Clean up GSettingsSchema logic
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19 * Author: Ryan Lortie <desrt@desrt.ca>
22 /* Prelude {{{1 */
23 #include "config.h"
25 #include <glib.h>
26 #include <glibintl.h>
28 #include "gsettings.h"
30 #include "gdelayedsettingsbackend.h"
31 #include "gsettingsbackendinternal.h"
32 #include "gsettings-mapping.h"
33 #include "gsettingsschema-internal.h"
34 #include "gaction.h"
36 #include "strinfo.c"
38 /**
39 * SECTION:gsettings
40 * @short_description: High-level API for application settings
42 * The #GSettings class provides a convenient API for storing and retrieving
43 * application settings.
45 * Reads and writes can be considered to be non-blocking. Reading
46 * settings with #GSettings is typically extremely fast: on
47 * approximately the same order of magnitude (but slower than) a
48 * #GHashTable lookup. Writing settings is also extremely fast in terms
49 * of time to return to your application, but can be extremely expensive
50 * for other threads and other processes. Many settings backends
51 * (including dconf) have lazy initialisation which means in the common
52 * case of the user using their computer without modifying any settings
53 * a lot of work can be avoided. For dconf, the D-Bus service doesn't
54 * even need to be started in this case. For this reason, you should
55 * only ever modify #GSettings keys in response to explicit user action.
56 * Particular care should be paid to ensure that modifications are not
57 * made during startup -- for example, when setting the initial value
58 * of preferences widgets. The built-in g_settings_bind() functionality
59 * is careful not to write settings in response to notify signals as a
60 * result of modifications that it makes to widgets.
62 * When creating a GSettings instance, you have to specify a schema
63 * that describes the keys in your settings and their types and default
64 * values, as well as some other information.
66 * Normally, a schema has as fixed path that determines where the settings
67 * are stored in the conceptual global tree of settings. However, schemas
68 * can also be 'relocatable', i.e. not equipped with a fixed path. This is
69 * useful e.g. when the schema describes an 'account', and you want to be
70 * able to store a arbitrary number of accounts.
72 * Paths must start with and end with a forward slash character ('/')
73 * and must not contain two sequential slash characters. Paths should
74 * be chosen based on a domain name associated with the program or
75 * library to which the settings belong. Examples of paths are
76 * "/org/gtk/settings/file-chooser/" and "/ca/desrt/dconf-editor/".
77 * Paths should not start with "/apps/", "/desktop/" or "/system/" as
78 * they often did in GConf.
80 * Unlike other configuration systems (like GConf), GSettings does not
81 * restrict keys to basic types like strings and numbers. GSettings stores
82 * values as #GVariant, and allows any #GVariantType for keys. Key names
83 * are restricted to lowercase characters, numbers and '-'. Furthermore,
84 * the names must begin with a lowercase character, must not end
85 * with a '-', and must not contain consecutive dashes.
87 * Similar to GConf, the default values in GSettings schemas can be
88 * localized, but the localized values are stored in gettext catalogs
89 * and looked up with the domain that is specified in the
90 * <tag class="attribute">gettext-domain</tag> attribute of the
91 * <tag class="starttag">schemalist</tag> or <tag class="starttag">schema</tag>
92 * elements and the category that is specified in the l10n attribute of the
93 * <tag class="starttag">key</tag> element.
95 * GSettings uses schemas in a compact binary form that is created
96 * by the <link linkend="glib-compile-schemas">glib-compile-schemas</link>
97 * utility. The input is a schema description in an XML format that can be
98 * described by the following DTD:
99 * |[<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" parse="text" href="../../../../gio/gschema.dtd"><xi:fallback>FIXME: MISSING XINCLUDE CONTENT</xi:fallback></xi:include>]|
101 * glib-compile-schemas expects schema files to have the extension <filename>.gschema.xml</filename>
103 * At runtime, schemas are identified by their id (as specified
104 * in the <tag class="attribute">id</tag> attribute of the
105 * <tag class="starttag">schema</tag> element). The
106 * convention for schema ids is to use a dotted name, similar in
107 * style to a D-Bus bus name, e.g. "org.gnome.SessionManager". In particular,
108 * if the settings are for a specific service that owns a D-Bus bus name,
109 * the D-Bus bus name and schema id should match. For schemas which deal
110 * with settings not associated with one named application, the id should
111 * not use StudlyCaps, e.g. "org.gnome.font-rendering".
113 * In addition to #GVariant types, keys can have types that have enumerated
114 * types. These can be described by a <tag class="starttag">choice</tag>,
115 * <tag class="starttag">enum</tag> or <tag class="starttag">flags</tag> element, see
116 * <xref linkend="schema-enumerated"/>. The underlying type of
117 * such a key is string, but you can use g_settings_get_enum(),
118 * g_settings_set_enum(), g_settings_get_flags(), g_settings_set_flags()
119 * access the numeric values corresponding to the string value of enum
120 * and flags keys.
122 * <example id="schema-default-values"><title>Default values</title>
123 * <programlisting><![CDATA[
124 * <schemalist>
125 * <schema id="org.gtk.Test" path="/org/gtk/Test/" gettext-domain="test">
127 * <key name="greeting" type="s">
128 * <default l10n="messages">"Hello, earthlings"</default>
129 * <summary>A greeting</summary>
130 * <description>
131 * Greeting of the invading martians
132 * </description>
133 * </key>
135 * <key name="box" type="(ii)">
136 * <default>(20,30)</default>
137 * </key>
139 * </schema>
140 * </schemalist>
141 * ]]></programlisting></example>
143 * <example id="schema-enumerated"><title>Ranges, choices and enumerated types</title>
144 * <programlisting><![CDATA[
145 * <schemalist>
147 * <enum id="org.gtk.Test.myenum">
148 * <value nick="first" value="1"/>
149 * <value nick="second" value="2"/>
150 * </enum>
152 * <flags id="org.gtk.Test.myflags">
153 * <value nick="flag1" value="1"/>
154 * <value nick="flag2" value="2"/>
155 * <value nick="flag3" value="4"/>
156 * </flags>
158 * <schema id="org.gtk.Test">
160 * <key name="key-with-range" type="i">
161 * <range min="1" max="100"/>
162 * <default>10</default>
163 * </key>
165 * <key name="key-with-choices" type="s">
166 * <choices>
167 * <choice value='Elisabeth'/>
168 * <choice value='Annabeth'/>
169 * <choice value='Joe'/>
170 * </choices>
171 * <aliases>
172 * <alias value='Anna' target='Annabeth'/>
173 * <alias value='Beth' target='Elisabeth'/>
174 * </aliases>
175 * <default>'Joe'</default>
176 * </key>
178 * <key name='enumerated-key' enum='org.gtk.Test.myenum'>
179 * <default>'first'</default>
180 * </key>
182 * <key name='flags-key' flags='org.gtk.Test.myflags'>
183 * <default>["flag1",flag2"]</default>
184 * </key>
185 * </schema>
186 * </schemalist>
187 * ]]></programlisting></example>
189 * <refsect2>
190 * <title>Vendor overrides</title>
191 * <para>
192 * Default values are defined in the schemas that get installed by
193 * an application. Sometimes, it is necessary for a vendor or distributor
194 * to adjust these defaults. Since patching the XML source for the schema
195 * is inconvenient and error-prone,
196 * <link linkend="glib-compile-schemas">glib-compile-schemas</link> reads
197 * so-called 'vendor override' files. These are keyfiles in the same
198 * directory as the XML schema sources which can override default values.
199 * The schema id serves as the group name in the key file, and the values
200 * are expected in serialized GVariant form, as in the following example:
201 * <informalexample><programlisting>
202 * [org.gtk.Example]
203 * key1='string'
204 * key2=1.5
205 * </programlisting></informalexample>
206 * </para>
207 * <para>
208 * glib-compile-schemas expects schema files to have the extension
209 * <filename>.gschema.override</filename>
210 * </para>
211 * </refsect2>
213 * <refsect2>
214 * <title>Binding</title>
215 * <para>
216 * A very convenient feature of GSettings lets you bind #GObject properties
217 * directly to settings, using g_settings_bind(). Once a GObject property
218 * has been bound to a setting, changes on either side are automatically
219 * propagated to the other side. GSettings handles details like
220 * mapping between GObject and GVariant types, and preventing infinite
221 * cycles.
222 * </para>
223 * <para>
224 * This makes it very easy to hook up a preferences dialog to the
225 * underlying settings. To make this even more convenient, GSettings
226 * looks for a boolean property with the name "sensitivity" and
227 * automatically binds it to the writability of the bound setting.
228 * If this 'magic' gets in the way, it can be suppressed with the
229 * #G_SETTINGS_BIND_NO_SENSITIVITY flag.
230 * </para>
231 * </refsect2>
234 struct _GSettingsPrivate
236 /* where the signals go... */
237 GMainContext *main_context;
239 GSettingsBackend *backend;
240 GSettingsSchema *schema;
241 gchar *path;
243 GDelayedSettingsBackend *delayed;
246 enum
248 PROP_0,
249 PROP_SCHEMA,
250 PROP_SCHEMA_ID,
251 PROP_BACKEND,
252 PROP_PATH,
253 PROP_HAS_UNAPPLIED,
254 PROP_DELAY_APPLY
257 enum
259 SIGNAL_WRITABLE_CHANGE_EVENT,
260 SIGNAL_WRITABLE_CHANGED,
261 SIGNAL_CHANGE_EVENT,
262 SIGNAL_CHANGED,
263 N_SIGNALS
266 static guint g_settings_signals[N_SIGNALS];
268 G_DEFINE_TYPE_WITH_PRIVATE (GSettings, g_settings, G_TYPE_OBJECT)
270 /* Signals {{{1 */
271 static gboolean
272 g_settings_real_change_event (GSettings *settings,
273 const GQuark *keys,
274 gint n_keys)
276 gint i;
278 if (keys == NULL)
279 keys = g_settings_schema_list (settings->priv->schema, &n_keys);
281 for (i = 0; i < n_keys; i++)
283 const gchar *key = g_quark_to_string (keys[i]);
285 if (g_str_has_suffix (key, "/"))
286 continue;
288 g_signal_emit (settings, g_settings_signals[SIGNAL_CHANGED], keys[i], key);
291 return FALSE;
294 static gboolean
295 g_settings_real_writable_change_event (GSettings *settings,
296 GQuark key)
298 const GQuark *keys = &key;
299 gint n_keys = 1;
300 gint i;
302 if (key == 0)
303 keys = g_settings_schema_list (settings->priv->schema, &n_keys);
305 for (i = 0; i < n_keys; i++)
307 const gchar *key = g_quark_to_string (keys[i]);
309 if (g_str_has_suffix (key, "/"))
310 continue;
312 g_signal_emit (settings, g_settings_signals[SIGNAL_WRITABLE_CHANGED], keys[i], key);
315 return FALSE;
318 static void
319 settings_backend_changed (GObject *target,
320 GSettingsBackend *backend,
321 const gchar *key,
322 gpointer origin_tag)
324 GSettings *settings = G_SETTINGS (target);
325 gboolean ignore_this;
326 gint i;
328 /* We used to assert here:
330 * settings->priv->backend == backend
332 * but it could be the case that a notification is queued for delivery
333 * while someone calls g_settings_delay() (which changes the backend).
335 * Since the delay backend would just pass that straight through
336 * anyway, it doesn't make sense to try to detect this case.
337 * Therefore, we just accept it.
340 for (i = 0; key[i] == settings->priv->path[i]; i++);
342 if (settings->priv->path[i] == '\0' &&
343 g_settings_schema_has_key (settings->priv->schema, key + i))
345 GQuark quark;
347 quark = g_quark_from_string (key + i);
348 g_signal_emit (settings, g_settings_signals[SIGNAL_CHANGE_EVENT],
349 0, &quark, 1, &ignore_this);
353 static void
354 settings_backend_path_changed (GObject *target,
355 GSettingsBackend *backend,
356 const gchar *path,
357 gpointer origin_tag)
359 GSettings *settings = G_SETTINGS (target);
360 gboolean ignore_this;
362 if (g_str_has_prefix (settings->priv->path, path))
363 g_signal_emit (settings, g_settings_signals[SIGNAL_CHANGE_EVENT],
364 0, NULL, 0, &ignore_this);
367 static void
368 settings_backend_keys_changed (GObject *target,
369 GSettingsBackend *backend,
370 const gchar *path,
371 const gchar * const *items,
372 gpointer origin_tag)
374 GSettings *settings = G_SETTINGS (target);
375 gboolean ignore_this;
376 gint i;
378 for (i = 0; settings->priv->path[i] &&
379 settings->priv->path[i] == path[i]; i++);
381 if (path[i] == '\0')
383 GQuark quarks[256];
384 gint j, l = 0;
386 for (j = 0; items[j]; j++)
388 const gchar *item = items[j];
389 gint k;
391 for (k = 0; item[k] == settings->priv->path[i + k]; k++);
393 if (settings->priv->path[i + k] == '\0' &&
394 g_settings_schema_has_key (settings->priv->schema, item + k))
395 quarks[l++] = g_quark_from_string (item + k);
397 /* "256 quarks ought to be enough for anybody!"
398 * If this bites you, I'm sorry. Please file a bug.
400 g_assert (l < 256);
403 if (l > 0)
404 g_signal_emit (settings, g_settings_signals[SIGNAL_CHANGE_EVENT],
405 0, quarks, l, &ignore_this);
409 static void
410 settings_backend_writable_changed (GObject *target,
411 GSettingsBackend *backend,
412 const gchar *key)
414 GSettings *settings = G_SETTINGS (target);
415 gboolean ignore_this;
416 gint i;
418 for (i = 0; key[i] == settings->priv->path[i]; i++);
420 if (settings->priv->path[i] == '\0' &&
421 g_settings_schema_has_key (settings->priv->schema, key + i))
422 g_signal_emit (settings, g_settings_signals[SIGNAL_WRITABLE_CHANGE_EVENT],
423 0, g_quark_from_string (key + i), &ignore_this);
426 static void
427 settings_backend_path_writable_changed (GObject *target,
428 GSettingsBackend *backend,
429 const gchar *path)
431 GSettings *settings = G_SETTINGS (target);
432 gboolean ignore_this;
434 if (g_str_has_prefix (settings->priv->path, path))
435 g_signal_emit (settings, g_settings_signals[SIGNAL_WRITABLE_CHANGE_EVENT],
436 0, (GQuark) 0, &ignore_this);
439 /* Properties, Construction, Destruction {{{1 */
440 static void
441 g_settings_set_property (GObject *object,
442 guint prop_id,
443 const GValue *value,
444 GParamSpec *pspec)
446 GSettings *settings = G_SETTINGS (object);
448 switch (prop_id)
450 case PROP_SCHEMA:
452 GSettingsSchema *schema;
454 schema = g_value_dup_boxed (value);
456 /* we receive a set_property() call for "settings-schema" even
457 * if it was not specified (ie: with NULL value). ->schema
458 * could already be set at this point (ie: via "schema-id").
459 * check for NULL to avoid clobbering the existing value.
461 if (schema != NULL)
463 g_assert (settings->priv->schema == NULL);
464 settings->priv->schema = schema;
467 break;
469 case PROP_SCHEMA_ID:
471 const gchar *schema_id;
473 schema_id = g_value_get_string (value);
475 /* we receive a set_property() call for both "schema" and
476 * "schema-id", even if they are not set. Hopefully only one of
477 * them is non-NULL.
479 if (schema_id != NULL)
481 GSettingsSchemaSource *default_source;
483 g_assert (settings->priv->schema == NULL);
484 default_source = g_settings_schema_source_get_default ();
486 if (default_source == NULL)
487 g_error ("No GSettings schemas are installed on the system");
489 settings->priv->schema = g_settings_schema_source_lookup (default_source, schema_id, TRUE);
491 if (settings->priv->schema == NULL)
492 g_error ("Settings schema '%s' is not installed\n", schema_id);
495 break;
497 case PROP_PATH:
498 settings->priv->path = g_value_dup_string (value);
499 break;
501 case PROP_BACKEND:
502 settings->priv->backend = g_value_dup_object (value);
503 break;
505 default:
506 g_assert_not_reached ();
510 static void
511 g_settings_get_property (GObject *object,
512 guint prop_id,
513 GValue *value,
514 GParamSpec *pspec)
516 GSettings *settings = G_SETTINGS (object);
518 switch (prop_id)
520 case PROP_SCHEMA:
521 g_value_set_boxed (value, settings->priv->schema);
522 break;
524 case PROP_SCHEMA_ID:
525 g_value_set_string (value, g_settings_schema_get_id (settings->priv->schema));
526 break;
528 case PROP_BACKEND:
529 g_value_set_object (value, settings->priv->backend);
530 break;
532 case PROP_PATH:
533 g_value_set_string (value, settings->priv->path);
534 break;
536 case PROP_HAS_UNAPPLIED:
537 g_value_set_boolean (value, g_settings_get_has_unapplied (settings));
538 break;
540 case PROP_DELAY_APPLY:
541 g_value_set_boolean (value, settings->priv->delayed != NULL);
542 break;
544 default:
545 g_assert_not_reached ();
549 static const GSettingsListenerVTable listener_vtable = {
550 settings_backend_changed,
551 settings_backend_path_changed,
552 settings_backend_keys_changed,
553 settings_backend_writable_changed,
554 settings_backend_path_writable_changed
557 static void
558 g_settings_constructed (GObject *object)
560 GSettings *settings = G_SETTINGS (object);
561 const gchar *schema_path;
563 schema_path = g_settings_schema_get_path (settings->priv->schema);
565 if (settings->priv->path && schema_path && strcmp (settings->priv->path, schema_path) != 0)
566 g_error ("settings object created with schema '%s' and path '%s', but path '%s' is specified by schema",
567 g_settings_schema_get_id (settings->priv->schema), settings->priv->path, schema_path);
569 if (settings->priv->path == NULL)
571 if (schema_path == NULL)
572 g_error ("attempting to create schema '%s' without a path",
573 g_settings_schema_get_id (settings->priv->schema));
575 settings->priv->path = g_strdup (schema_path);
578 if (settings->priv->backend == NULL)
579 settings->priv->backend = g_settings_backend_get_default ();
581 g_settings_backend_watch (settings->priv->backend,
582 &listener_vtable, G_OBJECT (settings),
583 settings->priv->main_context);
584 g_settings_backend_subscribe (settings->priv->backend,
585 settings->priv->path);
588 static void
589 g_settings_finalize (GObject *object)
591 GSettings *settings = G_SETTINGS (object);
593 g_settings_backend_unsubscribe (settings->priv->backend,
594 settings->priv->path);
595 g_main_context_unref (settings->priv->main_context);
596 g_object_unref (settings->priv->backend);
597 g_settings_schema_unref (settings->priv->schema);
598 g_free (settings->priv->path);
600 G_OBJECT_CLASS (g_settings_parent_class)->finalize (object);
603 static void
604 g_settings_init (GSettings *settings)
606 settings->priv = g_settings_get_instance_private (settings);
607 settings->priv->main_context = g_main_context_ref_thread_default ();
610 static void
611 g_settings_class_init (GSettingsClass *class)
613 GObjectClass *object_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (class);
615 class->writable_change_event = g_settings_real_writable_change_event;
616 class->change_event = g_settings_real_change_event;
618 object_class->set_property = g_settings_set_property;
619 object_class->get_property = g_settings_get_property;
620 object_class->constructed = g_settings_constructed;
621 object_class->finalize = g_settings_finalize;
624 * GSettings::changed:
625 * @settings: the object on which the signal was emitted
626 * @key: the name of the key that changed
628 * The "changed" signal is emitted when a key has potentially changed.
629 * You should call one of the g_settings_get() calls to check the new
630 * value.
632 * This signal supports detailed connections. You can connect to the
633 * detailed signal "changed::x" in order to only receive callbacks
634 * when key "x" changes.
636 g_settings_signals[SIGNAL_CHANGED] =
637 g_signal_new ("changed", G_TYPE_SETTINGS,
638 G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST | G_SIGNAL_DETAILED,
639 G_STRUCT_OFFSET (GSettingsClass, changed),
640 NULL, NULL, g_cclosure_marshal_VOID__STRING, G_TYPE_NONE,
641 1, G_TYPE_STRING | G_SIGNAL_TYPE_STATIC_SCOPE);
644 * GSettings::change-event:
645 * @settings: the object on which the signal was emitted
646 * @keys: (array length=n_keys) (element-type GQuark) (allow-none):
647 * an array of #GQuark<!-- -->s for the changed keys, or %NULL
648 * @n_keys: the length of the @keys array, or 0
650 * The "change-event" signal is emitted once per change event that
651 * affects this settings object. You should connect to this signal
652 * only if you are interested in viewing groups of changes before they
653 * are split out into multiple emissions of the "changed" signal.
654 * For most use cases it is more appropriate to use the "changed" signal.
656 * In the event that the change event applies to one or more specified
657 * keys, @keys will be an array of #GQuark of length @n_keys. In the
658 * event that the change event applies to the #GSettings object as a
659 * whole (ie: potentially every key has been changed) then @keys will
660 * be %NULL and @n_keys will be 0.
662 * The default handler for this signal invokes the "changed" signal
663 * for each affected key. If any other connected handler returns
664 * %TRUE then this default functionality will be suppressed.
666 * Returns: %TRUE to stop other handlers from being invoked for the
667 * event. FALSE to propagate the event further.
669 g_settings_signals[SIGNAL_CHANGE_EVENT] =
670 g_signal_new ("change-event", G_TYPE_SETTINGS,
671 G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
672 G_STRUCT_OFFSET (GSettingsClass, change_event),
673 g_signal_accumulator_true_handled, NULL,
674 NULL,
675 G_TYPE_BOOLEAN, 2, G_TYPE_POINTER, G_TYPE_INT);
678 * GSettings::writable-changed:
679 * @settings: the object on which the signal was emitted
680 * @key: the key
682 * The "writable-changed" signal is emitted when the writability of a
683 * key has potentially changed. You should call
684 * g_settings_is_writable() in order to determine the new status.
686 * This signal supports detailed connections. You can connect to the
687 * detailed signal "writable-changed::x" in order to only receive
688 * callbacks when the writability of "x" changes.
690 g_settings_signals[SIGNAL_WRITABLE_CHANGED] =
691 g_signal_new ("writable-changed", G_TYPE_SETTINGS,
692 G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST | G_SIGNAL_DETAILED,
693 G_STRUCT_OFFSET (GSettingsClass, writable_changed),
694 NULL, NULL, g_cclosure_marshal_VOID__STRING, G_TYPE_NONE,
695 1, G_TYPE_STRING | G_SIGNAL_TYPE_STATIC_SCOPE);
698 * GSettings::writable-change-event:
699 * @settings: the object on which the signal was emitted
700 * @key: the quark of the key, or 0
702 * The "writable-change-event" signal is emitted once per writability
703 * change event that affects this settings object. You should connect
704 * to this signal if you are interested in viewing groups of changes
705 * before they are split out into multiple emissions of the
706 * "writable-changed" signal. For most use cases it is more
707 * appropriate to use the "writable-changed" signal.
709 * In the event that the writability change applies only to a single
710 * key, @key will be set to the #GQuark for that key. In the event
711 * that the writability change affects the entire settings object,
712 * @key will be 0.
714 * The default handler for this signal invokes the "writable-changed"
715 * and "changed" signals for each affected key. This is done because
716 * changes in writability might also imply changes in value (if for
717 * example, a new mandatory setting is introduced). If any other
718 * connected handler returns %TRUE then this default functionality
719 * will be suppressed.
721 * Returns: %TRUE to stop other handlers from being invoked for the
722 * event. FALSE to propagate the event further.
724 g_settings_signals[SIGNAL_WRITABLE_CHANGE_EVENT] =
725 g_signal_new ("writable-change-event", G_TYPE_SETTINGS,
726 G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
727 G_STRUCT_OFFSET (GSettingsClass, writable_change_event),
728 g_signal_accumulator_true_handled, NULL,
729 NULL, G_TYPE_BOOLEAN, 1, G_TYPE_UINT);
732 * GSettings:context:
734 * The name of the context that the settings are stored in.
736 g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_BACKEND,
737 g_param_spec_object ("backend",
738 P_("GSettingsBackend"),
739 P_("The GSettingsBackend for this settings object"),
740 G_TYPE_SETTINGS_BACKEND, G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY |
741 G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
744 * GSettings:settings-schema:
746 * The #GSettingsSchema describing the types of keys for this
747 * #GSettings object.
749 * Ideally, this property would be called 'schema'. #GSettingsSchema
750 * has only existed since version 2.32, however, and before then the
751 * 'schema' property was used to refer to the ID of the schema rather
752 * than the schema itself. Take care.
754 g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_SCHEMA,
755 g_param_spec_boxed ("settings-schema",
756 P_("schema"),
757 P_("The GSettingsSchema for this settings object"),
758 G_TYPE_SETTINGS_SCHEMA,
759 G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY |
760 G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
763 * GSettings:schema:
765 * The name of the schema that describes the types of keys
766 * for this #GSettings object.
768 * The type of this property is *not* #GSettingsSchema.
769 * #GSettingsSchema has only existed since version 2.32 and
770 * unfortunately this name was used in previous versions to refer to
771 * the schema ID rather than the schema itself. Take care to use the
772 * 'settings-schema' property if you wish to pass in a
773 * #GSettingsSchema.
775 * Deprecated:2.32:Use the 'schema-id' property instead. In a future
776 * version, this property may instead refer to a #GSettingsSchema.
778 g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_SCHEMA_ID,
779 g_param_spec_string ("schema",
780 P_("Schema name"),
781 P_("The name of the schema for this settings object"),
782 NULL,
783 G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY |
784 G_PARAM_DEPRECATED | G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
787 * GSettings:schema-id:
789 * The name of the schema that describes the types of keys
790 * for this #GSettings object.
792 g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_SCHEMA_ID,
793 g_param_spec_string ("schema-id",
794 P_("Schema name"),
795 P_("The name of the schema for this settings object"),
796 NULL,
797 G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY |
798 G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
801 * GSettings:path:
803 * The path within the backend where the settings are stored.
805 g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_PATH,
806 g_param_spec_string ("path",
807 P_("Base path"),
808 P_("The path within the backend where the settings are"),
809 NULL,
810 G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY |
811 G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
814 * GSettings:has-unapplied:
816 * If this property is %TRUE, the #GSettings object has outstanding
817 * changes that will be applied when g_settings_apply() is called.
819 g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_HAS_UNAPPLIED,
820 g_param_spec_boolean ("has-unapplied",
821 P_("Has unapplied changes"),
822 P_("TRUE if there are outstanding changes to apply()"),
823 FALSE,
824 G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
827 * GSettings:delay-apply:
829 * Whether the #GSettings object is in 'delay-apply' mode. See
830 * g_settings_delay() for details.
832 * Since: 2.28
834 g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_DELAY_APPLY,
835 g_param_spec_boolean ("delay-apply",
836 P_("Delay-apply mode"),
837 P_("Whether this settings object is in 'delay-apply' mode"),
838 FALSE,
839 G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
842 /* Construction (new, new_with_path, etc.) {{{1 */
844 * g_settings_new:
845 * @schema_id: the id of the schema
847 * Creates a new #GSettings object with the schema specified by
848 * @schema_id.
850 * Signals on the newly created #GSettings object will be dispatched
851 * via the thread-default #GMainContext in effect at the time of the
852 * call to g_settings_new(). The new #GSettings will hold a reference
853 * on the context. See g_main_context_push_thread_default().
855 * Returns: a new #GSettings object
857 * Since: 2.26
859 GSettings *
860 g_settings_new (const gchar *schema_id)
862 g_return_val_if_fail (schema_id != NULL, NULL);
864 return g_object_new (G_TYPE_SETTINGS,
865 "schema-id", schema_id,
866 NULL);
869 static gboolean
870 path_is_valid (const gchar *path)
872 if (!path)
873 return FALSE;
875 if (path[0] != '/')
876 return FALSE;
878 if (!g_str_has_suffix (path, "/"))
879 return FALSE;
881 return strstr (path, "//") == NULL;
885 * g_settings_new_with_path:
886 * @schema_id: the id of the schema
887 * @path: the path to use
889 * Creates a new #GSettings object with the relocatable schema specified
890 * by @schema_id and a given path.
892 * You only need to do this if you want to directly create a settings
893 * object with a schema that doesn't have a specified path of its own.
894 * That's quite rare.
896 * It is a programmer error to call this function for a schema that
897 * has an explicitly specified path.
899 * It is a programmer error if @path is not a valid path. A valid path
900 * begins and ends with '/' and does not contain two consecutive '/'
901 * characters.
903 * Returns: a new #GSettings object
905 * Since: 2.26
907 GSettings *
908 g_settings_new_with_path (const gchar *schema_id,
909 const gchar *path)
911 g_return_val_if_fail (schema_id != NULL, NULL);
912 g_return_val_if_fail (path_is_valid (path), NULL);
914 return g_object_new (G_TYPE_SETTINGS,
915 "schema-id", schema_id,
916 "path", path,
917 NULL);
921 * g_settings_new_with_backend:
922 * @schema_id: the id of the schema
923 * @backend: the #GSettingsBackend to use
925 * Creates a new #GSettings object with the schema specified by
926 * @schema_id and a given #GSettingsBackend.
928 * Creating a #GSettings object with a different backend allows accessing
929 * settings from a database other than the usual one. For example, it may make
930 * sense to pass a backend corresponding to the "defaults" settings database on
931 * the system to get a settings object that modifies the system default
932 * settings instead of the settings for this user.
934 * Returns: a new #GSettings object
936 * Since: 2.26
938 GSettings *
939 g_settings_new_with_backend (const gchar *schema_id,
940 GSettingsBackend *backend)
942 g_return_val_if_fail (schema_id != NULL, NULL);
943 g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_SETTINGS_BACKEND (backend), NULL);
945 return g_object_new (G_TYPE_SETTINGS,
946 "schema-id", schema_id,
947 "backend", backend,
948 NULL);
952 * g_settings_new_with_backend_and_path:
953 * @schema_id: the id of the schema
954 * @backend: the #GSettingsBackend to use
955 * @path: the path to use
957 * Creates a new #GSettings object with the schema specified by
958 * @schema_id and a given #GSettingsBackend and path.
960 * This is a mix of g_settings_new_with_backend() and
961 * g_settings_new_with_path().
963 * Returns: a new #GSettings object
965 * Since: 2.26
967 GSettings *
968 g_settings_new_with_backend_and_path (const gchar *schema_id,
969 GSettingsBackend *backend,
970 const gchar *path)
972 g_return_val_if_fail (schema_id != NULL, NULL);
973 g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_SETTINGS_BACKEND (backend), NULL);
974 g_return_val_if_fail (path_is_valid (path), NULL);
976 return g_object_new (G_TYPE_SETTINGS,
977 "schema-id", schema_id,
978 "backend", backend,
979 "path", path,
980 NULL);
984 * g_settings_new_full:
985 * @schema: a #GSettingsSchema
986 * @backend: (allow-none): a #GSettingsBackend
987 * @path: (allow-none): the path to use
989 * Creates a new #GSettings object with a given schema, backend and
990 * path.
992 * It should be extremely rare that you ever want to use this function.
993 * It is made available for advanced use-cases (such as plugin systems
994 * that want to provide access to schemas loaded from custom locations,
995 * etc).
997 * At the most basic level, a #GSettings object is a pure composition of
998 * 4 things: a #GSettingsSchema, a #GSettingsBackend, a path within that
999 * backend, and a #GMainContext to which signals are dispatched.
1001 * This constructor therefore gives you full control over constructing
1002 * #GSettings instances. The first 4 parameters are given directly as
1003 * @schema, @backend and @path, and the main context is taken from the
1004 * thread-default (as per g_settings_new()).
1006 * If @backend is %NULL then the default backend is used.
1008 * If @path is %NULL then the path from the schema is used. It is an
1009 * error f @path is %NULL and the schema has no path of its own or if
1010 * @path is non-%NULL and not equal to the path that the schema does
1011 * have.
1013 * Returns: a new #GSettings object
1015 * Since: 2.32
1017 GSettings *
1018 g_settings_new_full (GSettingsSchema *schema,
1019 GSettingsBackend *backend,
1020 const gchar *path)
1022 g_return_val_if_fail (schema != NULL, NULL);
1023 g_return_val_if_fail (backend == NULL || G_IS_SETTINGS_BACKEND (backend), NULL);
1024 g_return_val_if_fail (path == NULL || path_is_valid (path), NULL);
1026 return g_object_new (G_TYPE_SETTINGS,
1027 "settings-schema", schema,
1028 "backend", backend,
1029 "path", path,
1030 NULL);
1033 /* Internal read/write utilities {{{1 */
1034 static gboolean
1035 g_settings_write_to_backend (GSettings *settings,
1036 GSettingsSchemaKey *key,
1037 GVariant *value)
1039 gboolean success;
1040 gchar *path;
1042 path = g_strconcat (settings->priv->path, key->name, NULL);
1043 success = g_settings_backend_write (settings->priv->backend, path, value, NULL);
1044 g_free (path);
1046 return success;
1049 static GVariant *
1050 g_settings_read_from_backend (GSettings *settings,
1051 GSettingsSchemaKey *key)
1053 GVariant *value;
1054 GVariant *fixup;
1055 gchar *path;
1057 path = g_strconcat (settings->priv->path, key->name, NULL);
1058 value = g_settings_backend_read (settings->priv->backend, path, key->type, FALSE);
1059 g_free (path);
1061 if (value != NULL)
1063 fixup = g_settings_schema_key_range_fixup (key, value);
1064 g_variant_unref (value);
1066 else
1067 fixup = NULL;
1069 return fixup;
1072 /* Public Get/Set API {{{1 (get, get_value, set, set_value, get_mapped) */
1074 * g_settings_get_value:
1075 * @settings: a #GSettings object
1076 * @key: the key to get the value for
1078 * Gets the value that is stored in @settings for @key.
1080 * It is a programmer error to give a @key that isn't contained in the
1081 * schema for @settings.
1083 * Returns: a new #GVariant
1085 * Since: 2.26
1087 GVariant *
1088 g_settings_get_value (GSettings *settings,
1089 const gchar *key)
1091 GSettingsSchemaKey skey;
1092 GVariant *value;
1094 g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_SETTINGS (settings), NULL);
1095 g_return_val_if_fail (key != NULL, NULL);
1097 g_settings_schema_key_init (&skey, settings->priv->schema, key);
1098 value = g_settings_read_from_backend (settings, &skey);
1100 if (value == NULL)
1101 value = g_settings_schema_key_get_translated_default (&skey);
1103 if (value == NULL)
1104 value = g_variant_ref (skey.default_value);
1106 g_settings_schema_key_clear (&skey);
1108 return value;
1112 * g_settings_get_enum:
1113 * @settings: a #GSettings object
1114 * @key: the key to get the value for
1116 * Gets the value that is stored in @settings for @key and converts it
1117 * to the enum value that it represents.
1119 * In order to use this function the type of the value must be a string
1120 * and it must be marked in the schema file as an enumerated type.
1122 * It is a programmer error to give a @key that isn't contained in the
1123 * schema for @settings or is not marked as an enumerated type.
1125 * If the value stored in the configuration database is not a valid
1126 * value for the enumerated type then this function will return the
1127 * default value.
1129 * Returns: the enum value
1131 * Since: 2.26
1133 gint
1134 g_settings_get_enum (GSettings *settings,
1135 const gchar *key)
1137 GSettingsSchemaKey skey;
1138 GVariant *value;
1139 gint result;
1141 g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_SETTINGS (settings), -1);
1142 g_return_val_if_fail (key != NULL, -1);
1144 g_settings_schema_key_init (&skey, settings->priv->schema, key);
1146 if (!skey.is_enum)
1148 g_critical ("g_settings_get_enum() called on key '%s' which is not "
1149 "associated with an enumerated type", skey.name);
1150 g_settings_schema_key_clear (&skey);
1151 return -1;
1154 value = g_settings_read_from_backend (settings, &skey);
1156 if (value == NULL)
1157 value = g_settings_schema_key_get_translated_default (&skey);
1159 if (value == NULL)
1160 value = g_variant_ref (skey.default_value);
1162 result = g_settings_schema_key_to_enum (&skey, value);
1163 g_settings_schema_key_clear (&skey);
1164 g_variant_unref (value);
1166 return result;
1170 * g_settings_set_enum:
1171 * @settings: a #GSettings object
1172 * @key: a key, within @settings
1173 * @value: an enumerated value
1175 * Looks up the enumerated type nick for @value and writes it to @key,
1176 * within @settings.
1178 * It is a programmer error to give a @key that isn't contained in the
1179 * schema for @settings or is not marked as an enumerated type, or for
1180 * @value not to be a valid value for the named type.
1182 * After performing the write, accessing @key directly with
1183 * g_settings_get_string() will return the 'nick' associated with
1184 * @value.
1186 * Returns: %TRUE, if the set succeeds
1188 gboolean
1189 g_settings_set_enum (GSettings *settings,
1190 const gchar *key,
1191 gint value)
1193 GSettingsSchemaKey skey;
1194 GVariant *variant;
1195 gboolean success;
1197 g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_SETTINGS (settings), FALSE);
1198 g_return_val_if_fail (key != NULL, FALSE);
1200 g_settings_schema_key_init (&skey, settings->priv->schema, key);
1202 if (!skey.is_enum)
1204 g_critical ("g_settings_set_enum() called on key '%s' which is not "
1205 "associated with an enumerated type", skey.name);
1206 return FALSE;
1209 if (!(variant = g_settings_schema_key_from_enum (&skey, value)))
1211 g_critical ("g_settings_set_enum(): invalid enum value %d for key '%s' "
1212 "in schema '%s'. Doing nothing.", value, skey.name,
1213 g_settings_schema_get_id (skey.schema));
1214 g_settings_schema_key_clear (&skey);
1215 return FALSE;
1218 success = g_settings_write_to_backend (settings, &skey, variant);
1219 g_settings_schema_key_clear (&skey);
1221 return success;
1225 * g_settings_get_flags:
1226 * @settings: a #GSettings object
1227 * @key: the key to get the value for
1229 * Gets the value that is stored in @settings for @key and converts it
1230 * to the flags value that it represents.
1232 * In order to use this function the type of the value must be an array
1233 * of strings and it must be marked in the schema file as an flags type.
1235 * It is a programmer error to give a @key that isn't contained in the
1236 * schema for @settings or is not marked as a flags type.
1238 * If the value stored in the configuration database is not a valid
1239 * value for the flags type then this function will return the default
1240 * value.
1242 * Returns: the flags value
1244 * Since: 2.26
1246 guint
1247 g_settings_get_flags (GSettings *settings,
1248 const gchar *key)
1250 GSettingsSchemaKey skey;
1251 GVariant *value;
1252 guint result;
1254 g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_SETTINGS (settings), -1);
1255 g_return_val_if_fail (key != NULL, -1);
1257 g_settings_schema_key_init (&skey, settings->priv->schema, key);
1259 if (!skey.is_flags)
1261 g_critical ("g_settings_get_flags() called on key '%s' which is not "
1262 "associated with a flags type", skey.name);
1263 g_settings_schema_key_clear (&skey);
1264 return -1;
1267 value = g_settings_read_from_backend (settings, &skey);
1269 if (value == NULL)
1270 value = g_settings_schema_key_get_translated_default (&skey);
1272 if (value == NULL)
1273 value = g_variant_ref (skey.default_value);
1275 result = g_settings_schema_key_to_flags (&skey, value);
1276 g_settings_schema_key_clear (&skey);
1277 g_variant_unref (value);
1279 return result;
1283 * g_settings_set_flags:
1284 * @settings: a #GSettings object
1285 * @key: a key, within @settings
1286 * @value: a flags value
1288 * Looks up the flags type nicks for the bits specified by @value, puts
1289 * them in an array of strings and writes the array to @key, within
1290 * @settings.
1292 * It is a programmer error to give a @key that isn't contained in the
1293 * schema for @settings or is not marked as a flags type, or for @value
1294 * to contain any bits that are not value for the named type.
1296 * After performing the write, accessing @key directly with
1297 * g_settings_get_strv() will return an array of 'nicks'; one for each
1298 * bit in @value.
1300 * Returns: %TRUE, if the set succeeds
1302 gboolean
1303 g_settings_set_flags (GSettings *settings,
1304 const gchar *key,
1305 guint value)
1307 GSettingsSchemaKey skey;
1308 GVariant *variant;
1309 gboolean success;
1311 g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_SETTINGS (settings), FALSE);
1312 g_return_val_if_fail (key != NULL, FALSE);
1314 g_settings_schema_key_init (&skey, settings->priv->schema, key);
1316 if (!skey.is_flags)
1318 g_critical ("g_settings_set_flags() called on key '%s' which is not "
1319 "associated with a flags type", skey.name);
1320 return FALSE;
1323 if (!(variant = g_settings_schema_key_from_flags (&skey, value)))
1325 g_critical ("g_settings_set_flags(): invalid flags value 0x%08x "
1326 "for key '%s' in schema '%s'. Doing nothing.",
1327 value, skey.name, g_settings_schema_get_id (skey.schema));
1328 g_settings_schema_key_clear (&skey);
1329 return FALSE;
1332 success = g_settings_write_to_backend (settings, &skey, variant);
1333 g_settings_schema_key_clear (&skey);
1335 return success;
1339 * g_settings_set_value:
1340 * @settings: a #GSettings object
1341 * @key: the name of the key to set
1342 * @value: a #GVariant of the correct type
1344 * Sets @key in @settings to @value.
1346 * It is a programmer error to give a @key that isn't contained in the
1347 * schema for @settings or for @value to have the incorrect type, per
1348 * the schema.
1350 * If @value is floating then this function consumes the reference.
1352 * Returns: %TRUE if setting the key succeeded,
1353 * %FALSE if the key was not writable
1355 * Since: 2.26
1357 gboolean
1358 g_settings_set_value (GSettings *settings,
1359 const gchar *key,
1360 GVariant *value)
1362 GSettingsSchemaKey skey;
1363 gboolean success;
1365 g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_SETTINGS (settings), FALSE);
1366 g_return_val_if_fail (key != NULL, FALSE);
1368 g_settings_schema_key_init (&skey, settings->priv->schema, key);
1370 if (!g_settings_schema_key_type_check (&skey, value))
1372 g_critical ("g_settings_set_value: key '%s' in '%s' expects type '%s', but a GVariant of type '%s' was given",
1373 key,
1374 g_settings_schema_get_id (settings->priv->schema),
1375 g_variant_type_peek_string (skey.type),
1376 g_variant_get_type_string (value));
1378 return FALSE;
1381 if (!g_settings_schema_key_range_check (&skey, value))
1383 g_warning ("g_settings_set_value: value for key '%s' in schema '%s' "
1384 "is outside of valid range",
1385 key,
1386 g_settings_schema_get_id (settings->priv->schema));
1388 return FALSE;
1391 success = g_settings_write_to_backend (settings, &skey, value);
1392 g_settings_schema_key_clear (&skey);
1394 return success;
1398 * g_settings_get:
1399 * @settings: a #GSettings object
1400 * @key: the key to get the value for
1401 * @format: a #GVariant format string
1402 * @...: arguments as per @format
1404 * Gets the value that is stored at @key in @settings.
1406 * A convenience function that combines g_settings_get_value() with
1407 * g_variant_get().
1409 * It is a programmer error to give a @key that isn't contained in the
1410 * schema for @settings or for the #GVariantType of @format to mismatch
1411 * the type given in the schema.
1413 * Since: 2.26
1415 void
1416 g_settings_get (GSettings *settings,
1417 const gchar *key,
1418 const gchar *format,
1419 ...)
1421 GVariant *value;
1422 va_list ap;
1424 value = g_settings_get_value (settings, key);
1426 va_start (ap, format);
1427 g_variant_get_va (value, format, NULL, &ap);
1428 va_end (ap);
1430 g_variant_unref (value);
1434 * g_settings_set:
1435 * @settings: a #GSettings object
1436 * @key: the name of the key to set
1437 * @format: a #GVariant format string
1438 * @...: arguments as per @format
1440 * Sets @key in @settings to @value.
1442 * A convenience function that combines g_settings_set_value() with
1443 * g_variant_new().
1445 * It is a programmer error to give a @key that isn't contained in the
1446 * schema for @settings or for the #GVariantType of @format to mismatch
1447 * the type given in the schema.
1449 * Returns: %TRUE if setting the key succeeded,
1450 * %FALSE if the key was not writable
1452 * Since: 2.26
1454 gboolean
1455 g_settings_set (GSettings *settings,
1456 const gchar *key,
1457 const gchar *format,
1458 ...)
1460 GVariant *value;
1461 va_list ap;
1463 va_start (ap, format);
1464 value = g_variant_new_va (format, NULL, &ap);
1465 va_end (ap);
1467 return g_settings_set_value (settings, key, value);
1471 * g_settings_get_mapped:
1472 * @settings: a #GSettings object
1473 * @key: the key to get the value for
1474 * @mapping: (scope call): the function to map the value in the
1475 * settings database to the value used by the application
1476 * @user_data: user data for @mapping
1478 * Gets the value that is stored at @key in @settings, subject to
1479 * application-level validation/mapping.
1481 * You should use this function when the application needs to perform
1482 * some processing on the value of the key (for example, parsing). The
1483 * @mapping function performs that processing. If the function
1484 * indicates that the processing was unsuccessful (due to a parse error,
1485 * for example) then the mapping is tried again with another value.
1487 * This allows a robust 'fall back to defaults' behaviour to be
1488 * implemented somewhat automatically.
1490 * The first value that is tried is the user's setting for the key. If
1491 * the mapping function fails to map this value, other values may be
1492 * tried in an unspecified order (system or site defaults, translated
1493 * schema default values, untranslated schema default values, etc).
1495 * If the mapping function fails for all possible values, one additional
1496 * attempt is made: the mapping function is called with a %NULL value.
1497 * If the mapping function still indicates failure at this point then
1498 * the application will be aborted.
1500 * The result parameter for the @mapping function is pointed to a
1501 * #gpointer which is initially set to %NULL. The same pointer is given
1502 * to each invocation of @mapping. The final value of that #gpointer is
1503 * what is returned by this function. %NULL is valid; it is returned
1504 * just as any other value would be.
1506 * Returns: (transfer full): the result, which may be %NULL
1508 gpointer
1509 g_settings_get_mapped (GSettings *settings,
1510 const gchar *key,
1511 GSettingsGetMapping mapping,
1512 gpointer user_data)
1514 gpointer result = NULL;
1515 GSettingsSchemaKey skey;
1516 GVariant *value;
1517 gboolean okay;
1519 g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_SETTINGS (settings), NULL);
1520 g_return_val_if_fail (key != NULL, NULL);
1521 g_return_val_if_fail (mapping != NULL, NULL);
1523 g_settings_schema_key_init (&skey, settings->priv->schema, key);
1525 if ((value = g_settings_read_from_backend (settings, &skey)))
1527 okay = mapping (value, &result, user_data);
1528 g_variant_unref (value);
1529 if (okay) goto okay;
1532 if ((value = g_settings_schema_key_get_translated_default (&skey)))
1534 okay = mapping (value, &result, user_data);
1535 g_variant_unref (value);
1536 if (okay) goto okay;
1539 if (mapping (skey.default_value, &result, user_data))
1540 goto okay;
1542 if (!mapping (NULL, &result, user_data))
1543 g_error ("The mapping function given to g_settings_get_mapped() for key "
1544 "'%s' in schema '%s' returned FALSE when given a NULL value.",
1545 key, g_settings_schema_get_id (settings->priv->schema));
1547 okay:
1548 g_settings_schema_key_clear (&skey);
1550 return result;
1553 /* Convenience API (get, set_string, int, double, boolean, strv) {{{1 */
1555 * g_settings_get_string:
1556 * @settings: a #GSettings object
1557 * @key: the key to get the value for
1559 * Gets the value that is stored at @key in @settings.
1561 * A convenience variant of g_settings_get() for strings.
1563 * It is a programmer error to give a @key that isn't specified as
1564 * having a string type in the schema for @settings.
1566 * Returns: a newly-allocated string
1568 * Since: 2.26
1570 gchar *
1571 g_settings_get_string (GSettings *settings,
1572 const gchar *key)
1574 GVariant *value;
1575 gchar *result;
1577 value = g_settings_get_value (settings, key);
1578 result = g_variant_dup_string (value, NULL);
1579 g_variant_unref (value);
1581 return result;
1585 * g_settings_set_string:
1586 * @settings: a #GSettings object
1587 * @key: the name of the key to set
1588 * @value: the value to set it to
1590 * Sets @key in @settings to @value.
1592 * A convenience variant of g_settings_set() for strings.
1594 * It is a programmer error to give a @key that isn't specified as
1595 * having a string type in the schema for @settings.
1597 * Returns: %TRUE if setting the key succeeded,
1598 * %FALSE if the key was not writable
1600 * Since: 2.26
1602 gboolean
1603 g_settings_set_string (GSettings *settings,
1604 const gchar *key,
1605 const gchar *value)
1607 return g_settings_set_value (settings, key, g_variant_new_string (value));
1611 * g_settings_get_int:
1612 * @settings: a #GSettings object
1613 * @key: the key to get the value for
1615 * Gets the value that is stored at @key in @settings.
1617 * A convenience variant of g_settings_get() for 32-bit integers.
1619 * It is a programmer error to give a @key that isn't specified as
1620 * having a int32 type in the schema for @settings.
1622 * Returns: an integer
1624 * Since: 2.26
1626 gint
1627 g_settings_get_int (GSettings *settings,
1628 const gchar *key)
1630 GVariant *value;
1631 gint result;
1633 value = g_settings_get_value (settings, key);
1634 result = g_variant_get_int32 (value);
1635 g_variant_unref (value);
1637 return result;
1641 * g_settings_set_int:
1642 * @settings: a #GSettings object
1643 * @key: the name of the key to set
1644 * @value: the value to set it to
1646 * Sets @key in @settings to @value.
1648 * A convenience variant of g_settings_set() for 32-bit integers.
1650 * It is a programmer error to give a @key that isn't specified as
1651 * having a int32 type in the schema for @settings.
1653 * Returns: %TRUE if setting the key succeeded,
1654 * %FALSE if the key was not writable
1656 * Since: 2.26
1658 gboolean
1659 g_settings_set_int (GSettings *settings,
1660 const gchar *key,
1661 gint value)
1663 return g_settings_set_value (settings, key, g_variant_new_int32 (value));
1667 * g_settings_get_uint:
1668 * @settings: a #GSettings object
1669 * @key: the key to get the value for
1671 * Gets the value that is stored at @key in @settings.
1673 * A convenience variant of g_settings_get() for 32-bit unsigned
1674 * integers.
1676 * It is a programmer error to give a @key that isn't specified as
1677 * having a uint32 type in the schema for @settings.
1679 * Returns: an unsigned integer
1681 * Since: 2.30
1683 guint
1684 g_settings_get_uint (GSettings *settings,
1685 const gchar *key)
1687 GVariant *value;
1688 guint result;
1690 value = g_settings_get_value (settings, key);
1691 result = g_variant_get_uint32 (value);
1692 g_variant_unref (value);
1694 return result;
1698 * g_settings_set_uint:
1699 * @settings: a #GSettings object
1700 * @key: the name of the key to set
1701 * @value: the value to set it to
1703 * Sets @key in @settings to @value.
1705 * A convenience variant of g_settings_set() for 32-bit unsigned
1706 * integers.
1708 * It is a programmer error to give a @key that isn't specified as
1709 * having a uint32 type in the schema for @settings.
1711 * Returns: %TRUE if setting the key succeeded,
1712 * %FALSE if the key was not writable
1714 * Since: 2.30
1716 gboolean
1717 g_settings_set_uint (GSettings *settings,
1718 const gchar *key,
1719 guint value)
1721 return g_settings_set_value (settings, key, g_variant_new_uint32 (value));
1725 * g_settings_get_double:
1726 * @settings: a #GSettings object
1727 * @key: the key to get the value for
1729 * Gets the value that is stored at @key in @settings.
1731 * A convenience variant of g_settings_get() for doubles.
1733 * It is a programmer error to give a @key that isn't specified as
1734 * having a 'double' type in the schema for @settings.
1736 * Returns: a double
1738 * Since: 2.26
1740 gdouble
1741 g_settings_get_double (GSettings *settings,
1742 const gchar *key)
1744 GVariant *value;
1745 gdouble result;
1747 value = g_settings_get_value (settings, key);
1748 result = g_variant_get_double (value);
1749 g_variant_unref (value);
1751 return result;
1755 * g_settings_set_double:
1756 * @settings: a #GSettings object
1757 * @key: the name of the key to set
1758 * @value: the value to set it to
1760 * Sets @key in @settings to @value.
1762 * A convenience variant of g_settings_set() for doubles.
1764 * It is a programmer error to give a @key that isn't specified as
1765 * having a 'double' type in the schema for @settings.
1767 * Returns: %TRUE if setting the key succeeded,
1768 * %FALSE if the key was not writable
1770 * Since: 2.26
1772 gboolean
1773 g_settings_set_double (GSettings *settings,
1774 const gchar *key,
1775 gdouble value)
1777 return g_settings_set_value (settings, key, g_variant_new_double (value));
1781 * g_settings_get_boolean:
1782 * @settings: a #GSettings object
1783 * @key: the key to get the value for
1785 * Gets the value that is stored at @key in @settings.
1787 * A convenience variant of g_settings_get() for booleans.
1789 * It is a programmer error to give a @key that isn't specified as
1790 * having a boolean type in the schema for @settings.
1792 * Returns: a boolean
1794 * Since: 2.26
1796 gboolean
1797 g_settings_get_boolean (GSettings *settings,
1798 const gchar *key)
1800 GVariant *value;
1801 gboolean result;
1803 value = g_settings_get_value (settings, key);
1804 result = g_variant_get_boolean (value);
1805 g_variant_unref (value);
1807 return result;
1811 * g_settings_set_boolean:
1812 * @settings: a #GSettings object
1813 * @key: the name of the key to set
1814 * @value: the value to set it to
1816 * Sets @key in @settings to @value.
1818 * A convenience variant of g_settings_set() for booleans.
1820 * It is a programmer error to give a @key that isn't specified as
1821 * having a boolean type in the schema for @settings.
1823 * Returns: %TRUE if setting the key succeeded,
1824 * %FALSE if the key was not writable
1826 * Since: 2.26
1828 gboolean
1829 g_settings_set_boolean (GSettings *settings,
1830 const gchar *key,
1831 gboolean value)
1833 return g_settings_set_value (settings, key, g_variant_new_boolean (value));
1837 * g_settings_get_strv:
1838 * @settings: a #GSettings object
1839 * @key: the key to get the value for
1841 * A convenience variant of g_settings_get() for string arrays.
1843 * It is a programmer error to give a @key that isn't specified as
1844 * having an array of strings type in the schema for @settings.
1846 * Returns: (array zero-terminated=1) (transfer full): a
1847 * newly-allocated, %NULL-terminated array of strings, the value that
1848 * is stored at @key in @settings.
1850 * Since: 2.26
1852 gchar **
1853 g_settings_get_strv (GSettings *settings,
1854 const gchar *key)
1856 GVariant *value;
1857 gchar **result;
1859 value = g_settings_get_value (settings, key);
1860 result = g_variant_dup_strv (value, NULL);
1861 g_variant_unref (value);
1863 return result;
1867 * g_settings_set_strv:
1868 * @settings: a #GSettings object
1869 * @key: the name of the key to set
1870 * @value: (allow-none) (array zero-terminated=1): the value to set it to, or %NULL
1872 * Sets @key in @settings to @value.
1874 * A convenience variant of g_settings_set() for string arrays. If
1875 * @value is %NULL, then @key is set to be the empty array.
1877 * It is a programmer error to give a @key that isn't specified as
1878 * having an array of strings type in the schema for @settings.
1880 * Returns: %TRUE if setting the key succeeded,
1881 * %FALSE if the key was not writable
1883 * Since: 2.26
1885 gboolean
1886 g_settings_set_strv (GSettings *settings,
1887 const gchar *key,
1888 const gchar * const *value)
1890 GVariant *array;
1892 if (value != NULL)
1893 array = g_variant_new_strv (value, -1);
1894 else
1895 array = g_variant_new_strv (NULL, 0);
1897 return g_settings_set_value (settings, key, array);
1900 /* Delayed apply (delay, apply, revert, get_has_unapplied) {{{1 */
1902 * g_settings_delay:
1903 * @settings: a #GSettings object
1905 * Changes the #GSettings object into 'delay-apply' mode. In this
1906 * mode, changes to @settings are not immediately propagated to the
1907 * backend, but kept locally until g_settings_apply() is called.
1909 * Since: 2.26
1911 void
1912 g_settings_delay (GSettings *settings)
1914 g_return_if_fail (G_IS_SETTINGS (settings));
1916 if (settings->priv->delayed)
1917 return;
1919 settings->priv->delayed =
1920 g_delayed_settings_backend_new (settings->priv->backend,
1921 settings,
1922 settings->priv->main_context);
1923 g_settings_backend_unwatch (settings->priv->backend, G_OBJECT (settings));
1924 g_object_unref (settings->priv->backend);
1926 settings->priv->backend = G_SETTINGS_BACKEND (settings->priv->delayed);
1927 g_settings_backend_watch (settings->priv->backend,
1928 &listener_vtable, G_OBJECT (settings),
1929 settings->priv->main_context);
1931 g_object_notify (G_OBJECT (settings), "delay-apply");
1935 * g_settings_apply:
1936 * @settings: a #GSettings instance
1938 * Applies any changes that have been made to the settings. This
1939 * function does nothing unless @settings is in 'delay-apply' mode;
1940 * see g_settings_delay(). In the normal case settings are always
1941 * applied immediately.
1943 void
1944 g_settings_apply (GSettings *settings)
1946 if (settings->priv->delayed)
1948 GDelayedSettingsBackend *delayed;
1950 delayed = G_DELAYED_SETTINGS_BACKEND (settings->priv->backend);
1951 g_delayed_settings_backend_apply (delayed);
1956 * g_settings_revert:
1957 * @settings: a #GSettings instance
1959 * Reverts all non-applied changes to the settings. This function
1960 * does nothing unless @settings is in 'delay-apply' mode; see
1961 * g_settings_delay(). In the normal case settings are always applied
1962 * immediately.
1964 * Change notifications will be emitted for affected keys.
1966 void
1967 g_settings_revert (GSettings *settings)
1969 if (settings->priv->delayed)
1971 GDelayedSettingsBackend *delayed;
1973 delayed = G_DELAYED_SETTINGS_BACKEND (settings->priv->backend);
1974 g_delayed_settings_backend_revert (delayed);
1979 * g_settings_get_has_unapplied:
1980 * @settings: a #GSettings object
1982 * Returns whether the #GSettings object has any unapplied
1983 * changes. This can only be the case if it is in 'delayed-apply' mode.
1985 * Returns: %TRUE if @settings has unapplied changes
1987 * Since: 2.26
1989 gboolean
1990 g_settings_get_has_unapplied (GSettings *settings)
1992 g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_SETTINGS (settings), FALSE);
1994 return settings->priv->delayed &&
1995 g_delayed_settings_backend_get_has_unapplied (
1996 G_DELAYED_SETTINGS_BACKEND (settings->priv->backend));
1999 /* Extra API (reset, sync, get_child, is_writable, list_*, ranges) {{{1 */
2001 * g_settings_reset:
2002 * @settings: a #GSettings object
2003 * @key: the name of a key
2005 * Resets @key to its default value.
2007 * This call resets the key, as much as possible, to its default value.
2008 * That might the value specified in the schema or the one set by the
2009 * administrator.
2011 void
2012 g_settings_reset (GSettings *settings,
2013 const gchar *key)
2015 gchar *path;
2017 path = g_strconcat (settings->priv->path, key, NULL);
2018 g_settings_backend_reset (settings->priv->backend, path, NULL);
2019 g_free (path);
2023 * g_settings_sync:
2025 * Ensures that all pending operations for the given are complete for
2026 * the default backend.
2028 * Writes made to a #GSettings are handled asynchronously. For this
2029 * reason, it is very unlikely that the changes have it to disk by the
2030 * time g_settings_set() returns.
2032 * This call will block until all of the writes have made it to the
2033 * backend. Since the mainloop is not running, no change notifications
2034 * will be dispatched during this call (but some may be queued by the
2035 * time the call is done).
2037 void
2038 g_settings_sync (void)
2040 g_settings_backend_sync_default ();
2044 * g_settings_is_writable:
2045 * @settings: a #GSettings object
2046 * @name: the name of a key
2048 * Finds out if a key can be written or not
2050 * Returns: %TRUE if the key @name is writable
2052 * Since: 2.26
2054 gboolean
2055 g_settings_is_writable (GSettings *settings,
2056 const gchar *name)
2058 gboolean writable;
2059 gchar *path;
2061 g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_SETTINGS (settings), FALSE);
2063 path = g_strconcat (settings->priv->path, name, NULL);
2064 writable = g_settings_backend_get_writable (settings->priv->backend, path);
2065 g_free (path);
2067 return writable;
2071 * g_settings_get_child:
2072 * @settings: a #GSettings object
2073 * @name: the name of the 'child' schema
2075 * Creates a 'child' settings object which has a base path of
2076 * <replaceable>base-path</replaceable>/@name, where
2077 * <replaceable>base-path</replaceable> is the base path of @settings.
2079 * The schema for the child settings object must have been declared
2080 * in the schema of @settings using a <tag class="starttag">child</tag> element.
2082 * Returns: (transfer full): a 'child' settings object
2084 * Since: 2.26
2086 GSettings *
2087 g_settings_get_child (GSettings *settings,
2088 const gchar *name)
2090 const gchar *child_schema;
2091 gchar *child_path;
2092 gchar *child_name;
2093 GSettings *child;
2095 g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_SETTINGS (settings), NULL);
2097 child_name = g_strconcat (name, "/", NULL);
2098 child_schema = g_settings_schema_get_string (settings->priv->schema,
2099 child_name);
2100 if (child_schema == NULL)
2101 g_error ("Schema '%s' has no child '%s'",
2102 g_settings_schema_get_id (settings->priv->schema), name);
2104 child_path = g_strconcat (settings->priv->path, child_name, NULL);
2105 child = g_object_new (G_TYPE_SETTINGS,
2106 "schema-id", child_schema,
2107 "path", child_path,
2108 NULL);
2109 g_free (child_path);
2110 g_free (child_name);
2112 return child;
2116 * g_settings_list_keys:
2117 * @settings: a #GSettings object
2119 * Introspects the list of keys on @settings.
2121 * You should probably not be calling this function from "normal" code
2122 * (since you should already know what keys are in your schema). This
2123 * function is intended for introspection reasons.
2125 * You should free the return value with g_strfreev() when you are done
2126 * with it.
2128 * Returns: (transfer full) (element-type utf8): a list of the keys on @settings
2130 gchar **
2131 g_settings_list_keys (GSettings *settings)
2133 const GQuark *keys;
2134 gchar **strv;
2135 gint n_keys;
2136 gint i, j;
2138 keys = g_settings_schema_list (settings->priv->schema, &n_keys);
2139 strv = g_new (gchar *, n_keys + 1);
2140 for (i = j = 0; i < n_keys; i++)
2142 const gchar *key = g_quark_to_string (keys[i]);
2144 if (!g_str_has_suffix (key, "/"))
2145 strv[j++] = g_strdup (key);
2147 strv[j] = NULL;
2149 return strv;
2153 * g_settings_list_children:
2154 * @settings: a #GSettings object
2156 * Gets the list of children on @settings.
2158 * The list is exactly the list of strings for which it is not an error
2159 * to call g_settings_get_child().
2161 * For GSettings objects that are lists, this value can change at any
2162 * time and you should connect to the "children-changed" signal to watch
2163 * for those changes. Note that there is a race condition here: you may
2164 * request a child after listing it only for it to have been destroyed
2165 * in the meantime. For this reason, g_settings_get_child() may return
2166 * %NULL even for a child that was listed by this function.
2168 * For GSettings objects that are not lists, you should probably not be
2169 * calling this function from "normal" code (since you should already
2170 * know what children are in your schema). This function may still be
2171 * useful there for introspection reasons, however.
2173 * You should free the return value with g_strfreev() when you are done
2174 * with it.
2176 * Returns: (transfer full) (element-type utf8): a list of the children on @settings
2178 gchar **
2179 g_settings_list_children (GSettings *settings)
2181 const GQuark *keys;
2182 gchar **strv;
2183 gint n_keys;
2184 gint i, j;
2186 keys = g_settings_schema_list (settings->priv->schema, &n_keys);
2187 strv = g_new (gchar *, n_keys + 1);
2188 for (i = j = 0; i < n_keys; i++)
2190 const gchar *key = g_quark_to_string (keys[i]);
2192 if (g_str_has_suffix (key, "/"))
2194 gint length = strlen (key);
2196 strv[j] = g_memdup (key, length);
2197 strv[j][length - 1] = '\0';
2198 j++;
2201 strv[j] = NULL;
2203 return strv;
2207 * g_settings_get_range:
2208 * @settings: a #GSettings
2209 * @key: the key to query the range of
2211 * Queries the range of a key.
2213 * This function will return a #GVariant that fully describes the range
2214 * of values that are valid for @key.
2216 * The type of #GVariant returned is <literal>(sv)</literal>. The
2217 * string describes the type of range restriction in effect. The type
2218 * and meaning of the value contained in the variant depends on the
2219 * string.
2221 * If the string is <literal>'type'</literal> then the variant contains
2222 * an empty array. The element type of that empty array is the expected
2223 * type of value and all values of that type are valid.
2225 * If the string is <literal>'enum'</literal> then the variant contains
2226 * an array enumerating the possible values. Each item in the array is
2227 * a possible valid value and no other values are valid.
2229 * If the string is <literal>'flags'</literal> then the variant contains
2230 * an array. Each item in the array is a value that may appear zero or
2231 * one times in an array to be used as the value for this key. For
2232 * example, if the variant contained the array <literal>['x',
2233 * 'y']</literal> then the valid values for the key would be
2234 * <literal>[]</literal>, <literal>['x']</literal>,
2235 * <literal>['y']</literal>, <literal>['x', 'y']</literal> and
2236 * <literal>['y', 'x']</literal>.
2238 * Finally, if the string is <literal>'range'</literal> then the variant
2239 * contains a pair of like-typed values -- the minimum and maximum
2240 * permissible values for this key.
2242 * This information should not be used by normal programs. It is
2243 * considered to be a hint for introspection purposes. Normal programs
2244 * should already know what is permitted by their own schema. The
2245 * format may change in any way in the future -- but particularly, new
2246 * forms may be added to the possibilities described above.
2248 * It is a programmer error to give a @key that isn't contained in the
2249 * schema for @settings.
2251 * You should free the returned value with g_variant_unref() when it is
2252 * no longer needed.
2254 * Returns: a #GVariant describing the range
2256 * Since: 2.28
2258 GVariant *
2259 g_settings_get_range (GSettings *settings,
2260 const gchar *key)
2262 GSettingsSchemaKey skey;
2263 const gchar *type;
2264 GVariant *range;
2266 g_settings_schema_key_init (&skey, settings->priv->schema, key);
2268 if (skey.minimum)
2270 range = g_variant_new ("(**)", skey.minimum, skey.maximum);
2271 type = "range";
2273 else if (skey.strinfo)
2275 range = strinfo_enumerate (skey.strinfo, skey.strinfo_length);
2276 type = skey.is_flags ? "flags" : "enum";
2278 else
2280 range = g_variant_new_array (skey.type, NULL, 0);
2281 type = "type";
2284 g_settings_schema_key_clear (&skey);
2286 return g_variant_ref_sink (g_variant_new ("(sv)", type, range));
2290 * g_settings_range_check:
2291 * @settings: a #GSettings
2292 * @key: the key to check
2293 * @value: the value to check
2295 * Checks if the given @value is of the correct type and within the
2296 * permitted range for @key.
2298 * This API is not intended to be used by normal programs -- they should
2299 * already know what is permitted by their own schemas. This API is
2300 * meant to be used by programs such as editors or commandline tools.
2302 * It is a programmer error to give a @key that isn't contained in the
2303 * schema for @settings.
2305 * Returns: %TRUE if @value is valid for @key
2307 * Since: 2.28
2309 gboolean
2310 g_settings_range_check (GSettings *settings,
2311 const gchar *key,
2312 GVariant *value)
2314 GSettingsSchemaKey skey;
2315 gboolean good;
2317 g_settings_schema_key_init (&skey, settings->priv->schema, key);
2318 good = g_settings_schema_key_type_check (&skey, value) &&
2319 g_settings_schema_key_range_check (&skey, value);
2320 g_settings_schema_key_clear (&skey);
2322 return good;
2325 /* Binding {{{1 */
2326 typedef struct
2328 GSettingsSchemaKey key;
2329 GSettings *settings;
2330 GObject *object;
2332 GSettingsBindGetMapping get_mapping;
2333 GSettingsBindSetMapping set_mapping;
2334 gpointer user_data;
2335 GDestroyNotify destroy;
2337 guint writable_handler_id;
2338 guint property_handler_id;
2339 const GParamSpec *property;
2340 guint key_handler_id;
2342 /* prevent recursion */
2343 gboolean running;
2344 } GSettingsBinding;
2346 static void
2347 g_settings_binding_free (gpointer data)
2349 GSettingsBinding *binding = data;
2351 g_assert (!binding->running);
2353 if (binding->writable_handler_id)
2354 g_signal_handler_disconnect (binding->settings,
2355 binding->writable_handler_id);
2357 if (binding->key_handler_id)
2358 g_signal_handler_disconnect (binding->settings,
2359 binding->key_handler_id);
2361 if (g_signal_handler_is_connected (binding->object,
2362 binding->property_handler_id))
2363 g_signal_handler_disconnect (binding->object,
2364 binding->property_handler_id);
2366 g_settings_schema_key_clear (&binding->key);
2368 if (binding->destroy)
2369 binding->destroy (binding->user_data);
2371 g_object_unref (binding->settings);
2373 g_slice_free (GSettingsBinding, binding);
2376 static GQuark
2377 g_settings_binding_quark (const char *property)
2379 GQuark quark;
2380 gchar *tmp;
2382 tmp = g_strdup_printf ("gsettingsbinding-%s", property);
2383 quark = g_quark_from_string (tmp);
2384 g_free (tmp);
2386 return quark;
2389 static void
2390 g_settings_binding_key_changed (GSettings *settings,
2391 const gchar *key,
2392 gpointer user_data)
2394 GSettingsBinding *binding = user_data;
2395 GValue value = G_VALUE_INIT;
2396 GVariant *variant;
2398 g_assert (settings == binding->settings);
2399 g_assert (key == binding->key.name);
2401 if (binding->running)
2402 return;
2404 binding->running = TRUE;
2406 g_value_init (&value, binding->property->value_type);
2408 variant = g_settings_read_from_backend (binding->settings, &binding->key);
2409 if (variant && !binding->get_mapping (&value, variant, binding->user_data))
2411 /* silently ignore errors in the user's config database */
2412 g_variant_unref (variant);
2413 variant = NULL;
2416 if (variant == NULL)
2418 variant = g_settings_schema_key_get_translated_default (&binding->key);
2419 if (variant &&
2420 !binding->get_mapping (&value, variant, binding->user_data))
2422 /* flag translation errors with a warning */
2423 g_warning ("Translated default '%s' for key '%s' in schema '%s' "
2424 "was rejected by the binding mapping function",
2425 binding->key.unparsed, binding->key.name,
2426 g_settings_schema_get_id (binding->key.schema));
2427 g_variant_unref (variant);
2428 variant = NULL;
2432 if (variant == NULL)
2434 variant = g_variant_ref (binding->key.default_value);
2435 if (!binding->get_mapping (&value, variant, binding->user_data))
2436 g_error ("The schema default value for key '%s' in schema '%s' "
2437 "was rejected by the binding mapping function.",
2438 binding->key.name, g_settings_schema_get_id (binding->key.schema));
2441 g_object_set_property (binding->object, binding->property->name, &value);
2442 g_variant_unref (variant);
2443 g_value_unset (&value);
2445 binding->running = FALSE;
2448 static void
2449 g_settings_binding_property_changed (GObject *object,
2450 const GParamSpec *pspec,
2451 gpointer user_data)
2453 GSettingsBinding *binding = user_data;
2454 GValue value = G_VALUE_INIT;
2455 GVariant *variant;
2457 g_assert (object == binding->object);
2458 g_assert (pspec == binding->property);
2460 if (binding->running)
2461 return;
2463 binding->running = TRUE;
2465 g_value_init (&value, pspec->value_type);
2466 g_object_get_property (object, pspec->name, &value);
2467 if ((variant = binding->set_mapping (&value, binding->key.type,
2468 binding->user_data)))
2470 g_variant_take_ref (variant);
2472 if (!g_settings_schema_key_type_check (&binding->key, variant))
2474 g_critical ("binding mapping function for key '%s' returned "
2475 "GVariant of type '%s' when type '%s' was requested",
2476 binding->key.name, g_variant_get_type_string (variant),
2477 g_variant_type_dup_string (binding->key.type));
2478 return;
2481 if (!g_settings_schema_key_range_check (&binding->key, variant))
2483 g_critical ("GObject property '%s' on a '%s' object is out of "
2484 "schema-specified range for key '%s' of '%s': %s",
2485 binding->property->name, g_type_name (binding->property->owner_type),
2486 binding->key.name, g_settings_schema_get_id (binding->key.schema),
2487 g_variant_print (variant, TRUE));
2488 return;
2491 g_settings_write_to_backend (binding->settings, &binding->key, variant);
2492 g_variant_unref (variant);
2494 g_value_unset (&value);
2496 binding->running = FALSE;
2499 static gboolean
2500 g_settings_bind_invert_boolean_get_mapping (GValue *value,
2501 GVariant *variant,
2502 gpointer user_data)
2504 g_value_set_boolean (value, !g_variant_get_boolean (variant));
2505 return TRUE;
2508 static GVariant *
2509 g_settings_bind_invert_boolean_set_mapping (const GValue *value,
2510 const GVariantType *expected_type,
2511 gpointer user_data)
2513 return g_variant_new_boolean (!g_value_get_boolean (value));
2517 * g_settings_bind:
2518 * @settings: a #GSettings object
2519 * @key: the key to bind
2520 * @object: (type GObject.Object): a #GObject
2521 * @property: the name of the property to bind
2522 * @flags: flags for the binding
2524 * Create a binding between the @key in the @settings object
2525 * and the property @property of @object.
2527 * The binding uses the default GIO mapping functions to map
2528 * between the settings and property values. These functions
2529 * handle booleans, numeric types and string types in a
2530 * straightforward way. Use g_settings_bind_with_mapping() if
2531 * you need a custom mapping, or map between types that are not
2532 * supported by the default mapping functions.
2534 * Unless the @flags include %G_SETTINGS_BIND_NO_SENSITIVITY, this
2535 * function also establishes a binding between the writability of
2536 * @key and the "sensitive" property of @object (if @object has
2537 * a boolean property by that name). See g_settings_bind_writable()
2538 * for more details about writable bindings.
2540 * Note that the lifecycle of the binding is tied to the object,
2541 * and that you can have only one binding per object property.
2542 * If you bind the same property twice on the same object, the second
2543 * binding overrides the first one.
2545 * Since: 2.26
2547 void
2548 g_settings_bind (GSettings *settings,
2549 const gchar *key,
2550 gpointer object,
2551 const gchar *property,
2552 GSettingsBindFlags flags)
2554 GSettingsBindGetMapping get_mapping = NULL;
2555 GSettingsBindSetMapping set_mapping = NULL;
2557 if (flags & G_SETTINGS_BIND_INVERT_BOOLEAN)
2559 get_mapping = g_settings_bind_invert_boolean_get_mapping;
2560 set_mapping = g_settings_bind_invert_boolean_set_mapping;
2562 /* can't pass this flag to g_settings_bind_with_mapping() */
2563 flags &= ~G_SETTINGS_BIND_INVERT_BOOLEAN;
2566 g_settings_bind_with_mapping (settings, key, object, property, flags,
2567 get_mapping, set_mapping, NULL, NULL);
2571 * g_settings_bind_with_mapping: (skip)
2572 * @settings: a #GSettings object
2573 * @key: the key to bind
2574 * @object: (type GObject.Object): a #GObject
2575 * @property: the name of the property to bind
2576 * @flags: flags for the binding
2577 * @get_mapping: a function that gets called to convert values
2578 * from @settings to @object, or %NULL to use the default GIO mapping
2579 * @set_mapping: a function that gets called to convert values
2580 * from @object to @settings, or %NULL to use the default GIO mapping
2581 * @user_data: data that gets passed to @get_mapping and @set_mapping
2582 * @destroy: #GDestroyNotify function for @user_data
2584 * Create a binding between the @key in the @settings object
2585 * and the property @property of @object.
2587 * The binding uses the provided mapping functions to map between
2588 * settings and property values.
2590 * Note that the lifecycle of the binding is tied to the object,
2591 * and that you can have only one binding per object property.
2592 * If you bind the same property twice on the same object, the second
2593 * binding overrides the first one.
2595 * Since: 2.26
2597 void
2598 g_settings_bind_with_mapping (GSettings *settings,
2599 const gchar *key,
2600 gpointer object,
2601 const gchar *property,
2602 GSettingsBindFlags flags,
2603 GSettingsBindGetMapping get_mapping,
2604 GSettingsBindSetMapping set_mapping,
2605 gpointer user_data,
2606 GDestroyNotify destroy)
2608 GSettingsBinding *binding;
2609 GObjectClass *objectclass;
2610 gchar *detailed_signal;
2611 GQuark binding_quark;
2613 g_return_if_fail (G_IS_SETTINGS (settings));
2614 g_return_if_fail (key != NULL);
2615 g_return_if_fail (G_IS_OBJECT (object));
2616 g_return_if_fail (property != NULL);
2617 g_return_if_fail (~flags & G_SETTINGS_BIND_INVERT_BOOLEAN);
2619 objectclass = G_OBJECT_GET_CLASS (object);
2621 binding = g_slice_new0 (GSettingsBinding);
2622 g_settings_schema_key_init (&binding->key, settings->priv->schema, key);
2623 binding->settings = g_object_ref (settings);
2624 binding->object = object;
2625 binding->property = g_object_class_find_property (objectclass, property);
2626 binding->user_data = user_data;
2627 binding->destroy = destroy;
2628 binding->get_mapping = get_mapping ? get_mapping : g_settings_get_mapping;
2629 binding->set_mapping = set_mapping ? set_mapping : g_settings_set_mapping;
2631 if (!(flags & (G_SETTINGS_BIND_GET | G_SETTINGS_BIND_SET)))
2632 flags |= G_SETTINGS_BIND_GET | G_SETTINGS_BIND_SET;
2634 if (binding->property == NULL)
2636 g_critical ("g_settings_bind: no property '%s' on class '%s'",
2637 property, G_OBJECT_TYPE_NAME (object));
2638 return;
2641 if ((flags & G_SETTINGS_BIND_GET) &&
2642 (binding->property->flags & G_PARAM_WRITABLE) == 0)
2644 g_critical ("g_settings_bind: property '%s' on class '%s' is not "
2645 "writable", binding->property->name, G_OBJECT_TYPE_NAME (object));
2646 return;
2648 if ((flags & G_SETTINGS_BIND_SET) &&
2649 (binding->property->flags & G_PARAM_READABLE) == 0)
2651 g_critical ("g_settings_bind: property '%s' on class '%s' is not "
2652 "readable", binding->property->name, G_OBJECT_TYPE_NAME (object));
2653 return;
2656 if (get_mapping == g_settings_bind_invert_boolean_get_mapping)
2658 /* g_settings_bind_invert_boolean_get_mapping() is a private
2659 * function, so if we are here it means that g_settings_bind() was
2660 * called with G_SETTINGS_BIND_INVERT_BOOLEAN.
2662 * Ensure that both sides are boolean.
2665 if (binding->property->value_type != G_TYPE_BOOLEAN)
2667 g_critical ("g_settings_bind: G_SETTINGS_BIND_INVERT_BOOLEAN "
2668 "was specified, but property '%s' on type '%s' has "
2669 "type '%s'", binding->property->name, G_OBJECT_TYPE_NAME (object),
2670 g_type_name ((binding->property->value_type)));
2671 return;
2674 if (!g_variant_type_equal (binding->key.type, G_VARIANT_TYPE_BOOLEAN))
2676 g_critical ("g_settings_bind: G_SETTINGS_BIND_INVERT_BOOLEAN "
2677 "was specified, but key '%s' on schema '%s' has "
2678 "type '%s'", key, g_settings_schema_get_id (settings->priv->schema),
2679 g_variant_type_dup_string (binding->key.type));
2680 return;
2685 else if (((get_mapping == NULL && (flags & G_SETTINGS_BIND_GET)) ||
2686 (set_mapping == NULL && (flags & G_SETTINGS_BIND_SET))) &&
2687 !g_settings_mapping_is_compatible (binding->property->value_type,
2688 binding->key.type))
2690 g_critical ("g_settings_bind: property '%s' on class '%s' has type "
2691 "'%s' which is not compatible with type '%s' of key '%s' "
2692 "on schema '%s'", binding->property->name, G_OBJECT_TYPE_NAME (object),
2693 g_type_name (binding->property->value_type),
2694 g_variant_type_dup_string (binding->key.type), key,
2695 g_settings_schema_get_id (settings->priv->schema));
2696 return;
2699 if ((flags & G_SETTINGS_BIND_SET) &&
2700 (~flags & G_SETTINGS_BIND_NO_SENSITIVITY))
2702 GParamSpec *sensitive;
2704 sensitive = g_object_class_find_property (objectclass, "sensitive");
2706 if (sensitive && sensitive->value_type == G_TYPE_BOOLEAN &&
2707 (sensitive->flags & G_PARAM_WRITABLE))
2708 g_settings_bind_writable (settings, binding->key.name, object, "sensitive", FALSE);
2711 if (flags & G_SETTINGS_BIND_SET)
2713 detailed_signal = g_strdup_printf ("notify::%s", binding->property->name);
2714 binding->property_handler_id =
2715 g_signal_connect (object, detailed_signal,
2716 G_CALLBACK (g_settings_binding_property_changed),
2717 binding);
2718 g_free (detailed_signal);
2720 if (~flags & G_SETTINGS_BIND_GET)
2721 g_settings_binding_property_changed (object,
2722 binding->property,
2723 binding);
2726 if (flags & G_SETTINGS_BIND_GET)
2728 if (~flags & G_SETTINGS_BIND_GET_NO_CHANGES)
2730 detailed_signal = g_strdup_printf ("changed::%s", key);
2731 binding->key_handler_id =
2732 g_signal_connect (settings, detailed_signal,
2733 G_CALLBACK (g_settings_binding_key_changed),
2734 binding);
2735 g_free (detailed_signal);
2738 g_settings_binding_key_changed (settings, binding->key.name, binding);
2741 binding_quark = g_settings_binding_quark (binding->property->name);
2742 g_object_set_qdata_full (object, binding_quark,
2743 binding, g_settings_binding_free);
2746 /* Writability binding {{{1 */
2747 typedef struct
2749 GSettings *settings;
2750 gpointer object;
2751 const gchar *key;
2752 const gchar *property;
2753 gboolean inverted;
2754 gulong handler_id;
2755 } GSettingsWritableBinding;
2757 static void
2758 g_settings_writable_binding_free (gpointer data)
2760 GSettingsWritableBinding *binding = data;
2762 g_signal_handler_disconnect (binding->settings, binding->handler_id);
2763 g_object_unref (binding->settings);
2764 g_slice_free (GSettingsWritableBinding, binding);
2767 static void
2768 g_settings_binding_writable_changed (GSettings *settings,
2769 const gchar *key,
2770 gpointer user_data)
2772 GSettingsWritableBinding *binding = user_data;
2773 gboolean writable;
2775 g_assert (settings == binding->settings);
2776 g_assert (key == binding->key);
2778 writable = g_settings_is_writable (settings, key);
2780 if (binding->inverted)
2781 writable = !writable;
2783 g_object_set (binding->object, binding->property, writable, NULL);
2787 * g_settings_bind_writable:
2788 * @settings: a #GSettings object
2789 * @key: the key to bind
2790 * @object: (type GObject.Object):a #GObject
2791 * @property: the name of a boolean property to bind
2792 * @inverted: whether to 'invert' the value
2794 * Create a binding between the writability of @key in the
2795 * @settings object and the property @property of @object.
2796 * The property must be boolean; "sensitive" or "visible"
2797 * properties of widgets are the most likely candidates.
2799 * Writable bindings are always uni-directional; changes of the
2800 * writability of the setting will be propagated to the object
2801 * property, not the other way.
2803 * When the @inverted argument is %TRUE, the binding inverts the
2804 * value as it passes from the setting to the object, i.e. @property
2805 * will be set to %TRUE if the key is <emphasis>not</emphasis>
2806 * writable.
2808 * Note that the lifecycle of the binding is tied to the object,
2809 * and that you can have only one binding per object property.
2810 * If you bind the same property twice on the same object, the second
2811 * binding overrides the first one.
2813 * Since: 2.26
2815 void
2816 g_settings_bind_writable (GSettings *settings,
2817 const gchar *key,
2818 gpointer object,
2819 const gchar *property,
2820 gboolean inverted)
2822 GSettingsWritableBinding *binding;
2823 gchar *detailed_signal;
2824 GParamSpec *pspec;
2826 g_return_if_fail (G_IS_SETTINGS (settings));
2828 pspec = g_object_class_find_property (G_OBJECT_GET_CLASS (object), property);
2829 if (pspec == NULL)
2831 g_critical ("g_settings_bind_writable: no property '%s' on class '%s'",
2832 property, G_OBJECT_TYPE_NAME (object));
2833 return;
2835 if ((pspec->flags & G_PARAM_WRITABLE) == 0)
2837 g_critical ("g_settings_bind_writable: property '%s' on class '%s' is not writable",
2838 property, G_OBJECT_TYPE_NAME (object));
2839 return;
2842 binding = g_slice_new (GSettingsWritableBinding);
2843 binding->settings = g_object_ref (settings);
2844 binding->object = object;
2845 binding->key = g_intern_string (key);
2846 binding->property = g_intern_string (property);
2847 binding->inverted = inverted;
2849 detailed_signal = g_strdup_printf ("writable-changed::%s", key);
2850 binding->handler_id =
2851 g_signal_connect (settings, detailed_signal,
2852 G_CALLBACK (g_settings_binding_writable_changed),
2853 binding);
2854 g_free (detailed_signal);
2856 g_object_set_qdata_full (object, g_settings_binding_quark (property),
2857 binding, g_settings_writable_binding_free);
2859 g_settings_binding_writable_changed (settings, binding->key, binding);
2863 * g_settings_unbind:
2864 * @object: the object
2865 * @property: the property whose binding is removed
2867 * Removes an existing binding for @property on @object.
2869 * Note that bindings are automatically removed when the
2870 * object is finalized, so it is rarely necessary to call this
2871 * function.
2873 * Since: 2.26
2875 void
2876 g_settings_unbind (gpointer object,
2877 const gchar *property)
2879 GQuark binding_quark;
2881 binding_quark = g_settings_binding_quark (property);
2882 g_object_set_qdata (object, binding_quark, NULL);
2885 /* GAction {{{1 */
2887 typedef struct
2889 GObject parent_instance;
2891 GSettingsSchemaKey key;
2892 GSettings *settings;
2893 } GSettingsAction;
2895 typedef GObjectClass GSettingsActionClass;
2897 static GType g_settings_action_get_type (void);
2898 static void g_settings_action_iface_init (GActionInterface *iface);
2899 G_DEFINE_TYPE_WITH_CODE (GSettingsAction, g_settings_action, G_TYPE_OBJECT,
2900 G_IMPLEMENT_INTERFACE (G_TYPE_ACTION, g_settings_action_iface_init))
2902 enum
2904 ACTION_PROP_0,
2905 ACTION_PROP_NAME,
2906 ACTION_PROP_PARAMETER_TYPE,
2907 ACTION_PROP_ENABLED,
2908 ACTION_PROP_STATE_TYPE,
2909 ACTION_PROP_STATE
2912 static const gchar *
2913 g_settings_action_get_name (GAction *action)
2915 GSettingsAction *gsa = (GSettingsAction *) action;
2917 return gsa->key.name;
2920 static const GVariantType *
2921 g_settings_action_get_parameter_type (GAction *action)
2923 GSettingsAction *gsa = (GSettingsAction *) action;
2924 const GVariantType *type;
2926 type = g_variant_get_type (gsa->key.default_value);
2927 if (g_variant_type_equal (type, G_VARIANT_TYPE_BOOLEAN))
2928 type = NULL;
2930 return type;
2933 static gboolean
2934 g_settings_action_get_enabled (GAction *action)
2936 GSettingsAction *gsa = (GSettingsAction *) action;
2938 return g_settings_is_writable (gsa->settings, gsa->key.name);
2941 static const GVariantType *
2942 g_settings_action_get_state_type (GAction *action)
2944 GSettingsAction *gsa = (GSettingsAction *) action;
2946 return g_variant_get_type (gsa->key.default_value);
2949 static GVariant *
2950 g_settings_action_get_state (GAction *action)
2952 GSettingsAction *gsa = (GSettingsAction *) action;
2953 GVariant *value;
2955 value = g_settings_read_from_backend (gsa->settings, &gsa->key);
2957 if (value == NULL)
2958 value = g_settings_schema_key_get_translated_default (&gsa->key);
2960 if (value == NULL)
2961 value = g_variant_ref (gsa->key.default_value);
2963 return value;
2966 static GVariant *
2967 g_settings_action_get_state_hint (GAction *action)
2969 GSettingsAction *gsa = (GSettingsAction *) action;
2971 /* no point in reimplementing this... */
2972 return g_settings_get_range (gsa->settings, gsa->key.name);
2975 static void
2976 g_settings_action_change_state (GAction *action,
2977 GVariant *value)
2979 GSettingsAction *gsa = (GSettingsAction *) action;
2981 if (g_settings_schema_key_type_check (&gsa->key, value) && g_settings_schema_key_range_check (&gsa->key, value))
2982 g_settings_write_to_backend (gsa->settings, &gsa->key, value);
2985 static void
2986 g_settings_action_activate (GAction *action,
2987 GVariant *parameter)
2989 GSettingsAction *gsa = (GSettingsAction *) action;
2991 if (g_variant_is_of_type (gsa->key.default_value, G_VARIANT_TYPE_BOOLEAN))
2993 GVariant *old;
2995 if (parameter != NULL)
2996 return;
2998 old = g_settings_action_get_state (action);
2999 parameter = g_variant_new_boolean (!g_variant_get_boolean (old));
3000 g_variant_unref (old);
3003 g_action_change_state (action, parameter);
3006 static void
3007 g_settings_action_get_property (GObject *object, guint prop_id,
3008 GValue *value, GParamSpec *pspec)
3010 GAction *action = G_ACTION (object);
3012 switch (prop_id)
3014 case ACTION_PROP_NAME:
3015 g_value_set_string (value, g_settings_action_get_name (action));
3016 break;
3018 case ACTION_PROP_PARAMETER_TYPE:
3019 g_value_set_boxed (value, g_settings_action_get_parameter_type (action));
3020 break;
3022 case ACTION_PROP_ENABLED:
3023 g_value_set_boolean (value, g_settings_action_get_enabled (action));
3024 break;
3026 case ACTION_PROP_STATE_TYPE:
3027 g_value_set_boxed (value, g_settings_action_get_state_type (action));
3028 break;
3030 case ACTION_PROP_STATE:
3031 g_value_set_variant (value, g_settings_action_get_state (action));
3032 break;
3034 default:
3035 g_assert_not_reached ();
3039 static void
3040 g_settings_action_finalize (GObject *object)
3042 GSettingsAction *gsa = (GSettingsAction *) object;
3044 g_signal_handlers_disconnect_by_data (gsa->settings, gsa);
3045 g_object_unref (gsa->settings);
3047 G_OBJECT_CLASS (g_settings_action_parent_class)
3048 ->finalize (object);
3051 static void
3052 g_settings_action_init (GSettingsAction *gsa)
3056 static void
3057 g_settings_action_iface_init (GActionInterface *iface)
3059 iface->get_name = g_settings_action_get_name;
3060 iface->get_parameter_type = g_settings_action_get_parameter_type;
3061 iface->get_enabled = g_settings_action_get_enabled;
3062 iface->get_state_type = g_settings_action_get_state_type;
3063 iface->get_state = g_settings_action_get_state;
3064 iface->get_state_hint = g_settings_action_get_state_hint;
3065 iface->change_state = g_settings_action_change_state;
3066 iface->activate = g_settings_action_activate;
3069 static void
3070 g_settings_action_class_init (GSettingsActionClass *class)
3072 class->get_property = g_settings_action_get_property;
3073 class->finalize = g_settings_action_finalize;
3075 g_object_class_override_property (class, ACTION_PROP_NAME, "name");
3076 g_object_class_override_property (class, ACTION_PROP_PARAMETER_TYPE, "parameter-type");
3077 g_object_class_override_property (class, ACTION_PROP_ENABLED, "enabled");
3078 g_object_class_override_property (class, ACTION_PROP_STATE_TYPE, "state-type");
3079 g_object_class_override_property (class, ACTION_PROP_STATE, "state");
3082 static void
3083 g_settings_action_changed (GSettings *settings,
3084 const gchar *key,
3085 gpointer user_data)
3087 g_object_notify (user_data, "state");
3090 static void
3091 g_settings_action_enabled_changed (GSettings *settings,
3092 const gchar *key,
3093 gpointer user_data)
3095 g_object_notify (user_data, "enabled");
3099 * g_settings_create_action:
3100 * @settings: a #GSettings
3101 * @key: the name of a key in @settings
3103 * Creates a #GAction corresponding to a given #GSettings key.
3105 * The action has the same name as the key.
3107 * The value of the key becomes the state of the action and the action
3108 * is enabled when the key is writable. Changing the state of the
3109 * action results in the key being written to. Changes to the value or
3110 * writability of the key cause appropriate change notifications to be
3111 * emitted for the action.
3113 * For boolean-valued keys, action activations take no parameter and
3114 * result in the toggling of the value. For all other types,
3115 * activations take the new value for the key (which must have the
3116 * correct type).
3118 * Returns: (transfer full): a new #GAction
3120 * Since: 2.32
3122 GAction *
3123 g_settings_create_action (GSettings *settings,
3124 const gchar *key)
3126 GSettingsAction *gsa;
3127 gchar *detailed_signal;
3129 g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_SETTINGS (settings), NULL);
3130 g_return_val_if_fail (key != NULL, NULL);
3132 gsa = g_object_new (g_settings_action_get_type (), NULL);
3133 gsa->settings = g_object_ref (settings);
3134 g_settings_schema_key_init (&gsa->key, settings->priv->schema, key);
3136 detailed_signal = g_strdup_printf ("changed::%s", key);
3137 g_signal_connect (settings, detailed_signal, G_CALLBACK (g_settings_action_changed), gsa);
3138 g_free (detailed_signal);
3139 detailed_signal = g_strdup_printf ("writable-changed::%s", key);
3140 g_signal_connect (settings, detailed_signal, G_CALLBACK (g_settings_action_enabled_changed), gsa);
3141 g_free (detailed_signal);
3143 return G_ACTION (gsa);
3146 /* Epilogue {{{1 */
3148 /* vim:set foldmethod=marker: */