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1 /* gmain.h - the GLib Main loop
2  * Copyright (C) 1998-2000 Red Hat, Inc.
3  *
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18  */
19
20 #if defined(G_DISABLE_SINGLE_INCLUDES) && !defined (__GLIB_H_INSIDE__) && !defined (GLIB_COMPILATION)
21 #error "Only <glib.h> can be included directly."
22 #endif
23
24 #ifndef __G_MAIN_H__
25 #define __G_MAIN_H__
26
27 #include <glib/gpoll.h>
28 #include <glib/gslist.h>
29 #include <glib/gthread.h>
30
31 G_BEGIN_DECLS
32
33 typedef struct _GMainContext            GMainContext;   /* Opaque */
34 typedef struct _GMainLoop               GMainLoop;      /* Opaque */
35 typedef struct _GSource                 GSource;
36 typedef struct _GSourceCallbackFuncs    GSourceCallbackFuncs;
37 typedef struct _GSourceFuncs            GSourceFuncs;
38
39 typedef gboolean (*GSourceFunc)       (gpointer data);
40 typedef void     (*GChildWatchFunc)   (GPid     pid,
41                                        gint     status,
42                                        gpointer data);
43 struct _GSource
44 {
45   /*< private >*/
46   gpointer callback_data;
47   GSourceCallbackFuncs *callback_funcs;
48
49   GSourceFuncs *source_funcs;
50   guint ref_count;
51
52   GMainContext *context;
53
54   gint priority;
55   guint flags;
56   guint source_id;
57
58   GSList *poll_fds;
59   
60   GSource *prev;
61   GSource *next;
62
63   gpointer reserved1;
64   gpointer reserved2;
65 };
66
67 struct _GSourceCallbackFuncs
68 {
69   void (*ref)   (gpointer     cb_data);
70   void (*unref) (gpointer     cb_data);
71   void (*get)   (gpointer     cb_data,
72                  GSource     *source, 
73                  GSourceFunc *func,
74                  gpointer    *data);
75 };
76
77 typedef void (*GSourceDummyMarshal) (void);
78
79 struct _GSourceFuncs
80 {
81   gboolean (*prepare)  (GSource    *source,
82                         gint       *timeout_);
83   gboolean (*check)    (GSource    *source);
84   gboolean (*dispatch) (GSource    *source,
85                         GSourceFunc callback,
86                         gpointer    user_data);
87   void     (*finalize) (GSource    *source); /* Can be NULL */
88
89   /* For use by g_source_set_closure */
90   GSourceFunc     closure_callback;        
91   GSourceDummyMarshal closure_marshal; /* Really is of type GClosureMarshal */
92 };
93
94 /* Standard priorities */
95
96 #define G_PRIORITY_HIGH            -100
97 #define G_PRIORITY_DEFAULT          0
98 #define G_PRIORITY_HIGH_IDLE        100
99 #define G_PRIORITY_DEFAULT_IDLE     200
100 #define G_PRIORITY_LOW              300
101
102 /* GMainContext: */
103
104 GMainContext *g_main_context_new       (void);
105 GMainContext *g_main_context_ref       (GMainContext *context);
106 void          g_main_context_unref     (GMainContext *context);
107 GMainContext *g_main_context_default   (void);
108
109 gboolean      g_main_context_iteration (GMainContext *context,
110                                         gboolean      may_block);
111 gboolean      g_main_context_pending   (GMainContext *context);
112
113 /* For implementation of legacy interfaces
114  */
115 GSource      *g_main_context_find_source_by_id              (GMainContext *context,
116                                                              guint         source_id);
117 GSource      *g_main_context_find_source_by_user_data       (GMainContext *context,
118                                                              gpointer      user_data);
119 GSource      *g_main_context_find_source_by_funcs_user_data (GMainContext *context,
120                                                              GSourceFuncs *funcs,
121                                                              gpointer      user_data);
122
123 /* Low level functions for implementing custom main loops.
124  */
125 void     g_main_context_wakeup  (GMainContext *context);
126 gboolean g_main_context_acquire (GMainContext *context);
127 void     g_main_context_release (GMainContext *context);
128 gboolean g_main_context_is_owner (GMainContext *context);
129 gboolean g_main_context_wait    (GMainContext *context,
130                                  GCond        *cond,
131                                  GMutex       *mutex);
132
133 gboolean g_main_context_prepare  (GMainContext *context,
134                                   gint         *priority);
135 gint     g_main_context_query    (GMainContext *context,
136                                   gint          max_priority,
137                                   gint         *timeout_,
138                                   GPollFD      *fds,
139                                   gint          n_fds);
140 gint     g_main_context_check    (GMainContext *context,
141                                   gint          max_priority,
142                                   GPollFD      *fds,
143                                   gint          n_fds);
144 void     g_main_context_dispatch (GMainContext *context);
145
146 void     g_main_context_set_poll_func (GMainContext *context,
147                                        GPollFunc     func);
148 GPollFunc g_main_context_get_poll_func (GMainContext *context);
149
150 /* Low level functions for use by source implementations
151  */
152 void     g_main_context_add_poll    (GMainContext *context,
153                                      GPollFD      *fd,
154                                      gint          priority);
155 void     g_main_context_remove_poll (GMainContext *context,
156                                      GPollFD      *fd);
157
158 gint     g_main_depth               (void);
159 GSource *g_main_current_source      (void);
160
161
162 /* GMainLoop: */
163
164 GMainLoop *g_main_loop_new        (GMainContext *context,
165                                    gboolean      is_running);
166 void       g_main_loop_run        (GMainLoop    *loop);
167 void       g_main_loop_quit       (GMainLoop    *loop);
168 GMainLoop *g_main_loop_ref        (GMainLoop    *loop);
169 void       g_main_loop_unref      (GMainLoop    *loop);
170 gboolean   g_main_loop_is_running (GMainLoop    *loop);
171 GMainContext *g_main_loop_get_context (GMainLoop    *loop);
172
173 /* GSource: */
174
175 GSource *g_source_new             (GSourceFuncs   *source_funcs,
176                                    guint           struct_size);
177 GSource *g_source_ref             (GSource        *source);
178 void     g_source_unref           (GSource        *source);
179
180 guint    g_source_attach          (GSource        *source,
181                                    GMainContext   *context);
182 void     g_source_destroy         (GSource        *source);
183
184 void     g_source_set_priority    (GSource        *source,
185                                    gint            priority);
186 gint     g_source_get_priority    (GSource        *source);
187 void     g_source_set_can_recurse (GSource        *source,
188                                    gboolean        can_recurse);
189 gboolean g_source_get_can_recurse (GSource        *source);
190 guint    g_source_get_id          (GSource        *source);
191
192 GMainContext *g_source_get_context (GSource       *source);
193
194 void     g_source_set_callback    (GSource        *source,
195                                    GSourceFunc     func,
196                                    gpointer        data,
197                                    GDestroyNotify  notify);
198
199 void     g_source_set_funcs       (GSource        *source,
200                                    GSourceFuncs   *funcs);
201 gboolean g_source_is_destroyed    (GSource        *source);
202
203 /* Used to implement g_source_connect_closure and internally*/
204 void g_source_set_callback_indirect (GSource              *source,
205                                      gpointer              callback_data,
206                                      GSourceCallbackFuncs *callback_funcs);
207
208 void     g_source_add_poll         (GSource        *source,
209                                     GPollFD        *fd);
210 void     g_source_remove_poll      (GSource        *source,
211                                     GPollFD        *fd);
212
213 void     g_source_get_current_time (GSource        *source,
214                                     GTimeVal       *timeval);
215
216  /* void g_source_connect_closure (GSource        *source,
217                                   GClosure       *closure);
218  */
219
220 /* Specific source types
221  */
222 GSource *g_idle_source_new        (void);
223 GSource *g_child_watch_source_new (GPid pid);
224 GSource *g_timeout_source_new     (guint interval);
225 GSource *g_timeout_source_new_seconds (guint interval);
226
227 /* Miscellaneous functions
228  */
229 void g_get_current_time                 (GTimeVal       *result);
230
231 /* ============== Compat main loop stuff ================== */
232
233 #ifndef G_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
234
235 /* Legacy names for GMainLoop functions
236  */
237 #define         g_main_new(is_running)  g_main_loop_new (NULL, is_running);
238 #define         g_main_run(loop)        g_main_loop_run(loop)
239 #define         g_main_quit(loop)       g_main_loop_quit(loop)
240 #define         g_main_destroy(loop)    g_main_loop_unref(loop)
241 #define         g_main_is_running(loop) g_main_loop_is_running(loop)
242
243 /* Functions to manipulate the default main loop
244  */
245
246 #define g_main_iteration(may_block) g_main_context_iteration      (NULL, may_block)
247 #define g_main_pending()            g_main_context_pending        (NULL)
248
249 #define g_main_set_poll_func(func)   g_main_context_set_poll_func (NULL, func)
250
251 #endif /* G_DISABLE_DEPRECATED */
252
253 /* Source manipulation by ID */
254 gboolean g_source_remove                     (guint          tag);
255 gboolean g_source_remove_by_user_data        (gpointer       user_data);
256 gboolean g_source_remove_by_funcs_user_data  (GSourceFuncs  *funcs,
257                                               gpointer       user_data);
258
259 /* Idles, child watchers and timeouts */
260 guint    g_timeout_add_full         (gint            priority,
261                                      guint           interval,
262                                      GSourceFunc     function,
263                                      gpointer        data,
264                                      GDestroyNotify  notify);
265 guint    g_timeout_add              (guint           interval,
266                                      GSourceFunc     function,
267                                      gpointer        data);
268 guint    g_timeout_add_seconds_full (gint            priority,
269                                      guint           interval,
270                                      GSourceFunc     function,
271                                      gpointer        data,
272                                      GDestroyNotify  notify);
273 guint    g_timeout_add_seconds      (guint           interval,
274                                      GSourceFunc     function,
275                                      gpointer        data);
276 guint    g_child_watch_add_full     (gint            priority,
277                                      GPid            pid,
278                                      GChildWatchFunc function,
279                                      gpointer        data,
280                                      GDestroyNotify  notify);
281 guint    g_child_watch_add          (GPid            pid,
282                                      GChildWatchFunc function,
283                                      gpointer        data);
284 guint    g_idle_add                 (GSourceFunc     function,
285                                      gpointer        data);
286 guint    g_idle_add_full            (gint            priority,
287                                      GSourceFunc     function,
288                                      gpointer        data,
289                                      GDestroyNotify  notify);
290 gboolean g_idle_remove_by_data      (gpointer        data);
291
292 /* Hook for GClosure / GSource integration. Don't touch */
293 GLIB_VAR GSourceFuncs g_timeout_funcs;
294 GLIB_VAR GSourceFuncs g_child_watch_funcs;
295 GLIB_VAR GSourceFuncs g_idle_funcs;
296
297 G_END_DECLS
298
299 #endif /* __G_MAIN_H__ */