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1 /* GObject - GLib Type, Object, Parameter and Signal Library
2  * Copyright (C) 1997-1999, 2000-2001 Tim Janik and Red Hat, Inc.
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18  *
19  * gparam.h: GParamSpec base class implementation
20  */
21 #if !defined (__GLIB_GOBJECT_H_INSIDE__) && !defined (GOBJECT_COMPILATION)
22 #error "Only <glib-object.h> can be included directly."
23 #endif
24
25 #ifndef __G_PARAM_H__
26 #define __G_PARAM_H__
27
28 #include        <gobject/gvalue.h>
29
30 G_BEGIN_DECLS
31
32 /* --- standard type macros --- */
33 #define G_TYPE_IS_PARAM(type)           (G_TYPE_FUNDAMENTAL (type) == G_TYPE_PARAM)
34 #define G_PARAM_SPEC(pspec)             (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((pspec), G_TYPE_PARAM, GParamSpec))
35 #define G_IS_PARAM_SPEC(pspec)          (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((pspec), G_TYPE_PARAM))
36 #define G_PARAM_SPEC_CLASS(pclass)      (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST ((pclass), G_TYPE_PARAM, GParamSpecClass))
37 #define G_IS_PARAM_SPEC_CLASS(pclass)   (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((pclass), G_TYPE_PARAM))
38 #define G_PARAM_SPEC_GET_CLASS(pspec)   (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS ((pspec), G_TYPE_PARAM, GParamSpecClass))
39
40
41 /* --- convenience macros --- */
42 #define G_PARAM_SPEC_TYPE(pspec)        (G_TYPE_FROM_INSTANCE (pspec))
43 #define G_PARAM_SPEC_TYPE_NAME(pspec)   (g_type_name (G_PARAM_SPEC_TYPE (pspec)))
44 #define G_PARAM_SPEC_VALUE_TYPE(pspec)  (G_PARAM_SPEC (pspec)->value_type)
45 #define G_VALUE_HOLDS_PARAM(value)      (G_TYPE_CHECK_VALUE_TYPE ((value), G_TYPE_PARAM))
46        
47
48 /* --- flags --- */
49 typedef enum
50 {
51   G_PARAM_READABLE            = 1 << 0,
52   G_PARAM_WRITABLE            = 1 << 1,
53   G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT           = 1 << 2,
54   G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY      = 1 << 3,
55   G_PARAM_LAX_VALIDATION      = 1 << 4,
56   G_PARAM_STATIC_NAME         = 1 << 5,
57   G_PARAM_STATIC_NICK         = 1 << 6,
58   G_PARAM_STATIC_BLURB        = 1 << 7
59 } GParamFlags;
60 #define G_PARAM_READWRITE       (G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_WRITABLE)
61 #define G_PARAM_MASK            (0x000000ff)
62 /* bits in the range 0xffffff00 are reserved for 3rd party usage */
63 #define G_PARAM_USER_SHIFT      (8)
64
65
66 /* --- typedefs & structures --- */
67 typedef struct _GParamSpec      GParamSpec;
68 typedef struct _GParamSpecClass GParamSpecClass;
69 typedef struct _GParameter      GParameter;
70 typedef struct _GParamSpecPool  GParamSpecPool;
71 struct _GParamSpec
72 {
73   GTypeInstance  g_type_instance;
74
75   gchar         *name;
76   GParamFlags    flags;
77   GType          value_type;
78   GType          owner_type;    /* class or interface using this property */
79
80   /*< private >*/
81   gchar         *_nick;
82   gchar         *_blurb;
83   GData         *qdata;
84   guint          ref_count;
85   guint          param_id;      /* sort-criteria */
86 };
87 struct _GParamSpecClass
88 {
89   GTypeClass      g_type_class;
90
91   GType           value_type;
92
93   void          (*finalize)             (GParamSpec   *pspec);
94
95   /* GParam methods */
96   void          (*value_set_default)    (GParamSpec   *pspec,
97                                          GValue       *value);
98   gboolean      (*value_validate)       (GParamSpec   *pspec,
99                                          GValue       *value);
100   gint          (*values_cmp)           (GParamSpec   *pspec,
101                                          const GValue *value1,
102                                          const GValue *value2);
103   /*< private >*/
104   gpointer        dummy[4];
105 };
106 struct _GParameter /* auxillary structure for _setv() variants */
107 {
108   const gchar *name;
109   GValue       value;
110 };
111
112
113 /* --- prototypes --- */
114 GParamSpec*     g_param_spec_ref                (GParamSpec    *pspec);
115 void            g_param_spec_unref              (GParamSpec    *pspec);
116 void            g_param_spec_sink               (GParamSpec    *pspec);
117 gpointer        g_param_spec_get_qdata          (GParamSpec    *pspec,
118                                                  GQuark         quark);
119 void            g_param_spec_set_qdata          (GParamSpec    *pspec,
120                                                  GQuark         quark,
121                                                  gpointer       data);
122 void            g_param_spec_set_qdata_full     (GParamSpec    *pspec,
123                                                  GQuark         quark,
124                                                  gpointer       data,
125                                                  GDestroyNotify destroy);
126 gpointer        g_param_spec_steal_qdata        (GParamSpec    *pspec,
127                                                  GQuark         quark);
128 GParamSpec*     g_param_spec_get_redirect_target (GParamSpec   *pspec);
129
130 void            g_param_value_set_default       (GParamSpec    *pspec,
131                                                  GValue        *value);
132 gboolean        g_param_value_defaults          (GParamSpec    *pspec,
133                                                  GValue        *value);
134 gboolean        g_param_value_validate          (GParamSpec    *pspec,
135                                                  GValue        *value);
136 gboolean        g_param_value_convert           (GParamSpec    *pspec,
137                                                  const GValue  *src_value,
138                                                  GValue        *dest_value,
139                                                  gboolean       strict_validation);
140 gint            g_param_values_cmp              (GParamSpec    *pspec,
141                                                  const GValue  *value1,
142                                                  const GValue  *value2);
143 G_CONST_RETURN gchar*   g_param_spec_get_name   (GParamSpec    *pspec);
144 G_CONST_RETURN gchar*   g_param_spec_get_nick   (GParamSpec    *pspec);
145 G_CONST_RETURN gchar*   g_param_spec_get_blurb  (GParamSpec    *pspec);
146 void            g_value_set_param               (GValue        *value,
147                                                  GParamSpec    *param);
148 GParamSpec*     g_value_get_param               (const GValue  *value);
149 GParamSpec*     g_value_dup_param               (const GValue  *value);
150
151
152 void           g_value_take_param               (GValue        *value,
153                                                  GParamSpec    *param);
154 #ifndef G_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
155 void           g_value_set_param_take_ownership (GValue        *value,
156                                                  GParamSpec    *param);
157 #endif
158
159 /* --- convenience functions --- */
160 typedef struct _GParamSpecTypeInfo GParamSpecTypeInfo;
161 struct _GParamSpecTypeInfo
162 {
163   /* type system portion */
164   guint16         instance_size;                               /* obligatory */
165   guint16         n_preallocs;                                 /* optional */
166   void          (*instance_init)        (GParamSpec   *pspec); /* optional */
167
168   /* class portion */
169   GType           value_type;                                  /* obligatory */
170   void          (*finalize)             (GParamSpec   *pspec); /* optional */
171   void          (*value_set_default)    (GParamSpec   *pspec,  /* recommended */
172                                          GValue       *value);
173   gboolean      (*value_validate)       (GParamSpec   *pspec,  /* optional */
174                                          GValue       *value);
175   gint          (*values_cmp)           (GParamSpec   *pspec,  /* recommended */
176                                          const GValue *value1,
177                                          const GValue *value2);
178 };
179 GType   g_param_type_register_static    (const gchar              *name,
180                                          const GParamSpecTypeInfo *pspec_info);
181
182 /* For registering builting types */
183 GType  _g_param_type_register_static_constant (const gchar              *name,
184                                                const GParamSpecTypeInfo *pspec_info,
185                                                GType                     opt_type);
186
187
188 /* --- protected --- */
189 gpointer        g_param_spec_internal           (GType          param_type,
190                                                  const gchar   *name,
191                                                  const gchar   *nick,
192                                                  const gchar   *blurb,
193                                                  GParamFlags    flags);
194 GParamSpecPool* g_param_spec_pool_new           (gboolean       type_prefixing);
195 void            g_param_spec_pool_insert        (GParamSpecPool *pool,
196                                                  GParamSpec     *pspec,
197                                                  GType           owner_type);
198 void            g_param_spec_pool_remove        (GParamSpecPool *pool,
199                                                  GParamSpec     *pspec);
200 GParamSpec*     g_param_spec_pool_lookup        (GParamSpecPool *pool,
201                                                  const gchar    *param_name,
202                                                  GType           owner_type,
203                                                  gboolean        walk_ancestors);
204 GList*          g_param_spec_pool_list_owned    (GParamSpecPool *pool,
205                                                  GType           owner_type);
206 GParamSpec**    g_param_spec_pool_list          (GParamSpecPool *pool,
207                                                  GType           owner_type,
208                                                  guint          *n_pspecs_p);
209
210
211
212 /* contracts:
213  *
214  * gboolean value_validate (GParamSpec *pspec,
215  *                          GValue     *value):
216  *      modify value contents in the least destructive way, so
217  *      that it complies with pspec's requirements (i.e.
218  *      according to minimum/maximum ranges etc...). return
219  *      whether modification was necessary.
220  *
221  * gint values_cmp (GParamSpec   *pspec,
222  *                  const GValue *value1,
223  *                  const GValue *value2):
224  *      return value1 - value2, i.e. (-1) if value1 < value2,
225  *      (+1) if value1 > value2, and (0) otherwise (equality)
226  */
227
228 G_END_DECLS
229
230 #endif /* __G_PARAM_H__ */