vlc_services_discovery.h

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/*****************************************************************************
 * vlc_services_discovery.h : Services Discover functions
 *****************************************************************************
 * Copyright (C) 1999-2004 VLC authors and VideoLAN
 * $Id: d9c231b28f3ec075343e0f8016792b8fa33f60f5 $
 *
 * Authors: Pierre d'Herbemont <pdherbemont # videolan.org>
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#ifndef VLC_SERVICES_DISCOVERY_H_
#define VLC_SERVICES_DISCOVERY_H_

#include <vlc_input.h>
#include <vlc_events.h>
#include <vlc_probe.h>

/**
 * \file
 * This file lists functions and structures for service discovery (SD) in vlc
 */

# ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
# endif

/**
 * @{
 */

/**
 * Main service discovery structure to build a SD module
 */
struct services_discovery_t
{
    VLC_COMMON_MEMBERS
    module_t *          p_module;             /**< Loaded module */

    /**< Event manager
     * You should access it through setters, outside of the core */
    vlc_event_manager_t event_manager;

    char *psz_name;                           /**< Main name of the SD */
    config_chain_t *p_cfg;                    /**< Configuration for the SD */

    /** Control function
     * \see services_discovery_command_e
     */
    int ( *pf_control ) ( services_discovery_t *, int, va_list );

    services_discovery_sys_t *p_sys;          /**< Custom private data */
};

/**
 * Service discovery categories
 * \see vlc_sd_probe_Add
 */
enum services_discovery_category_e
{
    SD_CAT_DEVICES = 1,           /**< Devices, like portable music players */
    SD_CAT_LAN,                   /**< LAN/WAN services, like Upnp or SAP */
    SD_CAT_INTERNET,              /**< Internet or Website channels services */
    SD_CAT_MYCOMPUTER             /**< Computer services, like Discs or Apps */
};

/**
 * Service discovery control commands
 */
enum services_discovery_command_e
{
    SD_CMD_SEARCH = 1,          /**< arg1 = query */
    SD_CMD_DESCRIPTOR           /**< arg1 = services_discovery_descriptor_t* */
};

/**
 * Service discovery capabilities
 */
enum services_discovery_capability_e
{
    SD_CAP_SEARCH = 1           /**< One can search in the SD */
};

/**
 * Service discovery descriptor
 * \see services_discovery_command_e
 */
typedef struct
{
    char *psz_short_desc;       /**< The short description, human-readable */
    char *psz_icon_url;         /**< URL to the icon that represents it */
    char *psz_url;              /**< URL for the service */
    int   i_capabilities;       /**< \see services_discovery_capability_e */
} services_discovery_descriptor_t;


/***********************************************************************
 * Service Discovery
 ***********************************************************************/

/**
 * Ask for a research in the SD
 * @param p_sd: the Service Discovery
 * @param i_control: the command to issue
 * @param args: the argument list
 * @return VLC_SUCCESS in case of success, the error code overwise
 */
static inline int vlc_sd_control( services_discovery_t *p_sd, int i_control, va_list args )
{
    if( p_sd->pf_control )
        return p_sd->pf_control( p_sd, i_control, args );
    else
        return VLC_EGENERIC;
}

/* Get the services discovery modules names to use in Create(), in a null
 * terminated string array. Array and string must be freed after use. */
VLC_API char ** vlc_sd_GetNames( vlc_object_t *, char ***, int ** ) VLC_USED;
#define vlc_sd_GetNames(obj, pln, pcat ) \
        vlc_sd_GetNames(VLC_OBJECT(obj), pln, pcat)

/* Creation of a services_discovery object */
VLC_API services_discovery_t * vlc_sd_Create( vlc_object_t *, const char * ) VLC_USED;
VLC_API bool vlc_sd_Start( services_discovery_t * );
VLC_API void vlc_sd_Stop( services_discovery_t * );
VLC_API void vlc_sd_Destroy( services_discovery_t * );

/**
 * Helper to stop and destroy the Service Discovery
 */
static inline void vlc_sd_StopAndDestroy( services_discovery_t * p_this )
{
    vlc_sd_Stop( p_this );
    vlc_sd_Destroy( p_this );
}

/* Read info from discovery object */
VLC_API char * services_discovery_GetLocalizedName( services_discovery_t * p_this ) VLC_USED;

/* Receive event notification (preferred way to get new items) */
VLC_API vlc_event_manager_t * services_discovery_EventManager( services_discovery_t * p_this ) VLC_USED;

/* Used by services_discovery to post update about their items */
    /* About the psz_category, it is a legacy way to add info to the item,
     * for more options, directly set the (meta) data on the input item */
VLC_API void services_discovery_AddItem( services_discovery_t * p_this, input_item_t * p_item, const char * psz_category );
VLC_API void services_discovery_RemoveItem( services_discovery_t * p_this, input_item_t * p_item );
VLC_API void services_discovery_RemoveAll( services_discovery_t * p_sd );


/* SD probing */

VLC_API int vlc_sd_probe_Add(vlc_probe_t *, const char *, const char *, int category);

#define VLC_SD_PROBE_SUBMODULE \
    add_submodule() \
        set_capability( "services probe", 100 ) \
        set_callbacks( vlc_sd_probe_Open, NULL )

#define VLC_SD_PROBE_HELPER(name, longname, cat) \
static int vlc_sd_probe_Open (vlc_object_t *obj) \
{ \
    return vlc_sd_probe_Add ((struct vlc_probe_t *)obj, \
                             name "{longname=\"" longname "\"}", \
                             longname, cat); \
}

/** @} */
# ifdef __cplusplus
}
# endif

#endif