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+;;; -*- no-byte-compile: t; -*-
+;;; dbus.el --- Elisp bindings for D-Bus.
+
+;; Copyright (C) 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+;; Author: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de>
+;; Keywords: comm, hardware
+
+;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
+
+;; GNU Emacs 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 3, or (at your option)
+;; any later version.
+
+;; GNU Emacs 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 GNU Emacs; see the file COPYING. If not, see
+;; <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+;;; Commentary:
+
+;; This package provides language bindings for the D-Bus API. D-Bus
+;; is a message bus system, a simple way for applications to talk to
+;; one another. See <http://dbus.freedesktop.org/> for details.
+
+;; Low-level language bindings are implemented in src/dbusbind.c.
+
+;;; Code:
+
+(require 'xml)
+
+(defconst dbus-service-dbus "org.freedesktop.DBus"
+ "The bus name used to talk to the bus itself.")
+
+(defconst dbus-path-dbus "/org/freedesktop/DBus"
+ "The object path used to talk to the bus itself.")
+
+(defconst dbus-interface-dbus "org.freedesktop.DBus"
+ "The interface exported by the object with `dbus-service-dbus' and `dbus-path-dbus'.")
+
+(defconst dbus-interface-introspectable "org.freedesktop.DBus.Introspectable"
+ "The interface supported by introspectable objects.")
+
+
+;;; Hash table of registered functions.
+
+(defun dbus-hash-table= (x y)
+ "Compares keys X and Y in the hash table of registered functions for D-Bus.
+See `dbus-registered-functions-table' for a description of the hash table."
+ (and
+ (listp x) (listp y)
+ ;; Bus symbol, either :system or :session.
+ (symbolp (car x)) (symbolp (car y)) (equal (car x) (car y))
+ ;; Interface.
+ (or
+ (null (cadr x)) (null (cadr y)) ; wildcard
+ (and
+ (stringp (cadr x)) (stringp (cadr y)) (string-equal (cadr x) (cadr y))))
+ ;; Member.
+ (or
+ (null (caddr x)) (null (caddr y)) ; wildcard
+ (and
+ (stringp (caddr x)) (stringp (caddr y))
+ (string-equal (caddr x) (caddr y))))))
+
+(define-hash-table-test 'dbus-hash-table-test 'dbus-hash-table= 'sxhash)
+
+;; When we assume that interface and and member are always strings in
+;; the key, we could use `equal' as test function. But we want to
+;; have also `nil' there, being a wildcard.
+(setq dbus-registered-functions-table
+ (make-hash-table :test 'dbus-hash-table-test))
+
+
+;;; D-Bus events.
+
+(defun dbus-check-event (event)
+ "Checks whether EVENT is a well formed D-Bus event.
+EVENT is a list which starts with symbol `dbus-event':
+
+ (dbus-event HANDLER BUS SERVICE PATH INTERFACE MEMBER &rest ARGS)
+
+HANDLER is the function which has been registered for this
+signal. BUS identifies the D-Bus the signal is coming from. It
+is either the symbol `:system' or the symbol `:session'. SERVICE
+and PATH are the name and the object path of the D-Bus object
+emitting the signal. INTERFACE and MEMBER denote the signal
+which has been sent. ARGS are the arguments passed to HANDLER,
+when it is called during event handling in `dbus-handle-event'.
+
+This function raises a `dbus-error' signal in case the event is
+not well formed."
+ (when dbus-debug (message "DBus-Event %s" event))
+ (unless (and (listp event)
+ (eq (car event) 'dbus-event)
+ ;; Handler.
+ (functionp (nth 1 event))
+ ;; Bus symbol.
+ (symbolp (nth 2 event))
+ ;; Service.
+ (stringp (nth 3 event))
+ ;; Object path.
+ (stringp (nth 4 event))
+ ;; Interface.
+ (stringp (nth 5 event))
+ ;; Member.
+ (stringp (nth 6 event)))
+ (signal 'dbus-error (list "Not a valid D-Bus event" event))))
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun dbus-handle-event (event)
+ "Handle events from the D-Bus.
+EVENT is a D-Bus event, see `dbus-check-event'. HANDLER, being
+part of the event, is called with arguments ARGS."
+ (interactive "e")
+ ;; We don't want to raise an error, because this function is called
+ ;; in the event handling loop.
+ (condition-case nil
+ (progn
+ (dbus-check-event event)
+ (apply (cadr event) (nthcdr 7 event)))
+ (dbus-error)))
+
+(defun dbus-event-bus-name (event)
+ "Return the bus name the event is coming from.
+The result is either the symbol `:system' or the symbol `:session'.
+EVENT is a D-Bus event, see `dbus-check-event'. This function
+raises a `dbus-error' signal in case the event is not well
+formed."
+ (dbus-check-event event)
+ (nth 2 event))
+
+(defun dbus-event-service-name (event)
+ "Return the name of the D-Bus object the event is coming from.
+The result is a string. EVENT is a D-Bus event, see `dbus-check-event'.
+This function raises a `dbus-error' signal in case the event is
+not well formed."
+ (dbus-check-event event)
+ (nth 3 event))
+
+(defun dbus-event-path-name (event)
+ "Return the object path of the D-Bus object the event is coming from.
+The result is a string. EVENT is a D-Bus event, see `dbus-check-event'.
+This function raises a `dbus-error' signal in case the event is
+not well formed."
+ (dbus-check-event event)
+ (nth 4 event))
+
+(defun dbus-event-interface-name (event)
+ "Return the interface name of the D-Bus object the event is coming from.
+The result is a string. EVENT is a D-Bus event, see `dbus-check-event'.
+This function raises a `dbus-error' signal in case the event is
+not well formed."
+ (dbus-check-event event)
+ (nth 5 event))
+
+(defun dbus-event-member-name (event)
+ "Return the member name the event is coming from.
+It is either a signal name or a method name. The result is is a
+string. EVENT is a D-Bus event, see `dbus-check-event'. This
+function raises a `dbus-error' signal in case the event is not
+well formed."
+ (dbus-check-event event)
+ (nth 6 event))
+
+
+;;; D-Bus registered names.
+
+(defun dbus-list-activatable-names ()
+ "Return the D-Bus service names which can be activated as list.
+The result is a list of strings, which is nil when there are no
+activatable service names at all."
+ (condition-case nil
+ (dbus-call-method
+ :system "ListActivatableNames" dbus-service-dbus
+ dbus-path-dbus dbus-interface-dbus)
+ (dbus-error)))
+
+(defun dbus-list-names (bus)
+ "Return the service names registered at D-Bus BUS.
+The result is a list of strings, which is nil when there are no
+registered service names at all. Well known names are strings like
+\"org.freedesktop.DBus\". Names starting with \":\" are unique names
+for services."
+ (condition-case nil
+ (dbus-call-method
+ bus "ListNames" dbus-service-dbus dbus-path-dbus dbus-interface-dbus)
+ (dbus-error)))
+
+(defun dbus-list-known-names (bus)
+ "Retrieve all services which correspond to a known name in BUS.
+A service has a known name if it doesn't start with \":\"."
+ (let (result)
+ (dolist (name (dbus-list-names bus) result)
+ (unless (string-equal ":" (substring name 0 1))
+ (add-to-list 'result name 'append)))))
+
+(defun dbus-list-queued-owners (bus service)
+"Return the unique names registered at D-Bus BUS and queued for SERVICE.
+The result is a list of strings, or nil when there are no queued name
+owners service names at all."
+ (condition-case nil
+ (dbus-call-method
+ bus "ListQueuedOwners" dbus-service-dbus
+ dbus-path-dbus dbus-interface-dbus service)
+ (dbus-error)))
+
+(defun dbus-get-name-owner (bus service)
+ "Return the name owner of SERVICE registered at D-Bus BUS.
+The result is either a string, or nil if there is no name owner."
+ (condition-case nil
+ (dbus-call-method
+ bus "GetNameOwner" dbus-service-dbus
+ dbus-path-dbus dbus-interface-dbus service)
+ (dbus-error)))
+
+(defun dbus-introspect (bus service path)
+ "Return the introspection data of SERVICE in D-Bus BUS at object path PATH.
+The data are in XML format.
+
+Example:
+
+\(dbus-introspect
+ :system \"org.freedesktop.Hal\"
+ \"/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/computer\"))"
+ (condition-case nil
+ (dbus-call-method
+ bus "Introspect" service path dbus-interface-introspectable)
+ (dbus-error)))
+
+(if nil ;; Must be reworked. Shall we offer D-Bus signatures at all?
+(defun dbus-get-signatures (bus interface signal)
+ "Retrieve SIGNAL's type signatures from D-Bus.
+The result is a list of SIGNAL's type signatures. Example:
+
+ \(\"s\" \"b\" \"ai\"\)
+
+This list represents 3 parameters of SIGNAL. The first parameter
+is of type string, the second parameter is of type boolean, and
+the third parameter is of type array of integer.
+
+If INTERFACE or SIGNAL do not exist, or if they do not support
+the D-Bus method org.freedesktop.DBus.Introspectable.Introspect,
+the function returns nil."
+ (condition-case nil
+ (let ((introspect-xml
+ (with-temp-buffer
+ (insert (dbus-introspect bus interface))
+ (xml-parse-region (point-min) (point-max))))
+ node interfaces signals args result)
+ ;; Get the root node.
+ (setq node (xml-node-name introspect-xml))
+ ;; Get all interfaces.
+ (setq interfaces (xml-get-children node 'interface))
+ (while interfaces
+ (when (string-equal (xml-get-attribute (car interfaces) 'name)
+ interface)
+ ;; That's the requested interface. Check for signals.
+ (setq signals (xml-get-children (car interfaces) 'signal))
+ (while signals
+ (when (string-equal (xml-get-attribute (car signals) 'name)
+ signal)
+ ;; The signal we are looking for.
+ (setq args (xml-get-children (car signals) 'arg))
+ (while args
+ (unless (xml-get-attribute (car args) 'type)
+ ;; This shouldn't happen, let's escape.
+ (signal 'dbus-error ""))
+ ;; We append the signature.
+ (setq
+ result (append result
+ (list (xml-get-attribute (car args) 'type))))
+ (setq args (cdr args)))
+ (setq signals nil))
+ (setq signals (cdr signals)))
+ (setq interfaces nil))
+ (setq interfaces (cdr interfaces)))
+ result)
+ ;; We ignore `dbus-error'. There might be no introspectable interface.
+ (dbus-error nil)))
+) ;; (if nil ...
+
+(provide 'dbus)
+
+;; arch-tag: a47caf84-9162-4811-90cc-5d388e37b9bd
+;;; dbus.el ends here