input_stream: return allocated input_stream objects

Major API redesign: don't let the caller allocate the input_stream
object.  Let each input plugin allocate its own (derived/extended)
input_stream pointer.  The "data" attribute can now be removed, and
all input plugins simply cast the input_stream pointer to their own
structure (with an "struct input_stream base" as the first attribute).

9 files changed, 162 insertions, 162 deletions

diff --git a/src/input/archive_input_plugin.c b/src/input/archive_input_plugin.c
index 9e3e79692..97e4836ff 100644
--- a/src/input/archive_input_plugin.c
+++ b/src/input/archive_input_plugin.c
@@ -33,24 +33,23 @@
  * parent_stream so tar plugin fetches file data from gzip
  * plugin and gzip fetches file from disk
  */
-static bool
-input_archive_open(struct input_stream *is, const char *pathname,
-		   GError **error_r)
+static struct input_stream *
+input_archive_open(const char *pathname, GError **error_r)
 {
 	const struct archive_plugin *arplug;
 	struct archive_file *file;
 	char *archive, *filename, *suffix, *pname;
-	bool opened;
+	struct input_stream *is;
 
 	if (!g_path_is_absolute(pathname))
-		return false;
+		return NULL;
 
 	pname = g_strdup(pathname);
 	// archive_lookup will modify pname when true is returned
 	if (!archive_lookup(pname, &archive, &filename, &suffix)) {
 		g_debug("not an archive, lookup %s failed\n", pname);
 		g_free(pname);
-		return false;
+		return NULL;
 	}
 
 	//check which archive plugin to use (by ext)
@@ -58,19 +57,19 @@ input_archive_open(struct input_stream *is, const char *pathname,
 	if (!arplug) {
 		g_warning("can't handle archive %s\n",archive);
 		g_free(pname);
-		return false;
+		return NULL;
 	}
 
 	file = archive_file_open(arplug, archive, error_r);
 	if (file == NULL)
-		return false;
+		return NULL;
 
 	//setup fileops
-	opened = archive_file_open_stream(file, is, filename, error_r);
+	is = archive_file_open_stream(file, filename, error_r);
 	archive_file_close(file);
 	g_free(pname);
 
-	return opened;
+	return is;
 }
 
 const struct input_plugin input_plugin_archive = {
diff --git a/src/input/curl_input_plugin.c b/src/input/curl_input_plugin.c
index 53f2e0404..c54d994e8 100644
--- a/src/input/curl_input_plugin.c
+++ b/src/input/curl_input_plugin.c
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ struct buffer {
 };
 
 struct input_curl {
+	struct input_stream base;
+
 	/* some buffers which were passed to libcurl, which we have
 	   too free */
 	char *url, *range;
@@ -179,10 +181,8 @@ input_curl_easy_free(struct input_curl *c)
  * Frees this stream (but not the input_stream struct itself).
  */
 static void
-input_curl_free(struct input_stream *is)
+input_curl_free(struct input_curl *c)
 {
-	struct input_curl *c = is->data;
-
 	if (c->tag != NULL)
 		tag_free(c->tag);
 	g_free(c->meta_name);
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ input_curl_free(struct input_stream *is)
 static struct tag *
 input_curl_tag(struct input_stream *is)
 {
-	struct input_curl *c = is->data;
+	struct input_curl *c = (struct input_curl *)is;
 	struct tag *tag = c->tag;
 
 	c->tag = NULL;
@@ -209,9 +209,8 @@ input_curl_tag(struct input_stream *is)
 }
 
 static bool
-input_curl_multi_info_read(struct input_stream *is, GError **error_r)
+input_curl_multi_info_read(struct input_curl *c, GError **error_r)
 {
-	struct input_curl *c = is->data;
 	CURLMsg *msg;
 	int msgs_in_queue;
 
@@ -219,7 +218,7 @@ input_curl_multi_info_read(struct input_stream *is, GError **error_r)
 					   &msgs_in_queue)) != NULL) {
 		if (msg->msg == CURLMSG_DONE) {
 			c->eof = true;
-			is->ready = true;
+			c->base.ready = true;
 
 			if (msg->data.result != CURLE_OK) {
 				g_set_error(error_r, curl_quark(),
@@ -279,7 +278,7 @@ input_curl_select(struct input_curl *c, GError **error_r)
 static bool
 fill_buffer(struct input_stream *is, GError **error_r)
 {
-	struct input_curl *c = is->data;
+	struct input_curl *c = (struct input_curl *)is;
 	CURLMcode mcode = CURLM_CALL_MULTI_PERFORM;
 
 	while (!c->eof && g_queue_is_empty(c->buffers)) {
@@ -305,7 +304,7 @@ fill_buffer(struct input_stream *is, GError **error_r)
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		bret = input_curl_multi_info_read(is, error_r);
+		bret = input_curl_multi_info_read(c, error_r);
 		if (!bret)
 			return false;
 	}
@@ -407,7 +406,7 @@ static size_t
 input_curl_read(struct input_stream *is, void *ptr, size_t size,
 		GError **error_r)
 {
-	struct input_curl *c = is->data;
+	struct input_curl *c = (struct input_curl *)is;
 	bool success;
 	size_t nbytes = 0;
 	char *dest = ptr;
@@ -441,13 +440,15 @@ input_curl_read(struct input_stream *is, void *ptr, size_t size,
 static void
 input_curl_close(struct input_stream *is)
 {
-	input_curl_free(is);
+	struct input_curl *c = (struct input_curl *)is;
+
+	input_curl_free(c);
 }
 
 static bool
 input_curl_eof(G_GNUC_UNUSED struct input_stream *is)
 {
-	struct input_curl *c = is->data;
+	struct input_curl *c = (struct input_curl *)is;
 
 	return c->eof && g_queue_is_empty(c->buffers);
 }
@@ -455,7 +456,7 @@ input_curl_eof(G_GNUC_UNUSED struct input_stream *is)
 static int
 input_curl_buffer(struct input_stream *is, GError **error_r)
 {
-	struct input_curl *c = is->data;
+	struct input_curl *c = (struct input_curl *)is;
 	CURLMcode mcode;
 	int running_handles;
 	bool ret;
@@ -483,7 +484,7 @@ input_curl_buffer(struct input_stream *is, GError **error_r)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	ret = input_curl_multi_info_read(is, error_r);
+	ret = input_curl_multi_info_read(c, error_r);
 	if (!ret)
 		return -1;
 
@@ -494,8 +495,7 @@ input_curl_buffer(struct input_stream *is, GError **error_r)
 static size_t
 input_curl_headerfunction(void *ptr, size_t size, size_t nmemb, void *stream)
 {
-	struct input_stream *is = stream;
-	struct input_curl *c = is->data;
+	struct input_curl *c = (struct input_curl *)stream;
 	const char *header = ptr, *end, *value;
 	char name[64];
 
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ input_curl_headerfunction(void *ptr, size_t size, size_t nmemb, void *stream)
 	if (g_ascii_strcasecmp(name, "accept-ranges") == 0) {
 		/* a stream with icy-metadata is not seekable */
 		if (!icy_defined(&c->icy_metadata))
-			is->seekable = true;
+			c->base.seekable = true;
 	} else if (g_ascii_strcasecmp(name, "content-length") == 0) {
 		char buffer[64];
 
@@ -534,10 +534,10 @@ input_curl_headerfunction(void *ptr, size_t size, size_t nmemb, void *stream)
 		memcpy(buffer, value, end - value);
 		buffer[end - value] = 0;
 
-		is->size = is->offset + g_ascii_strtoull(buffer, NULL, 10);
+		c->base.size = c->base.offset + g_ascii_strtoull(buffer, NULL, 10);
 	} else if (g_ascii_strcasecmp(name, "content-type") == 0) {
-		g_free(is->mime);
-		is->mime = g_strndup(value, end - value);
+		g_free(c->base.mime);
+		c->base.mime = g_strndup(value, end - value);
 	} else if (g_ascii_strcasecmp(name, "icy-name") == 0 ||
 		   g_ascii_strcasecmp(name, "ice-name") == 0 ||
 		   g_ascii_strcasecmp(name, "x-audiocast-name") == 0) {
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ input_curl_headerfunction(void *ptr, size_t size, size_t nmemb, void *stream)
 
 			/* a stream with icy-metadata is not
 			   seekable */
-			is->seekable = false;
+			c->base.seekable = false;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -579,8 +579,7 @@ input_curl_headerfunction(void *ptr, size_t size, size_t nmemb, void *stream)
 static size_t
 input_curl_writefunction(void *ptr, size_t size, size_t nmemb, void *stream)
 {
-	struct input_stream *is = stream;
-	struct input_curl *c = is->data;
+	struct input_curl *c = (struct input_curl *)stream;
 	struct buffer *buffer;
 
 	size *= nmemb;
@@ -594,15 +593,14 @@ input_curl_writefunction(void *ptr, size_t size, size_t nmemb, void *stream)
 	g_queue_push_tail(c->buffers, buffer);
 
 	c->buffered = true;
-	is->ready = true;
+	c->base.ready = true;
 
 	return size;
 }
 
 static bool
-input_curl_easy_init(struct input_stream *is, GError **error_r)
+input_curl_easy_init(struct input_curl *c, GError **error_r)
 {
-	struct input_curl *c = is->data;
 	CURLcode code;
 	CURLMcode mcode;
 
@@ -627,10 +625,10 @@ input_curl_easy_init(struct input_stream *is, GError **error_r)
 			 "Music Player Daemon " VERSION);
 	curl_easy_setopt(c->easy, CURLOPT_HEADERFUNCTION,
 			 input_curl_headerfunction);
-	curl_easy_setopt(c->easy, CURLOPT_WRITEHEADER, is);
+	curl_easy_setopt(c->easy, CURLOPT_WRITEHEADER, c);
 	curl_easy_setopt(c->easy, CURLOPT_WRITEFUNCTION,
 			 input_curl_writefunction);
-	curl_easy_setopt(c->easy, CURLOPT_WRITEDATA, is);
+	curl_easy_setopt(c->easy, CURLOPT_WRITEDATA, c);
 	curl_easy_setopt(c->easy, CURLOPT_HTTP200ALIASES, http_200_aliases);
 	curl_easy_setopt(c->easy, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, 1);
 	curl_easy_setopt(c->easy, CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS, 5);
@@ -669,9 +667,9 @@ input_curl_easy_init(struct input_stream *is, GError **error_r)
 void
 input_curl_reinit(struct input_stream *is)
 {
-	struct input_curl *c = is->data;
+	struct input_curl *c = (struct input_curl *)is;
 
-	assert(is->plugin == &input_plugin_curl);
+	assert(c->base.plugin == &input_plugin_curl);
 	assert(c->easy != NULL);
 
 	curl_easy_setopt(c->easy, CURLOPT_WRITEHEADER, is);
@@ -702,7 +700,7 @@ static bool
 input_curl_seek(struct input_stream *is, goffset offset, int whence,
 		GError **error_r)
 {
-	struct input_curl *c = is->data;
+	struct input_curl *c = (struct input_curl *)is;
 	bool ret;
 
 	assert(is->ready);
@@ -774,7 +772,7 @@ input_curl_seek(struct input_stream *is, goffset offset, int whence,
 		return true;
 	}
 
-	ret = input_curl_easy_init(is, error_r);
+	ret = input_curl_easy_init(c, error_r);
 	if (!ret)
 		return false;
 
@@ -789,55 +787,54 @@ input_curl_seek(struct input_stream *is, goffset offset, int whence,
 	if (!ret)
 		return false;
 
-	return input_curl_multi_info_read(is, error_r);
+	return input_curl_multi_info_read(c, error_r);
 }
 
-static bool
-input_curl_open(struct input_stream *is, const char *url, GError **error_r)
+static struct input_stream *
+input_curl_open(const char *url, GError **error_r)
 {
 	struct input_curl *c;
 	bool ret;
 
 	if (strncmp(url, "http://", 7) != 0)
-		return false;
+		return NULL;
 
 	c = g_new0(struct input_curl, 1);
+	input_stream_init(&c->base, &input_plugin_curl);
+
 	c->url = g_strdup(url);
 	c->buffers = g_queue_new();
 
-	is->plugin = &input_plugin_curl;
-	is->data = c;
-
 	c->multi = curl_multi_init();
 	if (c->multi == NULL) {
 		g_set_error(error_r, curl_quark(), 0,
 			    "curl_multi_init() failed");
-		input_curl_free(is);
-		return false;
+		input_curl_free(c);
+		return NULL;
 	}
 
 	icy_clear(&c->icy_metadata);
 	c->tag = NULL;
 
-	ret = input_curl_easy_init(is, error_r);
+	ret = input_curl_easy_init(c, error_r);
 	if (!ret) {
-		input_curl_free(is);
-		return false;
+		input_curl_free(c);
+		return NULL;
 	}
 
 	ret = input_curl_send_request(c, error_r);
 	if (!ret) {
-		input_curl_free(is);
-		return false;
+		input_curl_free(c);
+		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	ret = input_curl_multi_info_read(is, error_r);
+	ret = input_curl_multi_info_read(c, error_r);
 	if (!ret) {
-		input_curl_free(is);
-		return false;
+		input_curl_free(c);
+		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	return true;
+	return &c->base;
 }
 
 const struct input_plugin input_plugin_curl = {
diff --git a/src/input/file_input_plugin.c b/src/input/file_input_plugin.c
index 92da42290..1c5813f88 100644
--- a/src/input/file_input_plugin.c
+++ b/src/input/file_input_plugin.c
@@ -32,18 +32,24 @@
 #undef G_LOG_DOMAIN
 #define G_LOG_DOMAIN "input_file"
 
+struct file_input_stream {
+	struct input_stream base;
+
+	int fd;
+};
+
 static inline GQuark
 file_quark(void)
 {
 	return g_quark_from_static_string("file");
 }
 
-static bool
-input_file_open(struct input_stream *is, const char *filename,
-		GError **error_r)
+static struct input_stream *
+input_file_open(const char *filename, GError **error_r)
 {
 	int fd, ret;
 	struct stat st;
+	struct file_input_stream *fis;
 
 	if (!g_path_is_absolute(filename))
 		return false;
@@ -57,8 +63,6 @@ input_file_open(struct input_stream *is, const char *filename,
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	is->seekable = true;
-
 	ret = fstat(fd, &st);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		g_set_error(error_r, file_quark(), errno,
@@ -75,26 +79,29 @@ input_file_open(struct input_stream *is, const char *filename,
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	is->size = st.st_size;
-
 #ifdef POSIX_FADV_SEQUENTIAL
-	posix_fadvise(fd, (off_t)0, is->size, POSIX_FADV_SEQUENTIAL);
+	posix_fadvise(fd, (off_t)0, st.st_size, POSIX_FADV_SEQUENTIAL);
 #endif
 
-	is->plugin = &input_plugin_file;
-	is->data = GINT_TO_POINTER(fd);
-	is->ready = true;
+	fis = g_new(struct file_input_stream, 1);
+	input_stream_init(&fis->base, &input_plugin_file);
 
-	return true;
+	fis->base.size = st.st_size;
+	fis->base.seekable = true;
+	fis->base.ready = true;
+
+	fis->fd = fd;
+
+	return &fis->base;
 }
 
 static bool
 input_file_seek(struct input_stream *is, goffset offset, int whence,
 		GError **error_r)
 {
-	int fd = GPOINTER_TO_INT(is->data);
+	struct file_input_stream *fis = (struct file_input_stream *)is;
 
-	offset = (goffset)lseek(fd, (off_t)offset, whence);
+	offset = (goffset)lseek(fis->fd, (off_t)offset, whence);
 	if (offset < 0) {
 		g_set_error(error_r, file_quark(), errno,
 			    "Failed to seek: %s", g_strerror(errno));
@@ -109,10 +116,10 @@ static size_t
 input_file_read(struct input_stream *is, void *ptr, size_t size,
 		GError **error_r)
 {
-	int fd = GPOINTER_TO_INT(is->data);
+	struct file_input_stream *fis = (struct file_input_stream *)is;
 	ssize_t nbytes;
 
-	nbytes = read(fd, ptr, size);
+	nbytes = read(fis->fd, ptr, size);
 	if (nbytes < 0) {
 		g_set_error(error_r, file_quark(), errno,
 			    "Failed to read: %s", g_strerror(errno));
@@ -126,9 +133,10 @@ input_file_read(struct input_stream *is, void *ptr, size_t size,
 static void
 input_file_close(struct input_stream *is)
 {
-	int fd = GPOINTER_TO_INT(is->data);
+	struct file_input_stream *fis = (struct file_input_stream *)is;
 
-	close(fd);
+	close(fis->fd);
+	g_free(fis);
 }
 
 static bool
diff --git a/src/input/mms_input_plugin.c b/src/input/mms_input_plugin.c
index e7dc56bc8..5055eb05e 100644
--- a/src/input/mms_input_plugin.c
+++ b/src/input/mms_input_plugin.c
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 #define G_LOG_DOMAIN "input_mms"
 
 struct input_mms {
+	struct input_stream base;
+
 	mmsx_t *mms;
 
 	bool eof;
@@ -42,8 +44,8 @@ mms_quark(void)
 	return g_quark_from_static_string("mms");
 }
 
-static bool
-input_mms_open(struct input_stream *is, const char *url, GError **error_r)
+static struct input_stream *
+input_mms_open(const char *url, GError **error_r)
 {
 	struct input_mms *m;
 
@@ -51,30 +53,31 @@ input_mms_open(struct input_stream *is, const char *url, GError **error_r)
 	    !g_str_has_prefix(url, "mmsh://") &&
 	    !g_str_has_prefix(url, "mmst://") &&
 	    !g_str_has_prefix(url, "mmsu://"))
-		return false;
+		return NULL;
 
 	m = g_new(struct input_mms, 1);
+	input_stream_init(&m->base, &input_plugin_mms);
+
 	m->mms = mmsx_connect(NULL, NULL, url, 128 * 1024);
 	if (m->mms == NULL) {
 		g_set_error(error_r, mms_quark(), 0, "mmsx_connect() failed");
-		return false;
+		return NULL;
 	}
 
 	/* XX is this correct?  at least this selects the ffmpeg
 	   decoder, which seems to work fine*/
-	is->mime = g_strdup("audio/x-ms-wma");
+	m->base.mime = g_strdup("audio/x-ms-wma");
+
+	m->base.ready = true;
 
-	is->plugin = &input_plugin_mms;
-	is->data = m;
-	is->ready = true;
-	return true;
+	return &m->base;
 }
 
 static size_t
 input_mms_read(struct input_stream *is, void *ptr, size_t size,
 	       GError **error_r)
 {
-	struct input_mms *m = is->data;
+	struct input_mms *m = (struct input_mms *)is;
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = mmsx_read(NULL, m->mms, ptr, size);
@@ -97,7 +100,7 @@ input_mms_read(struct input_stream *is, void *ptr, size_t size,
 static void
 input_mms_close(struct input_stream *is)
 {
-	struct input_mms *m = is->data;
+	struct input_mms *m = (struct input_mms *)is;
 
 	mmsx_close(m->mms);
 	g_free(m);
@@ -106,7 +109,7 @@ input_mms_close(struct input_stream *is)
 static bool
 input_mms_eof(struct input_stream *is)
 {
-	struct input_mms *m = is->data;
+	struct input_mms *m = (struct input_mms *)is;
 
 	return m->eof;
 }
diff --git a/src/input/rewind_input_plugin.c b/src/input/rewind_input_plugin.c
index 54efa75fb..68b3e8036 100644
--- a/src/input/rewind_input_plugin.c
+++ b/src/input/rewind_input_plugin.c
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@
 #define G_LOG_DOMAIN "input_rewind"
 
 struct input_rewind {
-	struct input_stream input;
+	struct input_stream base;
+
+	struct input_stream *input;
 
 	/**
 	 * The read position within the buffer.  Undefined as long as
@@ -61,11 +63,9 @@ struct input_rewind {
  * contain more data for the next read operation?
  */
 static bool
-reading_from_buffer(const struct input_stream *is)
+reading_from_buffer(const struct input_rewind *r)
 {
-	const struct input_rewind *r = is->data;
-
-	return r->tail > 0 && is->offset < r->input.offset;
+	return r->tail > 0 && r->base.offset < r->input->offset;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@ reading_from_buffer(const struct input_stream *is)
  * attributes.
  */
 static void
-copy_attributes(struct input_stream *dest)
+copy_attributes(struct input_rewind *r)
 {
-	const struct input_rewind *r = dest->data;
-	const struct input_stream *src = &r->input;
+	struct input_stream *dest = &r->base;
+	const struct input_stream *src = r->input;
 
 	dest->ready = src->ready;
 	dest->seekable = src->seekable;
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@ copy_attributes(struct input_stream *dest)
 static void
 input_rewind_close(struct input_stream *is)
 {
-	struct input_rewind *r = is->data;
+	struct input_rewind *r = (struct input_rewind *)is;
 
-	input_stream_close(&r->input);
+	input_stream_close(r->input);
 
 	g_free(r);
 }
@@ -104,19 +104,19 @@ input_rewind_close(struct input_stream *is)
 static struct tag *
 input_rewind_tag(struct input_stream *is)
 {
-	struct input_rewind *r = is->data;
+	struct input_rewind *r = (struct input_rewind *)is;
 
-	return input_stream_tag(&r->input);
+	return input_stream_tag(r->input);
 }
 
 static int
 input_rewind_buffer(struct input_stream *is, GError **error_r)
 {
-	struct input_rewind *r = is->data;
+	struct input_rewind *r = (struct input_rewind *)is;
 
-	int ret = input_stream_buffer(&r->input, error_r);
-	if (ret < 0 || !reading_from_buffer(is))
-		copy_attributes(is);
+	int ret = input_stream_buffer(r->input, error_r);
+	if (ret < 0 || !reading_from_buffer(r))
+		copy_attributes(r);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -125,13 +125,13 @@ static size_t
 input_rewind_read(struct input_stream *is, void *ptr, size_t size,
 		  GError **error_r)
 {
-	struct input_rewind *r = is->data;
+	struct input_rewind *r = (struct input_rewind *)is;
 
-	if (reading_from_buffer(is)) {
+	if (reading_from_buffer(r)) {
 		/* buffered read */
 
 		assert(r->head == (size_t)is->offset);
-		assert(r->tail == (size_t)r->input.offset);
+		assert(r->tail == (size_t)r->input->offset);
 
 		if (size > r->tail - r->head)
 			size = r->tail - r->head;
@@ -144,9 +144,9 @@ input_rewind_read(struct input_stream *is, void *ptr, size_t size,
 	} else {
 		/* pass method call to underlying stream */
 
-		size_t nbytes = input_stream_read(&r->input, ptr, size, error_r);
+		size_t nbytes = input_stream_read(r->input, ptr, size, error_r);
 
-		if (r->input.offset > (goffset)sizeof(r->buffer))
+		if (r->input->offset > (goffset)sizeof(r->buffer))
 			/* disable buffering */
 			r->tail = 0;
 		else if (r->tail == (size_t)is->offset) {
@@ -155,46 +155,46 @@ input_rewind_read(struct input_stream *is, void *ptr, size_t size,
 			memcpy(r->buffer + r->tail, ptr, nbytes);
 			r->tail += nbytes;
 
-			assert(r->tail == (size_t)r->input.offset);
+			assert(r->tail == (size_t)r->input->offset);
 		}
 
-		copy_attributes(is);
+		copy_attributes(r);
 
 		return nbytes;
 	}
 }
 
 static bool
-input_rewind_eof(G_GNUC_UNUSED struct input_stream *is)
+input_rewind_eof(struct input_stream *is)
 {
-	struct input_rewind *r = is->data;
+	struct input_rewind *r = (struct input_rewind *)is;
 
-	return !reading_from_buffer(is) && input_stream_eof(&r->input);
+	return !reading_from_buffer(r) && input_stream_eof(r->input);
 }
 
 static bool
 input_rewind_seek(struct input_stream *is, goffset offset, int whence,
 		  GError **error_r)
 {
-	struct input_rewind *r = is->data;
+	struct input_rewind *r = (struct input_rewind *)is;
 
 	assert(is->ready);
 
 	if (whence == SEEK_SET && r->tail > 0 && offset <= (goffset)r->tail) {
 		/* buffered seek */
 
-		assert(!reading_from_buffer(is) ||
+		assert(!reading_from_buffer(r) ||
 		       r->head == (size_t)is->offset);
-		assert(r->tail == (size_t)r->input.offset);
+		assert(r->tail == (size_t)r->input->offset);
 
 		r->head = (size_t)offset;
 		is->offset = offset;
 
 		return true;
 	} else {
-		bool success = input_stream_seek(&r->input, offset, whence,
+		bool success = input_stream_seek(r->input, offset, whence,
 						 error_r);
-		copy_attributes(is);
+		copy_attributes(r);
 
 		/* disable the buffer, because r->input has left the
 		   buffered range now */
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ static const struct input_plugin rewind_input_plugin = {
 	.seek = input_rewind_seek,
 };
 
-void
+struct input_stream *
 input_rewind_open(struct input_stream *is)
 {
 	struct input_rewind *c;
@@ -224,17 +224,12 @@ input_rewind_open(struct input_stream *is)
 	if (is->plugin != &input_plugin_curl)
 		/* due to limitations in the input_plugin API, we only
 		   (explicitly) support the CURL input plugin */
-		return;
+		return is;
 
 	c = g_new(struct input_rewind, 1);
+	input_stream_init(&c->base, &rewind_input_plugin);
 	c->tail = 0;
+	c->input = is;
 
-	/* move the CURL input stream to c->input */
-	c->input = *is;
-	input_curl_reinit(&c->input);
-
-	/* convert the existing input_stream pointer to a "rewind"
-	   input stream */
-	is->plugin = &rewind_input_plugin;
-	is->data = c;
+	return &c->base;
 }
diff --git a/src/input/rewind_input_plugin.h b/src/input/rewind_input_plugin.h
index 83152e588..27ad169b6 100644
--- a/src/input/rewind_input_plugin.h
+++ b/src/input/rewind_input_plugin.h
@@ -33,15 +33,15 @@ struct input_stream;
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_CURL
 
-void
+struct input_stream *
 input_rewind_open(struct input_stream *is);
 
 #else
 
-static inline void
+static inline struct input_stream *
 input_rewind_open(struct input_stream *is)
 {
-	(void)is;
+	return is;
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/input_plugin.h b/src/input_plugin.h
index bc48b9d4b..10be48dbb 100644
--- a/src/input_plugin.h
+++ b/src/input_plugin.h
@@ -48,8 +48,7 @@ struct input_plugin {
 	 */
 	void (*finish)(void);
 
-	bool (*open)(struct input_stream *is, const char *url,
-		     GError **error_r);
+	struct input_stream *(*open)(const char *uri, GError **error_r);
 	void (*close)(struct input_stream *is);
 
 	struct tag *(*tag)(struct input_stream *is);
diff --git a/src/input_stream.c b/src/input_stream.c
index 0cf0558d6..96c692176 100644
--- a/src/input_stream.c
+++ b/src/input_stream.c
@@ -32,38 +32,34 @@ input_quark(void)
 	return g_quark_from_static_string("input");
 }
 
-bool
-input_stream_open(struct input_stream *is, const char *url, GError **error_r)
+struct input_stream *
+input_stream_open(const char *url, GError **error_r)
 {
 	GError *error = NULL;
 
 	assert(error_r == NULL || *error_r == NULL);
 
-	is->seekable = false;
-	is->ready = false;
-	is->offset = 0;
-	is->size = -1;
-	is->mime = NULL;
-
 	for (unsigned i = 0; input_plugins[i] != NULL; ++i) {
 		const struct input_plugin *plugin = input_plugins[i];
+		struct input_stream *is;
 
 		if (!input_plugins_enabled[i])
 			continue;
 
-		if (plugin->open(is, url, &error)) {
+		is = plugin->open(url, &error);
+		if (is != NULL) {
 			assert(is->plugin != NULL);
 			assert(is->plugin->close != NULL);
 			assert(is->plugin->read != NULL);
 			assert(is->plugin->eof != NULL);
 			assert(!is->seekable || is->plugin->seek != NULL);
 
-			input_rewind_open(is);
+			is = input_rewind_open(is);
 
-			return true;
+			return is;
 		} else if (error != NULL) {
 			g_propagate_error(error_r, error);
-			return false;
+			return NULL;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -103,9 +99,9 @@ input_stream_read(struct input_stream *is, void *ptr, size_t size,
 
 void input_stream_close(struct input_stream *is)
 {
-	is->plugin->close(is);
-
 	g_free(is->mime);
+
+	is->plugin->close(is);
 }
 
 bool input_stream_eof(struct input_stream *is)
diff --git a/src/input_stream.h b/src/input_stream.h
index 069a9f581..e48f7eb26 100644
--- a/src/input_stream.h
+++ b/src/input_stream.h
@@ -39,11 +39,6 @@ struct input_stream {
 	const struct input_plugin *plugin;
 
 	/**
-	 * an opaque pointer managed by the plugin
-	 */
-	void *data;
-
-	/**
 	 * indicates whether the stream is ready for reading and
 	 * whether the other attributes in this struct are valid
 	 */
@@ -70,20 +65,28 @@ struct input_stream {
 	char *mime;
 };
 
+static inline void
+input_stream_init(struct input_stream *is, const struct input_plugin *plugin)
+{
+	is->plugin = plugin;
+	is->ready = false;
+	is->seekable = false;
+	is->size = -1;
+	is->offset = 0;
+	is->mime = NULL;
+}
+
 /**
  * Opens a new input stream.  You may not access it until the "ready"
  * flag is set.
  *
- * @param is the input_stream object allocated by the caller
- * @return true on success
+ * @return an #input_stream object on success, NULL on error
  */
-bool
-input_stream_open(struct input_stream *is, const char *url, GError **error_r);
+struct input_stream *
+input_stream_open(const char *uri, GError **error_r);
 
 /**
- * Closes the input stream and free resources.  This does not free the
- * input_stream pointer itself, because it is assumed to be allocated
- * by the caller.
+ * Close the input stream and free resources.
  */
 void
 input_stream_close(struct input_stream *is);