The Resource Interchange File Format (RIFF) is a generic file container format for storing data in tagged chunks. It is primarily used to store multimedia such as sound and video, though it may also be used to store any arbitrary data.
The Microsoft implementation is mostly known through container formats like AVI, ANI and WAV, which use RIFF as their basis.
This page hosts a formal specification of Resource Interchange File Format (RIFF) using Kaitai Struct. This specification can be automatically translated into a variety of programming languages to get a parsing library.
All parsing code for JavaScript generated by Kaitai Struct depends on the JavaScript runtime library. You have to install it before you can parse data.
The JavaScript runtime library is available at npm:
npm install kaitai-structSee the usage examples in the JavaScript notes.
Parse structure from an ArrayBuffer:
var arrayBuffer = ...;
var data = new Riff(new KaitaiStream(arrayBuffer));
After that, one can get various attributes from the structure by accessing fields or properties like:
data.chunk // => get chunk
// This is a generated file! Please edit source .ksy file and use kaitai-struct-compiler to rebuild
(function (root, factory) {
if (typeof define === 'function' && define.amd) {
define(['kaitai-struct/KaitaiStream'], factory);
} else if (typeof module === 'object' && module.exports) {
module.exports = factory(require('kaitai-struct/KaitaiStream'));
} else {
root.Riff = factory(root.KaitaiStream);
}
}(typeof self !== 'undefined' ? self : this, function (KaitaiStream) {
/**
* The Resource Interchange File Format (RIFF) is a generic file container format
* for storing data in tagged chunks. It is primarily used to store multimedia
* such as sound and video, though it may also be used to store any arbitrary data.
*
* The Microsoft implementation is mostly known through container formats
* like AVI, ANI and WAV, which use RIFF as their basis.
* @see {@link https://www.johnloomis.org/cpe102/asgn/asgn1/riff.html|Source}
*/
var Riff = (function() {
Riff.Fourcc = Object.freeze({
RIFF: 1179011410,
INFO: 1330007625,
LIST: 1414744396,
1179011410: "RIFF",
1330007625: "INFO",
1414744396: "LIST",
});
function Riff(_io, _parent, _root) {
this._io = _io;
this._parent = _parent;
this._root = _root || this;
this._read();
}
Riff.prototype._read = function() {
this.chunk = new Chunk(this._io, this, this._root);
}
var ListChunkData = Riff.ListChunkData = (function() {
function ListChunkData(_io, _parent, _root) {
this._io = _io;
this._parent = _parent;
this._root = _root || this;
this._read();
}
ListChunkData.prototype._read = function() {
if (this.parentChunkDataOfs < 0) {
this.saveParentChunkDataOfs = this._io.readBytes(0);
}
this.parentChunkData = new ParentChunkData(this._io, this, this._root);
}
Object.defineProperty(ListChunkData.prototype, 'parentChunkDataOfs', {
get: function() {
if (this._m_parentChunkDataOfs !== undefined)
return this._m_parentChunkDataOfs;
this._m_parentChunkDataOfs = this._io.pos;
return this._m_parentChunkDataOfs;
}
});
Object.defineProperty(ListChunkData.prototype, 'formType', {
get: function() {
if (this._m_formType !== undefined)
return this._m_formType;
this._m_formType = this.parentChunkData.formType;
return this._m_formType;
}
});
Object.defineProperty(ListChunkData.prototype, 'formTypeReadable', {
get: function() {
if (this._m_formTypeReadable !== undefined)
return this._m_formTypeReadable;
var _pos = this._io.pos;
this._io.seek(this.parentChunkDataOfs);
this._m_formTypeReadable = KaitaiStream.bytesToStr(this._io.readBytes(4), "ASCII");
this._io.seek(_pos);
return this._m_formTypeReadable;
}
});
Object.defineProperty(ListChunkData.prototype, 'subchunks', {
get: function() {
if (this._m_subchunks !== undefined)
return this._m_subchunks;
var io = this.parentChunkData.subchunksSlot._io;
var _pos = io.pos;
io.seek(0);
this._m_subchunks = [];
var i = 0;
while (!io.isEof()) {
switch (this.formType) {
case Riff.Fourcc.INFO:
this._m_subchunks.push(new InfoSubchunk(io, this, this._root));
break;
default:
this._m_subchunks.push(new ChunkType(io, this, this._root));
break;
}
i++;
}
io.seek(_pos);
return this._m_subchunks;
}
});
return ListChunkData;
})();
var Chunk = Riff.Chunk = (function() {
function Chunk(_io, _parent, _root) {
this._io = _io;
this._parent = _parent;
this._root = _root || this;
this._read();
}
Chunk.prototype._read = function() {
this.id = this._io.readU4le();
this.len = this._io.readU4le();
this._raw_dataSlot = this._io.readBytes(this.len);
var _io__raw_dataSlot = new KaitaiStream(this._raw_dataSlot);
this.dataSlot = new Slot(_io__raw_dataSlot, this, this._root);
this.padByte = this._io.readBytes(KaitaiStream.mod(this.len, 2));
}
var Slot = Chunk.Slot = (function() {
function Slot(_io, _parent, _root) {
this._io = _io;
this._parent = _parent;
this._root = _root || this;
this._read();
}
Slot.prototype._read = function() {
}
return Slot;
})();
return Chunk;
})();
var ParentChunkData = Riff.ParentChunkData = (function() {
function ParentChunkData(_io, _parent, _root) {
this._io = _io;
this._parent = _parent;
this._root = _root || this;
this._read();
}
ParentChunkData.prototype._read = function() {
this.formType = this._io.readU4le();
this._raw_subchunksSlot = this._io.readBytesFull();
var _io__raw_subchunksSlot = new KaitaiStream(this._raw_subchunksSlot);
this.subchunksSlot = new Slot(_io__raw_subchunksSlot, this, this._root);
}
var Slot = ParentChunkData.Slot = (function() {
function Slot(_io, _parent, _root) {
this._io = _io;
this._parent = _parent;
this._root = _root || this;
this._read();
}
Slot.prototype._read = function() {
}
return Slot;
})();
return ParentChunkData;
})();
/**
* All registered subchunks in the INFO chunk are NULL-terminated strings,
* but the unregistered might not be. By convention, the registered
* chunk IDs are in uppercase and the unregistered IDs are in lowercase.
*
* If the chunk ID of an INFO subchunk contains a lowercase
* letter, this chunk is considered as unregistered and thus we can make
* no assumptions about the type of data.
*/
var InfoSubchunk = Riff.InfoSubchunk = (function() {
function InfoSubchunk(_io, _parent, _root) {
this._io = _io;
this._parent = _parent;
this._root = _root || this;
this._read();
}
InfoSubchunk.prototype._read = function() {
if (this.chunkOfs < 0) {
this.saveChunkOfs = this._io.readBytes(0);
}
this.chunk = new Chunk(this._io, this, this._root);
}
Object.defineProperty(InfoSubchunk.prototype, 'chunkData', {
get: function() {
if (this._m_chunkData !== undefined)
return this._m_chunkData;
var io = this.chunk.dataSlot._io;
var _pos = io.pos;
io.seek(0);
switch (this.isUnregisteredTag) {
case false:
this._m_chunkData = KaitaiStream.bytesToStr(io.readBytesTerm(0, false, true, true), "UTF-8");
break;
}
io.seek(_pos);
return this._m_chunkData;
}
});
/**
* Check if chunk_id contains lowercase characters ([a-z], ASCII 97 = a, ASCII 122 = z).
*/
Object.defineProperty(InfoSubchunk.prototype, 'isUnregisteredTag', {
get: function() {
if (this._m_isUnregisteredTag !== undefined)
return this._m_isUnregisteredTag;
this._m_isUnregisteredTag = (( ((this.idChars[0] >= 97) && (this.idChars[0] <= 122)) ) || ( ((this.idChars[1] >= 97) && (this.idChars[1] <= 122)) ) || ( ((this.idChars[2] >= 97) && (this.idChars[2] <= 122)) ) || ( ((this.idChars[3] >= 97) && (this.idChars[3] <= 122)) )) ;
return this._m_isUnregisteredTag;
}
});
Object.defineProperty(InfoSubchunk.prototype, 'idChars', {
get: function() {
if (this._m_idChars !== undefined)
return this._m_idChars;
var _pos = this._io.pos;
this._io.seek(this.chunkOfs);
this._m_idChars = this._io.readBytes(4);
this._io.seek(_pos);
return this._m_idChars;
}
});
Object.defineProperty(InfoSubchunk.prototype, 'chunkIdReadable', {
get: function() {
if (this._m_chunkIdReadable !== undefined)
return this._m_chunkIdReadable;
this._m_chunkIdReadable = KaitaiStream.bytesToStr(this.idChars, "ASCII");
return this._m_chunkIdReadable;
}
});
Object.defineProperty(InfoSubchunk.prototype, 'chunkOfs', {
get: function() {
if (this._m_chunkOfs !== undefined)
return this._m_chunkOfs;
this._m_chunkOfs = this._io.pos;
return this._m_chunkOfs;
}
});
return InfoSubchunk;
})();
var ChunkType = Riff.ChunkType = (function() {
function ChunkType(_io, _parent, _root) {
this._io = _io;
this._parent = _parent;
this._root = _root || this;
this._read();
}
ChunkType.prototype._read = function() {
if (this.chunkOfs < 0) {
this.saveChunkOfs = this._io.readBytes(0);
}
this.chunk = new Chunk(this._io, this, this._root);
}
Object.defineProperty(ChunkType.prototype, 'chunkOfs', {
get: function() {
if (this._m_chunkOfs !== undefined)
return this._m_chunkOfs;
this._m_chunkOfs = this._io.pos;
return this._m_chunkOfs;
}
});
Object.defineProperty(ChunkType.prototype, 'chunkId', {
get: function() {
if (this._m_chunkId !== undefined)
return this._m_chunkId;
this._m_chunkId = this.chunk.id;
return this._m_chunkId;
}
});
Object.defineProperty(ChunkType.prototype, 'chunkIdReadable', {
get: function() {
if (this._m_chunkIdReadable !== undefined)
return this._m_chunkIdReadable;
var _pos = this._io.pos;
this._io.seek(this.chunkOfs);
this._m_chunkIdReadable = KaitaiStream.bytesToStr(this._io.readBytes(4), "ASCII");
this._io.seek(_pos);
return this._m_chunkIdReadable;
}
});
Object.defineProperty(ChunkType.prototype, 'chunkData', {
get: function() {
if (this._m_chunkData !== undefined)
return this._m_chunkData;
var io = this.chunk.dataSlot._io;
var _pos = io.pos;
io.seek(0);
switch (this.chunkId) {
case Riff.Fourcc.LIST:
this._m_chunkData = new ListChunkData(io, this, this._root);
break;
}
io.seek(_pos);
return this._m_chunkData;
}
});
return ChunkType;
})();
Object.defineProperty(Riff.prototype, 'chunkId', {
get: function() {
if (this._m_chunkId !== undefined)
return this._m_chunkId;
this._m_chunkId = this.chunk.id;
return this._m_chunkId;
}
});
Object.defineProperty(Riff.prototype, 'isRiffChunk', {
get: function() {
if (this._m_isRiffChunk !== undefined)
return this._m_isRiffChunk;
this._m_isRiffChunk = this.chunkId == Riff.Fourcc.RIFF;
return this._m_isRiffChunk;
}
});
Object.defineProperty(Riff.prototype, 'parentChunkData', {
get: function() {
if (this._m_parentChunkData !== undefined)
return this._m_parentChunkData;
if (this.isRiffChunk) {
var io = this.chunk.dataSlot._io;
var _pos = io.pos;
io.seek(0);
this._m_parentChunkData = new ParentChunkData(io, this, this._root);
io.seek(_pos);
}
return this._m_parentChunkData;
}
});
Object.defineProperty(Riff.prototype, 'subchunks', {
get: function() {
if (this._m_subchunks !== undefined)
return this._m_subchunks;
if (this.isRiffChunk) {
var io = this.parentChunkData.subchunksSlot._io;
var _pos = io.pos;
io.seek(0);
this._m_subchunks = [];
var i = 0;
while (!io.isEof()) {
this._m_subchunks.push(new ChunkType(io, this, this._root));
i++;
}
io.seek(_pos);
}
return this._m_subchunks;
}
});
return Riff;
})();
return Riff;
}));