Bug 546371 – Improve docs re g_file_monitor
[platform/upstream/glib.git] / gio / gfilemonitor.c
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20  * Author: Alexander Larsson <alexl@redhat.com>
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22
23 #include "config.h"
24 #include <string.h>
25
26 #include "gfilemonitor.h"
27 #include "gio-marshal.h"
28 #include "gioenumtypes.h"
29 #include "gfile.h"
30 #include "gvfs.h"
31 #include "glibintl.h"
32
33 #include "gioalias.h"
34
35 /**
36  * SECTION:gfilemonitor
37  * @short_description: File Monitor
38  * @include: gio/gio.h
39  *
40  * Monitors a file or directory for changes.
41  *
42  * To obtain a #GFileMonitor for a file or directory, use
43  * g_file_monitor(), g_file_monitor_file(), or
44  * g_file_monitor_directory().
45  *
46  * To get informed about changes to the file or directory you
47  * are monitoring, connect to the #GFileMonitor::changed signal.
48  **/
49
50 G_LOCK_DEFINE_STATIC(cancelled);
51
52 enum {
53   CHANGED,
54   LAST_SIGNAL
55 };
56
57 /* work around a limitation of the aliasing foo */
58 #undef g_file_monitor
59
60 G_DEFINE_ABSTRACT_TYPE (GFileMonitor, g_file_monitor, G_TYPE_OBJECT);
61
62 typedef struct {
63   GFile *file;
64   guint32 last_sent_change_time; /* 0 == not sent */
65   guint32 send_delayed_change_at; /* 0 == never */
66   guint32 send_virtual_changes_done_at; /* 0 == never */
67 } RateLimiter;
68
69 struct _GFileMonitorPrivate {
70   gboolean cancelled;
71   int rate_limit_msec;
72
73   /* Rate limiting change events */
74   GHashTable *rate_limiter;
75
76   GSource *timeout;
77   guint32 timeout_fires_at;
78 };
79
80 enum {
81   PROP_0,
82   PROP_RATE_LIMIT,
83   PROP_CANCELLED
84 };
85
86 static void
87 g_file_monitor_set_property (GObject      *object,
88                              guint         prop_id,
89                              const GValue *value,
90                              GParamSpec   *pspec)
91 {
92   GFileMonitor *monitor;
93
94   monitor = G_FILE_MONITOR (object);
95
96   switch (prop_id)
97     {
98     case PROP_RATE_LIMIT:
99       g_file_monitor_set_rate_limit (monitor, g_value_get_int (value));
100       break;
101
102     default:
103       G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
104       break;
105     }
106 }
107
108 static void
109 g_file_monitor_get_property (GObject    *object,
110                              guint       prop_id,
111                              GValue     *value,
112                              GParamSpec *pspec)
113 {
114   GFileMonitor *monitor;
115   GFileMonitorPrivate *priv;
116
117   monitor = G_FILE_MONITOR (object);
118   priv = monitor->priv;
119
120   switch (prop_id)
121     {
122     case PROP_RATE_LIMIT:
123       g_value_set_int (value, priv->rate_limit_msec);
124       break;
125
126     case PROP_CANCELLED:
127       G_LOCK (cancelled);
128       g_value_set_boolean (value, priv->cancelled);
129       G_UNLOCK (cancelled);
130       break;
131
132     default:
133       G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
134       break;
135     }
136 }
137
138 #define DEFAULT_RATE_LIMIT_MSECS 800
139 #define DEFAULT_VIRTUAL_CHANGES_DONE_DELAY_SECS 2
140
141 static guint signals[LAST_SIGNAL] = { 0 };
142
143 static void
144 rate_limiter_free (RateLimiter *limiter)
145 {
146   g_object_unref (limiter->file);
147   g_slice_free (RateLimiter, limiter);
148 }
149
150 static void
151 g_file_monitor_finalize (GObject *object)
152 {
153   GFileMonitor *monitor;
154
155   monitor = G_FILE_MONITOR (object);
156
157   if (monitor->priv->timeout)
158     {
159       g_source_destroy (monitor->priv->timeout);
160       g_source_unref (monitor->priv->timeout);
161     }
162
163   g_hash_table_destroy (monitor->priv->rate_limiter);
164
165   G_OBJECT_CLASS (g_file_monitor_parent_class)->finalize (object);
166 }
167
168 static void
169 g_file_monitor_dispose (GObject *object)
170 {
171   GFileMonitor *monitor;
172   
173   monitor = G_FILE_MONITOR (object);
174
175   /* Make sure we cancel on last unref */
176   g_file_monitor_cancel (monitor);
177
178   G_OBJECT_CLASS (g_file_monitor_parent_class)->dispose (object);
179 }
180
181 static void
182 g_file_monitor_class_init (GFileMonitorClass *klass)
183 {
184   GObjectClass *object_class;
185   
186   g_type_class_add_private (klass, sizeof (GFileMonitorPrivate));
187   
188   object_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass);
189   object_class->finalize = g_file_monitor_finalize;
190   object_class->dispose = g_file_monitor_dispose;
191   object_class->get_property = g_file_monitor_get_property;
192   object_class->set_property = g_file_monitor_set_property;
193
194   /**
195    * GFileMonitor::changed:
196    * @monitor: a #GFileMonitor.
197    * @file: a #GFile.
198    * @other_file: a #GFile.
199    * @event_type: a #GFileMonitorEvent.
200    * 
201    * Emitted when a file has been changed. 
202    **/
203   signals[CHANGED] =
204     g_signal_new (I_("changed"),
205                   G_TYPE_FILE_MONITOR,
206                   G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
207                   G_STRUCT_OFFSET (GFileMonitorClass, changed),
208                   NULL, NULL,
209                   _gio_marshal_VOID__OBJECT_OBJECT_ENUM,
210                   G_TYPE_NONE, 3,
211                   G_TYPE_FILE, G_TYPE_FILE, G_TYPE_FILE_MONITOR_EVENT);
212
213   g_object_class_install_property (object_class,
214                                    PROP_RATE_LIMIT,
215                                    g_param_spec_int ("rate-limit",
216                                                      P_("Rate limit"),
217                                                      P_("The limit of the monitor to watch for changes, in milliseconds"),
218                                                      0, G_MAXINT,
219                                                      DEFAULT_RATE_LIMIT_MSECS,
220                                                      G_PARAM_READWRITE|
221                                                      G_PARAM_STATIC_NAME|G_PARAM_STATIC_NICK|G_PARAM_STATIC_BLURB));
222
223   g_object_class_install_property (object_class,
224                                    PROP_CANCELLED,
225                                    g_param_spec_boolean ("cancelled",
226                                                          P_("Cancelled"),
227                                                          P_("Whether the monitor has been cancelled"),
228                                                          FALSE,
229                                                          G_PARAM_READABLE|
230                                                          G_PARAM_STATIC_NAME|G_PARAM_STATIC_NICK|G_PARAM_STATIC_BLURB));
231 }
232
233 static void
234 g_file_monitor_init (GFileMonitor *monitor)
235 {
236   monitor->priv = G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE (monitor,
237                                                G_TYPE_FILE_MONITOR,
238                                                GFileMonitorPrivate);
239   monitor->priv->rate_limit_msec = DEFAULT_RATE_LIMIT_MSECS;
240   monitor->priv->rate_limiter = g_hash_table_new_full (g_file_hash, (GEqualFunc)g_file_equal,
241                                                        NULL, (GDestroyNotify) rate_limiter_free);
242 }
243
244 /**
245  * g_file_monitor_is_cancelled:
246  * @monitor: a #GFileMonitor
247  * 
248  * Returns whether the monitor is canceled.
249  *
250  * Returns: %TRUE if monitor is canceled. %FALSE otherwise.
251  **/
252 gboolean
253 g_file_monitor_is_cancelled (GFileMonitor *monitor)
254 {
255   gboolean res;
256
257   g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_FILE_MONITOR (monitor), FALSE);
258
259   G_LOCK (cancelled);
260   res = monitor->priv->cancelled;
261   G_UNLOCK (cancelled);
262   
263   return res;
264 }
265
266 /**
267  * g_file_monitor_cancel:
268  * @monitor: a #GFileMonitor.
269  * 
270  * Cancels a file monitor.
271  * 
272  * Returns: %TRUE if monitor was cancelled.
273  **/
274 gboolean
275 g_file_monitor_cancel (GFileMonitor* monitor)
276 {
277   GFileMonitorClass *klass;
278   
279   g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_FILE_MONITOR (monitor), FALSE);
280   
281   G_LOCK (cancelled);
282   if (monitor->priv->cancelled)
283     {
284       G_UNLOCK (cancelled);
285       return TRUE;
286     }
287   
288   monitor->priv->cancelled = TRUE;
289   G_UNLOCK (cancelled);
290   
291   g_object_notify (G_OBJECT (monitor), "cancelled");
292
293   klass = G_FILE_MONITOR_GET_CLASS (monitor);
294   return (* klass->cancel) (monitor);
295 }
296
297 /**
298  * g_file_monitor_set_rate_limit:
299  * @monitor: a #GFileMonitor.
300  * @limit_msecs: a integer with the limit in milliseconds to 
301  * poll for changes.
302  *
303  * Sets the rate limit to which the @monitor will report
304  * consecutive change events to the same file. 
305  * 
306  **/
307 void
308 g_file_monitor_set_rate_limit (GFileMonitor *monitor,
309                                int           limit_msecs)
310 {
311   GFileMonitorPrivate *priv;
312   
313   g_return_if_fail (G_IS_FILE_MONITOR (monitor));
314   
315   priv = monitor->priv;
316   if (priv->rate_limit_msec != limit_msecs)
317     {
318       monitor->priv->rate_limit_msec = limit_msecs;
319       g_object_notify (G_OBJECT (monitor), "rate-limit");
320     }
321 }
322
323 typedef struct {
324   GFileMonitor      *monitor;
325   GFile             *child;
326   GFile             *other_file;
327   GFileMonitorEvent  event_type;
328 } FileChange;
329
330 static gboolean
331 emit_cb (gpointer data)
332 {
333   FileChange *change = data;
334   g_signal_emit (change->monitor, signals[CHANGED], 0,
335                  change->child, change->other_file, change->event_type);
336   return FALSE;
337 }
338
339 static void
340 file_change_free (FileChange *change)
341 {
342   g_object_unref (change->monitor);
343   g_object_unref (change->child);
344   if (change->other_file)
345     g_object_unref (change->other_file);
346   
347   g_slice_free (FileChange, change);
348 }
349
350 static void
351 emit_in_idle (GFileMonitor      *monitor,
352               GFile             *child,
353               GFile             *other_file,
354               GFileMonitorEvent  event_type)
355 {
356   GSource *source;
357   FileChange *change;
358
359   change = g_slice_new (FileChange);
360
361   change->monitor = g_object_ref (monitor);
362   change->child = g_object_ref (child);
363   if (other_file)
364     change->other_file = g_object_ref (other_file);
365   else
366     change->other_file = NULL;
367   change->event_type = event_type;
368
369   source = g_idle_source_new ();
370   g_source_set_priority (source, 0);
371
372   g_source_set_callback (source, emit_cb, change, (GDestroyNotify)file_change_free);
373   g_source_attach (source, NULL);
374   g_source_unref (source);
375 }
376
377 static guint32
378 get_time_msecs (void)
379 {
380   return g_thread_gettime() / (1000 * 1000);
381 }
382
383 static guint32
384 time_difference (guint32 from, guint32 to)
385 {
386   if (from > to)
387     return 0;
388   return to - from;
389 }
390
391 /* Change event rate limiting support: */
392
393 static RateLimiter *
394 new_limiter (GFileMonitor *monitor,
395              GFile             *file)
396 {
397   RateLimiter *limiter;
398
399   limiter = g_slice_new0 (RateLimiter);
400   limiter->file = g_object_ref (file);
401   g_hash_table_insert (monitor->priv->rate_limiter, file, limiter);
402   
403   return limiter;
404 }
405
406 static void
407 rate_limiter_send_virtual_changes_done_now (GFileMonitor *monitor, 
408                                             RateLimiter  *limiter)
409 {
410   if (limiter->send_virtual_changes_done_at != 0)
411     {
412       emit_in_idle (monitor, limiter->file, NULL,
413                     G_FILE_MONITOR_EVENT_CHANGES_DONE_HINT);
414       limiter->send_virtual_changes_done_at = 0;
415     }
416 }
417
418 static void
419 rate_limiter_send_delayed_change_now (GFileMonitor *monitor, 
420                                       RateLimiter *limiter, 
421                                       guint32 time_now)
422 {
423   if (limiter->send_delayed_change_at != 0)
424     {
425       emit_in_idle (monitor, 
426                     limiter->file, NULL,
427                     G_FILE_MONITOR_EVENT_CHANGED);
428       limiter->send_delayed_change_at = 0;
429       limiter->last_sent_change_time = time_now;
430     }
431 }
432
433 typedef struct {
434   guint32 min_time;
435   guint32 time_now;
436   GFileMonitor *monitor;
437 } ForEachData;
438
439 static gboolean
440 calc_min_time (GFileMonitor *monitor, 
441                RateLimiter *limiter, 
442                guint32 time_now, 
443                guint32 *min_time)
444 {
445   gboolean delete_me;
446   guint32 expire_at;
447
448   delete_me = TRUE;
449
450   if (limiter->last_sent_change_time != 0)
451     {
452       /* Set a timeout at 2*rate limit so that we can clear out the change from the hash eventualy */
453       expire_at = limiter->last_sent_change_time + 2 * monitor->priv->rate_limit_msec;
454
455       if (time_difference (time_now, expire_at) > 0)
456         {
457           delete_me = FALSE;
458           *min_time = MIN (*min_time,
459                            time_difference (time_now, expire_at));
460         }
461     }
462
463   if (limiter->send_delayed_change_at != 0)
464     {
465       delete_me = FALSE;
466       *min_time = MIN (*min_time,
467                        time_difference (time_now, limiter->send_delayed_change_at));
468     }
469
470   if (limiter->send_virtual_changes_done_at != 0)
471     {
472       delete_me = FALSE;
473       *min_time = MIN (*min_time,
474                        time_difference (time_now, limiter->send_virtual_changes_done_at));
475     }
476
477   return delete_me;
478 }
479
480 static gboolean
481 foreach_rate_limiter_fire (gpointer key,
482                            gpointer value,
483                            gpointer user_data)
484 {
485   RateLimiter *limiter = value;
486   ForEachData *data = user_data;
487
488   if (limiter->send_delayed_change_at != 0 &&
489       time_difference (data->time_now, limiter->send_delayed_change_at) == 0)
490     rate_limiter_send_delayed_change_now (data->monitor, limiter, data->time_now);
491   
492   if (limiter->send_virtual_changes_done_at != 0 &&
493       time_difference (data->time_now, limiter->send_virtual_changes_done_at) == 0)
494     rate_limiter_send_virtual_changes_done_now (data->monitor, limiter);
495   
496   return calc_min_time (data->monitor, limiter, data->time_now, &data->min_time);
497 }
498
499 static gboolean 
500 rate_limiter_timeout (gpointer timeout_data)
501 {
502   GFileMonitor *monitor = timeout_data;
503   ForEachData data;
504   GSource *source;
505   
506   data.min_time = G_MAXUINT32;
507   data.monitor = monitor;
508   data.time_now = get_time_msecs ();
509   g_hash_table_foreach_remove (monitor->priv->rate_limiter,
510                                foreach_rate_limiter_fire,
511                                &data);
512   
513   /* Remove old timeout */
514   if (monitor->priv->timeout)
515     {
516       g_source_destroy (monitor->priv->timeout);
517       g_source_unref (monitor->priv->timeout);
518       monitor->priv->timeout = NULL;
519       monitor->priv->timeout_fires_at = 0;
520     }
521   
522   /* Set up new timeout */
523   if (data.min_time != G_MAXUINT32)
524     {
525       source = g_timeout_source_new (data.min_time + 1); /* + 1 to make sure we've really passed the time */
526       g_source_set_callback (source, rate_limiter_timeout, monitor, NULL);
527       g_source_attach (source, NULL);
528       
529       monitor->priv->timeout = source;
530       monitor->priv->timeout_fires_at = data.time_now + data.min_time; 
531     }
532   
533   return FALSE;
534 }
535
536 static gboolean
537 foreach_rate_limiter_update (gpointer key,
538                              gpointer value,
539                              gpointer user_data)
540 {
541   RateLimiter *limiter = value;
542   ForEachData *data = user_data;
543
544   return calc_min_time (data->monitor, limiter, data->time_now, &data->min_time);
545 }
546
547 static void
548 update_rate_limiter_timeout (GFileMonitor *monitor, 
549                              guint new_time)
550 {
551   ForEachData data;
552   GSource *source;
553   
554   if (monitor->priv->timeout_fires_at != 0 && new_time != 0 &&
555       time_difference (new_time, monitor->priv->timeout_fires_at) == 0)
556     return; /* Nothing to do, we already fire earlier than that */
557
558   data.min_time = G_MAXUINT32;
559   data.monitor = monitor;
560   data.time_now = get_time_msecs ();
561   g_hash_table_foreach_remove (monitor->priv->rate_limiter,
562                                foreach_rate_limiter_update,
563                                &data);
564
565   /* Remove old timeout */
566   if (monitor->priv->timeout)
567     {
568       g_source_destroy (monitor->priv->timeout);
569       g_source_unref (monitor->priv->timeout);
570       monitor->priv->timeout_fires_at = 0;
571       monitor->priv->timeout = NULL;
572     }
573
574   /* Set up new timeout */
575   if (data.min_time != G_MAXUINT32)
576     {
577       source = g_timeout_source_new (data.min_time + 1);  /* + 1 to make sure we've really passed the time */
578       g_source_set_callback (source, rate_limiter_timeout, monitor, NULL);
579       g_source_attach (source, NULL);
580       
581       monitor->priv->timeout = source;
582       monitor->priv->timeout_fires_at = data.time_now + data.min_time; 
583     }
584 }
585
586 /**
587  * g_file_monitor_emit_event:
588  * @monitor: a #GFileMonitor.
589  * @child: a #GFile.
590  * @other_file: a #GFile.
591  * @event_type: a set of #GFileMonitorEvent flags.
592  * 
593  * Emits the #GFileMonitor::changed signal if a change
594  * has taken place. Should be called from file monitor 
595  * implementations only.
596  *
597  * The signal will be emitted from an idle handler.
598  **/
599 void
600 g_file_monitor_emit_event (GFileMonitor      *monitor,
601                            GFile             *child,
602                            GFile             *other_file,
603                            GFileMonitorEvent  event_type)
604 {
605   guint32 time_now, since_last;
606   gboolean emit_now;
607   RateLimiter *limiter;
608
609   g_return_if_fail (G_IS_FILE_MONITOR (monitor));
610   g_return_if_fail (G_IS_FILE (child));
611
612   limiter = g_hash_table_lookup (monitor->priv->rate_limiter, child);
613
614   if (event_type != G_FILE_MONITOR_EVENT_CHANGED)
615     {
616       if (limiter)
617         {
618           rate_limiter_send_delayed_change_now (monitor, limiter, get_time_msecs ());
619           if (event_type == G_FILE_MONITOR_EVENT_CHANGES_DONE_HINT)
620             limiter->send_virtual_changes_done_at = 0;
621           else
622             rate_limiter_send_virtual_changes_done_now (monitor, limiter);
623           update_rate_limiter_timeout (monitor, 0);
624         }
625       emit_in_idle (monitor, child, other_file, event_type);
626     }
627   else
628     {
629       /* Changed event, rate limit */
630       time_now = get_time_msecs ();
631       emit_now = TRUE;
632       
633       if (limiter)
634         {
635           since_last = time_difference (limiter->last_sent_change_time, time_now);
636           if (since_last < monitor->priv->rate_limit_msec)
637             {
638               /* We ignore this change, but arm a timer so that we can fire it later if we
639                  don't get any other events (that kill this timeout) */
640               emit_now = FALSE;
641               if (limiter->send_delayed_change_at == 0)
642                 {
643                   limiter->send_delayed_change_at = time_now + monitor->priv->rate_limit_msec;
644                   update_rate_limiter_timeout (monitor, limiter->send_delayed_change_at);
645                 }
646             }
647         }
648       
649       if (limiter == NULL)
650         limiter = new_limiter (monitor, child);
651       
652       if (emit_now)
653         {
654           emit_in_idle (monitor, child, other_file, event_type);
655           
656           limiter->last_sent_change_time = time_now;
657           limiter->send_delayed_change_at = 0;
658           /* Set a timeout of 2*rate limit so that we can clear out the change from the hash eventualy */
659           update_rate_limiter_timeout (monitor, time_now + 2 * monitor->priv->rate_limit_msec);
660         }
661       
662       /* Schedule a virtual change done. This is removed if we get a real one, and
663          postponed if we get more change events. */
664       
665       limiter->send_virtual_changes_done_at = time_now + DEFAULT_VIRTUAL_CHANGES_DONE_DELAY_SECS * 1000;
666       update_rate_limiter_timeout (monitor, limiter->send_virtual_changes_done_at);
667     }
668 }
669
670 #define __G_FILE_MONITOR_C__
671 #include "gioaliasdef.c"