3 /* datadesc - describing the data to exchange */
5 /* module's public interface exported within GRAS, but not to end user. */
7 /* Authors: Olivier Aumage, Martin Quinson */
8 /* Copyright (C) 2003, 2004 the GRAS posse. */
10 /* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
11 under the terms of the license (GNU LGPL) which comes with this package. */
13 #ifndef GRAS_DATADESC_INTERFACE_H
14 #define GRAS_DATADESC_INTERFACE_H
16 void gras_datadesc_init(void);
17 void gras_datadesc_exit(void);
19 /* - main functions - */
20 /* compare two data type description */
22 gras_datadesc_type_cmp(const gras_datadesc_type_t *d1,
23 const gras_datadesc_type_t *d2);
26 /* Copy a described data in memory */
28 gras_datadesc_cpy(gras_datadesc_type_t *type, void *src, void **dst);
32 gras_datadesc_send(gras_socket_t *sock, gras_datadesc_type_t *type, void *src);
34 /* Receive (and convert) stuff */
36 gras_datadesc_recv(gras_socket_t *sock, gras_datadesc_type_t *type,
37 int r_arch, void **dst);
42 /* free a given ddt */
43 void gras_ddt_free(gras_datadesc_type_t **type);
45 /* declare in the given set, and retrieve afterward */
46 gras_error_t gras_ddt_register(gras_datadesc_type_t *type);
47 gras_error_t gras_ddt_get_by_name(const char *name,
48 gras_datadesc_type_t **type);
49 gras_error_t gras_ddt_get_by_code(int code,
50 gras_datadesc_type_t **type);
53 #endif /* GRAS_DATADESC_INTERFACE_H */