/* * Copyright (C) 2004-2005 by the gtk2-perl team (see the file AUTHORS for a * complete list) * * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. * * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU * Lesser General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public * License along with this library; if not, write to the * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. * * $Header: /cvsroot/gtk2-perl/gtk2-perl-xs/Glib/GUtils.xs,v 1.8 2005/07/05 17:50:29 kaffeetisch Exp $ */ #include "gperl.h" MODULE = Glib::Utils PACKAGE = Glib PREFIX = g_ =for object Glib::Utils Miscellaneous utility functions =cut =for position SYNOPSIS =head1 SYNOPSIS use Glib; Glib::set_application_name (Glib::get_real_name."'s Cool Program"); print "app name is ".Glib::get_application_name()."\n"; =for position DESCRIPTION =head1 DESCRIPTION Here are some useful miscellaneous utilities. GLib is a portability library, providing portable utility functions for C programs. As such, most of these functions seem to violate the Glib binding principle of not duplicating functionality that Perl already provides, but there's a distinction for each one, i swear. The functions for dealing with user information are provided on all GLib-supported platforms, not just where POSIX (which provides similar information) is available, and even work on platforms where %ENV may not include the expected information. Also, the "application name" referred to by (set|get)_application_name is a human readable name, distinct from the actual program name provided by Perl's own $0. =cut ### FIXME ### we should have a pod section called FUNCTIONS. =for apidoc Glib::get_real_name __function__ Get the current user's real name. =cut =for apidoc Glib::get_home_dir __function__ Find the current user's home directory, by system-dependent/appropriate means. =cut =for apidoc Glib::get_tmp_dir __function__ Get the temp dir as appropriate for the current system. See the GLib docs for info on how it works. =cut =for apidoc __function__ Get the current user's name by whatever system-dependent means necessary. =cut const gchar * g_get_user_name () ALIAS: Glib::get_real_name = 1 Glib::get_home_dir = 2 Glib::get_tmp_dir = 3 CODE: switch (ix) { case 0: RETVAL = g_get_user_name (); break; case 1: RETVAL = g_get_real_name (); break; case 2: RETVAL = g_get_home_dir (); break; case 3: RETVAL = g_get_tmp_dir (); break; default: RETVAL = NULL; g_assert_not_reached (); } OUTPUT: RETVAL #if GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 6, 0) =for apidoc Glib::get_user_config_dir __function__ Gets the base directory in which to store user-specific application configuration information such as user preferences and settings. =cut =for apidoc Glib::get_user_cache_dir __function__ Gets the base directory in which to store non-essential, cached data specific to particular user. =cut =for apidoc __function__ Get the base directory for application data such as icons that is customized for a particular user. =cut const gchar * g_get_user_data_dir () ALIAS: Glib::get_user_config_dir = 1 Glib::get_user_cache_dir = 2 CODE: switch (ix) { case 0: RETVAL = g_get_user_data_dir (); break; case 1: RETVAL = g_get_user_config_dir (); break; case 2: RETVAL = g_get_user_cache_dir (); break; default: RETVAL = NULL; g_assert_not_reached (); } OUTPUT: RETVAL =for apidoc Glib::get_system_config_dirs __function__ Returns an ordered list of base directories in which to access system-wide configuration information. =cut =for apidoc Glib::get_language_names __function__ Computes a list of applicable locale names, which can be used to e.g. construct locale-dependent filenames or search paths. The returned list is sorted from most desirable to least desirable and always contains the default locale "C". =cut =for apidoc __function__ Returns an ordered list of base directories in which to access system-wide application data. =cut void g_get_system_data_dirs () ALIAS: Glib::get_system_config_dirs = 1 Glib::get_language_names = 2 PREINIT: const gchar * const * strings; int i; PPCODE: switch (ix) { case 0: strings = g_get_system_data_dirs (); break; case 1: strings = g_get_system_config_dirs (); break; case 2: strings = g_get_language_names (); break; default: strings = NULL; g_assert_not_reached (); } for (i = 0; strings[i]; i++) XPUSHs (sv_2mortal (newSVGChar (strings[i]))); #endif ##=for apidoc __function__ ##Set GLib's global program name. Glib will set this to the value of $0 for ##you when it loads; this function is provided to give you a way to set the ##internal variable used by the GLib C library, since it knows nothing about ##$0. ##=cut ##gchar_own * g_get_prgname (); ## ##=for apidoc __function__ ##=cut ##void g_set_prgname (const gchar *prgname); #if GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2, 2, 0) =for apidoc __function__ Get the human-readable application name set by C. =cut const gchar * g_get_application_name (); =for apidoc __function__ Set the human-readable application name. =cut void g_set_application_name (const gchar *application_name); #endif ### ### This stuff is functionality provided by File::Spec and friends. ### Thus we will not bind it. ### #gboolean g_path_is_absolute (const gchar *file_name); #G_CONST_RETURN gchar* g_path_skip_root (const gchar *file_name); #gchar* g_get_current_dir (void); #gchar* g_path_get_basename (const gchar *file_name); #gchar* g_path_get_dirname (const gchar *file_name); # # ## Look for an executable in PATH, following execvp() rules #gchar* g_find_program_in_path (const gchar *program); ### ### Version information ### ## this is a ridiculous amount of doc for six numbers and one checker method. =for object Glib::version Library Versioning Utilities =cut =for position SYNOPSIS =head1 SYNOPSIS # require at least version 1.021 of the Glib module use Glib '1.021'; # g_set_application_name() was introduced in GLib 2.2.0, and # first supported by version 1.040 of the Glib Perl module. if ($Glib::VERSION >= 1.040 and Glib->CHECK_VERSION (2,2,0)) { Glib::set_application_name ('My Cool Program'); } =for position DESCRIPTION =head1 DESCRIPTION Both the Glib module and the GLib C library are works-in-progress, and their interfaces grow over time. As more features are added to each, and your code uses those new features, you will introduce version-specific dependencies, and naturally, you'll want to be able to code around them. Enter the versioning API. For simple Perl modules, a single version number is sufficient; however, Glib is a binding to another software library, and this introduces some complexity. We have three versions that fully specify the API available to you. =over =item Perl Bindings Version Perl modules use a version number, and Glib is no exception. I<$Glib::VERSION> is the version of the current Glib module. By ad hoc convention, gtk2-perl modules generally use version numbers in the form x.yyz, where even yy values denote stable releases and z is a patchlevel. $Glib::VERSION use Glib 1.040; # require at least version 1.040 =item Compile-time ("Bound") Library Version This is the version of the GLib C library that was available when the Perl module was compiled and installed. These version constants are equivalent to the version macros provided in the GLib C headers. GLib uses a major.minor.micro convention, where even minor versions are stable. (gtk2-perl does not officially support unstable versions.) Glib::MAJOR_VERSION Glib::MINOR_VERSION Glib::MICRO_VERSION Glib->CHECK_VERSION($maj,$min,$mic) =item Run-time ("Linked") Library Version This is the version of the GLib C library that is available at run time; it may be newer than the compile-time version, but should never be older. These are equivalent to the version variables exported by the GLib C library. Glib::major_version Glib::minor_version Glib::micro_version =back =head2 Which one do I use when? Where do you use which version? It depends entirely on what you're doing. Let's explain by example: =over =item o Use the Perl module version for bindings support issues You need to register a new enum for use as the type of an object property. This is something you can do with all versions of the underlying C library, but which wasn't supported in the Glib Perl module until $Glib::VERSION >= 1.040. =item o Use the bound version for library features You want to call Glib::set_application_name to set a human-readable name for your application (which is used by various parts of Gtk2 and Gnome2). g_set_application_name() (the underlying C function) was added in version 2.2.0 of glib, and support for it was introduced into the Glib Perl module in Glib version 1.040. However, you can build the Perl module against any stable 2.x.x version of glib, so you might not have that function available even if your Glib module is new enough! Thus, you need to check two things to see if the this function is available: if ($Glib::VERSION >= 1.040 && Glib->CHECK_VERSION (2,2,0)) { # it's available, and we can call it! Glib::set_application_name ('My Cool Application'); } Now what happens if you installed the Perl module when your system had glib 2.0.6, and you upgraded glib to 2.4.1? Wouldn't g_set_application_name() be available? Well, it's there, under the hood, but the bindings were compiled when it wasn't there, so you won't be able to call it! That's why we check the "bound" or compile-time version. By the way, to enable support for the new function, you'd need to reinstall (or upgrade) the Perl module. =item o Use the linked version for runtime work-arounds Suppose there's a function whose API did not change, but whose implementation had a bug in one version that was fixed in another version. To determine whether you need to apply a workaround, you would check the version that is actually being used at runtime. if (Glib::major_version == 2 && Glib::minor_version == 2 && Glib::micro_version == 1) { # work around bug that exists only in glib 2.2.1. } In practice, such situations are very rare. =back =cut =for apidoc Glib::MINOR_VERSION __function__ Provides access to the version information that Glib was compiled against. Essentially equivalent to the #define's GLIB_MINOR_VERSION. =cut =for apidoc Glib::MICRO_VERSION __function__ Provides access to the version information that Glib was compiled against. Essentially equivalent to the #define's GLIB_MICRO_VERSION. =cut =for apidoc Glib::major_version __function__ Provides access to the version information that Glib is linked against. Essentially equivalent to the global variable glib_major_version. =cut =for apidoc Glib::minor_version __function__ Provides access to the version information that Glib is linked against. Essentially equivalent to the global variable glib_minor_version. =cut =for apidoc Glib::micro_version __function__ Provides access to the version information that Glib is linked against. Essentially equivalent to the global variable glib_micro_version. =cut =for apidoc __function__ Provides access to the version information that Glib was compiled against. Essentially equivalent to the #define's GLIB_MAJOR_VERSION. =cut guint MAJOR_VERSION () ALIAS: Glib::MINOR_VERSION = 1 Glib::MICRO_VERSION = 2 Glib::major_version = 3 Glib::minor_version = 4 Glib::micro_version = 5 CODE: switch (ix) { case 0: RETVAL = GLIB_MAJOR_VERSION; break; case 1: RETVAL = GLIB_MINOR_VERSION; break; case 2: RETVAL = GLIB_MICRO_VERSION; break; case 3: RETVAL = glib_major_version; break; case 4: RETVAL = glib_minor_version; break; case 5: RETVAL = glib_micro_version; break; default: RETVAL = -1; g_assert_not_reached (); } OUTPUT: RETVAL =for apidoc =for signature (MAJOR, MINOR, MICRO) = Glib->GET_VERSION_INFO Shorthand to fetch as a list the glib version for which Glib was compiled. See C, etc. =cut void GET_VERSION_INFO (class) PPCODE: EXTEND (SP, 3); PUSHs (sv_2mortal (newSViv (GLIB_MAJOR_VERSION))); PUSHs (sv_2mortal (newSViv (GLIB_MINOR_VERSION))); PUSHs (sv_2mortal (newSViv (GLIB_MICRO_VERSION))); PERL_UNUSED_VAR (ax); =for apidoc Provides a mechanism for checking the version information that Glib was compiled against. Essentially equvilent to the macro GLIB_CHECK_VERSION. =cut gboolean CHECK_VERSION (class, guint required_major, guint required_minor, guint required_micro) CODE: RETVAL = GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (required_major, required_minor, required_micro); OUTPUT: RETVAL MODULE = Glib::Utils PACKAGE = Glib::Markup PREFIX = g_markup_ =for apidoc __function__ =cut # gchar* g_markup_escape_text (const gchar *text, gssize length); gchar_own * g_markup_escape_text (text) const gchar* text CODE: RETVAL = g_markup_escape_text (text, strlen (text)); OUTPUT: RETVAL