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#ifndef _EVENT2_EVENT_H_
#define _EVENT2_EVENT_H_

/** @file event.h

  Core functions for waiting for and receiving events, and using event bases.

 */

#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif

#include <event-config.h>
#ifdef _EVENT_HAVE_SYS_TYPES_H
#include <sys/types.h>
#endif
#ifdef _EVENT_HAVE_SYS_TIME_H
#include <sys/time.h>
#endif

#include <stdio.h>

/* For int types. */
#include <event2/util.h>

#ifdef WIN32
#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
#include <windows.h>
#undef WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
#endif

struct event_base;
struct event;
struct event_config;

/**
  Initialize the event API.

  Use event_base_new() to initialize a new event base, but does not set
  the current_base global.   If using only event_base_new(), each event
  added must have an event base set with event_base_set()

  @see event_base_set(), event_base_free(), event_init(),
    event_base_new_with_config()
 */
struct event_base *event_base_new(void);

/**
  Reinitialized the event base after a fork

  Some event mechanisms do not survive across fork.   The event base needs
  to be reinitialized with the event_reinit() function.

  @param base the event base that needs to be re-initialized
  @return 0 if successful, or -1 if some events could not be re-added.
  @see event_base_new(), event_init()
*/
int event_reinit(struct event_base *base);

/**
  Threadsafe event dispatching loop.

  @param eb the event_base structure returned by event_init()
  @see event_init(), event_dispatch()
 */
int event_base_dispatch(struct event_base *);

/**
 Get the kernel event notification mechanism used by libevent.

 @param eb the event_base structure returned by event_base_new()
 @return a string identifying the kernel event mechanism (kqueue, epoll, etc.)
 */
const char *event_base_get_method(struct event_base *);

/**
   Gets all event notification mechanisms supported by libevent.

   This functions returns the event mechanism in order preferred by
   libevent.  Note that this list will include all backends that
   Libevent has compiled-in support for, and will not necessarily check
   your OS to see whether it has the required resources.

   @return an array with pointers to the names of support methods.
     The end of the array is indicated by a NULL pointer.  If an
     error is encountered NULL is returned.
*/
const char **event_get_supported_methods(void);

/**
   Allocates a new event configuration object.

   The event configuration object can be used to change the behavior of
   an event base.

   @return an event_config object that can be used to store configuration or
     NULL when an error is encountered.
*/

struct event_config *event_config_new(void);

/**
   Deallocates all memory associated with an event configuration object

   @param cfg the event configuration object to be freed.
*/
void event_config_free(struct event_config *cfg);

/**
   Enters an event method that should be avoided into the configuration.

   This can be used to avoid event mechanisms that do not support certain
   file descriptor types.  An application can make use of multiple event
   bases to accomodate incompatible file descriptor types.

   @param cfg the event configuration object
   @param method the event method to avoid
   @return 0 on success, -1 on failure.
*/
int event_config_avoid_method(struct event_config *cfg, const char *method);

enum event_method_feature {
    /* Require an event method that allows edge-triggered events with EV_ET. */
    EV_FEATURE_ET = 0x01,
    /* Require an event method where having one event triggered among
     * many is [approximately] an O(1) operation. This excludes (for
     * example) select and poll, which are approximately O(N) for N
     * equal to the total number of possible events. */
    EV_FEATURE_O1 = 0x02,
    /* Require an event method that allows file descriptors as well as
     * sockets. */
    EV_FEATURE_FDS = 0x04,
};

/**
 Return a bitmask of the features implemented by an event base.
 */
enum event_method_feature event_base_get_features(struct event_base *base);

/**
   Enters a required event method feature that the application demands.

   Note that not every feature or combination of features is supported
   on every platform.  Code that requests features should be prepared
   to handle the case where event_base_new_with_config() returns NULL, as in:
   <pre>
     event_config_require_features(cfg, EV_FEATURE_ET);
     base = event_base_new_with_config(cfg);
     if (base == NULL) {
       // We can't get edge-triggered behavior here.
       event_config_require_features(cfg, 0);
       base = event_base_new_with_config(cfg);
     }
   </pre>

   @param cfg the event configuration object
   @param feature a bitfield of one or more event_method_feature values.
          Replaces values from previous calls to this function.
   @return 0 on success, -1 on failure.
*/
int event_config_require_features(struct event_config *cfg,
                                  enum event_method_feature feature);

/**
  Initialize the event API.

  Use event_base_new_with_config() to initialize a new event base, taking
  the specified configuration under consideration.  The configuration object
  can currently be used to avoid certain event notification mechanisms.

  @param cfg the event configuration object
  @return an initialized event_base that can be used to registering events,
     or NULL if no event base can be created with the requested event_config.
  @see event_base_new(), event_base_free(), event_init(), event_assign()
*/
struct event_base *event_base_new_with_config(struct event_config *cfg);

/**
  Deallocate all memory associated with an event_base, and free the base.

  Note that this function will not close any fds or free any memory passed
  to event_set as the argument to callback.

  @param eb an event_base to be freed
 */
void event_base_free(struct event_base *);

#define _EVENT_LOG_DEBUG 0
#define _EVENT_LOG_MSG   1
#define _EVENT_LOG_WARN  2
#define _EVENT_LOG_ERR   3
typedef void (*event_log_cb)(int severity, const char *msg);
/**
  Redirect libevent's log messages.

  @param cb a function taking two arguments: an integer severity between
     _EVENT_LOG_DEBUG and _EVENT_LOG_ERR, and a string.  If cb is NULL,
	 then the default log is used.
  */
void event_set_log_callback(event_log_cb cb);

/**
  Associate a different event base with an event.

  @param eb the event base
  @param ev the event
 */
int event_base_set(struct event_base *, struct event *);

/**
 event_loop() flags
 */
/*@{*/
#define EVLOOP_ONCE	0x01	/**< Block at most once. */
#define EVLOOP_NONBLOCK	0x02	/**< Do not block. */
/*@}*/

/**
  Handle events (threadsafe version).

  This is a more flexible version of event_base_dispatch().

  @param eb the event_base structure returned by event_init()
  @param flags any combination of EVLOOP_ONCE | EVLOOP_NONBLOCK
  @return 0 if successful, -1 if an error occurred, or 1 if no events were
    registered.
  @see event_loopexit(), event_base_loop()
  */
int event_base_loop(struct event_base *, int);

/**
  Exit the event loop after the specified time (threadsafe variant).

  The next event_base_loop() iteration after the given timer expires will
  complete normally (handling all queued events) then exit without
  blocking for events again.

  Subsequent invocations of event_base_loop() will proceed normally.

  @param eb the event_base structure returned by event_init()
  @param tv the amount of time after which the loop should terminate.
  @return 0 if successful, or -1 if an error occurred
  @see event_loopexit()
 */
int event_base_loopexit(struct event_base *, const struct timeval *);

/**
  Abort the active event_base_loop() immediately.

  event_base_loop() will abort the loop after the next event is completed;
  event_base_loopbreak() is typically invoked from this event's callback.
  This behavior is analogous to the "break;" statement.

  Subsequent invocations of event_loop() will proceed normally.

  @param eb the event_base structure returned by event_init()
  @return 0 if successful, or -1 if an error occurred
  @see event_base_loopexit
 */
int event_base_loopbreak(struct event_base *);

/* Flags to pass to event_set(), event_new(), event_assign(),
 * event_pending(), and anything else with an argument of the form
 * "short events" */
#define EV_TIMEOUT	0x01
#define EV_READ		0x02
#define EV_WRITE	0x04
#define EV_SIGNAL	0x08
/** Persistent event: won't get removed automatically when activated. */
#define EV_PERSIST	0x10
/** Select edge-triggered behavior, if supported by the backend. */
#define EV_ET       0x20

/**
  Define a timer event.

  @param ev event struct to be modified
  @param cb callback function
  @param arg argument that will be passed to the callback function
 */
#define evtimer_set(ev, cb, arg)	event_set(ev, -1, 0, cb, arg)
#define evtimer_assign(ev, b, cb, arg)  event_assign(ev, b, -1, 0, cb, arg)
#define evtimer_new(b, cb, arg)		event_new(b, -1, 0, cb, arg)

/**
  Add a timer event.

  @param ev the event struct
  @param tv timeval struct
 */
#define evtimer_add(ev, tv)		event_add(ev, tv)

/**
 * Delete a timer event.
 *
 * @param ev the event struct to be disabled
 */
#define evtimer_del(ev)			event_del(ev)
#define evtimer_pending(ev, tv)		event_pending(ev, EV_TIMEOUT, tv)
#define evtimer_initialized(ev)		_event_initialized((ev), 0)

#define evsignal_add(ev, tv)		event_add(ev, tv)
#define evsignal_set(ev, x, cb, arg)	\
	event_set(ev, x, EV_SIGNAL|EV_PERSIST, cb, arg)
#define evsignal_assign(ev, b, x, cb, arg)                   \
	event_assign(ev, b, x, EV_SIGNAL|EV_PERSIST, cb, arg)
#define evsignal_new(b, x, cb, arg) \
	event_new(b, x, EV_SIGNAL|EV_PERSIST, cb, arg)
#define evsignal_del(ev)		event_del(ev)
#define evsignal_pending(ev, tv)	event_pending(ev, EV_SIGNAL, tv)
#define evsignal_initialized(ev)	_event_initialized((ev), 0)

/**
  Prepare an event structure to be added.

  The function event_set() prepares the event structure ev to be used in
  future calls to event_add() and event_del().  The event will be prepared to
  call the function specified by the fn argument with an int argument
  indicating the file descriptor, a short argument indicating the type of
  event, and a void * argument given in the arg argument.  The fd indicates
  the file descriptor that should be monitored for events.  The events can be
  either EV_READ, EV_WRITE, or both.  Indicating that an application can read
  or write from the file descriptor respectively without blocking.

  The function fn will be called with the file descriptor that triggered the
  event and the type of event which will be either EV_TIMEOUT, EV_SIGNAL,
  EV_READ, or EV_WRITE.  The additional flag EV_PERSIST makes an event_add()
  persistent until event_del() has been called.

  For read and write events, edge-triggered behavior can be requested
  with the EV_ET flag.  Not all backends support edge-triggered
  behavior.  When an edge-triggered event is activated, the EV_ET flag
  is added to its events argument.

  @param ev an event struct to be modified
  @param fd the file descriptor to be monitored
  @param event desired events to monitor; can be EV_READ and/or EV_WRITE
  @param fn callback function to be invoked when the event occurs
  @param arg an argument to be passed to the callback function

  @see event_add(), event_del(), event_once()

  @deprecated event_set() is not recommended for new code, because it requires
     a subsequent call to event_base_set() to be safe under many circumstances.
     Use event_assign() or event_new() instead.
 */
void event_set(struct event *, evutil_socket_t, short, void (*)(evutil_socket_t, short, void *), void *);


/**
  Prepare an event structure to be added.

  The function event_assign() prepares the event structure ev to be used in
  future calls to event_add() and event_del().  The event will be prepared to
  call the function specified by the fn argument with an int argument
  indicating the file descriptor, a short argument indicating the type of
  event, and a void * argument given in the arg argument.  The fd indicates
  the file descriptor that should be monitored for events.  The events can be
  either EV_READ, EV_WRITE, or both.  Indicating that an application can read
  or write from the file descriptor respectively without blocking.

  The function fn will be called with the file descriptor that triggered the
  event and the type of event which will be either EV_TIMEOUT, EV_SIGNAL,
  EV_READ, or EV_WRITE.  The additional flag EV_PERSIST makes an event_add()
  persistent until event_del() has been called.

  Note that using event_assign() request that you have already allocated the
  event struct.  Doing so will often require your code to depend on the size
  of the structure, and will create possible incompatibility with future
  versions of libevent.  If this seems like a bad idea to you, use event_new()
  and event_free() instead.

  @param ev an event struct to be modified
  @param base the event base to which ev should be attached.
  @param fd the file descriptor to be monitored
  @param event desired events to monitor; can be EV_READ and/or EV_WRITE
  @param fn callback function to be invoked when the event occurs
  @param arg an argument to be passed to the callback function

  @see event_add(), event_del(), event_once()

  */
void event_assign(struct event *, struct event_base *, evutil_socket_t, short, void (*)(evutil_socket_t, short, void *), void *);

/**
  Create and allocate a new event structure, ready to be added.

  Arguments are as for event_assign; returns a newly allocated struct event *
  that must later be deallocated with event_free().

 */
struct event *event_new(struct event_base *, evutil_socket_t, short, void (*)(evutil_socket_t, short, void *), void *);

/**
   Deallocate a struct event * returned by event_new().
 */
void event_free(struct event *);

/**
  Schedule a one-time event

  The function event_base_once() is similar to event_set().  However, it
  schedules a callback to be called exactly once and does not require the
  caller to prepare an event structure.

  @param base an event_base returned by event_init()
  @param fd a file descriptor to monitor
  @param events event(s) to monitor; can be any of EV_TIMEOUT | EV_READ |
         EV_WRITE
  @param callback callback function to be invoked when the event occurs
  @param arg an argument to be passed to the callback function
  @param timeout the maximum amount of time to wait for the event, or NULL
         to wait forever
  @return 0 if successful, or -1 if an error occurred
  @see event_once()
 */
int event_base_once(struct event_base *, evutil_socket_t, short, void (*)(evutil_socket_t, short, void *), void *, const struct timeval *);

/**
  Add an event to the set of monitored events.

  The function event_add() schedules the execution of the ev event when the
  event specified in event_set() occurs or in at least the time specified in
  the tv.  If tv is NULL, no timeout occurs and the function will only be
  called if a matching event occurs on the file descriptor.  The event in the
  ev argument must be already initialized by event_set() and may not be used
  in calls to event_set() until it has timed out or been removed with
  event_del().  If the event in the ev argument already has a scheduled
  timeout, the old timeout will be replaced by the new one.

  @param ev an event struct initialized via event_set()
  @param timeout the maximum amount of time to wait for the event, or NULL
         to wait forever
  @return 0 if successful, or -1 if an error occurred
  @see event_del(), event_set()
  */
int event_add(struct event *, const struct timeval *);

/**
  Remove an event from the set of monitored events.

  The function event_del() will cancel the event in the argument ev.  If the
  event has already executed or has never been added the call will have no
  effect.

  @param ev an event struct to be removed from the working set
  @return 0 if successful, or -1 if an error occurred
  @see event_add()
 */
int event_del(struct event *);


/**
  Make an event active.

  @param ev an event to make active.
  @param res a set of flags to pass to the event's callback.
  @param ncalls
 **/
void event_active(struct event *, int, short);


/**
  Checks if a specific event is pending or scheduled.

  @param ev an event struct previously passed to event_add()
  @param event the requested event type; any of EV_TIMEOUT|EV_READ|
         EV_WRITE|EV_SIGNAL
  @param tv an alternate timeout (FIXME - is this true?)

  @return 1 if the event is pending, or 0 if the event has not occurred

 */
int event_pending(struct event *, short, struct timeval *);


/**
  Test if an event structure has been initialized.

  The event_initialized() macro can be used to check if an event has been
  initialized.

  @param ev an event structure to be tested
  @return 1 if the structure has been initialized, or 0 if it has not been
          initialized
 */
#define event_initialized(ev)		_event_initialized((ev), 1)

int _event_initialized(struct event *, int check_fd);

/**
   Get the signal number assigned to an event.
*/
#define event_get_signal(ev) ((int)event_get_fd(ev))

/**
   Get the socket assigned to an event.
*/
evutil_socket_t event_get_fd(struct event *ev);

#ifndef EVENT_FD
/* We haven't included event_struct.h, so define these as function calls
 * rather than as direct struct access.  If we include event_struct.h later,
 * these macros will be overridden. */
#define EVENT_FD(ev)		((int)event_get_fd(ev))
#define EVENT_SIGNAL(ev)	((int)event_get_fd(ev))
#endif

/**
  Get the libevent version number.

  @return a string containing the version number of libevent
 */
const char *event_get_version(void);


/**
  Set the number of different event priorities (threadsafe variant).

  See the description of event_priority_init() for more information.

  @param eb the event_base structure returned by event_init()
  @param npriorities the maximum number of priorities
  @return 0 if successful, or -1 if an error occurred
  @see event_priority_init(), event_priority_set()
 */
int	event_base_priority_init(struct event_base *, int);


/**
  Assign a priority to an event.

  @param ev an event struct
  @param priority the new priority to be assigned
  @return 0 if successful, or -1 if an error occurred
  @see event_priority_init()
  */
int	event_priority_set(struct event *, int);

/**
 Override the functions that libevent uses for memory management.

 Usually, libevent uses the standard libc functions malloc, realloc, and
 free to allocate memory.  Passing replacements for those functions to
 event_set_mem_functions() overrides this behavior.  To restore the default
 behavior, pass NULLs as the arguments to this function.

 Note that all memory returned from libevent will be allocated by the
 replacement functions rather than by malloc() and realloc().  Thus, if you
 have replaced those functions, it may not be appropriate to free() memory
 that you get from libevent.

 @param malloc_fn A replacement for malloc.
 @param realloc_fn A replacement for realloc
 @param free_fn A replacement for free.
 **/
void event_set_mem_functions(void *(*malloc_fn)(size_t sz),
                             void *(*realloc_fn)(void *ptr, size_t sz),
                             void (*free_fn)(void *ptr));

void event_base_dump_events(struct event_base *, FILE *);

#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif

#endif /* _EVENT2_EVENT_H_ */