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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+/*
+ * File operations (independent of GUI)
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 Tavmjong Bah
+ *
+ * The contents of this file may be used under the GNU General Public License Version 2 or later.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <gtkmm.h>
+
+#include "file.h"
+
+#include "document.h"
+
+#include "extension/system.h"     // Extension::open()
+#include "extension/extension.h"
+#include "extension/db.h"
+#include "extension/output.h"
+#include "extension/input.h"
+
+// SPDocument*
+// ink_file_new(const std::string &Template)
+// {
+//   SPDocument *doc = SPDocument::createNewDoc( Template, true, true );
+//   return doc;
+// }
+
+
+SPDocument*
+ink_file_open(const Glib::RefPtr<Gio::File>& file)
+{
+
+  SPDocument *doc = nullptr;
+
+  std::string path = file->get_path();
+
+  try {
+    doc = Inkscape::Extension::open(nullptr, path.c_str());
+  } catch (Inkscape::Extension::Input::no_extension_found &e) {
+    doc = nullptr;
+  } catch (Inkscape::Extension::Input::open_failed &e) {
+    doc = nullptr;
+  }
+
+  // Try to open explicitly as SVG.
+  if (doc == nullptr) {
+    try {
+      doc = Inkscape::Extension::open(Inkscape::Extension::db.get(SP_MODULE_KEY_INPUT_SVG), path.c_str());
+    } catch (Inkscape::Extension::Input::no_extension_found &e) {
+      doc = nullptr;
+    } catch (Inkscape::Extension::Input::open_failed &e) {
+      doc = nullptr;
+    }
+  }
+  if (doc == nullptr) {
+    std::cerr << "ink_file_open: '" << path << "' cannot be opened!" << std::endl;
+  }
+
+  return doc;
+}
+