adapt c-api to get ImporterDesc for a given loader ( see https://github.com/assimp/assimp/issues/412 ).

Signed-off-by: Kim Kulling <kim.kulling@googlemail.com>

code/Assimp.cpp

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 #include "GenericProperty.h"
 #include "CInterfaceIOWrapper.h"
+#include "../include/assimp/importerdesc.h"
 #include "Importer.h"
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -84,7 +85,11 @@ namespace Assimp
 
 	/** Verbose logging active or not? */
 	static aiBool gVerboseLogging = false;
-}
+
+    /** will return all registered importers. */
+    void GetImporterInstanceList(std::vector< BaseImporter* >& out);
+
+} // namespace assimp
 
 
 #ifndef ASSIMP_BUILD_SINGLETHREADED
@@ -606,4 +611,22 @@ ASSIMP_API void aiIdentityMatrix4(
 	*mat = aiMatrix4x4();
 }
 
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ASSIMP_API C_STRUCT const aiImporterDesc* aiGetImporterDesc( const char *extension ) {
+    if( NULL == extension ) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    const aiImporterDesc *desc( NULL );
+    std::vector< BaseImporter* > out;
+    GetImporterInstanceList( out );
+    for( size_t i = 0; i < out.size(); ++i ) {
+        if( 0 == strncmp( out[ i ]->GetInfo()->mFileExtensions, extension, strlen( extension ) ) ) {
+            desc = out[ i ]->GetInfo();
+            break;
+        }
+    }
 
+    return desc;
+}
+
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

code/BaseImporter.h

@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ struct ScopeGuard
 
 private:
     // no copying allowed.
+    ScopeGuard();
     ScopeGuard( const ScopeGuard & );
     ScopeGuard &operator = ( const ScopeGuard & );
 

include/assimp/cimport.h

@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ ASSIMP_API C_STRUCT aiLogStream aiGetPredefinedLogStream(
  *  Attaching a log stream can slightly reduce Assimp's overall import
  *  performance. Multiple log-streams can be attached. 
  *  @param stream Describes the new log stream.
- *  @note To ensure proepr destruction of the logging system, you need to manually
+ *  @note To ensure proper destruction of the logging system, you need to manually
  *    call aiDetachLogStream() on every single log stream you attach. 
  *    Alternatively (for the lazy folks) #aiDetachAllLogStreams is provided.
  */

include/assimp/importerdesc.h

@@ -133,4 +133,6 @@ struct aiImporterDesc
 	const char* mFileExtensions;
 };
 
+ASSIMP_API C_STRUCT const aiImporterDesc* aiGetImporterDesc( const char *extension );
+
 #endif 

test/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ SOURCE_GROUP( unit FILES
 )
 
 SET( TEST_SRCS
+	unit/AssimpAPITest.cpp
     unit/utFastAtof.cpp
 	unit/utFindDegenerates.cpp
 	unit/utFindInvalidData.cpp