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diff --git a/dbus/dbus-protocol.h b/dbus/dbus-protocol.h
index 4cfb6d16..a36e67c3 100644
--- a/dbus/dbus-protocol.h
+++ b/dbus/dbus-protocol.h
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
+#if 0
+} /* avoids confusing emacs indentation */
+#endif
#endif
/* Normally docs are in .c files, but there isn't a .c file for this. */
@@ -52,62 +55,113 @@ extern "C" {
/** Protocol version */
#define DBUS_MAJOR_PROTOCOL_VERSION 1
-/** Never a legitimate type */
+/** Type code that is never equal to a legitimate type code */
#define DBUS_TYPE_INVALID ((int) '\0')
+/** #DBUS_TYPE_INVALID as a string literal instead of a int literal */
#define DBUS_TYPE_INVALID_AS_STRING "\0"
/* Primitive types */
+/** Type code marking an 8-bit unsigned integer */
#define DBUS_TYPE_BYTE ((int) 'y')
+/** #DBUS_TYPE_BYTE as a string literal instead of a int literal */
#define DBUS_TYPE_BYTE_AS_STRING "y"
+/** Type code marking a boolean */
#define DBUS_TYPE_BOOLEAN ((int) 'b')
+/** #DBUS_TYPE_BOOLEAN as a string literal instead of a int literal */
#define DBUS_TYPE_BOOLEAN_AS_STRING "b"
+/** Type code marking a 16-bit signed integer */
#define DBUS_TYPE_INT16 ((int) 'n')
+/** #DBUS_TYPE_INT16 as a string literal instead of a int literal */
#define DBUS_TYPE_INT16_AS_STRING "n"
+/** Type code marking a 16-bit unsigned integer */
#define DBUS_TYPE_UINT16 ((int) 'q')
+/** #DBUS_TYPE_UINT16 as a string literal instead of a int literal */
#define DBUS_TYPE_UINT16_AS_STRING "q"
+/** Type code marking a 32-bit signed integer */
#define DBUS_TYPE_INT32 ((int) 'i')
+/** #DBUS_TYPE_INT32 as a string literal instead of a int literal */
#define DBUS_TYPE_INT32_AS_STRING "i"
+/** Type code marking a 32-bit unsigned integer */
#define DBUS_TYPE_UINT32 ((int) 'u')
+/** #DBUS_TYPE_UINT32 as a string literal instead of a int literal */
#define DBUS_TYPE_UINT32_AS_STRING "u"
+/** Type code marking a 64-bit signed integer */
#define DBUS_TYPE_INT64 ((int) 'x')
+/** #DBUS_TYPE_INT64 as a string literal instead of a int literal */
#define DBUS_TYPE_INT64_AS_STRING "x"
+/** Type code marking a 64-bit unsigned integer */
#define DBUS_TYPE_UINT64 ((int) 't')
+/** #DBUS_TYPE_UINT64 as a string literal instead of a int literal */
#define DBUS_TYPE_UINT64_AS_STRING "t"
+/** Type code marking an 8-byte double in IEEE 754 format */
#define DBUS_TYPE_DOUBLE ((int) 'd')
+/** #DBUS_TYPE_DOUBLE as a string literal instead of a int literal */
#define DBUS_TYPE_DOUBLE_AS_STRING "d"
+/** Type code marking a UTF-8 encoded, nul-terminated Unicode string */
#define DBUS_TYPE_STRING ((int) 's')
+/** #DBUS_TYPE_STRING as a string literal instead of a int literal */
#define DBUS_TYPE_STRING_AS_STRING "s"
+/** Type code marking a D-Bus object path */
#define DBUS_TYPE_OBJECT_PATH ((int) 'o')
+/** #DBUS_TYPE_OBJECT_PATH as a string literal instead of a int literal */
#define DBUS_TYPE_OBJECT_PATH_AS_STRING "o"
+/** Type code marking a D-Bus type signature */
#define DBUS_TYPE_SIGNATURE ((int) 'g')
+/** #DBUS_TYPE_SIGNATURE as a string literal instead of a int literal */
#define DBUS_TYPE_SIGNATURE_AS_STRING "g"
/* Compound types */
+/** Type code marking a D-Bus array type */
#define DBUS_TYPE_ARRAY ((int) 'a')
+/** #DBUS_TYPE_ARRAY as a string literal instead of a int literal */
#define DBUS_TYPE_ARRAY_AS_STRING "a"
+/** Type code marking a D-Bus variant type */
#define DBUS_TYPE_VARIANT ((int) 'v')
+/** #DBUS_TYPE_VARIANT as a string literal instead of a int literal */
#define DBUS_TYPE_VARIANT_AS_STRING "v"
/** STRUCT and DICT_ENTRY are sort of special since their codes can't
* appear in a type string, instead
* DBUS_STRUCT_BEGIN_CHAR/DBUS_DICT_ENTRY_BEGIN_CHAR have to appear
*/
+/** Type code used to represent a struct; however, this type code does not appear
+ * in type signatures, instead #DBUS_STRUCT_BEGIN_CHAR and #DBUS_STRUCT_END_CHAR will
+ * appear in a signature.
+ */
#define DBUS_TYPE_STRUCT ((int) 'r')
+/** #DBUS_TYPE_STRUCT as a string literal instead of a int literal */
#define DBUS_TYPE_STRUCT_AS_STRING "r"
+/** Type code used to represent a dict entry; however, this type code does not appear
+ * in type signatures, instead #DBUS_DICT_ENTRY_BEGIN_CHAR and #DBUS_DICT_ENTRY_END_CHAR will
+ * appear in a signature.
+ */
#define DBUS_TYPE_DICT_ENTRY ((int) 'e')
+/** #DBUS_TYPE_DICT_ENTRY as a string literal instead of a int literal */
#define DBUS_TYPE_DICT_ENTRY_AS_STRING "e"
-/** Does not count INVALID */
+/** Does not include #DBUS_TYPE_INVALID, #DBUS_STRUCT_BEGIN_CHAR, #DBUS_STRUCT_END_CHAR,
+ * #DBUS_DICT_ENTRY_BEGIN_CHAR, or #DBUS_DICT_ENTRY_END_CHAR - i.e. it is the number of
+ * valid types, not the number of distinct characters that may appear in a type signature.
+ */
#define DBUS_NUMBER_OF_TYPES (16)
/* characters other than typecodes that appear in type signatures */
+
+/** Code marking the start of a struct type in a type signature */
#define DBUS_STRUCT_BEGIN_CHAR ((int) '(')
+/** #DBUS_STRUCT_BEGIN_CHAR as a string literal instead of a int literal */
#define DBUS_STRUCT_BEGIN_CHAR_AS_STRING "("
+/** Code marking the end of a struct type in a type signature */
#define DBUS_STRUCT_END_CHAR ((int) ')')
+/** #DBUS_STRUCT_END_CHAR a string literal instead of a int literal */
#define DBUS_STRUCT_END_CHAR_AS_STRING ")"
+/** Code marking the start of a dict entry type in a type signature */
#define DBUS_DICT_ENTRY_BEGIN_CHAR ((int) '{')
+/** #DBUS_DICT_ENTRY_BEGIN_CHAR as a string literal instead of a int literal */
#define DBUS_DICT_ENTRY_BEGIN_CHAR_AS_STRING "{"
+/** Code marking the end of a dict entry type in a type signature */
#define DBUS_DICT_ENTRY_END_CHAR ((int) '}')
+/** #DBUS_DICT_ENTRY_END_CHAR as a string literal instead of a int literal */
#define DBUS_DICT_ENTRY_END_CHAR_AS_STRING "}"
/** Max length in bytes of a bus name, interface, or member (not object
@@ -160,27 +214,74 @@ extern "C" {
#define DBUS_MAXIMUM_TYPE_RECURSION_DEPTH 32
/* Types of message */
+
+/** This value is never a valid message type, see dbus_message_get_type() */
#define DBUS_MESSAGE_TYPE_INVALID 0
+/** Message type of a method call message, see dbus_message_get_type() */
#define DBUS_MESSAGE_TYPE_METHOD_CALL 1
+/** Message type of a method return message, see dbus_message_get_type() */
#define DBUS_MESSAGE_TYPE_METHOD_RETURN 2
+/** Message type of an error reply message, see dbus_message_get_type() */
#define DBUS_MESSAGE_TYPE_ERROR 3
+/** Message type of a signal message, see dbus_message_get_type() */
#define DBUS_MESSAGE_TYPE_SIGNAL 4
/* Header flags */
+
+/** If set, this flag means that the sender of a message does not care about getting
+ * a reply, so the recipient need not send one. See dbus_message_set_no_reply().
+ */
#define DBUS_HEADER_FLAG_NO_REPLY_EXPECTED 0x1
+/**
+ * If set, this flag means that even if the message bus knows how to start an owner for
+ * the destination bus name (see dbus_message_set_destination()), it should not
+ * do so. If this flag is not set, the bus may launch a program to process the
+ * message.
+ */
#define DBUS_HEADER_FLAG_NO_AUTO_START 0x2
/* Header fields */
+
+/** Not equal to any valid header field code */
#define DBUS_HEADER_FIELD_INVALID 0
+/** Header field code for the path - the path is the object emitting a signal or the object receiving a method call.
+ * See dbus_message_set_path().
+ */
#define DBUS_HEADER_FIELD_PATH 1
+/** Header field code for the interface containing a member (method or signal).
+ * See dbus_message_set_interface().
+ */
#define DBUS_HEADER_FIELD_INTERFACE 2
+/** Header field code for a member (method or signal). See dbus_message_set_member(). */
#define DBUS_HEADER_FIELD_MEMBER 3
+/** Header field code for an error name (found in #DBUS_MESSAGE_TYPE_ERROR messages).
+ * See dbus_message_set_error_name().
+ */
#define DBUS_HEADER_FIELD_ERROR_NAME 4
+/** Header field code for a reply serial, used to match a #DBUS_MESSAGE_TYPE_METHOD_RETURN message with the
+ * message that it's a reply to. See dbus_message_set_reply_serial().
+ */
#define DBUS_HEADER_FIELD_REPLY_SERIAL 5
+/**
+ * Header field code for the destination bus name of a message. See dbus_message_set_destination().
+ */
#define DBUS_HEADER_FIELD_DESTINATION 6
+/**
+ * Header field code for the sender of a message; usually initialized by the message bus.
+ * See dbus_message_set_sender().
+ */
#define DBUS_HEADER_FIELD_SENDER 7
+/**
+ * Header field code for the type signature of a message.
+ */
#define DBUS_HEADER_FIELD_SIGNATURE 8
+/**
+ * Value of the highest-numbered header field code, can be used to determine
+ * the size of an array indexed by header field code. Remember though
+ * that unknown codes must be ignored, so check for that before
+ * indexing the array.
+ */
#define DBUS_HEADER_FIELD_LAST DBUS_HEADER_FIELD_SIGNATURE
/** Header format is defined as a signature:
@@ -224,47 +325,88 @@ extern "C" {
* Also, don't change the formatting since that will break the sed
* script.
*/
+/** A generic error; "something went wrong" - see the error message for more. */
#define DBUS_ERROR_FAILED "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Failed"
+/** There was not enough memory to complete an operation. */
#define DBUS_ERROR_NO_MEMORY "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoMemory"
+/** The bus doesn't know how to launch a service to supply the bus name you wanted. */
#define DBUS_ERROR_SERVICE_UNKNOWN "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown"
+/** The bus name you referenced doesn't exist (i.e. no application owns it). */
#define DBUS_ERROR_NAME_HAS_NO_OWNER "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NameHasNoOwner"
+/** No reply to a message expecting one, usually means a timeout occurred. */
#define DBUS_ERROR_NO_REPLY "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply"
+/** Something went wrong reading or writing to a socket, for example. */
#define DBUS_ERROR_IO_ERROR "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.IOError"
+/** A D-Bus bus address was malformed. */
#define DBUS_ERROR_BAD_ADDRESS "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.BadAddress"
+/** Requested operation isn't supported (like ENOSYS on UNIX). */
#define DBUS_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NotSupported"
+/** Some limited resource is exhausted. */
#define DBUS_ERROR_LIMITS_EXCEEDED "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.LimitsExceeded"
+/** Security restrictions don't allow doing what you're trying to do. */
#define DBUS_ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.AccessDenied"
+/** Authentication didn't work. */
#define DBUS_ERROR_AUTH_FAILED "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.AuthFailed"
+/** Unable to connect to server (probably caused by ECONNREFUSED on a socket). */
#define DBUS_ERROR_NO_SERVER "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoServer"
+/** Certain timeout errors, possibly ETIMEDOUT on a socket. Note that #DBUS_ERROR_NO_REPLY is used for message reply timeouts. */
#define DBUS_ERROR_TIMEOUT "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Timeout"
+/** No network access (probably ENETUNREACH on a socket). */
#define DBUS_ERROR_NO_NETWORK "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoNetwork"
+/** Can't bind a socket since its address is in use (i.e. EADDRINUSE). */
#define DBUS_ERROR_ADDRESS_IN_USE "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.AddressInUse"
+/** The connection is disconnected and you're trying to use it. */
#define DBUS_ERROR_DISCONNECTED "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Disconnected"
+/** Invalid arguments passed to a method call. */
#define DBUS_ERROR_INVALID_ARGS "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.InvalidArgs"
+/** Missing file. */
#define DBUS_ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.FileNotFound"
+/** Existing file and the operation you're using does not silently overwrite. */
#define DBUS_ERROR_FILE_EXISTS "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.FileExists"
+/** Method name you invoked isn't known by the object you invoked it on. */
#define DBUS_ERROR_UNKNOWN_METHOD "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.UnknownMethod"
+/** Certain other timeout errors, e.g. while starting a service. @todo redundant with #DBUS_ERROR_TIMEOUT */
#define DBUS_ERROR_TIMED_OUT "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.TimedOut"
+/** Tried to remove or modify a match rule that didn't exist. */
#define DBUS_ERROR_MATCH_RULE_NOT_FOUND "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.MatchRuleNotFound"
+/** The match rule isn't syntactically valid. */
#define DBUS_ERROR_MATCH_RULE_INVALID "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.MatchRuleInvalid"
+/** While starting a new process, the exec() call failed. */
#define DBUS_ERROR_SPAWN_EXEC_FAILED "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ExecFailed"
+/** While starting a new process, the fork() call failed. */
#define DBUS_ERROR_SPAWN_FORK_FAILED "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ForkFailed"
+/** While starting a new process, the child exited with a status code. */
#define DBUS_ERROR_SPAWN_CHILD_EXITED "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ChildExited"
+/** While starting a new process, the child exited on a signal. */
#define DBUS_ERROR_SPAWN_CHILD_SIGNALED "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ChildSignaled"
+/** While starting a new process, something went wrong. */
#define DBUS_ERROR_SPAWN_FAILED "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.Failed"
+/** Tried to get a UNIX process ID and it wasn't available. */
#define DBUS_ERROR_UNIX_PROCESS_ID_UNKNOWN "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.UnixProcessIdUnknown"
+/** A type signature is not valid. */
#define DBUS_ERROR_INVALID_SIGNATURE "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.InvalidSignature"
+/** A file contains invalid syntax or is otherwise broken. */
#define DBUS_ERROR_INVALID_FILE_CONTENT "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.InvalidFileContent"
+/** Asked for SELinux security context and it wasn't available. */
#define DBUS_ERROR_SELINUX_SECURITY_CONTEXT_UNKNOWN "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.SELinuxSecurityContextUnknown"
+/* XML introspection format */
+
+/** XML namespace of the introspection format version 1.0 */
#define DBUS_INTROSPECT_1_0_XML_NAMESPACE "http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/dbus"
+/** XML public identifier of the introspection format version 1.0 */
#define DBUS_INTROSPECT_1_0_XML_PUBLIC_IDENTIFIER "-//freedesktop//DTD D-BUS Object Introspection 1.0//EN"
+/** XML system identifier of the introspection format version 1.0 */
#define DBUS_INTROSPECT_1_0_XML_SYSTEM_IDENTIFIER "http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/dbus/1.0/introspect.dtd"
+/** XML document type declaration of the introspection format version 1.0 */
#define DBUS_INTROSPECT_1_0_XML_DOCTYPE_DECL_NODE "<!DOCTYPE node PUBLIC \""DBUS_INTROSPECT_1_0_XML_PUBLIC_IDENTIFIER"\"\n\""DBUS_INTROSPECT_1_0_XML_SYSTEM_IDENTIFIER"\">\n"
/** @} */
#ifdef __cplusplus
+#if 0
+{ /* avoids confusing emacs indentation */
+#endif
}
#endif