1 /* 2 * Output Visitor 3 * 4 * Copyright IBM, Corp. 2011 5 * 6 * Authors: 7 * Anthony Liguori <aliguori@us.ibm.com> 8 * 9 * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU LGPL, version 2.1 or later. 10 * See the COPYING.LIB file in the top-level directory. 11 * 12 */ 13 14 #ifndef QOBJECT_OUTPUT_VISITOR_H 15 #define QOBJECT_OUTPUT_VISITOR_H 16 17 #include "qapi/visitor.h" 18 19 typedef struct QObjectOutputVisitor QObjectOutputVisitor; 20 21 /** 22 * Create a QObject output visitor for @obj 23 * 24 * A QObject output visitor visit builds a QObject from QAPI Object. 25 * This simultaneously walks the QAPI object and the QObject being 26 * built. The latter walk starts at @obj. 27 * 28 * visit_type_FOO() creates a QObject for QAPI type FOO. It creates a 29 * QDict for struct/union types, a QList for list types, QString for 30 * type 'str' and enumeration types, QNum for integer and float 31 * types, QBool for type 'bool'. For type 'any', it increments the 32 * QObject's reference count. For QAPI alternate types, it creates 33 * the QObject for the member that is in use. 34 * 35 * visit_start_struct() ... visit_end_struct() visits a QAPI 36 * struct/union and creates a QDict. Visits in between visit the 37 * members. visit_optional() is true when the struct/union has this 38 * member. visit_check_struct() does nothing. 39 * 40 * visit_start_list() ... visit_end_list() visits a QAPI list and 41 * creates a QList. Visits in between visit list members, one after 42 * the other. visit_next_list() returns NULL when all QAPI list 43 * members have been visited. visit_check_list() does nothing. 44 * 45 * visit_start_alternate() ... visit_end_alternate() visits a QAPI 46 * alternate. The visit in between creates the QObject for the 47 * alternate member that is in use. 48 * 49 * Errors are not expected to happen. 50 * 51 * The caller is responsible for freeing the visitor with 52 * visit_free(). 53 */ 54 Visitor *qobject_output_visitor_new(QObject **result); 55 56 #endif 57