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