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1 /* GObject - GLib Type, Object, Parameter and Signal Library
2  * Copyright (C) 2000-2001 Red Hat, Inc.
3  *
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 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
8  *
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.
13  *
14  * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General
15  * Public License along with this library; if not, write to the
16  * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330,
17  * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
18  */
19 #if !defined (__GLIB_GOBJECT_H_INSIDE__) && !defined (GOBJECT_COMPILATION)
20 #error "Only <glib-object.h> can be included directly."
21 #endif
22 
23 #ifndef __G_SIGNAL_H__
24 #define __G_SIGNAL_H__
25 
26 #include	<gobject/gclosure.h>
27 #include	<gobject/gvalue.h>
28 #include	<gobject/gparam.h>
29 #include	<gobject/gmarshal.h>
30 
31 G_BEGIN_DECLS
32 
33 /* --- typedefs --- */
34 typedef struct _GSignalQuery		 GSignalQuery;
35 typedef struct _GSignalInvocationHint	 GSignalInvocationHint;
36 /**
37  * GSignalCMarshaller:
38  *
39  * This is the signature of marshaller functions, required to marshall
40  * arrays of parameter values to signal emissions into C language callback
41  * invocations. It is merely an alias to #GClosureMarshal since the #GClosure
42  * mechanism takes over responsibility of actual function invocation for the
43  * signal system.
44  */
45 typedef GClosureMarshal			 GSignalCMarshaller;
46 /**
47  * GSignalEmissionHook:
48  * @ihint: Signal invocation hint, see #GSignalInvocationHint.
49  * @n_param_values: the number of parameters to the function, including
50  *  the instance on which the signal was emitted.
51  * @param_values: the instance on which the signal was emitted, followed by the
52  *  parameters of the emission.
53  * @data: user data associated with the hook.
54  *
55  * A simple function pointer to get invoked when the signal is emitted. This
56  * allows you to tie a hook to the signal type, so that it will trap all
57  * emissions of that signal, from any object.
58  *
59  * You may not attach these to signals created with the #G_SIGNAL_NO_HOOKS flag.
60  *
61  * Returns: whether it wants to stay connected. If it returns %FALSE, the signal
62  *  hook is disconnected (and destroyed).
63  */
64 typedef gboolean (*GSignalEmissionHook) (GSignalInvocationHint *ihint,
65 					 guint			n_param_values,
66 					 const GValue	       *param_values,
67 					 gpointer		data);
68 /**
69  * GSignalAccumulator:
70  * @ihint: Signal invocation hint, see #GSignalInvocationHint.
71  * @return_accu: Accumulator to collect callback return values in, this
72  *  is the return value of the current signal emission.
73  * @handler_return: A #GValue holding the return value of the signal handler.
74  * @data: Callback data that was specified when creating the signal.
75  *
76  * The signal accumulator is a special callback function that can be used
77  * to collect return values of the various callbacks that are called
78  * during a signal emission. The signal accumulator is specified at signal
79  * creation time, if it is left %NULL, no accumulation of callback return
80  * values is performed. The return value of signal emissions is then the
81  * value returned by the last callback.
82  *
83  * Returns: The accumulator function returns whether the signal emission
84  *  should be aborted. Returning %FALSE means to abort the
85  *  current emission and %TRUE is returned for continuation.
86  */
87 typedef gboolean (*GSignalAccumulator)	(GSignalInvocationHint *ihint,
88 					 GValue		       *return_accu,
89 					 const GValue	       *handler_return,
90 					 gpointer               data);
91 
92 
93 /* --- run, match and connect types --- */
94 /**
95  * GSignalFlags:
96  * @G_SIGNAL_RUN_FIRST: Invoke the object method handler in the first emission stage.
97  * @G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST: Invoke the object method handler in the third emission stage.
98  * @G_SIGNAL_RUN_CLEANUP: Invoke the object method handler in the last emission stage.
99  * @G_SIGNAL_NO_RECURSE: Signals being emitted for an object while currently being in
100  *  emission for this very object will not be emitted recursively,
101  *  but instead cause the first emission to be restarted.
102  * @G_SIGNAL_DETAILED: This signal supports "::detail" appendices to the signal name
103  *  upon handler connections and emissions.
104  * @G_SIGNAL_ACTION: Action signals are signals that may freely be emitted on alive
105  *  objects from user code via g_signal_emit() and friends, without
106  *  the need of being embedded into extra code that performs pre or
107  *  post emission adjustments on the object. They can also be thought
108  *  of as object methods which can be called generically by
109  *  third-party code.
110  * @G_SIGNAL_NO_HOOKS: No emissions hooks are supported for this signal.
111  *
112  * The signal flags are used to specify a signal's behaviour, the overall
113  * signal description outlines how especially the RUN flags control the
114  * stages of a signal emission.
115  */
116 typedef enum
117 {
118   G_SIGNAL_RUN_FIRST	= 1 << 0,
119   G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST	= 1 << 1,
120   G_SIGNAL_RUN_CLEANUP	= 1 << 2,
121   G_SIGNAL_NO_RECURSE	= 1 << 3,
122   G_SIGNAL_DETAILED	= 1 << 4,
123   G_SIGNAL_ACTION	= 1 << 5,
124   G_SIGNAL_NO_HOOKS	= 1 << 6
125 } GSignalFlags;
126 /**
127  * G_SIGNAL_FLAGS_MASK:
128  *
129  * A mask for all #GSignalFlags bits.
130  */
131 #define G_SIGNAL_FLAGS_MASK  0x7f
132 /**
133  * GConnectFlags:
134  * @G_CONNECT_AFTER: whether the handler should be called before or after the
135  *  default handler of the signal.
136  * @G_CONNECT_SWAPPED: whether the instance and data should be swapped when
137  *  calling the handler.
138  *
139  * The connection flags are used to specify the behaviour of a signal's
140  * connection.
141  */
142 typedef enum
143 {
144   G_CONNECT_AFTER	= 1 << 0,
145   G_CONNECT_SWAPPED	= 1 << 1
146 } GConnectFlags;
147 /**
148  * GSignalMatchType:
149  * @G_SIGNAL_MATCH_ID: The signal id must be equal.
150  * @G_SIGNAL_MATCH_DETAIL: The signal detail be equal.
151  * @G_SIGNAL_MATCH_CLOSURE: The closure must be the same.
152  * @G_SIGNAL_MATCH_FUNC: The C closure callback must be the same.
153  * @G_SIGNAL_MATCH_DATA: The closure data must be the same.
154  * @G_SIGNAL_MATCH_UNBLOCKED: Only unblocked signals may matched.
155  *
156  * The match types specify what g_signal_handlers_block_matched(),
157  * g_signal_handlers_unblock_matched() and g_signal_handlers_disconnect_matched()
158  * match signals by.
159  */
160 typedef enum
161 {
162   G_SIGNAL_MATCH_ID	   = 1 << 0,
163   G_SIGNAL_MATCH_DETAIL	   = 1 << 1,
164   G_SIGNAL_MATCH_CLOSURE   = 1 << 2,
165   G_SIGNAL_MATCH_FUNC	   = 1 << 3,
166   G_SIGNAL_MATCH_DATA	   = 1 << 4,
167   G_SIGNAL_MATCH_UNBLOCKED = 1 << 5
168 } GSignalMatchType;
169 /**
170  * G_SIGNAL_MATCH_MASK:
171  *
172  * A mask for all #GSignalMatchType bits.
173  */
174 #define G_SIGNAL_MATCH_MASK  0x3f
175 /**
176  * G_SIGNAL_TYPE_STATIC_SCOPE:
177  *
178  * This macro flags signal argument types for which the signal system may
179  * assume that instances thereof remain persistent across all signal emissions
180  * they are used in. This is only useful for non ref-counted, value-copy types.
181  *
182  * To flag a signal argument in this way, add
183  * <literal>| G_SIGNAL_TYPE_STATIC_SCOPE</literal> to the corresponding argument
184  * of g_signal_new().
185  * |[
186  * g_signal_new ("size_request",
187  *   G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (gobject_class),
188  * 	 G_SIGNAL_RUN_FIRST,
189  * 	 G_STRUCT_OFFSET (GtkWidgetClass, size_request),
190  * 	 NULL, NULL,
191  * 	 _gtk_marshal_VOID__BOXED,
192  * 	 G_TYPE_NONE, 1,
193  * 	 GTK_TYPE_REQUISITION | G_SIGNAL_TYPE_STATIC_SCOPE);
194  * ]|
195  */
196 #define	G_SIGNAL_TYPE_STATIC_SCOPE (G_TYPE_FLAG_RESERVED_ID_BIT)
197 
198 
199 /* --- signal information --- */
200 /**
201  * GSignalInvocationHint:
202  * @signal_id: The signal id of the signal invoking the callback
203  * @detail: The detail passed on for this emission
204  * @run_type: The stage the signal emission is currently in, this
205  *  field will contain one of %G_SIGNAL_RUN_FIRST,
206  *  %G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST or %G_SIGNAL_RUN_CLEANUP.
207  *
208  * The #GSignalInvocationHint structure is used to pass on additional information
209  * to callbacks during a signal emission.
210  */
211 struct _GSignalInvocationHint
212 {
213   guint		signal_id;
214   GQuark	detail;
215   GSignalFlags	run_type;
216 };
217 /**
218  * GSignalQuery:
219  * @signal_id: The signal id of the signal being queried, or 0 if the
220  *  signal to be queried was unknown.
221  * @signal_name: The signal name.
222  * @itype: The interface/instance type that this signal can be emitted for.
223  * @signal_flags: The signal flags as passed in to g_signal_new().
224  * @return_type: The return type for user callbacks.
225  * @n_params: The number of parameters that user callbacks take.
226  * @param_types: The individual parameter types for user callbacks, note that the
227  *  effective callback signature is:
228  *  <programlisting>
229  *  @return_type callback (#gpointer     data1,
230  *  [#param_types param_names,]
231  *  #gpointer     data2);
232  *  </programlisting>
233  *
234  * A structure holding in-depth information for a specific signal. It is
235  * filled in by the g_signal_query() function.
236  */
237 struct _GSignalQuery
238 {
239   guint		signal_id;
240   const gchar  *signal_name;
241   GType		itype;
242   GSignalFlags	signal_flags;
243   GType		return_type; /* mangled with G_SIGNAL_TYPE_STATIC_SCOPE flag */
244   guint		n_params;
245   const GType  *param_types; /* mangled with G_SIGNAL_TYPE_STATIC_SCOPE flag */
246 };
247 
248 
249 /* --- signals --- */
250 guint                 g_signal_newv         (const gchar        *signal_name,
251 					     GType               itype,
252 					     GSignalFlags        signal_flags,
253 					     GClosure           *class_closure,
254 					     GSignalAccumulator	 accumulator,
255 					     gpointer		 accu_data,
256 					     GSignalCMarshaller  c_marshaller,
257 					     GType               return_type,
258 					     guint               n_params,
259 					     GType              *param_types);
260 guint                 g_signal_new_valist   (const gchar        *signal_name,
261 					     GType               itype,
262 					     GSignalFlags        signal_flags,
263 					     GClosure           *class_closure,
264 					     GSignalAccumulator	 accumulator,
265 					     gpointer		 accu_data,
266 					     GSignalCMarshaller  c_marshaller,
267 					     GType               return_type,
268 					     guint               n_params,
269 					     va_list             args);
270 guint                 g_signal_new          (const gchar        *signal_name,
271 					     GType               itype,
272 					     GSignalFlags        signal_flags,
273 					     guint               class_offset,
274 					     GSignalAccumulator	 accumulator,
275 					     gpointer		 accu_data,
276 					     GSignalCMarshaller  c_marshaller,
277 					     GType               return_type,
278 					     guint               n_params,
279 					     ...);
280 guint            g_signal_new_class_handler (const gchar        *signal_name,
281                                              GType               itype,
282                                              GSignalFlags        signal_flags,
283                                              GCallback           class_handler,
284                                              GSignalAccumulator  accumulator,
285                                              gpointer            accu_data,
286                                              GSignalCMarshaller  c_marshaller,
287                                              GType               return_type,
288                                              guint               n_params,
289                                              ...);
290 
291 void                  g_signal_emitv        (const GValue       *instance_and_params,
292 					     guint               signal_id,
293 					     GQuark              detail,
294 					     GValue             *return_value);
295 void                  g_signal_emit_valist  (gpointer            instance,
296 					     guint               signal_id,
297 					     GQuark              detail,
298 					     va_list             var_args);
299 void                  g_signal_emit         (gpointer            instance,
300 					     guint               signal_id,
301 					     GQuark              detail,
302 					     ...);
303 void                  g_signal_emit_by_name (gpointer            instance,
304 					     const gchar        *detailed_signal,
305 					     ...);
306 guint                 g_signal_lookup       (const gchar        *name,
307 					     GType               itype);
308 G_CONST_RETURN gchar* g_signal_name         (guint               signal_id);
309 void                  g_signal_query        (guint               signal_id,
310 					     GSignalQuery       *query);
311 guint*                g_signal_list_ids     (GType               itype,
312 					     guint              *n_ids);
313 gboolean	      g_signal_parse_name   (const gchar	*detailed_signal,
314 					     GType		 itype,
315 					     guint		*signal_id_p,
316 					     GQuark		*detail_p,
317 					     gboolean		 force_detail_quark);
318 GSignalInvocationHint* g_signal_get_invocation_hint (gpointer    instance);
319 
320 
321 /* --- signal emissions --- */
322 void	g_signal_stop_emission		    (gpointer		  instance,
323 					     guint		  signal_id,
324 					     GQuark		  detail);
325 void	g_signal_stop_emission_by_name	    (gpointer		  instance,
326 					     const gchar	 *detailed_signal);
327 gulong	g_signal_add_emission_hook	    (guint		  signal_id,
328 					     GQuark		  detail,
329 					     GSignalEmissionHook  hook_func,
330 					     gpointer	       	  hook_data,
331 					     GDestroyNotify	  data_destroy);
332 void	g_signal_remove_emission_hook	    (guint		  signal_id,
333 					     gulong		  hook_id);
334 
335 
336 /* --- signal handlers --- */
337 gboolean g_signal_has_handler_pending	      (gpointer		  instance,
338 					       guint		  signal_id,
339 					       GQuark		  detail,
340 					       gboolean		  may_be_blocked);
341 gulong	 g_signal_connect_closure_by_id	      (gpointer		  instance,
342 					       guint		  signal_id,
343 					       GQuark		  detail,
344 					       GClosure		 *closure,
345 					       gboolean		  after);
346 gulong	 g_signal_connect_closure	      (gpointer		  instance,
347 					       const gchar       *detailed_signal,
348 					       GClosure		 *closure,
349 					       gboolean		  after);
350 gulong	 g_signal_connect_data		      (gpointer		  instance,
351 					       const gchar	 *detailed_signal,
352 					       GCallback	  c_handler,
353 					       gpointer		  data,
354 					       GClosureNotify	  destroy_data,
355 					       GConnectFlags	  connect_flags);
356 void	 g_signal_handler_block		      (gpointer		  instance,
357 					       gulong		  handler_id);
358 void	 g_signal_handler_unblock	      (gpointer		  instance,
359 					       gulong		  handler_id);
360 void	 g_signal_handler_disconnect	      (gpointer		  instance,
361 					       gulong		  handler_id);
362 gboolean g_signal_handler_is_connected	      (gpointer		  instance,
363 					       gulong		  handler_id);
364 gulong	 g_signal_handler_find		      (gpointer		  instance,
365 					       GSignalMatchType	  mask,
366 					       guint		  signal_id,
367 					       GQuark		  detail,
368 					       GClosure		 *closure,
369 					       gpointer		  func,
370 					       gpointer		  data);
371 guint	 g_signal_handlers_block_matched      (gpointer		  instance,
372 					       GSignalMatchType	  mask,
373 					       guint		  signal_id,
374 					       GQuark		  detail,
375 					       GClosure		 *closure,
376 					       gpointer		  func,
377 					       gpointer		  data);
378 guint	 g_signal_handlers_unblock_matched    (gpointer		  instance,
379 					       GSignalMatchType	  mask,
380 					       guint		  signal_id,
381 					       GQuark		  detail,
382 					       GClosure		 *closure,
383 					       gpointer		  func,
384 					       gpointer		  data);
385 guint	 g_signal_handlers_disconnect_matched (gpointer		  instance,
386 					       GSignalMatchType	  mask,
387 					       guint		  signal_id,
388 					       GQuark		  detail,
389 					       GClosure		 *closure,
390 					       gpointer		  func,
391 					       gpointer		  data);
392 
393 
394 /* --- overriding and chaining --- */
395 void    g_signal_override_class_closure       (guint              signal_id,
396                                                GType              instance_type,
397                                                GClosure          *class_closure);
398 void    g_signal_override_class_handler       (const gchar       *signal_name,
399                                                GType              instance_type,
400                                                GCallback          class_handler);
401 void    g_signal_chain_from_overridden        (const GValue      *instance_and_params,
402                                                GValue            *return_value);
403 void   g_signal_chain_from_overridden_handler (gpointer           instance,
404                                                ...);
405 
406 
407 /* --- convenience --- */
408 /**
409  * g_signal_connect:
410  * @instance: the instance to connect to.
411  * @detailed_signal: a string of the form "signal-name::detail".
412  * @c_handler: the #GCallback to connect.
413  * @data: data to pass to @c_handler calls.
414  *
415  * Connects a #GCallback function to a signal for a particular object.
416  *
417  * The handler will be called before the default handler of the signal.
418  *
419  * Returns: the handler id
420  */
421 #define g_signal_connect(instance, detailed_signal, c_handler, data) \
422     g_signal_connect_data ((instance), (detailed_signal), (c_handler), (data), NULL, (GConnectFlags) 0)
423 /**
424  * g_signal_connect_after:
425  * @instance: the instance to connect to.
426  * @detailed_signal: a string of the form "signal-name::detail".
427  * @c_handler: the #GCallback to connect.
428  * @data: data to pass to @c_handler calls.
429  *
430  * Connects a #GCallback function to a signal for a particular object.
431  *
432  * The handler will be called after the default handler of the signal.
433  *
434  * Returns: the handler id
435  */
436 #define g_signal_connect_after(instance, detailed_signal, c_handler, data) \
437     g_signal_connect_data ((instance), (detailed_signal), (c_handler), (data), NULL, G_CONNECT_AFTER)
438 /**
439  * g_signal_connect_swapped:
440  * @instance: the instance to connect to.
441  * @detailed_signal: a string of the form "signal-name::detail".
442  * @c_handler: the #GCallback to connect.
443  * @data: data to pass to @c_handler calls.
444  *
445  * Connects a #GCallback function to a signal for a particular object.
446  *
447  * The instance on which the signal is emitted and @data will be swapped when
448  * calling the handler.
449  *
450  * Returns: the handler id
451  */
452 #define g_signal_connect_swapped(instance, detailed_signal, c_handler, data) \
453     g_signal_connect_data ((instance), (detailed_signal), (c_handler), (data), NULL, G_CONNECT_SWAPPED)
454 /**
455  * g_signal_handlers_disconnect_by_func:
456  * @instance: The instance to remove handlers from.
457  * @func: The C closure callback of the handlers (useless for non-C closures).
458  * @data: The closure data of the handlers' closures.
459  *
460  * Disconnects all handlers on an instance that match @func and @data.
461  *
462  * Returns: The number of handlers that matched.
463  */
464 #define	g_signal_handlers_disconnect_by_func(instance, func, data)						\
465     g_signal_handlers_disconnect_matched ((instance),								\
466 					  (GSignalMatchType) (G_SIGNAL_MATCH_FUNC | G_SIGNAL_MATCH_DATA),	\
467 					  0, 0, NULL, (func), (data))
468 /**
469  * g_signal_handlers_block_by_func:
470  * @instance: The instance to block handlers from.
471  * @func: The C closure callback of the handlers (useless for non-C closures).
472  * @data: The closure data of the handlers' closures.
473  *
474  * Blocks all handlers on an instance that match @func and @data.
475  *
476  * Returns: The number of handlers that matched.
477  */
478 #define	g_signal_handlers_block_by_func(instance, func, data)							\
479     g_signal_handlers_block_matched      ((instance),								\
480 				          (GSignalMatchType) (G_SIGNAL_MATCH_FUNC | G_SIGNAL_MATCH_DATA),	\
481 				          0, 0, NULL, (func), (data))
482 /**
483  * g_signal_handlers_unblock_by_func:
484  * @instance: The instance to unblock handlers from.
485  * @func: The C closure callback of the handlers (useless for non-C closures).
486  * @data: The closure data of the handlers' closures.
487  *
488  * Unblocks all handlers on an instance that match @func and @data.
489  *
490  * Returns: The number of handlers that matched.
491  */
492 #define	g_signal_handlers_unblock_by_func(instance, func, data)							\
493     g_signal_handlers_unblock_matched    ((instance),								\
494 				          (GSignalMatchType) (G_SIGNAL_MATCH_FUNC | G_SIGNAL_MATCH_DATA),	\
495 				          0, 0, NULL, (func), (data))
496 
497 
498 gboolean g_signal_accumulator_true_handled (GSignalInvocationHint *ihint,
499 					    GValue                *return_accu,
500 					    const GValue          *handler_return,
501 					    gpointer               dummy);
502 
503 /*< private >*/
504 void	 g_signal_handlers_destroy	      (gpointer		  instance);
505 void	 _g_signals_destroy		      (GType		  itype);
506 
507 G_END_DECLS
508 
509 #endif /* __G_SIGNAL_H__ */
510