xcb.h revision 709d36bb
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27
28#ifndef __XCB_H__
29#define __XCB_H__
30#include <sys/types.h>
31
32#if defined(__solaris__)
33#include <inttypes.h>
34#else
35#include <stdint.h>
36#endif
37
38#ifndef _WIN32
39#include <sys/uio.h>
40#else
41#include "xcb_windefs.h"
42#endif
43#include <pthread.h>
44
45
46#ifdef __cplusplus
47extern "C" {
48#endif
49
50/**
51 * @file xcb.h
52 */
53
54#define XCB_PACKED __attribute__((__packed__))
55
56/**
57 * @defgroup XCB_Core_API XCB Core API
58 * @brief Core API of the XCB library.
59 *
60 * @{
61 */
62
63/* Pre-defined constants */
64
65/** Current protocol version */
66#define X_PROTOCOL 11
67
68/** Current minor version */
69#define X_PROTOCOL_REVISION 0
70
71/** X_TCP_PORT + display number = server port for TCP transport */
72#define X_TCP_PORT 6000
73
74/** xcb connection errors because of socket, pipe and other stream errors. */
75#define XCB_CONN_ERROR 1
76
77/** xcb connection shutdown because of extension not supported */
78#define XCB_CONN_CLOSED_EXT_NOTSUPPORTED 2
79
80/** malloc(), calloc() and realloc() error upon failure, for eg ENOMEM */
81#define XCB_CONN_CLOSED_MEM_INSUFFICIENT 3
82
83/** Connection closed, exceeding request length that server accepts. */
84#define XCB_CONN_CLOSED_REQ_LEN_EXCEED 4
85
86/** Connection closed, error during parsing display string. */
87#define XCB_CONN_CLOSED_PARSE_ERR 5
88
89/** Connection closed because the server does not have a screen matching the display. */
90#define XCB_CONN_CLOSED_INVALID_SCREEN 6
91
92/** Connection closed because some FD passing operation failed */
93#define XCB_CONN_CLOSED_FDPASSING_FAILED 7
94
95#define XCB_TYPE_PAD(T,I) (-(I) & (sizeof(T) > 4 ? 3 : sizeof(T) - 1))
96
97/* Opaque structures */
98
99/**
100 * @brief XCB Connection structure.
101 *
102 * A structure that contain all data that  XCB needs to communicate with an X server.
103 */
104typedef struct xcb_connection_t xcb_connection_t;  /**< Opaque structure containing all data that  XCB needs to communicate with an X server. */
105
106
107/* Other types */
108
109/**
110 * @brief Generic iterator.
111 *
112 * A generic iterator structure.
113 */
114typedef struct {
115    void *data;   /**< Data of the current iterator */
116    int rem;    /**< remaining elements */
117    int index;  /**< index of the current iterator */
118} xcb_generic_iterator_t;
119
120/**
121 * @brief Generic reply.
122 *
123 * A generic reply structure.
124 */
125typedef struct {
126    uint8_t   response_type;  /**< Type of the response */
127    uint8_t  pad0;           /**< Padding */
128    uint16_t sequence;       /**< Sequence number */
129    uint32_t length;         /**< Length of the response */
130} xcb_generic_reply_t;
131
132/**
133 * @brief Generic event.
134 *
135 * A generic event structure.
136 */
137typedef struct {
138    uint8_t   response_type;  /**< Type of the response */
139    uint8_t  pad0;           /**< Padding */
140    uint16_t sequence;       /**< Sequence number */
141    uint32_t pad[7];         /**< Padding */
142    uint32_t full_sequence;  /**< full sequence */
143} xcb_generic_event_t;
144
145/**
146 * @brief GE event
147 *
148 * An event as sent by the XGE extension. The length field specifies the
149 * number of 4-byte blocks trailing the struct.
150 *
151 * @deprecated Since some fields in this struct have unfortunate names, it is
152 * recommended to use xcb_ge_generic_event_t instead.
153 */
154typedef struct {
155    uint8_t  response_type;  /**< Type of the response */
156    uint8_t  pad0;           /**< Padding */
157    uint16_t sequence;       /**< Sequence number */
158    uint32_t length;
159    uint16_t event_type;
160    uint16_t pad1;
161    uint32_t pad[5];         /**< Padding */
162    uint32_t full_sequence;  /**< full sequence */
163} xcb_ge_event_t;
164
165/**
166 * @brief Generic error.
167 *
168 * A generic error structure.
169 */
170typedef struct {
171    uint8_t   response_type;  /**< Type of the response */
172    uint8_t   error_code;     /**< Error code */
173    uint16_t sequence;       /**< Sequence number */
174    uint32_t resource_id;     /** < Resource ID for requests with side effects only */
175    uint16_t minor_code;      /** < Minor opcode of the failed request */
176    uint8_t major_code;       /** < Major opcode of the failed request */
177    uint8_t pad0;
178    uint32_t pad[5];         /**< Padding */
179    uint32_t full_sequence;  /**< full sequence */
180} xcb_generic_error_t;
181
182/**
183 * @brief Generic cookie.
184 *
185 * A generic cookie structure.
186 */
187typedef struct {
188    unsigned int sequence;  /**< Sequence number */
189} xcb_void_cookie_t;
190
191
192/* Include the generated xproto header. */
193#include "xproto.h"
194
195
196/** XCB_NONE is the universal null resource or null atom parameter value for many core X requests */
197#define XCB_NONE 0L
198
199/** XCB_COPY_FROM_PARENT can be used for many xcb_create_window parameters */
200#define XCB_COPY_FROM_PARENT 0L
201
202/** XCB_CURRENT_TIME can be used in most requests that take an xcb_timestamp_t */
203#define XCB_CURRENT_TIME 0L
204
205/** XCB_NO_SYMBOL fills in unused entries in xcb_keysym_t tables */
206#define XCB_NO_SYMBOL 0L
207
208
209/* xcb_auth.c */
210
211/**
212 * @brief Container for authorization information.
213 *
214 * A container for authorization information to be sent to the X server.
215 */
216typedef struct xcb_auth_info_t {
217    int   namelen;  /**< Length of the string name (as returned by strlen). */
218    char *name;     /**< String containing the authentication protocol name, such as "MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1" or "XDM-AUTHORIZATION-1". */
219    int   datalen;  /**< Length of the data member. */
220    char *data;   /**< Data interpreted in a protocol-specific manner. */
221} xcb_auth_info_t;
222
223
224/* xcb_out.c */
225
226/**
227 * @brief Forces any buffered output to be written to the server.
228 * @param c: The connection to the X server.
229 * @return > @c 0 on success, <= @c 0 otherwise.
230 *
231 * Forces any buffered output to be written to the server. Blocks
232 * until the write is complete.
233 */
234int xcb_flush(xcb_connection_t *c);
235
236/**
237 * @brief Returns the maximum request length that this server accepts.
238 * @param c: The connection to the X server.
239 * @return The maximum request length field.
240 *
241 * In the absence of the BIG-REQUESTS extension, returns the
242 * maximum request length field from the connection setup data, which
243 * may be as much as 65535. If the server supports BIG-REQUESTS, then
244 * the maximum request length field from the reply to the
245 * BigRequestsEnable request will be returned instead.
246 *
247 * Note that this length is measured in four-byte units, making the
248 * theoretical maximum lengths roughly 256kB without BIG-REQUESTS and
249 * 16GB with.
250 */
251uint32_t xcb_get_maximum_request_length(xcb_connection_t *c);
252
253/**
254 * @brief Prefetch the maximum request length without blocking.
255 * @param c: The connection to the X server.
256 *
257 * Without blocking, does as much work as possible toward computing
258 * the maximum request length accepted by the X server.
259 *
260 * Invoking this function may cause a call to xcb_big_requests_enable,
261 * but will not block waiting for the reply.
262 * xcb_get_maximum_request_length will return the prefetched data
263 * after possibly blocking while the reply is retrieved.
264 *
265 * Note that in order for this function to be fully non-blocking, the
266 * application must previously have called
267 * xcb_prefetch_extension_data(c, &xcb_big_requests_id) and the reply
268 * must have already arrived.
269 */
270void xcb_prefetch_maximum_request_length(xcb_connection_t *c);
271
272
273/* xcb_in.c */
274
275/**
276 * @brief Returns the next event or error from the server.
277 * @param c: The connection to the X server.
278 * @return The next event from the server.
279 *
280 * Returns the next event or error from the server, or returns null in
281 * the event of an I/O error. Blocks until either an event or error
282 * arrive, or an I/O error occurs.
283 */
284xcb_generic_event_t *xcb_wait_for_event(xcb_connection_t *c);
285
286/**
287 * @brief Returns the next event or error from the server.
288 * @param c: The connection to the X server.
289 * @return The next event from the server.
290 *
291 * Returns the next event or error from the server, if one is
292 * available, or returns @c NULL otherwise. If no event is available, that
293 * might be because an I/O error like connection close occurred while
294 * attempting to read the next event, in which case the connection is
295 * shut down when this function returns.
296 */
297xcb_generic_event_t *xcb_poll_for_event(xcb_connection_t *c);
298
299/**
300 * @brief Returns the next event without reading from the connection.
301 * @param c: The connection to the X server.
302 * @return The next already queued event from the server.
303 *
304 * This is a version of xcb_poll_for_event that only examines the
305 * event queue for new events. The function doesn't try to read new
306 * events from the connection if no queued events are found.
307 *
308 * This function is useful for callers that know in advance that all
309 * interesting events have already been read from the connection. For
310 * example, callers might use xcb_wait_for_reply and be interested
311 * only of events that preceded a specific reply.
312 */
313xcb_generic_event_t *xcb_poll_for_queued_event(xcb_connection_t *c);
314
315typedef struct xcb_special_event xcb_special_event_t;
316
317/**
318 * @brief Returns the next event from a special queue
319 */
320xcb_generic_event_t *xcb_poll_for_special_event(xcb_connection_t *c,
321                                                xcb_special_event_t *se);
322
323/**
324 * @brief Returns the next event from a special queue, blocking until one arrives
325 */
326xcb_generic_event_t *xcb_wait_for_special_event(xcb_connection_t *c,
327                                                xcb_special_event_t *se);
328/**
329 * @typedef typedef struct xcb_extension_t xcb_extension_t
330 */
331typedef struct xcb_extension_t xcb_extension_t;  /**< Opaque structure used as key for xcb_get_extension_data_t. */
332
333/**
334 * @brief Listen for a special event
335 */
336xcb_special_event_t *xcb_register_for_special_xge(xcb_connection_t *c,
337                                                  xcb_extension_t *ext,
338                                                  uint32_t eid,
339                                                  uint32_t *stamp);
340
341/**
342 * @brief Stop listening for a special event
343 */
344void xcb_unregister_for_special_event(xcb_connection_t *c,
345                                      xcb_special_event_t *se);
346
347/**
348 * @brief Return the error for a request, or NULL if none can ever arrive.
349 * @param c: The connection to the X server.
350 * @param cookie: The request cookie.
351 * @return The error for the request, or NULL if none can ever arrive.
352 *
353 * The xcb_void_cookie_t cookie supplied to this function must have resulted
354 * from a call to xcb_[request_name]_checked().  This function will block
355 * until one of two conditions happens.  If an error is received, it will be
356 * returned.  If a reply to a subsequent request has already arrived, no error
357 * can arrive for this request, so this function will return NULL.
358 *
359 * Note that this function will perform a sync if needed to ensure that the
360 * sequence number will advance beyond that provided in cookie; this is a
361 * convenience to avoid races in determining whether the sync is needed.
362 */
363xcb_generic_error_t *xcb_request_check(xcb_connection_t *c, xcb_void_cookie_t cookie);
364
365/**
366 * @brief Discards the reply for a request.
367 * @param c: The connection to the X server.
368 * @param sequence: The request sequence number from a cookie.
369 *
370 * Discards the reply for a request. Additionally, any error generated
371 * by the request is also discarded (unless it was an _unchecked request
372 * and the error has already arrived).
373 *
374 * This function will not block even if the reply is not yet available.
375 *
376 * Note that the sequence really does have to come from an xcb cookie;
377 * this function is not designed to operate on socket-handoff replies.
378 */
379void xcb_discard_reply(xcb_connection_t *c, unsigned int sequence);
380
381/**
382 * @brief Discards the reply for a request, given by a 64bit sequence number
383 * @param c: The connection to the X server.
384 * @param sequence: 64-bit sequence number as returned by xcb_send_request64().
385 *
386 * Discards the reply for a request. Additionally, any error generated
387 * by the request is also discarded (unless it was an _unchecked request
388 * and the error has already arrived).
389 *
390 * This function will not block even if the reply is not yet available.
391 *
392 * Note that the sequence really does have to come from xcb_send_request64();
393 * the cookie sequence number is defined as "unsigned" int and therefore
394 * not 64-bit on all platforms.
395 * This function is not designed to operate on socket-handoff replies.
396 *
397 * Unlike its xcb_discard_reply() counterpart, the given sequence number is not
398 * automatically "widened" to 64-bit.
399 */
400void xcb_discard_reply64(xcb_connection_t *c, uint64_t sequence);
401
402/* xcb_ext.c */
403
404/**
405 * @brief Caches reply information from QueryExtension requests.
406 * @param c: The connection.
407 * @param ext: The extension data.
408 * @return A pointer to the xcb_query_extension_reply_t for the extension.
409 *
410 * This function is the primary interface to the "extension cache",
411 * which caches reply information from QueryExtension
412 * requests. Invoking this function may cause a call to
413 * xcb_query_extension to retrieve extension information from the
414 * server, and may block until extension data is received from the
415 * server.
416 *
417 * The result must not be freed. This storage is managed by the cache
418 * itself.
419 */
420const struct xcb_query_extension_reply_t *xcb_get_extension_data(xcb_connection_t *c, xcb_extension_t *ext);
421
422/**
423 * @brief Prefetch of extension data into the extension cache
424 * @param c: The connection.
425 * @param ext: The extension data.
426 *
427 * This function allows a "prefetch" of extension data into the
428 * extension cache. Invoking the function may cause a call to
429 * xcb_query_extension, but will not block waiting for the
430 * reply. xcb_get_extension_data will return the prefetched data after
431 * possibly blocking while it is retrieved.
432 */
433void xcb_prefetch_extension_data(xcb_connection_t *c, xcb_extension_t *ext);
434
435
436/* xcb_conn.c */
437
438/**
439 * @brief Access the data returned by the server.
440 * @param c: The connection.
441 * @return A pointer to an xcb_setup_t structure.
442 *
443 * Accessor for the data returned by the server when the xcb_connection_t
444 * was initialized. This data includes
445 * - the server's required format for images,
446 * - a list of available visuals,
447 * - a list of available screens,
448 * - the server's maximum request length (in the absence of the
449 * BIG-REQUESTS extension),
450 * - and other assorted information.
451 *
452 * See the X protocol specification for more details.
453 *
454 * The result must not be freed.
455 */
456const struct xcb_setup_t *xcb_get_setup(xcb_connection_t *c);
457
458/**
459 * @brief Access the file descriptor of the connection.
460 * @param c: The connection.
461 * @return The file descriptor.
462 *
463 * Accessor for the file descriptor that was passed to the
464 * xcb_connect_to_fd call that returned @p c.
465 */
466int xcb_get_file_descriptor(xcb_connection_t *c);
467
468/**
469 * @brief Test whether the connection has shut down due to a fatal error.
470 * @param c: The connection.
471 * @return > 0 if the connection is in an error state; 0 otherwise.
472 *
473 * Some errors that occur in the context of an xcb_connection_t
474 * are unrecoverable. When such an error occurs, the
475 * connection is shut down and further operations on the
476 * xcb_connection_t have no effect, but memory will not be freed until
477 * xcb_disconnect() is called on the xcb_connection_t.
478 *
479 * @return XCB_CONN_ERROR, because of socket errors, pipe errors or other stream errors.
480 * @return XCB_CONN_CLOSED_EXT_NOTSUPPORTED, when extension not supported.
481 * @return XCB_CONN_CLOSED_MEM_INSUFFICIENT, when memory not available.
482 * @return XCB_CONN_CLOSED_REQ_LEN_EXCEED, exceeding request length that server accepts.
483 * @return XCB_CONN_CLOSED_PARSE_ERR, error during parsing display string.
484 * @return XCB_CONN_CLOSED_INVALID_SCREEN, because the server does not have a screen matching the display.
485 */
486int xcb_connection_has_error(xcb_connection_t *c);
487
488/**
489 * @brief Connects to the X server.
490 * @param fd: The file descriptor.
491 * @param auth_info: Authentication data.
492 * @return A newly allocated xcb_connection_t structure.
493 *
494 * Connects to an X server, given the open socket @p fd and the
495 * xcb_auth_info_t @p auth_info. The file descriptor @p fd is
496 * bidirectionally connected to an X server. If the connection
497 * should be unauthenticated, @p auth_info must be @c
498 * NULL.
499 *
500 * Always returns a non-NULL pointer to a xcb_connection_t, even on failure.
501 * Callers need to use xcb_connection_has_error() to check for failure.
502 * When finished, use xcb_disconnect() to close the connection and free
503 * the structure.
504 */
505xcb_connection_t *xcb_connect_to_fd(int fd, xcb_auth_info_t *auth_info);
506
507/**
508 * @brief Closes the connection.
509 * @param c: The connection.
510 *
511 * Closes the file descriptor and frees all memory associated with the
512 * connection @c c. If @p c is @c NULL, nothing is done.
513 */
514void xcb_disconnect(xcb_connection_t *c);
515
516
517/* xcb_util.c */
518
519/**
520 * @brief Parses a display string name in the form documented by X(7x).
521 * @param name: The name of the display.
522 * @param host: A pointer to a malloc'd copy of the hostname.
523 * @param display: A pointer to the display number.
524 * @param screen: A pointer to the screen number.
525 * @return 0 on failure, non 0 otherwise.
526 *
527 * Parses the display string name @p display_name in the form
528 * documented by X(7x). Has no side effects on failure. If
529 * @p displayname is @c NULL or empty, it uses the environment
530 * variable DISPLAY. @p hostp is a pointer to a newly allocated string
531 * that contain the host name. @p displayp is set to the display
532 * number and @p screenp to the preferred screen number. @p screenp
533 * can be @c NULL. If @p displayname does not contain a screen number,
534 * it is set to @c 0.
535 */
536int xcb_parse_display(const char *name, char **host, int *display, int *screen);
537
538/**
539 * @brief Connects to the X server.
540 * @param displayname: The name of the display.
541 * @param screenp: A pointer to a preferred screen number.
542 * @return A newly allocated xcb_connection_t structure.
543 *
544 * Connects to the X server specified by @p displayname. If @p
545 * displayname is @c NULL, uses the value of the DISPLAY environment
546 * variable. If a particular screen on that server is preferred, the
547 * int pointed to by @p screenp (if not @c NULL) will be set to that
548 * screen; otherwise the screen will be set to 0.
549 *
550 * Always returns a non-NULL pointer to a xcb_connection_t, even on failure.
551 * Callers need to use xcb_connection_has_error() to check for failure.
552 * When finished, use xcb_disconnect() to close the connection and free
553 * the structure.
554 */
555xcb_connection_t *xcb_connect(const char *displayname, int *screenp);
556
557/**
558 * @brief Connects to the X server, using an authorization information.
559 * @param display: The name of the display.
560 * @param auth: The authorization information.
561 * @param screen: A pointer to a preferred screen number.
562 * @return A newly allocated xcb_connection_t structure.
563 *
564 * Connects to the X server specified by @p displayname, using the
565 * authorization @p auth. If a particular screen on that server is
566 * preferred, the int pointed to by @p screenp (if not @c NULL) will
567 * be set to that screen; otherwise @p screenp will be set to 0.
568 *
569 * Always returns a non-NULL pointer to a xcb_connection_t, even on failure.
570 * Callers need to use xcb_connection_has_error() to check for failure.
571 * When finished, use xcb_disconnect() to close the connection and free
572 * the structure.
573 */
574xcb_connection_t *xcb_connect_to_display_with_auth_info(const char *display, xcb_auth_info_t *auth, int *screen);
575
576
577/* xcb_xid.c */
578
579/**
580 * @brief Allocates an XID for a new object.
581 * @param c: The connection.
582 * @return A newly allocated XID.
583 *
584 * Allocates an XID for a new object. Typically used just prior to
585 * various object creation functions, such as xcb_create_window.
586 */
587uint32_t xcb_generate_id(xcb_connection_t *c);
588
589
590/**
591 * @}
592 */
593
594#ifdef __cplusplus
595}
596#endif
597
598
599#endif /* __XCB_H__ */
600