1 files changed, 22 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tools/dbus-print-message.c b/tools/dbus-print-message.c
index bb380ce5..7c5328da 100644
--- a/tools/dbus-print-message.c
+++ b/tools/dbus-print-message.c
@@ -21,15 +21,36 @@
  */
 #include "dbus-print-message.h"
 
+static const char*
+type_to_name (int message_type)
+{
+  switch (message_type)
+    {
+    case DBUS_MESSAGE_TYPE_SIGNAL:
+      return "signal";
+    case DBUS_MESSAGE_TYPE_METHOD_CALL:
+      return "method call";
+    case DBUS_MESSAGE_TYPE_METHOD_RETURN:
+      return "method return";
+    case DBUS_MESSAGE_TYPE_ERROR:
+      return "error";
+    default:
+      return "(unknown message type)";
+    }
+}
+
 void
 print_message (DBusMessage *message)
 {
   DBusMessageIter iter;
   const char *sender;
+  int message_type;
 
+  message_type = dbus_message_get_type (message);
   sender = dbus_message_get_sender (message); 
   
-  printf ("message name=%s; sender=%s\n",
+  printf ("%s name=%s; sender=%s\n",
+          type_to_name (message_type),
           dbus_message_get_name (message),
           sender ? sender : "(no sender)");