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* Cleanup the DTD by renaming:
[simgrid.git] / include / gras / process.h
index 5a6d6b3..335a9c1 100644 (file)
 #ifndef GRAS_PROCESS_H
 #define GRAS_PROCESS_H
 
-#include "xbt/misc.h" /* BEGIN_DECL */
+#include "xbt/misc.h"  /* SG_BEGIN_DECL */
+#include "xbt/dict.h"
 
-BEGIN_DECL()
+SG_BEGIN_DECL()
 
-/* **************************************************************************
- * Initializing the processes
- * **************************************************************************/
-/**
- * gras_process_init:
- * 
- * Perform the various intialisations needed by gras. Each process must run it
- */
-xbt_error_t gras_process_init(void);
+void gras_agent_spawn(const char *name, void *data, xbt_main_func_t code, int argc, char *argv[], xbt_dict_t properties);
+  
+  
+/****************************************************************************/
+/* Manipulating User Data                                                   */
+/****************************************************************************/
 
-/**
- * gras_process_exit:
+/** \addtogroup GRAS_globals
+ *  \brief Handling global variables so that it works on simulator.
+ * 
+ * In GRAS, using globals is forbidden since the "processes" will
+ * sometimes run as a thread inside the same process (namely, in
+ * simulation mode). So, you have to put all globals in a structure, and
+ * let GRAS handle it.
  * 
- * Frees the memory allocated by gras. Processes should run it
+ * Use the \ref gras_userdata_new macro to create a new user data (or malloc it
+ * and use \ref gras_userdata_set yourself), and \ref gras_userdata_get to
+ * retrieve a reference to it. 
  */
-xbt_error_t gras_process_exit(void);
+/* @{ */
 
-/****************************************************************************/
-/* Manipulating User Data                                                   */
-/****************************************************************************/
 /**
  * \brief Get the data associated with the current process.
  * \ingroup GRAS_globals
  */
-void *gras_userdata_get(void);
+XBT_PUBLIC(void*) gras_userdata_get(void);
 
 /**
  * \brief Set the data associated with the current process.
  * \ingroup GRAS_globals
  */
-void gras_userdata_set(void *ud);
-
-/**
- * \brief Malloc and set the data associated with the current process.
- * \ingroup GRAS_globals
- */
+XBT_PUBLIC(void) gras_userdata_set(void *ud);
 
+/** \brief Malloc and set the data associated with the current process. */
 #define gras_userdata_new(type) (gras_userdata_set(xbt_new0(type,1)),gras_userdata_get())
+/* @} */
 
-END_DECL()
+SG_END_DECL()
 
 #endif /* GRAS_PROCESS_H */