Commit 83f26349 authored by Jean-Philippe André's avatar Jean-Philippe André

Extensions: public include

This patch defines a new type of interactions between the GUI and
so-called 'extensions'.
These extensions are dynamic plugins, that can be scripted, and they can
create GUI dialogs with widgets (like text fields, buttons, ...).
parent 7963ddf0
/*****************************************************************************
* vlc_extension.h: Extensions (meta data, web information, ...)
*****************************************************************************
* Copyright (C) 2009-2010 VideoLAN and authors
* $Id$
*
* Authors: Jean-Philippe André < jpeg # videolan.org >
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston MA 02110-1301, USA.
*****************************************************************************/
#ifndef VLC_EXTENSIONS_H
#define VLC_EXTENSIONS_H
#include "vlc_common.h"
#include "vlc_arrays.h"
/* Structures */
typedef struct extensions_manager_sys_t extensions_manager_sys_t;
typedef struct extensions_manager_t extensions_manager_t;
typedef struct extension_sys_t extension_sys_t;
/** Extension descriptor */
typedef struct {
char *psz_title; /**< Display title (ro) */
char *psz_name; /**< Real name of the extension (ro) */
extension_sys_t *p_sys; /**< Reserved for the manager module */
} extension_t;
/** Extensions manager object */
struct extensions_manager_t
{
VLC_COMMON_MEMBERS
module_t *p_module; /**< Extensions manager module */
extensions_manager_sys_t *p_sys; /**< Reserved for the module */
DECL_ARRAY(extension_t*) extensions; /**< Array of extension descriptors */
/** Control, see extension_Control */
int ( *pf_control ) ( extensions_manager_t*, int, va_list );
};
/* Control commands */
enum
{
/* Control extensions */
EXTENSION_ACTIVATE, /**< arg1: extension_t* */
EXTENSION_DEACTIVATE, /**< arg1: extension_t* */
EXTENSION_IS_ACTIVATED, /**< arg1: extension_t*, arg2: bool* */
EXTENSION_HAS_MENU, /**< arg1: extension_t* */
EXTENSION_GET_MENU, /**< arg1: extension_t*, arg2: char***, arg3: uint16_t** */
EXTENSION_TRIGGER_ONLY, /**< arg1: extension_t*, arg2: bool* */
EXTENSION_TRIGGER, /**< arg1: extension_t* */
EXTENSION_TRIGGER_MENU, /**< arg1: extension_t*, int (uint16_t) */
};
/**
* Control function for extensions.
* Every GUI -> extension command will go through this function.
**/
static inline int extension_Control( extensions_manager_t *p_mgr,
int i_control, ... )
{
va_list args;
va_start( args, i_control );
int i_ret = p_mgr->pf_control( p_mgr, i_control, args );
va_end( args );
return i_ret;
}
/**
* Helper for extension_HasMenu, extension_IsActivated...
* Do not use.
**/
static inline bool __extension_GetBool( extensions_manager_t *p_mgr,
extension_t *p_ext,
int i_flag,
bool b_default )
{
bool b = b_default;
int i_ret = extension_Control( p_mgr, i_flag, p_ext, &b );
if( i_ret != VLC_SUCCESS )
return b_default;
else
return b;
}
/** Activate or trigger an extension */
#define extension_Activate( mgr, ext ) \
extension_Control( mgr, EXTENSION_ACTIVATE, ext )
/** Trigger the extension. Attention: NOT multithreaded! */
#define extension_Trigger( mgr, ext ) \
extension_Control( mgr, EXTENSION_TRIGGER, ext )
/** Deactivate an extension */
#define extension_Deactivate( mgr, ext ) \
extension_Control( mgr, EXTENSION_DEACTIVATE, ext )
/** Is this extension activated? */
#define extension_IsActivated( mgr, ext ) \
__extension_GetBool( mgr, ext, EXTENSION_IS_ACTIVATED, false )
/** Does this extension have a sub-menu? */
#define extension_HasMenu( mgr, ext ) \
__extension_GetBool( mgr, ext, EXTENSION_HAS_MENU, false )
/** Get this extension's sub-menu */
static inline int extension_GetMenu( extensions_manager_t *p_mgr,
extension_t *p_ext,
char ***pppsz,
uint16_t **ppi )
{
return extension_Control( p_mgr, EXTENSION_GET_MENU, p_ext, pppsz, ppi );
}
/** Trigger an entry of the extension menu */
static inline int extension_TriggerMenu( extensions_manager_t *p_mgr,
extension_t *p_ext,
uint16_t i )
{
return extension_Control( p_mgr, EXTENSION_TRIGGER_MENU, p_ext, i );
}
/** Can this extension only be triggered but not activated?
Not compatible with HasMenu */
#define extension_TriggerOnly( mgr, ext ) \
__extension_GetBool( mgr, ext, EXTENSION_TRIGGER_ONLY, false )
/*****************************************************************************
* Extension dialogs
*****************************************************************************/
typedef struct extension_dialog_t extension_dialog_t;
typedef struct extension_widget_t extension_widget_t;
/// User interface event types
typedef enum
{
EXTENSION_EVENT_CLICK, ///< Click on a widget: data = widget
EXTENSION_EVENT_CLOSE, ///< Close the dialog: no data
// EXTENSION_EVENT_SELECTION_CHANGED,
// EXTENSION_EVENT_TEXT_CHANGED,
} extension_dialog_event_e;
/// Command to pass to the extension dialog owner
typedef struct
{
extension_dialog_t *p_dlg; ///< Destination dialog
extension_dialog_event_e event; ///< Event, @see extension_dialog_event_e
void *p_data; ///< Opaque data to send
} extension_dialog_command_t;
/// Dialog descriptor for extensions
struct extension_dialog_t
{
vlc_object_t *p_object; ///< Owner object (callback on "dialog-event")
char *psz_title; ///< Title for the Dialog (in TitleBar)
int i_width; ///< Width hint in pixels (may be discarded)
int i_height; ///< Height hint in pixels (may be discarded)
DECL_ARRAY(extension_widget_t*) widgets; ///< Widgets owned by the dialog
bool b_hide; ///< Hide this dialog (!b_hide shows)
bool b_kill; ///< Kill this dialog
void *p_sys; ///< Dialog private pointer
void *p_sys_intf; ///< GUI private pointer
vlc_mutex_t lock; ///< Dialog mutex
vlc_cond_t cond; ///< Signaled == UI is done working on the dialog
};
/** Send a command to an Extension dialog
* @param p_dialog The dialog
* @param event @see extension_dialog_event_e for a list of possible events
* @param data Optional opaque data, @see extension_dialog_event_e
* @return VLC error code
**/
static inline int extension_DialogCommand( extension_dialog_t* p_dialog,
extension_dialog_event_e event,
void *data )
{
extension_dialog_command_t command;
command.p_dlg = p_dialog;
command.event = event;
command.p_data = data;
var_SetAddress( p_dialog->p_object, "dialog-event", &command );
return VLC_SUCCESS;
}
/** Close the dialog
* @param dlg The dialog
**/
#define extension_DialogClosed( dlg ) \
extension_DialogCommand( dlg, EXTENSION_EVENT_CLOSE, NULL )
/** Forward a click on a widget
* @param dlg The dialog
* @param wdg The widget (button, ...)
**/
#define extension_WidgetClicked( dlg, wdg ) \
extension_DialogCommand( dlg, EXTENSION_EVENT_CLICK, wdg )
/// Widget types
typedef enum
{
EXTENSION_WIDGET_LABEL, ///< Non editable text label
EXTENSION_WIDGET_BUTTON, ///< Clickable button
EXTENSION_WIDGET_IMAGE, ///< Image label (psz_text is local URI)
EXTENSION_WIDGET_HTML, ///< HTML or rich text area (non editable)
EXTENSION_WIDGET_TEXT_FIELD, ///< Editable text line for user input
EXTENSION_WIDGET_PASSWORD, ///< Editable password input (******)
EXTENSION_WIDGET_DROPDOWN, ///< Drop-down box
EXTENSION_WIDGET_LIST, ///< Vertical list box (of strings)
EXTENSION_WIDGET_CHECK_BOX, ///< Checkable box with label
} extension_widget_type_e;
/// Widget descriptor for extensions
struct extension_widget_t
{
/* All widgets */
extension_widget_type_e type; ///< Type of the widget
char *psz_text; ///< Text. May be NULL or modified by the UI
/* Drop-down & List widgets */
struct extension_widget_value_t {
int i_id; ///< Identifier for the extension module
// (weird behavior may occur if not unique)
char *psz_text; ///< String value
bool b_selected; ///< True if this item is selected
struct extension_widget_value_t *p_next; ///< Next value or NULL
} *p_values; ///< Chained list of values (Drop-down/List)
/* Check-box */
bool b_checked; ///< Is this entry checked
/* Layout */
int i_row; ///< Row in the grid
int i_column; ///< Column in the grid
int i_horiz_span; ///< Horizontal size of the object
int i_vert_span; ///< Vertical size of the object
int i_width; ///< Width hint
int i_height; ///< Height hint
bool b_hide; ///< Hide this widget (make it invisible)
/* Orders */
bool b_kill; ///< Destroy this widget
bool b_update; ///< Update this widget
/* Misc */
void *p_sys; ///< Reserved for the extension manager
void *p_sys_intf; ///< Reserved for the UI, but:
// NULL means the UI has destroyed the widget
// or has not created it yet
extension_dialog_t *p_dialog; ///< Parent dialog
};
VLC_EXPORT(int, dialog_ExtensionUpdate, (vlc_object_t*, extension_dialog_t *));
#define dialog_ExtensionUpdate(o, d) dialog_ExtensionUpdate(VLC_OBJECT(o), d)
#endif /* VLC_EXTENSIONS_H */
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