GL Transmission Format, binary container: Python parsing library

glTF is a format for distribution of 3D models optimized for being used in software

File extension

glb

KS implementation details

License: MIT

References

This page hosts a formal specification of GL Transmission Format, binary container using Kaitai Struct. This specification can be automatically translated into a variety of programming languages to get a parsing library.

Usage

Runtime library

All parsing code for Python generated by Kaitai Struct depends on the Python runtime library. You have to install it before you can parse data.

The Python runtime library can be installed from PyPI:

python3 -m pip install kaitaistruct

Code

Parse a local file and get structure in memory:

data = GltfBinary.from_file("path/to/local/file.glb")

Or parse structure from a bytes:

from kaitaistruct import KaitaiStream, BytesIO

raw = b"\x00\x01\x02..."
data = GltfBinary(KaitaiStream(BytesIO(raw)))

After that, one can get various attributes from the structure by invoking getter methods like:

data.header # => get header

Python source code to parse GL Transmission Format, binary container

gltf_binary.py

# This is a generated file! Please edit source .ksy file and use kaitai-struct-compiler to rebuild

import kaitaistruct
from kaitaistruct import KaitaiStruct, KaitaiStream, BytesIO
from enum import Enum


if getattr(kaitaistruct, 'API_VERSION', (0, 9)) < (0, 9):
    raise Exception("Incompatible Kaitai Struct Python API: 0.9 or later is required, but you have %s" % (kaitaistruct.__version__))

class GltfBinary(KaitaiStruct):
    """glTF is a format for distribution of 3D models optimized for being used in software
    
    .. seealso::
       Source - https://github.com/KhronosGroup/glTF/tree/2354846/specification/2.0#binary-gltf-layout
    """

    class ChunkType(Enum):
        bin = 5130562
        json = 1313821514
    def __init__(self, _io, _parent=None, _root=None):
        self._io = _io
        self._parent = _parent
        self._root = _root if _root else self
        self._read()

    def _read(self):
        self.header = GltfBinary.Header(self._io, self, self._root)
        self.chunks = []
        i = 0
        while not self._io.is_eof():
            self.chunks.append(GltfBinary.Chunk(self._io, self, self._root))
            i += 1


    class Header(KaitaiStruct):
        def __init__(self, _io, _parent=None, _root=None):
            self._io = _io
            self._parent = _parent
            self._root = _root if _root else self
            self._read()

        def _read(self):
            self.magic = self._io.read_bytes(4)
            if not self.magic == b"\x67\x6C\x54\x46":
                raise kaitaistruct.ValidationNotEqualError(b"\x67\x6C\x54\x46", self.magic, self._io, u"/types/header/seq/0")
            self.version = self._io.read_u4le()
            self.length = self._io.read_u4le()


    class Chunk(KaitaiStruct):
        def __init__(self, _io, _parent=None, _root=None):
            self._io = _io
            self._parent = _parent
            self._root = _root if _root else self
            self._read()

        def _read(self):
            self.len_data = self._io.read_u4le()
            self.type = KaitaiStream.resolve_enum(GltfBinary.ChunkType, self._io.read_u4le())
            _on = self.type
            if _on == GltfBinary.ChunkType.json:
                self._raw_data = self._io.read_bytes(self.len_data)
                _io__raw_data = KaitaiStream(BytesIO(self._raw_data))
                self.data = GltfBinary.Json(_io__raw_data, self, self._root)
            elif _on == GltfBinary.ChunkType.bin:
                self._raw_data = self._io.read_bytes(self.len_data)
                _io__raw_data = KaitaiStream(BytesIO(self._raw_data))
                self.data = GltfBinary.Bin(_io__raw_data, self, self._root)
            else:
                self.data = self._io.read_bytes(self.len_data)


    class Json(KaitaiStruct):
        def __init__(self, _io, _parent=None, _root=None):
            self._io = _io
            self._parent = _parent
            self._root = _root if _root else self
            self._read()

        def _read(self):
            self.data = (self._io.read_bytes_full()).decode(u"UTF-8")


    class Bin(KaitaiStruct):
        def __init__(self, _io, _parent=None, _root=None):
            self._io = _io
            self._parent = _parent
            self._root = _root if _root else self
            self._read()

        def _read(self):
            self.data = self._io.read_bytes_full()