X-Git-Url: http://info.iut-bm.univ-fcomte.fr/pub/gitweb/simgrid.git/blobdiff_plain/eed8daedf7c2d58e0db96826205f138cedb9cc5a..a3570625c9460617ccad1803b50bc4f1793b6376:/include/gras/process.h

diff --git a/include/gras/process.h b/include/gras/process.h
index 57f8b4c728..5f4f2cac8d 100644
--- a/include/gras/process.h
+++ b/include/gras/process.h
@@ -10,38 +10,22 @@
 #ifndef GRAS_PROCESS_H
 #define GRAS_PROCESS_H
 
-#include "xbt/misc.h"  /* SG_BEGIN_DECL */
+#include "xbt/misc.h"           /* SG_BEGIN_DECL */
+#include "xbt/dict.h"
 
 SG_BEGIN_DECL()
 
-/* **************************************************************************
- * Initializing the processes
- * **************************************************************************/
-/**
- * gras_process_init:
- * 
- * Perform the various intialisations needed by gras. Each process must run it
- */
-void 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);
 
-/**
- * gras_process_exit:
- * 
- * Frees the memory allocated by gras. Processes should run it
- */
-void gras_process_exit(void);
 
 /****************************************************************************/
 /* Manipulating User Data                                                   */
 /****************************************************************************/
 
 /** \addtogroup GRAS_globals
- *  \brief Handling global variables so that it works on simulator (Virtualization).
+ *  \brief Handling global variables so that it works on simulator.
  * 
- * <center><table><tr><td><b>Top</b>    <td> [\ref index]::[\ref GRAS_API]
- *                <tr><td><b>Prev</b>   <td> [\ref GRAS_virtu]
- *                <tr><td><b>Next</b>   <td> [\ref GRAS_emul]            </table></center>
- *
  * 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
@@ -49,7 +33,11 @@ void gras_process_exit(void);
  * 
  * 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
- * retrive a reference to it. 
+ * retrieve a reference to it.
+ * 
+ * 
+ * For more info on this, you may want to check the relevant lesson of the GRAS tutorial:
+ * \ref GRAS_tut_tour_globals
  */
 /* @{ */
 
@@ -57,19 +45,25 @@ void gras_process_exit(void);
  * \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);
+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())
+/** \brief Malloc and set the data associated with the current process.
+ *
+ * @warning gras_userdata_new() expects the pointed type, not the
+ * pointer type. We know it'a a bit troublesome, but it seems like
+ * the only solution since this macro has to compute the size to
+ * malloc and should thus know the pointed type. 
+ *
+ * You'll find an example in the tutorial:  \ref GRAS_tut_tour_globals
+ */
+#define gras_userdata_new(type) ((type*)gras_userdata_set(xbt_new0(type,1)))
 /* @} */
 
 SG_END_DECL()
-
 #endif /* GRAS_PROCESS_H */
-