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     19 
     20 /*
     21  * FIXME: MT-safety
     22  */
     23 
     24 #include "config.h"
     25 
     26 #include <string.h>
     27 
     28 #include "gvalue.h"
     29 #include "gvaluecollector.h"
     30 #include "gbsearcharray.h"
     31 #include "gobjectalias.h"
     32 
     33 
     34 /**
     35  * SECTION:generic_values
     36  * @short_description: A polymorphic type that can hold values of any
     37  *     other type
     38  * @see_also: The fundamental types which all support #GValue
     39  *     operations and thus can be used as a type initializer for
     40  *     g_value_init() are defined by a separate interface.  See the <link
     41  *     linkend="gobject-Standard-Parameter-and-Value-Types">Standard
     42  *     Values API</link> for details.
     43  * @title: Generic values
     44  *
     45  * The #GValue structure is basically a variable container that consists
     46  * of a type identifier and a specific value of that type.
     47  * The type identifier within a #GValue structure always determines the
     48  * type of the associated value.
     49  * To create a undefined #GValue structure, simply create a zero-filled
     50  * #GValue structure. To initialize the #GValue, use the g_value_init()
     51  * function. A #GValue cannot be used until it is initialized.
     52  * The basic type operations (such as freeing and copying) are determined
     53  * by the #GTypeValueTable associated with the type ID stored in the #GValue.
     54  * Other #GValue operations (such as converting values between types) are
     55  * provided by this interface.
     56  *
     57  * The code in the example program below demonstrates #GValue's
     58  * features.
     59  *
     60  * |[
     61  * #include &lt;glib-object.h&gt;
     62  *
     63  * static void
     64  * int2string (const GValue *src_value,
     65  *             GValue       *dest_value)
     66  * {
     67  *   if (g_value_get_int (src_value) == 42)
     68  *     g_value_set_static_string (dest_value, "An important number");
     69  *   else
     70  *     g_value_set_static_string (dest_value, "What's that?");
     71  * }
     72  *
     73  * int
     74  * main (int   argc,
     75  *       char *argv[])
     76  * {
     77  *   /&ast; GValues must start zero-filled &ast;/
     78  *   GValue a = {0};
     79  *   GValue b = {0};
     80  *   const gchar *message;
     81  *
     82  *   g_type_init ();
     83  *
     84  *   /&ast; The GValue starts empty &ast;/
     85  *   g_assert (!G_VALUE_HOLDS_STRING (&amp;a));
     86  *
     87  *   /&ast; Put a string in it &ast;/
     88  *   g_value_init (&amp;a, G_TYPE_STRING);
     89  *   g_assert (G_VALUE_HOLDS_STRING (&amp;a));
     90  *   g_value_set_static_string (&amp;a, "Hello, world!");
     91  *   g_printf ("%s\n", g_value_get_string (&amp;a));
     92  *
     93  *   /&ast; Reset it to its pristine state &ast;/
     94  *   g_value_unset (&amp;a);
     95  *
     96  *   /&ast; It can then be reused for another type &ast;/
     97  *   g_value_init (&amp;a, G_TYPE_INT);
     98  *   g_value_set_int (&amp;a, 42);
     99  *
    100  *   /&ast; Attempt to transform it into a GValue of type STRING &ast;/
    101  *   g_value_init (&amp;b, G_TYPE_STRING);
    102  *
    103  *   /&ast; An INT is transformable to a STRING &ast;/
    104  *   g_assert (g_value_type_transformable (G_TYPE_INT, G_TYPE_STRING));
    105  *
    106  *   g_value_transform (&amp;a, &amp;b);
    107  *   g_printf ("%s\n", g_value_get_string (&amp;b));
    108  *
    109  *   /&ast; Attempt to transform it again using a custom transform function &ast;/
    110  *   g_value_register_transform_func (G_TYPE_INT, G_TYPE_STRING, int2string);
    111  *   g_value_transform (&amp;a, &amp;b);
    112  *   g_printf ("%s\n", g_value_get_string (&amp;b));
    113  *   return 0;
    114  * }
    115  * ]|
    116  */
    117 
    118 
    119 /* --- typedefs & structures --- */
    120 typedef struct {
    121   GType src_type;
    122   GType dest_type;
    123   GValueTransform func;
    124 } TransformEntry;
    125 
    126 
    127 /* --- prototypes --- */
    128 static gint	transform_entries_cmp	(gconstpointer bsearch_node1,
    129 					 gconstpointer bsearch_node2);
    130 
    131 
    132 /* --- variables --- */
    133 static GBSearchArray *transform_array = NULL;
    134 static GBSearchConfig transform_bconfig = {
    135   sizeof (TransformEntry),
    136   transform_entries_cmp,
    137   0,
    138 };
    139 
    140 
    141 /* --- functions --- */
    142 void
    143 g_value_c_init (void)
    144 {
    145   transform_array = g_bsearch_array_create (&transform_bconfig);
    146 }
    147 
    148 static inline void		/* keep this function in sync with gvaluecollector.h and gboxed.c */
    149 value_meminit (GValue *value,
    150 	       GType   value_type)
    151 {
    152   value->g_type = value_type;
    153   memset (value->data, 0, sizeof (value->data));
    154 }
    155 
    156 /**
    157  * g_value_init:
    158  * @value: A zero-filled (uninitialized) #GValue structure.
    159  * @g_type: Type the #GValue should hold values of.
    160  *
    161  * Initializes @value with the default value of @type.
    162  *
    163  * Returns: the #GValue structure that has been passed in
    164  */
    165 GValue*
    166 g_value_init (GValue *value,
    167 	      GType   g_type)
    168 {
    169   /* g_return_val_if_fail (G_TYPE_IS_VALUE (g_type), NULL);	be more elaborate below */
    170   g_return_val_if_fail (value != NULL, NULL);
    171   /* g_return_val_if_fail (G_VALUE_TYPE (value) == 0, NULL);	be more elaborate below */
    172 
    173   if (G_TYPE_IS_VALUE (g_type) && G_VALUE_TYPE (value) == 0)
    174     {
    175       GTypeValueTable *value_table = g_type_value_table_peek (g_type);
    176 
    177       /* setup and init */
    178       value_meminit (value, g_type);
    179       value_table->value_init (value);
    180     }
    181   else if (G_VALUE_TYPE (value))
    182     g_warning ("%s: cannot initialize GValue with type `%s', the value has already been initialized as `%s'",
    183 	       G_STRLOC,
    184 	       g_type_name (g_type),
    185 	       g_type_name (G_VALUE_TYPE (value)));
    186   else /* !G_TYPE_IS_VALUE (g_type) */
    187     g_warning ("%s: cannot initialize GValue with type `%s', %s",
    188 	       G_STRLOC,
    189 	       g_type_name (g_type),
    190 	       g_type_value_table_peek (g_type) ?
    191 	       "this type is abstract with regards to GValue use, use a more specific (derived) type" :
    192 	       "this type has no GTypeValueTable implementation");
    193   return value;
    194 }
    195 
    196 /**
    197  * g_value_copy:
    198  * @src_value: An initialized #GValue structure.
    199  * @dest_value: An initialized #GValue structure of the same type as @src_value.
    200  *
    201  * Copies the value of @src_value into @dest_value.
    202  */
    203 void
    204 g_value_copy (const GValue *src_value,
    205 	      GValue       *dest_value)
    206 {
    207   g_return_if_fail (G_IS_VALUE (src_value));
    208   g_return_if_fail (G_IS_VALUE (dest_value));
    209   g_return_if_fail (g_value_type_compatible (G_VALUE_TYPE (src_value), G_VALUE_TYPE (dest_value)));
    210 
    211   if (src_value != dest_value)
    212     {
    213       GType dest_type = G_VALUE_TYPE (dest_value);
    214       GTypeValueTable *value_table = g_type_value_table_peek (dest_type);
    215 
    216       /* make sure dest_value's value is free()d */
    217       if (value_table->value_free)
    218 	value_table->value_free (dest_value);
    219 
    220       /* setup and copy */
    221       value_meminit (dest_value, dest_type);
    222       value_table->value_copy (src_value, dest_value);
    223     }
    224 }
    225 
    226 /**
    227  * g_value_reset:
    228  * @value: An initialized #GValue structure.
    229  *
    230  * Clears the current value in @value and resets it to the default value
    231  * (as if the value had just been initialized).
    232  *
    233  * Returns: the #GValue structure that has been passed in
    234  */
    235 GValue*
    236 g_value_reset (GValue *value)
    237 {
    238   GTypeValueTable *value_table;
    239   GType g_type;
    240 
    241   g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_VALUE (value), NULL);
    242 
    243   g_type = G_VALUE_TYPE (value);
    244   value_table = g_type_value_table_peek (g_type);
    245 
    246   /* make sure value's value is free()d */
    247   if (value_table->value_free)
    248     value_table->value_free (value);
    249 
    250   /* setup and init */
    251   value_meminit (value, g_type);
    252   value_table->value_init (value);
    253 
    254   return value;
    255 }
    256 
    257 /**
    258  * g_value_unset:
    259  * @value: An initialized #GValue structure.
    260  *
    261  * Clears the current value in @value and "unsets" the type,
    262  * this releases all resources associated with this GValue.
    263  * An unset value is the same as an uninitialized (zero-filled)
    264  * #GValue structure.
    265  */
    266 void
    267 g_value_unset (GValue *value)
    268 {
    269   GTypeValueTable *value_table;
    270 
    271   g_return_if_fail (G_IS_VALUE (value));
    272 
    273   value_table = g_type_value_table_peek (G_VALUE_TYPE (value));
    274 
    275   if (value_table->value_free)
    276     value_table->value_free (value);
    277   memset (value, 0, sizeof (*value));
    278 }
    279 
    280 /**
    281  * g_value_fits_pointer:
    282  * @value: An initialized #GValue structure.
    283  *
    284  * Determines if @value will fit inside the size of a pointer value.
    285  * This is an internal function introduced mainly for C marshallers.
    286  *
    287  * Returns: %TRUE if @value will fit inside a pointer value.
    288  */
    289 gboolean
    290 g_value_fits_pointer (const GValue *value)
    291 {
    292   GTypeValueTable *value_table;
    293 
    294   g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_VALUE (value), FALSE);
    295 
    296   value_table = g_type_value_table_peek (G_VALUE_TYPE (value));
    297 
    298   return value_table->value_peek_pointer != NULL;
    299 }
    300 
    301 /**
    302  * g_value_peek_pointer:
    303  * @value: An initialized #GValue structure.
    304  *
    305  * Return the value contents as pointer. This function asserts that
    306  * g_value_fits_pointer() returned %TRUE for the passed in value.
    307  * This is an internal function introduced mainly for C marshallers.
    308  *
    309  * Returns: %TRUE if @value will fit inside a pointer value.
    310  */
    311 gpointer
    312 g_value_peek_pointer (const GValue *value)
    313 {
    314   GTypeValueTable *value_table;
    315 
    316   g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_VALUE (value), NULL);
    317 
    318   value_table = g_type_value_table_peek (G_VALUE_TYPE (value));
    319   if (!value_table->value_peek_pointer)
    320     {
    321       g_return_val_if_fail (g_value_fits_pointer (value) == TRUE, NULL);
    322       return NULL;
    323     }
    324 
    325   return value_table->value_peek_pointer (value);
    326 }
    327 
    328 /**
    329  * g_value_set_instance:
    330  * @value: An initialized #GValue structure.
    331  * @instance: the instance
    332  *
    333  * Sets @value from an instantiatable type via the
    334  * value_table's collect_value() function.
    335  */
    336 void
    337 g_value_set_instance (GValue  *value,
    338 		      gpointer instance)
    339 {
    340   GType g_type;
    341   GTypeValueTable *value_table;
    342   GTypeCValue cvalue;
    343   gchar *error_msg;
    344 
    345   g_return_if_fail (G_IS_VALUE (value));
    346   if (instance)
    347     {
    348       g_return_if_fail (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE (instance));
    349       g_return_if_fail (g_value_type_compatible (G_TYPE_FROM_INSTANCE (instance), G_VALUE_TYPE (value)));
    350     }
    351 
    352   g_type = G_VALUE_TYPE (value);
    353   value_table = g_type_value_table_peek (g_type);
    354 
    355   g_return_if_fail (strcmp (value_table->collect_format, "p") == 0);
    356 
    357   memset (&cvalue, 0, sizeof (cvalue));
    358   cvalue.v_pointer = instance;
    359 
    360   /* make sure value's value is free()d */
    361   if (value_table->value_free)
    362     value_table->value_free (value);
    363 
    364   /* setup and collect */
    365   value_meminit (value, g_type);
    366   error_msg = value_table->collect_value (value, 1, &cvalue, 0);
    367   if (error_msg)
    368     {
    369       g_warning ("%s: %s", G_STRLOC, error_msg);
    370       g_free (error_msg);
    371 
    372       /* we purposely leak the value here, it might not be
    373        * in a sane state if an error condition occoured
    374        */
    375       value_meminit (value, g_type);
    376       value_table->value_init (value);
    377     }
    378 }
    379 
    380 static GValueTransform
    381 transform_func_lookup (GType src_type,
    382 		       GType dest_type)
    383 {
    384   TransformEntry entry;
    385 
    386   entry.src_type = src_type;
    387   do
    388     {
    389       entry.dest_type = dest_type;
    390       do
    391 	{
    392 	  TransformEntry *e;
    393 
    394 	  e = g_bsearch_array_lookup (transform_array, &transform_bconfig, &entry);
    395 	  if (e)
    396 	    {
    397 	      /* need to check that there hasn't been a change in value handling */
    398 	      if (g_type_value_table_peek (entry.dest_type) == g_type_value_table_peek (dest_type) &&
    399 		  g_type_value_table_peek (entry.src_type) == g_type_value_table_peek (src_type))
    400 		return e->func;
    401 	    }
    402 	  entry.dest_type = g_type_parent (entry.dest_type);
    403 	}
    404       while (entry.dest_type);
    405 
    406       entry.src_type = g_type_parent (entry.src_type);
    407     }
    408   while (entry.src_type);
    409 
    410   return NULL;
    411 }
    412 
    413 static gint
    414 transform_entries_cmp (gconstpointer bsearch_node1,
    415 		       gconstpointer bsearch_node2)
    416 {
    417   const TransformEntry *e1 = bsearch_node1;
    418   const TransformEntry *e2 = bsearch_node2;
    419   gint cmp = G_BSEARCH_ARRAY_CMP (e1->src_type, e2->src_type);
    420 
    421   if (cmp)
    422     return cmp;
    423   else
    424     return G_BSEARCH_ARRAY_CMP (e1->dest_type, e2->dest_type);
    425 }
    426 
    427 /**
    428  * g_value_register_transform_func:
    429  * @src_type: Source type.
    430  * @dest_type: Target type.
    431  * @transform_func: a function which transforms values of type @src_type
    432  *  into value of type @dest_type
    433  *
    434  * Registers a value transformation function for use in g_value_transform().
    435  * A previously registered transformation function for @src_type and @dest_type
    436  * will be replaced.
    437  */
    438 void
    439 g_value_register_transform_func (GType           src_type,
    440 				 GType           dest_type,
    441 				 GValueTransform transform_func)
    442 {
    443   TransformEntry entry;
    444 
    445   /* these checks won't pass for dynamic types.
    446    * g_return_if_fail (G_TYPE_HAS_VALUE_TABLE (src_type));
    447    * g_return_if_fail (G_TYPE_HAS_VALUE_TABLE (dest_type));
    448    */
    449   g_return_if_fail (transform_func != NULL);
    450 
    451   entry.src_type = src_type;
    452   entry.dest_type = dest_type;
    453 
    454 #if 0 /* let transform function replacement be a valid operation */
    455   if (g_bsearch_array_lookup (transform_array, &transform_bconfig, &entry))
    456     g_warning ("reregistering value transformation function (%p) for `%s' to `%s'",
    457 	       transform_func,
    458 	       g_type_name (src_type),
    459 	       g_type_name (dest_type));
    460 #endif
    461 
    462   entry.func = transform_func;
    463   transform_array = g_bsearch_array_replace (transform_array, &transform_bconfig, &entry);
    464 }
    465 
    466 /**
    467  * g_value_type_transformable:
    468  * @src_type: Source type.
    469  * @dest_type: Target type.
    470  *
    471  * Check whether g_value_transform() is able to transform values
    472  * of type @src_type into values of type @dest_type.
    473  *
    474  * Returns: %TRUE if the transformation is possible, %FALSE otherwise.
    475  */
    476 gboolean
    477 g_value_type_transformable (GType src_type,
    478 			    GType dest_type)
    479 {
    480   g_return_val_if_fail (G_TYPE_IS_VALUE (src_type), FALSE);
    481   g_return_val_if_fail (G_TYPE_IS_VALUE (dest_type), FALSE);
    482 
    483   return (g_value_type_compatible (src_type, dest_type) ||
    484 	  transform_func_lookup (src_type, dest_type) != NULL);
    485 }
    486 
    487 /**
    488  * g_value_type_compatible:
    489  * @src_type: source type to be copied.
    490  * @dest_type: destination type for copying.
    491  *
    492  * Returns whether a #GValue of type @src_type can be copied into
    493  * a #GValue of type @dest_type.
    494  *
    495  * Returns: %TRUE if g_value_copy() is possible with @src_type and @dest_type.
    496  */
    497 gboolean
    498 g_value_type_compatible (GType src_type,
    499 			 GType dest_type)
    500 {
    501   g_return_val_if_fail (G_TYPE_IS_VALUE (src_type), FALSE);
    502   g_return_val_if_fail (G_TYPE_IS_VALUE (dest_type), FALSE);
    503 
    504   return (g_type_is_a (src_type, dest_type) &&
    505 	  g_type_value_table_peek (dest_type) == g_type_value_table_peek (src_type));
    506 }
    507 
    508 /**
    509  * g_value_transform:
    510  * @src_value: Source value.
    511  * @dest_value: Target value.
    512  *
    513  * Tries to cast the contents of @src_value into a type appropriate
    514  * to store in @dest_value, e.g. to transform a %G_TYPE_INT value
    515  * into a %G_TYPE_FLOAT value. Performing transformations between
    516  * value types might incur precision lossage. Especially
    517  * transformations into strings might reveal seemingly arbitrary
    518  * results and shouldn't be relied upon for production code (such
    519  * as rcfile value or object property serialization).
    520  *
    521  * Returns: Whether a transformation rule was found and could be applied.
    522  *  Upon failing transformations, @dest_value is left untouched.
    523  */
    524 gboolean
    525 g_value_transform (const GValue *src_value,
    526 		   GValue       *dest_value)
    527 {
    528   GType dest_type;
    529 
    530   g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_VALUE (src_value), FALSE);
    531   g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_VALUE (dest_value), FALSE);
    532 
    533   dest_type = G_VALUE_TYPE (dest_value);
    534   if (g_value_type_compatible (G_VALUE_TYPE (src_value), dest_type))
    535     {
    536       g_value_copy (src_value, dest_value);
    537 
    538       return TRUE;
    539     }
    540   else
    541     {
    542       GValueTransform transform = transform_func_lookup (G_VALUE_TYPE (src_value), dest_type);
    543 
    544       if (transform)
    545 	{
    546 	  g_value_unset (dest_value);
    547 
    548 	  /* setup and transform */
    549 	  value_meminit (dest_value, dest_type);
    550 	  transform (src_value, dest_value);
    551 
    552 	  return TRUE;
    553 	}
    554     }
    555   return FALSE;
    556 }
    557 
    558 #define __G_VALUE_C__
    559 #include "gobjectaliasdef.c"
    560