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12<bookinfo>
13   <title>X Session Management Library</title>
14   <subtitle>X Consortium Standard</subtitle>
15   <releaseinfo>X Version 11, Release &fullrelvers;</releaseinfo>
16   <authorgroup>
17      <author>
18         <firstname>Ralph</firstname><surname>Mor</surname>
19         <affiliation><orgname>X Consortium</orgname></affiliation>
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67
68<chapter id='Overview_of_Session_Management'>
69  <title>Overview of Session Management</title>
70
71  <abstract>
72    <para>
73The purpose of the X Session Management Protocol (<acronym>XSMP</acronym>)
74is to provide a uniform mechanism for users to save and restore their
75sessions.  A <firstterm>session</firstterm> is a group of clients,
76each of which has a particular state.  The session is controlled by a
77network service called the <firstterm>session manager</firstterm>.
78The session manager issues commands to its clients on behalf of the
79user.  These commands may cause clients to save their state or to
80terminate.  It is expected that the client will save its state in such
81a way that the client can be restarted at a later time and resume its
82operation as if it had never been terminated.  A client's state might
83include information about the file currently being edited, the current
84position of the insertion point within the file, or the start of an
85uncommitted transaction.  The means by which clients are restarted is
86unspecified by this protocol.
87    </para>
88
89    <para>
90For purposes of this protocol, a <firstterm>client</firstterm> of the
91session manager is defined as a connection to the session manager.  A
92client is typically, though not necessarily, a process running an
93application program connected to an X display.  However, a client may
94be connected to more than one X display or not be connected to any X
95displays at all.
96    </para>
97  </abstract>
98</chapter>
99
100<chapter id='The_Session_Management_Library'>
101  <title>The Session Management Library</title>
102  <abstract>
103    <para>
104The Session Management Library (<abbrev>SMlib</abbrev>) is a low-level
105"C" language interface to XSMP.  It is expected that higher level
106toolkits, such as Xt, will hide many of the details of session
107management from clients.  Higher level toolkits might also be developed
108for session managers to use, but no such effort is currently under way.
109    </para>
110  </abstract>
111
112  <para>
113    SMlib has two parts to it:
114    <itemizedlist mark='bullet'>
115      <listitem><para>One set of functions for clients that want to be part of a session</para></listitem>
116      <listitem><para>One set of functions for session managers to call</para></listitem>
117    </itemizedlist>
118  </para>
119
120  <para>
121Some applications will use both sets of functions and act as
122<firstterm>nested session managers</firstterm>.  That is, they will be
123both a session manager and a client of another session.  An example is
124a mail program that could start a text editor for editing the text of
125a mail message.  The mail program is part of a regular session and, at
126the same time, is also acting as a session manager to the editor.
127  </para>
128
129  <para>
130Clients initialize by connecting to the session manager and obtaining
131a <firstterm>client-ID</firstterm> that uniquely identifies them in
132the session.  The session manager maintains a list of properties for
133each client in the session.  These properties describe the client's
134environment and, most importantly, describe how the client can be
135restarted (via an <property>SmRestartCommand</property>). Clients are
136expected to save their state in such a way as to allow multiple
137instantiations of themselves to be managed independently.  For
138example, clients may use their client-ID as part of a filename in
139which to store the state for a particular instantiation.  The
140client-ID should be saved as part of the <property>SmRestartCommand</property>
141so that the client will retain the same ID after it is restarted.
142  </para>
143
144  <para>
145Once the client initializes itself with the session manager, it must
146be ready to respond to messages from the session manager.  For
147example, it might be asked to save its state or to terminate.  In the
148case of a shutdown, the session manager might give each client a
149chance to interact with the user and cancel the shutdown.
150  </para>
151</chapter>
152
153<chapter id='Understanding_SMlibs_Dependence_on_ICE'>
154  <title>Understanding SMlib's Dependence on ICE</title>
155
156  <para>
157The X Session Management Protocol is layered on top of the
158Inter-Client Exchange (<acronym>ICE</acronym>) Protocol.  The ICE
159protocol is designed to multiplex several protocols over a single
160connection.  As a result, working with SMlib requires a little
161knowledge of how the ICE library works.
162  </para>
163
164  <para>
165The ICE library utilizes callbacks to process messages.  When a client
166detects that there is data to read on an ICE connection, it should
167call the <olink targetdoc='ICElib' targetptr='IceProcessMessages'><function>IceProcessMessages</function></olink> function.
168<olink targetdoc='ICElib' targetptr='IceProcessMessages'><function>IceProcessMessages</function></olink> will read the message header
169and look at the major opcode in order to determine which protocol the
170message was intended for.  The appropriate protocol library will then
171be triggered to unpack the message and hand it off to the client via a
172callback.
173  </para>
174
175  <para>
176The main point to be aware of is that an application using SMlib must
177have some code that detects when there is data to read on an ICE
178connection.  This can be done via a <function>select</function> call
179on the file descriptor for the ICE connection, but more
180typically, <function>XtAppAddInput</function> will be used to register
181a callback that will invoke <olink targetdoc='ICElib' targetptr='IceProcessMessages'><function>IceProcessMessages</function></olink>
182each time there is data to read on the ICE connection.
183  </para>
184
185  <para>
186To further complicate things, knowing which file descriptors to
187call <function>select</function> on requires an understanding of how
188ICE connections are created.  On the client side, a call must be made
189to <xref linkend='SmcOpenConnection' xrefstyle='select: title'/> in order to open a connection
190with a session manager.  <xref linkend='SmcOpenConnection' xrefstyle='select: title'/> will
191internally makea call into <olink targetdoc='ICElib' targetptr='IceOpenConnection'><function>IceOpenConnection</function></olink>
192which will, in turn, determine if an ICE connection already exists
193between the client and session manager.  Most likely, a connection
194will not already exist and a new ICE connection will be created.  The
195main point to be aware of is that, on the client side, it is not
196obvious when ICE connections get created or destroyed, because
197connections are shared when possible.  To deal with this, the ICE
198library lets the application register watch procedures that will be
199invoked each time an ICE connection is opened or closed.  These watch
200procedures could be used to add or remove ICE file descriptors from
201the list of descriptors to call <function>select</function> on.
202  </para>
203
204  <para>
205On the session manager side, things work a bit differently.  The
206session manager has complete control over the creation of ICE
207connections.  The session manager has to first
208call <olink targetdoc='ICElib' targetptr='IceListenForConnections'><function>IceListenForConnections</function></olink> in order to start
209listening for connections from clients.  Once a connection attempt is
210detected, <olink targetdoc='ICElib' targetptr='IceAcceptConnection'><function>IceAcceptConnection</function></olink> must be called, and
211the session manager can simply add the new ICE file descriptor to the
212list of descriptors to call <function>select</function> on.
213
214  </para>
215
216  <para>
217For further information on the library functions related to ICE connections,
218see the <citetitle pubwork='article'>Inter-Client Exchange Library</citetitle>
219standard.
220  </para>
221</chapter>
222
223<chapter id='Header_Files_and_Library_Name'>
224<title>Header Files and Library Name</title>
225
226  <para>
227Applications (both session managers and clients) should include the
228header file &lt;<filename class='headerfile'>X11/SM/SMlib.h</filename>&gt;.
229This header file defines all of the SMlib data structures and function
230prototypes.  <filename class='headerfile'>SMlib.h</filename> includes the
231header file &lt;<filename class='headerfile'>X11/SM/SM.h</filename>&gt;,
232which defines all of the SMlib constants.
233  </para>
234
235  <para>
236Because SMlib is dependent on ICE, applications should link against
237SMlib and ICElib by using
238<quote><option>-lSM</option> <option>-lICE</option></quote>.
239  </para>
240</chapter>
241
242<chapter id='Session_Management_Client_Smc_Functions'>
243  <title>Session Management Client (<acronym>Smc</acronym>) Functions</title>
244
245  <para>
246    This section discusses how Session Management clients:
247    <itemizedlist mark='bullet'>
248      <listitem><para>Connect to the Session Manager</para></listitem>
249      <listitem><para>Close the connection</para></listitem>
250      <listitem><para>Modify callbacks</para></listitem>
251      <listitem><para>Set, delete, and retrieve Session Manager properties</para></listitem>
252      <listitem><para>Interact with the user</para></listitem>
253      <listitem><para>Request a &ldquo;Save Yourself&rdquo;</para></listitem>
254      <listitem><para>Request a &ldquo;Save Yourself Phase 2&rdquo;</para></listitem>
255      <listitem><para>Complete a &ldquo;Save Yourself&rdquo;</para></listitem>
256      <listitem><para>Use Smc informational functions</para></listitem>
257      <listitem><para>Handle Errors</para></listitem>
258    </itemizedlist>
259  </para>
260
261  <sect1 id='Connecting_to_the_Session_Manager'>
262<title>Connecting to the Session Manager</title>
263
264    <para>
265To open a connection with a session manager,
266use <xref linkend='SmcOpenConnection' xrefstyle='select: title'/>
267    </para>
268
269    <funcsynopsis id='SmcOpenConnection'>
270      <funcprototype>
271	<funcdef>SmcConn <function>SmcOpenConnection</function></funcdef>
272	<paramdef>char *<parameter>network_ids_list</parameter></paramdef>
273	<paramdef>SmPointer <parameter>context</parameter></paramdef>
274	<paramdef>int <parameter>xsmp_major_rev</parameter></paramdef>
275	<paramdef>int <parameter>xsmp_minor_rev</parameter></paramdef>
276	<paramdef>unsigned long <parameter>mask</parameter></paramdef>
277	<paramdef>SmcCallbacks *<parameter>callbacks</parameter></paramdef>
278	<paramdef>char *<parameter>previous_id</parameter></paramdef>
279	<paramdef>char **<parameter>client_id_ret</parameter></paramdef>
280	<paramdef>int <parameter>error_length</parameter></paramdef>
281	<paramdef>char *<parameter>error_string_ret</parameter></paramdef>
282      </funcprototype>
283    </funcsynopsis>
284
285    <variablelist remap='IP'>
286      <varlistentry>
287	<term><parameter>network_ids_list</parameter></term>
288	<listitem><para>Specifies the network ID(s) of the session manager.</para></listitem>
289      </varlistentry>
290      <varlistentry>
291	<term><parameter>context</parameter></term>
292	<listitem><para>
293A pointer to an opaque object or <constant>NULL</constant>.  Used to determine
294if an ICE connection can be shared
295(see <link linkend='context_sharing'>below</link>).
296     </para></listitem>
297      </varlistentry>
298      <varlistentry>
299	<term><parameter>xsmp_major_rev</parameter></term>
300	<listitem><para>
301The highest major version of the XSMP the application supports.
302	</para></listitem>
303      </varlistentry>
304      <varlistentry>
305	<term><parameter>xsmp_minor_rev</parameter></term>
306	<listitem><para>
307The highest minor version of the XSMP the application supports (for
308the specified <parameter>xsmp_major_rev</parameter>).
309	</para></listitem>
310      </varlistentry>
311      <varlistentry>
312	<term><parameter>mask</parameter></term>
313	<listitem><para>A mask indicating which callbacks to register.</para></listitem>
314      </varlistentry>
315      <varlistentry>
316	<term><parameter>callbacks</parameter></term>
317	<listitem><para>
318The callbacks to register.  These callbacks are used to respond to
319messages from the session manager.
320	</para></listitem>
321      </varlistentry>
322      <varlistentry>
323	<term><parameter>previous_id</parameter></term>
324	<listitem><para>The client ID from the previous session.</para></listitem>
325      </varlistentry>
326      <varlistentry>
327	<term><parameter>client_id_ret</parameter></term>
328	<listitem><para>The client ID for the current session is returned.</para></listitem>
329      </varlistentry>
330      <varlistentry>
331	<term><parameter>error_length</parameter></term>
332	<listitem><para>Length of the <parameter>error_string_ret</parameter> argument passed in.</para></listitem>
333      </varlistentry>
334      <varlistentry>
335	<term><parameter>error_string_ret</parameter></term>
336	<listitem><para>
337Returns a null-terminated error message, if any.
338The <parameter>error_string_ret</parameter> argument points to user supplied
339memory.  No more than <parameter>error_length</parameter> bytes are used.
340	</para></listitem>
341      </varlistentry>
342    </variablelist>
343
344    <para>
345The <parameter>network_ids_list</parameter> argument is a
346null-terminated string containing a list of network IDs for the session
347manager, separated by commas. If <parameter>network_ids_list</parameter>
348is <constant>NULL</constant>, the value of
349the <envar>SESSION_MANAGER</envar> environment variable will be used.
350Each network ID has the following format:
351
352<informaltable frame='none'>
353  <?dbfo keep-together="always" ?>
354  <tgroup cols='2' align='left' colsep='0' rowsep='0'>
355    <colspec colname='c1' colwidth='1.0*'/>
356    <colspec colname='c2' colwidth='1.5*'/>
357    <tbody>
358      <row>
359        <entry><literal>tcp/</literal><parameter>&lt;hostname&gt;</parameter><literal>:</literal><parameter>&lt;portnumber&gt;</parameter></entry>
360        <entry>or</entry>
361      </row>
362      <row>
363        <entry><literal>decnet/</literal><parameter>&lt;hostname&gt;</parameter><literal>::</literal><parameter>&lt;objname&gt;</parameter></entry>
364        <entry>or</entry>
365      </row>
366      <row>
367        <entry><literal>local/</literal><parameter>&lt;hostname&gt;</parameter><literal>:</literal><parameter>&lt;path&gt;</parameter></entry>
368        <entry></entry>
369      </row>
370    </tbody>
371  </tgroup>
372</informaltable>
373    </para>
374
375    <para>
376An attempt will be made to use the first network ID.  If that fails,
377an attempt will be made using the second network ID, and so on.
378    </para>
379
380    <para>
381After the connection is established, <xref linkend='SmcOpenConnection' xrefstyle='select: title'/>
382registers the client with the session manager.  If the client is being
383restarted from a previous session, <parameter>previous_id</parameter>
384should contain a null terminated string representing the client ID from the
385previous session.  If the client is first joining the session,
386<parameter>previous_id</parameter> should be set to <constant>NULL</constant>.
387If <parameter>previous_id</parameter> is specified but is determined
388to be invalid by the session manager, SMlib will re-register the
389client with <parameter>previous_id</parameter> set to <constant>NULL</constant>.
390    </para>
391
392    <para>
393If <xref linkend='SmcOpenConnection' xrefstyle='select: title'/> succeeds, it returns an
394opaque connection pointer of type <function>SmcConn</function> and the
395<parameter>client_id_ret</parameter> argument contains the client ID to be
396used for this session.  The <parameter>client_id_ret</parameter> should be
397freed with a call to <function>free</function> when no longer needed.  On
398failure, <xref linkend='SmcOpenConnection' xrefstyle='select: title'/> returns
399<constant>NULL</constant>, and the reason for failure is returned in
400<parameter>error_string_ret</parameter>.
401    </para>
402
403    <para>
404Note that SMlib uses the ICE protocol to establish a connection with
405the session manager.  If an ICE connection already exists between the
406client and session manager, it might be possible for the same ICE
407connection to be used for session management.
408    </para>
409
410    <para id='context_sharing'>
411The context argument indicates how willing the client is to share the
412ICE connection with other protocols.  If context is <constant>NULL</constant>,
413then the caller is always willing to share the connection.  If context is not
414<constant>NULL</constant>, then the caller is not willing to use a previously
415opened ICE connection that has a different non-<constant>NULL</constant>
416context associated with it.
417    </para>
418
419    <para>
420As previously discussed
421(<link linkend='Understanding_SMlibs_Dependence_on_ICE'>section 3,
422&ldquo;Understanding SMlib's Dependence on ICE&rdquo;</link>), the
423client will have to keep track of when ICE connections are created or
424destroyed (using <olink targetdoc='ICElib' targetptr='IceAddConnectionWatch'><function>IceAddConnectionWatch</function></olink>
425and <olink targetdoc='ICElib' targetptr='IceRemoveConnectionWatch'><function>IceRemoveConnectionWatch</function></olink> and will have to
426call <olink targetdoc='ICElib' targetptr='IceProcessMessages'><function>IceProcessMessages</function></olink> each time
427a <function>select</function> shows that there is data to read on an
428ICE connection.  For further information, see the
429<citetitle pubwork='article'>Inter-Client Exchange Library</citetitle>
430standard.
431    </para>
432
433    <para>
434The callbacks argument contains a set of callbacks used to respond to
435session manager events.  The mask argument specifies which callbacks
436are set.  All of the callbacks specified in this version of SMlib are
437mandatory.  The mask argument is necessary in order to maintain
438backwards compatibility in future versions of the library.
439    </para>
440
441    <para>
442The following values may be ORed together to obtain a
443<parameter>mask</parameter> value:
444
445      <simplelist type='vert'>
446	<member><constant>SmcSaveYourselfProcMask</constant></member>
447	<member><constant>SmcDieProcMask</constant></member>
448	<member><constant>SmcSaveCompleteProcMask</constant></member>
449	<member><constant>SmcShutdownCancelledProcMask</constant></member>
450      </simplelist>
451    </para>
452
453    <para>
454For each callback, the client can register a pointer to client data.
455When SMlib invokes the callback, it will pass the client data pointer.
456    </para>
457
458<!-- .ne 4  IGNORED -->
459
460<synopsis>
461typedef struct {
462
463	struct {
464		SmcSaveYourselfProc callback;
465		SmPointer client_data;
466	} save_yourself;
467
468	struct {
469		SmcDieProc callback;
470		SmPointer client_data;
471	} die;
472
473	struct {
474		SmcSaveCompleteProc callback;
475		SmPointer client_data;
476	} save_complete;
477
478	struct {
479		SmcShutdownCancelledProc callback;
480		SmPointer client_data;
481	} shutdown_cancelled;
482
483} SmcCallbacks;
484</synopsis>
485
486    <sect2 id='The_Save_Yourself_Callback'>
487<title>The Save Yourself Callback</title>
488
489      <para>
490The Save Yourself callback is of type <function>SmcSaveYourselfProc</function>
491      </para>
492
493<funcsynopsis id='SaveYourselfProc'>
494<funcprototype>
495  <funcdef>typedef void (*<function>SaveYourselfProc</function>)</funcdef>
496    <paramdef>SmcConn <parameter>smc_conn</parameter></paramdef>
497    <paramdef>SmcConn <parameter>client_data</parameter></paramdef>
498    <paramdef>int <parameter>save_type</parameter></paramdef>
499    <paramdef>Bool <parameter>shutdown</parameter></paramdef>
500    <paramdef>int <parameter>interact_style</parameter></paramdef>
501    <paramdef>Bool <parameter>fast</parameter></paramdef>
502</funcprototype>
503</funcsynopsis>
504
505<variablelist remap='IP'>
506  <varlistentry>
507    <term><parameter>smc_conn</parameter></term>
508    <listitem><para>The session management connection object.</para></listitem>
509  </varlistentry>
510  <varlistentry>
511    <term><parameter>client_data</parameter></term>
512    <listitem><para>Client data specified when the callback was registered.</para></listitem>
513  </varlistentry>
514  <varlistentry>
515    <term><parameter>save_type</parameter></term>
516    <listitem><para>Specifies the type of information that should be saved.</para></listitem>
517  </varlistentry>
518  <varlistentry>
519    <term><parameter>shut_down</parameter></term>
520    <listitem><para>Specifies if a shutdown is taking place.</para></listitem>
521  </varlistentry>
522  <varlistentry>
523    <term><parameter>interact_style</parameter></term>
524    <listitem><para>The type of interaction allowed with the user.</para></listitem>
525  </varlistentry>
526  <varlistentry>
527    <term><parameter>fast</parameter></term>
528    <listitem><para>if <symbol>True</symbol>, then client should save its state as quickly as possible.</para></listitem>
529  </varlistentry>
530</variablelist>
531
532      <para>
533The session manager sends a &ldquo;Save Yourself&rdquo; message to a
534client either to checkpoint it or just before termination so that it
535can save its state.  The client responds with zero or more calls
536to <xref linkend='SmcSetProperties' xrefstyle='select: title'/> to update the properties
537indicating how to restart the client.  When all the properties have
538been set, the client calls <xref linkend='SmcSaveYourselfDone' xrefstyle='select: title'/>
539      </para>
540
541      <para>
542If <parameter>interact_style</parameter> is
543<constant>SmInteractStyleNone</constant> the
544client must not interact with the user while saving state.
545If <parameter>interact_style</parameter> is
546<constant>SmInteractStyleErrors</constant> the
547client may interact with the user only if an error condition arises.
548If <parameter>interact_style</parameter> is
549<constant>SmInteractStyleAny</constant> then the
550client may interact with the user for any purpose.  Because only one
551client can interact with the user at a time, the client must
552call <xref linkend='SmcInteractRequest' xrefstyle='select: title'/> and wait for an
553&ldquo;Interact&rdquo; message from the session manager.  When the
554client is done interacting with the user, it
555calls <xref linkend='SmcInteractDone' xrefstyle='select: title'/> The client may only
556call <xref linkend='SmcInteractRequest' xrefstyle='select: title'/> after it receives a
557&ldquo;Save Yourself&rdquo; message and before it
558calls <xref linkend='SmcSaveYourselfDone' xrefstyle='select: title'/>
559      </para>
560
561      <para>
562If <parameter>save_type</parameter> is <constant>SmSaveLocal</constant> the
563client must update the properties to reflect its current state.  Specifically,
564it should save enough information to restore the state as seen by the
565user of this client.  It should not affect the state as seen by other users.
566If <parameter>save_type</parameter> is <constant>SmSaveGlobal</constant>
567the user wants the client to commit all of its data to permanent, globally
568accessible storage.
569If <parameter>save_type</parameter> is <constant>SmSaveBoth</constant>
570the client should do both of these (it should first commit the data to
571permanent storage before updating its properties).
572      </para>
573
574      <para>
575Some examples are as follows:
576
577        <itemizedlist mark='bullet'>
578	  <listitem><para>
579If a word processor were sent a &ldquo;Save Yourself&rdquo; with a
580type of <constant>SmSaveLocal</constant> it could create a temporary
581file that included the current contents of the file, the location of
582the cursor, and other aspects of the current editing session.  It
583would then update its <property>SmRestartCommand</property> property with
584enough information to find this temporary file.
585	  </para></listitem>
586	  <listitem><para>
587If a word processor were sent a &ldquo;Save Yourself&rdquo; with a
588type of <constant>SmSaveGlobal</constant> it would simply save the
589currently edited file.
590	  </para></listitem>
591	  <listitem><para>
592If a word processor were sent a &ldquo;Save Yourself&rdquo; with a
593type of <constant>SmSaveBoth</constant> it would first save the
594currently edited file.  It would then create a temporary file with
595information such as the current position of the cursor and what file
596is being edited.  Finally, it would update its
597<property>SmRestartCommand</property> property with enough information
598to find the temporary file.
599	  </para></listitem>
600	</itemizedlist>
601      </para>
602
603      <para>
604The <parameter>shutdown</parameter> argument specifies whether the
605system is being shut down.
606The interaction is different depending on whether or not shutdown is
607set.  If not shutting down, the client should save its state and wait
608for a &ldquo;Save Complete&rdquo; message.  If shutting down, the
609client must save state and then prevent interaction until it receives
610either a &ldquo;Die&rdquo; or a &ldquo;Shutdown Cancelled.&rdquo;
611      </para>
612
613      <para>
614The <parameter>fast</parameter> argument specifies that the client
615should save its state as quickly as possible.  For example, if the
616session manager knows that power is about to fail, it would
617set <parameter>fast</parameter> to <constant>True</constant>.
618      </para>
619    </sect2>
620
621    <sect2 id='The_Die_Callback'>
622<title>The Die Callback</title>
623
624      <para>
625The Die callback is of type <xref linkend='SmcDieProc' xrefstyle='select: title'/>
626      </para>
627
628<funcsynopsis id='SmcDieProc'>
629<funcprototype>
630  <funcdef>typedef void (*<function>SmcDieProc</function>)</funcdef>
631    <paramdef>SmcConn <parameter>smc_conn</parameter></paramdef>
632    <paramdef>SmcConn <parameter>client_data</parameter></paramdef>
633</funcprototype>
634</funcsynopsis>
635
636<variablelist remap='IP'>
637  <varlistentry>
638    <term><parameter>smc_conn</parameter></term>
639    <listitem><para>The session management connection object.</para></listitem>
640  </varlistentry>
641  <varlistentry>
642    <term><parameter>client_data</parameter></term>
643    <listitem><para>Client data specified when the callback was registered.</para></listitem>
644  </varlistentry>
645</variablelist>
646
647
648      <para>
649The session manager sends a &ldquo;Die&rdquo; message to a client when
650it wants it to die.  The client should respond by calling
651<xref linkend='SmcCloseConnection' xrefstyle='select: title'/>.  A session manager that
652behaves properly will send a &ldquo;Save Yourself&rdquo; message
653before the &ldquo;Die&rdquo; message.
654      </para>
655    </sect2>
656
657    <sect2 id='The_Save_Complete_Callback'>
658<title>The Save Complete Callback</title>
659
660      <para>
661The Save Complete callback is of type <xref linkend='SmcSaveCompleteProc' xrefstyle='select: title'/>
662      </para>
663
664<funcsynopsis id='SmcSaveCompleteProc'>
665   <funcprototype>
666      <funcdef>typedef void (*<function>SmcSaveCompleteProc</function>)</funcdef>
667      <paramdef>SmcConn <parameter>smc_conn</parameter></paramdef>
668      <paramdef>SmPointer <parameter>client_data</parameter></paramdef>
669  </funcprototype>
670</funcsynopsis>
671
672<variablelist remap='IP'>
673  <varlistentry>
674    <term><parameter>smc_conn</parameter></term>
675    <listitem><para>The session management connection object.</para></listitem>
676  </varlistentry>
677  <varlistentry>
678    <term><parameter>client_data</parameter></term>
679    <listitem><para>Client data specified when the callback was registered.</para></listitem>
680  </varlistentry>
681</variablelist>
682    </sect2>
683
684
685    <sect2 id='The_Shutdown_Cancelled_Callback'>
686<title>The Shutdown Cancelled Callback</title>
687
688      <para>
689The Shutdown Cancelled callback is of type
690<xref linkend='SmcShutdownCancelledProc' xrefstyle='select: title'/>
691      </para>
692
693<funcsynopsis id='SmcShutdownCancelledProc'>
694   <funcprototype>
695      <funcdef>typedef void (*<function>SmcShutdownCancelledProc</function>)</funcdef>
696      <paramdef>SmcConn <parameter>smc_conn</parameter></paramdef>
697      <paramdef>SmPointer <parameter>client_data</parameter></paramdef>
698  </funcprototype>
699</funcsynopsis>
700
701<variablelist remap='IP'>
702  <varlistentry>
703    <term><parameter>smc_conn</parameter></term>
704    <listitem><para>The session management connection object.</para></listitem>
705  </varlistentry>
706  <varlistentry>
707    <term><parameter>client_data</parameter></term>
708    <listitem><para>Client data specified when the callback was registered.</para></listitem>
709  </varlistentry>
710</variablelist>
711
712      <para>
713The session manager sends a &ldquo;Shutdown Cancelled&rdquo; message
714when the user cancelled the shutdown during an interaction
715(see <link linkend='Interacting_With_the_User'>section 5.5,
716&ldquo;Interacting With the User&rdquo;</link>).  The client can now
717continue as if the shutdown had never happened.  If the client has not
718called <xref linkend='SmcSaveYourselfDone' xrefstyle='select: title'/> yet, it can either
719abort the save and then call <xref linkend='SmcSaveYourselfDone' xrefstyle='select: title'/>
720with the success argument set to <constant>False</constant> or it can
721continue with the save and then call <xref linkend='SmcSaveYourselfDone' xrefstyle='select: title'/>
722with the <parameter>success</parameter> argument set to reflect the outcome
723of the save.
724      </para>
725    </sect2>
726  </sect1>
727
728  <sect1 id='Closing_the_Connection'>
729<title>Closing the Connection</title>
730
731    <para>
732To close a connection with a session manager,
733use <xref linkend='SmcCloseConnection' xrefstyle='select: title'/>
734    </para>
735
736<funcsynopsis id='SmcCloseConnection'>
737   <funcprototype>
738      <funcdef>SmcCloseStatus <function>SmcCloseConnection</function></funcdef>
739      <paramdef>SmcConn <parameter>smc_conn</parameter></paramdef>
740      <paramdef>int <parameter>count</parameter></paramdef>
741      <paramdef>char **<parameter>reason_msgs</parameter></paramdef>
742  </funcprototype>
743</funcsynopsis>
744<variablelist remap='IP'>
745  <varlistentry>
746    <term><parameter>smc_conn</parameter></term>
747    <listitem><para>The session management connection object.</para></listitem>
748  </varlistentry>
749  <varlistentry>
750    <term><parameter>count</parameter></term>
751    <listitem><para>The number of reasons for closing the connection.</para></listitem>
752  </varlistentry>
753  <varlistentry>
754    <term><parameter>reason_msgs</parameter></term>
755    <listitem><para>The reasons for closing the connection.</para></listitem>
756  </varlistentry>
757</variablelist>
758
759    <para>
760The <parameter>reason_msgs</parameter> argument will most likely be
761<constant>NULL</constant> if resignation is expected by the client.
762Otherwise, it contains a list of null-terminated Compound Text strings
763representing the reason for termination.  The session manager should
764display these reason messages to the user.
765    </para>
766
767    <para>
768Note that SMlib used the ICE protocol to establish a connection with
769the session manager, and various protocols other than session
770management may be active on the ICE connection.
771When <xref linkend='SmcCloseConnection' xrefstyle='select: title'/> is called, the ICE
772connection will be closed only if all protocols have been shutdown on
773the connection.  Check the ICElib standard
774for <olink targetdoc='ICElib' targetptr='IceAddConnectionWatch'><function>IceAddConnectionWatch</function></olink>
775and <olink targetdoc='ICElib' targetptr='IceRemoveConnectionWatch'><function>IceRemoveConnectionWatch</function></olink> to learn how to set
776up a callback to be invoked each time an ICE connection is opened or
777closed.  Typically this callback adds/removes the ICE file descriptor
778from the list of active descriptors to call <function>select</function> on
779(or calls <function>XtAppAddInput</function> or
780<function>XtRemoveInput</function>).
781    </para>
782
783
784    <para>
785<xref linkend='SmcCloseConnection' xrefstyle='select: title'/> returns one of the following values:
786
787      <itemizedlist mark='bullet'>
788	<listitem><para>
789<constant>SmcClosedNow</constant> - the ICE connection was closed at
790this time, the watch procedures were invoked, and the connection was freed.
791	</para></listitem>
792	<listitem><para>
793<constant>SmcClosedASAP</constant> - an IO error had occurred on the
794connection, but <xref linkend='SmcCloseConnection' xrefstyle='select: title'/> is being
795called within a nested <olink targetdoc='ICElib' targetptr='IceProcessMessages'><function>IceProcessMessages</function></olink> The
796watch procedures have been invoked at this time, but the connection
797will be freed as soon as possible (when the nesting level reaches zero
798and <olink targetdoc='ICElib' targetptr='IceProcessMessages'><function>IceProcessMessages</function></olink> returns a status
799of <function>IceProcessMessagesConnectionClosed</function>
800	</para> </listitem>
801	<listitem><para>
802<constant>SmcConnectionInUse</constant> - the connection was not closed at
803this time, because it is being used by other active protocols.
804	</para> </listitem>
805      </itemizedlist>
806    </para>
807  </sect1>
808
809
810  <sect1 id='Modifying_Callbacks'>
811<title>Modifying Callbacks</title>
812
813    <para>
814To modify callbacks set up in <xref linkend='SmcOpenConnection' xrefstyle='select: title'/>
815use <xref linkend='SmcModifyCallbacks' xrefstyle='select: title'/>
816    </para>
817
818<funcsynopsis id='SmcModifyCallbacks'>
819   <funcprototype>
820      <funcdef>void <function>SmcModifyCallbacks</function></funcdef>
821      <paramdef>SmcConn <parameter>smc_conn</parameter></paramdef>
822      <paramdef>unsigned long <parameter>mask</parameter></paramdef>
823      <paramdef>SmcCallbacks *<parameter>callbacks</parameter></paramdef>
824  </funcprototype>
825</funcsynopsis>
826<variablelist remap='IP'>
827  <varlistentry>
828    <term><parameter>smc_conn</parameter></term>
829    <listitem><para>The session management connection object.</para></listitem>
830  </varlistentry>
831  <varlistentry>
832    <term><parameter>mask</parameter></term>
833    <listitem><para>A mask indicating which callbacks to modify.</para></listitem>
834  </varlistentry>
835  <varlistentry>
836    <term><parameter>callbacks</parameter></term>
837    <listitem><para>The new callbacks.</para></listitem>
838  </varlistentry>
839</variablelist>
840
841    <para>
842When specifying a value for the <parameter>mask</parameter> argument,
843the following values may be ORed together:
844
845      <simplelist type='vert'>
846	<member><constant>SmcSaveYourselfProcMask</constant></member>
847	<member><constant>SmcDieProcMask</constant></member>
848	<member><constant>SmcSaveCompleteProcMask</constant></member>
849	<member><constant>SmcShutdownCancelledProcMask</constant></member>
850      </simplelist>
851    </para>
852  </sect1>
853
854  <sect1 id='Setting_Deleting_and_Retrieving_Session_Management_Properties'>
855<title>Setting, Deleting, and Retrieving Session Management Properties</title>
856
857    <para>
858To set session management properties for this client,
859use <xref linkend='SmcSetProperties' xrefstyle='select: title'/>
860    </para>
861
862<funcsynopsis id='SmcSetProperties'>
863   <funcprototype>
864      <funcdef>void <function>SmcSetProperties</function></funcdef>
865      <paramdef>SmcConn <parameter>smc_conn</parameter></paramdef>
866      <paramdef>int <parameter>num_props</parameter></paramdef>
867      <paramdef>SmProp **<parameter>props</parameter></paramdef>
868  </funcprototype>
869</funcsynopsis>
870
871<variablelist remap='IP'>
872  <varlistentry>
873    <term><parameter>smc_conn</parameter></term>
874    <listitem><para>The session management connection object.</para></listitem>
875  </varlistentry>
876  <varlistentry>
877    <term><parameter>num_props</parameter></term>
878    <listitem><para>The number of properties.</para></listitem>
879  </varlistentry>
880  <varlistentry>
881    <term><parameter>props</parameter></term>
882    <listitem><para>The list of properties to set.</para></listitem>
883  </varlistentry>
884</variablelist>
885
886
887    <para>
888The properties are specified as an array of property pointers.
889Previously set property values may be over-written using
890the <xref linkend='SmcSetProperties' xrefstyle='select: title'/> function.  Note that the
891session manager is not expected to restore property values when the
892session is restarted.  Because of this, clients should not try to use
893the session manager as a database for storing application specific state.
894    </para>
895
896    <para>
897For a description of session management properties and
898the <structname>SmProp</structname> structure,
899see <link linkend='Session_Management_Properties'>section 7,
900&ldquo;Session Management Properties.&rdquo;</link>
901    </para>
902
903
904    <para>
905To delete properties previously set by the client,
906use <xref linkend='SmcDeleteProperties' xrefstyle='select: title'/>
907    </para>
908
909<funcsynopsis id='SmcDeleteProperties'>
910   <funcprototype>
911      <funcdef>void <function>SmcDeleteProperties</function></funcdef>
912      <paramdef>SmcConn <parameter>smc_conn</parameter></paramdef>
913      <paramdef>int <parameter>num_props</parameter></paramdef>
914      <paramdef>char **<parameter>prop_names</parameter></paramdef>
915  </funcprototype>
916</funcsynopsis>
917<variablelist remap='IP'>
918  <varlistentry>
919    <term><parameter>smc_conn</parameter></term>
920    <listitem><para>The session management connection object.</para></listitem>
921  </varlistentry>
922  <varlistentry>
923    <term><parameter>num_props</parameter></term>
924    <listitem><para>The number of properties.</para></listitem>
925  </varlistentry>
926  <varlistentry>
927    <term><parameter>prop_names</parameter></term>
928    <listitem><para>The list of properties to set.</para></listitem>
929  </varlistentry>
930</variablelist>
931
932    <para>
933To get properties previously stored by the client,
934use <xref linkend='SmcGetProperties' xrefstyle='select: title'/>
935    </para>
936
937<funcsynopsis id='SmcGetProperties'>
938   <funcprototype>
939      <funcdef>Status <function>SmcGetProperties</function></funcdef>
940      <paramdef>SmcConn <parameter>smc_conn</parameter></paramdef>
941      <paramdef>SmcPropReplyProc <parameter>prop_reply_proc</parameter></paramdef>
942      <paramdef>SmPointer <parameter>client_data</parameter></paramdef>
943  </funcprototype>
944</funcsynopsis>
945
946<variablelist remap='IP'>
947  <varlistentry>
948    <term><parameter>smc_conn</parameter></term>
949    <listitem><para>The session management connection object.</para></listitem>
950  </varlistentry>
951  <varlistentry>
952    <term><parameter>prop_reply_proc</parameter></term>
953    <listitem><para>The callback to be invoked when the properties reply comes back.</para></listitem>
954  </varlistentry>
955  <varlistentry>
956    <term><parameter>client_data</parameter></term>
957    <listitem><para>This pointer to client data will be passed to the <xref linkend='SmcPropReplyProc' xrefstyle='select: title'/> callback.</para></listitem>
958  </varlistentry>
959</variablelist>
960
961    <para>
962The return value of <xref linkend='SmcGetProperties' xrefstyle='select: title'/> is zero for
963failure and a positive value for success.
964    </para>
965
966    <para>
967Note that the library does not block until the properties reply comes
968back.  Rather, a callback of type <xref linkend='SmcPropReplyProc' xrefstyle='select: title'/>
969is invoked when the data is ready.
970    </para>
971
972<funcsynopsis id='SmcPropReplyProc'>
973   <funcprototype>
974      <funcdef>typedef void (*<function>SmcPropReplyProc</function>)</funcdef>
975      <paramdef>SmcConn <parameter>smc_conn</parameter></paramdef>
976      <paramdef>SmPointer <parameter>client_data</parameter></paramdef>
977      <paramdef>int <parameter>num_props</parameter></paramdef>
978      <paramdef>SmProp **<parameter>props</parameter></paramdef>
979  </funcprototype>
980</funcsynopsis>
981
982<variablelist remap='IP'>
983  <varlistentry>
984    <term><parameter>smc_conn</parameter></term>
985    <listitem><para>The session management connection object.</para></listitem>
986  </varlistentry>
987  <varlistentry>
988    <term><parameter>client_data</parameter></term>
989    <listitem><para>This pointer to client data will be passed to the <xref linkend='SmcPropReplyProc' xrefstyle='select: title'/> callback.</para></listitem>
990  </varlistentry>
991  <varlistentry>
992    <term><parameter>num_props</parameter></term>
993    <listitem><para>The number of properties returned.</para></listitem>
994  </varlistentry>
995  <varlistentry>
996    <term><parameter>props</parameter></term>
997    <listitem><para>The list of properties returned.</para></listitem>
998  </varlistentry>
999</variablelist>
1000
1001    <para>
1002To free each property, use <xref linkend='SmFreeProperty' xrefstyle='select: title'/>
1003(see <link linkend='Freeing_Data'>section 8, &ldquo;Freeing
1004Data&rdquo;</link>).  To free the actual array of pointers,
1005use <function>free</function>
1006    </para>
1007  </sect1>
1008
1009  <sect1 id='Interacting_With_the_User'>
1010<title>Interacting With the User</title>
1011
1012    <para>
1013After receiving a &ldquo;Save Yourself&rdquo; message with an
1014<parameter>interact_style</parameter> of
1015<constant>SmInteractStyleErrors</constant>
1016or <constant>SmInteractStyleAny</constant> the client may choose to
1017interact with the user.  Because only one client can interact with the
1018user at a time, the client must call <xref linkend='SmcInteractRequest' xrefstyle='select: title'/>
1019and wait for an &ldquo;Interact&rdquo; message from the session manager.
1020    </para>
1021
1022<funcsynopsis id='SmcInteractRequest'>
1023   <funcprototype>
1024      <funcdef>Status <function>SmcInteractRequest</function></funcdef>
1025      <paramdef>SmcConn <parameter>smc_conn</parameter></paramdef>
1026      <paramdef>int <parameter>dialog_type</parameter></paramdef>
1027      <paramdef>SmcInteractProc <parameter>interact_proc</parameter></paramdef>
1028      <paramdef>SmPointer <parameter>client_data</parameter></paramdef>
1029  </funcprototype>
1030</funcsynopsis>
1031
1032<variablelist remap='IP'>
1033  <varlistentry>
1034    <term><parameter>smc_conn</parameter></term>
1035    <listitem><para>The session management connection object.</para></listitem>
1036  </varlistentry>
1037  <varlistentry>
1038    <term><parameter>dialog_type</parameter></term>
1039    <listitem><para>The type of dialog the client wishes to present to the user.</para></listitem>
1040  </varlistentry>
1041  <varlistentry>
1042    <term><parameter>interact_proc</parameter></term>
1043    <listitem><para>The callback to be invoked when the &ldquo;Interact&rdquo; message arrives from the session manager.</para></listitem>
1044  </varlistentry>
1045  <varlistentry>
1046    <term><parameter>client_data</parameter></term>
1047    <listitem><para>
1048This pointer to client data will be passed to
1049the <xref linkend='SmcInteractProc' xrefstyle='select: title'/> callback when the
1050&ldquo;Interact&rdquo; message arrives.
1051    </para></listitem>
1052  </varlistentry>
1053</variablelist>
1054
1055    <para>
1056The return value of <xref linkend='SmcInteractRequest' xrefstyle='select: title'/> is zero
1057for failure and a positive value for success.
1058    </para>
1059
1060    <para>
1061The <parameter>dialog_type</parameter> argument specifies
1062either <constant>SmDialogError</constant> indicating that the client
1063wants to start an error dialog, or <constant>SmDialogNormal</constant>
1064meaning that the client wishes to start a nonerror dialog.
1065    </para>
1066
1067    <para>
1068Note that if a shutdown is in progress, the user may have the option
1069of cancelling the shutdown.  If the shutdown is cancelled, the clients
1070that have not interacted yet with the user will receive a
1071&ldquo;Shutdown Cancelled&rdquo; message instead of the
1072&ldquo;Interact&rdquo; message.
1073    </para>
1074
1075    <para>
1076The <xref linkend='SmcInteractProc' xrefstyle='select: title'/> callback will be invoked when
1077the &ldquo;Interact&rdquo; message arrives from the session manager.
1078    </para>
1079
1080<funcsynopsis id='SmcInteractProc'>
1081   <funcprototype>
1082      <funcdef>typedef void (*<function>SmcInteractProc</function>)</funcdef>
1083      <paramdef>SmcConn <parameter>smc_conn</parameter></paramdef>
1084      <paramdef>SmPointer <parameter>client_data</parameter></paramdef>
1085  </funcprototype>
1086</funcsynopsis>
1087
1088<variablelist remap='IP'>
1089  <varlistentry>
1090    <term><parameter>smc_conn</parameter></term>
1091    <listitem><para>The session management connection object.</para></listitem>
1092  </varlistentry>
1093  <varlistentry>
1094    <term><parameter>client_data</parameter></term>
1095    <listitem><para>Client data specified when the callback was registered.</para></listitem>
1096  </varlistentry>
1097</variablelist>
1098
1099    <para>
1100After interacting with the user (in response to an &ldquo;Interact&rdquo;
1101message), you should call <xref linkend='SmcInteractDone' xrefstyle='select: title'/>
1102    </para>
1103
1104<funcsynopsis id='SmcInteractDone'>
1105   <funcprototype>
1106      <funcdef>void <function>SmcInteractDone</function></funcdef>
1107      <paramdef>SmcConn <parameter>smc_conn</parameter></paramdef>
1108      <paramdef>Bool <parameter>cancel_shutdown</parameter></paramdef>
1109  </funcprototype>
1110</funcsynopsis>
1111
1112<variablelist remap='IP'>
1113  <varlistentry>
1114    <term><parameter>smc_conn</parameter></term>
1115    <listitem><para>The session management connection object.</para></listitem>
1116  </varlistentry>
1117  <varlistentry>
1118    <term><parameter>cancel_shutdown</parameter></term>
1119    <listitem><para>If <constant>True</constant>, indicates that the user requests that the entire shutdown be cancelled.</para></listitem>
1120  </varlistentry>
1121</variablelist>
1122    <para>
1123The <parameter>cancel_shutdown</parameter> argument may only be
1124<constant>True</constant> if the corresponding &ldquo;Save Yourself&rdquo;
1125specified <constant>True</constant> for shutdown
1126and <constant>SmInteractStyleErrors</constant>
1127or <constant>SmInteractStyleAny</constant> for
1128the <parameter>interact_style</parameter>.
1129    </para>
1130  </sect1>
1131
1132  <sect1 id='Requesting_a_Save_Yourself'>
1133<title>Requesting a Save Yourself</title>
1134
1135    <para>
1136To request a checkpoint from the session manager,
1137use <xref linkend='SmcRequestSaveYourself' xrefstyle='select: title'/>
1138    </para>
1139
1140<funcsynopsis id='SmcRequestSaveYourself'>
1141   <funcprototype>
1142      <funcdef>void <function>SmcRequestSaveYourself</function></funcdef>
1143      <paramdef>SmcConn <parameter>smc_conn</parameter></paramdef>
1144      <paramdef>int <parameter>save_type</parameter></paramdef>
1145      <paramdef>Bool <parameter>shutdown</parameter></paramdef>
1146      <paramdef>int <parameter>interact_style</parameter></paramdef>
1147      <paramdef>Bool <parameter>fast</parameter></paramdef>
1148      <paramdef>Bool <parameter>global</parameter></paramdef>
1149  </funcprototype>
1150</funcsynopsis>
1151
1152
1153<variablelist remap='IP'>
1154  <varlistentry>
1155    <term><parameter>smc_conn</parameter></term>
1156    <listitem><para>The session management connection object.</para></listitem>
1157  </varlistentry>
1158  <varlistentry>
1159    <term><parameter>save_type</parameter></term>
1160    <listitem><para>Specifies the type of information that should be saved.</para></listitem>
1161  </varlistentry>
1162  <varlistentry>
1163    <term><parameter>shutdown</parameter></term>
1164    <listitem><para>Specifies if a shutdown is taking place.</para></listitem>
1165  </varlistentry>
1166  <varlistentry>
1167    <term><parameter>interact_style</parameter></term>
1168    <listitem><para>The type of interaction allowed with the user.</para></listitem>
1169  </varlistentry>
1170  <varlistentry>
1171    <term><parameter>fast</parameter></term>
1172    <listitem><para>If <constant>True</constant> the client should save its state as quickly as possible.</para></listitem>
1173  </varlistentry>
1174  <varlistentry>
1175    <term><parameter>global</parameter></term>
1176    <listitem><para>Controls who gets the &ldquo;Save Yourself.&rdquo;</para></listitem>
1177  </varlistentry>
1178</variablelist>
1179
1180    <para>
1181The <parameter>save_type</parameter>, <parameter>shutdown</parameter>,
1182<parameter>interact_style</parameter>, and <parameter>fast</parameter>
1183arguments are discussed in more detail in
1184<link linkend='The_Save_Yourself_Callback'>section 5.1.1,
1185&ldquo;The Save Yourself Callback.&rdquo;</link>
1186    </para>
1187
1188    <para>
1189If <parameter>global</parameter> is set to <constant>True</constant> then
1190the resulting &ldquo;Save Yourself&rdquo; should be sent to all clients in the
1191session.  For example, a vendor of a Uninterruptible Power Supply
1192(<acronym>UPS</acronym>) might include a Session Management client
1193that would monitor the status of the UPS and generate a fast shutdown
1194if the power is about to be lost.
1195    </para>
1196
1197    <para>
1198If global is set to <constant>False</constant> then the &ldquo;Save
1199Yourself&rdquo; should only be sent to the client that requested it.
1200    </para>
1201  </sect1>
1202
1203  <sect1 id='Requesting_a_Save_Yourself_Phase_2_2'>
1204<title>Requesting a Save Yourself Phase 2</title>
1205
1206    <para>
1207In response to a &ldquo;Save Yourself&rdquo;, the client may request to be
1208informed when all the other clients are quiescent so that it can save their
1209state.  To do so, use <xref linkend='SmcRequestSaveYourselfPhase2' xrefstyle='select: title'/>
1210    </para>
1211
1212<funcsynopsis id='SmcRequestSaveYourselfPhase2'>
1213   <funcprototype>
1214      <funcdef>Status <function>SmcRequestSaveYourselfPhase2</function></funcdef>
1215      <paramdef>SmcConn <parameter>smc_conn</parameter></paramdef>
1216      <paramdef>SmcSaveYourselfPhase2Proc <parameter>save_yourself_phase2_proc</parameter></paramdef>
1217      <paramdef>SmPointer <parameter>client_data</parameter></paramdef>
1218  </funcprototype>
1219</funcsynopsis>
1220
1221<variablelist remap='IP'>
1222  <varlistentry>
1223    <term><parameter>smc_conn</parameter></term>
1224    <listitem><para>The session management connection object.</para></listitem>
1225  </varlistentry>
1226  <varlistentry>
1227    <term><parameter>save_type_phase2_proc</parameter></term>
1228    <listitem><para>The callback to be invoked when the &ldquo;Save Yourself Phase 2&rdquo; message arrives from the session manager.</para></listitem>
1229  </varlistentry>
1230  <varlistentry>
1231    <term><parameter>client_data</parameter></term>
1232    <listitem><para>This pointer to client data will be passed to the <function>SmcSaveYourselfPhase2Proc</function> callback when the &ldquo;Save Yourself Phase 2&rdquo; message arrives.</para></listitem>
1233  </varlistentry>
1234</variablelist>
1235
1236    <para>
1237The return value of <xref linkend='SmcRequestSaveYourselfPhase2' xrefstyle='select: title'/>
1238is zero for failure and a positive value for success.
1239    </para>
1240
1241    <para>
1242This request is needed by clients that manage other clients (for
1243example, window managers, workspace managers, and so on).  The manager
1244must make sure that all of the clients that are being managed are in
1245an idle state so that their state can be saved.
1246    </para>
1247  </sect1>
1248
1249  <sect1 id='Completing_a_Save_Yourself'>
1250<title>Completing a Save Yourself</title>
1251
1252    <para>
1253After saving state in response to a &ldquo;Save Yourself&rdquo;
1254message, you should call <xref linkend='SmcSaveYourselfDone' xrefstyle='select: title'/>
1255    </para>
1256
1257<funcsynopsis id='SmcSaveYourselfDone'>
1258   <funcprototype>
1259      <funcdef>void <function>SmcSaveYourselfDone</function></funcdef>
1260      <paramdef>SmcConn <parameter>smc_conn</parameter></paramdef>
1261      <paramdef>Bool <parameter>success</parameter></paramdef>
1262  </funcprototype>
1263</funcsynopsis>
1264
1265<variablelist remap='IP'>
1266  <varlistentry>
1267    <term><parameter>smc_conn</parameter></term>
1268    <listitem><para>The session management connection object.</para></listitem>
1269  </varlistentry>
1270  <varlistentry>
1271    <term><parameter>success</parameter></term>
1272    <listitem><para>If <constant>True</constant> the &ldquo;Save Yourself&rdquo; operation was completed successfully.</para></listitem>
1273  </varlistentry>
1274</variablelist>
1275
1276    <para>
1277Before calling <xref linkend='SmcSaveYourselfDone' xrefstyle='select: title'/> the client
1278must have set each required property at least once since the client
1279registered with the session manager.
1280    </para>
1281  </sect1>
1282
1283  <sect1 id='Using_Smc_Informational_Functions'>
1284<title>Using Smc Informational Functions</title>
1285
1286<funcsynopsis id='SmcProtocolVersion'>
1287   <funcprototype>
1288      <funcdef>int <function>SmcProtocolVersion</function></funcdef>
1289      <paramdef>SmcConn <parameter>smc_conn</parameter></paramdef>
1290  </funcprototype>
1291</funcsynopsis>
1292
1293    <para>
1294<xref linkend='SmcProtocolVersion' xrefstyle='select: title'/> returns the major version of
1295the session management protocol associated with this session.
1296    </para>
1297
1298
1299<funcsynopsis id='SmcProtocolRevision'>
1300   <funcprototype>
1301      <funcdef>int <function>SmcProtocolRevision</function></funcdef>
1302      <paramdef>SmcConn <parameter>smc_conn</parameter></paramdef>
1303  </funcprototype>
1304</funcsynopsis>
1305
1306    <para>
1307<xref linkend='SmcProtocolRevision' xrefstyle='select: title'/> returns the minor version of
1308the session management protocol associated with this session.
1309    </para>
1310
1311<funcsynopsis id='SmcVendor'>
1312   <funcprototype>
1313      <funcdef>char *<function>SmcVendor</function></funcdef>
1314      <paramdef>SmcConn <parameter>smc_conn</parameter></paramdef>
1315  </funcprototype>
1316</funcsynopsis>
1317
1318    <para>
1319<xref linkend='SmcVendor' xrefstyle='select: title'/> returns a string that provides some
1320identification of the owner of the session manager.  The string should
1321be freed with a call to <function>free</function>
1322    </para>
1323
1324<funcsynopsis id='SmcRelease'>
1325   <funcprototype>
1326      <funcdef>char *<function>SmcRelease</function></funcdef>
1327      <paramdef>SmcConn <parameter>smc_conn</parameter></paramdef>
1328  </funcprototype>
1329</funcsynopsis>
1330
1331    <para>
1332<xref linkend='SmcRelease' xrefstyle='select: title'/> returns a string that provides the
1333release number of the session manager.  The string should be freed
1334with a call to <function>free</function>
1335    </para>
1336
1337<funcsynopsis id='SmcClientID'>
1338   <funcprototype>
1339      <funcdef>char *<function>SmcClientID</function></funcdef>
1340      <paramdef>SmcConn <parameter>smc_conn</parameter></paramdef>
1341  </funcprototype>
1342</funcsynopsis>
1343
1344    <para>
1345<xref linkend='SmcClientID' xrefstyle='select: title'/> returns a null-terminated string for
1346the client ID associated with this connection.  This information was
1347also returned in <xref linkend='SmcOpenConnection' xrefstyle='select: title'/> (it is
1348provided here for convenience).  Call <function>free</function> on
1349this pointer when the client ID is no longer needed.
1350    </para>
1351
1352<funcsynopsis id='SmcGetIceConnection'>
1353   <funcprototype>
1354      <funcdef>IceConn <function>SmcGetIceConnection</function></funcdef>
1355      <paramdef>SmcConn <parameter>smc_conn</parameter></paramdef>
1356  </funcprototype>
1357</funcsynopsis>
1358
1359    <para>
1360<xref linkend='SmcGetIceConnection' xrefstyle='select: title'/> returns the ICE connection
1361object associated with this session management connection object.  The
1362ICE connection object can be used to get some additional information
1363about the connection.  Some of the more useful functions which can be
1364used on the IceConn are <function>IceConnectionNumber</function>,
1365<function>IceConnectionString</function>,
1366<olink targetdoc='ICElib' targetptr='IceLastSentSequenceNumber'><function>IceLastSentSequenceNumber</function></olink>,
1367<function>IceLastReceivedSequenceNumber</function>,
1368and <olink targetdoc='ICElib' targetptr='IcePing'><function>IcePing</function></olink>. For further information, see
1369the <citetitle pubwork='article'>Inter-Client Exchange Library</citetitle>
1370standard.
1371    </para>
1372  </sect1>
1373
1374  <sect1 id='Error_Handling'>
1375<title>Error Handling</title>
1376
1377    <para>
1378If the client receives an unexpected protocol error from the session
1379manager, an error handler is invoked by SMlib.  A default error
1380handler exists that simply prints the error message
1381to <varname>stderr</varname> and exits if the severity of the error
1382is fatal.  The client can change this error handler by calling
1383the <xref linkend='SmcSetErrorHandler' xrefstyle='select: title'/> function.
1384    </para>
1385
1386<funcsynopsis id='SmcSetErrorHandler'>
1387  <funcprototype>
1388      <funcdef>SmcErrorHandler <function>SmcSetErrorHandler</function></funcdef>
1389      <paramdef>SmcErrorHandler <parameter>handler</parameter></paramdef>
1390  </funcprototype>
1391</funcsynopsis>
1392
1393    <para>
1394The error handler.  You should pass <constant>NULL</constant> to
1395restore the default handler.
1396    </para>
1397
1398
1399    <para>
1400<xref linkend='SmcSetErrorHandler' xrefstyle='select: title'/> returns the previous error handler.
1401    </para>
1402
1403    <para>
1404The <xref linkend='SmcErrorHandler' xrefstyle='select: title'/> has the following type:
1405    </para>
1406
1407<funcsynopsis id='SmcErrorHandler'>
1408   <funcprototype>
1409      <funcdef>typedef void (*<function>SmcErrorHandler</function>)</funcdef>
1410      <paramdef>SmcConn <parameter>smc_conn</parameter></paramdef>
1411      <paramdef>Bool <parameter>swap</parameter></paramdef>
1412      <paramdef>int <parameter>offending_minor_opcode</parameter></paramdef>
1413      <paramdef>unsigned long <parameter>offending_sequence_num</parameter></paramdef>
1414      <paramdef>int <parameter>error_class</parameter></paramdef>
1415      <paramdef>int <parameter>severity</parameter></paramdef>
1416      <paramdef>IcePointer <parameter>values</parameter></paramdef>
1417  </funcprototype>
1418</funcsynopsis>
1419
1420<variablelist remap='IP'>
1421  <varlistentry>
1422    <term><parameter>smc_conn</parameter></term>
1423    <listitem><para>The session management connection object.</para></listitem>
1424  </varlistentry>
1425  <varlistentry>
1426     <term><parameter>swap</parameter></term>
1427     <listitem><para>A flag that indicates if the specified values need byte swapping.</para></listitem>
1428  </varlistentry>
1429  <varlistentry>
1430     <term><parameter>offending_minor_opcode</parameter></term>
1431     <listitem><para>The minor opcode of the offending message.</para></listitem>
1432  </varlistentry>
1433  <varlistentry>
1434     <term><parameter>offending_sequence_num</parameter></term>
1435     <listitem><para>The sequence number of the offending message.</para></listitem>
1436  </varlistentry>
1437  <varlistentry>
1438     <term><parameter>error_class</parameter></term>
1439     <listitem><para>The error class of the offending message.</para></listitem>
1440  </varlistentry>
1441  <varlistentry>
1442     <term><parameter>severity</parameter></term>
1443     <listitem><para><constant>IceCanContinue</constant>,
1444	 <constant>IceFatalToProtocol</constant>, or
1445	 <constant>IceFatalToConnection</constant>
1446     </para></listitem>
1447  </varlistentry>
1448  <varlistentry>
1449     <term><parameter>values</parameter></term>
1450     <listitem><para>Any additional error values specific to the minor opcode and class.</para></listitem>
1451  </varlistentry>
1452</variablelist>
1453
1454    <para>
1455Note that this error handler is invoked for protocol related errors.
1456To install an error handler to be invoked when an IO error occurs, use
1457<olink targetdoc='ICElib' targetptr='IceSetIOErrorHandler'><function>IceSetIOErrorHandler</function></olink> For further information, see
1458the <citetitle pubwork='article'>Inter-Client Exchange Library</citetitle>
1459standard.
1460    </para>
1461  </sect1>
1462</chapter>
1463
1464<chapter id='Session_Management_Server_Sms_Functions'>
1465  <title>Session Management Server (<acronym>Sms</acronym>) Functions</title>
1466
1467  <para>
1468This section discusses how Session Management servers:
1469
1470    <itemizedlist mark='bullet'>
1471      <listitem><para>Initialize the library</para></listitem>
1472      <listitem><para>Register the client</para></listitem>
1473      <listitem><para>Send a &ldquo;Save Yourself&rdquo; message</para></listitem>
1474      <listitem><para>Send a &ldquo;Save Yourself Phase 2&rdquo; message</para></listitem>
1475      <listitem><para>Send an &ldquo;Interact&rdquo; message</para></listitem>
1476      <listitem><para>Send a &ldquo;Save Complete&rdquo; message</para></listitem>
1477      <listitem><para>Send a &ldquo;Die&rdquo; message</para></listitem>
1478      <listitem><para>Cancel a shutdown</para></listitem>
1479      <listitem><para>Return properties</para></listitem>
1480      <listitem><para>Ping a client</para></listitem>
1481      <listitem><para>Clean up after a client disconnects</para></listitem>
1482      <listitem><para>Use Sms informational functions</para></listitem>
1483      <listitem><para>Handle errors</para></listitem>
1484    </itemizedlist>
1485  </para>
1486
1487  <sect1 id='Initializing_the_Library'>
1488<title>Initializing the Library</title>
1489
1490    <para>
1491<xref linkend='SmsInitialize' xrefstyle='select: title'/> is the first SMlib function that
1492should be called by a session manager.  It provides information about
1493the session manager and registers a callback that will be invoked each
1494time a new client connects to the session manager.
1495    </para>
1496
1497<funcsynopsis id='SmsInitialize'>
1498   <funcprototype>
1499      <funcdef>Status <function>SmsInitialize</function></funcdef>
1500      <paramdef>const char *<parameter>vendor</parameter></paramdef>
1501      <paramdef>const char *<parameter>release</parameter></paramdef>
1502      <paramdef>SmsNewClientProc <parameter>new_client_proc</parameter></paramdef>
1503      <paramdef>SmPointer <parameter>manager_data</parameter></paramdef>
1504      <paramdef>IceHostBasedAuthProc <parameter>host_based_auth_proc</parameter></paramdef>
1505      <paramdef>int <parameter>error_length</parameter></paramdef>
1506      <paramdef>char *<parameter>error_string_ret</parameter></paramdef>
1507  </funcprototype>
1508</funcsynopsis>
1509
1510
1511
1512<variablelist remap='IP'>
1513  <varlistentry>
1514    <term><parameter>vendor</parameter></term>
1515    <listitem><para>A string specifying the session manager vendor.</para></listitem>
1516  </varlistentry>
1517  <varlistentry>
1518    <term><parameter>release</parameter></term>
1519    <listitem><para>A string specifying the session manager release number.</para></listitem>
1520  </varlistentry>
1521  <varlistentry>
1522    <term><parameter>new_client_proc</parameter></term>
1523    <listitem><para>Callback to be invoked each time a new client connects to the session manager.</para></listitem>
1524  </varlistentry>
1525  <varlistentry>
1526    <term><parameter>manager_data</parameter></term>
1527    <listitem><para>When the <xref linkend='SmsNewClientProc' xrefstyle='select: title'/> callback is invoked, this pointer to manager data will be passed.</para></listitem>
1528  </varlistentry>
1529  <varlistentry>
1530    <term><parameter>host_based_auth_proc</parameter></term>
1531    <listitem><para>Host based authentication callback.</para></listitem>
1532  </varlistentry>
1533  <varlistentry>
1534    <term><parameter>error_length</parameter></term>
1535    <listitem><para>Length of the <parameter>error_string_ret</parameter> argument passed in.</para></listitem>
1536  </varlistentry>
1537  <varlistentry>
1538    <term><parameter>error_string_ret</parameter></term>
1539    <listitem><para>
1540Returns a null-terminated error message, if any.
1541The <parameter>error_string_ret</parameter> points to user supplied memory.
1542No more than <parameter>error_length</parameter> bytes are used.
1543    </para></listitem>
1544  </varlistentry>
1545</variablelist>
1546
1547    <para>
1548After the <xref linkend='SmsInitialize' xrefstyle='select: title'/> function is called, the
1549session manager should call the <olink targetdoc='ICElib' targetptr='IceListenForConnections'><function>IceListenForConnections</function></olink>
1550function to listen for new connections.  Afterwards, each time a
1551client connects, the session manager should
1552call <olink targetdoc='ICElib' targetptr='IceAcceptConnection'><function>IceAcceptConnection</function></olink>
1553    </para>
1554
1555    <para>
1556See <link linkend='Authentication_of_Clients'>section 9,
1557&ldquo;Authentication of Clients,&rdquo;</link> for more details on
1558authentication (including host based authentication).  Also see
1559the <citetitle pubwork='article'>Inter-Client Exchange
1560Library</citetitle> standard for further details on listening for and
1561accepting ICE connections.
1562    </para>
1563
1564    <para>
1565Each time a new client connects to the session manager,
1566the <xref linkend='SmsNewClientProc' xrefstyle='select: title'/> callback is invoked.  The
1567session manager obtains a new opaque connection object that it should
1568use for all future interaction with the client.  At this time, the
1569session manager must also register a set of callbacks to respond to
1570the different messages that the client might send.
1571    </para>
1572
1573<funcsynopsis id='SmsNewClientProc'>
1574   <funcprototype>
1575      <funcdef>typedef Status (*<function>SmsNewClientProc</function>)</funcdef>
1576      <paramdef>SmsConn <parameter>sms_conn</parameter></paramdef>
1577      <paramdef>SmPointer <parameter>manager_data</parameter></paramdef>
1578      <paramdef>unsigned long *<parameter>mask_ret</parameter></paramdef>
1579      <paramdef>SmsCallbacks *<parameter>callbacks_ret</parameter></paramdef>
1580      <paramdef>char **<parameter>failure_reason_ret</parameter></paramdef>
1581  </funcprototype>
1582</funcsynopsis>
1583
1584<variablelist remap='IP'>
1585  <varlistentry>
1586    <term><parameter>sms_conn</parameter></term>
1587    <listitem><para>A new opaque connection object.</para></listitem>
1588  </varlistentry>
1589  <varlistentry>
1590    <term><parameter>manager_data</parameter></term>
1591    <listitem><para>Manager data specified when the callback was registered.</para></listitem>
1592  </varlistentry>
1593  <varlistentry>
1594    <term><parameter>mask_ret</parameter></term>
1595    <listitem><para>On return, indicates which callbacks were set by the session manager.</para></listitem>
1596  </varlistentry>
1597  <varlistentry>
1598    <term><parameter>callbacks_ret</parameter></term>
1599    <listitem><para>On return, contains the callbacks registered by the session manager.</para></listitem>
1600  </varlistentry>
1601  <varlistentry>
1602    <term><parameter>failure_reason_ret</parameter></term>
1603    <listitem><para>Failure reason returned.</para></listitem>
1604  </varlistentry>
1605</variablelist>
1606
1607    <para>
1608If a failure occurs, the <xref linkend='SmsNewClientProc' xrefstyle='select: title'/> should
1609return a zero status as well as allocate and return a failure reason
1610string in <parameter>failure_reason_ret</parameter>.
1611SMlib will be responsible for freeing this memory.
1612    </para>
1613
1614    <para>
1615The session manager must register a set of callbacks to respond to
1616client events.  The <parameter>mask_ret</parameter> argument specifies
1617which callbacks are set.  All of the callbacks specified in this version of
1618SMlib are mandatory.  The <parameter>mask_ret</parameter> argument is
1619necessary in order to maintain backwards compatibility in future versions
1620of the library.
1621    </para>
1622
1623    <para>
1624The following values may be ORed together to obtain a mask value:
1625
1626      <simplelist type='vert'>
1627	<member><constant>SmsRegisterClientProcMask</constant></member>
1628	<member><constant>SmsInteractRequestProcMask</constant></member>
1629	<member><constant>SmsInteractDoneProcMask</constant></member>
1630	<member><constant>SmsSaveYourselfRequestProcMask</constant></member>
1631	<member><constant>SmsSaveYourselfP2RequestProcMask</constant></member>
1632	<member><constant>SmsSaveYourselfDoneProcMask</constant></member>
1633	<member><constant>SmsCloseConnectionProcMask</constant></member>
1634	<member><constant>SmsSetPropertiesProcMask</constant></member>
1635	<member><constant>SmsDeletePropertiesProcMask</constant></member>
1636	<member><constant>SmsGetPropertiesProcMask</constant></member>
1637      </simplelist>
1638    </para>
1639
1640    <para>
1641For each callback, the session manager can register a pointer to
1642manager data specific to that callback.  This pointer will be passed
1643to the callback when it is invoked by SMlib.
1644    </para>
1645
1646<synopsis>
1647typedef struct {
1648	struct {
1649		SmsRegisterClientProc callback;
1650		SmPointer manager_data;
1651	} register_client;
1652
1653	struct {
1654		SmsInteractRequestProc callback;
1655		SmPointer manager_data;
1656	} interact_request;
1657
1658	struct {
1659		SmsInteractDoneProc callback;
1660		SmPointer manager_data;
1661	} interact_done;
1662
1663	struct {
1664		SmsSaveYourselfRequestProc callback;
1665		SmPointer manager_data;
1666	} save_yourself_request;
1667
1668	struct {
1669		SmsSaveYourselfPhase2RequestProc callback;
1670		SmPointer manager_data;
1671	} save_yourself_phase2_request;
1672
1673	struct {
1674		SmsSaveYourselfDoneProc callback;
1675		SmPointer manager_data;
1676	} save_yourself_done;
1677
1678	struct {
1679		SmsCloseConnectionProc callback;
1680		SmPointer manager_data;
1681	} close_connection;
1682
1683	struct {
1684		SmsSetPropertiesProc callback;
1685		SmPointer manager_data;
1686	} set_properties;
1687
1688	struct {
1689		SmsDeletePropertiesProc callback;
1690		SmPointer manager_data;
1691	} delete_properties;
1692
1693	struct {
1694		SmsGetPropertiesProc callback;
1695		SmPointer manager_data;
1696	} get_properties;
1697
1698} SmsCallbacks;
1699</synopsis>
1700
1701    <sect2 id='The_Register_Client_Callback'>
1702<title>The Register Client Callback</title>
1703
1704      <para>
1705The Register Client callback is the first callback that will be
1706invoked after the client connects to the session manager.  Its type
1707is <xref linkend='SmsRegisterClientProc' xrefstyle='select: title'/>
1708      </para>
1709
1710<funcsynopsis id='SmsRegisterClientProc'>
1711   <funcprototype>
1712      <funcdef>typedef Status (*<function>SmsRegisterClientProc</function>)</funcdef>
1713      <paramdef>SmsConn <parameter>sms_conn</parameter></paramdef>
1714      <paramdef>SmPointer <parameter>manager_data</parameter></paramdef>
1715      <paramdef>char *<parameter>previous_id</parameter></paramdef>
1716  </funcprototype>
1717</funcsynopsis>
1718
1719<variablelist remap='IP'>
1720  <varlistentry>
1721    <term><parameter>sms_conn</parameter></term>
1722    <listitem><para>The session management connection object.</para></listitem>
1723  </varlistentry>
1724  <varlistentry>
1725    <term><parameter>manager_data</parameter></term>
1726    <listitem><para>Manager data specified when the callback was registered.</para></listitem>
1727  </varlistentry>
1728  <varlistentry>
1729    <term><parameter>previous_id</parameter></term>
1730    <listitem><para>The client ID from the previous session.</para></listitem>
1731  </varlistentry>
1732</variablelist>
1733
1734      <para>
1735Before any further interaction takes place with the client, the client
1736must be registered with the session manager.
1737      </para>
1738
1739      <para>
1740If the client is being restarted from a previous session,
1741<parameter>previous_id</parameter> will contain a null-terminated string
1742representing the client ID from the previous session.
1743Call <function>free</function> on the <parameter>previous_id</parameter>
1744pointer when it is no longer needed.  If the client is first joining the
1745session, <parameter>previous_id</parameter> will be <constant>NULL</constant>.
1746      </para>
1747
1748      <para>
1749If <parameter>previous_id</parameter> is invalid, the session manager should
1750not register the client at this time.  This callback should return a status
1751of zero, which will cause an error message to be sent to the client.  The
1752client should re-register with previous_id set to <constant>NULL</constant>.
1753      </para>
1754
1755      <para>
1756Otherwise, the session manager should register the client with a unique
1757client ID by calling the <xref linkend='SmsRegisterClientReply' xrefstyle='select: title'/>
1758function (to be discussed shortly), and the
1759<xref linkend='SmsRegisterClientProc' xrefstyle='select: title'/> callback should return a
1760status of one.
1761      </para>
1762    </sect2>
1763
1764    <sect2 id='The_Interact_Request_Callback'>
1765<title>The Interact Request Callback</title>
1766
1767      <para>
1768The Interact Request callback is of
1769type <xref linkend='SmsInteractRequestProc' xrefstyle='select: title'/>
1770      </para>
1771
1772<funcsynopsis id='SmsInteractRequestProc'>
1773   <funcprototype>
1774      <funcdef>typedef void (*<function>SmsInteractRequestProc</function>)</funcdef>
1775      <paramdef>SmsConn <parameter>sms_conn</parameter></paramdef>
1776      <paramdef>SmPointer <parameter>manager_data</parameter></paramdef>
1777      <paramdef>int <parameter>dialog_type</parameter></paramdef>
1778  </funcprototype>
1779</funcsynopsis>
1780
1781<variablelist remap='IP'>
1782  <varlistentry>
1783    <term><parameter>sms_conn</parameter></term>
1784    <listitem><para>The session management connection object.</para></listitem>
1785  </varlistentry>
1786  <varlistentry>
1787    <term><parameter>manager_data</parameter></term>
1788    <listitem><para>Manager data specified when the callback was registered.</para></listitem>
1789  </varlistentry>
1790  <varlistentry>
1791    <term><parameter>dialog_type</parameter></term>
1792    <listitem><para>The type of dialog the client wishes to present to the user.</para></listitem>
1793  </varlistentry>
1794</variablelist>
1795
1796      <para>
1797When a client receives a &ldquo;Save Yourself&rdquo; message with an
1798<parameter>interact_style</parameter> of
1799<constant>SmInteractStyleErrors</constant>
1800or <constant>SmInteractStyleAny</constant> the client may choose to
1801interact with the user.  Because only one client can interact with the
1802user at a time, the client must request to interact with the user.
1803The session manager should keep a queue of all clients wishing to
1804interact.  It should send an &ldquo;Interact&rdquo; message to one
1805client at a time and wait for an &ldquo;Interact Done&rdquo; message
1806before continuing with the next client.
1807      </para>
1808
1809      <para>
1810The <parameter>dialog_type</parameter> argument specifies
1811either <constant>SmDialogError</constant> indicating that the client
1812wants to start an error dialog, or <constant>SmDialogNormal</constant>
1813meaning that the client wishes to start a nonerror dialog.
1814      </para>
1815
1816      <para>
1817If a shutdown is in progress, the user may have the option of
1818cancelling the shutdown.  If the shutdown is cancelled (specified in
1819the &ldquo;Interact Done&rdquo; message), the session manager should
1820send a &ldquo;Shutdown Cancelled&rdquo; message to each client that
1821requested to interact.
1822      </para>
1823    </sect2>
1824
1825    <sect2 id='The_Interact_Done_Callback'>
1826<title>The Interact Done Callback</title>
1827
1828      <para>
1829When the client is done interacting with the user,
1830the <xref linkend='SmsInteractDoneProc' xrefstyle='select: title'/> callback will be invoked.
1831      </para>
1832
1833<funcsynopsis id='SmsInteractDoneProc'>
1834   <funcprototype>
1835      <funcdef>typedef void (*<function>SmsInteractDoneProc</function>)</funcdef>
1836      <paramdef>SmsConn <parameter>sms_conn</parameter></paramdef>
1837      <paramdef>SmPointer <parameter>manager_data</parameter></paramdef>
1838      <paramdef>Bool <parameter>cancel_shutdown</parameter></paramdef>
1839  </funcprototype>
1840</funcsynopsis>
1841
1842<variablelist remap='IP'>
1843  <varlistentry>
1844    <term><parameter>sms_conn</parameter></term>
1845    <listitem><para>The session management connection object.</para></listitem>
1846  </varlistentry>
1847  <varlistentry>
1848    <term><parameter>manager_data</parameter></term>
1849    <listitem><para>Manager data specified when the callback was registered.</para></listitem>
1850  </varlistentry>
1851  <varlistentry>
1852    <term><parameter>cancel_shutdown</parameter></term>
1853    <listitem><para>Specifies if the user requests that the entire shutdown be cancelled.</para></listitem>
1854  </varlistentry>
1855</variablelist>
1856
1857      <para>
1858Note that the shutdown can be cancelled only if the corresponding
1859&ldquo;Save Yourself&rdquo; specified <constant>True</constant> for
1860shutdown and <constant>SmInteractStyleErrors</constant>
1861or <constant>SmInteractStyleAny</constant> for the
1862<parameter>interact_style</parameter>.
1863      </para>
1864    </sect2>
1865
1866
1867    <sect2 id='The_Save_Yourself_Request_Callback'>
1868<title>The Save Yourself Request Callback</title>
1869
1870      <para>
1871The Save Yourself Request callback is of
1872type <function>SmsSaveYourselfRequestProc</function>
1873      </para>
1874
1875<funcsynopsis id='SaveYourselfRequestProc'>
1876   <funcprototype>
1877      <funcdef>typedef void (*<function>SaveYourselfRequestProc</function>)</funcdef>
1878      <paramdef>SmsConn <parameter>sms_conn</parameter></paramdef>
1879      <paramdef>SmPointer <parameter>manager_data</parameter></paramdef>
1880      <paramdef>int <parameter>save_type</parameter></paramdef>
1881      <paramdef>Bool <parameter>shutdown</parameter></paramdef>
1882      <paramdef>int <parameter>interact_style</parameter></paramdef>
1883      <paramdef>Bool <parameter>fast</parameter></paramdef>
1884      <paramdef>Bool <parameter>global</parameter></paramdef>
1885  </funcprototype>
1886</funcsynopsis>
1887
1888<variablelist remap='IP'>
1889  <varlistentry>
1890    <term><parameter>sms_conn</parameter></term>
1891    <listitem><para>The session management connection object.</para></listitem>
1892  </varlistentry>
1893  <varlistentry>
1894    <term><parameter>manager_data</parameter></term>
1895    <listitem><para>Manager data specified when the callback was registered.</para></listitem>
1896  </varlistentry>
1897  <varlistentry>
1898    <term><parameter>save_type</parameter></term>
1899    <listitem><para>Specifies the type of information that should be saved.</para></listitem>
1900  </varlistentry>
1901  <varlistentry>
1902    <term><parameter>shutdown</parameter></term>
1903    <listitem><para>Specifies if a shutdown is taking place.</para></listitem>
1904  </varlistentry>
1905  <varlistentry>
1906    <term><parameter>interact_style</parameter></term>
1907    <listitem><para>The type of interaction allowed with the user.</para></listitem>
1908  </varlistentry>
1909  <varlistentry>
1910    <term><parameter>fast</parameter></term>
1911    <listitem><para>If <constant>True</constant> the client should save its state as quickly as possible.</para></listitem>
1912  </varlistentry>
1913  <varlistentry>
1914    <term><parameter>global</parameter></term>
1915    <listitem><para>Controls who gets the &ldquo;Save Yourself.&rdquo;</para></listitem>
1916  </varlistentry>
1917</variablelist>
1918
1919      <para>
1920The Save Yourself Request prompts the session manager to initiate a
1921checkpoint or shutdown.  For information on the
1922<parameter>save_type</parameter>, <parameter>shutdown</parameter>,
1923<parameter>interact_style</parameter>, and <parameter>fast</parameter>
1924arguments, see <link linkend='Sending_a_Save_Yourself_Message'>section 6.3,
1925&ldquo;Sending a Save Yourself Message.&rdquo;</link>
1926      </para>
1927
1928      <para>
1929If <parameter>global</parameter> is set to <constant>True</constant> then the
1930resulting &ldquo;Save Yourself&rdquo; should be sent to all applications.
1931If <parameter>global</parameter> is set to <constant>False</constant> then the
1932&ldquo;Save Yourself&rdquo; should only be sent to the client that requested it.
1933      </para>
1934    </sect2>
1935
1936    <sect2 id='The_Save_Yourself_Phase_2_Request_Callback'>
1937<title>The Save Yourself Phase 2 Request Callback</title>
1938
1939      <para>
1940The Save Yourself Phase 2 Request callback is of
1941type <xref linkend='SmsSaveYourselfPhase2RequestProc' xrefstyle='select: title'/>
1942      </para>
1943
1944<funcsynopsis id='SmsSaveYourselfPhase2RequestProc'>
1945   <funcprototype>
1946      <funcdef>typedef void (*<function>SmsSaveYourselfPhase2RequestProc</function>)</funcdef>
1947      <paramdef>SmsConn <parameter>sms_conn</parameter></paramdef>
1948      <paramdef>SmPointer <parameter>manager_data</parameter></paramdef>
1949  </funcprototype>
1950</funcsynopsis>
1951
1952<variablelist remap='IP'>
1953  <varlistentry>
1954    <term><parameter>sms_conn</parameter></term>
1955    <listitem><para>The session management connection object.</para></listitem>
1956  </varlistentry>
1957  <varlistentry>
1958    <term><parameter>manager_data</parameter></term>
1959    <listitem><para>Manager data specified when the callback was registered.</para></listitem>
1960  </varlistentry>
1961</variablelist>
1962
1963      <para>
1964This request is sent by clients that manage other clients (for
1965example, window managers, workspace managers, and so on).  Such
1966managers must make sure that all of the clients that are being managed
1967are in an idle state so that their state can be saved.
1968      </para>
1969    </sect2>
1970
1971    <sect2 id='The_Save_Yourself_Done_Callback'>
1972<title>The Save Yourself Done Callback</title>
1973
1974      <para>
1975When the client is done saving its state in response to a
1976&ldquo;Save Yourself&rdquo; message,
1977the <function>SmsSaveYourselfDoneProc</function> will be invoked.
1978      </para>
1979
1980<funcsynopsis id='SaveYourselfDoneProc'>
1981   <funcprototype>
1982      <funcdef>typedef void (*<function>SaveYourselfDoneProc</function>)</funcdef>
1983      <paramdef>SmsConn <parameter>sms_conn</parameter></paramdef>
1984      <paramdef>SmPointer <parameter>manager_data</parameter></paramdef>
1985      <paramdef>Bool <parameter>success</parameter></paramdef>
1986  </funcprototype>
1987</funcsynopsis>
1988
1989<variablelist remap='IP'>
1990  <varlistentry>
1991    <term><parameter>sms_conn</parameter></term>
1992    <listitem><para>The session management connection object.</para></listitem>
1993  </varlistentry>
1994  <varlistentry>
1995    <term><parameter>manager_data</parameter></term>
1996    <listitem><para>Manager data specified when the callback was registered.</para></listitem>
1997  </varlistentry>
1998  <varlistentry>
1999    <term><parameter>success</parameter></term>
2000    <listitem><para>If <constant>True</constant> the Save Yourself operation was completed successfully.</para></listitem>
2001  </varlistentry>
2002</variablelist>
2003
2004      <para>
2005Before the &ldquo;Save Yourself Done&rdquo; was sent, the client must
2006have set each required property at least once since it registered with
2007the session manager.
2008      </para>
2009    </sect2>
2010
2011    <sect2 id='The_Connection_Closed_Callback'>
2012<title>The Connection Closed Callback</title>
2013
2014      <para>
2015If the client properly terminates (that is, it
2016calls <xref linkend='SmcCloseConnection' xrefstyle='select: title'/>,
2017the <xref linkend='SmsCloseConnectionProc' xrefstyle='select: title'/> callback is invoked.
2018      </para>
2019
2020<funcsynopsis id='SmsCloseConnectionProc'>
2021   <funcprototype>
2022      <funcdef>typedef void (*<function>SmsCloseConnectionProc</function>)</funcdef>
2023      <paramdef>SmsConn <parameter>sms_conn</parameter></paramdef>
2024      <paramdef>SmPointer <parameter>manager_data</parameter></paramdef>
2025      <paramdef>int <parameter>count</parameter></paramdef>
2026      <paramdef>char **<parameter>reason_msgs</parameter></paramdef>
2027  </funcprototype>
2028</funcsynopsis>
2029
2030<variablelist remap='IP'>
2031  <varlistentry>
2032    <term><parameter>sms_conn</parameter></term>
2033    <listitem><para>The session management connection object.</para></listitem>
2034  </varlistentry>
2035<varlistentry>
2036  <term><parameter>manager_data</parameter></term>
2037  <listitem><para>Manager data specified when the callback was registered.</para></listitem>
2038  </varlistentry>
2039  <varlistentry>
2040    <term><parameter>count</parameter></term>
2041    <listitem><para>The number of reason messages.</para></listitem>
2042  </varlistentry>
2043  <varlistentry>
2044    <term><parameter>reason_msgs</parameter></term>
2045    <listitem><para>The reasons for closing the connection.</para></listitem>
2046  </varlistentry>
2047</variablelist>
2048
2049      <para>
2050The <parameter>reason_msgs</parameter> argument will most likely
2051be <constant>NULL</constant> and the <parameter>count</parameter>
2052argument zero (0) if resignation is expected by the user.  Otherwise,
2053it contains a list of null-terminated Compound Text strings
2054representing the reason for termination.  The session manager should
2055display these reason messages to the user.
2056      </para>
2057
2058      <para>
2059Call <xref linkend='SmFreeReasons' xrefstyle='select: title'/> to free the reason messages.
2060For further information, see
2061<link linkend='Freeing_Data'>section 8, &ldquo;Freeing Data&rdquo;</link>
2062      </para>
2063    </sect2>
2064
2065    <sect2 id='The_Set_Properties_Callback'>
2066<title>The Set Properties Callback</title>
2067
2068      <para>
2069When the client sets session management properties,
2070the <xref linkend='SmsSetPropertiesProc' xrefstyle='select: title'/> callback will be invoked.
2071      </para>
2072
2073<funcsynopsis id='SmsSetPropertiesProc'>
2074   <funcprototype>
2075      <funcdef>typedef void (*<function>SmsSetPropertiesProc</function>)</funcdef>
2076      <paramdef>SmsConn <parameter>sms_conn</parameter></paramdef>
2077      <paramdef>SmPointer <parameter>manager_data</parameter></paramdef>
2078      <paramdef>int <parameter>num_props</parameter></paramdef>
2079      <paramdef>SmProp **<parameter>props</parameter></paramdef>
2080  </funcprototype>
2081</funcsynopsis>
2082
2083<variablelist remap='IP'>
2084  <varlistentry>
2085    <term><parameter>sms_conn</parameter></term>
2086    <listitem><para>The session management connection object.</para></listitem>
2087  </varlistentry>
2088  <varlistentry>
2089    <term><parameter>manager_data</parameter></term>
2090    <listitem><para>Manager data specified when the callback was registered.</para></listitem>
2091  </varlistentry>
2092  <varlistentry>
2093    <term><parameter>num_props</parameter></term>
2094    <listitem><para>The number of properties.</para></listitem>
2095  </varlistentry>
2096  <varlistentry>
2097    <term><parameter>props</parameter></term>
2098    <listitem><para>The list of properties to set.</para></listitem>
2099  </varlistentry>
2100</variablelist>
2101
2102      <para>
2103The properties are specified as an array of property pointers.  For a
2104description of session management properties and
2105the <structname>SmProp</structname> structure,
2106see <link linkend='Session_Management_Properties'>section 7,
2107&ldquo;Session Management Properties.&rdquo;</link>
2108      </para>
2109
2110      <para>
2111Previously set property values may be over-written.  Some properties
2112have predefined semantics.  The session manager is required to store
2113nonpredefined properties.
2114      </para>
2115
2116      <para>
2117To free each property, use <xref linkend='SmFreeProperty' xrefstyle='select: title'/>.
2118For further information, see <link linkend='Freeing_Data'>section 8,
2119&ldquo;Freeing Data&rdquo;</link> You should free the actual array of
2120pointers with a call to <function>free</function>
2121      </para>
2122    </sect2>
2123
2124    <sect2 id='The_Delete_Properties_Callback'>
2125<title>The Delete Properties Callback</title>
2126
2127      <para>
2128When the client deletes session management properties,
2129the <xref linkend='SmsDeletePropertiesProc' xrefstyle='select: title'/> callback will be invoked.
2130      </para>
2131
2132<funcsynopsis id='SmsDeletePropertiesProc'>
2133   <funcprototype>
2134      <funcdef>typedef void (*<function>SmsDeletePropertiesProc</function>)</funcdef>
2135      <paramdef>SmsConn <parameter>sms_conn</parameter></paramdef>
2136      <paramdef>SmPointer <parameter>manager_data</parameter></paramdef>
2137      <paramdef>int <parameter>num_props</parameter></paramdef>
2138      <paramdef>char **<parameter>prop_names</parameter></paramdef>
2139  </funcprototype>
2140</funcsynopsis>
2141
2142<variablelist remap='IP'>
2143  <varlistentry>
2144    <term><parameter>sms_conn</parameter></term>
2145    <listitem><para>The session management connection object.</para></listitem>
2146  </varlistentry>
2147  <varlistentry>
2148    <term><parameter>manager_data</parameter></term>
2149    <listitem><para>Manager data specified when the callback was registered.</para></listitem>
2150  </varlistentry>
2151  <varlistentry>
2152    <term><parameter>num_props</parameter></term>
2153    <listitem><para>The number of properties.</para></listitem>
2154  </varlistentry>
2155  <varlistentry>
2156    <term><parameter>prop_names</parameter></term>
2157    <listitem><para>The list of properties to delete.</para></listitem>
2158  </varlistentry>
2159</variablelist>
2160
2161      <para>
2162The properties are specified as an array of strings.  For a
2163description of session management properties and
2164the <structname>SmProp</structname> structure,
2165see <link linkend='Session_Management_Properties'>section 7,
2166&ldquo;Session Management Properties.&rdquo;</link>
2167      </para>
2168    </sect2>
2169
2170    <sect2 id='The_Get_Properties_Callback'>
2171<title>The Get Properties Callback</title>
2172
2173      <para>
2174The <xref linkend='SmsGetPropertiesProc' xrefstyle='select: title'/> callback is invoked when
2175the client wants to retrieve properties it set.
2176      </para>
2177
2178<funcsynopsis id='SmsGetPropertiesProc'>
2179   <funcprototype>
2180      <funcdef>typedef void (*<function>SmsGetPropertiesProc</function>)</funcdef>
2181      <paramdef>SmsConn <parameter>sms_conn</parameter></paramdef>
2182      <paramdef>SmPointer <parameter>manager_data</parameter></paramdef>
2183  </funcprototype>
2184</funcsynopsis>
2185
2186<variablelist remap='IP'>
2187  <varlistentry>
2188    <term><parameter>sms_conn</parameter></term>
2189    <listitem><para>The session management connection object.</para></listitem>
2190  </varlistentry>
2191  <varlistentry>
2192    <term><parameter>manager_data</parameter></term>
2193    <listitem><para>Manager data specified when the callback was registered.</para></listitem>
2194  </varlistentry>
2195</variablelist>
2196
2197      <para>
2198The session manager should respond by
2199calling <xref linkend='SmsReturnProperties' xrefstyle='select: title'/>.
2200All of the properties set for this client should be returned.
2201      </para>
2202    </sect2>
2203  </sect1>
2204
2205  <sect1 id='Registering_the_Client'>
2206<title>Registering the Client</title>
2207
2208    <para>
2209To register a client (in response to
2210a <xref linkend='SmsRegisterClientProc' xrefstyle='select: title'/> callback),
2211use <xref linkend='SmsRegisterClientReply' xrefstyle='select: title'/>.
2212    </para>
2213
2214<funcsynopsis id='SmsRegisterClientReply'>
2215   <funcprototype>
2216      <funcdef>Status <function>SmsRegisterClientReply</function></funcdef>
2217      <paramdef>SmsConn <parameter>sms_conn</parameter></paramdef>
2218      <paramdef>char *<parameter>client_id</parameter></paramdef>
2219  </funcprototype>
2220</funcsynopsis>
2221
2222<variablelist remap='IP'>
2223  <varlistentry>
2224    <term><parameter>sms_conn</parameter></term>
2225    <listitem><para>The session management connection object.</para></listitem>
2226  </varlistentry>
2227  <varlistentry>
2228    <term><parameter>client_id</parameter></term>
2229    <listitem><para>A null-terminated string representing a unique client ID.</para></listitem>
2230  </varlistentry>
2231</variablelist>
2232
2233    <para>
2234The return value of <xref linkend='SmsRegisterClientReply' xrefstyle='select: title'/> is
2235zero for failure and a positive value for success.  Failure will occur
2236if SMlib can not allocate memory to hold a copy of the client ID for
2237it's own internal needs.
2238    </para>
2239
2240    <para>
2241If a non-<constant>NULL</constant> <parameter>previous_id</parameter> was
2242specified when the client registered itself, <parameter>client_id</parameter>
2243should be identical to <parameter>previous_id</parameter>.
2244    </para>
2245
2246    <para>
2247Otherwise, <parameter>client_id</parameter> should be a unique ID freshly
2248generated by the session manager.  In addition, the session manager should
2249send a &ldquo;Save Yourself&rdquo; message with
2250<parameter>type</parameter> = <constant>Local</constant>,
2251<parameter>shutdown</parameter> = <constant>False</constant>,
2252<parameter>interact-style</parameter> = <constant>None</constant>,
2253and <parameter>fast</parameter> = <constant>False</constant>
2254immediately after registering the client.
2255    </para>
2256
2257    <para>
2258Note that once a client ID has been assigned to the client, the client
2259keeps this ID indefinitely.  If the client is terminated and
2260restarted, it will be reassigned the same ID.  It is desirable to be
2261able to pass client IDs around from machine to machine, from user to
2262user, and from session manager to session manager, while retaining the
2263identity of the client.  This, combined with the indefinite
2264persistence of client IDs, means that client IDs need to be globally
2265unique.
2266    </para>
2267
2268    <para>
2269You should call the <xref linkend='SmsGenerateClientID' xrefstyle='select: title'/> function
2270to generate a globally unique client ID.
2271    </para>
2272
2273<funcsynopsis id='SmsGenerateClientID'>
2274   <funcprototype>
2275      <funcdef>char *<function>SmsGenerateClientID</function></funcdef>
2276      <paramdef>SmsConn <parameter>sms_conn</parameter></paramdef>
2277  </funcprototype>
2278</funcsynopsis>
2279
2280<variablelist remap='IP'>
2281  <varlistentry>
2282    <term><parameter>sms_conn</parameter></term>
2283    <listitem><para>The session management connection object.</para></listitem>
2284  </varlistentry>
2285</variablelist>
2286
2287
2288    <para>
2289<constant>NULL</constant> will be returned if the ID could not be generated.
2290Otherwise, the return value of the function is the client ID.
2291It should be freed with a call to <function>free</function> when
2292no longer needed.
2293    </para>
2294  </sect1>
2295
2296  <sect1 id='Sending_a_Save_Yourself_Message'>
2297<title>Sending a Save Yourself Message</title>
2298
2299    <para>
2300To send a &ldquo;Save Yourself&rdquo; to a client,
2301use <xref linkend='SmsSaveYourself' xrefstyle='select: title'/>.
2302    </para>
2303
2304<funcsynopsis id='SmsSaveYourself'>
2305   <funcprototype>
2306      <funcdef>void <function>SmsSaveYourself</function></funcdef>
2307      <paramdef>SmsConn <parameter>sms_conn</parameter></paramdef>
2308      <paramdef>int <parameter>save_type</parameter></paramdef>
2309      <paramdef>Bool <parameter>shutdown</parameter></paramdef>
2310      <paramdef>int <parameter>interact_style</parameter></paramdef>
2311      <paramdef>Bool <parameter>fast</parameter></paramdef>
2312  </funcprototype>
2313</funcsynopsis>
2314
2315<variablelist remap='IP'>
2316  <varlistentry>
2317    <term><parameter>sms_conn</parameter></term>
2318    <listitem><para>The session management connection object.</para></listitem>
2319  </varlistentry>
2320  <varlistentry>
2321    <term><parameter>save_type</parameter></term>
2322    <listitem><para>Specifies the type of information that should be saved.</para></listitem>
2323  </varlistentry>
2324  <varlistentry>
2325    <term><parameter>shutdown</parameter></term>
2326    <listitem><para>Specifies if a shutdown is taking place.</para></listitem>
2327  </varlistentry>
2328  <varlistentry>
2329    <term><parameter>interact_style</parameter></term>
2330    <listitem><para>The type of interaction allowed with the user.</para></listitem>
2331  </varlistentry>
2332  <varlistentry>
2333    <term><parameter>fast</parameter></term>
2334    <listitem><para>If <constant>True</constant> the client should save its state as quickly as possible.</para></listitem>
2335  </varlistentry>
2336</variablelist>
2337
2338
2339    <para>
2340The session manager sends a &ldquo;Save Yourself&rdquo; message to a
2341client either to checkpoint it or just before termination so that it
2342can save its state.  The client responds with zero or more &ldquo;Set
2343Properties&rdquo; messages to update the properties indicating how to
2344restart the client.  When all the properties have been set, the client
2345sends a &ldquo;Save Yourself Done&rdquo; message.
2346    </para>
2347
2348    <para>
2349If <parameter>interact_style</parameter>
2350is <constant>SmInteractStyleNone</constant> the
2351client must not interact with the user while saving state.
2352If <parameter>interact_style</parameter>
2353is <constant>SmInteractStyleErrors</constant> the
2354client may interact with the user only if an error condition arises.
2355If <parameter>interact_style</parameter>
2356is <constant>SmInteractStyleAny</constant> then the
2357client may interact with the user for any purpose.  The client must
2358send an &ldquo;Interact Request&rdquo; message and wait for an
2359&ldquo;Interact&rdquo; message from the session manager before it can
2360interact with the user.  When the client is done interacting with the
2361user, it should send an &ldquo;Interact Done&rdquo; message.  The
2362&ldquo;Interact Request&rdquo; message can be sent any time after a
2363&ldquo;Save Yourself&rdquo; and before a &ldquo;Save Yourself
2364Done.&rdquo;
2365    </para>
2366
2367    <para>
2368If <parameter>save_type</parameter> is <constant>SmSaveLocal</constant>
2369the client must update the properties to reflect its current state.
2370Specifically, it should save enough information to restore the state as
2371seen by the user of this client.  It should not affect the state as seen
2372by other users.
2373If <parameter>save_type</parameter> is <constant>SmSaveGlobal</constant>
2374the user wants the client to commit all of its data to permanent, globally
2375accessible storage.
2376If <parameter>save_type</parameter> is <constant>SmSaveBoth</constant>
2377the client should do both of these (it should first commit the data to
2378permanent storage before updating its properties).
2379    </para>
2380
2381    <para>
2382The <parameter>shutdown</parameter> argument specifies whether the session
2383is being shut down.  The interaction is different depending on whether or not
2384shutdown is set.  If not shutting down, then the client can save and
2385resume normal operation.  If shutting down, the client must save and
2386then must prevent interaction until it receives either a
2387&ldquo;Die&rdquo; or a &ldquo;Shutdown Cancelled,&rdquo; because
2388anything the user does after the save will be lost.
2389    </para>
2390
2391    <para>
2392The <parameter>fast</parameter> argument specifies that the client should
2393save its state as quickly as possible.  For example, if the session manager
2394knows that power is about to fail, it should set <parameter>fast</parameter>
2395to <constant>True</constant>.
2396    </para>
2397  </sect1>
2398
2399  <sect1 id='Sending_a_Save_Yourself_Phase_2_Message'>
2400<title>Sending a Save Yourself Phase 2 Message</title>
2401
2402    <para>
2403In order to send a &ldquo;Save Yourself Phase 2&rdquo; message to a
2404client, use <xref linkend='SmsSaveYourselfPhase2' xrefstyle='select: title'/>
2405    </para>
2406
2407<funcsynopsis id='SmsSaveYourselfPhase2'>
2408   <funcprototype>
2409      <funcdef>void <function>SmsSaveYourselfPhase2</function></funcdef>
2410      <paramdef>SmsConn <parameter>sms_conn</parameter></paramdef>
2411  </funcprototype>
2412</funcsynopsis>
2413
2414<variablelist remap='IP'>
2415  <varlistentry>
2416    <term><parameter>sms_conn</parameter></term>
2417    <listitem><para>The session management connection object.</para></listitem>
2418  </varlistentry>
2419</variablelist>
2420
2421    <para>
2422The session manager sends this message to a client that has previously
2423sent a &ldquo;Save Yourself Phase 2 Request&rdquo; message.  This
2424message informs the client that all other clients are in a fixed state
2425and this client can save state that is associated with other clients.
2426    </para>
2427  </sect1>
2428
2429  <sect1 id='Sending_an_Interact_Message'>
2430<title>Sending an Interact Message</title>
2431
2432    <para>
2433To send an &ldquo;Interact&rdquo; message to a client,
2434use <xref linkend='SmsInteract' xrefstyle='select: title'/>.
2435    </para>
2436
2437<funcsynopsis id='SmsInteract'>
2438   <funcprototype>
2439      <funcdef>void <function>SmsInteract</function></funcdef>
2440      <paramdef>SmsConn <parameter>sms_conn</parameter></paramdef>
2441  </funcprototype>
2442</funcsynopsis>
2443
2444<variablelist remap='IP'>
2445  <varlistentry>
2446    <term><parameter>sms_conn</parameter></term>
2447    <listitem><para>The session management connection object.</para></listitem>
2448  </varlistentry>
2449</variablelist>
2450
2451    <para>
2452The &ldquo;Interact&rdquo; message grants the client the privilege of
2453interacting with the user.  When the client is done interacting with
2454the user, it must send an &ldquo;Interact Done&rdquo; message to the
2455session manager.
2456    </para>
2457  </sect1>
2458
2459  <sect1 id='Sending_a_Save_Complete_Message'>
2460<title>Sending a Save Complete Message</title>
2461
2462    <para>
2463To send a &ldquo;Save Complete&rdquo; message to a client,
2464use <xref linkend='SmsSaveComplete' xrefstyle='select: title'/>.
2465    </para>
2466
2467<funcsynopsis id='SmsSaveComplete'>
2468   <funcprototype>
2469      <funcdef>void <function>SmsSaveComplete</function></funcdef>
2470      <paramdef>SmsConn <parameter>sms_conn</parameter></paramdef>
2471  </funcprototype>
2472</funcsynopsis>
2473
2474<variablelist remap='IP'>
2475  <varlistentry>
2476    <term><parameter>sms_conn</parameter></term>
2477    <listitem><para>The session management connection object.</para></listitem>
2478  </varlistentry>
2479</variablelist>
2480
2481    <para>
2482The session manager sends this message when it is done with a
2483checkpoint.  The client is then free to change its state.
2484    </para>
2485  </sect1>
2486
2487  <sect1 id='Sending_a_Die_Message'>
2488<title>Sending a Die Message</title>
2489
2490    <para>
2491To send a &ldquo;Die&rdquo; message to a client,
2492use <xref linkend='SmsDie' xrefstyle='select: title'/>.
2493    </para>
2494
2495<funcsynopsis id='SmsDie'>
2496   <funcprototype>
2497      <funcdef>void <function>SmsDie</function></funcdef>
2498      <paramdef>SmsConn <parameter>sms_conn</parameter></paramdef>
2499  </funcprototype>
2500</funcsynopsis>
2501
2502<variablelist remap='IP'>
2503  <varlistentry>
2504    <term><parameter>sms_conn</parameter></term>
2505    <listitem><para>The session management connection object.</para></listitem>
2506  </varlistentry>
2507</variablelist>
2508
2509    <para>
2510Before the session manager terminates, it should wait for a
2511&ldquo;Connection Closed&rdquo; message from each client that it sent
2512a &ldquo;Die&rdquo; message to, timing out appropriately.
2513    </para>
2514  </sect1>
2515
2516  <sect1 id='Cancelling_a_Shutdown'>
2517<title>Cancelling a Shutdown</title>
2518
2519    <para>
2520To cancel a shutdown, use <xref linkend='SmsShutdownCancelled' xrefstyle='select: title'/>.
2521    </para>
2522
2523<funcsynopsis id='SmsShutdownCancelled'>
2524   <funcprototype>
2525      <funcdef>void <function>SmsShutdownCancelled</function></funcdef>
2526      <paramdef>SmsConn <parameter>sms_conn</parameter></paramdef>
2527  </funcprototype>
2528</funcsynopsis>
2529
2530<variablelist remap='IP'>
2531  <varlistentry>
2532    <term><parameter>sms_conn</parameter></term>
2533    <listitem><para>The session management connection object.</para></listitem>
2534  </varlistentry>
2535</variablelist>
2536
2537    <para>
2538The client can now continue as if the shutdown had never happened.  If
2539the client has not sent a &ldquo;Save Yourself Done&rdquo; message
2540yet, it can either abort the save and send a &ldquo;Save Yourself
2541Done&rdquo; with the success argument set to <constant>False</constant>
2542or it can continue with the save and send a &ldquo;Save Yourself Done&rdquo;
2543with the <parameter>success</parameter> argument set to reflect the outcome
2544of the save.
2545    </para>
2546  </sect1>
2547<!-- aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa -->
2548
2549  <sect1 id='Returning_Properties'>
2550<title>Returning Properties</title>
2551
2552    <para>
2553In response to a &ldquo;Get Properties&rdquo; message, the session
2554manager should call <xref linkend='SmsReturnProperties' xrefstyle='select: title'/>.
2555    </para>
2556
2557<funcsynopsis id='SmsReturnProperties'>
2558   <funcprototype>
2559      <funcdef>void <function>SmsReturnProperties</function></funcdef>
2560      <paramdef>SmsConn <parameter>sms_conn</parameter></paramdef>
2561      <paramdef>int <parameter>num_props</parameter></paramdef>
2562      <paramdef>SmProp **<parameter>props</parameter></paramdef>
2563  </funcprototype>
2564</funcsynopsis>
2565
2566<variablelist remap='IP'>
2567  <varlistentry>
2568    <term><parameter>sms_conn</parameter></term>
2569    <listitem><para>The session management connection object.</para></listitem>
2570  </varlistentry>
2571  <varlistentry>
2572    <term><parameter>num_props</parameter></term>
2573    <listitem><para>The number of properties.</para></listitem>
2574  </varlistentry>
2575  <varlistentry>
2576    <term><parameter>props</parameter></term>
2577    <listitem><para>The list of properties to return to the client.</para></listitem>
2578  </varlistentry>
2579</variablelist>
2580
2581    <para>
2582The properties are returned as an array of property pointers.  For a
2583description of session management properties and
2584the <structname>SmProp</structname> structure,
2585see <link linkend='Session_Management_Properties'>section 7,
2586&ldquo;Session Management Properties.&rdquo;</link>
2587    </para>
2588  </sect1>
2589
2590  <sect1 id='Pinging_a_Client'>
2591<title>Pinging a Client</title>
2592
2593    <para>
2594To check that a client is still alive, you should use
2595the <olink targetdoc='ICElib' targetptr='IcePing'><function>IcePing</function></olink> function provided by the ICE library.
2596To do so, the ICE connection must be obtained using
2597the <xref linkend='SmsGetIceConnection' xrefstyle='select: title'/>
2598(see <link linkend='Using_Sms_Informational_Functions'>section 6.12,
2599&ldquo;Using Sms Informational Functions&rdquo;</link>).
2600    </para>
2601
2602
2603<funcsynopsis id='IcePing'>
2604   <funcprototype>
2605      <funcdef>void <function>IcePing</function></funcdef>
2606      <paramdef>IceConn <parameter>ice_conn</parameter></paramdef>
2607      <paramdef>IcePingReplyProc <parameter>ping_reply_proc</parameter></paramdef>
2608      <paramdef>IcePointer <parameter>client_data</parameter></paramdef>
2609  </funcprototype>
2610</funcsynopsis>
2611
2612<variablelist remap='IP'>
2613  <varlistentry>
2614    <term><parameter>ice_conn</parameter></term>
2615    <listitem><para>A valid ICE connection object.</para></listitem>
2616  </varlistentry>
2617  <varlistentry>
2618    <term><parameter>ping_reply_proc</parameter></term>
2619    <listitem><para>The callback to invoke when the Ping reply arrives.</para></listitem>
2620  </varlistentry>
2621  <varlistentry>
2622    <term><parameter>client_data</parameter></term>
2623    <listitem><para>This pointer will be passed to the <xref linkend='IcePingReplyProc' xrefstyle='select: title'/> callback.</para></listitem>
2624  </varlistentry>
2625</variablelist>
2626
2627
2628    <para>
2629When the Ping reply is ready (if ever),
2630the <xref linkend='IcePingReplyProc' xrefstyle='select: title'/> callback will be invoked.  A
2631session manager should have some sort of timeout period, after which
2632it assumes the client has unexpectedly died.
2633    </para>
2634
2635<funcsynopsis id='IcePingReplyProc'>
2636   <funcprototype>
2637      <funcdef>typedef void (*<function>IcePingReplyProc</function>)</funcdef>
2638      <paramdef>IceConn <parameter>ice_conn</parameter></paramdef>
2639      <paramdef>IcePointer <parameter>client_data</parameter></paramdef>
2640  </funcprototype>
2641</funcsynopsis>
2642
2643<variablelist remap='IP'>
2644  <varlistentry>
2645    <term><parameter>ice_conn</parameter></term>
2646    <listitem><para>A valid ICE connection object.</para></listitem>
2647  </varlistentry>
2648  <varlistentry>
2649    <term><parameter>client_data</parameter></term>
2650    <listitem><para>The client data specified in the call to <olink targetdoc='ICElib' targetptr='IcePing'><function>IcePing</function></olink></para></listitem>
2651  </varlistentry>
2652</variablelist>
2653
2654  </sect1>
2655
2656  <sect1 id='Cleaning_Up_After_a_Client_Disconnects'>
2657<title>Cleaning Up After a Client Disconnects</title>
2658
2659    <para>
2660When the session manager receives a &ldquo;Connection Closed&rdquo;
2661message or otherwise detects that the client aborted the connection,
2662it should call the <xref linkend='SmsCleanUp' xrefstyle='select: title'/> function in order
2663to free up the connection object.
2664    </para>
2665
2666<funcsynopsis id='SmsCleanUp'>
2667   <funcprototype>
2668      <funcdef>void <function>SmsCleanUp</function></funcdef>
2669      <paramdef>SmsConn <parameter>sms_conn</parameter></paramdef>
2670  </funcprototype>
2671</funcsynopsis>
2672
2673<variablelist remap='IP'>
2674  <varlistentry>
2675    <term><parameter>sms_conn</parameter></term>
2676    <listitem><para>The session management connection object.</para></listitem>
2677  </varlistentry>
2678</variablelist>
2679
2680  </sect1>
2681
2682  <sect1 id='Using_Sms_Informational_Functions'>
2683<title>Using Sms Informational Functions</title>
2684
2685<funcsynopsis id='SmsProtocolVersion'>
2686   <funcprototype>
2687      <funcdef>int <function>SmsProtocolVersion</function></funcdef>
2688      <paramdef>SmsConn <parameter>sms_conn</parameter></paramdef>
2689  </funcprototype>
2690</funcsynopsis>
2691
2692    <para>
2693<xref linkend='SmsProtocolVersion' xrefstyle='select: title'/> returns the major version of
2694the session management protocol associated with this session.
2695    </para>
2696
2697<funcsynopsis id='SmsProtocolRevision'>
2698   <funcprototype>
2699      <funcdef>int <function>SmsProtocolRevision</function></funcdef>
2700      <paramdef>SmsConn <parameter>sms_conn</parameter></paramdef>
2701  </funcprototype>
2702</funcsynopsis>
2703
2704    <para>
2705<xref linkend='SmsProtocolRevision' xrefstyle='select: title'/> returns the minor version of
2706the session management protocol associated with this session.
2707    </para>
2708
2709<funcsynopsis id='SmsClientID'>
2710   <funcprototype>
2711      <funcdef>char *<function>SmsClientID</function></funcdef>
2712      <paramdef>SmsConn <parameter>sms_conn</parameter></paramdef>
2713  </funcprototype>
2714</funcsynopsis>
2715
2716    <para>
2717<xref linkend='SmsClientID' xrefstyle='select: title'/> returns a null-terminated string for
2718the client ID associated with this connection.  You should
2719call <function>free</function> on this pointer when the client ID is
2720no longer needed.
2721    </para>
2722
2723
2724    <para>
2725To obtain the host name of a client,
2726use <xref linkend='SmsClientHostName' xrefstyle='select: title'/>.
2727This host name will be needed to restart the client.
2728    </para>
2729
2730<funcsynopsis id='SmsClientHostName'>
2731   <funcprototype>
2732      <funcdef>char *<function>SmsClientHostName</function></funcdef>
2733      <paramdef>SmsConn <parameter>sms_conn</parameter></paramdef>
2734  </funcprototype>
2735</funcsynopsis>
2736
2737    <para>
2738The string returned is of the form
2739<parameter>protocol</parameter><literal>/</literal><parameter>hostname</parameter>,
2740where <parameter>protocol</parameter> is one of
2741{<literal>tcp</literal>, <literal>decnet</literal>, <literal>local</literal>}.
2742You should call <function>free</function> on the string returned when
2743it is no longer needed.
2744    </para>
2745
2746<funcsynopsis id='SmsGetIceConnection'>
2747   <funcprototype>
2748      <funcdef>IceConn <function>SmsGetIceConnection</function></funcdef>
2749      <paramdef>SmsConn <parameter>sms_conn</parameter></paramdef>
2750  </funcprototype>
2751</funcsynopsis>
2752
2753    <para>
2754<xref linkend='SmsGetIceConnection' xrefstyle='select: title'/> returns the ICE connection
2755object associated with this session management connection object.  The
2756ICE connection object can be used to get some additional information
2757about the connection.  Some of the more useful functions which can be
2758used on the IceConn are <function>IceConnectionNumber</function>
2759and <function>IceLastSequenceNumber</function>.
2760For further information, see the
2761<citetitle pubwork='article'>Inter-Client Exchange Library</citetitle>
2762standard.
2763    </para>
2764  </sect1>
2765
2766  <sect1 id='Error_Handling_2'>
2767<title>Error Handling</title>
2768
2769    <para>
2770If the session manager receives an unexpected protocol error from a
2771client, an error handler is invoked by SMlib.  A default error handler
2772exists which simply prints the error message (it does not exit).  The
2773session manager can change this error handler by
2774calling <xref linkend='SmsSetErrorHandler' xrefstyle='select: title'/>.
2775    </para>
2776
2777<funcsynopsis id='SmsSetErrorHandler'>
2778   <funcprototype>
2779      <funcdef>SmsErrorHandler <function>SmsSetErrorHandler</function></funcdef>
2780      <paramdef>SmsErrorHandler <parameter>handler</parameter></paramdef>
2781  </funcprototype>
2782</funcsynopsis>
2783
2784    <para>
2785The error handler.  You should pass <constant>NULL</constant>
2786to restore the default handler.
2787    </para>
2788
2789    <para>
2790<xref linkend='SmsSetErrorHandler' xrefstyle='select: title'/> returns the previous error handler.
2791The <xref linkend='SmsErrorHandler' xrefstyle='select: title'/> has the following type:
2792    </para>
2793
2794<funcsynopsis id='SmsErrorHandler'>
2795   <funcprototype>
2796      <funcdef>typedef void (*<function>SmsErrorHandler</function>)</funcdef>
2797      <paramdef>SmsConn <parameter>sms_conn</parameter></paramdef>
2798      <paramdef>Bool <parameter>swap</parameter></paramdef>
2799      <paramdef>int <parameter>offending_minor_opcode</parameter></paramdef>
2800      <paramdef>unsigned long <parameter>offending_sequence_num</parameter></paramdef>
2801      <paramdef>int <parameter>error_class</parameter></paramdef>
2802      <paramdef>int <parameter>severity</parameter></paramdef>
2803      <paramdef>IcePointer <parameter>values</parameter></paramdef>
2804  </funcprototype>
2805</funcsynopsis>
2806
2807<variablelist remap='IP'>
2808  <varlistentry>
2809    <term><parameter>sms_conn</parameter></term>
2810    <listitem><para>The session management connection object.</para></listitem>
2811  </varlistentry>
2812  <varlistentry>
2813    <term><parameter>swap</parameter></term>
2814    <listitem><para>A flag which indicates if the specified values need byte swapping.</para></listitem>
2815  </varlistentry>
2816  <varlistentry>
2817    <term><parameter>offending_minor_opcode</parameter></term>
2818    <listitem><para>The minor opcode of the offending message.</para></listitem>
2819  </varlistentry>
2820  <varlistentry>
2821    <term><parameter>offending_sequence_num</parameter></term>
2822    <listitem><para>The sequence number of the offending message.</para></listitem>
2823  </varlistentry>
2824  <varlistentry>
2825    <term><parameter>error_class</parameter></term>
2826    <listitem><para>The error class of the offending message.</para></listitem>
2827  </varlistentry>
2828  <varlistentry>
2829    <term><parameter>severity</parameter></term>
2830    <listitem><para>
2831	<constant>IceCanContinue</constant>,
2832	<constant>IceFatalToProtocol</constant>, or
2833	<constant>IceFatalToConnection</constant>
2834    </para></listitem>
2835  </varlistentry>
2836  <varlistentry>
2837    <term><parameter>values</parameter></term>
2838    <listitem><para>Any additional error values specific to the minor opcode and class.</para></listitem>
2839  </varlistentry>
2840</variablelist>
2841
2842    <para>
2843Note that this error handler is invoked for protocol related errors.
2844To install an error handler to be invoked when an IO error occurs,
2845use <olink targetdoc='ICElib' targetptr='IceSetIOErrorHandler'><function>IceSetIOErrorHandler</function></olink>.
2846For further information, see the
2847<citetitle pubwork='article'>Inter-Client Exchange Library</citetitle>
2848standard.
2849    </para>
2850  </sect1>
2851</chapter>
2852
2853<chapter id='Session_Management_Properties'>
2854  <title>Session Management Properties</title>
2855
2856  <para>
2857Each property is defined by the <structname>SmProp</structname> structure:
2858
2859<synopsis>
2860typedef struct {
2861	char *name;	/* name of property */
2862	char *type;	/* type of property */
2863	int num_vals;	/* number of values */
2864	SmPropValue *vals;	/* the list of values */
2865} SmProp;
2866
2867typedef struct {
2868	int length;	/* the length of the value */
2869	SmPointer value;	/* the value */
2870} SmPropValue;
2871</synopsis>
2872  </para>
2873
2874  <para>
2875The X Session Management Protocol defines a list of predefined
2876properties, several of which are required to be set by the client.
2877The following table specifies the predefined properties and indicates
2878which ones are required.  Each property has a type associated with it.
2879  </para>
2880
2881  <para>
2882A type of <type>SmCARD8</type> indicates that there is a single 1-byte value.
2883A type of <type>SmARRAY8</type> indicates that there is a single array of bytes.
2884A type of <type>SmLISTofARRAY8</type> indicates that there is a list of array of
2885bytes.
2886  </para>
2887
2888<informaltable pgwide='0' frame='topbot'>
2889  <tgroup cols='4' align='left' colsep='0' rowsep='0'>
2890    <colspec colname='c1' colwidth='2.0*'/>
2891    <colspec colname='c2' colwidth='2.0*'/>
2892    <colspec colname='c3' colwidth='2.0*'/>
2893    <colspec colname='c4' colwidth='1.0*'/>
2894    <thead>
2895      <row rowsep='1'>
2896        <entry>Name</entry>
2897        <entry>Type</entry>
2898        <entry><acronym>POSIX</acronym> Type</entry>
2899        <entry>Required</entry>
2900      </row>
2901    </thead>
2902    <tbody>
2903      <row>
2904        <entry><property>SmCloneCommand</property></entry>
2905        <entry>OS-specific</entry>
2906        <entry><type>SmLISTofARRAY8</type></entry>
2907        <entry>Yes</entry>
2908      </row>
2909      <row>
2910        <entry><property>SmCurrentDirectory</property></entry>
2911        <entry>OS-specific</entry>
2912        <entry><type>SmARRAY8</type></entry>
2913        <entry>No</entry>
2914      </row>
2915      <row>
2916        <entry><property>SmDiscardCommand</property></entry>
2917        <entry>OS-specific</entry>
2918        <entry><type>SmLISTofARRAY8</type></entry>
2919        <entry>No*</entry>
2920      </row>
2921      <row>
2922        <entry><property>SmEnvironment</property></entry>
2923        <entry>OS-specific</entry>
2924        <entry><type>SmLISTofARRAY8</type></entry>
2925        <entry>No</entry>
2926      </row>
2927      <row>
2928        <entry><property>SmProcessID</property></entry>
2929        <entry>OS-specific</entry>
2930        <entry><type>SmARRAY8</type></entry>
2931        <entry>No</entry>
2932      </row>
2933      <row>
2934        <entry><property>SmProgram</property></entry>
2935        <entry>OS-specific</entry>
2936        <entry><type>SmARRAY8</type></entry>
2937        <entry>Yes</entry>
2938      </row>
2939      <row>
2940        <entry><property>SmRestartCommand</property></entry>
2941        <entry>OS-specific</entry>
2942        <entry><type>SmLISTofARRAY8</type></entry>
2943        <entry>Yes</entry>
2944      </row>
2945      <row>
2946        <entry><property>SmResignCommand</property></entry>
2947        <entry>OS-specific</entry>
2948        <entry><type>SmLISTofARRAY8</type></entry>
2949        <entry>No</entry>
2950      </row>
2951      <row>
2952        <entry><property>SmRestartStyleHint</property></entry>
2953        <entry><type>SmCARD8</type></entry>
2954        <entry><type>SmCARD8</type></entry>
2955        <entry>No</entry>
2956      </row>
2957      <row>
2958        <entry><property>SmShutdownCommand</property></entry>
2959        <entry>OS-specific</entry>
2960        <entry><type>SmLISTofARRAY8</type></entry>
2961        <entry>No</entry>
2962      </row>
2963      <row>
2964        <entry><property>SmUserID</property></entry>
2965        <entry><type>SmARRAY8</type></entry>
2966        <entry><type>SmARRAY8</type></entry>
2967        <entry>Yes</entry>
2968      </row>
2969    </tbody>
2970  </tgroup>
2971</informaltable>
2972
2973  <para>
2974* Required if any state is stored in an external repository (for
2975example, state file).
2976  </para>
2977
2978  <itemizedlist mark='bullet'>
2979    <listitem><para><property>SmCloneCommand</property></para>
2980      <para>
2981This is like the <property>SmRestartCommand</property>, except it restarts a
2982copy of the application.  The only difference is that the application does not
2983supply its client ID at register time.  On <acronym>POSIX</acronym> systems,
2984this should be of type <type>SmLISTofARRAY8</type>.
2985    </para></listitem>
2986    <listitem><para><property>SmCurrentDirectory</property></para>
2987      <para>
2988On <acronym>POSIX</acronym>-based systems, this specifies the value of the
2989current directory that needs to be set up prior to starting the
2990<property>SmProgram</property> and should of type <type>SmARRAY8</type>.
2991    </para></listitem>
2992    <listitem><para><property>SmDiscardCommand</property></para>
2993      <para>
2994The discard command contains a command that when delivered to the host
2995that the client is running on (determined from the connection), will
2996cause it to discard any information about the current state.  If this
2997command is not specified, the Session Manager will assume that all of
2998the client's state is encoded in the <property>SmRestartCommand</property>.
2999On <acronym>POSIX</acronym> systems, the type should be
3000<type>SmLISTofARRAY8</type>.
3001    </para></listitem>
3002    <listitem><para><property>SmEnvironment</property></para>
3003      <para>
3004On <acronym>POSIX</acronym> based systems, this will be of type
3005<type>SmLISTofARRAY8</type>, where the <type>ARRAY8</type>s alternate between
3006environment variable name and environment variable value.
3007    </para></listitem>
3008    <listitem><para><property>SmProcessID</property></para>
3009      <para>
3010This specifies an OS-specific identifier for the process.
3011On <acronym>POSIX</acronym> systems, this should contain the return value
3012of <function>getpid</function> turned into a Latin-1 (decimal) string.
3013    </para></listitem>
3014    <listitem><para><property>SmProgram</property></para>
3015      <para>
3016This is the name of the program that is running.  On <acronym>POSIX</acronym>
3017systems, this should be first parameter passed to <function>execve</function>
3018and should be of type <type>SmARRAY8</type>.
3019    </para></listitem>
3020    <listitem><para><property>SmRestartCommand</property></para>
3021      <para>
3022The restart command contains a command that, when delivered to the
3023host that the client is running on (determined from the connection),
3024will cause the client to restart in its current state.
3025On <acronym>POSIX</acronym>-based systems, this is of
3026type <type>SmLISTofARRAY8</type>, and each of the elements in
3027the array represents an element in the <varname>argv</varname>
3028array.  This restart command should ensure that the client restarts
3029with the specified client-ID.
3030    </para></listitem>
3031    <listitem><para><property>SmResignCommand</property></para>
3032      <para>
3033A client that sets the <property>SmRestartStyleHint</property>
3034to <constant>SmRestartAnyway</constant> uses this property to specify a
3035command that undoes the effect of the client and removes any saved state.
3036As an example, consider a user that runs <command>xmodmap</command> which
3037registers with the Session Manager,
3038sets <property>SmRestartStyleHint</property>
3039to <constant>SmRestartAnyway</constant>, and then
3040terminates.  To allow the Session Manager (at the user's request) to
3041undo this, <command>xmodmap</command> would register a
3042<property>SmResignCommand</property> that undoes the effects of
3043the <command>xmodmap</command>.
3044    </para></listitem>
3045    <listitem><para><property>SmRestartStyleHint</property></para>
3046      <para>
3047If the <property>SmRestartStyleHint</property> is present, it will contain the
3048style of restarting the client prefers.  If this style is not specified,
3049<constant>SmRestartIfRunning</constant> is assumed.
3050The possible values are as follows:
3051
3052<informaltable frame='topbot'>
3053  <?dbfo keep-together="always" ?>
3054  <tgroup cols='2' align='left' colsep='0' rowsep='0'>
3055    <colspec colname='c1' colwidth='1.0*'/>
3056    <colspec colname='c2' colwidth='1.5*'/>
3057    <thead>
3058      <row rowsep='1'>
3059        <entry>Name</entry>
3060        <entry>Value</entry>
3061      </row>
3062    </thead>
3063    <tbody>
3064      <row>
3065        <entry><constant>SmRestartIfRunning</constant></entry>
3066        <entry>0</entry>
3067      </row>
3068      <row>
3069        <entry><constant>SmRestartAnyway</constant></entry>
3070        <entry>1</entry>
3071      </row>
3072      <row>
3073        <entry><constant>SmRestartImmediately</constant></entry>
3074        <entry>2</entry>
3075      </row>
3076      <row>
3077        <entry><constant>SmRestartNever</constant></entry>
3078        <entry>3</entry>
3079      </row>
3080    </tbody>
3081  </tgroup>
3082</informaltable>
3083      </para>
3084
3085      <para>
3086The <constant>SmRestartIfRunning</constant> style is used in the usual case.
3087The client should be restarted in the next session if it was running at
3088the end of the current session.
3089      </para>
3090
3091      <para>
3092The <constant>SmRestartAnyway</constant> style is used to tell the Session
3093Manager that the application should be restarted in the next session even if
3094it exits before the current session is terminated.  It should be noted that
3095this is only a hint and the Session Manager will follow the policies
3096specified by its users in determining what applications to restart.
3097      </para>
3098
3099      <para>
3100A client that uses <constant>SmRestartAnyway</constant> should also set the
3101<property>SmResignCommand</property> and <property>SmShutdownCommand</property>
3102properties to commands that undo the state of the client after it exits.
3103      </para>
3104
3105      <para>
3106The SmRestartImmediately style is like SmRestartAnyway, but, in addition, the client is meant to run continuously.  If the client exits, the Session Manager should try to restart it in the current session.
3107      </para>
3108
3109      <para>
3110<constant>SmRestartNever</constant> style specifies that the client does not
3111wish to be restarted in the next session.
3112      </para>
3113    </listitem>
3114    <listitem><para><property>SmShutdownCommand</property></para>
3115      <para>
3116This command is executed at shutdown time to clean up after a client
3117that is no longer running but retained its state by setting
3118<property>SmRestartStyleHint</property> to
3119<constant>SmRestartAnyway</constant>.  The client must not remove any saved
3120state as the client is still part of the session.  As an
3121example, consider a client that turns on a camera at start up time.
3122This client then exits.  At session shutdown, the user wants the
3123camera turned off.  This client would set the
3124<property>SmRestartStyleHint</property> to
3125<constant>SmRestartAnyway</constant> and would register
3126a <property>SmShutdownCommand</property> that would turn off the camera.
3127    </para></listitem>
3128    <listitem><para><property>SmUserID</property></para>
3129      <para>
3130Specifies the user ID.  On <acronym>POSIX</acronym>-based systems, this will
3131contain the user's name (the <structfield>pw_name</structfield> member of
3132<structname>struct passwd</structname>).
3133    </para></listitem>
3134  </itemizedlist>
3135</chapter>
3136
3137<chapter id='Freeing_Data'>
3138  <title>Freeing Data</title>
3139
3140  <para>
3141To free an individual property, use <xref linkend='SmFreeProperty' xrefstyle='select: title'/>
3142  </para>
3143
3144<funcsynopsis id='SmFreeProperty'>
3145   <funcprototype>
3146      <funcdef>void <function>SmFreeProperty</function></funcdef>
3147      <paramdef>SmProp *<parameter>prop</parameter></paramdef>
3148  </funcprototype>
3149</funcsynopsis>
3150
3151<variablelist remap='IP'>
3152  <varlistentry>
3153    <term><parameter>prop</parameter></term>
3154    <listitem><para>The property to free.</para></listitem>
3155  </varlistentry>
3156</variablelist>
3157
3158  <para>
3159To free the reason strings from
3160the <xref linkend='SmsCloseConnectionProc' xrefstyle='select: title'/> callback,
3161use <xref linkend='SmFreeReasons' xrefstyle='select: title'/>
3162  </para>
3163
3164<funcsynopsis id='SmFreeReasons'>
3165   <funcprototype>
3166      <funcdef>void <function>SmFreeReasons</function></funcdef>
3167      <paramdef>int <parameter>count</parameter></paramdef>
3168      <paramdef>char **<parameter>reasons</parameter></paramdef>
3169  </funcprototype>
3170</funcsynopsis>
3171
3172<variablelist remap='IP'>
3173  <varlistentry>
3174    <term><parameter>count</parameter></term>
3175    <listitem><para>The number of reason strings.</para></listitem>
3176  </varlistentry>
3177  <varlistentry>
3178    <term><parameter>reasons</parameter></term>
3179    <listitem><para>The list of reason strings to free.</para></listitem>
3180  </varlistentry>
3181</variablelist>
3182</chapter>
3183
3184<chapter id='Authentication_of_Clients'>
3185  <title>Authentication of Clients</title>
3186
3187  <para>
3188As stated earlier, the session management protocol is layered on top
3189of ICE.  Authentication occurs at two levels in the ICE protocol:
3190
3191<itemizedlist mark='bullet'>
3192    <listitem><para>The first is when an ICE connection is opened.</para></listitem>
3193    <listitem><para>The second is when a Protocol Setup occurs on an ICE connection.</para></listitem>
3194</itemizedlist>
3195  </para>
3196
3197  <para>
3198The authentication methods that are available are
3199implementation-dependent (that is., dependent on the ICElib and SMlib
3200implementations in use).  For further information, see the
3201<citetitle pubwork='article'>Inter-Client Exchange Library</citetitle>
3202standard.
3203  </para>
3204</chapter>
3205
3206<chapter id='Working_in_a_Multi_Threaded_Environment'>
3207  <title>Working in a Multi-Threaded Environment</title>
3208
3209  <para>
3210To declare that multiple threads in an application will be using SMlib
3211(or any other library layered on top of ICElib), you should
3212call <function>IceInitThreads</function>.
3213For further information, see the
3214<citetitle pubwork='article'>Inter-Client Exchange Library</citetitle>
3215standard.
3216  </para>
3217</chapter>
3218
3219<chapter id='Acknowledgements'>
3220  <title>Acknowledgements</title>
3221
3222  <para>
3223Thanks to the following people for their participation in the
3224X Session Management design: Jordan Brown, Ellis Cohen, Donna Converse,
3225Stephen Gildea, Vania Joloboff, Stuart Marks, Bob Scheifler, Ralph Swick,
3226and Mike Wexler.
3227  </para>
3228
3229</chapter>
3230</book>
3231