_content_status - Retrieves the status of the contents of the file
• truxton_child_file_set_content_status - Sets the status of the contents of the file
• truxton_child_file_get_truxton - Retrieves the instance of Truxton this child belongs to
• truxton_child_file_begin_write - Prepares Truxton for writing contents to be associated with this file
• truxton_child_file_end_write - Tells Truxton to finish writing contents
• truxton_child_file_write - Gives Truxton bytes to store as the file contents
• truxton_child_file_save - Commits data to the database
• truxton_child_file_set_type - Sets the type of the file
• truxton_child_file_get_type - Retrieves the type of the file
• truxton_child_file_set_attributes - Sets the attributes of the file
• truxton_child_file_get_attributes - Retrieves the attributes of the file
• truxton_child_file_set_disk_offset - Sets the physical disk offset of the first byte of contents
• truxton_child_file_get_disk_offset - Retrieves the physical disk offset of the first byte of contents
• truxton_child_file_get_entropy - Retrieves the entropy of the file contents