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23 #ifndef PURPLE_PREFS_H
24 #define PURPLE_PREFS_H
27 * @section_id: libpurple-prefs
28 * @short_description: <filename>prefs.h</filename>
29 * @title: Preferences API
36 * @PURPLE_PREF_NONE: No type.
37 * @PURPLE_PREF_BOOLEAN: Boolean.
38 * @PURPLE_PREF_INT: Integer.
39 * @PURPLE_PREF_STRING: String.
40 * @PURPLE_PREF_STRING_LIST: List of strings.
41 * @PURPLE_PREF_PATH: Path.
42 * @PURPLE_PREF_PATH_LIST: List of paths.
44 * Preference data types.
52 PURPLE_PREF_STRING_LIST
,
60 * @name: the name of the preference which has changed.
61 * @type: the type of the preferenced named @name
62 * @val: the new value of the preferencs; should be cast to the correct
63 * type. For instance, to recover the value of a #PURPLE_PREF_INT
64 * preference, use <literal>GPOINTER_TO_INT(val)</literal>.
65 * Alternatively, just call purple_prefs_get_int(),
66 * purple_prefs_get_string_list() etc.
67 * @data: Arbitrary data specified when the callback was connected with
68 * purple_prefs_connect_callback().
70 * The type of callbacks for preference changes.
72 * See purple_prefs_connect_callback().
74 typedef void (*PurplePrefCallback
) (const char *name
, PurplePrefType type
,
75 gconstpointer val
, gpointer data
);
78 * PurplePrefCallbackData:
80 * Opaque type to carry callback information
84 typedef struct _PurplePrefCallbackData PurplePrefCallbackData
;
86 typedef struct _PurplePrefsUiOps PurplePrefsUiOps
;
90 * @add_none: see #purple_prefs_add_none.
91 * @add_bool: see #purple_prefs_add_bool.
92 * @add_int: see #purple_prefs_add_int.
93 * @add_string: see #purple_prefs_add_string.
94 * @add_string_list: see #purple_prefs_add_string_list.
95 * @set_bool: see #purple_prefs_set_bool.
96 * @set_int: see #purple_prefs_set_int.
97 * @set_string: see #purple_prefs_set_string.
98 * @set_string_list: see #purple_prefs_set_string_list.
99 * @get_bool: see #purple_prefs_get_bool.
100 * @get_int: see #purple_prefs_get_int.
101 * @get_string: see #purple_prefs_get_string.
102 * @get_string_list: see #purple_prefs_get_string_list.
103 * @get_type: see #purple_prefs_get_type.
104 * @get_children_names: see #purple_prefs_get_children_names.
105 * @exists: see #purple_prefs_exists.
106 * @remove: see #purple_prefs_remove.
107 * @rename: see #purple_prefs_rename.
108 * @rename_boolean_toggle: see #purple_prefs_rename_boolean_toggle.
109 * @load: see #purple_prefs_load.
110 * @save: see #purple_prefs_save.
111 * @schedule_save: see #purple_prefs_schedule_save.
112 * @connect_callback: see #purple_prefs_connect_callback.
113 * @disconnect_callback: see #purple_prefs_disconnect_callback.
115 * Prefs UI operations. This allows overriding the prefs.xml storage with
118 * Unless specified otherwise, each entry provides an implementation for the
119 * corresponding purple_prefs_* method, and disables the prefs.xml code for it.
120 * This means that to do anything useful, all the methods must be implemented.
124 struct _PurplePrefsUiOps
126 void (*add_none
)(const char *name
);
127 void (*add_bool
)(const char *name
, gboolean value
);
128 void (*add_int
)(const char *name
, int value
);
129 void (*add_string
)(const char *name
, const char *value
);
130 void (*add_string_list
)(const char *name
, GList
*value
);
132 void (*set_bool
)(const char *name
, gboolean value
);
133 void (*set_int
)(const char *name
, int value
);
134 void (*set_string
)(const char *name
, const char *value
);
135 void (*set_string_list
)(const char *name
, GList
*value
);
137 gboolean (*get_bool
)(const char *name
);
138 int (*get_int
)(const char *name
);
139 const char *(*get_string
)(const char *name
);
140 GList
*(*get_string_list
)(const char *name
);
142 PurplePrefType (*get_type
)(const char *name
);
143 GList
*(*get_children_names
)(const char *name
);
145 gboolean (*exists
)(const char *name
);
146 void (*remove
)(const char *name
);
148 void (*rename
)(const char *oldname
, const char *newname
);
149 void (*rename_boolean_toggle
)(const char *oldname
, const char *newname
);
151 gboolean (*load
)(void);
153 void (*schedule_save
)(void);
155 void *(*connect_callback
)(const char *name
, PurplePrefCallbackData
*data
);
156 void (*disconnect_callback
)(const char *name
, void *ui_data
);
159 void (*_purple_reserved1
)(void);
160 void (*_purple_reserved2
)(void);
161 void (*_purple_reserved3
)(void);
162 void (*_purple_reserved4
)(void);
167 /******************************************************************************
168 * UI Registration Functions
169 *****************************************************************************/
172 * purple_prefs_set_ui_ops:
173 * @ops: The UI operations structure.
175 * Sets the UI operations structure to be used for preferences.
179 void purple_prefs_set_ui_ops(PurplePrefsUiOps
*ops
);
182 * purple_prefs_get_ui_ops:
184 * Returns the UI operations structure used for preferences.
186 * Returns: (transfer none): The UI operations structure in use.
190 PurplePrefsUiOps
*purple_prefs_get_ui_ops(void);
192 /**************************************************************************/
194 Preferences are named according to a directory-like structure.
195 Example: "/plugins/core/potato/is_from_idaho" (probably a boolean) */
196 /**************************************************************************/
199 * purple_prefs_get_handle:
201 * Returns the prefs subsystem handle.
203 * Returns: The prefs subsystem handle.
205 void *purple_prefs_get_handle(void);
210 * Initialize core prefs
212 void purple_prefs_init(void);
215 * purple_prefs_uninit:
217 * Uninitializes the prefs subsystem.
219 void purple_prefs_uninit(void);
222 * purple_prefs_add_none:
223 * @name: The name of the pref
225 * Add a new typeless pref.
227 void purple_prefs_add_none(const char *name
);
230 * purple_prefs_add_bool:
231 * @name: The name of the pref
232 * @value: The initial value to set
234 * Add a new boolean pref.
236 void purple_prefs_add_bool(const char *name
, gboolean value
);
239 * purple_prefs_add_int:
240 * @name: The name of the pref
241 * @value: The initial value to set
243 * Add a new integer pref.
245 void purple_prefs_add_int(const char *name
, int value
);
248 * purple_prefs_add_string:
249 * @name: The name of the pref
250 * @value: The initial value to set
252 * Add a new string pref.
254 void purple_prefs_add_string(const char *name
, const char *value
);
257 * purple_prefs_add_string_list:
258 * @name: The name of the pref
259 * @value: (element-type utf8) (transfer none): The initial value to set
261 * Add a new string list pref.
263 * Note: This function takes a copy of the strings in the value list. The list
264 * itself and original copies of the strings are up to the caller to
267 void purple_prefs_add_string_list(const char *name
, GList
*value
);
270 * purple_prefs_add_path:
271 * @name: The name of the pref
272 * @value: The initial value to set
274 * Add a new path pref.
276 void purple_prefs_add_path(const char *name
, const char *value
);
279 * purple_prefs_add_path_list:
280 * @name: The name of the pref
281 * @value: (element-type utf8) (transfer none): The initial value to set
283 * Add a new path list pref.
285 * Note: This function takes a copy of the strings in the value list. The list
286 * itself and original copies of the strings are up to the caller to
289 void purple_prefs_add_path_list(const char *name
, GList
*value
);
293 * purple_prefs_remove:
294 * @name: The name of the pref
298 void purple_prefs_remove(const char *name
);
301 * purple_prefs_rename:
302 * @oldname: The old name of the pref
303 * @newname: The new name for the pref
307 void purple_prefs_rename(const char *oldname
, const char *newname
);
310 * purple_prefs_rename_boolean_toggle:
311 * @oldname: The old name of the pref
312 * @newname: The new name for the pref
314 * Rename a boolean pref, toggling it's value
316 void purple_prefs_rename_boolean_toggle(const char *oldname
, const char *newname
);
319 * purple_prefs_destroy:
323 void purple_prefs_destroy(void);
326 * purple_prefs_set_bool:
327 * @name: The name of the pref
328 * @value: The value to set
330 * Set boolean pref value
332 void purple_prefs_set_bool(const char *name
, gboolean value
);
335 * purple_prefs_set_int:
336 * @name: The name of the pref
337 * @value: The value to set
339 * Set integer pref value
341 void purple_prefs_set_int(const char *name
, int value
);
344 * purple_prefs_set_string:
345 * @name: The name of the pref
346 * @value: The value to set
348 * Set string pref value
350 void purple_prefs_set_string(const char *name
, const char *value
);
353 * purple_prefs_set_string_list:
354 * @name: The name of the pref
355 * @value: (element-type utf8) (transfer none): The value to set
357 * Set string list pref value
359 void purple_prefs_set_string_list(const char *name
, GList
*value
);
362 * purple_prefs_set_path:
363 * @name: The name of the pref
364 * @value: The value to set
366 * Set path pref value
368 void purple_prefs_set_path(const char *name
, const char *value
);
371 * purple_prefs_set_path_list:
372 * @name: The name of the pref
373 * @value: (element-type utf8) (transfer none): The value to set
375 * Set path list pref value
377 void purple_prefs_set_path_list(const char *name
, GList
*value
);
381 * purple_prefs_exists:
382 * @name: The name of the pref
384 * Check if a pref exists
386 * Returns: TRUE if the pref exists. Otherwise FALSE.
388 gboolean
purple_prefs_exists(const char *name
);
391 * purple_prefs_get_pref_type:
392 * @name: The name of the pref
396 * Returns: The type of the pref
398 PurplePrefType
purple_prefs_get_pref_type(const char *name
);
401 * purple_prefs_get_bool:
402 * @name: The name of the pref
404 * Get boolean pref value
406 * Returns: The value of the pref
408 gboolean
purple_prefs_get_bool(const char *name
);
411 * purple_prefs_get_int:
412 * @name: The name of the pref
414 * Get integer pref value
416 * Returns: The value of the pref
418 int purple_prefs_get_int(const char *name
);
421 * purple_prefs_get_string:
422 * @name: The name of the pref
424 * Get string pref value
426 * Returns: The value of the pref
428 const char *purple_prefs_get_string(const char *name
);
431 * purple_prefs_get_string_list:
432 * @name: The name of the pref
434 * Get string list pref value
436 * Returns: (transfer full) (element-type utf8): The value of the pref.
438 GList
*purple_prefs_get_string_list(const char *name
);
441 * purple_prefs_get_path:
442 * @name: The name of the pref
444 * Get path pref value
446 * Returns: The value of the pref
448 const char *purple_prefs_get_path(const char *name
);
451 * purple_prefs_get_path_list:
452 * @name: The name of the pref
454 * Get path list pref value
456 * Returns: (transfer full) (element-type utf8): The value of the pref.
458 GList
*purple_prefs_get_path_list(const char *name
);
461 * purple_prefs_get_children_names:
462 * @name: The parent pref
464 * Returns a list of children for a pref
466 * Returns: (transfer full) (element-type utf8): A list of newly allocated
467 * strings denoting the names of the children. Returns %NULL if there
468 * are no children or if pref doesn't exist. The caller must free all
469 * the strings and the list.
471 GList
*purple_prefs_get_children_names(const char *name
);
474 * purple_prefs_connect_callback:
475 * @handle: The handle of the receiver.
476 * @name: The name of the preference
477 * @cb: (scope call): The callback function
478 * @data: The data to pass to the callback function.
480 * Add a callback to a pref (and its children)
482 * See purple_prefs_disconnect_callback().
484 * Returns: An id to disconnect the callback
486 guint
purple_prefs_connect_callback(void *handle
, const char *name
, PurplePrefCallback cb
,
490 * purple_prefs_disconnect_callback:
491 * @callback_id: The callback_id to disconnect.
493 * Remove a callback to a pref
495 void purple_prefs_disconnect_callback(guint callback_id
);
498 * purple_prefs_disconnect_by_handle:
499 * @handle: The handle to remove.
501 * Remove all pref callbacks by handle
503 void purple_prefs_disconnect_by_handle(void *handle
);
506 * purple_prefs_trigger_callback:
507 * @name: The name of the preference.
509 * Trigger callbacks as if the pref changed
511 void purple_prefs_trigger_callback(const char *name
);
514 * purple_prefs_trigger_callback_object:
515 * @data: Callback data.
517 * Trigger callbacks as if the pref changed, taking a #PurplePrefCallbackData
522 void purple_prefs_trigger_callback_object(PurplePrefCallbackData
*data
);
529 gboolean
purple_prefs_load(void);
533 #endif /* PURPLE_PREFS_H */