/* * Copyright © 2010 Codethink Limited * Copyright © 2012 Canonical Limited * * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either * version 2 of the licence, or (at your option) any later version. * * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU * 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, see . * * Author: Ryan Lortie */ #include "config.h" #include "dconf-client.h" #include "../engine/dconf-engine.h" #include "../common/dconf-paths.h" #include /** * SECTION:client * @title: DConfClient * @short_description: Direct read and write access to dconf, based on GDBus * * This is the primary client interface to dconf. * * It allows applications to directly read from and write to the dconf * database. Applications can subscribe to change notifications. * * Most applications probably don't want to access dconf directly and * would be better off using something like #GSettings. * * Please note that the API of libdconf is not stable in any way. It * has changed in incompatible ways in the past and there will be * further changes in the future. **/ /** * DConfClient: * * The main object for interacting with dconf. This is a #GObject, so * you should manage it with g_object_ref() and g_object_unref(). **/ struct _DConfClient { GObject parent_instance; DConfEngine *engine; GMainContext *context; }; G_DEFINE_TYPE (DConfClient, dconf_client, G_TYPE_OBJECT) enum { SIGNAL_CHANGED, N_SIGNALS }; static guint dconf_client_signals[N_SIGNALS]; static void dconf_client_finalize (GObject *object) { DConfClient *client = DCONF_CLIENT (object); dconf_engine_unref (client->engine); g_main_context_unref (client->context); G_OBJECT_CLASS (dconf_client_parent_class) ->finalize (object); } static void dconf_client_init (DConfClient *client) { } static void dconf_client_class_init (DConfClientClass *class) { GObjectClass *object_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (class); object_class->finalize = dconf_client_finalize; /** * DConfClient::changed: * @client: the #DConfClient reporting the change * @prefix: the prefix under which the changes happened * @changes: the list of paths that were changed, relative to @prefix * @tag: the tag for the change, if it originated from the service * * This signal is emitted when the #DConfClient has a possible change * to report. The signal is an indication that a change may have * occurred; it's possible that the keys will still have the same value * as before. * * To ensure that you receive notification about changes to paths that * you are interested in you must call dconf_client_watch_fast() or * dconf_client_watch_sync(). You may still receive notifications for * paths that you did not explicitly watch. * * @prefix will be an absolute dconf path; see dconf_is_path(). * @changes is a %NULL-terminated array of dconf rel paths; see * dconf_is_rel_path(). * * @tag is an opaque tag string, or %NULL. The only thing you should * do with @tag is to compare it to tag values returned by * dconf_client_write_sync() or dconf_client_change_sync(). * * The number of changes being reported is equal to the length of * @changes. Appending each item in @changes to @prefix will give the * absolute path of each changed item. * * If a single key has changed then @prefix will be equal to the key * and @changes will contain a single item: the empty string. * * If a single dir has changed (indicating that any key under the dir * may have changed) then @prefix will be equal to the dir and * @changes will contain a single empty string. * * If more than one change is being reported then @changes will have * more than one item. **/ dconf_client_signals[SIGNAL_CHANGED] = g_signal_new ("changed", DCONF_TYPE_CLIENT, G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, G_TYPE_NONE, 3, G_TYPE_STRING | G_SIGNAL_TYPE_STATIC_SCOPE, G_TYPE_STRV | G_SIGNAL_TYPE_STATIC_SCOPE, G_TYPE_STRING | G_SIGNAL_TYPE_STATIC_SCOPE); } typedef struct { DConfClient *client; gchar *prefix; gchar **changes; gchar *tag; } DConfClientChange; static gboolean dconf_client_dispatch_change_signal (gpointer user_data) { DConfClientChange *change = user_data; g_signal_emit (change->client, dconf_client_signals[SIGNAL_CHANGED], 0, change->prefix, change->changes, change->tag); g_object_unref (change->client); g_free (change->prefix); g_strfreev (change->changes); g_free (change->tag); g_slice_free (DConfClientChange, change); return G_SOURCE_REMOVE; } void dconf_engine_change_notify (DConfEngine *engine, const gchar *prefix, const gchar * const *changes, const gchar * tag, gboolean is_writability, gpointer origin_tag, gpointer user_data) { GWeakRef *weak_ref = user_data; DConfClientChange *change; DConfClient *client; client = g_weak_ref_get (weak_ref); if (client == NULL) return; g_return_if_fail (DCONF_IS_CLIENT (client)); change = g_slice_new (DConfClientChange); change->client = client; change->prefix = g_strdup (prefix); change->changes = g_strdupv ((gchar **) changes); change->tag = g_strdup (tag); g_main_context_invoke (client->context, dconf_client_dispatch_change_signal, change); } static void dconf_client_free_weak_ref (gpointer data) { GWeakRef *weak_ref = data; g_weak_ref_clear (weak_ref); g_slice_free (GWeakRef, weak_ref); } /** * dconf_client_new: * * Creates a new #DConfClient. * * Returns: a new #DConfClient **/ DConfClient * dconf_client_new (void) { DConfClient *client; GWeakRef *weak_ref; client = g_object_new (DCONF_TYPE_CLIENT, NULL); weak_ref = g_slice_new (GWeakRef); g_weak_ref_init (weak_ref, client); client->engine = dconf_engine_new (NULL, weak_ref, dconf_client_free_weak_ref); client->context = g_main_context_ref_thread_default (); return client; } /** * dconf_client_read: * @client: a #DConfClient * @key: the key to read the value of * * Reads the current value of @key. * * If @key exists, its value is returned. Otherwise, %NULL is returned. * * If there are outstanding "fast" changes in progress they may affect * the result of this call. * * Returns: a #GVariant, or %NULL **/ GVariant * dconf_client_read (DConfClient *client, const gchar *key) { g_return_val_if_fail (DCONF_IS_CLIENT (client), NULL); return dconf_engine_read (client->engine, DCONF_READ_FLAGS_NONE, NULL, key); } /** * DConfReadFlags: * @DCONF_READ_FLAGS_NONE: no flags * @DCONF_READ_DEFAULT_VALUE: read the default value, ignoring any * values in writable databases or any queued changes. This is * effectively equivalent to asking what value would be read after a * reset was written for the key in question. * @DCONF_READ_USER_VALUE: read the user value, ignoring any system * databases, including ignoring locks. It is even possible to read * "invisible" values in the user database in this way, which would * have normally been ignored because of locks. * * Since: 0.26 */ /** * dconf_client_read_full: * @client: a #DConfClient * @key: the key to read the default value of * @flags: #DConfReadFlags * @read_through: a #GQueue of #DConfChangeset * * Reads the current value of @key. * * If @flags contains %DCONF_READ_USER_VALUE then only the user value * will be read. Locks are ignored, which means that it is possible to * use this API to read "invisible" user values which are hidden by * system locks. * * If @flags contains %DCONF_READ_DEFAULT_VALUE then only non-user * values will be read. The result will be exactly equivalent to the * value that would be read if the current value of the key were to be * reset. * * Flags may not contain both %DCONF_READ_USER_VALUE and * %DCONF_READ_DEFAULT_VALUE. * * If @read_through is non-%NULL, %DCONF_READ_DEFAULT_VALUE is not * given then @read_through is checked for the key in question, subject * to the restriction that the key in question is writable. This * effectively answers the question of "what would happen if these * changes were committed". * * If there are outstanding "fast" changes in progress they may affect * the result of this call. * * If @flags is %DCONF_READ_FLAGS_NONE and @read_through is %NULL then * this call is exactly equivalent to dconf_client_read(). * * Returns: a #GVariant, or %NULL * * Since: 0.26 */ GVariant * dconf_client_read_full (DConfClient *client, const gchar *key, DConfReadFlags flags, const GQueue *read_through) { g_return_val_if_fail (DCONF_IS_CLIENT (client), NULL); return dconf_engine_read (client->engine, flags, read_through, key); } /** * dconf_client_list: * @client: a #DConfClient * @dir: the dir to list the contents of * @length: the length of the returned list * * Gets the list of all dirs and keys immediately under @dir. * * If @length is non-%NULL then it will be set to the length of the * returned array. In any case, the array is %NULL-terminated. * * IF there are outstanding "fast" changes in progress then this call * may return inaccurate results with respect to those outstanding * changes. * * Returns: an array of strings, never %NULL. **/ gchar ** dconf_client_list (DConfClient *client, const gchar *dir, gint *length) { g_return_val_if_fail (DCONF_IS_CLIENT (client), NULL); return dconf_engine_list (client->engine, dir, length); } /** * dconf_client_list_locks: * @client: a #DConfClient * @dir: the dir to limit results to * @length: the length of the returned list. * * Lists all locks under @dir in effect for @client. * * If no locks are in effect, an empty list is returned. If no keys are * writable at all then a list containing @dir is returned. * * The returned list will be %NULL-terminated. * * Returns: an array of strings, never %NULL. * * Since: 0.26 */ gchar ** dconf_client_list_locks (DConfClient *client, const gchar *dir, gint *length) { g_return_val_if_fail (DCONF_IS_CLIENT (client), NULL); g_return_val_if_fail (dconf_is_dir (dir, NULL), NULL); return dconf_engine_list_locks (client->engine, dir, length); } /** * dconf_client_is_writable: * @client: a #DConfClient * @key: the key to check for writability * * Checks if @key is writable (ie: the key has no locks). * * This call does not verify that writing to the key will actually be * successful. It only checks that the database is writable and that * there are no locks affecting @key. Other issues (such as a full disk * or an inability to connect to the bus and start the service) may * cause the write to fail. * * Returns: %TRUE is @key is writable **/ gboolean dconf_client_is_writable (DConfClient *client, const gchar *key) { g_return_val_if_fail (DCONF_IS_CLIENT (client), FALSE); return dconf_engine_is_writable (client->engine, key); } /** * dconf_client_write_fast: * @client: a #DConfClient * @key: the key to write to * @value: a #GVariant, the value to write * @error: a pointer to a %NULL #GError, or %NULL * * Writes @value to the given @key, or reset @key to its default value. * * If @value is %NULL then @key is reset to its default value (which may * be completely unset), otherwise @value becomes the new value. * * This call merely queues up the write and returns immediately, without * blocking. The only errors that can be detected or reported at this * point are attempts to write to read-only keys. If the application * exits immediately after this function returns then the queued call * may never be sent; see dconf_client_sync(). * * A local copy of the written value is kept so that calls to * dconf_client_read() that occur before the service actually makes the * change will return the new value. * * If the write is queued then a change signal will be directly emitted. * If this function is being called from the main context of @client * then the signal is emitted before this function returns; otherwise it * is scheduled on the main context. * * Returns: %TRUE if the write was queued **/ gboolean dconf_client_write_fast (DConfClient *client, const gchar *key, GVariant *value, GError **error) { DConfChangeset *changeset; gboolean success; g_return_val_if_fail (DCONF_IS_CLIENT (client), FALSE); changeset = dconf_changeset_new_write (key, value); success = dconf_engine_change_fast (client->engine, changeset, NULL, error); dconf_changeset_unref (changeset); return success; } /** * dconf_client_write_sync: * @client: a #DConfClient * @key: the key to write to * @value: a #GVariant, the value to write * @tag: (out) (allow-none): the tag from this write * @cancellable: a #GCancellable, or %NULL * @error: a pointer to a %NULL #GError, or %NULL * * Write @value to the given @key, or reset @key to its default value. * * If @value is %NULL then @key is reset to its default value (which may * be completely unset), otherwise @value becomes the new value. * * This call blocks until the write is complete. This call will * therefore detect and report all cases of failure. If the modified * key is currently being watched then a signal will be emitted from the * main context of @client (once the signal arrives from the service). * * If @tag is non-%NULL then it is set to the unique tag associated with * this write. This is the same tag that will appear in the following * change signal. * * Returns: %TRUE on success, else %FALSE with @error set **/ gboolean dconf_client_write_sync (DConfClient *client, const gchar *key, GVariant *value, gchar **tag, GCancellable *cancellable, GError **error) { DConfChangeset *changeset; gboolean success; g_return_val_if_fail (DCONF_IS_CLIENT (client), FALSE); changeset = dconf_changeset_new_write (key, value); success = dconf_engine_change_sync (client->engine, changeset, tag, error); dconf_changeset_unref (changeset); return success; } /** * dconf_client_change_fast: * @client: a #DConfClient * @changeset: the changeset describing the requested change * @error: a pointer to a %NULL #GError, or %NULL * * Performs the change operation described by @changeset. * * Once @changeset is passed to this call it can no longer be modified. * * This call merely queues up the write and returns immediately, without * blocking. The only errors that can be detected or reported at this * point are attempts to write to read-only keys. If the application * exits immediately after this function returns then the queued call * may never be sent; see dconf_client_sync(). * * A local copy of the written value is kept so that calls to * dconf_client_read() that occur before the service actually makes the * change will return the new value. * * If the write is queued then a change signal will be directly emitted. * If this function is being called from the main context of @client * then the signal is emitted before this function returns; otherwise it * is scheduled on the main context. * * Returns: %TRUE if the requested changed was queued **/ gboolean dconf_client_change_fast (DConfClient *client, DConfChangeset *changeset, GError **error) { g_return_val_if_fail (DCONF_IS_CLIENT (client), FALSE); return dconf_engine_change_fast (client->engine, changeset, NULL, error); } /** * dconf_client_change_sync: * @client: a #DConfClient * @changeset: the changeset describing the requested change * @tag: (out) (allow-none): the tag from this write * @cancellable: a #GCancellable, or %NULL * @error: a pointer to a %NULL #GError, or %NULL * * Performs the change operation described by @changeset. * * Once @changeset is passed to this call it can no longer be modified. * * This call blocks until the change is complete. This call will * therefore detect and report all cases of failure. If any of the * modified keys are currently being watched then a signal will be * emitted from the main context of @client (once the signal arrives * from the service). * * If @tag is non-%NULL then it is set to the unique tag associated with * this change. This is the same tag that will appear in the following * change signal. If @changeset makes no changes then @tag may be * non-unique (eg: the empty string may be used for empty changesets). * * Returns: %TRUE on success, else %FALSE with @error set **/ gboolean dconf_client_change_sync (DConfClient *client, DConfChangeset *changeset, gchar **tag, GCancellable *cancellable, GError **error) { g_return_val_if_fail (DCONF_IS_CLIENT (client), FALSE); return dconf_engine_change_sync (client->engine, changeset, tag, error); } /** * dconf_client_watch_fast: * @client: a #DConfClient * @path: a path to watch * * Requests change notifications for @path. * * If @path is a key then the single key is monitored. If @path is a * dir then all keys under the dir are monitored. * * This function queues the watch request with D-Bus and returns * immediately. There is a very slim chance that the dconf database * could change before the watch is actually established. If that is * the case then a synthetic change signal will be emitted. * * Errors are silently ignored. **/ void dconf_client_watch_fast (DConfClient *client, const gchar *path) { g_return_if_fail (DCONF_IS_CLIENT (client)); dconf_engine_watch_fast (client->engine, path); } /** * dconf_client_watch_sync: * @client: a #DConfClient * @path: a path to watch * * Requests change notifications for @path. * * If @path is a key then the single key is monitored. If @path is a * dir then all keys under the dir are monitored. * * This function submits each of the various watch requests that are * required to monitor a key and waits until each of them returns. By * the time this function returns, the watch has been established. * * Errors are silently ignored. **/ void dconf_client_watch_sync (DConfClient *client, const gchar *path) { g_return_if_fail (DCONF_IS_CLIENT (client)); dconf_engine_watch_sync (client->engine, path); } /** * dconf_client_unwatch_fast: * @client: a #DConfClient * @path: a path previously watched * * Cancels the effect of a previous call to dconf_client_watch_fast(). * * This call returns immediately. * * It is still possible that change signals are received after this call * had returned (watching guarantees notification of changes, but * unwatching does not guarantee no notifications). **/ void dconf_client_unwatch_fast (DConfClient *client, const gchar *path) { g_return_if_fail (DCONF_IS_CLIENT (client)); dconf_engine_unwatch_fast (client->engine, path); } /** * dconf_client_unwatch_sync: * @client: a #DConfClient * @path: a path previously watched * * Cancels the effect of a previous call to dconf_client_watch_sync(). * * This function submits each of the various unwatch requests and waits * until each of them returns. It is still possible that change signals * are received after this call has returned (watching guarantees * notification of changes, but unwatching does not guarantee no * notifications). **/ void dconf_client_unwatch_sync (DConfClient *client, const gchar *path) { g_return_if_fail (DCONF_IS_CLIENT (client)); dconf_engine_unwatch_sync (client->engine, path); } /** * dconf_client_sync: * @client: a #DConfClient * * Blocks until all outstanding "fast" change or write operations have * been submitted to the service. * * Applications should generally call this before exiting on any * #DConfClient that they wrote to. **/ void dconf_client_sync (DConfClient *client) { g_return_if_fail (DCONF_IS_CLIENT (client)); dconf_engine_sync (client->engine); }