Bug 621266 - GSettings "context" clarification
[platform/upstream/glib.git] / gio / gsettingsbackend.h
1 /*
2  * Copyright © 2009, 2010 Codethink Limited
3  * Copyright © 2010 Red Hat, Inc.
4  *
5  * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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19  *
20  * Authors: Ryan Lortie <desrt@desrt.ca>
21  *          Matthias Clasen <mclasen@redhat.com>
22  */
23
24 #ifndef __G_SETTINGS_BACKEND_H__
25 #define __G_SETTINGS_BACKEND_H__
26
27 #if !defined (G_SETTINGS_ENABLE_BACKEND) && !defined (GIO_COMPILATION)
28 #error "You must define G_SETTINGS_ENABLE_BACKEND before including <gio/gsettingsbackend.h>."
29 #endif
30
31 #define __GIO_GIO_H_INSIDE__
32 #include <gio/giotypes.h>
33 #undef __GIO_GIO_H_INSIDE__
34
35 G_BEGIN_DECLS
36
37 #define G_TYPE_SETTINGS_BACKEND                             (g_settings_backend_get_type ())
38 #define G_SETTINGS_BACKEND(inst)                            (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((inst),                     \
39                                                              G_TYPE_SETTINGS_BACKEND, GSettingsBackend))
40 #define G_SETTINGS_BACKEND_CLASS(class)                     (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST ((class),                       \
41                                                              G_TYPE_SETTINGS_BACKEND, GSettingsBackendClass))
42 #define G_IS_SETTINGS_BACKEND(inst)                         (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((inst),                     \
43                                                              G_TYPE_SETTINGS_BACKEND))
44 #define G_IS_SETTINGS_BACKEND_CLASS(class)                  (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((class),                       \
45                                                              G_TYPE_SETTINGS_BACKEND))
46 #define G_SETTINGS_BACKEND_GET_CLASS(inst)                  (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS ((inst),                      \
47                                                              G_TYPE_SETTINGS_BACKEND, GSettingsBackendClass))
48
49 /**
50  * G_SETTINGS_BACKEND_EXTENSION_POINT_NAME:
51  *
52  * Extension point for #GSettingsBackend functionality.
53  **/
54 #define G_SETTINGS_BACKEND_EXTENSION_POINT_NAME "gsettings-backend"
55
56 /**
57  * GSettingsBackend:
58  *
59  * An implementation of a settings storage repository.
60  **/
61 typedef struct _GSettingsBackendPrivate                     GSettingsBackendPrivate;
62 typedef struct _GSettingsBackendClass                       GSettingsBackendClass;
63
64 struct _GSettingsBackendClass
65 {
66   GObjectClass parent_class;
67
68   gboolean      (*supports_context) (const gchar         *context);
69
70   GVariant *    (*read)             (GSettingsBackend    *backend,
71                                      const gchar         *key,
72                                      const GVariantType  *expected_type,
73                                      gboolean             default_value);
74   gchar **      (*list)             (GSettingsBackend    *backend,
75                                      const gchar         *path,
76                                      gchar              **resets,
77                                      gsize                n_resets,
78                                      gsize               *length);
79   gboolean      (*write)            (GSettingsBackend    *backend,
80                                      const gchar         *key,
81                                      GVariant            *value,
82                                      gpointer             origin_tag);
83   gboolean      (*write_keys)       (GSettingsBackend    *backend,
84                                      GTree               *tree,
85                                      gpointer             origin_tag);
86   void          (*reset)            (GSettingsBackend    *backend,
87                                      const gchar         *key,
88                                      gpointer             origin_tag);
89   void          (*reset_path)       (GSettingsBackend    *backend,
90                                      const gchar         *path,
91                                      gpointer             origin_tag);
92   gboolean      (*get_writable)     (GSettingsBackend    *backend,
93                                      const gchar         *key);
94   void          (*subscribe)        (GSettingsBackend    *backend,
95                                      const gchar         *name);
96   void          (*unsubscribe)      (GSettingsBackend    *backend,
97                                      const gchar         *name);
98   void          (*sync)             (GSettingsBackend    *backend);
99
100   GPermission * (*get_permission)   (GSettingsBackend    *backend,
101                                      const gchar         *path);
102
103   gpointer padding[7];
104 };
105
106 struct _GSettingsBackend
107 {
108   GObject parent_instance;
109
110   /*< private >*/
111   GSettingsBackendPrivate *priv;
112 };
113
114 GType                   g_settings_backend_get_type                     (void);
115
116 void                    g_settings_backend_changed                      (GSettingsBackend    *backend,
117                                                                          const gchar         *key,
118                                                                          gpointer             origin_tag);
119 void                    g_settings_backend_path_changed                 (GSettingsBackend    *backend,
120                                                                          const gchar         *path,
121                                                                          gpointer             origin_tag);
122 void                    g_settings_backend_flatten_tree                 (GTree               *tree,
123                                                                          gchar              **path,
124                                                                          const gchar       ***keys,
125                                                                          GVariant          ***values);
126 void                    g_settings_backend_keys_changed                 (GSettingsBackend    *backend,
127                                                                          const gchar         *path,
128                                                                          gchar const * const *items,
129                                                                          gpointer             origin_tag);
130
131 void                    g_settings_backend_path_writable_changed        (GSettingsBackend    *backend,
132                                                                          const gchar         *path);
133 void                    g_settings_backend_writable_changed             (GSettingsBackend    *backend,
134                                                                          const gchar         *key);
135 void                    g_settings_backend_changed_tree                 (GSettingsBackend    *backend,
136                                                                          GTree               *tree,
137                                                                          gpointer             origin_tag);
138
139 GSettingsBackend *      g_keyfile_settings_backend_new                  (const gchar         *filename);
140
141 G_END_DECLS
142
143 #endif /* __G_SETTINGS_BACKEND_H__ */