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/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
 * Copyright by The HDF Group.                                               *
 * All rights reserved.                                                      *
 *                                                                           *
 * This file is part of HDF5.  The full HDF5 copyright notice, including     *
 * terms governing use, modification, and redistribution, is contained in    *
 * the COPYING file, which can be found at the root of the source code       *
 * distribution tree, or in https://support.hdfgroup.org/ftp/HDF5/releases.  *
 * If you do not have access to either file, you may request a copy from     *
 * help@hdfgroup.org.                                                        *
 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */

/*
 * Purpose:     The Virtual Object Layer as described in documentation.
 *              The pupose is to provide an abstraction on how to access the
 *              underlying HDF5 container, whether in a local file with
 *              a specific file format, or remotely on other machines, etc...
 */


/****************/
/* Module Setup */
/****************/

#include "H5VLmodule.h"         /* This source code file is part of the H5VL module */


/***********/
/* Headers */
/***********/

#include "H5private.h"          /* Generic Functions                                */
#include "H5CXprivate.h"        /* API Contexts                                     */
#include "H5Eprivate.h"         /* Error handling                                   */
#include "H5FLprivate.h"        /* Free lists                                       */
#include "H5Iprivate.h"         /* IDs                                              */
#include "H5MMprivate.h"        /* Memory management                                */
#include "H5Tprivate.h"         /* Datatypes                                        */
#include "H5VLpkg.h"            /* Virtual Object Layer                             */


/****************/
/* Local Macros */
/****************/


/******************/
/* Local Typedefs */
/******************/

/* Object wrapping context info */
typedef struct H5VL_wrap_ctx_t {
    unsigned rc;                /* Ref. count for the # of times the context was set / reset */
    const H5VL_t *connector;    /* VOL connector for "outermost" class to start wrap */
    void *obj_wrap_ctx;         /* "wrap context" for outermost connector */
} H5VL_wrap_ctx_t;


/********************/
/* Package Typedefs */
/********************/


/********************/
/* Local Prototypes */
/********************/
static herr_t H5VL__free_cls(H5VL_class_t *cls);
static void *H5VL__wrap_obj(void *obj);
static H5VL_object_t *H5VL__new_vol_obj(H5I_type_t type, void *object,
    H5VL_t *vol_connector, hbool_t wrap_obj);
static void *H5VL__object(hid_t id, H5I_type_t obj_type);


/*********************/
/* Package Variables */
/*********************/

/* Package initialization variable */
hbool_t H5_PKG_INIT_VAR = FALSE;


/*****************************/
/* Library Private Variables */
/*****************************/

/*******************/
/* Local Variables */
/*******************/

/* VOL ID class */
static const H5I_class_t H5I_VOL_CLS[1] = {{
    H5I_VOL,                    /* ID class value */
    0,                          /* Class flags */
    0,                          /* # of reserved IDs for class */
    (H5I_free_t)H5VL__free_cls  /* Callback routine for closing objects of this class */
}};

/* Declare a free list to manage the H5VL_class_t struct */
H5FL_DEFINE_STATIC(H5VL_class_t);

/* Declare a free list to manage the H5VL_t struct */
H5FL_DEFINE(H5VL_t);

/* Declare a free list to manage the H5VL_object_t struct */
H5FL_DEFINE(H5VL_object_t);

/* Declare a free list to manage the H5VL_wrap_ctx_t struct */
H5FL_DEFINE_STATIC(H5VL_wrap_ctx_t);



/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Function:    H5VL_init
 *
 * Purpose:     Initialize the interface from some other package
 *
 * Return:      Success:    Non-negative
 *
 *              Failure:    Negative
 *
 *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
herr_t
H5VL_init(void)
{
    herr_t ret_value = SUCCEED;   /* Return value */

    FUNC_ENTER_NOAPI(FAIL)

    /* FUNC_ENTER() does all the work */

done:
    FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI(ret_value)
} /* end H5VL_init() */


/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Function:	H5VL__init_package
 *
 * Purpose:     Initialize interface-specific information
 *
 * Return:      Success:    Non-negative
 *
 *              Failure:    Negative
 *
 *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
herr_t
H5VL__init_package(void)
{
    herr_t ret_value = SUCCEED;   /* Return value */

    FUNC_ENTER_PACKAGE

    /* Initialize the atom group for the VL IDs */
    if (H5I_register_type(H5I_VOL_CLS) < 0)
        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_VOL, H5E_CANTINIT, FAIL, "unable to initialize H5VL interface")

done:
    FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI(ret_value)
} /* end H5VL__init_package() */


/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Function:	H5VL_term_package
 *
 * Purpose:     Terminate various H5VL objects
 *
 * Return:      Success:    Positive if anything was done that might
 *                          affect other interfaces; zero otherwise.
 *              Failure:    Negative
 *
 *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
int
H5VL_term_package(void)
{
    int	n = 0;

    FUNC_ENTER_NOAPI_NOINIT_NOERR

    if(H5_PKG_INIT_VAR) {
        if (H5I_nmembers(H5I_VOL) > 0) {
            (void)H5I_clear_type(H5I_VOL, FALSE, FALSE);
            n++;
        } /* end if */
        else {
            /* Destroy the VOL connector ID group */
            n += (H5I_dec_type_ref(H5I_VOL) > 0);

            /* Mark interface as closed */
            if (0 == n)
                H5_PKG_INIT_VAR = FALSE;
        } /* end else */
    } /* end if */

    FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI(n)
} /* end H5VL_term_package() */


/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Function:    H5VL__free_cls
 *
 * Purpose:     Frees a file VOL class struct and returns an indication of
 *              success. This function is used as the free callback for the
 *              virtual object layer object identifiers
 *              (c.f.: H5VL_init_interface).
 *
 * Return:      SUCCEED/FAIL
 *
 *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
static herr_t
H5VL__free_cls(H5VL_class_t *cls)
{
    herr_t ret_value = SUCCEED;

    FUNC_ENTER_STATIC

    /* Sanity check */
    HDassert(cls);

    /* Shut down the VOL connector */
    if(cls->terminate && cls->terminate() < 0)
        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_VOL, H5E_CANTCLOSEOBJ, FAIL, "VOL connector did not terminate cleanly")

    /* Release the class */
    H5MM_xfree(cls->name);
    H5FL_FREE(H5VL_class_t, cls);

done:
    FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI(ret_value)
} /* end H5VL__free_cls() */


/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Function:    H5VL__wrap_obj
 *
 * Purpose:     Wraps a library object with possible VOL connector wrappers, to
 *		match the VOL connector stack for the file.
 *
 * Return:      Success:        Wrapped object pointer
 *              Failure:        NULL
 *
 * Programmer:	Quincey Koziol
 *		Friday, October  7, 2018
 *
 *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
static void *
H5VL__wrap_obj(void *obj)
{
    H5VL_wrap_ctx_t *vol_wrap_ctx = NULL;   /* Object wrapping context */
    void *ret_value = NULL;                 /* Return value */

    FUNC_ENTER_STATIC

    /* Check arguments */
    HDassert(obj);

    /* Retrieve the VOL object wrapping context */
    if(H5CX_get_vol_wrap_ctx((void **)&vol_wrap_ctx) < 0)
        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_VOL, H5E_CANTGET, NULL, "can't get VOL object wrap context")

    /* If there is a VOL object wrapping context, wrap the object */
    if(vol_wrap_ctx) {
        /* Wrap object, using the VOL callback */
        if(NULL == (ret_value = H5VL_wrap_object(vol_wrap_ctx->connector->cls, vol_wrap_ctx->obj_wrap_ctx, obj)))
            HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_VOL, H5E_CANTGET, NULL, "can't wrap object")
    } /* end if */
    else
        ret_value = obj;

done:
    FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI(ret_value)
} /* end H5VL__wrap_obj() */


/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Function:    H5VL__new_vol_obj
 *
 * Purpose:     Creates a new VOL object, to use when registering an ID.
 *
 * Return:      Success:        VOL object pointer
 *              Failure:        NULL
 *
 * Programmer:	Quincey Koziol
 *		Friday, October  7, 2018
 *
 *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
static H5VL_object_t *
H5VL__new_vol_obj(H5I_type_t type, void *object, H5VL_t *vol_connector, hbool_t wrap_obj)
{
    H5VL_object_t  *new_vol_obj = NULL;     /* Pointer to new VOL object                    */
    H5VL_object_t  *ret_value = NULL;       /* Return value                                 */

    FUNC_ENTER_STATIC

    /* Check arguments */
    HDassert(object);
    HDassert(vol_connector);

    /* Make sure type number is valid */
    if(type != H5I_ATTR && type != H5I_DATASET && type != H5I_DATATYPE && type != H5I_FILE && type != H5I_GROUP)
        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_VOL, H5E_BADVALUE, NULL, "invalid type number")

    /* Create the new VOL object */
    if(NULL == (new_vol_obj = H5FL_CALLOC(H5VL_object_t)))
        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_VOL, H5E_CANTALLOC, NULL, "can't allocate memory for VOL object")
    new_vol_obj->connector = vol_connector;
    if(wrap_obj) {
        if(NULL == (new_vol_obj->data = H5VL__wrap_obj(object)))
            HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_VOL, H5E_CANTCREATE, NULL, "can't wrap library object")
    } /* end if */
    else
        new_vol_obj->data = object;

    /* Bump the reference count on the VOL connector */
    vol_connector->nrefs++;

    /* If this is a datatype, we have to hide the VOL object under the H5T_t pointer */
    if(H5I_DATATYPE == type) {
        if(NULL == (ret_value = (H5VL_object_t *)H5T_construct_datatype(new_vol_obj)))
            HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_VOL, H5E_CANTINIT, NULL, "can't construct datatype object")
    } /* end if */
    else
        ret_value = (H5VL_object_t *)new_vol_obj;

done:
    FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI(ret_value)
} /* end H5VL__new_vol_obj() */


/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Function:    H5VL_register
 *
 * Purpose:     VOL-aware version of H5I_register. Constructs an H5VL_object_t
 *              from the passed-in object and registers that. Does the right
 *              thing with datatypes, which are complicated under the VOL.
 *
 * Return:      Success:    A valid HDF5 ID
 *              Failure:    H5I_INVALID_HID
 *
 *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
hid_t
H5VL_register(H5I_type_t type, void *object, H5VL_t *vol_connector, hbool_t app_ref)
{
    H5VL_object_t  *vol_obj     = NULL;         /* VOL object wrapper for library object */
    hid_t           ret_value   = H5I_INVALID_HID;      /* Return value */

    FUNC_ENTER_NOAPI(H5I_INVALID_HID)

    /* Check arguments */
    HDassert(object);
    HDassert(vol_connector);

    /* Set up VOL object for the passed-in data */
    /* (Does not wrap object, since it's from a VOL callback) */
    if(NULL == (vol_obj = H5VL__new_vol_obj(type, object, vol_connector, FALSE)))
        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_VOL, H5E_CANTCREATE, FAIL, "can't create VOL object")
    
    /* Register VOL object as _object_ type, for future object API calls */
    if((ret_value = H5I_register(type, vol_obj, app_ref)) < 0)
        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_VOL, H5E_CANTREGISTER, H5I_INVALID_HID, "unable to atomize handle")

done:
    FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI(ret_value)
} /* end H5VL_register() */


/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Function:    H5VL_register_using_existing_id
 *
 * Purpose:     Registers an OBJECT in a TYPE with the supplied ID for it.
 *              This routine will check to ensure the supplied ID is not already
 *              in use, and ensure that it is a valid ID for the given type, 
 *              but will NOT check to ensure the OBJECT is not already
 *              registered (thus, it is possible to register one object under
 *              multiple IDs).
 *
 * NOTE:        Intended for use in refresh calls, where we have to close
 *              and re-open the underlying data, then hook the VOL object back
 *              up to the original ID.
 *
 * Return:      SUCCEED/FAIL
 *
 *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
herr_t
H5VL_register_using_existing_id(H5I_type_t type, void *object, H5VL_t *vol_connector, hbool_t app_ref, hid_t existing_id)
{
    H5VL_object_t  *new_vol_obj = NULL;     /* Pointer to new VOL object                    */
    herr_t          ret_value = SUCCEED;    /* Return value                                 */

    FUNC_ENTER_NOAPI(FAIL)

    /* Check arguments */
    HDassert(object);
    HDassert(vol_connector);

    /* Set up VOL object for the passed-in data */
    /* (Wraps object, since it's a library object) */
    if(NULL == (new_vol_obj = H5VL__new_vol_obj(type, object, vol_connector, TRUE)))
        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_VOL, H5E_CANTCREATE, FAIL, "can't create VOL object")

    /* Call the underlying H5I function to complete the registration */
    if(H5I_register_using_existing_id(type, new_vol_obj, app_ref, existing_id) < 0)
        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_VOL, H5E_CANTREGISTER, FAIL, "can't register object under existing ID")

done:
    FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI(ret_value)
} /* end H5VL_register_using_existing_id() */


/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Function:	H5VL_register_using_vol_id
 *
 * Purpose:     Utility function to create a user ID for an object created
 *              or opened through the VOL. Uses the VOL connector's ID to
 *              get the connector information instead of it being passed in.
 *
 * Return:      Success:    A valid HDF5 ID
 *              Failure:    H5I_INVALID_HID 
 *
 *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
hid_t
H5VL_register_using_vol_id(H5I_type_t type, void *obj, hid_t connector_id, hbool_t app_ref)
{
    H5VL_class_t    *cls = NULL;
    H5VL_t          *connector = NULL;       /* VOL connector struct */
    hid_t           ret_value = H5I_INVALID_HID;

    FUNC_ENTER_NOAPI(FAIL)

    /* Get the VOL class object from the connector's ID */
    if (NULL == (cls = (H5VL_class_t *)H5I_object_verify(connector_id, H5I_VOL)))
        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_VOL, H5E_BADTYPE, H5I_INVALID_HID, "not a VOL connector ID")

    /* Setup VOL info struct */
    if (NULL == (connector = H5FL_CALLOC(H5VL_t)))
        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_VOL, H5E_CANTALLOC, H5I_INVALID_HID, "can't allocate VOL info struct")
    connector->cls = cls;
    connector->id = connector_id;
    if (H5I_inc_ref(connector->id, FALSE) < 0)
        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_VOL, H5E_CANTINC, H5I_INVALID_HID, "unable to increment ref count on VOL connector")

    /* Get an ID for the VOL object */
    if ((ret_value = H5VL_register(type, obj, connector, app_ref)) < 0)
        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_VOL, H5E_CANTREGISTER, H5I_INVALID_HID, "unable to register object handle")

done:
    FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI(ret_value)
} /* end H5VL_register_using_vol_id() */


/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Function:    H5VL_free_object
 *
 * Purpose:     Wrapper to unregister an object ID with a VOL aux struct
 *              and decrement ref count on VOL connector ID
 *
 * Return:      SUCCEED/FAIL
 *
 *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
herr_t
H5VL_free_object(H5VL_object_t *vol_obj)
{
    herr_t ret_value = SUCCEED;

    FUNC_ENTER_NOAPI(SUCCEED)

    /* Check arguments */
    HDassert(vol_obj);

    vol_obj->connector->nrefs --;

    if(0 == vol_obj->connector->nrefs) {
        if(H5I_dec_ref(vol_obj->connector->id) < 0)
            HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_VOL, H5E_CANTDEC, FAIL, "unable to decrement ref count on VOL connector")
        vol_obj->connector = H5FL_FREE(H5VL_t, vol_obj->connector);
    } /* end if */

    vol_obj = H5FL_FREE(H5VL_object_t, vol_obj);

done:
    FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI(ret_value)
} /* end H5VL_free_object() */


/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Function:    H5VL_register_connector
 *
 * Purpose:     Registers a new VOL connector as a member of the virtual object
 *              layer class.
 *
 * Return:      Success:    A VOL connector ID which is good until the
 *                          library is closed or the connector is unregistered.
 *
 *              Failure:    H5I_INVALID_HID 
 *
 *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
hid_t
H5VL_register_connector(const void *_cls, hbool_t app_ref, hid_t vipl_id)
{
    const H5VL_class_t	*cls = (const H5VL_class_t *)_cls;
    H5VL_class_t	*saved = NULL;
    hid_t		ret_value = H5I_INVALID_HID;

    FUNC_ENTER_NOAPI(H5I_INVALID_HID)

    /* Check arguments */
    HDassert(cls);

    /* Copy the class structure so the caller can reuse or free it */
    if (NULL == (saved = H5FL_CALLOC(H5VL_class_t)))
        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_VOL, H5E_CANTALLOC, H5I_INVALID_HID, "memory allocation failed for VOL connector class struct")
    HDmemcpy(saved, cls, sizeof(H5VL_class_t));
    if(NULL == (saved->name = H5MM_strdup(cls->name)))
        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_VOL, H5E_CANTALLOC, H5I_INVALID_HID, "memory allocation failed for VOL connector name")

    /* Initialize the VOL connector */
    if(cls->initialize && cls->initialize(vipl_id) < 0)
        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_VOL, H5E_CANTINIT, H5I_INVALID_HID, "unable to init VOL connector")

    /* Create the new class ID */
    if ((ret_value = H5I_register(H5I_VOL, saved, app_ref)) < 0)
        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_VOL, H5E_CANTREGISTER, H5I_INVALID_HID, "unable to register VOL connector ID")

done:
    if (ret_value < 0)
        if (saved)
            H5FL_FREE(H5VL_class_t, saved);

    FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI(ret_value)
} /* end H5VL_register_connector() */


/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Function:    H5VL_get_connector_name
 *
 * Purpose:     Private version of H5VLget_connector_name
 *
 * Return:      Success:        The length of the connector name
 *              Failure:        Negative
 *
 *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
ssize_t
H5VL_get_connector_name(hid_t id, char *name /*out*/, size_t size)
{
    H5VL_object_t       *vol_obj;
    const H5VL_class_t  *cls;
    size_t              len;
    ssize_t             ret_value = -1;

    FUNC_ENTER_NOAPI(FAIL)

    /* get the object pointer */
    if (NULL == (vol_obj = H5VL_vol_object(id)))
        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_VOL, H5E_BADTYPE, FAIL, "invalid VOL identifier")

    cls = vol_obj->connector->cls;

    len = HDstrlen(cls->name);
    if(name) {
        HDstrncpy(name, cls->name, MIN(len + 1, size));
        if(len >= size)
            name[size - 1] = '\0';
    } /* end if */

    /* Set the return value for the API call */
    ret_value = (ssize_t)len;

done:
    FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI(ret_value)
} /* end H5VL_get_connector_name() */


/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Function:    H5VL_vol_object
 *
 * Purpose:     Utility function to return the object pointer associated with
 *              a hid_t. This routine is the same as H5I_object for all types
 *              except for named datatypes, where the vol_obj is returned that 
 *              is attached to the H5T_t struct.
 *
 * Return:      Success:        object pointer
 *              Failure:        NULL
 *
 *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
H5VL_object_t *
H5VL_vol_object(hid_t id)
{
    void            *obj = NULL;
    H5I_type_t      obj_type;
    H5VL_object_t   *ret_value = NULL;

    FUNC_ENTER_NOAPI(NULL)

    obj_type = H5I_get_type(id);
    if (H5I_FILE == obj_type || H5I_GROUP == obj_type || H5I_ATTR == obj_type || 
            H5I_DATASET == obj_type || H5I_DATATYPE == obj_type) {
        /* Get the object */
        if (NULL == (obj = H5I_object(id)))
            HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ARGS, H5E_BADTYPE, NULL, "invalid identifier")

        /* if this is a datatype, get the VOL object attached to the H5T_t struct */
        if (H5I_DATATYPE == obj_type)
            if (NULL == (obj = H5T_get_named_type((H5T_t *)obj)))
                HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ARGS, H5E_BADTYPE, NULL, "not a named datatype")
    } /* end if */
    else
        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ARGS, H5E_BADTYPE, NULL, "invalid identifier type to function")

    ret_value = (H5VL_object_t *)obj;

done:
    FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI(ret_value)
} /* end H5VL_vol_object() */


/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Function:    H5VL_object_data
 *
 * Purpose:     Correctly retrieve the 'data' field for a VOL object (H5VL_object),
 *              even for nested / stacked VOL connectors.
 *
 * Return:      Success:        object pointer
 *              Failure:        NULL
 *
 *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
void *
H5VL_object_data(const H5VL_object_t *vol_obj)
{
    void *ret_value = NULL;

    FUNC_ENTER_NOAPI_NOINIT_NOERR

    /* Check for 'get_object' callback in connector */
    if(vol_obj->connector->cls->get_object)
        ret_value = (vol_obj->connector->cls->get_object)(vol_obj->data);
    else
        ret_value = vol_obj->data;

    FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI(ret_value)
} /* end H5VL_object_data() */


/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Function:    H5VL__object
 *
 * Purpose:     Internal function to return the VOL object pointer associated
 *              with an hid_t.
 *
 * Return:      Success:    object pointer
 *              Failure:    NULL
 *
 *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
static void *
H5VL__object(hid_t id, H5I_type_t obj_type)
{
    H5VL_object_t   *vol_obj = NULL;    
    void            *ret_value = NULL;

    FUNC_ENTER_STATIC

    /* Get the underlying object */
    switch(obj_type) {
        case H5I_GROUP:
        case H5I_DATASET:
        case H5I_FILE:            
        case H5I_ATTR:
            /* get the object */
            if (NULL == (vol_obj = (H5VL_object_t *)H5I_object(id)))
                HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ARGS, H5E_BADTYPE, NULL, "invalid identifier")
            break;

        case H5I_DATATYPE:
            {
                H5T_t *dt = NULL;

                /* get the object */
                if (NULL == (dt = (H5T_t *)H5I_object(id)))
                    HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ARGS, H5E_BADTYPE, NULL, "invalid identifier")

                /* Get the actual datatype object that should be the vol_obj */
                if (NULL == (vol_obj = H5T_get_named_type(dt)))
                    HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ARGS, H5E_BADTYPE, NULL, "not a named datatype")
                break;
            }

        case H5I_UNINIT:
        case H5I_BADID:
        case H5I_DATASPACE:
        case H5I_REFERENCE:
        case H5I_VFL:
        case H5I_VOL:
        case H5I_GENPROP_CLS:
        case H5I_GENPROP_LST:
        case H5I_ERROR_CLASS:
        case H5I_ERROR_MSG:
        case H5I_ERROR_STACK:
        case H5I_NTYPES:
        default:
            HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ARGS, H5E_BADTYPE, NULL, "unknown data object type")
    } /* end switch */

    /* Set the return value */
    ret_value = H5VL_object_data(vol_obj);

done:
    FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI(ret_value)
} /* end H5VL__object() */


/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Function:    H5VL_object
 *
 * Purpose:     Utility function to return the VOL object pointer associated with
 *              a hid_t.
 *
 * Return:      Success:    object pointer
 *              Failure:    NULL
 *
 *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
void *
H5VL_object(hid_t id)
{
    void            *ret_value = NULL;

    FUNC_ENTER_NOAPI(NULL)

    /* Get the underlying object */
    if(NULL == (ret_value = H5VL__object(id, H5I_get_type(id))))
        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ARGS, H5E_CANTGET, NULL, "can't retrieve object for ID")

done:
    FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI(ret_value)
} /* end H5VL_object() */


/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Function:    H5VL_object_verify
 *
 * Purpose:     Utility function to return the VOL object pointer associated
 *              with an identifier.
 *
 * Return:      Success:    object pointer
 *              Failure:    NULL
 *
 *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
void *
H5VL_object_verify(hid_t id, H5I_type_t obj_type)
{
    void            *ret_value = NULL;

    FUNC_ENTER_NOAPI(NULL)

    /* Check of ID of correct type */
    if(obj_type != H5I_get_type(id))
        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ARGS, H5E_BADTYPE, NULL, "invalid identifier")

    /* Get the underlying object */
    if(NULL == (ret_value = H5VL__object(id, obj_type)))
        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_ARGS, H5E_CANTGET, NULL, "can't retrieve object for ID")

done:
    FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI(ret_value)
} /* end H5VL_object_verify() */


/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Function:    H5VL_cmp_connector_cls
 *
 * Purpose:     Compare VOL class for a connector
 *
 * Return:      Positive if VALUE1 is greater than VALUE2, negative if
 *              VALUE2 is greater than VALUE1 and zero if VALUE1 and
 *              VALUE2 are equal.
 *
 *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
int
H5VL_cmp_connector_cls(const H5VL_class_t *cls1, const H5VL_class_t *cls2)
{
    int cmp_value;              /* Value from comparison */
    int ret_value = 0;          /* Return value */

    FUNC_ENTER_NOAPI(FAIL)

    /* Sanity checks */
    HDassert(cls1);
    HDassert(cls1);

    /* Compare connector "values" */
    if(cls1->value < cls2->value)
        HGOTO_DONE(-1)
    if(cls1->value > cls2->value)
        HGOTO_DONE(1)
    HDassert(cls1->value == cls2->value);

    /* Compare connector names */
    if(cls1->name == NULL && cls2->name != NULL)
        HGOTO_DONE(-1);
    if(cls1->name != NULL && cls2->name == NULL)
        HGOTO_DONE(1);
    if(0 != (cmp_value = HDstrcmp(cls1->name, cls2->name)))
        HGOTO_DONE(cmp_value);

    /* Compare connector VOL API versions */
    if(cls1->version < cls2->version)
        HGOTO_DONE(-1)
    if(cls1->version > cls2->version)
        HGOTO_DONE(1)
    HDassert(cls1->version == cls2->version);

    /* Compare connector info */
    if(cls1->info_size < cls2->info_size)
        HGOTO_DONE(-1)
    if(cls1->info_size > cls2->info_size)
        HGOTO_DONE(1)
    HDassert(cls1->info_size == cls2->info_size);

done:
    FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI(ret_value)
} /* end H5VL_cmp_connector_cls() */


/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Function:    H5VL_set_vol_wrapper
 *
 * Purpose:     Set up object wrapping context for current VOL connector
 *
 * Return:      SUCCEED / FAIL
 *
 *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
herr_t
H5VL_set_vol_wrapper(void *obj, const H5VL_t *connector)
{
    H5VL_wrap_ctx_t *vol_wrap_ctx = NULL;       /* Object wrapping context */
    void *obj_wrap_ctx = NULL;          /* VOL connector's wrapping context */
    herr_t ret_value = SUCCEED;   /* Return value */

    FUNC_ENTER_NOAPI(FAIL)

    /* Sanity checks */
    HDassert(obj);
    HDassert(connector);

    /* Retrieve the VOL object wrap context */
    if(H5CX_get_vol_wrap_ctx((void **)&vol_wrap_ctx) < 0)
        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_VOL, H5E_CANTGET, FAIL, "can't get VOL object wrap context")

    /* Check for existing wrapping context */
    if(NULL == vol_wrap_ctx) {
        /* Check if the connector can create a wrap context */
        if(connector->cls->get_wrap_ctx) {
            /* Sanity check */
            HDassert(connector->cls->free_wrap_ctx);

            /* Get the wrap context from the connector */
            if((connector->cls->get_wrap_ctx)(obj, &obj_wrap_ctx) < 0)
                HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_VOL, H5E_CANTGET, FAIL, "can't retrieve VOL connector's object wrap context")
        } /* end if */

        /* Allocate VOL object wrapper context */
        if(NULL == (vol_wrap_ctx = H5FL_MALLOC(H5VL_wrap_ctx_t)))
            HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_VOL, H5E_CANTALLOC, FAIL, "can't allocate VOL wrap context")

        /* Set up VOL object wrapper context */
        vol_wrap_ctx->rc = 1;;
        vol_wrap_ctx->connector = connector;
        vol_wrap_ctx->obj_wrap_ctx = obj_wrap_ctx;
    } /* end if */
    else
        /* Incremeent ref count on existing wrapper context */
        vol_wrap_ctx->rc++;

    /* Save the wrapper context */
    if(H5CX_set_vol_wrap_ctx(vol_wrap_ctx) < 0)
        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_VOL, H5E_CANTSET, FAIL, "can't set VOL object wrap context")

done:
    if(ret_value < 0 && vol_wrap_ctx)
        /* Release object wrapping context */
        H5FL_FREE(H5VL_wrap_ctx_t, vol_wrap_ctx);

    FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI(ret_value)
} /* end H5VL_set_vol_wrapper() */


/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Function:    H5VL_reset_vol_wrapper
 *
 * Purpose:     Reset object wrapping context for current VOL connector
 *
 * Return:      SUCCEED / FAIL
 *
 *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
herr_t
H5VL_reset_vol_wrapper(void)
{
    H5VL_wrap_ctx_t *vol_wrap_ctx = NULL;       /* Object wrapping context */
    herr_t ret_value = SUCCEED;                 /* Return value */

    FUNC_ENTER_NOAPI(FAIL)

    /* Retrieve the VOL object wrap context */
    if(H5CX_get_vol_wrap_ctx((void **)&vol_wrap_ctx) < 0)
        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_VOL, H5E_CANTGET, FAIL, "can't get VOL object wrap context")

    /* Check for VOL object wrap context */
    if(NULL == vol_wrap_ctx)
        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_VOL, H5E_BADVALUE, FAIL, "no VOL object wrap context?")

    /* Decrement ref count on wrapping context */
    vol_wrap_ctx->rc--;

    /* Release context if the ref count drops to zero */
    if(0 == vol_wrap_ctx->rc) {
        /* If there is a VOL connector object wrapping context, release it */
        if(vol_wrap_ctx->obj_wrap_ctx) {
            /* Release the VOL connector's object wrapping context */
            if((*vol_wrap_ctx->connector->cls->free_wrap_ctx)(vol_wrap_ctx->obj_wrap_ctx) < 0)
                HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_VOL, H5E_CANTRELEASE, FAIL, "unable to release connector's object wrapping context")
        } /* end if */

        /* Release object wrapping context */
        H5FL_FREE(H5VL_wrap_ctx_t, vol_wrap_ctx);

        /* Reset the wrapper context */
        if(H5CX_set_vol_wrap_ctx(NULL) < 0)
            HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_VOL, H5E_CANTSET, FAIL, "can't set VOL object wrap context")
    } /* end if */
    else {
        /* Save the updated wrapper context */
        if(H5CX_set_vol_wrap_ctx(vol_wrap_ctx) < 0)
            HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_VOL, H5E_CANTSET, FAIL, "can't set VOL object wrap context")
    } /* end else */

done:
    FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI(ret_value)
} /* end H5VL_reset_vol_wrapper() */


/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Function:    H5VL_wrap_register
 *
 * Purpose:     Wrap an object and register an ID for it
 *
 * Return:      SUCCEED / FAIL
 *
 *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 */
hid_t
H5VL_wrap_register(H5I_type_t type, void *obj, hbool_t app_ref)
{
    H5VL_wrap_ctx_t *vol_wrap_ctx = NULL;       /* Object wrapping context */
    void *new_obj;                      /* Newly wrapped object */
    hid_t ret_value = H5I_INVALID_HID;  /* Return value */

    FUNC_ENTER_NOAPI(H5I_INVALID_HID)

    /* Sanity check */
    HDassert(obj);

    /* If the datatype is already VOL-managed, the datatype's vol_obj
     * field will get clobbered later, so disallow this.
     */
    if(type == H5I_DATATYPE)
        if(TRUE == H5T_already_vol_managed((const H5T_t *)obj))
            HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_VOL, H5E_BADTYPE, H5I_INVALID_HID, "can't wrap an uncommitted datatype")

    /* Wrap the object with VOL connector info */
    if(NULL == (new_obj = H5VL__wrap_obj(obj)))
        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_VOL, H5E_CANTCREATE, H5I_INVALID_HID, "can't wrap library object")

    /* Retrieve the VOL object wrapping context */
    if(H5CX_get_vol_wrap_ctx((void **)&vol_wrap_ctx) < 0)
        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_VOL, H5E_CANTGET, H5I_INVALID_HID, "can't get VOL object wrap context")
    if(NULL == vol_wrap_ctx || NULL == vol_wrap_ctx->connector)
        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_VOL, H5E_BADVALUE, H5I_INVALID_HID, "VOL object wrap context or its connector is NULL???")

    /* Get an ID for the object */
    if((ret_value = H5VL_register_using_vol_id(type, new_obj, vol_wrap_ctx->connector->id, app_ref)) < 0)
        HGOTO_ERROR(H5E_VOL, H5E_CANTREGISTER, H5I_INVALID_HID, "unable to get an ID for the object")

done:
    FUNC_LEAVE_NOAPI(ret_value)
} /* end H5VL_wrap_register() */