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* dbus.texi (all): Wrap Lisp code examples with @lisp ... @end lisp.

(Inspection): New function dbus-ping.
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Michael Albinus 2008-02-06 21:31:16 +00:00
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2008-02-06 Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de>
* dbus.texi (all): Wrap Lisp code examples with @lisp ... @end lisp.
(Inspection): New function dbus-ping.
2008-02-05 Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de>
* tramp.texi (Remote processes): Add `shell-command'.

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@ -158,14 +158,33 @@ string.
@defun dbus-get-name-owner bus service
For a given service, registered at D-Bus @var{bus} under the name
@var{service}, the unique name of the name owner is returned. The result is a
string, or @code{nil} when there exist no name owner of @var{service}.
@var{service}, the unique name of the name owner is returned. The
result is a string, or @code{nil} when there exist no name owner of
@var{service}.
@var{bus} must be either the symbol @code{:system} or the symbol
@code{:session}. @var{service} must be a known service name as
string.
@end defun
@defun dbus-ping bus service
Check whether the service name @var{service} is registered at D-Bus
@var{bus}. @var{service} might not have been started yet. The result
is either @code{t} or @code{nil}.
@var{bus} must be either the symbol @code{:system} or the symbol
@code{:session}. @var{service} must be a string. Example:
@lisp
(message
"%s screensaver on board."
(cond
((dbus-ping :session "org.gnome.ScreenSaver") "Gnome")
((dbus-ping :session "org.freedesktop.ScreenSaver") "KDE")
(t "No")))
@end lisp
@end defun
@defun dbus-get-unique-name bus
The unique name, under which Emacs is registered at D-Bus @var{bus},
is returned as string.
@ -185,7 +204,7 @@ returns all interfaces of @var{service}, registered at object path
strings. The result, the introspection data, is a string in XML
format. Example:
@example
@lisp
(dbus-introspect
:system "org.freedesktop.Hal"
"/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/computer")
@ -206,7 +225,7 @@ format. Example:
</interface>
@dots{}
</node>"
@end example
@end lisp
This example informs us, that the service @code{org.freedesktop.Hal}
at object path @code{/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/computer} offers the
@ -422,20 +441,20 @@ The function returns the resulting values of @var{method} as a list of
Lisp objects, according to the type conversion rules described in
@ref{Type Conversion}. Example:
@example
@lisp
(dbus-call-method
:session "org.gnome.seahorse" "/org/gnome/seahorse/keys/openpgp"
"org.gnome.seahorse.Keys" "GetKeyField"
"openpgp:657984B8C7A966DD" "simple-name")
@result{} (t ("Philip R. Zimmermann"))
@end example
@end lisp
If the result of the method call is just one value, the converted Lisp
object is returned instead of a list containing this single Lisp
object. Example:
@example
@lisp
(dbus-call-method
:system "org.freedesktop.Hal"
"/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/computer"
@ -443,7 +462,7 @@ object. Example:
"system.kernel.machine")
@result{} "i686"
@end example
@end lisp
With the @code{dbus-introspect} function it is possible to explore the
interfaces of @samp{org.freedesktop.Hal} service. It offers the
@ -454,7 +473,7 @@ path @samp{/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices}. With the methods
@samp{GetAllDevices} and @samp{GetAllProperties}, it is simple to
emulate the @code{lshal} command on GNU/Linux systems:
@example
@lisp
(dolist (device
(dbus-call-method
:system "org.freedesktop.Hal"
@ -484,7 +503,7 @@ emulate the @code{lshal} command on GNU/Linux systems:
system.chassis.type = \"Notebook\"
system.firmware.release_date = \"03/19/2005\"
@dots{}"
@end example
@end lisp
@end defun
@ -530,7 +549,7 @@ can be composed like the input parameters in @ref{Type Conversion}.
as argument in @code{dbus-unregister-object} for removing the
registration for @var{method}. Example:
@example
@lisp
(defun my-dbus-method-handler (filename)
(let (result)
(if (find-file filename)
@ -548,7 +567,7 @@ registration for @var{method}. Example:
@result{} ((:system "org.freedesktop.TextEditor" "OpenFile")
("org.freedesktop.TextEditor" "/org/freedesktop/TextEditor"
my-method-handler))
@end example
@end lisp
If you invoke the method @code{org.freedesktop.TextEditor.OpenFile}
from another D-Bus application with a filename as parameter, the file
@ -592,11 +611,11 @@ All other arguments args are passed to @var{signal} as arguments.
They are converted into D-Bus types as described in @ref{Type
Conversion}. Example:
@example
@lisp
(dbus-send-signal
:session "org.gnu.Emacs" "/org/gnu/Emacs"
"org.gnu.Emacs.FileManager" "FileModified" "/home/albinus/.emacs")
@end example
@end lisp
@end defun
@defun dbus-register-signal bus service path interface signal handler
@ -626,7 +645,7 @@ provide @var{signal}.
received. It must accept as arguments the output parameters
@var{signal} is sending. Example:
@example
@lisp
(defun my-dbus-signal-handler (device)
(message "Device %s added" device))
@ -640,7 +659,7 @@ received. It must accept as arguments the output parameters
@result{} ((:system "org.freedesktop.Hal.Manager" "DeviceAdded")
("org.freedesktop.Hal" "/org/freedesktop/Hal/Manager"
my-signal-handler))
@end example
@end lisp
As we know from the inspection data of interface
@code{org.freedesktop.Hal.Manager}, the signal @code{DeviceAdded}
@ -687,9 +706,9 @@ errors can be made visible when variable @code{dbus-debug} is set to
Incoming D-Bus messages are handled as Emacs events (see @pxref{Misc
Events, , , elisp}). The generated event has this form:
@example
@lisp
(dbus-event @var{bus} @var{serial} @var{service} @var{path} @var{interface} @var{member} @var{handler} &rest @var{args})
@end example
@end lisp
@var{bus} identifies the D-Bus the signal is coming from. It is
either the symbol @code{:system} or the symbol @code{:session}.
@ -708,10 +727,10 @@ arrives, @var{handler} is called with @var{args} as arguments.
In order to inspect the @code{dbus-event} data, you could extend the
definition of the callback function in @ref{Signals}:
@example
@lisp
(defun my-dbus-signal-handler (&rest args)
(message "my-dbus-signal-handler: %S" last-input-event))
@end example
@end lisp
There exist convenience functions which could be called inside a
callback function in order to retrieve the information from the event.

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2008-02-06 Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de>
* net/dbus.el (dbus-interface-peer): New defconst.
(dbus-ping): New defun.
2008-02-06 Sam Steingold <sds@gnu.org>
* vc-hooks.el (vc-prefix-key): New user-customizable variable.
@ -4800,7 +4805,7 @@
2008-01-06 Dan Nicolaescu <dann@ics.uci.edu>
* vc.el (vc-status-fileinfo): New defstruct.
(vc-status): New defvar
(vc-status): New defvar.
(vc-status-insert-headers, vc-status-printer, vc-status)
(vc-status-mode-map, vc-status-mode, vc-status-mark-file)
(vc-status-unmark-file, vc-status-marked-files): New functions.