Fix up a bunch of details in the docs.
[platform/upstream/glib.git] / gio / gappinfo.h
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22
23 #ifndef __G_APP_INFO_H__
24 #define __G_APP_INFO_H__
25
26 #include <glib-object.h>
27 #include <gio/gicon.h>
28
29 G_BEGIN_DECLS
30
31 #define G_TYPE_APP_INFO            (g_app_info_get_type ())
32 #define G_APP_INFO(obj)            (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((obj), G_TYPE_APP_INFO, GAppInfo))
33 #define G_IS_APP_INFO(obj)         (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((obj), G_TYPE_APP_INFO))
34 #define G_APP_INFO_GET_IFACE(obj)  (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_INTERFACE ((obj), G_TYPE_APP_INFO, GAppInfoIface))
35
36 #define G_TYPE_APP_LAUNCH_CONTEXT         (g_app_launch_context_get_type ())
37 #define G_APP_LAUNCH_CONTEXT(o)           (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((o), G_TYPE_APP_LAUNCH_CONTEXT, GAppLaunchContext))
38 #define G_APP_LAUNCH_CONTEXT_CLASS(k)     (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST((k), G_TYPE_APP_LAUNCH_CONTEXT, GAppLaunchContextClass))
39 #define G_IS_APP_LAUNCH_CONTEXT(o)        (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((o), G_TYPE_APP_LAUNCH_CONTEXT))
40 #define G_IS_APP_LAUNCH_CONTEXT_CLASS(k)  (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((k), G_TYPE_APP_LAUNCH_CONTEXT))
41 #define G_APP_LAUNCH_CONTEXT_GET_CLASS(o) (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS ((o), G_TYPE_APP_LAUNCH_CONTEXT, GAppLaunchContextClass))
42
43 /**
44  * GAppInfoCreateFlags:
45  * @G_APP_INFO_CREATE_FLAGS_NONE: No flags.
46  * @G_APP_INFO_CREATE_NEEDS_TERMINAL: Application opens in a terminal window.
47  * 
48  * Flags used when creating a #GAppInfo.
49  */
50 typedef enum {
51   G_APP_INFO_CREATE_FLAGS_NONE = 0,           /*< nick=none >*/
52   G_APP_INFO_CREATE_NEEDS_TERMINAL = (1<<0)   /*< nick=needs-terminal >*/
53 } GAppInfoCreateFlags;
54
55 typedef struct _GAppLaunchContext        GAppLaunchContext;
56 typedef struct _GAppLaunchContextClass   GAppLaunchContextClass;
57 typedef struct _GAppLaunchContextPrivate GAppLaunchContextPrivate;
58
59 /**
60  * GAppInfo:
61  * 
62  * Information about an installed application and methods to launch
63  * it (with file arguments).
64  */
65 typedef struct _GAppInfo         GAppInfo; /* Dummy typedef */
66
67 /**
68  * GAppInfoIface:
69  * @g_iface: The parent interface.
70  * @dup: Copies a #GAppInfo.
71  * @equal: Checks two #GAppInfo<!-- -->s for equality.
72  * @get_id: Gets a string identifier for a #GAppInfo.
73  * @get_name: Gets the name of the application for a #GAppInfo.
74  * @get_description: Gets a short description for the application described by the #GAppInfo.
75  * @get_executable: Gets the execuable name for the #GAppInfo.
76  * @get_icon: Gets the #GIcon for the #GAppInfo.
77  * @launch: Launches an application specified by the #GAppInfo.
78  * @supports_uris: Indicates whether the application specified supports launching URIs.
79  * @launch_uris: Launches an application with a list of URIs.
80  * @should_show: Returns whether an application should be shown (e.g. when getting a list of installed applications).
81  * <ulink url="http://standards.freedesktop.org/startup-notification-spec/startup-notification-latest.txt">
82  * <citetitle>FreeDesktop.Org Startup Notification Specification</citetitle></ulink>.
83  * @set_as_default_for_type: Sets an application as default for a given content type.
84  * @set_as_default_for_extension: Sets an application as default for a given file extention.
85  * @add_supports_type: Adds to the #GAppInfo information about supported file types.
86  * @can_remove_supports_type: Checks for support for removing supported file types from a #GAppInfo.
87  * @remove_supports_type: Removes a supported application type from a #GAppInfo.
88  * 
89  * Application Information interface, for operating system portability.
90  */
91 typedef struct _GAppInfoIface    GAppInfoIface;
92
93 struct _GAppInfoIface
94 {
95   GTypeInterface g_iface;
96
97   /* Virtual Table */
98
99   GAppInfo *          (*dup)                (GAppInfo                *appinfo);
100   gboolean            (*equal)              (GAppInfo                *appinfo1,
101                                              GAppInfo                *appinfo2);
102   const char *        (*get_id)             (GAppInfo                *appinfo);
103   const char *        (*get_name)           (GAppInfo                *appinfo);
104   const char *        (*get_description)    (GAppInfo                *appinfo);
105   const char *        (*get_executable)     (GAppInfo                *appinfo);
106   GIcon *             (*get_icon)           (GAppInfo                *appinfo);
107   gboolean            (*launch)             (GAppInfo                *appinfo,
108                                              GList                   *filenames,
109                                              GAppLaunchContext       *launch_context,
110                                              GError                 **error);
111   gboolean            (*supports_uris)      (GAppInfo                *appinfo);
112   gboolean            (*launch_uris)        (GAppInfo                *appinfo,
113                                              GList                   *uris,
114                                              GAppLaunchContext       *launch_context,
115                                              GError                 **error);
116   gboolean            (*should_show)        (GAppInfo                *appinfo,
117                                              const char              *desktop_env);
118
119   /* For changing associations */
120   gboolean  (*set_as_default_for_type)      (GAppInfo           *appinfo,
121                                              const char         *content_type,
122                                              GError            **error);
123   gboolean  (*set_as_default_for_extension) (GAppInfo           *appinfo,
124                                              const char         *extension,
125                                              GError            **error);
126   gboolean  (*add_supports_type)            (GAppInfo           *appinfo,
127                                              const char         *content_type,
128                                              GError            **error);
129   gboolean  (*can_remove_supports_type)     (GAppInfo           *appinfo);
130   gboolean  (*remove_supports_type)         (GAppInfo           *appinfo,
131                                              const char         *content_type,
132                                              GError            **error);
133 };
134
135 GType g_app_info_get_type (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
136 GType g_app_launch_context_get_type (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
137
138 GAppInfo *  g_app_info_create_from_commandline      (const char           *commandline,
139                                                      const char           *application_name,
140                                                      GAppInfoCreateFlags   flags,
141                                                      GError              **error);
142 GAppInfo *  g_app_info_dup                          (GAppInfo             *appinfo);
143 gboolean    g_app_info_equal                        (GAppInfo             *appinfo1,
144                                                      GAppInfo             *appinfo2);
145 const char *g_app_info_get_id                       (GAppInfo             *appinfo);
146 const char *g_app_info_get_name                     (GAppInfo             *appinfo);
147 const char *g_app_info_get_description              (GAppInfo             *appinfo);
148 const char *g_app_info_get_executable               (GAppInfo             *appinfo);
149 GIcon *     g_app_info_get_icon                     (GAppInfo             *appinfo);
150 gboolean    g_app_info_launch                       (GAppInfo             *appinfo,
151                                                      GList                *files,
152                                                      GAppLaunchContext    *launch_context,
153                                                      GError              **error);
154 gboolean    g_app_info_supports_uris                (GAppInfo             *appinfo);
155 gboolean    g_app_info_launch_uris                  (GAppInfo             *appinfo,
156                                                      GList                *uris,
157                                                      GAppLaunchContext    *launch_context,
158                                                      GError              **error);
159 gboolean    g_app_info_should_show                  (GAppInfo             *appinfo,
160                                                      const char           *desktop_env);
161
162 gboolean    g_app_info_set_as_default_for_type      (GAppInfo             *appinfo,
163                                                      const char           *content_type,
164                                                      GError              **error);
165 gboolean    g_app_info_set_as_default_for_extension (GAppInfo             *appinfo,
166                                                      const char           *extension,
167                                                      GError              **error);
168 gboolean    g_app_info_add_supports_type            (GAppInfo             *appinfo,
169                                                      const char           *content_type,
170                                                      GError              **error);
171 gboolean    g_app_info_can_remove_supports_type     (GAppInfo             *appinfo);
172 gboolean    g_app_info_remove_supports_type         (GAppInfo             *appinfo,
173                                                      const char           *content_type,
174                                                      GError              **error);
175
176 GList *   g_app_info_get_all                     (void);
177 GList *   g_app_info_get_all_for_type            (const char  *content_type);
178 GAppInfo *g_app_info_get_default_for_type        (const char  *content_type,
179                                                   gboolean     must_support_uris);
180 GAppInfo *g_app_info_get_default_for_uri_scheme  (const char  *uri_scheme);
181
182 /**
183  * GAppLaunchContext:
184  * @parent_instance: The parent instance.
185  * 
186  * Integrating the launch with the launching application. This is used to
187  * handle for instance startup notification and launching the new application
188  * on the same screen as the launching window.
189  */
190 struct _GAppLaunchContext
191 {
192   GObject parent_instance;
193
194   /*< private >*/
195   GAppLaunchContextPrivate *priv;
196 };
197
198 struct _GAppLaunchContextClass
199 {
200   GObjectClass parent_class;
201
202   char * (*get_display)           (GAppLaunchContext *context,
203                                    GAppInfo *info,
204                                    GList *files);
205   char * (*get_startup_notify_id) (GAppLaunchContext *context,
206                                    GAppInfo *info,
207                                    GList *files);
208   void   (*launch_failed)         (GAppLaunchContext *context,
209                                    const char *startup_notify_id);
210
211   /* Padding for future expansion */
212   void (*_g_reserved1) (void);
213   void (*_g_reserved2) (void);
214   void (*_g_reserved3) (void);
215   void (*_g_reserved4) (void);
216   void (*_g_reserved5) (void);
217 };
218
219 GAppLaunchContext *g_app_launch_context_new                   (void);
220 char *             g_app_launch_context_get_display           (GAppLaunchContext *context,
221                                                                GAppInfo          *info,
222                                                                GList             *files);
223 char *             g_app_launch_context_get_startup_notify_id (GAppLaunchContext *context,
224                                                                GAppInfo          *info,
225                                                                GList             *files);
226 void               g_app_launch_context_launch_failed         (GAppLaunchContext *context,
227                                                                const char *       startup_notify_id);
228
229 G_END_DECLS
230
231 #endif /* __G_APP_INFO_H__ */