Utilities

Utilities — Non-Telepathy utility functions

Synopsis

#include <telepathy-glib/telepathy-glib.h>

#define             tp_verify                           (R)
#define             tp_verify_true                      (R)
#define             tp_verify_statement                 (R)
void                tp_g_hash_table_update              (GHashTable *target,
                                                         GHashTable *source,
                                                         GBoxedCopyFunc key_dup,
                                                         GBoxedCopyFunc value_dup);
gboolean            tp_g_ptr_array_contains             (GPtrArray *haystack,
                                                         gpointer needle);
void                tp_g_ptr_array_extend               (GPtrArray *target,
                                                         GPtrArray *source);
GValue *            tp_g_value_slice_new                (GType type);
GValue *            tp_g_value_slice_new_boolean        (gboolean b);
GValue *            tp_g_value_slice_new_boxed          (GType type,
                                                         gconstpointer p);
GValue *            tp_g_value_slice_new_static_boxed   (GType type,
                                                         gconstpointer p);
GValue *            tp_g_value_slice_new_take_boxed     (GType type,
                                                         gpointer p);
GValue *            tp_g_value_slice_new_double         (double d);
GValue *            tp_g_value_slice_new_int            (gint n);
GValue *            tp_g_value_slice_new_int64          (gint64 n);
GValue *            tp_g_value_slice_new_string         (const gchar *string);
GValue *            tp_g_value_slice_new_static_string  (const gchar *string);
GValue *            tp_g_value_slice_new_take_string    (gchar *string);
GValue *            tp_g_value_slice_new_uint           (guint n);
GValue *            tp_g_value_slice_new_uint64         (guint64 n);
GValue *            tp_g_value_slice_new_byte           (guchar n);
void                tp_g_value_slice_free               (GValue *value);
GValue *            tp_g_value_slice_dup                (const GValue *value);
gboolean            tp_str_empty                        (const gchar *s);
gboolean            tp_strdiff                          (const gchar *left,
                                                         const gchar *right);
gpointer            tp_mixin_offset_cast                (gpointer instance,
                                                         guint offset);
guint               tp_mixin_class_get_offset           (gpointer klass,
                                                         GQuark quark);
guint               tp_mixin_instance_get_offset        (gpointer instance,
                                                         GQuark quark);
gchar *             tp_escape_as_identifier             (const gchar *name);
gboolean            tp_strv_contains                    (const gchar * const *strv,
                                                         const gchar *str);
gint64              tp_g_key_file_get_int64             (GKeyFile *key_file,
                                                         const gchar *group_name,
                                                         const gchar *key,
                                                         GError **error);
guint64             tp_g_key_file_get_uint64            (GKeyFile *key_file,
                                                         const gchar *group_name,
                                                         const gchar *key,
                                                         GError **error);
gulong              tp_g_signal_connect_object          (gpointer instance,
                                                         const gchar *detailed_signal,
                                                         GCallback c_handler,
                                                         gpointer gobject,
                                                         GConnectFlags connect_flags);
GValueArray *       tp_value_array_build                (gsize length,
                                                         GType type,
                                                         ...);
void                tp_value_array_unpack               (GValueArray *array,
                                                         gsize len,
                                                         ...);
void                tp_value_array_free                 (GValueArray *va);
                    TpWeakRef;
TpWeakRef *         tp_weak_ref_new                     (gpointer object,
                                                         gpointer user_data,
                                                         GDestroyNotify destroy);
gpointer            tp_weak_ref_dup_object              (TpWeakRef *self);
gpointer            tp_weak_ref_get_user_data           (TpWeakRef *self);
void                tp_weak_ref_destroy                 (TpWeakRef *self);
#define             tp_clear_pointer                    (pp,
                                                         destroy)
#define             tp_clear_object                     (op)
#define             tp_clear_boxed                      (gtype,
                                                         pp)
void                tp_simple_async_report_success_in_idle
                                                        (GObject *source,
                                                         GAsyncReadyCallback callback,
                                                         gpointer user_data,
                                                         gpointer source_tag);
gint64              tp_user_action_time_from_x11        (guint32 x11_time);
gboolean            tp_user_action_time_should_present  (gint64 user_action_time,
                                                         guint32 *x11_time);
gchar *             tp_utf8_make_valid                  (const gchar *name);

Description

Some utility functions used in telepathy-glib which could have been in GLib, but aren't.

Details

tp_verify()

# define tp_verify(R) extern int (* tp_verify_function__ (void)) [tp_verify_true (R)]

Make an assertion at compile time, like C++0x's proposed static_assert keyword. If R is determined to be true, there is no overhead at runtime; if R is determined to be false, compilation will fail.

This macro can be used at file scope (it expands to a dummy extern declaration).

(This is gnulib's verify macro, written by Paul Eggert, Bruno Haible and Jim Meyering.)

This macro will be deprecated in a future telepathy-glib release. Please use GLib 2.20's G_STATIC_ASSERT() macro in new code.

R :

a requirement (constant expression) to be checked at compile-time

Since 0.7.34


tp_verify_true()

#define             tp_verify_true(R)

Make an assertion at compile time, like C++0x's proposed static_assert keyword. If R is determined to be true, there is no overhead at runtime, and the macro evaluates to 1 as an integer constant expression; if R is determined to be false, compilation will fail.

This macro can be used anywhere that an integer constant expression would be allowed.

(This is gnulib's verify_true macro, written by Paul Eggert, Bruno Haible and Jim Meyering.)

This macro will be deprecated in a future telepathy-glib release. Please use GLib 2.20's G_STATIC_ASSERT() macro in new code.

R :

a requirement (constant expression) to be checked at compile-time

Returns :

1

Since 0.7.34


tp_verify_statement()

#define tp_verify_statement(R) ((void) tp_verify_true (R))

Make an assertion at compile time, like C++0x's proposed static_assert keyword. If R is determined to be true, there is no overhead at runtime; if R is determined to be false, compilation will fail.

This macro can be used anywhere that a statement would be allowed; it is equivalent to ((void) tp_verify_true (R)).

This macro will be deprecated in a future telepathy-glib release. Please use GLib 2.20's G_STATIC_ASSERT() macro in new code.

R :

a requirement (constant expression) to be checked at compile-time

Since 0.7.34


tp_g_hash_table_update ()

void                tp_g_hash_table_update              (GHashTable *target,
                                                         GHashTable *source,
                                                         GBoxedCopyFunc key_dup,
                                                         GBoxedCopyFunc value_dup);

Add each item in source to target, replacing any existing item with the same key. key_dup and value_dup are used to duplicate the items; in principle they could also be used to convert between types.

target :

The hash table to be updated

source :

The hash table to update it with (read-only)

key_dup :

function to duplicate a key from source so it can be be stored in target. If NULL, the key is not copied, but is used as-is

value_dup :

function to duplicate a value from source so it can be stored in target. If NULL, the value is not copied, but is used as-is

Since 0.7.0


tp_g_ptr_array_contains ()

gboolean            tp_g_ptr_array_contains             (GPtrArray *haystack,
                                                         gpointer needle);

haystack :

The pointer array to be searched

needle :

The pointer to look for

Returns :

TRUE if needle is one of the elements of haystack

tp_g_ptr_array_extend ()

void                tp_g_ptr_array_extend               (GPtrArray *target,
                                                         GPtrArray *source);

Appends all elements of source to target. Note that this only copies the pointers from source; any duplication or reference-incrementing must be performed by the caller.

After this function has been called, it is safe to call g_ptr_array_free() on source and also free the actual pointer array, as long as doing so does not free the data pointed to by the new items in target.

target :

a GPtrArray to copy items to

source :

a GPtrArray to copy items from

Since 0.14.3


tp_g_value_slice_new ()

GValue *            tp_g_value_slice_new                (GType type);

Slice-allocate an empty GValue. tp_g_value_slice_new_boolean() and similar functions are likely to be more convenient to use for the types supported.

type :

The type desired for the new GValue

Returns :

a newly allocated, newly initialized GValue, to be freed with tp_g_value_slice_free() or g_slice_free().

Since 0.5.14


tp_g_value_slice_new_boolean ()

GValue *            tp_g_value_slice_new_boolean        (gboolean b);

Slice-allocate and initialize a GValue. This function is convenient to use when constructing hash tables from string to GValue, for example.

b :

a boolean value

Returns :

a GValue of type G_TYPE_BOOLEAN with value b, to be freed with tp_g_value_slice_free() or g_slice_free()

Since 0.7.27


tp_g_value_slice_new_boxed ()

GValue *            tp_g_value_slice_new_boxed          (GType type,
                                                         gconstpointer p);

Slice-allocate and initialize a GValue. This function is convenient to use when constructing hash tables from string to GValue, for example.

type :

a boxed type

p :

a pointer of type type, which will be copied

Returns :

a GValue of type type whose value is a copy of p, to be freed with tp_g_value_slice_free() or g_slice_free()

Since 0.7.27


tp_g_value_slice_new_static_boxed ()

GValue *            tp_g_value_slice_new_static_boxed   (GType type,
                                                         gconstpointer p);

Slice-allocate and initialize a GValue. This function is convenient to use when constructing hash tables from string to GValue, for example.

type :

a boxed type

p :

a pointer of type type, which must remain valid forever

Returns :

a GValue of type type whose value is p, to be freed with tp_g_value_slice_free() or g_slice_free()

Since 0.7.27


tp_g_value_slice_new_take_boxed ()

GValue *            tp_g_value_slice_new_take_boxed     (GType type,
                                                         gpointer p);

Slice-allocate and initialize a GValue. This function is convenient to use when constructing hash tables from string to GValue, for example.

type :

a boxed type

p :

a pointer of type type which will be freed with g_boxed_free() by the returned GValue (the caller must own it before calling this function, but no longer owns it after this function returns)

Returns :

a GValue of type type whose value is p, to be freed with tp_g_value_slice_free() or g_slice_free()

Since 0.7.27


tp_g_value_slice_new_double ()

GValue *            tp_g_value_slice_new_double         (double d);

Slice-allocate and initialize a GValue. This function is convenient to use when constructing hash tables from string to GValue, for example.

d :

a number

Returns :

a GValue of type G_TYPE_DOUBLE with value n, to be freed with tp_g_value_slice_free() or g_slice_free()

Since 0.7.27


tp_g_value_slice_new_int ()

GValue *            tp_g_value_slice_new_int            (gint n);

Slice-allocate and initialize a GValue. This function is convenient to use when constructing hash tables from string to GValue, for example.

n :

an integer

Returns :

a GValue of type G_TYPE_INT with value n, to be freed with tp_g_value_slice_free() or g_slice_free()

Since 0.7.27


tp_g_value_slice_new_int64 ()

GValue *            tp_g_value_slice_new_int64          (gint64 n);

Slice-allocate and initialize a GValue. This function is convenient to use when constructing hash tables from string to GValue, for example.

n :

a 64-bit integer

Returns :

a GValue of type G_TYPE_INT64 with value n, to be freed with tp_g_value_slice_free() or g_slice_free()

Since 0.7.27


tp_g_value_slice_new_string ()

GValue *            tp_g_value_slice_new_string         (const gchar *string);

Slice-allocate and initialize a GValue. This function is convenient to use when constructing hash tables from string to GValue, for example.

string :

a string to be copied into the value

Returns :

a GValue of type G_TYPE_STRING whose value is a copy of string, to be freed with tp_g_value_slice_free() or g_slice_free()

Since 0.7.27


tp_g_value_slice_new_static_string ()

GValue *            tp_g_value_slice_new_static_string  (const gchar *string);

Slice-allocate and initialize a GValue. This function is convenient to use when constructing hash tables from string to GValue, for example.

string :

a static string which must remain valid forever, to be pointed to by the value

Returns :

a GValue of type G_TYPE_STRING whose value is string, to be freed with tp_g_value_slice_free() or g_slice_free()

Since 0.7.27


tp_g_value_slice_new_take_string ()

GValue *            tp_g_value_slice_new_take_string    (gchar *string);

Slice-allocate and initialize a GValue. This function is convenient to use when constructing hash tables from string to GValue, for example.

string :

a string which will be freed with g_free() by the returned GValue (the caller must own it before calling this function, but no longer owns it after this function returns)

Returns :

a GValue of type G_TYPE_STRING whose value is string, to be freed with tp_g_value_slice_free() or g_slice_free()

Since 0.7.27


tp_g_value_slice_new_uint ()

GValue *            tp_g_value_slice_new_uint           (guint n);

Slice-allocate and initialize a GValue. This function is convenient to use when constructing hash tables from string to GValue, for example.

n :

an unsigned integer

Returns :

a GValue of type G_TYPE_UINT with value n, to be freed with tp_g_value_slice_free() or g_slice_free()

Since 0.7.27


tp_g_value_slice_new_uint64 ()

GValue *            tp_g_value_slice_new_uint64         (guint64 n);

Slice-allocate and initialize a GValue. This function is convenient to use when constructing hash tables from string to GValue, for example.

n :

a 64-bit unsigned integer

Returns :

a GValue of type G_TYPE_UINT64 with value n, to be freed with tp_g_value_slice_free() or g_slice_free()

Since 0.7.27


tp_g_value_slice_new_byte ()

GValue *            tp_g_value_slice_new_byte           (guchar n);

Slice-allocate and initialize a GValue. This function is convenient to use when constructing hash tables from string to GValue, for example.

n :

an unsigned integer

Returns :

a GValue of type G_TYPE_UCHAR with value n, to be freed with tp_g_value_slice_free() or g_slice_free()

Since 0.11.0


tp_g_value_slice_free ()

void                tp_g_value_slice_free               (GValue *value);

Unset and free a slice-allocated GValue.

(GDestroyNotify) tp_g_value_slice_free can be used as a destructor for values in a GHashTable, for example.

value :

A GValue which was allocated with the g_slice API

tp_g_value_slice_dup ()

GValue *            tp_g_value_slice_dup                (const GValue *value);

value :

A GValue

Returns :

a newly allocated copy of value, to be freed with tp_g_value_slice_free() or g_slice_free().

Since 0.5.14


tp_str_empty ()

gboolean            tp_str_empty                        (const gchar *s);

Return TRUE if s is empty, counting NULL as empty.

s :

a string. [type utf8][transfer none]

Returns :

TRUE if s is either NULL or "". [type boolean]

Since 0.11.1


tp_strdiff ()

gboolean            tp_strdiff                          (const gchar *left,
                                                         const gchar *right);

Return TRUE if the given strings are different. Unlike strcmp this function will handle null pointers, treating them as distinct from any string.

left :

The first string to compare (may be NULL)

right :

The second string to compare (may be NULL)

Returns :

FALSE if left and right are both NULL, or if neither is NULL and both have the same contents; TRUE otherwise

tp_mixin_offset_cast ()

gpointer            tp_mixin_offset_cast                (gpointer instance,
                                                         guint offset);

Extend a pointer by an offset, provided the offset is not 0. This is used to cast from an object instance to one of the telepathy-glib mixin classes.

instance :

A pointer to a structure

offset :

The offset of a structure member in bytes, which must not be 0

Returns :

a pointer offset bytes beyond instance

tp_mixin_class_get_offset ()

guint               tp_mixin_class_get_offset           (gpointer klass,
                                                         GQuark quark);

If the type of klass, or any of its ancestor types, has had an offset attached using qdata with the given quark, return that offset; if not, return 0.

In older telepathy-glib versions, calling this function on an instance that did not have the mixin was considered to be a programming error. Since version 0.13.9, 0 is returned, without error.

This is used to implement the telepathy-glib mixin classes.

klass :

A pointer to a GObjectClass-derived class structure

quark :

A quark that was used to store the offset with g_type_set_qdata()

Returns :

the offset of the mixin class

tp_mixin_instance_get_offset ()

guint               tp_mixin_instance_get_offset        (gpointer instance,
                                                         GQuark quark);

If the type of instance, or any of its ancestor types, has had an offset attached using qdata with the given quark, return that offset. If not, return 0.

In older telepathy-glib versions, calling this function on an instance that did not have the mixin was considered to be a programming error. Since version 0.13.9, 0 is returned, without error.

This is used to implement the telepathy-glib mixin classes.

instance :

A pointer to a GObject-derived instance structure

quark :

A quark that was used to store the offset with g_type_set_qdata()

Returns :

the offset of the mixin

tp_escape_as_identifier ()

gchar *             tp_escape_as_identifier             (const gchar *name);

Escape an arbitrary string so it follows the rules for a C identifier, and hence an object path component, interface element component, bus name component or member name in D-Bus.

Unlike g_strcanon this is a reversible encoding, so it preserves distinctness.

The escaping consists of replacing all non-alphanumerics, and the first character if it's a digit, with an underscore and two lower-case hex digits:

"0123abc_xyz\x01\xff" -> _30123abc_5fxyz_01_ff

i.e. similar to URI encoding, but with _ taking the role of %, and a smaller allowed set. As a special case, "" is escaped to "_" (just for completeness, really).

name :

The string to be escaped

Returns :

the escaped string, which must be freed by the caller with g_free. [transfer full]

tp_strv_contains ()

gboolean            tp_strv_contains                    (const gchar * const *strv,
                                                         const gchar *str);

strv :

a NULL-terminated array of strings, or NULL (which is treated as an empty strv)

str :

a non-NULL string

Returns :

TRUE if str is an element of strv, according to strcmp().

Since 0.7.15


tp_g_key_file_get_int64 ()

gint64              tp_g_key_file_get_int64             (GKeyFile *key_file,
                                                         const gchar *group_name,
                                                         const gchar *key,
                                                         GError **error);

Warning

tp_g_key_file_get_int64 is deprecated and should not be used in newly-written code. Since 0.21.0. Use g_key_file_get_int64() instead.

Returns the value associated with key under group_name as a signed 64-bit integer. This is similar to g_key_file_get_integer() but can return 64-bit results without truncation.

key_file :

a non-NULL GKeyFile

group_name :

a non-NULL group name

key :

a non-NULL key

error :

return location for a GError

Returns :

the value associated with the key as a signed 64-bit integer, or 0 if the key was not found or could not be parsed.

Since 0.7.31


tp_g_key_file_get_uint64 ()

guint64             tp_g_key_file_get_uint64            (GKeyFile *key_file,
                                                         const gchar *group_name,
                                                         const gchar *key,
                                                         GError **error);

Warning

tp_g_key_file_get_uint64 is deprecated and should not be used in newly-written code. Since 0.21.0. Use g_key_file_get_uint64() instead.

Returns the value associated with key under group_name as an unsigned 64-bit integer. This is similar to g_key_file_get_integer() but can return large positive results without truncation.

key_file :

a non-NULL GKeyFile

group_name :

a non-NULL group name

key :

a non-NULL key

error :

return location for a GError

Returns :

the value associated with the key as an unsigned 64-bit integer, or 0 if the key was not found or could not be parsed.

Since 0.7.31


tp_g_signal_connect_object ()

gulong              tp_g_signal_connect_object          (gpointer instance,
                                                         const gchar *detailed_signal,
                                                         GCallback c_handler,
                                                         gpointer gobject,
                                                         GConnectFlags connect_flags);

Connects a GCallback function to a signal for a particular object, as if with g_signal_connect(). Additionally, arranges for the signal handler to be disconnected if gobject is destroyed.

This is similar to g_signal_connect_data(), but uses a closure which ensures that the gobject stays alive during the call to c_handler by temporarily adding a reference count to gobject.

This is similar to g_signal_connect_object(), but doesn't have the documented bug that everyone is too scared to fix. Also, it does not allow you to pass in NULL as gobject

This is intended to be a convenient way for objects to use themselves as user_data for callbacks without having to explicitly disconnect all the handlers in their finalizers.

Changed in 0.10.4 and 0.11.3: G_CONNECT_AFTER is now respected.

instance :

the instance to connect to.

detailed_signal :

a string of the form "signal-name::detail".

c_handler :

the GCallback to connect.

gobject :

the object to pass as data to c_handler.

connect_flags :

a combination of GConnectFlags. Only G_CONNECT_AFTER and G_CONNECT_SWAPPED are supported by this function.

Returns :

the handler id

Since 0.9.2


tp_value_array_build ()

GValueArray *       tp_value_array_build                (gsize length,
                                                         GType type,
                                                         ...);

Creates a new GValueArray for use with structs, containing the values passed in as parameters. The values are copied or reffed as appropriate for their type.

Example 3.  using tp_value_array_build

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   G_TYPE_STRING, host,
   G_TYPE_UINT, port,
   G_TYPE_INVALID);


length :

The number of elements that should be in the array

type :

The type of the first argument.

... :

The value of the first item in the struct followed by a list of type, value pairs terminated by G_TYPE_INVALID.

Returns :

a newly created GValueArray, free with tp_value_array_free()

Since 0.9.2


tp_value_array_unpack ()

void                tp_value_array_unpack               (GValueArray *array,
                                                         gsize len,
                                                         ...);

Unpacks a GValueArray into separate variables.

The contents of the values aren't copied into the variables, and so become invalid when array is freed.

Example 4. using tp_value_array_unpack

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const gchar *host;
guint port;

tp_value_array_unpack (array, 2,
   &host,
   &port);


array :

the array to unpack

len :

The number of elements that should be in the array

... :

a list of correctly typed pointers to store the values in

Since 0.11.0


tp_value_array_free ()

void                tp_value_array_free                 (GValueArray *va);

Free va. This is exactly the same as g_value_array_free(), but does not provoke deprecation warnings from GLib when used in conjunction with tp_value_array_build() and tp_value_array_unpack().

va :

a GValueArray

Since 0.23.0


TpWeakRef

typedef struct _TpWeakRef TpWeakRef;

A simple wrapper for a weak reference to a GObject, suitable for use in asynchronous calls which should only affect the object if it hasn't already been freed.

As well as wrapping a weak reference to an object, this structure can contain an extra pointer to arbitrary data. This is useful for asynchronous calls which act on an object and some second piece of data, which are quite common in practice.

If more than one piece of auxiliary data is required, the user_data argument to the constructor can be a struct or a GValueArray.

Since 0.11.3


tp_weak_ref_new ()

TpWeakRef *         tp_weak_ref_new                     (gpointer object,
                                                         gpointer user_data,
                                                         GDestroyNotify destroy);

Return a new weak reference wrapper for object.

object :

an object to which to take a weak reference. [type GObject.Object]

user_data :

optional additional data to store alongside the weak ref

destroy :

destructor for user_data, called when the weak ref is freed

Returns :

a new weak-reference wrapper Free-function: tp_weak_ref_destroy(). [transfer full]

Since 0.11.3


tp_weak_ref_dup_object ()

gpointer            tp_weak_ref_dup_object              (TpWeakRef *self);

If the weakly referenced object still exists, return a new reference to it. Otherwise, return NULL.

self :

a weak reference

Returns :

a new reference, or NULL. [type GObject.Object][transfer full]

Since 0.11.3


tp_weak_ref_get_user_data ()

gpointer            tp_weak_ref_get_user_data           (TpWeakRef *self);

Return the additional data that was passed to tp_weak_ref_new().

self :

a weak reference

Returns :

the additional data supplied in tp_weak_ref_new(), which may be NULL

Since 0.11.3


tp_weak_ref_destroy ()

void                tp_weak_ref_destroy                 (TpWeakRef *self);

Free a weak reference wrapper. This drops the weak reference to the object (if it still exists), and frees the user data with the user-supplied destructor function if one was provided.

self :

a weak reference. [transfer full]

Since 0.11.3


tp_clear_pointer()

#define             tp_clear_pointer(pp, destroy)

Set a variable holding a pointer to NULL. If it was not already NULL, unref or destroy the object it previously pointed to with destroy.

More precisely, if *pp is non-NULL, set *pp to NULL, then call destroy on the object that *pp previously pointed to.

This is analogous to g_clear_error() for non-error objects, but also ensures that pp is already NULL before the destructor is run.

Typical usage is something like this:

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typedef struct {
  TpConnection *conn;
  GError *error;
  GHashTable *table;
  MyStruct *misc;
} Foo;
Foo *foo;

...

tp_clear_object (&foo->conn);
g_clear_error (&foo->error);
tp_clear_boxed (G_TYPE_HASH_TABLE, &foo->table);
tp_clear_pointer (&foo->misc, my_struct_destroy);

pp :

a pointer to a variable, struct member etc. holding a pointer

destroy :

a function to which a gpointer can be passed, to destroy *pp (if calling this macro from C++, explicitly casting the function to GDestroyNotify may be necessary)

Since 0.11.7


tp_clear_object()

#define tp_clear_object(op) tp_clear_pointer ((op), g_object_unref)

Set a variable holding a GObject to NULL. If it was not already NULL, unref the object it previously pointed to.

This is exactly equivalent to calling tp_clear_pointer() on op, with destroy = g_object_unref(). See tp_clear_pointer() for example usage.

op :

a pointer to a variable, struct member etc. holding a GObject

Since 0.11.7


tp_clear_boxed()

#define             tp_clear_boxed(gtype, pp)

Set a variable holding a boxed object to NULL. If it was not already NULL, destroy the boxed object it previously pointed to, as appropriate for gtype.

More precisely, if *pp is non-NULL, set *pp to NULL, then call g_boxed_free() on the object that *pp previously pointed to.

This is similar to tp_clear_pointer(); see that function's documentation for typical usage.

gtype :

the GType of *pp, e.g. G_TYPE_HASH_TABLE. [type GObject.Type]

pp :

a pointer to a variable, struct member etc. holding a boxed object

Since 0.11.7


tp_simple_async_report_success_in_idle ()

void                tp_simple_async_report_success_in_idle
                                                        (GObject *source,
                                                         GAsyncReadyCallback callback,
                                                         gpointer user_data,
                                                         gpointer source_tag);

Create a new GSimpleAsyncResult with no operation result, and call g_simple_async_result_complete_in_idle() on it.

This is like a successful version of g_simple_async_report_error_in_idle(), suitable for asynchronous functions that (conceptually) either succeed and return nothing, or raise an error, such as tp_proxy_prepare_async().

The corresponding finish function should not call a function that attempts to get a result, such as g_simple_async_result_get_op_res_gpointer().

source :

the source object. [allow-none]

callback :

the callback. [scope async]

user_data :

user data for callback. [closure]

source_tag :

the source tag for the GSimpleAsyncResult

Since 0.11.9


tp_user_action_time_from_x11 ()

gint64              tp_user_action_time_from_x11        (guint32 x11_time);

Convert an X11 timestamp into a user action time as used in Telepathy.

This also works for the timestamps used by GDK 2, GDK 3 and Clutter 1.0; it may or may not work with other toolkits or versions.

x11_time :

an X11 timestamp, or 0 to indicate the current time

Returns :

a nonzero Telepathy user action time, or TP_USER_ACTION_TIME_CURRENT_TIME

Since 0.11.13


tp_user_action_time_should_present ()

gboolean            tp_user_action_time_should_present  (gint64 user_action_time,
                                                         guint32 *x11_time);

Interpret a Telepathy user action time to decide whether a Handler should attempt to gain focus. If TRUE is returned, it would be appropriate to call gtk_window_present_with_time() using x11_time as input, for instance.

x11_time is used to return a timestamp in the right format for X11, GDK 2, GDK 3 and Clutter 1.0; it may or may not work with other toolkits or versions.

user_action_time :

the Telepathy user action time. [type gint64]

x11_time :

a pointer to guint32 used to return an X11 timestamp, or 0 to indicate the current time; if FALSE is returned, the value placed here is not meaningful. [out][allow-none]

Returns :

TRUE if it would be appropriate to present a window

Since 0.11.13


tp_utf8_make_valid ()

gchar *             tp_utf8_make_valid                  (const gchar *name);

Validate that the provided string is valid UTF8. If not, replace all invalid bytes with unicode replacement character (U+FFFD).

This method is a verbatim copy of glib's internal _g_utf8_make_valid() function, and will be deprecated as soon as the glib one becomes public.

name :

string to coerce into UTF8

Returns :

a new valid UTF8 string. [transfer full]

Since 0.13.15