From 513e7cdbaeec56c77e4cf26f151d7ee79f3a6be9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eric Blake Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2015 11:50:43 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] input: Document why x-input-send-event is still experimental The x-input-send-event command was introduced in 2.2 with mention that it is experimental, but now that several releases have elapsed without any changes, it would be nice to document why that was done and should still remain experimental in 2.5. Meanwhile, our documentation states that we prefer 'lower-case', rather than 'CamelCase', for qapi enum values. The InputButton and InputAxis enums violate this convention. However, because they are currently used primarily for generating code that is used internally; and their only exposure through QMP is via the experimental 'x-input-send-event' command, we are free to change their spelling. Of course, it would be nicer to delay such a change until the same time we promote the command to non-experimental. Adding documentation will help us remember to do that rename. We have plans to tighten the qapi generator to flag instances of inconsistent use of naming conventions; if that lands first, it will just need to whitelist these exceptions until the time we settle on the final interface. Fix a typo in the docs for InputAxis while at it. Signed-off-by: Eric Blake Message-Id: <1447354243-31825-1-git-send-email-eblake@redhat.com> Reviewed-by: Gerd Hoffmann Signed-off-by: Markus Armbruster --- qapi-schema.json | 13 +++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/qapi-schema.json b/qapi-schema.json index b65905f4d6..8b1a423fa7 100644 --- a/qapi-schema.json +++ b/qapi-schema.json @@ -3579,16 +3579,22 @@ # Button of a pointer input device (mouse, tablet). # # Since: 2.0 +# +# Note that the spelling of these values may change when the +# x-input-send-event is promoted out of experimental status. ## { 'enum' : 'InputButton', 'data' : [ 'Left', 'Middle', 'Right', 'WheelUp', 'WheelDown' ] } ## -# @InputButton +# @InputAxis # # Position axis of a pointer input device (mouse, tablet). # # Since: 2.0 +# +# Note that the spelling of these values may change when the +# x-input-send-event is promoted out of experimental status. ## { 'enum' : 'InputAxis', 'data' : [ 'X', 'Y' ] } @@ -3679,7 +3685,10 @@ # # Since: 2.2 # -# Note: this command is experimental, and not a stable API. +# Note: this command is experimental, and not a stable API. Things that +# might change before it becomes stable include the spelling of enum +# values for InputButton and InputAxis, and the notion of how to designate +# which console will receive the event. # ## { 'command': 'x-input-send-event', -- 2.11.4.GIT