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diff --git a/src/dbus/qdbusservicewatcher.cpp b/src/dbus/qdbusservicewatcher.cpp index d8a33c3..4872732 100644 --- a/src/dbus/qdbusservicewatcher.cpp +++ b/src/dbus/qdbusservicewatcher.cpp @@ -138,26 +138,159 @@ void QDBusServiceWatcherPrivate::removeService(const QString &service) SLOT(_q_serviceOwnerChanged(QString,QString,QString))); } +/*! + \class QDBusServiceWatcher + \since 4.6 + \inmodule QtDBus + + \brief The QDBusServiceWatcher class allows the user to watch for a bus service change. + + A QDBusServiceWatcher object can be used to notify the application about + an ownership change of a service name on the bus. It has three watch + modes: + + \list + \o watching for service registration only + \o watching for service unregistration only + \o watching for any kind of service ownership change (the default mode) + \endlist + + Besides being created or deleted, services may change owners without a + unregister/register operation happening. So the \ref serviceRegistered() + and \ref serviceUnregistered() signals may not be emitted if that + happens. + + This class is more efficient than using the + QDBusConnectionInterface::serviceOwnerChanged() signal because it allows + one to receive only the signals for which the class is interested in. + + \sa QDBusConnection +*/ + +/*! + \enum QDBusServiceWatcher::WatchModeFlag + + QDBusServiceWatcher supports three different watch modes, which are configured by this flag: + + \value WatchForRegistration watch for service registration only, ignoring + any signals related to other service ownership change. + + \value WatchForUnregistration watch for service unregistration only, + ignoring any signals related to other service ownership change. + + \value WatchForOwnerChange watch for any kind of service ownership + change. +*/ + +/*! + \property QDBusServiceWatcher::watchMode + + The \c watchMode property holds the current watch mode for this + QDBusServiceWatcher object. The default value for this property is + QDBusServiceWatcher::WatchForOwnershipChange. +*/ + +/*! + \property QDBusServiceWatcher::watchedServices + + The \c servicesWatched property holds the list of services watched. + + Note that modifying this list with setServicesWatched() is an expensive + operation. If you can, prefer to change it by way of addWatchedService() + and removeWatchedService(). +*/ + +/*! + \fn void QDBusServiceWatcher::serviceRegistered(const QString &serviceName) + + This signal is emitted whenever this object detects that the service \a + serviceName became available on the bus. + + \sa serviceUnregistered(), serviceOwnerChanged() +*/ + +/*! + \fn void QDBusServiceWatcher::serviceUnregistered(const QString &serviceName) + + This signal is emitted whenever this object detects that the service \a + serviceName was unregistered from the bus and is no longer available. + + \sa serviceRegistered(), serviceOwnerChanged() +*/ + +/*! + \fn void QDBusServiceWatcher::serviceOwnerChanged(const QString &serviceName, const QString &oldOwner, const QString &newOwner) + + This signal is emitted whenever this object detects that there was a + service ownership change relating to the \a serviceName service. The \a + oldOwner parameter contains the old owner name and \a newOwner is the new + owner. Both \a oldOwner and \a newOwner are unique connection names. + + Note that this signal is also emitted whenever the \a serviceName service + was registered or unregistered. If it was registered, \a oldOwner will + contain an empty string, whereas if it was unregistered, \a newOwner will + contain an empty string. + + If you need only to find out if the service is registered or unregistered + only, without being notified that the ownership changed, consider using + the specific modes for those operations. This class is more efficient if + you use the more specific modes. + + \sa serviceRegistered(), serviceUnregistered() +*/ + +/*! + Creates a QDBusServiceWatcher object. Note that until you set a + connection with setConnection(), this object will not emit any signals. + + The \a parent parameter is passed to QObject to set the parent of this + object. +*/ QDBusServiceWatcher::QDBusServiceWatcher(QObject *parent) : QObject(*new QDBusServiceWatcherPrivate(QDBusConnection(QString()), WatchForOwnerChange), parent) { } +/*! + Creates a QDBusServiceWatcher object and attaches it to the \a connection + connection. Also, this function immediately starts watching for \a + watchMode changes to service \a service. + + The \a parent parameter is passed to QObject to set the parent of this + object. +*/ QDBusServiceWatcher::QDBusServiceWatcher(const QString &service, const QDBusConnection &connection, WatchMode watchMode, QObject *parent) : QObject(*new QDBusServiceWatcherPrivate(connection, watchMode), parent) { d_func()->setConnection(QStringList() << service, connection, watchMode); } +/*! + Destroys the QDBusServiceWatcher object and releases any resources + associated with it. +*/ QDBusServiceWatcher::~QDBusServiceWatcher() { } +/*! + Returns the list of D-Bus services that are being watched. + + \sa setWatchedServices() +*/ QStringList QDBusServiceWatcher::watchedServices() const { return d_func()->servicesWatched; } +/*! + Sets the list of D-Bus services being watched to be \a services. + + Note that setting the entire list means removing all previous rules for + watching services and adding new ones. This is an expensive operation and + should be avoided, if possible. Instead, use addWatchedService() and + removeWatchedService() if you can to manipulate entries in the list. +*/ void QDBusServiceWatcher::setWatchedServices(const QStringList &services) { Q_D(QDBusServiceWatcher); @@ -166,6 +299,11 @@ void QDBusServiceWatcher::setWatchedServices(const QStringList &services) d->setConnection(services, d->connection, d->watchMode); } +/*! + Adds \a newService to the list of services to be watched by this object. + This function is more efficient than setWatchedServices() and should be + used whenever possible to add services. +*/ void QDBusServiceWatcher::addWatchedService(const QString &newService) { Q_D(QDBusServiceWatcher); @@ -175,6 +313,14 @@ void QDBusServiceWatcher::addWatchedService(const QString &newService) d->servicesWatched << newService; } +/*! + Removes the \a service from the list of services being watched by this + object. Note that D-Bus notifications are asynchronous, so there may + still be signals pending delivery about \a service. Those signals will + still be emitted whenever the D-Bus messages are processed. + + This function returns true if any services were removed. +*/ bool QDBusServiceWatcher::removeWatchedService(const QString &service) { Q_D(QDBusServiceWatcher); @@ -195,11 +341,28 @@ void QDBusServiceWatcher::setWatchMode(WatchMode mode) d->setConnection(d->servicesWatched, d->connection, mode); } +/*! + Returns the QDBusConnection that this object is attached to. + + \sa setConnection() +*/ QDBusConnection QDBusServiceWatcher::connection() const { return d_func()->connection; } +/*! + Sets the D-Bus connection that this object is attached to be \a + connection. All services watched will be transferred to this connection. + + Note that QDBusConnection objects are reference counted: + QDBusServiceWatcher will keep a reference for this connection while it + exists. The connection is not closed until the reference count drops to + zero, so this will ensure that any notifications are received while this + QDBusServiceWatcher object exists. + + \sa connection() +*/ void QDBusServiceWatcher::setConnection(const QDBusConnection &connection) { Q_D(QDBusServiceWatcher); |