Make the g_value_set_x_take_ownership() functions "official" part of the
[platform/upstream/glib.git] / gobject / gparam.h
1 /* GObject - GLib Type, Object, Parameter and Signal Library
2  * Copyright (C) 1997-1999, 2000-2001 Tim Janik and Red Hat, Inc.
3  *
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17  * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
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_PRIVATE             = 1 << 5
57 } GParamFlags;
58 #define G_PARAM_READWRITE       (G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_WRITABLE)
59 #define G_PARAM_MASK            (0x000000ff)
60 /* bits in the range 0xffffff00 are reserved for 3rd party usage */
61 #define G_PARAM_USER_SHIFT      (8)
62
63
64 /* --- typedefs & structures --- */
65 typedef struct _GParamSpec      GParamSpec;
66 typedef struct _GParamSpecClass GParamSpecClass;
67 typedef struct _GParameter      GParameter;
68 typedef struct _GParamSpecPool  GParamSpecPool;
69 struct _GParamSpec
70 {
71   GTypeInstance  g_type_instance;
72
73   gchar         *name;
74   GParamFlags    flags;
75   GType          value_type;
76   GType          owner_type;    /* class using this property */
77
78   /*< private >*/
79   gchar         *_nick;
80   gchar         *_blurb;
81   GData         *qdata;
82   guint          ref_count;
83   guint          param_id;      /* sort-criteria */
84 };
85 struct _GParamSpecClass
86 {
87   GTypeClass      g_type_class;
88
89   GType           value_type;
90
91   void          (*finalize)             (GParamSpec   *pspec);
92
93   /* GParam methods */
94   void          (*value_set_default)    (GParamSpec   *pspec,
95                                          GValue       *value);
96   gboolean      (*value_validate)       (GParamSpec   *pspec,
97                                          GValue       *value);
98   gint          (*values_cmp)           (GParamSpec   *pspec,
99                                          const GValue *value1,
100                                          const GValue *value2);
101   gpointer        dummy[4];
102 };
103 struct _GParameter /* auxillary structure for _setv() variants */
104 {
105   const gchar *name;
106   GValue       value;
107 };
108
109
110 /* --- prototypes --- */
111 GParamSpec*     g_param_spec_ref                (GParamSpec    *pspec);
112 void            g_param_spec_unref              (GParamSpec    *pspec);
113 void            g_param_spec_sink               (GParamSpec    *pspec);
114 gpointer        g_param_spec_get_qdata          (GParamSpec    *pspec,
115                                                  GQuark         quark);
116 void            g_param_spec_set_qdata          (GParamSpec    *pspec,
117                                                  GQuark         quark,
118                                                  gpointer       data);
119 void            g_param_spec_set_qdata_full     (GParamSpec    *pspec,
120                                                  GQuark         quark,
121                                                  gpointer       data,
122                                                  GDestroyNotify destroy);
123 gpointer        g_param_spec_steal_qdata        (GParamSpec    *pspec,
124                                                  GQuark         quark);
125 void            g_param_value_set_default       (GParamSpec    *pspec,
126                                                  GValue        *value);
127 gboolean        g_param_value_defaults          (GParamSpec    *pspec,
128                                                  GValue        *value);
129 gboolean        g_param_value_validate          (GParamSpec    *pspec,
130                                                  GValue        *value);
131 gboolean        g_param_value_convert           (GParamSpec    *pspec,
132                                                  const GValue  *src_value,
133                                                  GValue        *dest_value,
134                                                  gboolean       strict_validation);
135 gint            g_param_values_cmp              (GParamSpec    *pspec,
136                                                  const GValue  *value1,
137                                                  const GValue  *value2);
138 G_CONST_RETURN gchar*   g_param_spec_get_name   (GParamSpec    *pspec);
139 G_CONST_RETURN gchar*   g_param_spec_get_nick   (GParamSpec    *pspec);
140 G_CONST_RETURN gchar*   g_param_spec_get_blurb  (GParamSpec    *pspec);
141 void            g_value_set_param               (GValue        *value,
142                                                  GParamSpec    *param);
143 GParamSpec*     g_value_get_param               (const GValue  *value);
144 GParamSpec*     g_value_dup_param               (const GValue  *value);
145
146
147 void           g_value_take_param               (GValue        *value,
148                                                  GParamSpec    *param);
149 #ifndef G_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
150 void           g_value_set_param_take_ownership (GValue        *value,
151                                                  GParamSpec    *param);
152 #endif
153
154 /* --- convenience functions --- */
155 typedef struct _GParamSpecTypeInfo GParamSpecTypeInfo;
156 struct _GParamSpecTypeInfo
157 {
158   /* type system portion */
159   guint16         instance_size;                               /* obligatory */
160   guint16         n_preallocs;                                 /* optional */
161   void          (*instance_init)        (GParamSpec   *pspec); /* optional */
162
163   /* class portion */
164   GType           value_type;                                  /* obligatory */
165   void          (*finalize)             (GParamSpec   *pspec); /* optional */
166   void          (*value_set_default)    (GParamSpec   *pspec,  /* recommended */
167                                          GValue       *value);
168   gboolean      (*value_validate)       (GParamSpec   *pspec,  /* optional */
169                                          GValue       *value);
170   gint          (*values_cmp)           (GParamSpec   *pspec,  /* recommended */
171                                          const GValue *value1,
172                                          const GValue *value2);
173 };
174 GType   g_param_type_register_static    (const gchar              *name,
175                                          const GParamSpecTypeInfo *pspec_info);
176
177 /* For registering builting types */
178 GType  _g_param_type_register_static_constant (const gchar              *name,
179                                                const GParamSpecTypeInfo *pspec_info,
180                                                GType                     opt_type);
181
182
183 /* --- protected --- */
184 gpointer        g_param_spec_internal           (GType          param_type,
185                                                  const gchar   *name,
186                                                  const gchar   *nick,
187                                                  const gchar   *blurb,
188                                                  GParamFlags    flags);
189 GParamSpecPool* g_param_spec_pool_new           (gboolean       type_prefixing);
190 void            g_param_spec_pool_insert        (GParamSpecPool *pool,
191                                                  GParamSpec     *pspec,
192                                                  GType           owner_type);
193 void            g_param_spec_pool_remove        (GParamSpecPool *pool,
194                                                  GParamSpec     *pspec);
195 GParamSpec*     g_param_spec_pool_lookup        (GParamSpecPool *pool,
196                                                  const gchar    *param_name,
197                                                  GType           owner_type,
198                                                  gboolean        walk_ancestors);
199 GList*          g_param_spec_pool_list_owned    (GParamSpecPool *pool,
200                                                  GType           owner_type);
201 GParamSpec**    g_param_spec_pool_list          (GParamSpecPool *pool,
202                                                  GType           owner_type,
203                                                  guint          *n_pspecs_p);
204
205
206
207 /* contracts:
208  *
209  * gboolean value_validate (GParamSpec *pspec,
210  *                          GValue     *value):
211  *      modify value contents in the least destructive way, so
212  *      that it complies with pspec's requirements (i.e.
213  *      according to minimum/maximum ranges etc...). return
214  *      whether modification was necessary.
215  *
216  * gint values_cmp (GParamSpec   *pspec,
217  *                  const GValue *value1,
218  *                  const GValue *value2):
219  *      return value1 - value2, i.e. (-1) if value1 < value2,
220  *      (+1) if value1 > value2, and (0) otherwise (equality)
221  */
222
223 G_END_DECLS
224
225 #endif /* __G_PARAM_H__ */