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25 /** \file watch.h Simplistic main loop abstraction */
30 #include <avahi-common/cdecl.h>
32 #ifndef DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
36 /** An I/O watch object */
37 typedef struct AvahiWatch AvahiWatch;
39 /** A timeout watch object */
40 typedef struct AvahiTimeout AvahiTimeout;
42 /** An event polling abstraction object */
43 typedef struct AvahiPoll AvahiPoll;
45 /** Type of watch events */
47 AVAHI_WATCH_IN = POLLIN, /** Input event */
48 AVAHI_WATCH_OUT = POLLOUT, /** Output event */
49 AVAHI_WATCH_ERR = POLLERR, /** Error event */
50 AVAHI_WATCH_HUP = POLLHUP /** Hangup event */
53 /** Called whenever an I/O event happens on an I/O watch */
54 typedef void (*AvahiWatchCallback)(AvahiWatch *w, int fd, AvahiWatchEvent event, void *userdata);
56 /** Called when the timeout is reached */
57 typedef void (*AvahiTimeoutCallback)(AvahiTimeout *t, void *userdata);
59 /** Defines an abstracted event polling API. This may be used to
60 connect Avahi to other main loops. This is losely based on Unix
61 poll(2). A consumer will call watch_new() for all file descriptors it
62 wants to listen for events on. In addition he can call set_wakeup()
63 to define a single wakeup time.*/
66 /** Some abstract user data usable by the provider of the API */
69 /** Create a new watch for the specified file descriptor and for
70 * the specified events. The API will call the callback function
71 * whenever any of the events happens. */
72 AvahiWatch* (*watch_new)(const AvahiPoll *api, int fd, AvahiWatchEvent event, AvahiWatchCallback callback, void *userdata);
74 /** Update the events to wait for. It is safe to call this function from an AvahiWatchCallback */
75 void (*watch_update)(AvahiWatch *w, AvahiWatchEvent event);
77 /** Return the events that happened. It is safe to call this function from an AvahiWatchCallback */
78 AvahiWatchEvent (*watch_get_events)(AvahiWatch *w);
80 /** Free a watch. It is safe to call this function from an AvahiWatchCallback */
81 void (*watch_free)(AvahiWatch *w);
83 /** Set a wakeup time for the polling loop. The API will call the
84 callback function when the absolute time *tv is reached. If tv is
85 NULL, the timeout is disabled. After the timeout expired the
86 callback function will be called and the timeout is disabled. You
87 can reenable it by calling timeout_update() */
88 AvahiTimeout* (*timeout_new)(const AvahiPoll *api, const struct timeval *tv, AvahiTimeoutCallback callback, void *userdata);
90 /** Update the absolute expiration time for a timeout, If tv is
91 * null, the timeout is disabled. It is safe to call this function from an AvahiTimeoutCallback */
92 void (*timeout_update)(AvahiTimeout *, const struct timeval *tv);
94 /** Free a timeout. It is safe to call this function from an AvahiTimeoutCallback */
95 void (*timeout_free)(AvahiTimeout *t);
98 #ifndef DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS