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1 /*
2  * Copyright (C) 2010 The Android Open Source Project
3  *
4  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
6  * You may obtain a copy of the License at
7  *
8  *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
9  *
10  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
11  * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
12  * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
13  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
14  * limitations under the License.
15  */
16 
17 /**
18  * @addtogroup Looper
19  * @{
20  */
21 
22 /**
23  * @file looper.h
24  */
25 
26 #ifndef ANDROID_LOOPER_H
27 #define ANDROID_LOOPER_H
28 
29 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
30 
31 #ifdef __cplusplus
32 extern "C" {
33 #endif
34 
35 // This file may also be built on glibc or on Windows/MacOS libc's, so
36 // deprecated definitions are provided.
37 #if !defined(__REMOVED_IN)
38 #define __REMOVED_IN(__api_level, msg) __attribute__((__deprecated__(msg)))
39 #endif
40 
41 struct ALooper;
42 /**
43  * ALooper
44  *
45  * A looper is the state tracking an event loop for a thread.
46  * Loopers do not define event structures or other such things; rather
47  * they are a lower-level facility to attach one or more discrete objects
48  * listening for an event.  An "event" here is simply data available on
49  * a file descriptor: each attached object has an associated file descriptor,
50  * and waiting for "events" means (internally) polling on all of these file
51  * descriptors until one or more of them have data available.
52  *
53  * A thread can have only one ALooper associated with it.
54  */
55 typedef struct ALooper ALooper;
56 
57 /**
58  * Returns the looper associated with the calling thread, or NULL if
59  * there is not one.
60  */
61 ALooper* ALooper_forThread();
62 
63 /** Option for for ALooper_prepare(). */
64 enum {
65     /**
66      * This looper will accept calls to ALooper_addFd() that do not
67      * have a callback (that is provide NULL for the callback).  In
68      * this case the caller of ALooper_pollOnce() or ALooper_pollAll()
69      * MUST check the return from these functions to discover when
70      * data is available on such fds and process it.
71      */
72     ALOOPER_PREPARE_ALLOW_NON_CALLBACKS = 1<<0
73 };
74 
75 /**
76  * Prepares a looper associated with the calling thread, and returns it.
77  * If the thread already has a looper, it is returned.  Otherwise, a new
78  * one is created, associated with the thread, and returned.
79  *
80  * The opts may be ALOOPER_PREPARE_ALLOW_NON_CALLBACKS or 0.
81  */
82 ALooper* ALooper_prepare(int opts);
83 
84 /** Result from ALooper_pollOnce() and ALooper_pollAll(). */
85 enum {
86     /**
87      * The poll was awoken using wake() before the timeout expired
88      * and no callbacks were executed and no other file descriptors were ready.
89      */
90     ALOOPER_POLL_WAKE = -1,
91 
92     /**
93      * Result from ALooper_pollOnce() and ALooper_pollAll():
94      * One or more callbacks were executed.
95      */
96     ALOOPER_POLL_CALLBACK = -2,
97 
98     /**
99      * Result from ALooper_pollOnce() and ALooper_pollAll():
100      * The timeout expired.
101      */
102     ALOOPER_POLL_TIMEOUT = -3,
103 
104     /**
105      * Result from ALooper_pollOnce() and ALooper_pollAll():
106      * An error occurred.
107      */
108     ALOOPER_POLL_ERROR = -4,
109 };
110 
111 /**
112  * Acquire a reference on the given ALooper object.  This prevents the object
113  * from being deleted until the reference is removed.  This is only needed
114  * to safely hand an ALooper from one thread to another.
115  */
116 void ALooper_acquire(ALooper* looper);
117 
118 /**
119  * Remove a reference that was previously acquired with ALooper_acquire().
120  */
121 void ALooper_release(ALooper* looper);
122 
123 /**
124  * Flags for file descriptor events that a looper can monitor.
125  *
126  * These flag bits can be combined to monitor multiple events at once.
127  */
128 enum {
129     /**
130      * The file descriptor is available for read operations.
131      */
132     ALOOPER_EVENT_INPUT = 1 << 0,
133 
134     /**
135      * The file descriptor is available for write operations.
136      */
137     ALOOPER_EVENT_OUTPUT = 1 << 1,
138 
139     /**
140      * The file descriptor has encountered an error condition.
141      *
142      * The looper always sends notifications about errors; it is not necessary
143      * to specify this event flag in the requested event set.
144      */
145     ALOOPER_EVENT_ERROR = 1 << 2,
146 
147     /**
148      * The file descriptor was hung up.
149      * For example, indicates that the remote end of a pipe or socket was closed.
150      *
151      * The looper always sends notifications about hangups; it is not necessary
152      * to specify this event flag in the requested event set.
153      */
154     ALOOPER_EVENT_HANGUP = 1 << 3,
155 
156     /**
157      * The file descriptor is invalid.
158      * For example, the file descriptor was closed prematurely.
159      *
160      * The looper always sends notifications about invalid file descriptors; it is not necessary
161      * to specify this event flag in the requested event set.
162      */
163     ALOOPER_EVENT_INVALID = 1 << 4,
164 };
165 
166 /**
167  * For callback-based event loops, this is the prototype of the function
168  * that is called when a file descriptor event occurs.
169  * It is given the file descriptor it is associated with,
170  * a bitmask of the poll events that were triggered (typically ALOOPER_EVENT_INPUT),
171  * and the data pointer that was originally supplied.
172  *
173  * Implementations should return 1 to continue receiving callbacks, or 0
174  * to have this file descriptor and callback unregistered from the looper.
175  */
176 typedef int (*ALooper_callbackFunc)(int fd, int events, void* data);
177 
178 /**
179  * Waits for events to be available, with optional timeout in milliseconds.
180  * Invokes callbacks for all file descriptors on which an event occurred.
181  *
182  * If the timeout is zero, returns immediately without blocking.
183  * If the timeout is negative, waits indefinitely until an event appears.
184  *
185  * Returns ALOOPER_POLL_WAKE if the poll was awoken using ALooper_wake() before
186  * the timeout expired and no callbacks were invoked and no other file
187  * descriptors were ready. **All return values may also imply
188  * ALOOPER_POLL_WAKE.**
189  *
190  * Returns ALOOPER_POLL_CALLBACK if one or more callbacks were invoked. The poll
191  * may also have been explicitly woken by ALooper_wake.
192  *
193  * Returns ALOOPER_POLL_TIMEOUT if there was no data before the given timeout
194  * expired. The poll may also have been explicitly woken by ALooper_wake.
195  *
196  * Returns ALOOPER_POLL_ERROR if the calling thread has no associated Looper or
197  * for unrecoverable internal errors. The poll may also have been explicitly
198  * woken by ALooper_wake.
199  *
200  * Returns a value >= 0 containing an identifier (the same identifier `ident`
201  * passed to ALooper_addFd()) if its file descriptor has data and it has no
202  * callback function (requiring the caller here to handle it).  In this (and
203  * only this) case outFd, outEvents and outData will contain the poll events and
204  * data associated with the fd, otherwise they will be set to NULL. The poll may
205  * also have been explicitly woken by ALooper_wake.
206  *
207  * This method does not return until it has finished invoking the appropriate callbacks
208  * for all file descriptors that were signalled.
209  */
210 int ALooper_pollOnce(int timeoutMillis, int* outFd, int* outEvents, void** outData);
211 
212 /**
213  * Like ALooper_pollOnce(), but performs all pending callbacks until all
214  * data has been consumed or a file descriptor is available with no callback.
215  * This function will never return ALOOPER_POLL_CALLBACK.
216  *
217  * This API cannot be used safely, but a safe alternative exists (see below). As
218  * such, new builds will not be able to call this API and must migrate to the
219  * safe API. Binary compatibility is preserved to support already-compiled apps.
220  *
221  * \bug ALooper_pollAll will not wake in response to ALooper_wake calls if it
222  * also handles another event at the same time.
223  *
224  * \deprecated Calls to ALooper_pollAll should be replaced with
225  * ALooper_pollOnce. If you call ALooper_pollOnce in a loop, you *must* treat
226  * all return values as if they also indicate ALOOPER_POLL_WAKE.
227  */
228 int ALooper_pollAll(int timeoutMillis, int* outFd, int* outEvents, void** outData)
229         __REMOVED_IN(1,
230                      "ALooper_pollAll may ignore wakes. Use ALooper_pollOnce instead. See "
231                      "The API documentation for more information");
232 
233 /**
234  * Wakes the poll asynchronously.
235  *
236  * This method can be called on any thread.
237  * This method returns immediately.
238  */
239 void ALooper_wake(ALooper* looper);
240 
241 /**
242  * Adds a new file descriptor to be polled by the looper.
243  * If the same file descriptor was previously added, it is replaced.
244  *
245  * "fd" is the file descriptor to be added.
246  * "ident" is an identifier for this event, which is returned from ALooper_pollOnce().
247  * The identifier must be >= 0, or ALOOPER_POLL_CALLBACK if providing a non-NULL callback.
248  * "events" are the poll events to wake up on.  Typically this is ALOOPER_EVENT_INPUT.
249  * "callback" is the function to call when there is an event on the file descriptor.
250  * "data" is a private data pointer to supply to the callback.
251  *
252  * There are two main uses of this function:
253  *
254  * (1) If "callback" is non-NULL, then this function will be called when there is
255  * data on the file descriptor.  It should execute any events it has pending,
256  * appropriately reading from the file descriptor.  The 'ident' is ignored in this case.
257  *
258  * (2) If "callback" is NULL, the 'ident' will be returned by ALooper_pollOnce
259  * when its file descriptor has data available, requiring the caller to take
260  * care of processing it.
261  *
262  * Returns 1 if the file descriptor was added or -1 if an error occurred.
263  *
264  * This method can be called on any thread.
265  * This method may block briefly if it needs to wake the poll.
266  */
267 int ALooper_addFd(ALooper* looper, int fd, int ident, int events,
268         ALooper_callbackFunc callback, void* data);
269 
270 /**
271  * Removes a previously added file descriptor from the looper.
272  *
273  * When this method returns, it is safe to close the file descriptor since the looper
274  * will no longer have a reference to it.  However, it is possible for the callback to
275  * already be running or for it to run one last time if the file descriptor was already
276  * signalled.  Calling code is responsible for ensuring that this case is safely handled.
277  * For example, if the callback takes care of removing itself during its own execution either
278  * by returning 0 or by calling this method, then it can be guaranteed to not be invoked
279  * again at any later time unless registered anew.
280  *
281  * Returns 1 if the file descriptor was removed, 0 if none was previously registered
282  * or -1 if an error occurred.
283  *
284  * This method can be called on any thread.
285  * This method may block briefly if it needs to wake the poll.
286  */
287 int ALooper_removeFd(ALooper* looper, int fd);
288 
289 #ifdef __cplusplus
290 };
291 #endif
292 
293 #endif // ANDROID_LOOPER_H
294 
295 /** @} */
296