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 #include "gras_private.h"
18 void gras_datadesc_init(void);
19 void gras_datadesc_exit(void);
21 /* - main functions - */
22 /* compare two data type description */
24 gras_datadesc_type_cmp(const gras_datadesc_type_t *d1,
25 const gras_datadesc_type_t *d2);
28 /* Copy a described data in memory */
30 gras_datadesc_cpy(gras_datadesc_type_t *type, void *src, void **dst);
34 gras_datadesc_send(gras_socket_t *sock, gras_datadesc_type_t *type, void *src);
36 /* Receive (and convert) stuff */
38 gras_datadesc_recv(gras_socket_t *sock, gras_datadesc_type_t *type, void **dst);
43 /* free a given ddt */
44 void gras_ddt_free(gras_datadesc_type_t **type);
46 /* declare in the given set, and retrieve afterward */
47 gras_error_t gras_ddt_register(gras_datadesc_type_t *type);
48 gras_error_t gras_ddt_get_by_name(const char *name,
49 gras_datadesc_type_t **type);
50 gras_error_t gras_ddt_get_by_code(int code,
51 gras_datadesc_type_t **type);
54 #endif /* GRAS_DATADESC_INTERFACE_H */