1 /* GIO - GLib Input, Output and Streaming Library
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18 * Author: Alexander Larsson <alexl@redhat.com>
22 #include "ginitable.h"
28 * @short_description: Failable object initialization interface
30 * @see_also: #GAsyncInitable
32 * #GInitable is implemented by objects that can fail during
33 * initialization. If an object implements this interface then
34 * it must be initialized as the first thing after construction,
35 * either via g_initable_init() or g_async_initable_init_async()
36 * (the latter is only available if it also implements #GAsyncInitable).
38 * If the object is not initialized, or initialization returns with an
39 * error, then all operations on the object except g_object_ref() and
40 * g_object_unref() are considered to be invalid, and have undefined
41 * behaviour. They will often fail with g_critical() or g_warning(), but
42 * this must not be relied on.
44 * Users of objects implementing this are not intended to use
45 * the interface method directly, instead it will be used automatically
46 * in various ways. For C applications you generally just call
47 * g_initable_new() directly, or indirectly via a foo_thing_new() wrapper.
48 * This will call g_initable_init() under the cover, returning %NULL and
49 * setting a #GError on failure (at which point the instance is
52 * For bindings in languages where the native constructor supports
53 * exceptions the binding could check for objects implemention %GInitable
54 * during normal construction and automatically initialize them, throwing
55 * an exception on failure.
58 typedef GInitableIface GInitableInterface;
59 G_DEFINE_INTERFACE (GInitable, g_initable, G_TYPE_OBJECT)
62 g_initable_default_init (GInitableInterface *iface)
68 * @initable: a #GInitable.
69 * @cancellable: optional #GCancellable object, %NULL to ignore.
70 * @error: a #GError location to store the error occurring, or %NULL to
73 * Initializes the object implementing the interface.
75 * The object must be initialized before any real use after initial
76 * construction, either with this function or g_async_initable_init_async().
78 * Implementations may also support cancellation. If @cancellable is not %NULL,
79 * then initialization can be cancelled by triggering the cancellable object
80 * from another thread. If the operation was cancelled, the error
81 * %G_IO_ERROR_CANCELLED will be returned. If @cancellable is not %NULL and
82 * the object doesn't support cancellable initialization the error
83 * %G_IO_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED will be returned.
85 * If the object is not initialized, or initialization returns with an
86 * error, then all operations on the object except g_object_ref() and
87 * g_object_unref() are considered to be invalid, and have undefined
88 * behaviour. See the [introduction][ginitable] for more details.
90 * Implementations of this method must be idempotent, i.e. multiple calls
91 * to this function with the same argument should return the same results.
92 * Only the first call initializes the object, further calls return the result
93 * of the first call. This is so that it's safe to implement the singleton
94 * pattern in the GObject constructor function.
96 * Returns: %TRUE if successful. If an error has occurred, this function will
97 * return %FALSE and set @error appropriately if present.
102 g_initable_init (GInitable *initable,
103 GCancellable *cancellable,
106 GInitableIface *iface;
108 g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_INITABLE (initable), FALSE);
110 iface = G_INITABLE_GET_IFACE (initable);
112 return (* iface->init) (initable, cancellable, error);
117 * @object_type: a #GType supporting #GInitable.
118 * @cancellable: optional #GCancellable object, %NULL to ignore.
119 * @error: a #GError location to store the error occurring, or %NULL to
121 * @first_property_name: (allow-none): the name of the first property, or %NULL if no
123 * @...: the value if the first property, followed by and other property
124 * value pairs, and ended by %NULL.
126 * Helper function for constructing #GInitable object. This is
127 * similar to g_object_new() but also initializes the object
128 * and returns %NULL, setting an error on failure.
130 * Returns: (type GObject.Object) (transfer full): a newly allocated
131 * #GObject, or %NULL on error
136 g_initable_new (GType object_type,
137 GCancellable *cancellable,
139 const gchar *first_property_name,
145 va_start (var_args, first_property_name);
146 object = g_initable_new_valist (object_type,
147 first_property_name, var_args,
156 * @object_type: a #GType supporting #GInitable.
157 * @n_parameters: the number of parameters in @parameters
158 * @parameters: (array length=n_parameters): the parameters to use to construct the object
159 * @cancellable: optional #GCancellable object, %NULL to ignore.
160 * @error: a #GError location to store the error occurring, or %NULL to
163 * Helper function for constructing #GInitable object. This is
164 * similar to g_object_newv() but also initializes the object
165 * and returns %NULL, setting an error on failure.
167 * Returns: (type GObject.Object) (transfer full): a newly allocated
168 * #GObject, or %NULL on error
173 g_initable_newv (GType object_type,
175 GParameter *parameters,
176 GCancellable *cancellable,
181 g_return_val_if_fail (G_TYPE_IS_INITABLE (object_type), NULL);
183 obj = g_object_newv (object_type, n_parameters, parameters);
185 if (!g_initable_init (G_INITABLE (obj), cancellable, error))
187 g_object_unref (obj);
191 return (gpointer)obj;
195 * g_initable_new_valist:
196 * @object_type: a #GType supporting #GInitable.
197 * @first_property_name: the name of the first property, followed by
198 * the value, and other property value pairs, and ended by %NULL.
199 * @var_args: The var args list generated from @first_property_name.
200 * @cancellable: optional #GCancellable object, %NULL to ignore.
201 * @error: a #GError location to store the error occurring, or %NULL to
204 * Helper function for constructing #GInitable object. This is
205 * similar to g_object_new_valist() but also initializes the object
206 * and returns %NULL, setting an error on failure.
208 * Returns: (type GObject.Object) (transfer full): a newly allocated
209 * #GObject, or %NULL on error
214 g_initable_new_valist (GType object_type,
215 const gchar *first_property_name,
217 GCancellable *cancellable,
222 g_return_val_if_fail (G_TYPE_IS_INITABLE (object_type), NULL);
224 obj = g_object_new_valist (object_type,
228 if (!g_initable_init (G_INITABLE (obj), cancellable, error))
230 g_object_unref (obj);