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Net::DBus::Binding::Connection(User Contributed Perl DocumentaNet::DBus::Binding::Connection(3pm)
NAME
Net::DBus::Binding::Connection - A connection between client and server
SYNOPSIS
Creating a connection to a server and sending a message
use Net::DBus::Binding::Connection;
my $con = Net::DBus::Binding::Connection->new(address => "unix:path=/path/to/socket");
$con->send($message);
Registering message handlers
sub handle_something {
my $con = shift;
my $msg = shift;
... do something with the message...
}
$con->register_message_handler(
"/some/object/path",
\&handle_something);
Hooking up to an event loop:
my $reactor = Net::DBus::Binding::Reactor->new();
$reactor->manage($con);
$reactor->run();
DESCRIPTION
An outgoing connection to a server, or an incoming connection from a client. The methods
defined on this module have a close correspondance to the dbus_connection_XXX methods in
the C API, so for further details on their behaviour, the C API documentation may be of
use.
METHODS
my $con = Net::DBus::Binding::Connection->new(address => "unix:path=/path/to/socket");
Creates a new connection to the remove server specified by the parameter "address". If
the "private" parameter is supplied, and set to a True value the connection opened is
private; otherwise a shared connection is opened. A private connection must be
explicitly shutdown with the "disconnect" method before the last reference to the
object is released. A shared connection must never be explicitly disconnected.
$status = $con->is_connected();
Returns zero if the connection has been disconnected, otherwise a positive value is
returned.
$status = $con->is_authenticated();
Returns zero if the connection has not yet successfully completed authentication,
otherwise a positive value is returned.
$con->disconnect()
Closes this connection to the remote host. This method is called automatically during
garbage collection (ie in the DESTROY method) if the programmer forgets to explicitly
disconnect.
$con->flush()
Blocks execution until all data in the outgoing data stream has been sent. This method
will not re-enter the application event loop.
$con->send($message)
Queues a message up for sending to the remote host. The data will be sent
asynchronously as the applications event loop determines there is space in the
outgoing socket send buffer. To force immediate sending of the data, follow this
method will a call to "flush". This method will return the serial number of the
message, which can be used to identify a subsequent reply (if any).
my $reply = $con->send_with_reply_and_block($msg, $timeout);
Queues a message up for sending to the remote host and blocks until it has been sent,
and a corresponding reply received. The return value of this method will be a
"Net::DBus::Binding::Message::MethodReturn" or "Net::DBus::Binding::Message::Error"
object.
my $pending_call = $con->send_with_reply($msg, $timeout);
Queues a message up for sending to the remote host and returns immediately providing a
reference to a "Net::DBus::Binding::PendingCall" object. This object can be used to
wait / watch for a reply. This allows methods to be processed asynchronously.
$con->dispatch;
Dispatches any pending messages in the incoming queue to their message handlers. This
method is typically called on each iteration of the main application event loop where
data has been read from the incoming socket.
$message = $con->borrow_message
Temporarily removes the first message from the incoming message queue. No other thread
may access the message while it is 'borrowed', so it should be replaced in the queue
with the "return_message" method, or removed permanently with th "steal_message"
method as soon as is practical.
$con->return_message($msg)
Replaces a previously borrowed message in the incoming message queue for subsequent
dispatch to registered message handlers.
$con->steal_message($msg)
Permanently remove a borrowed message from the incoming message queue. No registered
message handlers will now be run for this message.
$msg = $con->pop_message();
Permanently removes the first message on the incoming message queue, without running
any registered message handlers. If you have hooked the connection up to an event loop
("Net::DBus::Binding::Reactor" for example), you probably don't want to be calling
this method.
$con->set_watch_callbacks(\&add_watch, \&remove_watch, \&toggle_watch);
Register a set of callbacks for adding, removing & updating watches in the
application's event loop. Each parameter should be a code reference, which on each
invocation, will be supplied with two parameters, the connection object and the watch
object. If you are using a "Net::DBus::Binding::Reactor" object as the application
event loop, then the 'manage' method on that object will call this on your behalf.
$con->set_timeout_callbacks(\&add_timeout, \&remove_timeout, \&toggle_timeout);
Register a set of callbacks for adding, removing & updating timeouts in the
application's event loop. Each parameter should be a code reference, which on each
invocation, will be supplied with two parameters, the connection object and the
timeout object. If you are using a "Net::DBus::Binding::Reactor" object as the
application event loop, then the 'manage' method on that object will call this on your
behalf.
$con->register_object_path($path, \&handler)
Registers a handler for messages whose path matches that specified in the $path
parameter. The supplied code reference will be invoked with two parameters, the
connection object on which the message was received, and the message to be processed
(an instance of the "Net::DBus::Binding::Message" class).
$con->unregister_object_path($path)
Unregisters the handler associated with the object path $path. The handler would
previously have been registered with the "register_object_path" or "register_fallback"
methods.
$con->register_fallback($path, \&handler)
Registers a handler for messages whose path starts with the prefix specified in the
$path parameter. The supplied code reference will be invoked with two parameters, the
connection object on which the message was received, and the message to be processed
(an instance of the "Net::DBus::Binding::Message" class).
$con->set_max_message_size($bytes)
Sets the maximum allowable size of a single incoming message. Messages over this size
will be rejected prior to exceeding this threshold. The message size is specified in
bytes.
$bytes = $con->get_max_message_size();
Retrieves the maximum allowable incoming message size. The returned size is measured
in bytes.
$con->set_max_received_size($bytes)
Sets the maximum size of the incoming message queue. Once this threashold is
exceeded, no more messages will be read from wire before one or more of the existing
messages are dispatched to their registered handlers. The implication is that the
message queue can exceed this threshold by at most the size of a single message.
$bytes $con->get_max_received_size()
Retrieves the maximum incoming message queue size. The returned size is measured in
bytes.
$con->add_filter($coderef);
Adds a filter to the connection which will be invoked whenever a message is received.
The $coderef should be a reference to a subroutine, which returns a true value if the
message should be filtered out, or a false value if the normal message dispatch should
be performed.
my $msg = $con->make_raw_message($rawmsg)
Creates a new message, initializing it from the low level C message object provided by
the $rawmsg parameter. The returned object will be cast to the appropriate subclass of
Net::DBus::Binding::Message.
my $msg = $con->make_error_message( replyto => $method_call, name => $name, description =>
$description);
Creates a new message, representing an error which occurred during the handling of the
method call object passed in as the "replyto" parameter. The "name" parameter is the
formal name of the error condition, while the "description" is a short piece of text
giving more specific information on the error.
my $call = $con->make_method_call_message( $service_name, $object_path, $interface,
$method_name);
Create a message representing a call on the object located at the path $object_path
within the client owning the well-known name given by $service_name. The method to be
invoked has the name $method_name within the interface specified by the $interface
parameter.
my $msg = $con->make_method_return_message( replyto => $method_call);
Create a message representing a reply to the method call passed in the "replyto"
parameter.
my $signal = $con->make_signal_message( object_path => $path, interface => $interface,
signal_name => $name);
Creates a new message, representing a signal [to be] emitted by the object located
under the path given by the "object_path" parameter. The name of the signal is given
by the "signal_name" parameter, and is scoped to the interface given by the
"interface" parameter.
AUTHOR
Daniel P. Berrange
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2004-2011 Daniel P. Berrange
SEE ALSO
Net::DBus::Binding::Server, Net::DBus::Binding::Bus, Net::DBus::Binding::Message::Signal,
Net::DBus::Binding::Message::MethodCall, Net::DBus::Binding::Message::MethodReturn,
Net::DBus::Binding::Message::Error
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