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<?xml version='1.0'?>
<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
  "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
<!-- SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+ -->

<refentry id="sd_bus_message_new" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
  <refentryinfo>
    <title>sd_bus_message_new</title>
    <productname>systemd</productname>
  </refentryinfo>

  <refmeta>
    <refentrytitle>sd_bus_message_new</refentrytitle>
    <manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
  </refmeta>

  <refnamediv>
    <refname>sd_bus_message_new</refname>
    <refname>sd_bus_message_ref</refname>
    <refname>sd_bus_message_unref</refname>
    <refname>sd_bus_message_unrefp</refname>
    <refname>SD_BUS_MESSAGE_METHOD_CALL</refname>
    <refname>SD_BUS_MESSAGE_METHOD_RETURN</refname>
    <refname>SD_BUS_MESSAGE_METHOD_ERROR</refname>
    <refname>SD_BUS_MESSAGE_SIGNAL</refname>
    <refname>sd_bus_message_get_bus</refname>

    <refpurpose>Create a new bus message object and create or destroy references to it</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>

  <refsynopsisdiv>
    <funcsynopsis>
      <funcsynopsisinfo>#include &lt;systemd/sd-bus.h&gt;</funcsynopsisinfo>

      <funcsynopsisinfo><token>enum</token> {
      <constant>SD_BUS_MESSAGE_METHOD_CALL</constant>,
      <constant>SD_BUS_MESSAGE_METHOD_RETURN</constant>,
      <constant>SD_BUS_MESSAGE_METHOD_ERROR</constant>,
      <constant>SD_BUS_MESSAGE_SIGNAL</constant>,
};</funcsynopsisinfo>

      <funcprototype>
        <funcdef>int <function>sd_bus_message_new</function></funcdef>
        <paramdef>sd_bus *<parameter>bus</parameter></paramdef>
        <paramdef>sd_bus_message **<parameter>m</parameter></paramdef>
        <paramdef>uint8_t <parameter>type</parameter></paramdef>
      </funcprototype>

      <funcprototype>
        <funcdef>sd_bus_message *<function>sd_bus_message_ref</function></funcdef>
        <paramdef>sd_bus_message *<parameter>m</parameter></paramdef>
      </funcprototype>

      <funcprototype>
        <funcdef>sd_bus_message *<function>sd_bus_message_unref</function></funcdef>
        <paramdef>sd_bus_message *<parameter>m</parameter></paramdef>
      </funcprototype>

      <funcprototype>
        <funcdef>void <function>sd_bus_message_unrefp</function></funcdef>
        <paramdef>sd_bus_message **<parameter>mp</parameter></paramdef>
      </funcprototype>

      <funcprototype>
        <funcdef>sd_bus *<function>sd_bus_message_get_bus</function></funcdef>
        <paramdef>sd_bus_message *<parameter>m</parameter></paramdef>
      </funcprototype>
    </funcsynopsis>
  </refsynopsisdiv>

  <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>

    <para><function>sd_bus_message_new()</function> creates a new bus message object attached to the
    bus <parameter>bus</parameter> and returns it in the output parameter <parameter>m</parameter>.
    This object is reference-counted, and will be destroyed when all references are gone. Initially,
    the caller of this function owns the sole reference to the message object. Note that the message
    object holds a reference to the bus object, so the bus object will not be destroyed as long as
    the message exists.</para>

    <para>Note: this is a low-level call. In most cases functions like
    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_message_new_method_call</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_message_new_method_error</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_message_new_method_return</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
    and <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_message_new_signal</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>
    that create a message of a certain type and initialize various fields are easier to use.</para>

    <para>The <parameter>type</parameter> parameter specifies the type of the message.  It must be
    one of <constant>SD_BUS_MESSAGE_METHOD_CALL</constant> — a method call,
    <constant>SD_BUS_MESSAGE_METHOD_RETURN</constant> — a method call reply,
    <constant>SD_BUS_MESSAGE_METHOD_ERROR</constant> — an error reply to a method call,
    <constant>SD_BUS_MESSAGE_SIGNAL</constant> — a broadcast message with no reply.
    </para>

    <para>The flag to allow interactive authorization is initialized based on the current value set
    in the bus object, see
    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_set_allow_interactive_authorization</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
    This may be changed using
    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_message_set_allow_interactive_authorization</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
    </para>

    <para><function>sd_bus_message_ref()</function> increases the reference counter of
    <parameter>m</parameter> by one.</para>

    <para><function>sd_bus_message_unref()</function> decreases the reference counter of
    <parameter>m</parameter> by one. Once the reference count has dropped to zero, message object is
    destroyed and cannot be used anymore, so further calls to
    <function>sd_bus_message_ref()</function> or <function>sd_bus_message_unref()</function> are
    illegal.</para>

    <para><function>sd_bus_message_unrefp()</function> is similar to
    <function>sd_bus_message_unref()</function> but takes a pointer to a
    pointer to an <type>sd_bus_message</type> object. This call is useful in
    conjunction with GCC's and LLVM's <ulink
    url="https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Common-Variable-Attributes.html">Clean-up
    Variable Attribute</ulink>. See
    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_new</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>
    for an example how to use the cleanup attribute.</para>

    <para><function>sd_bus_message_ref()</function> and <function>sd_bus_message_unref()</function>
    execute no operation if the passed in bus message object address is
    <constant>NULL</constant>. <function>sd_bus_message_unrefp()</function> will first dereference
    its argument, which must not be <constant>NULL</constant>, and will execute no operation if
    <emphasis>that</emphasis> is <constant>NULL</constant>.
    </para>

    <para><function>sd_bus_message_get_bus()</function> returns the bus object that message
    <parameter>m</parameter> is attached to.</para>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1>
    <title>Return Value</title>

    <para>On success, <function>sd_bus_message_new()</function> returns 0 or a positive integer. On
    failure, it returns a negative errno-style error code.</para>

    <para><function>sd_bus_message_ref()</function> always returns the argument.
    </para>

    <para><function>sd_bus_message_unref()</function> always returns
    <constant>NULL</constant>.</para>

    <para><function>sd_bus_message_get_bus()</function> always returns the bus object.</para>

    <refsect2>
      <title>Errors</title>

      <para>Returned errors may indicate the following problems:</para>

      <variablelist>
        <varlistentry>
          <term><constant>-EINVAL</constant></term>

          <listitem><para>Specified <parameter>type</parameter> is invalid.</para></listitem>
        </varlistentry>

        <varlistentry>
          <term><constant>-ENOTCONN</constant></term>

          <listitem><para>The bus parameter <parameter>bus</parameter> is <constant>NULL</constant> or
          the bus is not connected.</para></listitem>
        </varlistentry>

        <varlistentry>
          <term><constant>-ENOMEM</constant></term>

          <listitem><para>Memory allocation failed.</para></listitem>
        </varlistentry>
      </variablelist>
    </refsect2>
  </refsect1>

  <xi:include href="libsystemd-pkgconfig.xml" />

  <refsect1>
    <title>See Also</title>

    <para>
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-bus</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_new</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_message_new_method_call</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_message_new_method_error</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_message_new_method_return</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_message_new_signal</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>
    </para>
  </refsect1>

</refentry>