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      1 #ifndef foomainloophfoo
      2 #define foomainloophfoo
      3 
      4 /***
      5   This file is part of PulseAudio.
      6 
      7   Copyright 2004-2006 Lennart Poettering
      8   Copyright 2006 Pierre Ossman <ossman (at) cendio.se> for Cendio AB
      9 
     10   PulseAudio is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
     11   it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
     12   by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License,
     13   or (at your option) any later version.
     14 
     15   PulseAudio is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
     16   WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
     17   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
     18   General Public License for more details.
     19 
     20   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
     21   along with PulseAudio; if not, write to the Free Software
     22   Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307
     23   USA.
     24 ***/
     25 
     26 #include <pulse/mainloop-api.h>
     27 #include <pulse/cdecl.h>
     28 
     29 PA_C_DECL_BEGIN
     30 
     31 struct pollfd;
     32 
     33 /** \page mainloop Main Loop
     34  *
     35  * \section overv_sec Overview
     36  *
     37  * The built-in main loop implementation is based on the poll() system call.
     38  * It supports the functions defined in the main loop abstraction and very
     39  * little else.
     40  *
     41  * The main loop is created using pa_mainloop_new() and destroyed using
     42  * pa_mainloop_free(). To get access to the main loop abstraction,
     43  * pa_mainloop_get_api() is used.
     44  *
     45  * \section iter_sec Iteration
     46  *
     47  * The main loop is designed around the concept of iterations. Each iteration
     48  * consists of three steps that repeat during the application's entire
     49  * lifetime:
     50  *
     51  * -# Prepare - Build a list of file descriptors
     52  *               that need to be monitored and calculate the next timeout.
     53  * -# Poll - Execute the actual poll() system call.
     54  * -# Dispatch - Dispatch any events that have fired.
     55  *
     56  * When using the main loop, the application can either execute each
     57  * iteration, one at a time, using pa_mainloop_iterate(), or let the library
     58  * iterate automatically using pa_mainloop_run().
     59  *
     60  * \section thread_sec Threads
     61  *
     62  * The main loop functions are designed to be thread safe, but the objects
     63  * are not. What this means is that multiple main loops can be used, but only
     64  * one object per thread.
     65  *
     66  */
     67 
     68 /** \file
     69  *
     70  * A minimal main loop implementation based on the C library's poll()
     71  * function. Using the routines defined herein you may create a simple
     72  * main loop supporting the generic main loop abstraction layer as
     73  * defined in \ref mainloop-api.h. This implementation is thread safe
     74  * as long as you access the main loop object from a single thread only.*/
     75 
     76 /** An opaque main loop object */
     77 typedef struct pa_mainloop pa_mainloop;
     78 
     79 /** Allocate a new main loop object */
     80 pa_mainloop *pa_mainloop_new(void);
     81 
     82 /** Free a main loop object */
     83 void pa_mainloop_free(pa_mainloop* m);
     84 
     85 /** Prepare for a single iteration of the main loop. Returns a negative value
     86 on error or exit request. timeout specifies a maximum timeout for the subsequent
     87 poll, or -1 for blocking behaviour. .*/
     88 int pa_mainloop_prepare(pa_mainloop *m, int timeout);
     89 
     90 /** Execute the previously prepared poll. Returns a negative value on error.*/
     91 int pa_mainloop_poll(pa_mainloop *m);
     92 
     93 /** Dispatch timeout, io and deferred events from the previously executed poll. Returns
     94 a negative value on error. On success returns the number of source dispatched. */
     95 int pa_mainloop_dispatch(pa_mainloop *m);
     96 
     97 /** Return the return value as specified with the main loop's quit() routine. */
     98 int pa_mainloop_get_retval(pa_mainloop *m);
     99 
    100 /** Run a single iteration of the main loop. This is a convenience function
    101 for pa_mainloop_prepare(), pa_mainloop_poll() and pa_mainloop_dispatch().
    102 Returns a negative value on error or exit request. If block is nonzero,
    103 block for events if none are queued. Optionally return the return value as
    104 specified with the main loop's quit() routine in the integer variable retval points
    105 to. On success returns the number of sources dispatched in this iteration. */
    106 int pa_mainloop_iterate(pa_mainloop *m, int block, int *retval);
    107 
    108 /** Run unlimited iterations of the main loop object until the main loop's quit() routine is called. */
    109 int pa_mainloop_run(pa_mainloop *m, int *retval);
    110 
    111 /** Return the abstract main loop abstraction layer vtable for this
    112     main loop. No need of freeing the API as it is owned by the loop
    113     and it is destroyed when this dies */
    114 pa_mainloop_api* pa_mainloop_get_api(pa_mainloop*m);
    115 
    116 /** Shutdown the main loop */
    117 void pa_mainloop_quit(pa_mainloop *m, int r);
    118 
    119 /** Interrupt a running poll (for threaded systems) */
    120 void pa_mainloop_wakeup(pa_mainloop *m);
    121 
    122 /** Generic prototype of a poll() like function */
    123 typedef int (*pa_poll_func)(struct pollfd *ufds, unsigned long nfds, int timeout, void*userdata);
    124 
    125 /** Change the poll() implementation */
    126 void pa_mainloop_set_poll_func(pa_mainloop *m, pa_poll_func poll_func, void *userdata);
    127 
    128 PA_C_DECL_END
    129 
    130 #endif
    131