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1 /* GDBus - GLib D-Bus Library
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20 * Author: David Zeuthen <davidz@redhat.com>
23 #if !defined (__GIO_GIO_H_INSIDE__) && !defined (GIO_COMPILATION)
24 #error "Only <gio/gio.h> can be included directly."
25 #endif
27 #ifndef __G_DBUS_CONNECTION_H__
28 #define __G_DBUS_CONNECTION_H__
30 #include <gio/giotypes.h>
32 G_BEGIN_DECLS
34 #define G_TYPE_DBUS_CONNECTION (g_dbus_connection_get_type ())
35 #define G_DBUS_CONNECTION(o) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((o), G_TYPE_DBUS_CONNECTION, GDBusConnection))
36 #define G_IS_DBUS_CONNECTION(o) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((o), G_TYPE_DBUS_CONNECTION))
38 GType g_dbus_connection_get_type (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
40 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
42 void g_bus_get (GBusType bus_type,
43 GCancellable *cancellable,
44 GAsyncReadyCallback callback,
45 gpointer user_data);
46 GDBusConnection *g_bus_get_finish (GAsyncResult *res,
47 GError **error);
48 GDBusConnection *g_bus_get_sync (GBusType bus_type,
49 GCancellable *cancellable,
50 GError **error);
52 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
54 void g_dbus_connection_new (GIOStream *stream,
55 const gchar *guid,
56 GDBusConnectionFlags flags,
57 GDBusAuthObserver *observer,
58 GCancellable *cancellable,
59 GAsyncReadyCallback callback,
60 gpointer user_data);
61 GDBusConnection *g_dbus_connection_new_finish (GAsyncResult *res,
62 GError **error);
63 GDBusConnection *g_dbus_connection_new_sync (GIOStream *stream,
64 const gchar *guid,
65 GDBusConnectionFlags flags,
66 GDBusAuthObserver *observer,
67 GCancellable *cancellable,
68 GError **error);
70 void g_dbus_connection_new_for_address (const gchar *address,
71 GDBusConnectionFlags flags,
72 GDBusAuthObserver *observer,
73 GCancellable *cancellable,
74 GAsyncReadyCallback callback,
75 gpointer user_data);
76 GDBusConnection *g_dbus_connection_new_for_address_finish (GAsyncResult *res,
77 GError **error);
78 GDBusConnection *g_dbus_connection_new_for_address_sync (const gchar *address,
79 GDBusConnectionFlags flags,
80 GDBusAuthObserver *observer,
81 GCancellable *cancellable,
82 GError **error);
84 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
86 void g_dbus_connection_start_message_processing (GDBusConnection *connection);
87 gboolean g_dbus_connection_is_closed (GDBusConnection *connection);
88 GIOStream *g_dbus_connection_get_stream (GDBusConnection *connection);
89 const gchar *g_dbus_connection_get_guid (GDBusConnection *connection);
90 const gchar *g_dbus_connection_get_unique_name (GDBusConnection *connection);
91 GCredentials *g_dbus_connection_get_peer_credentials (GDBusConnection *connection);
92 gboolean g_dbus_connection_get_exit_on_close (GDBusConnection *connection);
93 void g_dbus_connection_set_exit_on_close (GDBusConnection *connection,
94 gboolean exit_on_close);
95 GDBusCapabilityFlags g_dbus_connection_get_capabilities (GDBusConnection *connection);
97 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
99 void g_dbus_connection_close (GDBusConnection *connection,
100 GCancellable *cancellable,
101 GAsyncReadyCallback callback,
102 gpointer user_data);
103 gboolean g_dbus_connection_close_finish (GDBusConnection *connection,
104 GAsyncResult *res,
105 GError **error);
106 gboolean g_dbus_connection_close_sync (GDBusConnection *connection,
107 GCancellable *cancellable,
108 GError **error);
110 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
112 void g_dbus_connection_flush (GDBusConnection *connection,
113 GCancellable *cancellable,
114 GAsyncReadyCallback callback,
115 gpointer user_data);
116 gboolean g_dbus_connection_flush_finish (GDBusConnection *connection,
117 GAsyncResult *res,
118 GError **error);
119 gboolean g_dbus_connection_flush_sync (GDBusConnection *connection,
120 GCancellable *cancellable,
121 GError **error);
123 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
125 gboolean g_dbus_connection_send_message (GDBusConnection *connection,
126 GDBusMessage *message,
127 GDBusSendMessageFlags flags,
128 volatile guint32 *out_serial,
129 GError **error);
130 void g_dbus_connection_send_message_with_reply (GDBusConnection *connection,
131 GDBusMessage *message,
132 GDBusSendMessageFlags flags,
133 gint timeout_msec,
134 volatile guint32 *out_serial,
135 GCancellable *cancellable,
136 GAsyncReadyCallback callback,
137 gpointer user_data);
138 GDBusMessage *g_dbus_connection_send_message_with_reply_finish (GDBusConnection *connection,
139 GAsyncResult *res,
140 GError **error);
141 GDBusMessage *g_dbus_connection_send_message_with_reply_sync (GDBusConnection *connection,
142 GDBusMessage *message,
143 GDBusSendMessageFlags flags,
144 gint timeout_msec,
145 volatile guint32 *out_serial,
146 GCancellable *cancellable,
147 GError **error);
149 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
151 gboolean g_dbus_connection_emit_signal (GDBusConnection *connection,
152 const gchar *destination_bus_name,
153 const gchar *object_path,
154 const gchar *interface_name,
155 const gchar *signal_name,
156 GVariant *parameters,
157 GError **error);
158 void g_dbus_connection_call (GDBusConnection *connection,
159 const gchar *bus_name,
160 const gchar *object_path,
161 const gchar *interface_name,
162 const gchar *method_name,
163 GVariant *parameters,
164 const GVariantType *reply_type,
165 GDBusCallFlags flags,
166 gint timeout_msec,
167 GCancellable *cancellable,
168 GAsyncReadyCallback callback,
169 gpointer user_data);
170 GVariant *g_dbus_connection_call_finish (GDBusConnection *connection,
171 GAsyncResult *res,
172 GError **error);
173 GVariant *g_dbus_connection_call_sync (GDBusConnection *connection,
174 const gchar *bus_name,
175 const gchar *object_path,
176 const gchar *interface_name,
177 const gchar *method_name,
178 GVariant *parameters,
179 const GVariantType *reply_type,
180 GDBusCallFlags flags,
181 gint timeout_msec,
182 GCancellable *cancellable,
183 GError **error);
185 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
189 * GDBusInterfaceMethodCallFunc:
190 * @connection: A #GDBusConnection.
191 * @sender: The unique bus name of the remote caller.
192 * @object_path: The object path that the method was invoked on.
193 * @interface_name: The D-Bus interface name the method was invoked on.
194 * @method_name: The name of the method that was invoked.
195 * @parameters: A #GVariant tuple with parameters.
196 * @invocation: A #GDBusMethodInvocation object that can be used to return a value or error.
197 * @user_data: The @user_data #gpointer passed to g_dbus_connection_register_object().
199 * The type of the @method_call function in #GDBusInterfaceVTable.
201 * Since: 2.26
203 typedef void (*GDBusInterfaceMethodCallFunc) (GDBusConnection *connection,
204 const gchar *sender,
205 const gchar *object_path,
206 const gchar *interface_name,
207 const gchar *method_name,
208 GVariant *parameters,
209 GDBusMethodInvocation *invocation,
210 gpointer user_data);
213 * GDBusInterfaceGetPropertyFunc:
214 * @connection: A #GDBusConnection.
215 * @sender: The unique bus name of the remote caller.
216 * @object_path: The object path that the method was invoked on.
217 * @interface_name: The D-Bus interface name for the property.
218 * @property_name: The name of the property to get the value of.
219 * @error: Return location for error.
220 * @user_data: The @user_data #gpointer passed to g_dbus_connection_register_object().
222 * The type of the @get_property function in #GDBusInterfaceVTable.
224 * Returns: A #GVariant with the value for @property_name or %NULL if
225 * @error is set. If the returned #GVariant is floating, it is
226 * consumed - otherwise its reference count is decreased by one.
228 * Since: 2.26
230 typedef GVariant *(*GDBusInterfaceGetPropertyFunc) (GDBusConnection *connection,
231 const gchar *sender,
232 const gchar *object_path,
233 const gchar *interface_name,
234 const gchar *property_name,
235 GError **error,
236 gpointer user_data);
239 * GDBusInterfaceSetPropertyFunc:
240 * @connection: A #GDBusConnection.
241 * @sender: The unique bus name of the remote caller.
242 * @object_path: The object path that the method was invoked on.
243 * @interface_name: The D-Bus interface name for the property.
244 * @property_name: The name of the property to get the value of.
245 * @value: The value to set the property to.
246 * @error: Return location for error.
247 * @user_data: The @user_data #gpointer passed to g_dbus_connection_register_object().
249 * The type of the @set_property function in #GDBusInterfaceVTable.
251 * Returns: %TRUE if the property was set to @value, %FALSE if @error is set.
253 * Since: 2.26
255 typedef gboolean (*GDBusInterfaceSetPropertyFunc) (GDBusConnection *connection,
256 const gchar *sender,
257 const gchar *object_path,
258 const gchar *interface_name,
259 const gchar *property_name,
260 GVariant *value,
261 GError **error,
262 gpointer user_data);
265 * GDBusInterfaceVTable:
266 * @method_call: Function for handling incoming method calls.
267 * @get_property: Function for getting a property.
268 * @set_property: Function for setting a property.
270 * Virtual table for handling properties and method calls for a D-Bus
271 * interface.
273 * If you want to handle getting/setting D-Bus properties asynchronously, simply
274 * register an object with the <literal>org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties</literal>
275 * D-Bus interface using g_dbus_connection_register_object().
277 * Since: 2.26
279 struct _GDBusInterfaceVTable
281 GDBusInterfaceMethodCallFunc method_call;
282 GDBusInterfaceGetPropertyFunc get_property;
283 GDBusInterfaceSetPropertyFunc set_property;
285 /*< private >*/
286 /* Padding for future expansion - also remember to update
287 * gdbusconnection.c:_g_dbus_interface_vtable_copy() when
288 * changing this.
290 gpointer padding[8];
293 guint g_dbus_connection_register_object (GDBusConnection *connection,
294 const gchar *object_path,
295 GDBusInterfaceInfo *interface_info,
296 const GDBusInterfaceVTable *vtable,
297 gpointer user_data,
298 GDestroyNotify user_data_free_func,
299 GError **error);
300 gboolean g_dbus_connection_unregister_object (GDBusConnection *connection,
301 guint registration_id);
303 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
306 * GDBusSubtreeEnumerateFunc:
307 * @connection: A #GDBusConnection.
308 * @sender: The unique bus name of the remote caller.
309 * @object_path: The object path that was registered with g_dbus_connection_register_subtree().
310 * @user_data: The @user_data #gpointer passed to g_dbus_connection_register_subtree().
312 * The type of the @enumerate function in #GDBusSubtreeVTable.
314 * This function is called when generating introspection data and also
315 * when preparing to dispatch incoming messages in the event that the
316 * %G_DBUS_SUBTREE_FLAGS_DISPATCH_TO_UNENUMERATED_NODES flag is not
317 * specified (ie: to verify that the object path is valid).
319 * Hierarchies are not supported; the items that you return should not
320 * contain the '/' character.
322 * The return value will be freed with g_strfreev().
324 * Returns: A newly allocated array of strings for node names that are children of @object_path.
326 * Since: 2.26
328 typedef gchar** (*GDBusSubtreeEnumerateFunc) (GDBusConnection *connection,
329 const gchar *sender,
330 const gchar *object_path,
331 gpointer user_data);
334 * GDBusSubtreeIntrospectFunc:
335 * @connection: A #GDBusConnection.
336 * @sender: The unique bus name of the remote caller.
337 * @object_path: The object path that was registered with g_dbus_connection_register_subtree().
338 * @node: A node that is a child of @object_path (relative to @object_path) or %NULL for the root of the subtree.
339 * @user_data: The @user_data #gpointer passed to g_dbus_connection_register_subtree().
341 * The type of the @introspect function in #GDBusSubtreeVTable.
343 * Subtrees are flat. @node, if non-%NULL, is always exactly one
344 * segment of the object path (ie: it never contains a slash).
346 * This function should return %NULL to indicate that there is no object
347 * at this node.
349 * If this function returns non-%NULL, the return value is expected to
350 * be a %NULL-terminated array of pointers to #GDBusInterfaceInfo
351 * structures describing the interfaces implemented by @node. This
352 * array will have g_dbus_interface_info_unref() called on each item
353 * before being freed with g_free().
355 * The difference between returning %NULL and an array containing zero
356 * items is that the standard DBus interfaces will returned to the
357 * remote introspector in the empty array case, but not in the %NULL
358 * case.
360 * Returns: A %NULL-terminated array of pointers to #GDBusInterfaceInfo, or %NULL.
362 * Since: 2.26
364 typedef GDBusInterfaceInfo ** (*GDBusSubtreeIntrospectFunc) (GDBusConnection *connection,
365 const gchar *sender,
366 const gchar *object_path,
367 const gchar *node,
368 gpointer user_data);
371 * GDBusSubtreeDispatchFunc:
372 * @connection: A #GDBusConnection.
373 * @sender: The unique bus name of the remote caller.
374 * @object_path: The object path that was registered with g_dbus_connection_register_subtree().
375 * @interface_name: The D-Bus interface name that the method call or property access is for.
376 * @node: A node that is a child of @object_path (relative to @object_path) or %NULL for the root of the subtree.
377 * @out_user_data: Return location for user data to pass to functions in the returned #GDBusInterfaceVTable (never %NULL).
378 * @user_data: The @user_data #gpointer passed to g_dbus_connection_register_subtree().
380 * The type of the @dispatch function in #GDBusSubtreeVTable.
382 * Subtrees are flat. @node, if non-%NULL, is always exactly one
383 * segment of the object path (ie: it never contains a slash).
385 * Returns: A #GDBusInterfaceVTable or %NULL if you don't want to handle the methods.
387 * Since: 2.26
389 typedef const GDBusInterfaceVTable * (*GDBusSubtreeDispatchFunc) (GDBusConnection *connection,
390 const gchar *sender,
391 const gchar *object_path,
392 const gchar *interface_name,
393 const gchar *node,
394 gpointer *out_user_data,
395 gpointer user_data);
398 * GDBusSubtreeVTable:
399 * @enumerate: Function for enumerating child nodes.
400 * @introspect: Function for introspecting a child node.
401 * @dispatch: Function for dispatching a remote call on a child node.
403 * Virtual table for handling subtrees registered with g_dbus_connection_register_subtree().
405 * Since: 2.26
407 struct _GDBusSubtreeVTable
409 GDBusSubtreeEnumerateFunc enumerate;
410 GDBusSubtreeIntrospectFunc introspect;
411 GDBusSubtreeDispatchFunc dispatch;
413 /*< private >*/
414 /* Padding for future expansion - also remember to update
415 * gdbusconnection.c:_g_dbus_subtree_vtable_copy() when
416 * changing this.
418 gpointer padding[8];
421 guint g_dbus_connection_register_subtree (GDBusConnection *connection,
422 const gchar *object_path,
423 const GDBusSubtreeVTable *vtable,
424 GDBusSubtreeFlags flags,
425 gpointer user_data,
426 GDestroyNotify user_data_free_func,
427 GError **error);
428 gboolean g_dbus_connection_unregister_subtree (GDBusConnection *connection,
429 guint registration_id);
431 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
434 * GDBusSignalCallback:
435 * @connection: A #GDBusConnection.
436 * @sender_name: The unique bus name of the sender of the signal.
437 * @object_path: The object path that the signal was emitted on.
438 * @interface_name: The name of the interface.
439 * @signal_name: The name of the signal.
440 * @parameters: A #GVariant tuple with parameters for the signal.
441 * @user_data: User data passed when subscribing to the signal.
443 * Signature for callback function used in g_dbus_connection_signal_subscribe().
445 * Since: 2.26
447 typedef void (*GDBusSignalCallback) (GDBusConnection *connection,
448 const gchar *sender_name,
449 const gchar *object_path,
450 const gchar *interface_name,
451 const gchar *signal_name,
452 GVariant *parameters,
453 gpointer user_data);
455 guint g_dbus_connection_signal_subscribe (GDBusConnection *connection,
456 const gchar *sender,
457 const gchar *interface_name,
458 const gchar *member,
459 const gchar *object_path,
460 const gchar *arg0,
461 GDBusSignalFlags flags,
462 GDBusSignalCallback callback,
463 gpointer user_data,
464 GDestroyNotify user_data_free_func);
465 void g_dbus_connection_signal_unsubscribe (GDBusConnection *connection,
466 guint subscription_id);
468 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
471 * GDBusMessageFilterFunction:
472 * @connection: (transfer none): A #GDBusConnection.
473 * @message: (transfer full): A locked #GDBusMessage that the filter function takes ownership of.
474 * @incoming: %TRUE if it is a message received from the other peer, %FALSE if it is
475 * a message to be sent to the other peer.
476 * @user_data: User data passed when adding the filter.
478 * Signature for function used in g_dbus_connection_add_filter().
480 * A filter function is passed a #GDBusMessage and expected to return
481 * a #GDBusMessage too. Passive filter functions that don't modify the
482 * message can simply return the @message object:
483 * |[
484 * static GDBusMessage *
485 * passive_filter (GDBusConnection *connection
486 * GDBusMessage *message,
487 * gboolean incoming,
488 * gpointer user_data)
490 * /<!-- -->* inspect @message *<!-- -->/
491 * return message;
493 * ]|
494 * Filter functions that wants to drop a message can simply return %NULL:
495 * |[
496 * static GDBusMessage *
497 * drop_filter (GDBusConnection *connection
498 * GDBusMessage *message,
499 * gboolean incoming,
500 * gpointer user_data)
502 * if (should_drop_message)
504 * g_object_unref (message);
505 * message = NULL;
507 * return message;
509 * ]|
510 * Finally, a filter function may modify a message by copying it:
511 * |[
512 * static GDBusMessage *
513 * modifying_filter (GDBusConnection *connection
514 * GDBusMessage *message,
515 * gboolean incoming,
516 * gpointer user_data)
518 * GDBusMessage *copy;
519 * GError *error;
521 * error = NULL;
522 * copy = g_dbus_message_copy (message, &error);
523 * /<!-- -->* handle @error being is set *<!-- -->/
524 * g_object_unref (message);
526 * /<!-- -->* modify @copy *<!-- -->/
528 * return copy;
530 * ]|
531 * If the returned #GDBusMessage is different from @message and cannot
532 * be sent on @connection (it could use features, such as file
533 * descriptors, not compatible with @connection), then a warning is
534 * logged to <emphasis>standard error</emphasis>. Applications can
535 * check this ahead of time using g_dbus_message_to_blob() passing a
536 * #GDBusCapabilityFlags value obtained from @connection.
538 * Returns: (transfer full) (allow-none): A #GDBusMessage that will be freed with
539 * g_object_unref() or %NULL to drop the message. Passive filter
540 * functions can simply return the passed @message object.
542 * Since: 2.26
544 typedef GDBusMessage *(*GDBusMessageFilterFunction) (GDBusConnection *connection,
545 GDBusMessage *message,
546 gboolean incoming,
547 gpointer user_data);
549 guint g_dbus_connection_add_filter (GDBusConnection *connection,
550 GDBusMessageFilterFunction filter_function,
551 gpointer user_data,
552 GDestroyNotify user_data_free_func);
554 void g_dbus_connection_remove_filter (GDBusConnection *connection,
555 guint filter_id);
557 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
560 G_END_DECLS
562 #endif /* __G_DBUS_CONNECTION_H__ */