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+#ifndef foomainloophfoo
+#define foomainloophfoo
+
+/* $Id$ */
+
+/***
+ This file is part of PulseAudio.
+
+ PulseAudio 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.
+
+ PulseAudio 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
+ General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ along with PulseAudio; if not, write to the Free Software
+ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307
+ USA.
+***/
+
+#include <pulse/mainloop-api.h>
+#include <pulse/cdecl.h>
+
+PA_C_DECL_BEGIN
+
+struct pollfd;
+
+/** \page mainloop Main Loop
+ *
+ * \section overv_sec Overview
+ *
+ * The built-in main loop implementation is based on the poll() system call.
+ * It supports the functions defined in the main loop abstraction and very
+ * little else.
+ *
+ * The main loop is created using pa_mainloop_new() and destroyed using
+ * pa_mainloop_free(). To get access to the main loop abstraction,
+ * pa_mainloop_get_api() is used.
+ *
+ * \section iter_sec Iteration
+ *
+ * The main loop is designed around the concept of iterations. Each iteration
+ * consists of three steps that repeat during the application's entire
+ * lifetime:
+ *
+ * -# Prepare - Build a list of file descriptors
+ * that need to be monitored and calculate the next timeout.
+ * -# Poll - Execute the actuall poll() system call.
+ * -# Dispatch - Dispatch any events that have fired.
+ *
+ * When using the main loop, the application can either execute each
+ * iteration, one at a time, using pa_mainloop_iterate(), or let the library
+ * iterate automatically using pa_mainloop_run().
+ *
+ * \section thread_sec Threads
+ *
+ * The main loop functions are designed to be thread safe, but the objects
+ * are not. What this means is that multiple main loops can be used, but only
+ * one object per thread.
+ *
+ */
+
+/** \file
+ *
+ * A minimal main loop implementation based on the C library's poll()
+ * function. Using the routines defined herein you may create a simple
+ * main loop supporting the generic main loop abstraction layer as
+ * defined in \ref mainloop-api.h. This implementation is thread safe
+ * as long as you access the main loop object from a single thread only.*/
+
+/** An opaque main loop object */
+typedef struct pa_mainloop pa_mainloop;
+
+/** Allocate a new main loop object */
+pa_mainloop *pa_mainloop_new(void);
+
+/** Free a main loop object */
+void pa_mainloop_free(pa_mainloop* m);
+
+/** Prepare for a single iteration of the main loop. Returns a negative value
+on error or exit request. timeout specifies a maximum timeout for the subsequent
+poll, or -1 for blocking behaviour. .*/
+int pa_mainloop_prepare(pa_mainloop *m, int timeout);
+
+/** Execute the previously prepared poll. Returns a negative value on error.*/
+int pa_mainloop_poll(pa_mainloop *m);
+
+/** Dispatch timeout, io and deferred events from the previously executed poll. Returns
+a negative value on error. On success returns the number of source dispatched. */
+int pa_mainloop_dispatch(pa_mainloop *m);
+
+/** Return the return value as specified with the main loop's quit() routine. */
+int pa_mainloop_get_retval(pa_mainloop *m);
+
+/** Run a single iteration of the main loop. This is a convenience function
+for pa_mainloop_prepare(), pa_mainloop_poll() and pa_mainloop_dispatch().
+Returns a negative value on error or exit request. If block is nonzero,
+block for events if none are queued. Optionally return the return value as
+specified with the main loop's quit() routine in the integer variable retval points
+to. On success returns the number of sources dispatched in this iteration. */
+int pa_mainloop_iterate(pa_mainloop *m, int block, int *retval);
+
+/** Run unlimited iterations of the main loop object until the main loop's quit() routine is called. */
+int pa_mainloop_run(pa_mainloop *m, int *retval);
+
+/** Return the abstract main loop abstraction layer vtable for this main loop. */
+pa_mainloop_api* pa_mainloop_get_api(pa_mainloop*m);
+
+/** Shutdown the main loop */
+void pa_mainloop_quit(pa_mainloop *m, int r);
+
+/** Interrupt a running poll (for threaded systems) */
+void pa_mainloop_wakeup(pa_mainloop *m);
+
+/** Generic prototype of a poll() like function */
+typedef int (*pa_poll_func)(struct pollfd *ufds, unsigned long nfds, int timeout, void*userdata);
+
+/** Change the poll() implementation */
+void pa_mainloop_set_poll_func(pa_mainloop *m, pa_poll_func poll_func, void *userdata);
+
+PA_C_DECL_END
+
+#endif