context.h File Reference

Connection contexts for asynchrononous communication with a server. More...

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Typedefs

typedef struct pa_context pa_context
 An opaque connection context to a daemon.
typedef void(* pa_context_notify_cb_t )(pa_context *c, void *userdata)
 Generic notification callback prototype.
typedef void(* pa_context_success_cb_t )(pa_context *c, int success, void *userdata)
 A generic callback for operation completion.
typedef void(* pa_context_event_cb_t )(pa_context *c, const char *name, pa_proplist *p, void *userdata)
 A callback for asynchronous meta/policy event messages.

Functions

pa_context * pa_context_new (pa_mainloop_api *mainloop, const char *name)
 Instantiate a new connection context with an abstract mainloop API and an application name.
pa_context * pa_context_new_with_proplist (pa_mainloop_api *mainloop, const char *name, pa_proplist *proplist)
 Instantiate a new connection context with an abstract mainloop API and an application name, and specify the the initial client property list.
void pa_context_unref (pa_context *c)
 Decrease the reference counter of the context by one.
pa_context * pa_context_ref (pa_context *c)
 Increase the reference counter of the context by one.
void pa_context_set_state_callback (pa_context *c, pa_context_notify_cb_t cb, void *userdata)
 Set a callback function that is called whenever the context status changes.
void pa_context_set_event_callback (pa_context *p, pa_context_event_cb_t cb, void *userdata)
 Set a callback function that is called whenver a meta/policy control event is received.
int pa_context_errno (pa_context *c)
 Return the error number of the last failed operation.
int pa_context_is_pending (pa_context *c)
 Return non-zero if some data is pending to be written to the connection.
pa_context_state_t pa_context_get_state (pa_context *c)
 Return the current context status.
int pa_context_connect (pa_context *c, const char *server, pa_context_flags_t flags, const pa_spawn_api *api)
 Connect the context to the specified server.
void pa_context_disconnect (pa_context *c)
 Terminate the context connection immediately.
pa_operation * pa_context_drain (pa_context *c, pa_context_notify_cb_t cb, void *userdata)
 Drain the context.
pa_operation * pa_context_exit_daemon (pa_context *c, pa_context_success_cb_t cb, void *userdata)
 Tell the daemon to exit.
pa_operation * pa_context_set_default_sink (pa_context *c, const char *name, pa_context_success_cb_t cb, void *userdata)
 Set the name of the default sink.
pa_operation * pa_context_set_default_source (pa_context *c, const char *name, pa_context_success_cb_t cb, void *userdata)
 Set the name of the default source.
int pa_context_is_local (pa_context *c)
 Returns 1 when the connection is to a local daemon.
pa_operation * pa_context_set_name (pa_context *c, const char *name, pa_context_success_cb_t cb, void *userdata)
 Set a different application name for context on the server.
const char * pa_context_get_server (pa_context *c)
 Return the server name this context is connected to.
uint32_t pa_context_get_protocol_version (pa_context *c)
 Return the protocol version of the library.
uint32_t pa_context_get_server_protocol_version (pa_context *c)
 Return the protocol version of the connected server.
pa_operation * pa_context_proplist_update (pa_context *c, pa_update_mode_t mode, pa_proplist *p, pa_context_success_cb_t cb, void *userdata)
 Update the property list of the client, adding new entries.
pa_operation * pa_context_proplist_remove (pa_context *c, const char *const keys[], pa_context_success_cb_t cb, void *userdata)
 Update the property list of the client, remove entries.
uint32_t pa_context_get_index (pa_context *s)
 Return the client index this context is identified in the server with.

Detailed Description

Connection contexts for asynchrononous communication with a server.

A pa_context object wraps a connection to a PulseAudio server using its native protocol.

Typedef Documentation

typedef struct pa_context pa_context

An opaque connection context to a daemon.

Examples:
pacat.c, and paplay.c.

typedef void(* pa_context_event_cb_t)(pa_context *c, const char *name, pa_proplist *p, void *userdata)

A callback for asynchronous meta/policy event messages.

The set of defined events can be extended at any time. Also, server modules may introduce additional message types so make sure that your callback function ignores messages it doesn't know.

Since:
0.9.15

typedef void(* pa_context_notify_cb_t)(pa_context *c, void *userdata)

Generic notification callback prototype.

typedef void(* pa_context_success_cb_t)(pa_context *c, int success, void *userdata)

A generic callback for operation completion.

Function Documentation

int pa_context_connect ( pa_context *  c,
const char *  server,
pa_context_flags_t  flags,
const pa_spawn_api *  api 
)

Connect the context to the specified server.

If server is NULL, connect to the default server. This routine may but will not always return synchronously on error. Use pa_context_set_state_callback() to be notified when the connection is established. If flags doesn't have PA_CONTEXT_NOAUTOSPAWN set and no specific server is specified or accessible a new daemon is spawned. If api is non-NULL, the functions specified in the structure are used when forking a new child process.

Examples:
pacat.c, and paplay.c.

void pa_context_disconnect ( pa_context *  c  ) 

Terminate the context connection immediately.

Examples:
pacat.c, and paplay.c.

pa_operation* pa_context_drain ( pa_context *  c,
pa_context_notify_cb_t  cb,
void *  userdata 
)

Drain the context.

If there is nothing to drain, the function returns NULL

Examples:
pacat.c, and paplay.c.

int pa_context_errno ( pa_context *  c  ) 

Return the error number of the last failed operation.

Examples:
pacat.c, and paplay.c.

pa_operation* pa_context_exit_daemon ( pa_context *  c,
pa_context_success_cb_t  cb,
void *  userdata 
)

Tell the daemon to exit.

The returned operation is unlikely to complete succesfully, since the daemon probably died before returning a success notification

uint32_t pa_context_get_index ( pa_context *  s  ) 

Return the client index this context is identified in the server with.

This is useful for usage with the introspection functions, such as pa_context_get_client_info().

Since:
0.9.11

uint32_t pa_context_get_protocol_version ( pa_context *  c  ) 

Return the protocol version of the library.

const char* pa_context_get_server ( pa_context *  c  ) 

Return the server name this context is connected to.

uint32_t pa_context_get_server_protocol_version ( pa_context *  c  ) 

Return the protocol version of the connected server.

pa_context_state_t pa_context_get_state ( pa_context *  c  ) 

Return the current context status.

Examples:
pacat.c, and paplay.c.

int pa_context_is_local ( pa_context *  c  ) 

Returns 1 when the connection is to a local daemon.

Returns negative when no connection has been made yet.

int pa_context_is_pending ( pa_context *  c  ) 

Return non-zero if some data is pending to be written to the connection.

pa_context* pa_context_new ( pa_mainloop_api *  mainloop,
const char *  name 
)

Instantiate a new connection context with an abstract mainloop API and an application name.

It is recommended to use pa_context_new_with_proplist() instead and specify some initial properties.

Examples:
pacat.c, and paplay.c.

pa_context* pa_context_new_with_proplist ( pa_mainloop_api *  mainloop,
const char *  name,
pa_proplist *  proplist 
)

Instantiate a new connection context with an abstract mainloop API and an application name, and specify the the initial client property list.

Since:
0.9.11

pa_operation* pa_context_proplist_remove ( pa_context *  c,
const char *const   keys[],
pa_context_success_cb_t  cb,
void *  userdata 
)

Update the property list of the client, remove entries.

Since:
0.9.11

pa_operation* pa_context_proplist_update ( pa_context *  c,
pa_update_mode_t  mode,
pa_proplist *  p,
pa_context_success_cb_t  cb,
void *  userdata 
)

Update the property list of the client, adding new entries.

Please note that it is highly recommended to set as much properties initially via pa_context_new_with_proplist() as possible instead a posteriori with this function, since that information may then be used to route streams of the client to the right device.

Since:
0.9.11

pa_context* pa_context_ref ( pa_context *  c  ) 

Increase the reference counter of the context by one.

pa_operation* pa_context_set_default_sink ( pa_context *  c,
const char *  name,
pa_context_success_cb_t  cb,
void *  userdata 
)

Set the name of the default sink.

pa_operation* pa_context_set_default_source ( pa_context *  c,
const char *  name,
pa_context_success_cb_t  cb,
void *  userdata 
)

Set the name of the default source.

void pa_context_set_event_callback ( pa_context *  p,
pa_context_event_cb_t  cb,
void *  userdata 
)

Set a callback function that is called whenver a meta/policy control event is received.

Since:
0.9.15

pa_operation* pa_context_set_name ( pa_context *  c,
const char *  name,
pa_context_success_cb_t  cb,
void *  userdata 
)

Set a different application name for context on the server.

void pa_context_set_state_callback ( pa_context *  c,
pa_context_notify_cb_t  cb,
void *  userdata 
)

Set a callback function that is called whenever the context status changes.

Examples:
pacat.c, and paplay.c.

void pa_context_unref ( pa_context *  c  ) 

Decrease the reference counter of the context by one.

Examples:
pacat.c, and paplay.c.

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