IWMSDataSourcePlugin Interface

The IWMSDataSourcePlugin interface contains methods to create, open, and delete data containers. A data container can be a file, a directory, a live stream, or some other content source. The IWMSDataContainerIWMSDataContainer Interface contains methods that enable you to retrieve information about a specific container and read content from it into a buffer.

Note

   This interface is available only on Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition; Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition; and Windows Server 2008.

IWMSDataSourcePlugin is called by the server and implemented by a data source plug-in. In addition to the methods inherited from IUnknown, the IWMSDataSourcePlugin interface exposes the following methods.

Method

Description

CreateDataSourceDirectory

Creates a directory data container.

DeleteDataContainer

Deletes a data container.

DeleteDirectory

Removes a directory data container.

GetDataContainerVersion

Retrieves version information about cached content.

GetDataSourceAttributes

Retrieves the attribute flags associated with a data container.

GetRootDirectories

Retrieves the physical paths of the root directories associated with a data container.

OpenDataContainer

Opens or creates a data container.

OpenDirectory

Opens a directory data container.

See Also

Concepts

Custom Plug-in Interfaces (C++)