4 * Copyright (C) 2017 Red Hat, Inc.
5 * Copyright IBM, Corp. 2011
10 * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU LGPL, version 2.1 or later.
11 * See the COPYING.LIB file in the top-level directory.
15 #ifndef QOBJECT_INPUT_VISITOR_H
16 #define QOBJECT_INPUT_VISITOR_H
18 #include "qapi/visitor.h"
19 #include "qapi/qmp/qobject.h"
21 typedef struct QObjectInputVisitor QObjectInputVisitor;
24 * Create a QObject input visitor for @obj
26 * A QObject input visitor visit builds a QAPI object from a QObject.
27 * This simultaneously walks the QAPI object being built and the
28 * QObject. The latter walk starts at @obj.
30 * visit_type_FOO() creates an instance of QAPI type FOO. The visited
31 * QObject must match FOO. QDict matches struct/union types, QList
32 * matches list types, QString matches type 'str' and enumeration
33 * types, QInt matches integer types, QFloat matches type 'number',
34 * QBool matches type 'bool'. Type 'any' is matched by QObject. A
35 * QAPI alternate type is matched when one of its member types is.
37 * visit_start_struct() ... visit_end_struct() visits a QDict and
38 * creates a QAPI struct/union. Visits in between visit the
39 * dictionary members. visit_optional() is true when the QDict has
40 * this member. visit_check_struct() fails if unvisited members
43 * visit_start_list() ... visit_end_list() visits a QList and creates
44 * a QAPI list. Visits in between visit list members, one after the
45 * other. visit_next_list() returns NULL when all QList members have
46 * been visited. visit_check_list() fails if unvisited members
49 * visit_start_alternate() ... visit_end_alternate() visits a QObject
50 * and creates a QAPI alternate. The visit in between visits the same
51 * QObject and initializes the alternate member that is in use.
53 * Error messages refer to parts of @obj in JavaScript/Python syntax.
54 * For example, 'a.b[2]' refers to the second member of the QList
55 * member 'b' of the QDict member 'a' of QDict @obj.
57 * The caller is responsible for freeing the visitor with
60 Visitor *qobject_input_visitor_new(QObject *obj);