Glib::MainContext Class Reference
[The Main Event Loop]

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Public Types

typedef Glib::MainContext CppObjectType

typedef GMainContext BaseObjectType

Public Member Functions

bool iteration (bool may_block)

Runs a single iteration for the given main loop.

bool pending ()

Checks if any sources have pending events for the given context.

void wakeup ()

If context is currently waiting in a poll(), interrupt the poll(), and continue the iteration process.

bool acquire ()

Tries to become the owner of the specified context.

bool wait (Glib::Cond& cond, Glib::Mutex& mutex)

Tries to become the owner of the specified context, as with acquire().

void release ()

Releases ownership of a context previously acquired by this thread with acquire().

bool prepare (int& priority)

Prepares to poll sources within a main loop.

bool prepare ()

Prepares to poll sources within a main loop.

void query (int max_priority, int& timeout, std::vector<PollFD>& fds)

Determines information necessary to poll this main loop.

bool check (int max_priority, std::vector<PollFD>& fds)

Passes the results of polling back to the main loop.

void dispatch ()

Dispatches all pending sources.

void set_poll_func (GPollFunc poll_func)

Sets the function to use to handle polling of file descriptors.

GPollFunc get_poll_func ()

Gets the poll function set by g_main_context_set_poll_func().

void add_poll (PollFD& fd, int priority)

Adds a file descriptor to the set of file descriptors polled for this context.

void remove_poll (PollFD& fd)

Removes file descriptor from the set of file descriptors to be polled for a particular context.

SignalTimeout signal_timeout ()

Timeout signal, attached to this MainContext.

SignalIdle signal_idle ()

Idle signal, attached to this MainContext.

SignalIO signal_io ()

I/O signal, attached to this MainContext.

SignalChildWatch signal_child_watch ()

child watch signal, attached to this MainContext.

void reference () const

void unreference () const

GMainContext* gobj ()

const GMainContext* gobj () const

GMainContext* gobj_copy () const

Static Public Member Functions

static Glib::RefPtr<MainContext> create ()

Creates a new MainContext.

static Glib::RefPtr<MainContext> get_default ()

Returns the default main context.

Related Functions

(Note that these are not member functions.)

Glib::RefPtr<MainContext> wrap (GMainContext* gobject, bool take_copy=false)

Detailed Description

Main context.

Member Typedef Documentation

typedef Glib::MainContext Glib::MainContext::CppObjectType

typedef GMainContext Glib::MainContext::BaseObjectType

Member Function Documentation

static Glib::RefPtr<MainContext> Glib::MainContext::create ( ) [static]

Creates a new MainContext.

Returns:: The new MainContext.

static Glib::RefPtr<MainContext> Glib::MainContext::get_default ( ) [static]

Returns the default main context.

This is the main context used for main loop functions when a main loop is not explicitly specified.

Returns:: The new MainContext.

bool Glib::MainContext::iteration ( bool may_block )

Runs a single iteration for the given main loop.

This involves checking to see if any event sources are ready to be processed, then if no events sources are ready and may_block is true, waiting for a source to become ready, then dispatching the highest priority events sources that are ready. Note that even when may_block is true, it is still possible for iteration() to return false, since the the wait may be interrupted for other reasons than an event source becoming ready.

Parameters:

may_block

Whether the call may block.

Returns:: true if events were dispatched.

bool Glib::MainContext::pending ( )

Checks if any sources have pending events for the given context.

Returns:: true if events are pending.

void Glib::MainContext::wakeup ( )

If context is currently waiting in a poll(), interrupt the poll(), and continue the iteration process.

bool Glib::MainContext::acquire ( )

Tries to become the owner of the specified context.

If some other context is the owner of the context, returns FALSE immediately. Ownership is properly recursive: the owner can require ownership again and will release ownership when release() is called as many times as acquire(). You must be the owner of a context before you can call prepare(), query(), check(), dispatch().

Returns:: true if the operation succeeded, and this thread is now the owner of context.

bool Glib::MainContext::wait	(	Glib::Cond&	cond,
		Glib::Mutex&	mutex
	)

Tries to become the owner of the specified context, as with acquire().

But if another thread is the owner, atomically drop mutex and wait on cond until that owner releases ownership or until cond is signaled, then try again (once) to become the owner.

Parameters:

	cond	A condition variable.
	mutex	A mutex, currently held.

Returns:: true if the operation succeeded, and this thread is now the owner of context.

void Glib::MainContext::release ( )

Releases ownership of a context previously acquired by this thread with acquire().

If the context was acquired multiple times, the only release ownership when release() is called as many times as it was acquired.

bool Glib::MainContext::prepare ( int & priority )

Prepares to poll sources within a main loop.

The resulting information for polling is determined by calling query().

Parameters:

priority

Location to store priority of highest priority source already ready.

Returns:: true if some source is ready to be dispatched prior to polling.

bool Glib::MainContext::prepare ( )

Prepares to poll sources within a main loop.

The resulting information for polling is determined by calling query().

Returns:: true if some source is ready to be dispatched prior to polling.

void Glib::MainContext::query	(	int	max_priority,
		int &	timeout,
		std::vector<PollFD>&	fds
	)

Determines information necessary to poll this main loop.

Parameters:

	max_priority	Maximum priority source to check.
	timeout	Location to store timeout to be used in polling.
	fds	Location to store Glib::PollFD records that need to be polled.

Returns:: the number of records actually stored in fds, or, if more than n_fds records need to be stored, the number of records that need to be stored.

bool Glib::MainContext::check	(	int	max_priority,
		std::vector<PollFD>&	fds
	)

Passes the results of polling back to the main loop.

Parameters:

	max_priority	Maximum numerical priority of sources to check.
	fds	Vector of Glib::PollFD's that was passed to the last call to query()

Returns:: true if some sources are ready to be dispatched.

void Glib::MainContext::dispatch ( )

Dispatches all pending sources.

void Glib::MainContext::set_poll_func ( GPollFunc poll_func )

Sets the function to use to handle polling of file descriptors.

It will be used instead of the poll() system call (or GLib's replacement function, which is used where poll() isn't available). This function could possibly be used to integrate the GLib event loop with an external event loop.

Parameters:

poll_func

The function to call to poll all file descriptors.

GPollFunc Glib::MainContext::get_poll_func ( )

Gets the poll function set by g_main_context_set_poll_func().

Returns:: The poll function

void Glib::MainContext::add_poll	(	PollFD&	fd,
		int	priority
	)

Adds a file descriptor to the set of file descriptors polled for this context.

This will very seldomly be used directly. Instead a typical event source will use Glib::Source::add_poll() instead.

Parameters:

	fd	A PollFD structure holding information about a file descriptor to watch.
	priority	The priority for this file descriptor which should be the same as the priority used for Glib::Source::attach() to ensure that the file descriptor is polled whenever the results may be needed.

void Glib::MainContext::remove_poll ( PollFD& fd )

Removes file descriptor from the set of file descriptors to be polled for a particular context.

Parameters:

A PollFD structure holding information about a file descriptor.

SignalTimeout Glib::MainContext::signal_timeout ( )

Timeout signal, attached to this MainContext.

Returns:: A signal proxy; you want to use SignalTimeout::connect().

SignalIdle Glib::MainContext::signal_idle ( )

Idle signal, attached to this MainContext.

Returns:: A signal proxy; you want to use SignalIdle::connect().

SignalIO Glib::MainContext::signal_io ( )

I/O signal, attached to this MainContext.

Returns:: A signal proxy; you want to use SignalIO::connect().

SignalChildWatch Glib::MainContext::signal_child_watch ( )

child watch signal, attached to this MainContext.

Returns:: A signal proxy; you want to use SignalChildWatch::connect().

void Glib::MainContext::reference ( ) const

void Glib::MainContext::unreference ( ) const

GMainContext* Glib::MainContext::gobj ( )

const GMainContext* Glib::MainContext::gobj ( ) const

GMainContext* Glib::MainContext::gobj_copy ( ) const

The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

main.h


Public Types
typedef Glib::MainContext	CppObjectType
typedef GMainContext	BaseObjectType
Public Member Functions
bool	iteration (bool may_block)
	Runs a single iteration for the given main loop.
bool	pending ()
	Checks if any sources have pending events for the given context.
void	wakeup ()
	If context is currently waiting in a poll(), interrupt the poll(), and continue the iteration process.
bool	acquire ()
	Tries to become the owner of the specified context.
bool	wait (Glib::Cond& cond, Glib::Mutex& mutex)
	Tries to become the owner of the specified context, as with acquire().
void	release ()
	Releases ownership of a context previously acquired by this thread with acquire().
bool	prepare (int& priority)
	Prepares to poll sources within a main loop.
bool	prepare ()
	Prepares to poll sources within a main loop.
void	query (int max_priority, int& timeout, std::vector<PollFD>& fds)
	Determines information necessary to poll this main loop.
bool	check (int max_priority, std::vector<PollFD>& fds)
	Passes the results of polling back to the main loop.
void	dispatch ()
	Dispatches all pending sources.
void	set_poll_func (GPollFunc poll_func)
	Sets the function to use to handle polling of file descriptors.
GPollFunc	get_poll_func ()
	Gets the poll function set by g_main_context_set_poll_func().
void	add_poll (PollFD& fd, int priority)
	Adds a file descriptor to the set of file descriptors polled for this context.
void	remove_poll (PollFD& fd)
	Removes file descriptor from the set of file descriptors to be polled for a particular context.
SignalTimeout	signal_timeout ()
	Timeout signal, attached to this MainContext.
SignalIdle	signal_idle ()
	Idle signal, attached to this MainContext.
SignalIO	signal_io ()
	I/O signal, attached to this MainContext.
SignalChildWatch	signal_child_watch ()
	child watch signal, attached to this MainContext.
void	reference () const
void	unreference () const
GMainContext*	gobj ()
const GMainContext*	gobj () const
GMainContext*	gobj_copy () const
Static Public Member Functions
static Glib::RefPtr<MainContext>	create ()
	Creates a new MainContext.
static Glib::RefPtr<MainContext>	get_default ()
	Returns the default main context.
Related Functions
(Note that these are not member functions.)
Glib::RefPtr<MainContext>	wrap (GMainContext* gobject, bool take_copy=false)

Glib::MainContext Class Reference [The Main Event Loop]

Public Types

Public Member Functions

Static Public Member Functions

Related Functions

Detailed Description

Member Typedef Documentation

Member Function Documentation

Glib::MainContext Class Reference
[The Main Event Loop]