annotate libpurple/value.h @ 18202:7df46d8bf114

Move the define in internal.h instead. This requires all .c files to include internal.h before including the other headers. Perhaps we should add the define in CFLAGS instead, when necessary.

/**
 * @file value.h Value wrapper API
 * @ingroup core
 *
 * purple
 *
 * Purple is the legal property of its developers, whose names are too numerous
 * to list here.  Please refer to the COPYRIGHT file distributed with this
 * source distribution.
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This program 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 General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
 */
#ifndef _PURPLE_VALUE_H_
#define _PURPLE_VALUE_H_

#include <glib.h>

/**
 * Specific value types.
 */
typedef enum
{
	PURPLE_TYPE_UNKNOWN = 0,  /**< Unknown type.                     */
	PURPLE_TYPE_SUBTYPE,      /**< Subtype.                          */
	PURPLE_TYPE_CHAR,         /**< Character.                        */
	PURPLE_TYPE_UCHAR,        /**< Unsigned character.               */
	PURPLE_TYPE_BOOLEAN,      /**< Boolean.                          */
	PURPLE_TYPE_SHORT,        /**< Short integer.                    */
	PURPLE_TYPE_USHORT,       /**< Unsigned short integer.           */
	PURPLE_TYPE_INT,          /**< Integer.                          */
	PURPLE_TYPE_UINT,         /**< Unsigned integer.                 */
	PURPLE_TYPE_LONG,         /**< Long integer.                     */
	PURPLE_TYPE_ULONG,        /**< Unsigned long integer.            */
	PURPLE_TYPE_INT64,        /**< 64-bit integer.                   */
	PURPLE_TYPE_UINT64,       /**< 64-bit unsigned integer.          */
	PURPLE_TYPE_STRING,       /**< String.                           */
	PURPLE_TYPE_OBJECT,       /**< Object pointer.                   */
	PURPLE_TYPE_POINTER,      /**< Generic pointer.                  */
	PURPLE_TYPE_ENUM,         /**< Enum.                             */
	PURPLE_TYPE_BOXED         /**< Boxed pointer with specific type. */

} PurpleType;


/**
 * Purple-specific subtype values.
 */
typedef enum
{
	PURPLE_SUBTYPE_UNKNOWN = 0,
	PURPLE_SUBTYPE_ACCOUNT,
	PURPLE_SUBTYPE_BLIST,
	PURPLE_SUBTYPE_BLIST_BUDDY,
	PURPLE_SUBTYPE_BLIST_GROUP,
	PURPLE_SUBTYPE_BLIST_CHAT,
	PURPLE_SUBTYPE_BUDDY_ICON,
	PURPLE_SUBTYPE_CONNECTION,
	PURPLE_SUBTYPE_CONVERSATION,
	PURPLE_SUBTYPE_PLUGIN,
	PURPLE_SUBTYPE_BLIST_NODE,
	PURPLE_SUBTYPE_CIPHER,
	PURPLE_SUBTYPE_STATUS,
	PURPLE_SUBTYPE_LOG,
	PURPLE_SUBTYPE_XFER,
	PURPLE_SUBTYPE_SAVEDSTATUS,
	PURPLE_SUBTYPE_XMLNODE,
	PURPLE_SUBTYPE_USERINFO,
	PURPLE_SUBTYPE_STORED_IMAGE
} PurpleSubType;

/**
 * A wrapper for a type, subtype, and specific type of value.
 */
typedef struct
{
	PurpleType type;
	unsigned short flags;

	union
	{
		char char_data;
		unsigned char uchar_data;
		gboolean boolean_data;
		short short_data;
		unsigned short ushort_data;
		int int_data;
		unsigned int uint_data;
		long long_data;
		unsigned long ulong_data;
		gint64 int64_data;
		guint64 uint64_data;
		char *string_data;
		void *object_data;
		void *pointer_data;
		int enum_data;
		void *boxed_data;

	} data;

	union
	{
		unsigned int subtype;
		char *specific_type;

	} u;

} PurpleValue;

#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif

/**
 * Creates a new PurpleValue.
 *
 * This function takes a type and, depending on that type, a sub-type
 * or specific type.
 *
 * If @a type is PURPLE_TYPE_BOXED, the next parameter must be a
 * string representing the specific type.
 *
 * If @a type is PURPLE_TYPE_SUBTYPE, the next parameter must be a
 * integer or enum representing the sub-type.
 *
 * If the subtype or specific type is not set when required, random
 * errors may occur. You have been warned.
 *
 * @param type The type.
 *
 * @return The new value.
 */
PurpleValue *purple_value_new(PurpleType type, ...);

/**
 * Creates a new outgoing PurpleValue.  If a value is an "outgoing" value
 * it means the value can be modified by plugins and scripts.
 *
 * This function takes a type and, depending on that type, a sub-type
 * or specific type.
 *
 * If @a type is PURPLE_TYPE_BOXED, the next parameter must be a
 * string representing the specific type.
 *
 * If @a type is PURPLE_TYPE_SUBTYPE, the next parameter must be a
 * integer or enum representing the sub-type.
 *
 * If the sub-type or specific type is not set when required, random
 * errors may occur. You have been warned.
 *
 * @param type The type.
 *
 * @return The new value.
 */
PurpleValue *purple_value_new_outgoing(PurpleType type, ...);

/**
 * Destroys a PurpleValue.
 *
 * @param value The value to destroy.
 */
void purple_value_destroy(PurpleValue *value);

/**
 * Duplicated a PurpleValue.
 *
 * @param value The value to duplicate.
 *
 * @return The duplicate value.
 */
PurpleValue *purple_value_dup(const PurpleValue *value);

/**
 * Returns a value's type.
 *
 * @param value The value whose type you want.
 *
 * @return The value's type.
 */
PurpleType purple_value_get_type(const PurpleValue *value);

/**
 * Returns a value's subtype.
 *
 * If the value's type is not PURPLE_TYPE_SUBTYPE, this will return 0.
 * Subtypes should never have a subtype of 0.
 *
 * @param value The value whose subtype you want.
 *
 * @return The value's subtype, or 0 if @a type is not PURPLE_TYPE_SUBTYPE.
 */
unsigned int purple_value_get_subtype(const PurpleValue *value);

/**
 * Returns a value's specific type.
 *
 * If the value's type is not PURPLE_TYPE_BOXED, this will return @c NULL.
 *
 * @param value The value whose specific type you want.
 *
 * @return The value's specific type, or @a NULL if not PURPLE_TYPE_BOXED.
 */
const char *purple_value_get_specific_type(const PurpleValue *value);

/**
 * Returns whether or not the value is an outgoing value.
 *
 * @param value The value.
 *
 * @return TRUE if the value is outgoing, or FALSE otherwise.
 */
gboolean purple_value_is_outgoing(const PurpleValue *value);

/**
 * Sets the value's character data.
 *
 * @param value The value.
 * @param data The character data.
 */
void purple_value_set_char(PurpleValue *value, char data);

/**
 * Sets the value's unsigned character data.
 *
 * @param value The value.
 * @param data The unsigned character data.
 */
void purple_value_set_uchar(PurpleValue *value, unsigned char data);

/**
 * Sets the value's boolean data.
 *
 * @param value The value.
 * @param data The boolean data.
 */
void purple_value_set_boolean(PurpleValue *value, gboolean data);

/**
 * Sets the value's short integer data.
 *
 * @param value The value.
 * @param data The short integer data.
 */
void purple_value_set_short(PurpleValue *value, short data);

/**
 * Sets the value's unsigned short integer data.
 *
 * @param value The value.
 * @param data The unsigned short integer data.
 */
void purple_value_set_ushort(PurpleValue *value, unsigned short data);

/**
 * Sets the value's integer data.
 *
 * @param value The value.
 * @param data The integer data.
 */
void purple_value_set_int(PurpleValue *value, int data);

/**
 * Sets the value's unsigned integer data.
 *
 * @param value The value.
 * @param data The unsigned integer data.
 */
void purple_value_set_uint(PurpleValue *value, unsigned int data);

/**
 * Sets the value's long integer data.
 *
 * @param value The value.
 * @param data The long integer data.
 */
void purple_value_set_long(PurpleValue *value, long data);

/**
 * Sets the value's unsigned long integer data.
 *
 * @param value The value.
 * @param data The unsigned long integer data.
 */
void purple_value_set_ulong(PurpleValue *value, unsigned long data);

/**
 * Sets the value's 64-bit integer data.
 *
 * @param value The value.
 * @param data The 64-bit integer data.
 */
void purple_value_set_int64(PurpleValue *value, gint64 data);

/**
 * Sets the value's unsigned 64-bit integer data.
 *
 * @param value The value.
 * @param data The unsigned 64-bit integer data.
 */
void purple_value_set_uint64(PurpleValue *value, guint64 data);

/**
 * Sets the value's string data.
 *
 * @param value The value.
 * @param data The string data.
 */
void purple_value_set_string(PurpleValue *value, const char *data);

/**
 * Sets the value's object data.
 *
 * @param value The value.
 * @param data The object data.
 */
void purple_value_set_object(PurpleValue *value, void *data);

/**
 * Sets the value's pointer data.
 *
 * @param value The value.
 * @param data The pointer data.
 */
void purple_value_set_pointer(PurpleValue *value, void *data);

/**
 * Sets the value's enum data.
 *
 * @param value The value.
 * @param data The enum data.
 */
void purple_value_set_enum(PurpleValue *value, int data);

/**
 * Sets the value's boxed data.
 *
 * @param value The value.
 * @param data The boxed data.
 */
void purple_value_set_boxed(PurpleValue *value, void *data);

/**
 * Returns the value's character data.
 *
 * @param value The value.
 *
 * @return The character data.
 */
char purple_value_get_char(const PurpleValue *value);

/**
 * Returns the value's unsigned character data.
 *
 * @param value The value.
 *
 * @return The unsigned character data.
 */
unsigned char purple_value_get_uchar(const PurpleValue *value);

/**
 * Returns the value's boolean data.
 *
 * @param value The value.
 *
 * @return The boolean data.
 */
gboolean purple_value_get_boolean(const PurpleValue *value);

/**
 * Returns the value's short integer data.
 *
 * @param value The value.
 *
 * @return The short integer data.
 */
short purple_value_get_short(const PurpleValue *value);

/**
 * Returns the value's unsigned short integer data.
 *
 * @param value The value.
 *
 * @return The unsigned short integer data.
 */
unsigned short purple_value_get_ushort(const PurpleValue *value);

/**
 * Returns the value's integer data.
 *
 * @param value The value.
 *
 * @return The integer data.
 */
int purple_value_get_int(const PurpleValue *value);

/**
 * Returns the value's unsigned integer data.
 *
 * @param value The value.
 *
 * @return The unsigned integer data.
 */
unsigned int purple_value_get_uint(const PurpleValue *value);

/**
 * Returns the value's long integer data.
 *
 * @param value The value.
 *
 * @return The long integer data.
 */
long purple_value_get_long(const PurpleValue *value);

/**
 * Returns the value's unsigned long integer data.
 *
 * @param value The value.
 *
 * @return The unsigned long integer data.
 */
unsigned long purple_value_get_ulong(const PurpleValue *value);

/**
 * Returns the value's 64-bit integer data.
 *
 * @param value The value.
 *
 * @return The 64-bit integer data.
 */
gint64 purple_value_get_int64(const PurpleValue *value);

/**
 * Returns the value's unsigned 64-bit integer data.
 *
 * @param value The value.
 *
 * @return The unsigned 64-bit integer data.
 */
guint64 purple_value_get_uint64(const PurpleValue *value);

/**
 * Returns the value's string data.
 *
 * @param value The value.
 *
 * @return The string data.
 */
const char *purple_value_get_string(const PurpleValue *value);

/**
 * Returns the value's object data.
 *
 * @param value The value.
 *
 * @return The object data.
 */
void *purple_value_get_object(const PurpleValue *value);

/**
 * Returns the value's pointer data.
 *
 * @param value The value.
 *
 * @return The pointer data.
 */
void *purple_value_get_pointer(const PurpleValue *value);

/**
 * Returns the value's enum data.
 *
 * @param value The value.
 *
 * @return The enum data.
 */
int purple_value_get_enum(const PurpleValue *value);

/**
 * Returns the value's boxed data.
 *
 * @param value The value.
 *
 * @return The boxed data.
 */
void *purple_value_get_boxed(const PurpleValue *value);

#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif

#endif /* _PURPLE_VALUE_H_ */