Struct PlyReader 

pub struct PlyReader<R> { /* private fields */ }

PLY file deserializer for element-by-element processing.

Use when you need to handle different element types separately or process large files incrementally. Unlike the simple crate::from_reader function, this gives you control over parsing each element type individually.

Example

use serde::Deserialize;
use serde_ply::PlyReader;
use std::io::{BufReader, Cursor};

#[derive(Deserialize)]
struct Vertex { x: f32, y: f32, z: f32 }

#[derive(Deserialize)]
struct Face { vertex_indices: Vec<u32> }

let ply_data = b"ply\nformat ascii 1.0\nelement vertex 1\nproperty float x\nproperty float y\nproperty float z\nelement face 1\nproperty list uchar uint vertex_indices\nend_header\n0.0 0.0 0.0\n3 0 1 2\n";
let mut reader = PlyReader::from_reader(BufReader::new(Cursor::new(ply_data)))?;

let vertices: Vec<Vertex> = reader.next_element()?;
let faces: Vec<Face> = reader.next_element()?;

Implementations

impl<R: BufRead> PlyReader<R>

pub fn from_reader(reader: R) -> Result<Self, DeserializeError>

Create PLY deserializer from reader.

Parses the PLY header immediately but doesn’t read any element data. Use Self::next_element to process elements sequentially.

pub fn header(&self) -> &PlyHeader

Get the parsed PLY header.

pub fn current_element(&self) -> Option<&ElementDef>

Get the current element definition.

Returns the element that will be deserialized by the next call to Self::next_element. Returns None if all elements have been processed. Use this to inspect the element structure before deserializing.

pub fn next_element<'a, T>(&mut self) -> Result<T, DeserializeError>

where T: Deserialize<'a>,

Deserialize the next element.

The type T should typically be a sequence of rows. for example Vec<RowType> where RowType matches the properties of the current element. Use Self::current_element to inspect the element definition beforehand.

Examples

use serde::Deserialize;

#[derive(Deserialize)]
struct Vertex { x: f32, y: f32, z: f32 }

let vertices: Vec<Vertex> = deserializer.next_element()?;
assert_eq!(vertices.len(), 1);

Trait Implementations

impl<'de, R: BufRead> Deserializer<'de> for &mut PlyReader<R>

type Error = DeserializeError

The error type that can be returned if some error occurs during deserialization.

fn deserialize_any<V>(self, visitor: V) -> Result<V::Value, Self::Error>

where V: Visitor<'de>,

Require the Deserializer to figure out how to drive the visitor based on what data type is in the input.

fn deserialize_struct<V>( self, _name: &'static str, _fields: &'static [&'static str], visitor: V, ) -> Result<V::Value, Self::Error>

where V: Visitor<'de>,

Hint that the Deserialize type is expecting a struct with a particular name and fields.

fn deserialize_map<V>(self, visitor: V) -> Result<V::Value, Self::Error>

where V: Visitor<'de>,

Hint that the Deserialize type is expecting a map of key-value pairs.

fn deserialize_newtype_struct<V>( self, _name: &'static str, visitor: V, ) -> Result<V::Value, Self::Error>

where V: Visitor<'de>,

Hint that the Deserialize type is expecting a newtype struct with a particular name.

fn deserialize_bool<V>( self, visitor: V, ) -> Result<V::Value, <Self as Deserializer<'de>>::Error>

where V: Visitor<'de>,

Hint that the Deserialize type is expecting a bool value.

fn deserialize_i8<V>( self, visitor: V, ) -> Result<V::Value, <Self as Deserializer<'de>>::Error>

where V: Visitor<'de>,

Hint that the Deserialize type is expecting an i8 value.

fn deserialize_u8<V>( self, visitor: V, ) -> Result<V::Value, <Self as Deserializer<'de>>::Error>

where V: Visitor<'de>,

Hint that the Deserialize type is expecting a u8 value.

fn deserialize_i16<V>( self, visitor: V, ) -> Result<V::Value, <Self as Deserializer<'de>>::Error>

where V: Visitor<'de>,

Hint that the Deserialize type is expecting an i16 value.

fn deserialize_u16<V>( self, visitor: V, ) -> Result<V::Value, <Self as Deserializer<'de>>::Error>

where V: Visitor<'de>,

Hint that the Deserialize type is expecting a u16 value.

fn deserialize_i32<V>( self, visitor: V, ) -> Result<V::Value, <Self as Deserializer<'de>>::Error>

where V: Visitor<'de>,

Hint that the Deserialize type is expecting an i32 value.

fn deserialize_u32<V>( self, visitor: V, ) -> Result<V::Value, <Self as Deserializer<'de>>::Error>

where V: Visitor<'de>,

Hint that the Deserialize type is expecting a u32 value.

fn deserialize_i64<V>( self, visitor: V, ) -> Result<V::Value, <Self as Deserializer<'de>>::Error>

where V: Visitor<'de>,

Hint that the Deserialize type is expecting an i64 value.

fn deserialize_u64<V>( self, visitor: V, ) -> Result<V::Value, <Self as Deserializer<'de>>::Error>

where V: Visitor<'de>,

Hint that the Deserialize type is expecting a u64 value.

fn deserialize_f32<V>( self, visitor: V, ) -> Result<V::Value, <Self as Deserializer<'de>>::Error>

where V: Visitor<'de>,

Hint that the Deserialize type is expecting a f32 value.

fn deserialize_f64<V>( self, visitor: V, ) -> Result<V::Value, <Self as Deserializer<'de>>::Error>

where V: Visitor<'de>,

Hint that the Deserialize type is expecting a f64 value.

fn deserialize_char<V>( self, visitor: V, ) -> Result<V::Value, <Self as Deserializer<'de>>::Error>

where V: Visitor<'de>,

Hint that the Deserialize type is expecting a char value.

fn deserialize_str<V>( self, visitor: V, ) -> Result<V::Value, <Self as Deserializer<'de>>::Error>

where V: Visitor<'de>,

Hint that the Deserialize type is expecting a string value and does not benefit from taking ownership of buffered data owned by the Deserializer.

fn deserialize_string<V>( self, visitor: V, ) -> Result<V::Value, <Self as Deserializer<'de>>::Error>

where V: Visitor<'de>,

Hint that the Deserialize type is expecting a string value and would benefit from taking ownership of buffered data owned by the Deserializer.

fn deserialize_bytes<V>( self, visitor: V, ) -> Result<V::Value, <Self as Deserializer<'de>>::Error>

where V: Visitor<'de>,

Hint that the Deserialize type is expecting a byte array and does not benefit from taking ownership of buffered data owned by the Deserializer.

fn deserialize_byte_buf<V>( self, visitor: V, ) -> Result<V::Value, <Self as Deserializer<'de>>::Error>

where V: Visitor<'de>,

Hint that the Deserialize type is expecting a byte array and would benefit from taking ownership of buffered data owned by the Deserializer.

fn deserialize_option<V>( self, visitor: V, ) -> Result<V::Value, <Self as Deserializer<'de>>::Error>

where V: Visitor<'de>,

Hint that the Deserialize type is expecting an optional value.

fn deserialize_unit<V>( self, visitor: V, ) -> Result<V::Value, <Self as Deserializer<'de>>::Error>

where V: Visitor<'de>,

Hint that the Deserialize type is expecting a unit value.

fn deserialize_unit_struct<V>( self, name: &'static str, visitor: V, ) -> Result<V::Value, <Self as Deserializer<'de>>::Error>

where V: Visitor<'de>,

Hint that the Deserialize type is expecting a unit struct with a particular name.

fn deserialize_tuple<V>( self, len: usize, visitor: V, ) -> Result<V::Value, <Self as Deserializer<'de>>::Error>

where V: Visitor<'de>,

Hint that the Deserialize type is expecting a sequence of values and knows how many values there are without looking at the serialized data.

fn deserialize_tuple_struct<V>( self, name: &'static str, len: usize, visitor: V, ) -> Result<V::Value, <Self as Deserializer<'de>>::Error>

where V: Visitor<'de>,

Hint that the Deserialize type is expecting a tuple struct with a particular name and number of fields.

fn deserialize_enum<V>( self, name: &'static str, variants: &'static [&'static str], visitor: V, ) -> Result<V::Value, <Self as Deserializer<'de>>::Error>

where V: Visitor<'de>,

Hint that the Deserialize type is expecting an enum value with a particular name and possible variants.

fn deserialize_identifier<V>( self, visitor: V, ) -> Result<V::Value, <Self as Deserializer<'de>>::Error>

where V: Visitor<'de>,

Hint that the Deserialize type is expecting the name of a struct field or the discriminant of an enum variant.

fn deserialize_ignored_any<V>( self, visitor: V, ) -> Result<V::Value, <Self as Deserializer<'de>>::Error>

where V: Visitor<'de>,

Hint that the Deserialize type needs to deserialize a value whose type doesn’t matter because it is ignored.

fn deserialize_seq<V>( self, visitor: V, ) -> Result<V::Value, <Self as Deserializer<'de>>::Error>

where V: Visitor<'de>,

Hint that the Deserialize type is expecting a sequence of values.

fn deserialize_i128<V>( self, visitor: V, ) -> Result<<V as Visitor<'de>>::Value, Self::Error>

where V: Visitor<'de>,

Hint that the Deserialize type is expecting an i128 value.

fn deserialize_u128<V>( self, visitor: V, ) -> Result<<V as Visitor<'de>>::Value, Self::Error>

where V: Visitor<'de>,

Hint that the Deserialize type is expecting an u128 value.

fn is_human_readable(&self) -> bool

Determine whether Deserialize implementations should expect to deserialize their human-readable form.

impl<'de, R: Read> MapAccess<'de> for &mut PlyReader<R>

type Error = DeserializeError

The error type that can be returned if some error occurs during deserialization.

fn next_key_seed<K>(&mut self, seed: K) -> Result<Option<K::Value>, Self::Error>

where K: DeserializeSeed<'de>,

This returns Ok(Some(key)) for the next key in the map, or Ok(None) if there are no more remaining entries.

fn next_value_seed<V>(&mut self, seed: V) -> Result<V::Value, Self::Error>

where V: DeserializeSeed<'de>,

This returns a Ok(value) for the next value in the map.

fn next_entry_seed<K, V>( &mut self, kseed: K, vseed: V, ) -> Result<Option<(<K as DeserializeSeed<'de>>::Value, <V as DeserializeSeed<'de>>::Value)>, Self::Error>

where K: DeserializeSeed<'de>, V: DeserializeSeed<'de>,

This returns Ok(Some((key, value))) for the next (key-value) pair in the map, or Ok(None) if there are no more remaining items.

fn next_key<K>(&mut self) -> Result<Option<K>, Self::Error>

where K: Deserialize<'de>,

This returns Ok(Some(key)) for the next key in the map, or Ok(None) if there are no more remaining entries.

fn next_value<V>(&mut self) -> Result<V, Self::Error>

where V: Deserialize<'de>,

This returns a Ok(value) for the next value in the map.

fn next_entry<K, V>(&mut self) -> Result<Option<(K, V)>, Self::Error>

where K: Deserialize<'de>, V: Deserialize<'de>,

This returns Ok(Some((key, value))) for the next (key-value) pair in the map, or Ok(None) if there are no more remaining items.

fn size_hint(&self) -> Option<usize>

Returns the number of entries remaining in the map, if known.