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1 /* gmain.h - the GLib Main loop
2 * Copyright (C) 1998-2000 Red Hat, Inc.
4 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
5 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
6 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
7 * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
9 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
10 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
11 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
12 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
14 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
15 * along with this library; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
18 #ifndef __G_MAIN_H__
19 #define __G_MAIN_H__
21 #if !defined (__GLIB_H_INSIDE__) && !defined (GLIB_COMPILATION)
22 #error "Only <glib.h> can be included directly."
23 #endif
25 #include <glib/gpoll.h>
26 #include <glib/gslist.h>
27 #include <glib/gthread.h>
29 G_BEGIN_DECLS
31 typedef enum /*< flags >*/
33 G_IO_IN GLIB_SYSDEF_POLLIN,
34 G_IO_OUT GLIB_SYSDEF_POLLOUT,
35 G_IO_PRI GLIB_SYSDEF_POLLPRI,
36 G_IO_ERR GLIB_SYSDEF_POLLERR,
37 G_IO_HUP GLIB_SYSDEF_POLLHUP,
38 G_IO_NVAL GLIB_SYSDEF_POLLNVAL
39 } GIOCondition;
42 /**
43 * GMainContext:
45 * The `GMainContext` struct is an opaque data
46 * type representing a set of sources to be handled in a main loop.
48 typedef struct _GMainContext GMainContext;
50 /**
51 * GMainLoop:
53 * The `GMainLoop` struct is an opaque data type
54 * representing the main event loop of a GLib or GTK+ application.
56 typedef struct _GMainLoop GMainLoop;
58 /**
59 * GSource:
61 * The `GSource` struct is an opaque data type
62 * representing an event source.
64 typedef struct _GSource GSource;
65 typedef struct _GSourcePrivate GSourcePrivate;
67 /**
68 * GSourceCallbackFuncs:
69 * @ref: Called when a reference is added to the callback object
70 * @unref: Called when a reference to the callback object is dropped
71 * @get: Called to extract the callback function and data from the
72 * callback object.
74 * The `GSourceCallbackFuncs` struct contains
75 * functions for managing callback objects.
77 typedef struct _GSourceCallbackFuncs GSourceCallbackFuncs;
79 /**
80 * GSourceFuncs:
81 * @prepare: Called before all the file descriptors are polled. If the
82 * source can determine that it is ready here (without waiting for the
83 * results of the poll() call) it should return %TRUE. It can also return
84 * a @timeout_ value which should be the maximum timeout (in milliseconds)
85 * which should be passed to the poll() call. The actual timeout used will
86 * be -1 if all sources returned -1, or it will be the minimum of all
87 * the @timeout_ values returned which were >= 0. Since 2.36 this may
88 * be %NULL, in which case the effect is as if the function always returns
89 * %FALSE with a timeout of -1. If @prepare returns a
90 * timeout and the source also has a ready time set, then the
91 * lower of the two will be used.
92 * @check: Called after all the file descriptors are polled. The source
93 * should return %TRUE if it is ready to be dispatched. Note that some
94 * time may have passed since the previous prepare function was called,
95 * so the source should be checked again here. Since 2.36 this may
96 * be %NULL, in which case the effect is as if the function always returns
97 * %FALSE.
98 * @dispatch: Called to dispatch the event source, after it has returned
99 * %TRUE in either its @prepare or its @check function, or if a ready time
100 * has been reached. The @dispatch function receives a callback function and
101 * user data. The callback function may be %NULL if the source was never
102 * connected to a callback using g_source_set_callback(). The @dispatch
103 * function should call the callback function with @user_data and whatever
104 * additional parameters are needed for this type of event source. The
105 * return value of the @dispatch function should be #G_SOURCE_REMOVE if the
106 * source should be removed or #G_SOURCE_CONTINUE to keep it.
107 * @finalize: Called when the source is finalized. At this point, the source
108 * will have been destroyed, had its callback cleared, and have been removed
109 * from its #GMainContext, but it will still have its final reference count,
110 * so methods can be called on it from within this function.
112 * The `GSourceFuncs` struct contains a table of
113 * functions used to handle event sources in a generic manner.
115 * For idle sources, the prepare and check functions always return %TRUE
116 * to indicate that the source is always ready to be processed. The prepare
117 * function also returns a timeout value of 0 to ensure that the poll() call
118 * doesn't block (since that would be time wasted which could have been spent
119 * running the idle function).
121 * For timeout sources, the prepare and check functions both return %TRUE
122 * if the timeout interval has expired. The prepare function also returns
123 * a timeout value to ensure that the poll() call doesn't block too long
124 * and miss the next timeout.
126 * For file descriptor sources, the prepare function typically returns %FALSE,
127 * since it must wait until poll() has been called before it knows whether
128 * any events need to be processed. It sets the returned timeout to -1 to
129 * indicate that it doesn't mind how long the poll() call blocks. In the
130 * check function, it tests the results of the poll() call to see if the
131 * required condition has been met, and returns %TRUE if so.
133 typedef struct _GSourceFuncs GSourceFuncs;
136 * GPid:
138 * A type which is used to hold a process identification.
140 * On UNIX, processes are identified by a process id (an integer),
141 * while Windows uses process handles (which are pointers).
143 * GPid is used in GLib only for descendant processes spawned with
144 * the g_spawn functions.
146 /* defined in glibconfig.h */
149 * G_PID_FORMAT:
151 * A format specifier that can be used in printf()-style format strings
152 * when printing a #GPid.
154 * Since: 2.50
156 /* defined in glibconfig.h */
159 * GSourceFunc:
160 * @user_data: data passed to the function, set when the source was
161 * created with one of the above functions
163 * Specifies the type of function passed to g_timeout_add(),
164 * g_timeout_add_full(), g_idle_add(), and g_idle_add_full().
166 * When calling g_source_set_callback(), you may need to cast a function of a
167 * different type to this type. Use G_SOURCE_FUNC() to avoid warnings about
168 * incompatible function types.
170 * Returns: %FALSE if the source should be removed. #G_SOURCE_CONTINUE and
171 * #G_SOURCE_REMOVE are more memorable names for the return value.
173 typedef gboolean (*GSourceFunc) (gpointer user_data);
176 * G_SOURCE_FUNC:
177 * @f: a function pointer.
179 * Cast a function pointer to a #GSourceFunc, suppressing warnings from GCC 8
180 * onwards with `-Wextra` or `-Wcast-function-type` enabled about the function
181 * types being incompatible.
183 * For example, the correct type of callback for a source created by
184 * g_child_watch_source_new() is #GChildWatchFunc, which accepts more arguments
185 * than #GSourceFunc. Casting the function with `(GSourceFunc)` to call
186 * g_source_set_callback() will trigger a warning, even though it will be cast
187 * back to the correct type before it is called by the source.
189 * Since: 2.58
191 #define G_SOURCE_FUNC(f) ((GSourceFunc) (void (*)(void)) (f))
194 * GChildWatchFunc:
195 * @pid: the process id of the child process
196 * @status: Status information about the child process, encoded
197 * in a platform-specific manner
198 * @user_data: user data passed to g_child_watch_add()
200 * Prototype of a #GChildWatchSource callback, called when a child
201 * process has exited. To interpret @status, see the documentation
202 * for g_spawn_check_exit_status().
204 typedef void (*GChildWatchFunc) (GPid pid,
205 gint status,
206 gpointer user_data);
207 struct _GSource
209 /*< private >*/
210 gpointer callback_data;
211 GSourceCallbackFuncs *callback_funcs;
213 const GSourceFuncs *source_funcs;
214 guint ref_count;
216 GMainContext *context;
218 gint priority;
219 guint flags;
220 guint source_id;
222 GSList *poll_fds;
224 GSource *prev;
225 GSource *next;
227 char *name;
229 GSourcePrivate *priv;
232 struct _GSourceCallbackFuncs
234 void (*ref) (gpointer cb_data);
235 void (*unref) (gpointer cb_data);
236 void (*get) (gpointer cb_data,
237 GSource *source,
238 GSourceFunc *func,
239 gpointer *data);
243 * GSourceDummyMarshal:
245 * This is just a placeholder for #GClosureMarshal,
246 * which cannot be used here for dependency reasons.
248 typedef void (*GSourceDummyMarshal) (void);
250 struct _GSourceFuncs
252 gboolean (*prepare) (GSource *source,
253 gint *timeout_);
254 gboolean (*check) (GSource *source);
255 gboolean (*dispatch) (GSource *source,
256 GSourceFunc callback,
257 gpointer user_data);
258 void (*finalize) (GSource *source); /* Can be NULL */
260 /*< private >*/
261 /* For use by g_source_set_closure */
262 GSourceFunc closure_callback;
263 GSourceDummyMarshal closure_marshal; /* Really is of type GClosureMarshal */
266 /* Standard priorities */
269 * G_PRIORITY_HIGH:
271 * Use this for high priority event sources.
273 * It is not used within GLib or GTK+.
275 #define G_PRIORITY_HIGH -100
278 * G_PRIORITY_DEFAULT:
280 * Use this for default priority event sources.
282 * In GLib this priority is used when adding timeout functions
283 * with g_timeout_add(). In GDK this priority is used for events
284 * from the X server.
286 #define G_PRIORITY_DEFAULT 0
289 * G_PRIORITY_HIGH_IDLE:
291 * Use this for high priority idle functions.
293 * GTK+ uses #G_PRIORITY_HIGH_IDLE + 10 for resizing operations,
294 * and #G_PRIORITY_HIGH_IDLE + 20 for redrawing operations. (This is
295 * done to ensure that any pending resizes are processed before any
296 * pending redraws, so that widgets are not redrawn twice unnecessarily.)
298 #define G_PRIORITY_HIGH_IDLE 100
301 * G_PRIORITY_DEFAULT_IDLE:
303 * Use this for default priority idle functions.
305 * In GLib this priority is used when adding idle functions with
306 * g_idle_add().
308 #define G_PRIORITY_DEFAULT_IDLE 200
311 * G_PRIORITY_LOW:
313 * Use this for very low priority background tasks.
315 * It is not used within GLib or GTK+.
317 #define G_PRIORITY_LOW 300
320 * G_SOURCE_REMOVE:
322 * Use this macro as the return value of a #GSourceFunc to remove
323 * the #GSource from the main loop.
325 * Since: 2.32
327 #define G_SOURCE_REMOVE FALSE
330 * G_SOURCE_CONTINUE:
332 * Use this macro as the return value of a #GSourceFunc to leave
333 * the #GSource in the main loop.
335 * Since: 2.32
337 #define G_SOURCE_CONTINUE TRUE
339 /* GMainContext: */
341 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
342 GMainContext *g_main_context_new (void);
343 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
344 GMainContext *g_main_context_ref (GMainContext *context);
345 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
346 void g_main_context_unref (GMainContext *context);
347 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
348 GMainContext *g_main_context_default (void);
350 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
351 gboolean g_main_context_iteration (GMainContext *context,
352 gboolean may_block);
353 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
354 gboolean g_main_context_pending (GMainContext *context);
356 /* For implementation of legacy interfaces
358 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
359 GSource *g_main_context_find_source_by_id (GMainContext *context,
360 guint source_id);
361 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
362 GSource *g_main_context_find_source_by_user_data (GMainContext *context,
363 gpointer user_data);
364 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
365 GSource *g_main_context_find_source_by_funcs_user_data (GMainContext *context,
366 GSourceFuncs *funcs,
367 gpointer user_data);
369 /* Low level functions for implementing custom main loops.
371 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
372 void g_main_context_wakeup (GMainContext *context);
373 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
374 gboolean g_main_context_acquire (GMainContext *context);
375 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
376 void g_main_context_release (GMainContext *context);
377 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
378 gboolean g_main_context_is_owner (GMainContext *context);
379 GLIB_DEPRECATED_IN_2_58_FOR(g_main_context_is_owner)
380 gboolean g_main_context_wait (GMainContext *context,
381 GCond *cond,
382 GMutex *mutex);
384 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
385 gboolean g_main_context_prepare (GMainContext *context,
386 gint *priority);
387 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
388 gint g_main_context_query (GMainContext *context,
389 gint max_priority,
390 gint *timeout_,
391 GPollFD *fds,
392 gint n_fds);
393 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
394 gboolean g_main_context_check (GMainContext *context,
395 gint max_priority,
396 GPollFD *fds,
397 gint n_fds);
398 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
399 void g_main_context_dispatch (GMainContext *context);
401 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
402 void g_main_context_set_poll_func (GMainContext *context,
403 GPollFunc func);
404 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
405 GPollFunc g_main_context_get_poll_func (GMainContext *context);
407 /* Low level functions for use by source implementations
409 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
410 void g_main_context_add_poll (GMainContext *context,
411 GPollFD *fd,
412 gint priority);
413 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
414 void g_main_context_remove_poll (GMainContext *context,
415 GPollFD *fd);
417 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
418 gint g_main_depth (void);
419 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
420 GSource *g_main_current_source (void);
422 /* GMainContexts for other threads
424 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
425 void g_main_context_push_thread_default (GMainContext *context);
426 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
427 void g_main_context_pop_thread_default (GMainContext *context);
428 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
429 GMainContext *g_main_context_get_thread_default (void);
430 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
431 GMainContext *g_main_context_ref_thread_default (void);
433 /* GMainLoop: */
435 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
436 GMainLoop *g_main_loop_new (GMainContext *context,
437 gboolean is_running);
438 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
439 void g_main_loop_run (GMainLoop *loop);
440 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
441 void g_main_loop_quit (GMainLoop *loop);
442 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
443 GMainLoop *g_main_loop_ref (GMainLoop *loop);
444 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
445 void g_main_loop_unref (GMainLoop *loop);
446 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
447 gboolean g_main_loop_is_running (GMainLoop *loop);
448 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
449 GMainContext *g_main_loop_get_context (GMainLoop *loop);
451 /* GSource: */
453 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
454 GSource *g_source_new (GSourceFuncs *source_funcs,
455 guint struct_size);
456 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
457 GSource *g_source_ref (GSource *source);
458 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
459 void g_source_unref (GSource *source);
461 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
462 guint g_source_attach (GSource *source,
463 GMainContext *context);
464 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
465 void g_source_destroy (GSource *source);
467 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
468 void g_source_set_priority (GSource *source,
469 gint priority);
470 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
471 gint g_source_get_priority (GSource *source);
472 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
473 void g_source_set_can_recurse (GSource *source,
474 gboolean can_recurse);
475 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
476 gboolean g_source_get_can_recurse (GSource *source);
477 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
478 guint g_source_get_id (GSource *source);
480 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
481 GMainContext *g_source_get_context (GSource *source);
483 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
484 void g_source_set_callback (GSource *source,
485 GSourceFunc func,
486 gpointer data,
487 GDestroyNotify notify);
489 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
490 void g_source_set_funcs (GSource *source,
491 GSourceFuncs *funcs);
492 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
493 gboolean g_source_is_destroyed (GSource *source);
495 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
496 void g_source_set_name (GSource *source,
497 const char *name);
498 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
499 const char * g_source_get_name (GSource *source);
500 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
501 void g_source_set_name_by_id (guint tag,
502 const char *name);
504 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_2_36
505 void g_source_set_ready_time (GSource *source,
506 gint64 ready_time);
507 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_2_36
508 gint64 g_source_get_ready_time (GSource *source);
510 #ifdef G_OS_UNIX
511 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_2_36
512 gpointer g_source_add_unix_fd (GSource *source,
513 gint fd,
514 GIOCondition events);
515 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_2_36
516 void g_source_modify_unix_fd (GSource *source,
517 gpointer tag,
518 GIOCondition new_events);
519 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_2_36
520 void g_source_remove_unix_fd (GSource *source,
521 gpointer tag);
522 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_2_36
523 GIOCondition g_source_query_unix_fd (GSource *source,
524 gpointer tag);
525 #endif
527 /* Used to implement g_source_connect_closure and internally*/
528 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
529 void g_source_set_callback_indirect (GSource *source,
530 gpointer callback_data,
531 GSourceCallbackFuncs *callback_funcs);
533 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
534 void g_source_add_poll (GSource *source,
535 GPollFD *fd);
536 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
537 void g_source_remove_poll (GSource *source,
538 GPollFD *fd);
540 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
541 void g_source_add_child_source (GSource *source,
542 GSource *child_source);
543 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
544 void g_source_remove_child_source (GSource *source,
545 GSource *child_source);
547 GLIB_DEPRECATED_IN_2_28_FOR(g_source_get_time)
548 void g_source_get_current_time (GSource *source,
549 GTimeVal *timeval);
551 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
552 gint64 g_source_get_time (GSource *source);
554 /* void g_source_connect_closure (GSource *source,
555 GClosure *closure);
558 /* Specific source types
560 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
561 GSource *g_idle_source_new (void);
562 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
563 GSource *g_child_watch_source_new (GPid pid);
564 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
565 GSource *g_timeout_source_new (guint interval);
566 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
567 GSource *g_timeout_source_new_seconds (guint interval);
569 /* Miscellaneous functions
571 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
572 void g_get_current_time (GTimeVal *result);
573 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
574 gint64 g_get_monotonic_time (void);
575 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
576 gint64 g_get_real_time (void);
579 /* Source manipulation by ID */
580 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
581 gboolean g_source_remove (guint tag);
582 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
583 gboolean g_source_remove_by_user_data (gpointer user_data);
584 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
585 gboolean g_source_remove_by_funcs_user_data (GSourceFuncs *funcs,
586 gpointer user_data);
589 * GClearHandleFunc:
590 * @handle_id: the handle ID to clear
592 * Specifies the type of function passed to g_clear_handle_id().
593 * The implementation is expected to free the resource identified
594 * by @handle_id; for instance, if @handle_id is a #GSource ID,
595 * g_source_remove() can be used.
597 * Since: 2.56
599 typedef void (* GClearHandleFunc) (guint handle_id);
601 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_2_56
602 void g_clear_handle_id (guint *tag_ptr,
603 GClearHandleFunc clear_func);
605 #define g_clear_handle_id(tag_ptr, clear_func) \
606 G_STMT_START { \
607 G_STATIC_ASSERT (sizeof *(tag_ptr) == sizeof (guint)); \
608 guint *_tag_ptr = (guint *) (tag_ptr); \
609 guint _handle_id; \
611 _handle_id = *_tag_ptr; \
612 if (_handle_id > 0) \
614 *_tag_ptr = 0; \
615 clear_func (_handle_id); \
617 } G_STMT_END
619 /* Idles, child watchers and timeouts */
620 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
621 guint g_timeout_add_full (gint priority,
622 guint interval,
623 GSourceFunc function,
624 gpointer data,
625 GDestroyNotify notify);
626 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
627 guint g_timeout_add (guint interval,
628 GSourceFunc function,
629 gpointer data);
630 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
631 guint g_timeout_add_seconds_full (gint priority,
632 guint interval,
633 GSourceFunc function,
634 gpointer data,
635 GDestroyNotify notify);
636 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
637 guint g_timeout_add_seconds (guint interval,
638 GSourceFunc function,
639 gpointer data);
640 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
641 guint g_child_watch_add_full (gint priority,
642 GPid pid,
643 GChildWatchFunc function,
644 gpointer data,
645 GDestroyNotify notify);
646 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
647 guint g_child_watch_add (GPid pid,
648 GChildWatchFunc function,
649 gpointer data);
650 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
651 guint g_idle_add (GSourceFunc function,
652 gpointer data);
653 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
654 guint g_idle_add_full (gint priority,
655 GSourceFunc function,
656 gpointer data,
657 GDestroyNotify notify);
658 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
659 gboolean g_idle_remove_by_data (gpointer data);
661 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
662 void g_main_context_invoke_full (GMainContext *context,
663 gint priority,
664 GSourceFunc function,
665 gpointer data,
666 GDestroyNotify notify);
667 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
668 void g_main_context_invoke (GMainContext *context,
669 GSourceFunc function,
670 gpointer data);
672 /* Hook for GClosure / GSource integration. Don't touch */
673 GLIB_VAR GSourceFuncs g_timeout_funcs;
674 GLIB_VAR GSourceFuncs g_child_watch_funcs;
675 GLIB_VAR GSourceFuncs g_idle_funcs;
676 #ifdef G_OS_UNIX
677 GLIB_VAR GSourceFuncs g_unix_signal_funcs;
678 GLIB_VAR GSourceFuncs g_unix_fd_source_funcs;
679 #endif
681 G_END_DECLS
683 #endif /* __G_MAIN_H__ */