1 // Copyright (c) 2012 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
2 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
3 // found in the LICENSE file.
5 #ifndef DBUS_MESSAGE_H_
6 #define DBUS_MESSAGE_H_
10 #include <dbus/dbus.h>
12 #include "base/basictypes.h"
13 #include "base/memory/scoped_ptr.h"
14 #include "dbus/dbus_export.h"
15 #include "dbus/file_descriptor.h"
16 #include "dbus/object_path.h"
23 } // namespace protobuf
32 // DBUS_TYPE_UNIX_FD was added in D-Bus version 1.4
33 #if !defined(DBUS_TYPE_UNIX_FD)
34 #define DBUS_TYPE_UNIX_FD ((int) 'h')
37 // Returns true if Unix FD passing is supported in libdbus.
38 // The check is done runtime rather than compile time as the libdbus
39 // version used at runtime may be different from the one used at compile time.
40 CHROME_DBUS_EXPORT
bool IsDBusTypeUnixFdSupported();
42 // Message is the base class of D-Bus message types. Client code must use
43 // sub classes such as MethodCall and Response instead.
45 // The class name Message is very generic, but there should be no problem
46 // as the class is inside 'dbus' namespace. We chose to name this way, as
47 // libdbus defines lots of types starting with DBus, such as
48 // DBusMessage. We should avoid confusion and conflict with these types.
49 class CHROME_DBUS_EXPORT Message
{
51 // The message type used in D-Bus. Redefined here so client code
52 // doesn't need to use raw D-Bus macros. DBUS_MESSAGE_TYPE_INVALID
53 // etc. are #define macros. Having an enum type here makes code a bit
56 MESSAGE_INVALID
= DBUS_MESSAGE_TYPE_INVALID
,
57 MESSAGE_METHOD_CALL
= DBUS_MESSAGE_TYPE_METHOD_CALL
,
58 MESSAGE_METHOD_RETURN
= DBUS_MESSAGE_TYPE_METHOD_RETURN
,
59 MESSAGE_SIGNAL
= DBUS_MESSAGE_TYPE_SIGNAL
,
60 MESSAGE_ERROR
= DBUS_MESSAGE_TYPE_ERROR
,
63 // The data type used in the D-Bus type system. See the comment at
64 // MessageType for why we are redefining data types here.
66 INVALID_DATA
= DBUS_TYPE_INVALID
,
67 BYTE
= DBUS_TYPE_BYTE
,
68 BOOL
= DBUS_TYPE_BOOLEAN
,
69 INT16
= DBUS_TYPE_INT16
,
70 UINT16
= DBUS_TYPE_UINT16
,
71 INT32
= DBUS_TYPE_INT32
,
72 UINT32
= DBUS_TYPE_UINT32
,
73 INT64
= DBUS_TYPE_INT64
,
74 UINT64
= DBUS_TYPE_UINT64
,
75 DOUBLE
= DBUS_TYPE_DOUBLE
,
76 STRING
= DBUS_TYPE_STRING
,
77 OBJECT_PATH
= DBUS_TYPE_OBJECT_PATH
,
78 ARRAY
= DBUS_TYPE_ARRAY
,
79 STRUCT
= DBUS_TYPE_STRUCT
,
80 DICT_ENTRY
= DBUS_TYPE_DICT_ENTRY
,
81 VARIANT
= DBUS_TYPE_VARIANT
,
82 UNIX_FD
= DBUS_TYPE_UNIX_FD
,
85 // Returns the type of the message. Returns MESSAGE_INVALID if
86 // raw_message_ is NULL.
87 MessageType
GetMessageType();
89 // Returns the type of the message as string like "MESSAGE_METHOD_CALL"
91 std::string
GetMessageTypeAsString();
93 DBusMessage
* raw_message() { return raw_message_
; }
95 // Sets the destination, the path, the interface, the member, etc.
96 bool SetDestination(const std::string
& destination
);
97 bool SetPath(const ObjectPath
& path
);
98 bool SetInterface(const std::string
& interface
);
99 bool SetMember(const std::string
& member
);
100 bool SetErrorName(const std::string
& error_name
);
101 bool SetSender(const std::string
& sender
);
102 void SetSerial(uint32 serial
);
103 void SetReplySerial(uint32 reply_serial
);
104 // SetSignature() does not exist as we cannot do it.
106 // Gets the destination, the path, the interface, the member, etc.
107 // If not set, an empty string is returned.
108 std::string
GetDestination();
109 ObjectPath
GetPath();
110 std::string
GetInterface();
111 std::string
GetMember();
112 std::string
GetErrorName();
113 std::string
GetSender();
114 std::string
GetSignature();
115 // Gets the serial and reply serial numbers. Returns 0 if not set.
117 uint32
GetReplySerial();
119 // Returns the string representation of this message. Useful for
120 // debugging. The output is truncated as needed (ex. strings are truncated
121 // if longer than a certain limit defined in the .cc file).
122 std::string
ToString();
125 // This class cannot be instantiated. Use sub classes instead.
129 // Initializes the message with the given raw message.
130 void Init(DBusMessage
* raw_message
);
133 // Helper function used in ToString().
134 std::string
ToStringInternal(const std::string
& indent
,
135 MessageReader
* reader
);
137 DBusMessage
* raw_message_
;
138 DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(Message
);
141 // MessageCall is a type of message used for calling a method via D-Bus.
142 class CHROME_DBUS_EXPORT MethodCall
: public Message
{
144 // Creates a method call message for the specified interface name and
147 // For instance, to call "Get" method of DBUS_INTERFACE_INTROSPECTABLE
148 // interface ("org.freedesktop.DBus.Introspectable"), create a method
151 // MethodCall method_call(DBUS_INTERFACE_INTROSPECTABLE, "Get");
153 // The constructor creates the internal raw message.
154 MethodCall(const std::string
& interface_name
,
155 const std::string
& method_name
);
157 // Returns a newly created MethodCall from the given raw message of the
158 // type DBUS_MESSAGE_TYPE_METHOD_CALL. The caller must delete the
159 // returned object. Takes the ownership of |raw_message|.
160 static MethodCall
* FromRawMessage(DBusMessage
* raw_message
);
163 // Creates a method call message. The internal raw message is NULL.
164 // Only used internally.
167 DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(MethodCall
);
170 // Signal is a type of message used to send a signal.
171 class CHROME_DBUS_EXPORT Signal
: public Message
{
173 // Creates a signal message for the specified interface name and the
176 // For instance, to send "PropertiesChanged" signal of
177 // DBUS_INTERFACE_INTROSPECTABLE interface
178 // ("org.freedesktop.DBus.Introspectable"), create a signal like this:
180 // Signal signal(DBUS_INTERFACE_INTROSPECTABLE, "PropertiesChanged");
182 // The constructor creates the internal raw_message_.
183 Signal(const std::string
& interface_name
,
184 const std::string
& method_name
);
186 // Returns a newly created SIGNAL from the given raw message of the type
187 // DBUS_MESSAGE_TYPE_SIGNAL. The caller must delete the returned
188 // object. Takes the ownership of |raw_message|.
189 static Signal
* FromRawMessage(DBusMessage
* raw_message
);
192 // Creates a signal message. The internal raw message is NULL.
193 // Only used internally.
196 DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(Signal
);
199 // Response is a type of message used for receiving a response from a
201 class CHROME_DBUS_EXPORT Response
: public Message
{
203 // Returns a newly created Response from the given raw message of the
204 // type DBUS_MESSAGE_TYPE_METHOD_RETURN. Takes the ownership of |raw_message|.
205 static scoped_ptr
<Response
> FromRawMessage(DBusMessage
* raw_message
);
207 // Returns a newly created Response from the given method call.
208 // Used for implementing exported methods. Does NOT take the ownership of
210 static scoped_ptr
<Response
> FromMethodCall(MethodCall
* method_call
);
212 // Returns a newly created Response with an empty payload.
213 // Useful for testing.
214 static scoped_ptr
<Response
> CreateEmpty();
217 // Creates a Response message. The internal raw message is NULL.
221 DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(Response
);
224 // ErrorResponse is a type of message used to return an error to the
225 // caller of a method.
226 class CHROME_DBUS_EXPORT ErrorResponse
: public Response
{
228 // Returns a newly created Response from the given raw message of the
229 // type DBUS_MESSAGE_TYPE_METHOD_RETURN. Takes the ownership of |raw_message|.
230 static scoped_ptr
<ErrorResponse
> FromRawMessage(DBusMessage
* raw_message
);
232 // Returns a newly created ErrorResponse from the given method call, the
233 // error name, and the error message. The error name looks like
234 // "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Failed". Used for returning an error to a
235 // failed method call. Does NOT take the ownership of |method_call|.
236 static scoped_ptr
<ErrorResponse
> FromMethodCall(
237 MethodCall
* method_call
,
238 const std::string
& error_name
,
239 const std::string
& error_message
);
242 // Creates an ErrorResponse message. The internal raw message is NULL.
245 DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(ErrorResponse
);
248 // MessageWriter is used to write outgoing messages for calling methods
249 // and sending signals.
251 // The main design goal of MessageReader and MessageWriter classes is to
252 // provide a type safe API. In the past, there was a Chrome OS blocker
253 // bug, that took days to fix, that would have been prevented if the API
256 // For instance, instead of doing something like:
258 // // We shouldn't add '&' to str here, but it compiles with '&' added.
259 // dbus_g_proxy_call(..., G_TYPE_STRING, str, G_TYPE_INVALID, ...)
261 // We want to do something like:
263 // writer.AppendString(str);
265 class CHROME_DBUS_EXPORT MessageWriter
{
267 // Data added with Append* will be written to |message|, which may be NULL
268 // to create a sub-writer for passing to OpenArray, etc.
269 explicit MessageWriter(Message
* message
);
272 // Appends a byte to the message.
273 void AppendByte(uint8 value
);
274 void AppendBool(bool value
);
275 void AppendInt16(int16 value
);
276 void AppendUint16(uint16 value
);
277 void AppendInt32(int32 value
);
278 void AppendUint32(uint32 value
);
279 void AppendInt64(int64 value
);
280 void AppendUint64(uint64 value
);
281 void AppendDouble(double value
);
282 void AppendString(const std::string
& value
);
283 void AppendObjectPath(const ObjectPath
& value
);
284 void AppendFileDescriptor(const FileDescriptor
& value
);
286 // Opens an array. The array contents can be added to the array with
287 // |sub_writer|. The client code must close the array with
288 // CloseContainer(), once all contents are added.
290 // |signature| parameter is used to supply the D-Bus type signature of
291 // the array contents. For instance, if you want an array of strings,
292 // then you pass "s" as the signature.
294 // See the spec for details about the type signatures.
295 // http://dbus.freedesktop.org/doc/dbus-specification.html
296 // #message-protocol-signatures
298 void OpenArray(const std::string
& signature
, MessageWriter
* sub_writer
);
299 // Do the same for a variant.
300 void OpenVariant(const std::string
& signature
, MessageWriter
* sub_writer
);
301 // Do the same for Struct and dict entry. They don't need the signature.
302 void OpenStruct(MessageWriter
* sub_writer
);
303 void OpenDictEntry(MessageWriter
* sub_writer
);
305 // Close the container for a array/variant/struct/dict entry.
306 void CloseContainer(MessageWriter
* sub_writer
);
308 // Appends the array of bytes. Arrays of bytes are often used for
309 // exchanging binary blobs hence it's worth having a specialized
311 void AppendArrayOfBytes(const uint8
* values
, size_t length
);
313 // Appends the array of strings. Arrays of strings are often used for
314 // exchanging lists of names hence it's worth having a specialized
316 void AppendArrayOfStrings(const std::vector
<std::string
>& strings
);
318 // Appends the array of object paths. Arrays of object paths are often
319 // used when exchanging object paths, hence it's worth having a
320 // specialized function.
321 void AppendArrayOfObjectPaths(const std::vector
<ObjectPath
>& object_paths
);
323 // Appends the protocol buffer as an array of bytes. The buffer is serialized
324 // into an array of bytes before communication, since protocol buffers are not
325 // a native dbus type. On the receiving size the array of bytes needs to be
326 // read and deserialized into a protocol buffer of the correct type. There are
327 // methods in MessageReader to assist in this. Return true on succes and fail
328 // when serialization is not successful.
329 bool AppendProtoAsArrayOfBytes(const google::protobuf::MessageLite
& protobuf
);
331 // Appends the byte wrapped in a variant data container. Variants are
332 // widely used in D-Bus services so it's worth having a specialized
333 // function. For instance, The third parameter of
334 // "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties.Set" is a variant.
335 void AppendVariantOfByte(uint8 value
);
336 void AppendVariantOfBool(bool value
);
337 void AppendVariantOfInt16(int16 value
);
338 void AppendVariantOfUint16(uint16 value
);
339 void AppendVariantOfInt32(int32 value
);
340 void AppendVariantOfUint32(uint32 value
);
341 void AppendVariantOfInt64(int64 value
);
342 void AppendVariantOfUint64(uint64 value
);
343 void AppendVariantOfDouble(double value
);
344 void AppendVariantOfString(const std::string
& value
);
345 void AppendVariantOfObjectPath(const ObjectPath
& value
);
348 // Helper function used to implement AppendByte etc.
349 void AppendBasic(int dbus_type
, const void* value
);
351 // Helper function used to implement AppendVariantOfByte() etc.
352 void AppendVariantOfBasic(int dbus_type
, const void* value
);
355 DBusMessageIter raw_message_iter_
;
356 bool container_is_open_
;
358 DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(MessageWriter
);
361 // MessageReader is used to read incoming messages such as responses for
364 // MessageReader manages an internal iterator to read data. All functions
365 // starting with Pop advance the iterator on success.
366 class CHROME_DBUS_EXPORT MessageReader
{
368 // The data will be read from the given |message|, which may be NULL to
369 // create a sub-reader for passing to PopArray, etc.
370 explicit MessageReader(Message
* message
);
373 // Returns true if the reader has more data to read. The function is
374 // used to iterate contents in a container like:
376 // while (reader.HasMoreData())
377 // reader.PopString(&value);
380 // Gets the byte at the current iterator position.
381 // Returns true and advances the iterator on success.
382 // Returns false if the data type is not a byte.
383 bool PopByte(uint8
* value
);
384 bool PopBool(bool* value
);
385 bool PopInt16(int16
* value
);
386 bool PopUint16(uint16
* value
);
387 bool PopInt32(int32
* value
);
388 bool PopUint32(uint32
* value
);
389 bool PopInt64(int64
* value
);
390 bool PopUint64(uint64
* value
);
391 bool PopDouble(double* value
);
392 bool PopString(std::string
* value
);
393 bool PopObjectPath(ObjectPath
* value
);
394 bool PopFileDescriptor(FileDescriptor
* value
);
396 // Sets up the given message reader to read an array at the current
397 // iterator position.
398 // Returns true and advances the iterator on success.
399 // Returns false if the data type is not an array
400 bool PopArray(MessageReader
* sub_reader
);
401 bool PopStruct(MessageReader
* sub_reader
);
402 bool PopDictEntry(MessageReader
* sub_reader
);
403 bool PopVariant(MessageReader
* sub_reader
);
405 // Gets the array of bytes at the current iterator position.
406 // Returns true and advances the iterator on success.
408 // Arrays of bytes are often used for exchanging binary blobs hence it's
409 // worth having a specialized function.
411 // Ownership of the memory pointed to by |bytes| remains with the
412 // MessageReader; |bytes| must be copied if the contents will be referenced
413 // after the MessageReader is destroyed.
414 bool PopArrayOfBytes(const uint8
** bytes
, size_t* length
);
416 // Gets the array of strings at the current iterator position. |strings| is
417 // cleared before being modified. Returns true and advances the iterator on
420 // Arrays of strings are often used to communicate with D-Bus
421 // services like KWallet, hence it's worth having a specialized
423 bool PopArrayOfStrings(std::vector
<std::string
>* strings
);
425 // Gets the array of object paths at the current iterator position.
426 // |object_paths| is cleared before being modified. Returns true and advances
427 // the iterator on success.
429 // Arrays of object paths are often used to communicate with D-Bus
430 // services like NetworkManager, hence it's worth having a specialized
432 bool PopArrayOfObjectPaths(std::vector
<ObjectPath
>* object_paths
);
434 // Gets the array of bytes at the current iterator position. It then parses
435 // this binary blob into the protocol buffer supplied.
436 // Returns true and advances the iterator on success. On failure returns false
437 // and emits an error message on the source of the failure. The two most
438 // common errors come from the iterator not currently being at a byte array or
439 // the wrong type of protocol buffer is passed in and the parse fails.
440 bool PopArrayOfBytesAsProto(google::protobuf::MessageLite
* protobuf
);
442 // Gets the byte from the variant data container at the current iterator
444 // Returns true and advances the iterator on success.
446 // Variants are widely used in D-Bus services so it's worth having a
447 // specialized function. For instance, The return value type of
448 // "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties.Get" is a variant.
449 bool PopVariantOfByte(uint8
* value
);
450 bool PopVariantOfBool(bool* value
);
451 bool PopVariantOfInt16(int16
* value
);
452 bool PopVariantOfUint16(uint16
* value
);
453 bool PopVariantOfInt32(int32
* value
);
454 bool PopVariantOfUint32(uint32
* value
);
455 bool PopVariantOfInt64(int64
* value
);
456 bool PopVariantOfUint64(uint64
* value
);
457 bool PopVariantOfDouble(double* value
);
458 bool PopVariantOfString(std::string
* value
);
459 bool PopVariantOfObjectPath(ObjectPath
* value
);
461 // Get the data type of the value at the current iterator
462 // position. INVALID_DATA will be returned if the iterator points to the
463 // end of the message.
464 Message::DataType
GetDataType();
466 // Get the DBus signature of the value at the current iterator position.
467 // An empty string will be returned if the iterator points to the end of
469 std::string
GetDataSignature();
472 // Returns true if the data type at the current iterator position
473 // matches the given D-Bus type, such as DBUS_TYPE_BYTE.
474 bool CheckDataType(int dbus_type
);
476 // Helper function used to implement PopByte() etc.
477 bool PopBasic(int dbus_type
, void *value
);
479 // Helper function used to implement PopArray() etc.
480 bool PopContainer(int dbus_type
, MessageReader
* sub_reader
);
482 // Helper function used to implement PopVariantOfByte() etc.
483 bool PopVariantOfBasic(int dbus_type
, void* value
);
486 DBusMessageIter raw_message_iter_
;
488 DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(MessageReader
);
493 #endif // DBUS_MESSAGE_H_