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  * Lesser General Public License for more details.
  *
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General
- * Public License along with this library; if not, write to the
- * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330,
- * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ * Public License along with this library; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  *
  * Authors: Ryan Lortie <desrt@desrt.ca>
  */
 
+#include "config.h"
 #include "gaction.h"
+#include "glibintl.h"
 
-G_DEFINE_TYPE (GAction, g_action, G_TYPE_OBJECT)
+#include <string.h>
+
+G_DEFINE_INTERFACE (GAction, g_action, G_TYPE_OBJECT)
 
 /**
  * SECTION:gaction
  * @title: GAction
- * @short_description: an action
+ * @short_description: An action interface
+ * @include: gio/gio.h
  *
  * #GAction represents a single named action.
  *
@@ -37,227 +40,80 @@ G_DEFINE_TYPE (GAction, g_action, G_TYPE_OBJECT)
  * parameter type (which is given at construction time).
  *
  * An action may optionally have a state, in which case the state may be
- * set with g_action_set_state().  This call takes a #GVariant.  The
+ * set with g_action_change_state().  This call takes a #GVariant.  The
  * correct type for the state is determined by a static state type
  * (which is given at construction time).
  *
  * The state may have a hint associated with it, specifying its valid
  * range.
  *
- * #GAction is intended to be used both as a simple action class and as
- * a base class for more complicated action types.  The base class
- * itself supports activation and state.  Not supported are state hints
- * and filtering requests to set the state based on the requested value.
- * You should subclass if you require either of these abilities.
+ * #GAction is merely the interface to the concept of an action, as
+ * described above.  Various implementations of actions exist, including
+ * #GSimpleAction.
  *
- * In all cases, the base class is responsible for storing the name of
- * the action, the parameter type, the enabled state, the optional state
- * type and the state and emitting the appropriate signals when these
- * change.  The base class is also responsbile for filtering calls to
- * g_action_activate() and g_action_set_state() for type safety and for
- * the state being enabled.
+ * In all cases, the implementing class is responsible for storing the
+ * name of the action, the parameter type, the enabled state, the
+ * optional state type and the state and emitting the appropriate
+ * signals when these change.  The implementor responsible for filtering
+ * calls to g_action_activate() and g_action_change_state() for type
+ * safety and for the state being enabled.
  *
  * Probably the only useful thing to do with a #GAction is to put it
  * inside of a #GSimpleActionGroup.
  **/
 
-struct _GActionPrivate
-{
-  gchar        *name;
-  GVariantType *parameter_type;
-  gboolean      enabled;
-
-  GVariantType *state_type;
-  GVariant     *state;
-};
-
-enum
-{
-  PROP_NONE,
-  PROP_NAME,
-  PROP_PARAMETER_TYPE,
-  PROP_ENABLED,
-  PROP_STATE_TYPE,
-  PROP_STATE
-};
-
-enum
-{
-  SIGNAL_ACTIVATE,
-  NR_SIGNALS
-};
-
-static guint g_action_signals[NR_SIGNALS];
-
-static void
-g_action_real_set_state (GAction  *action,
-                         GVariant *value)
-{
-  if (action->priv->state == value)
-    return;
-
-  if (!action->priv->state || !g_variant_equal (action->priv->state, value))
-    {
-      if (action->priv->state)
-        g_variant_unref (action->priv->state);
-
-      action->priv->state = g_variant_ref (value);
-
-      g_object_notify (G_OBJECT (action), "state");
-    }
-}
-
-static GVariant *
-g_action_real_get_state_hint (GAction *action)
-{
-  return NULL;
-}
-
-static void
-g_action_set_property (GObject *object, guint prop_id,
-                       const GValue *value, GParamSpec *pspec)
-{
-  GAction *action = G_ACTION (object);
-
-  switch (prop_id)
-    {
-    case PROP_NAME:
-      g_assert (action->priv->name == NULL);
-      action->priv->name = g_value_dup_string (value);
-      break;
-
-    case PROP_PARAMETER_TYPE:
-      g_assert (action->priv->parameter_type == NULL);
-      action->priv->parameter_type = g_value_dup_boxed (value);
-      break;
-
-    case PROP_ENABLED:
-      g_action_set_enabled (action, g_value_get_boolean (value));
-      break;
-
-    case PROP_STATE_TYPE:
-      g_assert (action->priv->state_type == NULL);
-      action->priv->state_type = g_value_dup_boxed (value);
-      break;
-
-    case PROP_STATE:
-      g_action_set_state (action, g_value_get_variant (value));
-      break;
-
-    default:
-      g_assert_not_reached ();
-    }
-}
-
-static void
-g_action_get_property (GObject *object, guint prop_id,
-                       GValue *value, GParamSpec *pspec)
-{
-  GAction *action = G_ACTION (object);
-
-  switch (prop_id)
-    {
-    case PROP_NAME:
-      g_value_set_string (value, g_action_get_name (action));
-      break;
-
-    case PROP_PARAMETER_TYPE:
-      g_value_set_boxed (value, g_action_get_parameter_type (action));
-      break;
-
-    case PROP_ENABLED:
-      g_value_set_boolean (value, g_action_get_enabled (action));
-      break;
-
-    case PROP_STATE_TYPE:
-      g_value_set_boxed (value, g_action_get_state_type (action));
-      break;
-
-    case PROP_STATE:
-      g_value_set_variant (value, g_action_get_state (action));
-      break;
-
-    default:
-      g_assert_not_reached ();
-    }
-}
-
-static void
-g_action_finalize (GObject *object)
-{
-  GAction *action = G_ACTION (object);
-
-  g_free (action->priv->name);
-  if (action->priv->parameter_type)
-    g_variant_type_free (action->priv->parameter_type);
-  if (action->priv->state_type)
-    g_variant_type_free (action->priv->state_type);
-  if (action->priv->state)
-    g_variant_unref (action->priv->state);
-
-  G_OBJECT_CLASS (g_action_parent_class)
-    ->finalize (object);
-}
-
-void
-g_action_init (GAction *action)
-{
-  action->priv = G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE (action,
-                                              G_TYPE_ACTION,
-                                              GActionPrivate);
-}
+/**
+ * GActionInterface:
+ * @get_name: the virtual function pointer for g_action_get_name()
+ * @get_parameter_type: the virtual function pointer for g_action_get_parameter_type()
+ * @get_state_type: the virtual function pointer for g_action_get_state_type()
+ * @get_state_hint: the virtual function pointer for g_action_get_state_hint()
+ * @get_enabled: the virtual function pointer for g_action_get_enabled()
+ * @get_state: the virtual function pointer for g_action_get_state()
+ * @change_state: the virtual function pointer for g_action_change_state()
+ * @activate: the virtual function pointer for g_action_activate().  Note that #GAction does not have an
+ *            'activate' signal but that implementations of it may have one.
+ *
+ * The virtual function table for #GAction.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.28
+ */
 
 void
-g_action_class_init (GActionClass *class)
+g_action_default_init (GActionInterface *iface)
 {
-  GObjectClass *object_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (class);
-
-  class->get_state_hint = g_action_real_get_state_hint;
-  class->set_state = g_action_real_set_state;
-
-  object_class->get_property = g_action_get_property;
-  object_class->set_property = g_action_set_property;
-  object_class->finalize = g_action_finalize;
-
-  /**
-   * GAction::activate:
-   * @action: the #GAction
-   * @parameter: (allow-none): the parameter to the activation
-   *
-   * Indicates that the action was just activated.
-   *
-   * @parameter will always be of the expected type.  In the event that
-   * an incorrect type was given, no signal will be emitted.
-   **/
-  g_action_signals[SIGNAL_ACTIVATE] =
-    g_signal_new ("activate", G_TYPE_ACTION, G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
-                  G_STRUCT_OFFSET (GActionClass, activate),
-                  NULL, NULL, g_cclosure_marshal_VOID__VARIANT,
-                  G_TYPE_NONE, 1, G_TYPE_VARIANT);
-
   /**
    * GAction:name:
    *
    * The name of the action.  This is mostly meaningful for identifying
-   * the action once it has been added to a #GActionGroup.
+   * the action once it has been added to a #GActionGroup. It is immutable.
+   *
+   * Since: 2.28
    **/
-  g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_NAME,
-    g_param_spec_string ("name", "action name",
-                         "the name used to invoke the action",
-                         NULL, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY |
-                         G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+  g_object_interface_install_property (iface,
+                                       g_param_spec_string ("name",
+                                                            P_("Action Name"),
+                                                            P_("The name used to invoke the action"),
+                                                            NULL,
+                                                            G_PARAM_READABLE |
+                                                            G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   /**
    * GAction:parameter-type:
    *
    * The type of the parameter that must be given when activating the
-   * action.
+   * action. This is immutable, and may be %NULL if no parameter is needed when
+   * activating the action.
+   *
+   * Since: 2.28
    **/
-  g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_PARAMETER_TYPE,
-    g_param_spec_boxed ("parameter-type", "parameter type",
-                        "the type of GVariant passed to activate()",
-                        G_TYPE_VARIANT_TYPE, G_PARAM_READWRITE |
-                        G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+  g_object_interface_install_property (iface,
+                                       g_param_spec_boxed ("parameter-type",
+                                                           P_("Parameter Type"),
+                                                           P_("The type of GVariant passed to activate()"),
+                                                           G_TYPE_VARIANT_TYPE,
+                                                           G_PARAM_READABLE |
+                                                           G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   /**
    * GAction:enabled:
@@ -265,40 +121,53 @@ g_action_class_init (GActionClass *class)
    * If @action is currently enabled.
    *
    * If the action is disabled then calls to g_action_activate() and
-   * g_action_set_state() have no effect.
+   * g_action_change_state() have no effect.
+   *
+   * Since: 2.28
    **/
-  g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_ENABLED,
-    g_param_spec_boolean ("enabled", "enabled",
-                          "if the action can be activated", TRUE,
-                          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+  g_object_interface_install_property (iface,
+                                       g_param_spec_boolean ("enabled",
+                                                             P_("Enabled"),
+                                                             P_("If the action can be activated"),
+                                                             TRUE,
+                                                             G_PARAM_READABLE |
+                                                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   /**
    * GAction:state-type:
    *
    * The #GVariantType of the state that the action has, or %NULL if the
-   * action is stateless.
+   * action is stateless. This is immutable.
+   *
+   * Since: 2.28
    **/
-  g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_STATE_TYPE,
-    g_param_spec_boxed ("state-type", "state type",
-                        "the type of the state kept by the action",
-                        G_TYPE_VARIANT_TYPE, G_PARAM_READWRITE |
-                        G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
+  g_object_interface_install_property (iface,
+                                       g_param_spec_boxed ("state-type",
+                                                           P_("State Type"),
+                                                           P_("The type of the state kept by the action"),
+                                                           G_TYPE_VARIANT_TYPE,
+                                                           G_PARAM_READABLE |
+                                                           G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   /**
    * GAction:state:
    *
    * The state of the action, or %NULL if the action is stateless.
+   *
+   * Since: 2.28
    **/
-  g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_STATE,
-    g_param_spec_variant ("state", "state", "the state the action is in",
-                          G_VARIANT_TYPE_ANY, NULL,
-                          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
-
-  g_type_class_add_private (class, sizeof (GActionPrivate));
+  g_object_interface_install_property (iface,
+                                       g_param_spec_variant ("state",
+                                                             P_("State"),
+                                                             P_("The state the action is in"),
+                                                             G_VARIANT_TYPE_ANY,
+                                                             NULL,
+                                                             G_PARAM_READABLE |
+                                                             G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 }
 
 /**
- * g_action_set_state:
+ * g_action_change_state:
  * @action: a #GAction
  * @value: the new state
  *
@@ -311,21 +180,26 @@ g_action_class_init (GActionClass *class)
  * its state or may change its state to something other than @value.
  * See g_action_get_state_hint().
  *
- * Since: 2.26
+ * If the @value GVariant is floating, it is consumed.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.30
  **/
 void
-g_action_set_state (GAction  *action,
-                    GVariant *value)
+g_action_change_state (GAction  *action,
+                       GVariant *value)
 {
+  const GVariantType *state_type;
+
   g_return_if_fail (G_IS_ACTION (action));
-  g_return_if_fail ((action->priv->state_type == NULL && value == NULL) ||
-                    g_variant_is_of_type (value, action->priv->state_type));
+  g_return_if_fail (value != NULL);
+  state_type = g_action_get_state_type (action);
+  g_return_if_fail (state_type != NULL);
+  g_return_if_fail (g_variant_is_of_type (value, state_type));
 
   g_variant_ref_sink (value);
 
-  if (action->priv->enabled)
-    G_ACTION_GET_CLASS (action)
-      ->set_state (action, value);
+  G_ACTION_GET_IFACE (action)
+    ->change_state (action, value);
 
   g_variant_unref (value);
 }
@@ -343,16 +217,17 @@ g_action_set_state (GAction  *action,
  * The return value (if non-%NULL) should be freed with
  * g_variant_unref() when it is no longer required.
  *
- * Returns: (allow-none): the current state of the action
+ * Returns: (transfer full): the current state of the action
  *
- * Since: 2.26
+ * Since: 2.28
  **/
 GVariant *
 g_action_get_state (GAction *action)
 {
   g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_ACTION (action), NULL);
 
-  return action->priv->state;
+  return G_ACTION_GET_IFACE (action)
+    ->get_state (action);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -363,14 +238,15 @@ g_action_get_state (GAction *action)
  *
  * Returns: the name of the action
  *
- * Since: 2.26
+ * Since: 2.28
  **/
 const gchar *
 g_action_get_name (GAction *action)
 {
   g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_ACTION (action), NULL);
 
-  return action->priv->name;
+  return G_ACTION_GET_IFACE (action)
+    ->get_name (action);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -388,14 +264,15 @@ g_action_get_name (GAction *action)
  *
  * Returns: (allow-none): the parameter type
  *
- * Since: 2.26
+ * Since: 2.28
  **/
 const GVariantType *
 g_action_get_parameter_type (GAction *action)
 {
   g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_ACTION (action), NULL);
 
-  return action->priv->parameter_type;
+  return G_ACTION_GET_IFACE (action)
+    ->get_parameter_type (action);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -404,27 +281,28 @@ g_action_get_parameter_type (GAction *action)
  *
  * Queries the type of the state of @action.
  *
- * If the action is stateful (ie: was created with
- * g_action_new_stateful()) then this function returns the #GVariantType
- * of the state.  This is the type of the initial value given as the
- * state.  All calls to g_action_set_state() must give a #GVariant of
- * this type and g_action_get_state() will return a #GVariant of the
- * same type.
+ * If the action is stateful (e.g. created with
+ * g_simple_action_new_stateful()) then this function returns the
+ * #GVariantType of the state.  This is the type of the initial value
+ * given as the state. All calls to g_action_change_state() must give a
+ * #GVariant of this type and g_action_get_state() will return a
+ * #GVariant of the same type.
  *
- * If the action is not stateful (ie: created with g_action_new()) then
- * this function will return %NULL.  In that case, g_action_get_state()
- * will return %NULL and you must not call g_action_set_state().
+ * If the action is not stateful (e.g. created with g_simple_action_new())
+ * then this function will return %NULL. In that case, g_action_get_state()
+ * will return %NULL and you must not call g_action_change_state().
  *
  * Returns: (allow-none): the state type, if the action is stateful
  *
- * Since: 2.26
+ * Since: 2.28
  **/
 const GVariantType *
 g_action_get_state_type (GAction *action)
 {
   g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_ACTION (action), NULL);
 
-  return action->priv->state_type;
+  return G_ACTION_GET_IFACE (action)
+    ->get_state_type (action);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -450,16 +328,16 @@ g_action_get_state_type (GAction *action)
  * The return value (if non-%NULL) should be freed with
  * g_variant_unref() when it is no longer required.
  *
- * Returns: (allow-none): the state range hint
+ * Returns: (nullable) (transfer full): the state range hint
  *
- * Since: 2.26
+ * Since: 2.28
  **/
 GVariant *
 g_action_get_state_hint (GAction *action)
 {
   g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_ACTION (action), NULL);
 
-  return G_ACTION_GET_CLASS (action)
+  return G_ACTION_GET_IFACE (action)
     ->get_state_hint (action);
 }
 
@@ -474,47 +352,21 @@ g_action_get_state_hint (GAction *action)
  *
  * Returns: whether the action is enabled
  *
- * Since: 2.26
+ * Since: 2.28
  **/
 gboolean
 g_action_get_enabled (GAction *action)
 {
   g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_ACTION (action), FALSE);
 
-  return action->priv->enabled;
-}
-
-/**
- * g_action_set_enabled:
- * @action: a #GAction
- * @enabled: whether the action is enabled
- *
- * Sets the action as enabled or not.
- *
- * An action must be enabled in order to be activated or in order to
- * have its state changed from outside callers.
- *
- * Since: 2.26
- **/
-void
-g_action_set_enabled (GAction  *action,
-                      gboolean  enabled)
-{
-  g_return_if_fail (G_IS_ACTION (action));
-
-  enabled = !!enabled;
-
-  if (action->priv->enabled != enabled)
-    {
-      action->priv->enabled = enabled;
-      g_object_notify (G_OBJECT (action), "enabled");
-    }
+  return G_ACTION_GET_IFACE (action)
+    ->get_enabled (action);
 }
 
 /**
  * g_action_activate:
  * @action: a #GAction
- * @parameter: the parameter to the activation
+ * @parameter: (allow-none): the parameter to the activation
  *
  * Activates the action.
  *
@@ -522,7 +374,9 @@ g_action_set_enabled (GAction  *action,
  * the parameter type given at construction time).  If the parameter
  * type was %NULL then @parameter must also be %NULL.
  *
- * Since: 2.26
+ * If the @parameter GVariant is floating, it is consumed.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.28
  **/
 void
 g_action_activate (GAction  *action,
@@ -530,68 +384,198 @@ g_action_activate (GAction  *action,
 {
   g_return_if_fail (G_IS_ACTION (action));
 
-  g_return_if_fail (action->priv->parameter_type == NULL ?
-                      parameter == NULL :
-                    (parameter != NULL &&
-                     g_variant_is_of_type (parameter,
-                                           action->priv->parameter_type)));
-
-  if (parameter)
+  if (parameter != NULL)
     g_variant_ref_sink (parameter);
 
-  if (action->priv->enabled)
-    g_signal_emit (action, g_action_signals[SIGNAL_ACTIVATE], 0, parameter);
+  G_ACTION_GET_IFACE (action)
+    ->activate (action, parameter);
 
-  if (parameter)
+  if (parameter != NULL)
     g_variant_unref (parameter);
 }
 
 /**
- * g_action_new:
- * @name: the name of the action
- * @parameter_type: the type of parameter to the activate function
+ * g_action_name_is_valid:
+ * @action_name: an potential action name
  *
- * Creates a new action.
+ * Checks if @action_name is valid.
  *
- * The created action is stateless.  See g_action_new_stateful().
+ * @action_name is valid if it consists only of alphanumeric characters,
+ * plus '-' and '.'.  The empty string is not a valid action name.
  *
- * Returns: a new #GAction
+ * It is an error to call this function with a non-utf8 @action_name.
+ * @action_name must not be %NULL.
  *
- * Since: 2.26
+ * Returns: %TRUE if @action_name is valid
+ *
+ * Since: 2.38
  **/
-GAction *
-g_action_new (const gchar        *name,
-              const GVariantType *parameter_type)
+gboolean
+g_action_name_is_valid (const gchar *action_name)
 {
-  return g_object_new (G_TYPE_ACTION,
-                       "name", name,
-                       "parameter-type", parameter_type,
-                       NULL);
+  gchar c;
+  gint i;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (action_name != NULL, FALSE);
+
+  for (i = 0; (c = action_name[i]); i++)
+    if (!g_ascii_isalnum (c) && c != '.' && c != '-')
+      return FALSE;
+
+  return i > 0;
 }
 
 /**
- * g_action_new_stateful:
- * @name: the name of the action
- * @parameter_type: the type of the parameter to the activate function
- * @state: the initial state of the action
+ * g_action_parse_detailed_name:
+ * @detailed_name: a detailed action name
+ * @action_name: (out): the action name
+ * @target_value: (out): the target value, or %NULL for no target
+ * @error: a pointer to a %NULL #GError, or %NULL
+ *
+ * Parses a detailed action name into its separate name and target
+ * components.
+ *
+ * Detailed action names can have three formats.
+ *
+ * The first format is used to represent an action name with no target
+ * value and consists of just an action name containing no whitespace
+ * nor the characters ':', '(' or ')'.  For example: "app.action".
+ *
+ * The second format is used to represent an action with a target value
+ * that is a non-empty string consisting only of alphanumerics, plus '-'
+ * and '.'.  In that case, the action name and target value are
+ * separated by a double colon ("::").  For example:
+ * "app.action::target".
+ *
+ * The third format is used to represent an action with any type of
+ * target value, including strings.  The target value follows the action
+ * name, surrounded in parens.  For example: "app.action(42)".  The
+ * target value is parsed using g_variant_parse().  If a tuple-typed
+ * value is desired, it must be specified in the same way, resulting in
+ * two sets of parens, for example: "app.action((1,2,3))".  A string
+ * target can be specified this way as well: "app.action('target')".
+ * For strings, this third format must be used if * target value is
+ * empty or contains characters other than alphanumerics, '-' and '.'.
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE if successful, else %FALSE with @error set
+ *
+ * Since: 2.38
+ **/
+gboolean
+g_action_parse_detailed_name (const gchar  *detailed_name,
+                              gchar       **action_name,
+                              GVariant    **target_value,
+                              GError      **error)
+{
+  const gchar *target;
+  gsize target_len;
+  gsize base_len;
+
+  /* For historical (compatibility) reasons, this function accepts some
+   * cases of invalid action names as long as they don't interfere with
+   * the separation of the action from the target value.
+   *
+   * We decide which format we have based on which we see first between
+   * '::' '(' and '\0'.
+   */
+
+  if (*detailed_name == '\0' || *detailed_name == ' ')
+    goto bad_fmt;
+
+  base_len = strcspn (detailed_name, ": ()");
+  target = detailed_name + base_len;
+  target_len = strlen (target);
+
+  switch (target[0])
+    {
+    case ' ':
+    case ')':
+      goto bad_fmt;
+
+    case ':':
+      if (target[1] != ':')
+        goto bad_fmt;
+
+      *target_value = g_variant_ref_sink (g_variant_new_string (target + 2));
+      break;
+
+    case '(':
+      {
+        if (target[target_len - 1] != ')')
+          goto bad_fmt;
+
+        *target_value = g_variant_parse (NULL, target + 1, target + target_len - 1, NULL, error);
+        if (*target_value == NULL)
+          goto bad_fmt;
+      }
+      break;
+
+    case '\0':
+      *target_value = NULL;
+      break;
+    }
+
+  *action_name = g_strndup (detailed_name, base_len);
+
+  return TRUE;
+
+bad_fmt:
+  if (error)
+    {
+      if (*error == NULL)
+        g_set_error (error, G_VARIANT_PARSE_ERROR, G_VARIANT_PARSE_ERROR_FAILED,
+                     "Detailed action name '%s' has invalid format", detailed_name);
+      else
+        g_prefix_error (error, "Detailed action name '%s' has invalid format: ", detailed_name);
+    }
+
+  return FALSE;
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_action_print_detailed_name:
+ * @action_name: a valid action name
+ * @target_value: (allow-none): a #GVariant target value, or %NULL
+ *
+ * Formats a detailed action name from @action_name and @target_value.
  *
- * Creates a new stateful action.
+ * It is an error to call this function with an invalid action name.
  *
- * @state is the initial state of the action.  All future state values
- * must have the same #GVariantType as the initial state.
+ * This function is the opposite of
+ * g_action_parse_detailed_action_name().  It will produce a string that
+ * can be parsed back to the @action_name and @target_value by that
+ * function.
  *
- * Returns: a new #GAction
+ * See that function for the types of strings that will be printed by
+ * this function.
  *
- * Since: 2.26
+ * Returns: a detailed format string
+ *
+ * Since: 2.38
  **/
-GAction *
-g_action_new_stateful (const gchar        *name,
-                       const GVariantType *parameter_type,
-                       GVariant           *state)
+gchar *
+g_action_print_detailed_name (const gchar *action_name,
+                              GVariant    *target_value)
 {
-  return g_object_new (G_TYPE_ACTION,
-                       "name", name,
-                       "parameter-type", parameter_type,
-                       "state", state,
-                       NULL);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (g_action_name_is_valid (action_name), NULL);
+
+  if (target_value == NULL)
+    return g_strdup (action_name);
+
+  if (g_variant_is_of_type (target_value, G_VARIANT_TYPE_STRING))
+    {
+      const gchar *str = g_variant_get_string (target_value, NULL);
+
+      if (g_action_name_is_valid (str))
+        return g_strconcat (action_name, "::", str, NULL);
+    }
+
+  {
+    GString *result = g_string_new (action_name);
+    g_string_append_c (result, '(');
+    g_variant_print_string (target_value, result, TRUE);
+    g_string_append_c (result, ')');
+
+    return g_string_free (result, FALSE);
+  }
 }