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1 /* GObject - GLib Type, Object, Parameter and Signal Library
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19 * gparam.h: GParamSpec base class implementation
21 #if !defined (__GLIB_GOBJECT_H_INSIDE__) && !defined (GOBJECT_COMPILATION)
22 #error "Only <glib-object.h> can be included directly."
23 #endif
25 #ifndef __G_PARAM_H__
26 #define __G_PARAM_H__
28 #include <gobject/gvalue.h>
30 G_BEGIN_DECLS
32 /* --- standard type macros --- */
33 #define G_TYPE_IS_PARAM(type) (G_TYPE_FUNDAMENTAL (type) == G_TYPE_PARAM)
34 #define G_PARAM_SPEC(pspec) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((pspec), G_TYPE_PARAM, GParamSpec))
35 #define G_IS_PARAM_SPEC(pspec) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((pspec), G_TYPE_PARAM))
36 #define G_PARAM_SPEC_CLASS(pclass) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST ((pclass), G_TYPE_PARAM, GParamSpecClass))
37 #define G_IS_PARAM_SPEC_CLASS(pclass) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((pclass), G_TYPE_PARAM))
38 #define G_PARAM_SPEC_GET_CLASS(pspec) (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS ((pspec), G_TYPE_PARAM, GParamSpecClass))
41 /* --- convenience macros --- */
42 #define G_PARAM_SPEC_TYPE(pspec) (G_TYPE_FROM_INSTANCE (pspec))
43 #define G_PARAM_SPEC_TYPE_NAME(pspec) (g_type_name (G_PARAM_SPEC_TYPE (pspec)))
44 #define G_PARAM_SPEC_VALUE_TYPE(pspec) (G_PARAM_SPEC (pspec)->value_type)
45 #define G_VALUE_HOLDS_PARAM(value) (G_TYPE_CHECK_VALUE_TYPE ((value), G_TYPE_PARAM))
48 /* --- flags --- */
49 typedef enum
51 G_PARAM_READABLE = 1 << 0,
52 G_PARAM_WRITABLE = 1 << 1,
53 G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT = 1 << 2,
54 G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY = 1 << 3,
55 G_PARAM_LAX_VALIDATION = 1 << 4,
56 G_PARAM_PRIVATE = 1 << 5
57 } GParamFlags;
58 #define G_PARAM_READWRITE (G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_WRITABLE)
59 #define G_PARAM_MASK (0x000000ff)
60 /* bits in the range 0xffffff00 are reserved for 3rd party usage */
61 #define G_PARAM_USER_SHIFT (8)
64 /* --- typedefs & structures --- */
65 typedef struct _GParamSpec GParamSpec;
66 typedef struct _GParamSpecClass GParamSpecClass;
67 typedef struct _GParameter GParameter;
68 typedef struct _GParamSpecPool GParamSpecPool;
69 struct _GParamSpec
71 GTypeInstance g_type_instance;
73 gchar *name;
74 GParamFlags flags;
75 GType value_type;
76 GType owner_type; /* class using this property */
78 /*< private >*/
79 gchar *_nick;
80 gchar *_blurb;
81 GData *qdata;
82 guint ref_count;
83 guint param_id; /* sort-criteria */
85 struct _GParamSpecClass
87 GTypeClass g_type_class;
89 GType value_type;
91 void (*finalize) (GParamSpec *pspec);
93 /* GParam methods */
94 void (*value_set_default) (GParamSpec *pspec,
95 GValue *value);
96 gboolean (*value_validate) (GParamSpec *pspec,
97 GValue *value);
98 gint (*values_cmp) (GParamSpec *pspec,
99 const GValue *value1,
100 const GValue *value2);
101 gpointer dummy[4];
103 struct _GParameter /* auxillary structure for _setv() variants */
105 const gchar *name;
106 GValue value;
110 /* --- prototypes --- */
111 GParamSpec* g_param_spec_ref (GParamSpec *pspec);
112 void g_param_spec_unref (GParamSpec *pspec);
113 void g_param_spec_sink (GParamSpec *pspec);
114 gpointer g_param_spec_get_qdata (GParamSpec *pspec,
115 GQuark quark);
116 void g_param_spec_set_qdata (GParamSpec *pspec,
117 GQuark quark,
118 gpointer data);
119 void g_param_spec_set_qdata_full (GParamSpec *pspec,
120 GQuark quark,
121 gpointer data,
122 GDestroyNotify destroy);
123 gpointer g_param_spec_steal_qdata (GParamSpec *pspec,
124 GQuark quark);
125 void g_param_value_set_default (GParamSpec *pspec,
126 GValue *value);
127 gboolean g_param_value_defaults (GParamSpec *pspec,
128 GValue *value);
129 gboolean g_param_value_validate (GParamSpec *pspec,
130 GValue *value);
131 gboolean g_param_value_convert (GParamSpec *pspec,
132 const GValue *src_value,
133 GValue *dest_value,
134 gboolean strict_validation);
135 gint g_param_values_cmp (GParamSpec *pspec,
136 const GValue *value1,
137 const GValue *value2);
138 G_CONST_RETURN gchar* g_param_spec_get_name (GParamSpec *pspec);
139 G_CONST_RETURN gchar* g_param_spec_get_nick (GParamSpec *pspec);
140 G_CONST_RETURN gchar* g_param_spec_get_blurb (GParamSpec *pspec);
141 void g_value_set_param (GValue *value,
142 GParamSpec *param);
143 GParamSpec* g_value_get_param (const GValue *value);
144 GParamSpec* g_value_dup_param (const GValue *value);
147 /* --- marshaller specific --- */
148 void g_value_set_param_take_ownership (GValue *value,
149 GParamSpec *param);
152 /* --- convenience functions --- */
153 typedef struct _GParamSpecTypeInfo GParamSpecTypeInfo;
154 struct _GParamSpecTypeInfo
156 /* type system portion */
157 guint16 instance_size; /* obligatory */
158 guint16 n_preallocs; /* optional */
159 void (*instance_init) (GParamSpec *pspec); /* optional */
161 /* class portion */
162 GType value_type; /* obligatory */
163 void (*finalize) (GParamSpec *pspec); /* optional */
164 void (*value_set_default) (GParamSpec *pspec, /* recommended */
165 GValue *value);
166 gboolean (*value_validate) (GParamSpec *pspec, /* optional */
167 GValue *value);
168 gint (*values_cmp) (GParamSpec *pspec, /* recommended */
169 const GValue *value1,
170 const GValue *value2);
172 GType g_param_type_register_static (const gchar *name,
173 const GParamSpecTypeInfo *pspec_info);
175 /* For registering builting types */
176 GType _g_param_type_register_static_constant (const gchar *name,
177 const GParamSpecTypeInfo *pspec_info,
178 GType opt_type);
181 /* --- protected --- */
182 gpointer g_param_spec_internal (GType param_type,
183 const gchar *name,
184 const gchar *nick,
185 const gchar *blurb,
186 GParamFlags flags);
187 GParamSpecPool* g_param_spec_pool_new (gboolean type_prefixing);
188 void g_param_spec_pool_insert (GParamSpecPool *pool,
189 GParamSpec *pspec,
190 GType owner_type);
191 void g_param_spec_pool_remove (GParamSpecPool *pool,
192 GParamSpec *pspec);
193 GParamSpec* g_param_spec_pool_lookup (GParamSpecPool *pool,
194 const gchar *param_name,
195 GType owner_type,
196 gboolean walk_ancestors);
197 GList* g_param_spec_pool_list_owned (GParamSpecPool *pool,
198 GType owner_type);
199 GParamSpec** g_param_spec_pool_list (GParamSpecPool *pool,
200 GType owner_type,
201 guint *n_pspecs_p);
205 /* contracts:
207 * gboolean value_validate (GParamSpec *pspec,
208 * GValue *value):
209 * modify value contents in the least destructive way, so
210 * that it complies with pspec's requirements (i.e.
211 * according to minimum/maximum ranges etc...). return
212 * whether modification was necessary.
214 * gint values_cmp (GParamSpec *pspec,
215 * const GValue *value1,
216 * const GValue *value2):
217 * return value1 - value2, i.e. (-1) if value1 < value2,
218 * (+1) if value1 > value2, and (0) otherwise (equality)
221 G_END_DECLS
223 #endif /* __G_PARAM_H__ */