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1 # -*- Mode: Python -*-
2 # vim: filetype=python
3 #
4 
5 ##
6 # = Character devices
7 ##
8 
9 { 'include': 'sockets.json' }
10 
11 ##
12 # @ChardevInfo:
13 #
14 # Information about a character device.
15 #
16 # @label: the label of the character device
17 #
18 # @filename: the filename of the character device
19 #
20 # @frontend-open: shows whether the frontend device attached to this
21 #     backend (e.g. with the chardev=... option) is in open or closed
22 #     state (since 2.1)
23 #
24 # Notes: @filename is encoded using the QEMU command line character
25 #     device encoding.  See the QEMU man page for details.
26 #
27 # Since: 0.14
28 ##
29 { 'struct': 'ChardevInfo',
30   'data': { 'label': 'str',
31             'filename': 'str',
32             'frontend-open': 'bool' } }
33 
34 ##
35 # @query-chardev:
36 #
37 # Returns information about current character devices.
38 #
39 # Returns: a list of @ChardevInfo
40 #
41 # Since: 0.14
42 #
43 # Example:
44 #
45 # -> { "execute": "query-chardev" }
46 # <- {
47 #       "return": [
48 #          {
49 #             "label": "charchannel0",
50 #             "filename": "unix:/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/seabios.rhel6.agent,server=on",
51 #             "frontend-open": false
52 #          },
53 #          {
54 #             "label": "charmonitor",
55 #             "filename": "unix:/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/seabios.rhel6.monitor,server=on",
56 #             "frontend-open": true
57 #          },
58 #          {
59 #             "label": "charserial0",
60 #             "filename": "pty:/dev/pts/2",
61 #             "frontend-open": true
62 #          }
63 #       ]
64 #    }
65 ##
66 { 'command': 'query-chardev', 'returns': ['ChardevInfo'],
67   'allow-preconfig': true }
68 
69 ##
70 # @ChardevBackendInfo:
71 #
72 # Information about a character device backend
73 #
74 # @name: The backend name
75 #
76 # Since: 2.0
77 ##
78 { 'struct': 'ChardevBackendInfo', 'data': {'name': 'str'} }
79 
80 ##
81 # @query-chardev-backends:
82 #
83 # Returns information about character device backends.
84 #
85 # Returns: a list of @ChardevBackendInfo
86 #
87 # Since: 2.0
88 #
89 # Example:
90 #
91 # -> { "execute": "query-chardev-backends" }
92 # <- {
93 #       "return":[
94 #          {
95 #             "name":"udp"
96 #          },
97 #          {
98 #             "name":"tcp"
99 #          },
100 #          {
101 #             "name":"unix"
102 #          },
103 #          {
104 #             "name":"spiceport"
105 #          }
106 #       ]
107 #    }
108 ##
109 { 'command': 'query-chardev-backends', 'returns': ['ChardevBackendInfo'] }
110 
111 ##
112 # @DataFormat:
113 #
114 # An enumeration of data format.
115 #
116 # @utf8: Data is a UTF-8 string (RFC 3629)
117 #
118 # @base64: Data is Base64 encoded binary (RFC 3548)
119 #
120 # Since: 1.4
121 ##
122 { 'enum': 'DataFormat',
123   'data': [ 'utf8', 'base64' ] }
124 
125 ##
126 # @ringbuf-write:
127 #
128 # Write to a ring buffer character device.
129 #
130 # @device: the ring buffer character device name
131 #
132 # @data: data to write
133 #
134 # @format: data encoding (default 'utf8').
135 #
136 #     - base64: data must be base64 encoded text.  Its binary decoding
137 #       gets written.
138 #     - utf8: data's UTF-8 encoding is written
139 #     - data itself is always Unicode regardless of format, like any
140 #       other string.
141 #
142 # Returns: Nothing on success
143 #
144 # Since: 1.4
145 #
146 # Example:
147 #
148 # -> { "execute": "ringbuf-write",
149 #      "arguments": { "device": "foo",
150 #                     "data": "abcdefgh",
151 #                     "format": "utf8" } }
152 # <- { "return": {} }
153 ##
154 { 'command': 'ringbuf-write',
155   'data': { 'device': 'str',
156             'data': 'str',
157            '*format': 'DataFormat'} }
158 
159 ##
160 # @ringbuf-read:
161 #
162 # Read from a ring buffer character device.
163 #
164 # @device: the ring buffer character device name
165 #
166 # @size: how many bytes to read at most
167 #
168 # @format: data encoding (default 'utf8').
169 #
170 #     - base64: the data read is returned in base64 encoding.
171 #     - utf8: the data read is interpreted as UTF-8.
172 #       Bug: can screw up when the buffer contains invalid UTF-8
173 #       sequences, NUL characters, after the ring buffer lost data,
174 #       and when reading stops because the size limit is reached.
175 #     - The return value is always Unicode regardless of format, like
176 #       any other string.
177 #
178 # Returns: data read from the device
179 #
180 # Since: 1.4
181 #
182 # Example:
183 #
184 # -> { "execute": "ringbuf-read",
185 #      "arguments": { "device": "foo",
186 #                     "size": 1000,
187 #                     "format": "utf8" } }
188 # <- { "return": "abcdefgh" }
189 ##
190 { 'command': 'ringbuf-read',
191   'data': {'device': 'str', 'size': 'int', '*format': 'DataFormat'},
192   'returns': 'str' }
193 
194 ##
195 # @ChardevCommon:
196 #
197 # Configuration shared across all chardev backends
198 #
199 # @logfile: The name of a logfile to save output
200 #
201 # @logappend: true to append instead of truncate (default to false to
202 #     truncate)
203 #
204 # Since: 2.6
205 ##
206 { 'struct': 'ChardevCommon',
207   'data': { '*logfile': 'str',
208             '*logappend': 'bool' } }
209 
210 ##
211 # @ChardevFile:
212 #
213 # Configuration info for file chardevs.
214 #
215 # @in: The name of the input file
216 #
217 # @out: The name of the output file
218 #
219 # @append: Open the file in append mode (default false to truncate)
220 #     (Since 2.6)
221 #
222 # Since: 1.4
223 ##
224 { 'struct': 'ChardevFile',
225   'data': { '*in': 'str',
226             'out': 'str',
227             '*append': 'bool' },
228   'base': 'ChardevCommon' }
229 
230 ##
231 # @ChardevHostdev:
232 #
233 # Configuration info for device and pipe chardevs.
234 #
235 # @device: The name of the special file for the device, i.e.
236 #     /dev/ttyS0 on Unix or COM1: on Windows
237 #
238 # Since: 1.4
239 ##
240 { 'struct': 'ChardevHostdev',
241   'data': { 'device': 'str' },
242   'base': 'ChardevCommon' }
243 
244 ##
245 # @ChardevSocket:
246 #
247 # Configuration info for (stream) socket chardevs.
248 #
249 # @addr: socket address to listen on (server=true) or connect to
250 #     (server=false)
251 #
252 # @tls-creds: the ID of the TLS credentials object (since 2.6)
253 #
254 # @tls-authz: the ID of the QAuthZ authorization object against which
255 #     the client's x509 distinguished name will be validated.  This
256 #     object is only resolved at time of use, so can be deleted and
257 #     recreated on the fly while the chardev server is active.  If
258 #     missing, it will default to denying access (since 4.0)
259 #
260 # @server: create server socket (default: true)
261 #
262 # @wait: wait for incoming connection on server sockets (default:
263 #     false). Silently ignored with server: false.  This use is
264 #     deprecated.
265 #
266 # @nodelay: set TCP_NODELAY socket option (default: false)
267 #
268 # @telnet: enable telnet protocol on server sockets (default: false)
269 #
270 # @tn3270: enable tn3270 protocol on server sockets (default: false)
271 #     (Since: 2.10)
272 #
273 # @websocket: enable websocket protocol on server sockets
274 #     (default: false) (Since: 3.1)
275 #
276 # @reconnect: For a client socket, if a socket is disconnected, then
277 #     attempt a reconnect after the given number of seconds.  Setting
278 #     this to zero disables this function.  (default: 0) (Since: 2.2)
279 #
280 # Since: 1.4
281 ##
282 { 'struct': 'ChardevSocket',
283   'data': { 'addr': 'SocketAddressLegacy',
284             '*tls-creds': 'str',
285             '*tls-authz'  : 'str',
286             '*server': 'bool',
287             '*wait': 'bool',
288             '*nodelay': 'bool',
289             '*telnet': 'bool',
290             '*tn3270': 'bool',
291             '*websocket': 'bool',
292             '*reconnect': 'int' },
293   'base': 'ChardevCommon' }
294 
295 ##
296 # @ChardevUdp:
297 #
298 # Configuration info for datagram socket chardevs.
299 #
300 # @remote: remote address
301 #
302 # @local: local address
303 #
304 # Since: 1.5
305 ##
306 { 'struct': 'ChardevUdp',
307   'data': { 'remote': 'SocketAddressLegacy',
308             '*local': 'SocketAddressLegacy' },
309   'base': 'ChardevCommon' }
310 
311 ##
312 # @ChardevMux:
313 #
314 # Configuration info for mux chardevs.
315 #
316 # @chardev: name of the base chardev.
317 #
318 # Since: 1.5
319 ##
320 { 'struct': 'ChardevMux',
321   'data': { 'chardev': 'str' },
322   'base': 'ChardevCommon' }
323 
324 ##
325 # @ChardevStdio:
326 #
327 # Configuration info for stdio chardevs.
328 #
329 # @signal: Allow signals (such as SIGINT triggered by ^C) be delivered
330 #     to qemu.  Default: true.
331 #
332 # Since: 1.5
333 ##
334 { 'struct': 'ChardevStdio',
335   'data': { '*signal': 'bool' },
336   'base': 'ChardevCommon' }
337 
338 ##
339 # @ChardevSpiceChannel:
340 #
341 # Configuration info for spice vm channel chardevs.
342 #
343 # @type: kind of channel (for example vdagent).
344 #
345 # Since: 1.5
346 ##
347 { 'struct': 'ChardevSpiceChannel',
348   'data': { 'type': 'str' },
349   'base': 'ChardevCommon',
350   'if': 'CONFIG_SPICE' }
351 
352 ##
353 # @ChardevSpicePort:
354 #
355 # Configuration info for spice port chardevs.
356 #
357 # @fqdn: name of the channel (see docs/spice-port-fqdn.txt)
358 #
359 # Since: 1.5
360 ##
361 { 'struct': 'ChardevSpicePort',
362   'data': { 'fqdn': 'str' },
363   'base': 'ChardevCommon',
364   'if': 'CONFIG_SPICE' }
365 
366 ##
367 # @ChardevDBus:
368 #
369 # Configuration info for DBus chardevs.
370 #
371 # @name: name of the channel (following docs/spice-port-fqdn.txt)
372 #
373 # Since: 7.0
374 ##
375 { 'struct': 'ChardevDBus',
376   'data': { 'name': 'str' },
377   'base': 'ChardevCommon',
378   'if': 'CONFIG_DBUS_DISPLAY' }
379 
380 ##
381 # @ChardevVC:
382 #
383 # Configuration info for virtual console chardevs.
384 #
385 # @width: console width, in pixels
386 #
387 # @height: console height, in pixels
388 #
389 # @cols: console width, in chars
390 #
391 # @rows: console height, in chars
392 #
393 # Note: the options are only effective when the VNC or SDL graphical
394 #     display backend is active.  They are ignored with the GTK,
395 #     Spice, VNC and D-Bus display backends.
396 #
397 # Since: 1.5
398 ##
399 { 'struct': 'ChardevVC',
400   'data': { '*width': 'int',
401             '*height': 'int',
402             '*cols': 'int',
403             '*rows': 'int' },
404   'base': 'ChardevCommon' }
405 
406 ##
407 # @ChardevRingbuf:
408 #
409 # Configuration info for ring buffer chardevs.
410 #
411 # @size: ring buffer size, must be power of two, default is 65536
412 #
413 # Since: 1.5
414 ##
415 { 'struct': 'ChardevRingbuf',
416   'data': { '*size': 'int' },
417   'base': 'ChardevCommon' }
418 
419 ##
420 # @ChardevQemuVDAgent:
421 #
422 # Configuration info for qemu vdagent implementation.
423 #
424 # @mouse: enable/disable mouse, default is enabled.
425 #
426 # @clipboard: enable/disable clipboard, default is disabled.
427 #
428 # Since: 6.1
429 ##
430 { 'struct': 'ChardevQemuVDAgent',
431   'data': { '*mouse': 'bool',
432             '*clipboard': 'bool' },
433   'base': 'ChardevCommon',
434   'if': 'CONFIG_SPICE_PROTOCOL' }
435 
436 ##
437 # @ChardevBackendKind:
438 #
439 # @pipe: Since 1.5
440 #
441 # @udp: Since 1.5
442 #
443 # @mux: Since 1.5
444 #
445 # @msmouse: Since 1.5
446 #
447 # @wctablet: Since 2.9
448 #
449 # @braille: Since 1.5
450 #
451 # @testdev: Since 2.2
452 #
453 # @stdio: Since 1.5
454 #
455 # @console: Since 1.5
456 #
457 # @spicevmc: Since 1.5
458 #
459 # @spiceport: Since 1.5
460 #
461 # @qemu-vdagent: Since 6.1
462 #
463 # @dbus: Since 7.0
464 #
465 # @vc: v1.5
466 #
467 # @ringbuf: Since 1.6
468 #
469 # @memory: Since 1.5
470 #
471 # Features:
472 #
473 # @deprecated: Member @memory is deprecated.  Use @ringbuf instead.
474 #
475 # Since: 1.4
476 ##
477 { 'enum': 'ChardevBackendKind',
478   'data': [ 'file',
479             { 'name': 'serial', 'if': 'HAVE_CHARDEV_SERIAL' },
480             { 'name': 'parallel', 'if': 'HAVE_CHARDEV_PARALLEL' },
481             'pipe',
482             'socket',
483             'udp',
484             'pty',
485             'null',
486             'mux',
487             'msmouse',
488             'wctablet',
489             { 'name': 'braille', 'if': 'CONFIG_BRLAPI' },
490             'testdev',
491             'stdio',
492             { 'name': 'console', 'if': 'CONFIG_WIN32' },
493             { 'name': 'spicevmc', 'if': 'CONFIG_SPICE' },
494             { 'name': 'spiceport', 'if': 'CONFIG_SPICE' },
495             { 'name': 'qemu-vdagent', 'if': 'CONFIG_SPICE_PROTOCOL' },
496             { 'name': 'dbus', 'if': 'CONFIG_DBUS_DISPLAY' },
497             'vc',
498             'ringbuf',
499             { 'name': 'memory', 'features': [ 'deprecated' ] } ] }
500 
501 ##
502 # @ChardevFileWrapper:
503 #
504 # @data: Configuration info for file chardevs
505 #
506 # Since: 1.4
507 ##
508 { 'struct': 'ChardevFileWrapper',
509   'data': { 'data': 'ChardevFile' } }
510 
511 ##
512 # @ChardevHostdevWrapper:
513 #
514 # @data: Configuration info for device and pipe chardevs
515 #
516 # Since: 1.4
517 ##
518 { 'struct': 'ChardevHostdevWrapper',
519   'data': { 'data': 'ChardevHostdev' } }
520 
521 ##
522 # @ChardevSocketWrapper:
523 #
524 # @data: Configuration info for (stream) socket chardevs
525 #
526 # Since: 1.4
527 ##
528 { 'struct': 'ChardevSocketWrapper',
529   'data': { 'data': 'ChardevSocket' } }
530 
531 ##
532 # @ChardevUdpWrapper:
533 #
534 # @data: Configuration info for datagram socket chardevs
535 #
536 # Since: 1.5
537 ##
538 { 'struct': 'ChardevUdpWrapper',
539   'data': { 'data': 'ChardevUdp' } }
540 
541 ##
542 # @ChardevCommonWrapper:
543 #
544 # @data: Configuration shared across all chardev backends
545 #
546 # Since: 2.6
547 ##
548 { 'struct': 'ChardevCommonWrapper',
549   'data': { 'data': 'ChardevCommon' } }
550 
551 ##
552 # @ChardevMuxWrapper:
553 #
554 # @data: Configuration info for mux chardevs
555 #
556 # Since: 1.5
557 ##
558 { 'struct': 'ChardevMuxWrapper',
559   'data': { 'data': 'ChardevMux' } }
560 
561 ##
562 # @ChardevStdioWrapper:
563 #
564 # @data: Configuration info for stdio chardevs
565 #
566 # Since: 1.5
567 ##
568 { 'struct': 'ChardevStdioWrapper',
569   'data': { 'data': 'ChardevStdio' } }
570 
571 ##
572 # @ChardevSpiceChannelWrapper:
573 #
574 # @data: Configuration info for spice vm channel chardevs
575 #
576 # Since: 1.5
577 ##
578 { 'struct': 'ChardevSpiceChannelWrapper',
579   'data': { 'data': 'ChardevSpiceChannel' },
580   'if': 'CONFIG_SPICE' }
581 
582 ##
583 # @ChardevSpicePortWrapper:
584 #
585 # @data: Configuration info for spice port chardevs
586 #
587 # Since: 1.5
588 ##
589 { 'struct': 'ChardevSpicePortWrapper',
590   'data': { 'data': 'ChardevSpicePort' },
591   'if': 'CONFIG_SPICE' }
592 
593 ##
594 # @ChardevQemuVDAgentWrapper:
595 #
596 # @data: Configuration info for qemu vdagent implementation
597 #
598 # Since: 6.1
599 ##
600 { 'struct': 'ChardevQemuVDAgentWrapper',
601   'data': { 'data': 'ChardevQemuVDAgent' },
602   'if': 'CONFIG_SPICE_PROTOCOL' }
603 
604 ##
605 # @ChardevDBusWrapper:
606 #
607 # @data: Configuration info for DBus chardevs
608 #
609 # Since: 7.0
610 ##
611 { 'struct': 'ChardevDBusWrapper',
612   'data': { 'data': 'ChardevDBus' },
613   'if': 'CONFIG_DBUS_DISPLAY' }
614 
615 ##
616 # @ChardevVCWrapper:
617 #
618 # @data: Configuration info for virtual console chardevs
619 #
620 # Since: 1.5
621 ##
622 { 'struct': 'ChardevVCWrapper',
623   'data': { 'data': 'ChardevVC' } }
624 
625 ##
626 # @ChardevRingbufWrapper:
627 #
628 # @data: Configuration info for ring buffer chardevs
629 #
630 # Since: 1.5
631 ##
632 { 'struct': 'ChardevRingbufWrapper',
633   'data': { 'data': 'ChardevRingbuf' } }
634 
635 ##
636 # @ChardevBackend:
637 #
638 # Configuration info for the new chardev backend.
639 #
640 # @type: backend type
641 #
642 # Since: 1.4
643 ##
644 { 'union': 'ChardevBackend',
645   'base': { 'type': 'ChardevBackendKind' },
646   'discriminator': 'type',
647   'data': { 'file': 'ChardevFileWrapper',
648             'serial': { 'type': 'ChardevHostdevWrapper',
649                         'if': 'HAVE_CHARDEV_SERIAL' },
650             'parallel': { 'type': 'ChardevHostdevWrapper',
651                           'if': 'HAVE_CHARDEV_PARALLEL' },
652             'pipe': 'ChardevHostdevWrapper',
653             'socket': 'ChardevSocketWrapper',
654             'udp': 'ChardevUdpWrapper',
655             'pty': 'ChardevCommonWrapper',
656             'null': 'ChardevCommonWrapper',
657             'mux': 'ChardevMuxWrapper',
658             'msmouse': 'ChardevCommonWrapper',
659             'wctablet': 'ChardevCommonWrapper',
660             'braille': { 'type': 'ChardevCommonWrapper',
661                          'if': 'CONFIG_BRLAPI' },
662             'testdev': 'ChardevCommonWrapper',
663             'stdio': 'ChardevStdioWrapper',
664             'console': { 'type': 'ChardevCommonWrapper',
665                          'if': 'CONFIG_WIN32' },
666             'spicevmc': { 'type': 'ChardevSpiceChannelWrapper',
667                           'if': 'CONFIG_SPICE' },
668             'spiceport': { 'type': 'ChardevSpicePortWrapper',
669                            'if': 'CONFIG_SPICE' },
670             'qemu-vdagent': { 'type': 'ChardevQemuVDAgentWrapper',
671                               'if': 'CONFIG_SPICE_PROTOCOL' },
672             'dbus': { 'type': 'ChardevDBusWrapper',
673                       'if': 'CONFIG_DBUS_DISPLAY' },
674             'vc': 'ChardevVCWrapper',
675             'ringbuf': 'ChardevRingbufWrapper',
676             'memory': 'ChardevRingbufWrapper' } }
677 
678 ##
679 # @ChardevReturn:
680 #
681 # Return info about the chardev backend just created.
682 #
683 # @pty: name of the slave pseudoterminal device, present if and only
684 #     if a chardev of type 'pty' was created
685 #
686 # Since: 1.4
687 ##
688 { 'struct' : 'ChardevReturn',
689   'data': { '*pty': 'str' } }
690 
691 ##
692 # @chardev-add:
693 #
694 # Add a character device backend
695 #
696 # @id: the chardev's ID, must be unique
697 #
698 # @backend: backend type and parameters
699 #
700 # Returns: ChardevReturn.
701 #
702 # Since: 1.4
703 #
704 # Examples:
705 #
706 # -> { "execute" : "chardev-add",
707 #      "arguments" : { "id" : "foo",
708 #                      "backend" : { "type" : "null", "data" : {} } } }
709 # <- { "return": {} }
710 #
711 # -> { "execute" : "chardev-add",
712 #      "arguments" : { "id" : "bar",
713 #                      "backend" : { "type" : "file",
714 #                                    "data" : { "out" : "/tmp/bar.log" } } } }
715 # <- { "return": {} }
716 #
717 # -> { "execute" : "chardev-add",
718 #      "arguments" : { "id" : "baz",
719 #                      "backend" : { "type" : "pty", "data" : {} } } }
720 # <- { "return": { "pty" : "/dev/pty/42" } }
721 ##
722 { 'command': 'chardev-add',
723   'data': { 'id': 'str',
724             'backend': 'ChardevBackend' },
725   'returns': 'ChardevReturn' }
726 
727 ##
728 # @chardev-change:
729 #
730 # Change a character device backend
731 #
732 # @id: the chardev's ID, must exist
733 #
734 # @backend: new backend type and parameters
735 #
736 # Returns: ChardevReturn.
737 #
738 # Since: 2.10
739 #
740 # Examples:
741 #
742 # -> { "execute" : "chardev-change",
743 #      "arguments" : { "id" : "baz",
744 #                      "backend" : { "type" : "pty", "data" : {} } } }
745 # <- { "return": { "pty" : "/dev/pty/42" } }
746 #
747 # -> {"execute" : "chardev-change",
748 #     "arguments" : {
749 #         "id" : "charchannel2",
750 #         "backend" : {
751 #             "type" : "socket",
752 #             "data" : {
753 #                 "addr" : {
754 #                     "type" : "unix" ,
755 #                     "data" : {
756 #                         "path" : "/tmp/charchannel2.socket"
757 #                     }
758 #                  },
759 #                  "server" : true,
760 #                  "wait" : false }}}}
761 # <- {"return": {}}
762 ##
763 { 'command': 'chardev-change',
764   'data': { 'id': 'str',
765             'backend': 'ChardevBackend' },
766   'returns': 'ChardevReturn' }
767 
768 ##
769 # @chardev-remove:
770 #
771 # Remove a character device backend
772 #
773 # @id: the chardev's ID, must exist and not be in use
774 #
775 # Returns: Nothing on success
776 #
777 # Since: 1.4
778 #
779 # Example:
780 #
781 # -> { "execute": "chardev-remove", "arguments": { "id" : "foo" } }
782 # <- { "return": {} }
783 ##
784 { 'command': 'chardev-remove',
785   'data': { 'id': 'str' } }
786 
787 ##
788 # @chardev-send-break:
789 #
790 # Send a break to a character device
791 #
792 # @id: the chardev's ID, must exist
793 #
794 # Returns: Nothing on success
795 #
796 # Since: 2.10
797 #
798 # Example:
799 #
800 # -> { "execute": "chardev-send-break", "arguments": { "id" : "foo" } }
801 # <- { "return": {} }
802 ##
803 { 'command': 'chardev-send-break',
804   'data': { 'id': 'str' } }
805 
806 ##
807 # @VSERPORT_CHANGE:
808 #
809 # Emitted when the guest opens or closes a virtio-serial port.
810 #
811 # @id: device identifier of the virtio-serial port
812 #
813 # @open: true if the guest has opened the virtio-serial port
814 #
815 # Note: This event is rate-limited.
816 #
817 # Since: 2.1
818 #
819 # Example:
820 #
821 # <- { "event": "VSERPORT_CHANGE",
822 #      "data": { "id": "channel0", "open": true },
823 #      "timestamp": { "seconds": 1401385907, "microseconds": 422329 } }
824 ##
825 { 'event': 'VSERPORT_CHANGE',
826   'data': { 'id': 'str',
827             'open': 'bool' } }
828