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D-BUS usage in EDE
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Introduction
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This document describes link:http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/dbus/[D-BUS] usage in EDE applications.
It is not meant to describe D-BUS protocol nor how to use it via libdbus nor edelib, but to document and
explain what programs listen or what data are send via D-BUS protocol.
Naming convention
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EDE uses 'org.equinoxproject' as main namespace for interfaces and object paths, e.g.
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org.equinoxproject.Desktop # ede-desktop interface
/org/equinoxproject/Desktop # ede-desktop object path
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Rest of the name will be application name with method or signal name. If application name
is not suitable or could not be represented as D-BUS name (or could be ambiguous), it can be replaced
with applications functionality ('org.equinoxproject.Desktop' sounds much better than 'org.equinoxproject.Ede_Desktop').
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Sample:
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org.equinoxproject.Desktop.FooMethod # FooMethod belongs to ede-desktop
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Interfaces
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org.equinoxproject.Desktop
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Used by ede-desktop and access object is '/org/eqiunoxproject/Desktop'. Provided signals are:
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DesktopChanged(int32 n, string name)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Name Type Description
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n int32 Desktop number
name string Desktop name
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Notify when desktop view was changed.
'''''
org.equinoxproject.Emountd
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Used by emountd and access object is '/org/equinoxproject/Emountd'. Provided
signals are:
Mounted(struct device_info)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
'device_info' contains the following fields:
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Name Type Description
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id uint32 Device ID for easier tracking
label string Device label (can be empty)
mount_point string Device mount point
device_file string Device file
drive_type int32 Drive type (see <<X1, Drive types>>)
cdrom_type int32 CDROM type, valid only if 'drive_type == DRIVE_TYPE_CDROM' (see <<X2, Volume disc types>>)
read_only bool Is device mounted read-only
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Notify when storage device was mounted.
Unmounted(int32 udi)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Name Type Description
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id int32 Device ID for easier tracking
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Notify when storage device was unmounted.
AudioCDAdded(struct audio_device_info)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
'audio_device_info' contains the following fields:
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Name Type Description
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id uint32 Device ID for easier tracking
label string Device label (can be empty)
device_file string Device file
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Notify when Audio CD was added.
AudioCDRemoved(int32 udi)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Name Type Description
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id int32 Device ID for easier tracking
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Notify when Audio CD was removed.
Device enumerations directly maps to HAL ones and those values
are send in 'drive_type' and 'cdrom_type' (device_info struct).
[[X1]]
*Drive types:*
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DRIVE_TYPE_REMOVABLE_DISK = 0x00
DRIVE_TYPE_DISK = 0x01
DRIVE_TYPE_CDROM = 0x02
DRIVE_TYPE_FLOPPY = 0x03
DRIVE_TYPE_TAPE = 0x04
DRIVE_TYPE_COMPACT_FLASH = 0x05
DRIVE_TYPE_MEMORY_STICK = 0x06
DRIVE_TYPE_SMART_MEDIA = 0x07
DRIVE_TYPE_SD_MMC = 0x08
DRIVE_TYPE_CAMERA = 0x09
DRIVE_TYPE_PORTABLE_AUDIO_PLAYER = 0x0a
DRIVE_TYPE_ZIP = 0x0b
DRIVE_TYPE_JAZ = 0x0c
DRIVE_TYPE_FLASHKEY = 0x0d
DRIVE_TYPE_MO = 0x0e
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[[X2]]
*Volume disc types:*
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VOLUME_DISC_TYPE_CDROM = 0x00
VOLUME_DISC_TYPE_CDR = 0x01
VOLUME_DISC_TYPE_CDRW = 0x02
VOLUME_DISC_TYPE_DVDROM = 0x03
VOLUME_DISC_TYPE_DVDRAM = 0x04
VOLUME_DISC_TYPE_DVDR = 0x05
VOLUME_DISC_TYPE_DVDRW = 0x06
VOLUME_DISC_TYPE_DVDPLUSR = 0x07
VOLUME_DISC_TYPE_DVDPLUSRW = 0x08
VOLUME_DISC_TYPE_DVDPLUSR_DL = 0x09
VOLUME_DISC_TYPE_BDROM = 0x0a
VOLUME_DISC_TYPE_BDR = 0x0b
VOLUME_DISC_TYPE_BDRE = 0x0c
VOLUME_DISC_TYPE_HDDVDROM = 0x0d
VOLUME_DISC_TYPE_HDDVDR = 0x0e
VOLUME_DISC_TYPE_HDDVDRW = 0x0f
VOLUME_DISC_TYPE_MO = 0x10
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org.equinoxproject.Shutdown
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A general signal emitted when EDE is starting to shut down.
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Shutdown()
^^^^^^^^^^
The only member of 'org.equinoxproject.Shutdown' signal.
org.equinoxproject.Xsettings
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
This service path exposes XSETTINGS registry. Object path for access
service methods is '/org/equinoxproject/Xsettings' and interface is 'org.equinoxproject.Xsettings'.
GetAll()
^^^^^^^^
Returns array of all known keys hold by XSETTINGS manager. Each array item is string type.
GetType(string key)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Returns type of the given key. As XSETTINGS knows only three types (int, string and color), returned
value will be string holding type name.
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Name Type Description
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key string Key name
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GetValue(string key)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Returns value given key holds. Value can be int32, string or array, depending whay type key is.
Array will be returned when key holds color type and array will represent RGBA, where
each element holds int32 type.
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Name Type Description
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key string Key name
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Remove(string key)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Removes given key from XSETTINGS registry. If key wasn't found, the function will do nothing.
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Name Type Description
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key string Key name
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Flush()
^^^^^^^
Force XSETTINGS manager to store data on disk. This is usually done by manager when exits.
Set(string key, type value)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Set key to given value. Here, value can be int32, string or array (4 int32 elements, representing RGBA)
and set value will automatically set key value type. Returns true if done successfully or false if not.
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Name Type Description
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key string Key name
value int32, string or int32 array Value key will hold
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