Warn against using handle-holding D-Bus APIs directly

1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/telepathy-glib/connection-handles.c b/telepathy-glib/connection-handles.c
index 575ee065c..3d8647a05 100644
--- a/telepathy-glib/connection-handles.c
+++ b/telepathy-glib/connection-handles.c
@@ -268,6 +268,17 @@ _tp_connection_clean_up_handle_refs (TpConnection *self)
  * Release the reference to the handles in @handles that was obtained by
  * calling tp_connection_hold_handles() or tp_connection_request_handles().
  *
+ * This function might release any references held by calling
+ * tp_cli_connection_call_request_handles(),
+ * tp_cli_connection_run_request_handles(),
+ * tp_cli_connection_call_hold_handles(),
+ * tp_cli_connection_run_hold_handles(),
+ * tp_cli_connection_interface_contacts_call_get_contact_attributes() or
+ * tp_cli_connection_interface_contacts_run_get_contact_attributes() directly.
+ * Those functions should be avoided in favour of using #TpContact,
+ * tp_connection_hold_handles(), tp_connection_request_handles() and
+ * tp_connection_get_contact_attributes().
+ *
  * If @self has already become invalid, this function does nothing.
  */
 void