glib bindings vs. libdus

[Thomas Renninger]

John (J5) Palmieri wrote:
> On Mon, 2005-07-25 at 16:17 +0200, Thomas Renninger wrote:
>>Hi,
>>
...
>>Assuming I'd implement a glib mainloop, is this how it would look like?:
>>
>>     - Initialising DBus stuff and pass over mainloop.
> 
> dbus_connection_setup_with_g_main (DBusConnection *connection,
> GMainContext *context)
> 
> the context can be NULL which mean use the main context.
> 
>>     - In mainloop I set up my file descriptors I like to watch and
>>       wait on a select.
> 
> You can set watches on IO in glib.
I need something like: int my_dbus_fd_to_listen_on = dbus_watch_get_fd (watch)
(OK, just finished the mail - If I understand it right, I don't need any fds using glib bindings)
> 
>>     - DBus queries are somehow handled in the background (threaded, I think not?)
>>       and I get invoked through callbacks while my mainloop still waits for fds to get readable/writable
>>       on the select.
> 
> It is handled by the mainloop in the same thread.  Are you using the fds
> for watching the bus or something else?  The glib mainloop should take
> care of handling any D-Bus message.  You don't need to do your own
> checking.
> 

Both.
I wait for e.g. /proc/acpi/events, /dev/apm_bios, socket connections (should
be replaced with DBus), and the DBus watch fd on the select.

After getting out of select I check (FD_ISSET) and branch in the appropriate
if/else path (e.g. invoke dbus_watch_handle if dbus_fd is active).

I think I got it. I have to pass a callback that will handle the stuff, that
previously was handled in (if FD_ISSET(dbus_fd,..)).
Or more precise, I pass a filter callback function that invokes the
(if FD_ISSET(dbus_fd,..)) stuff. Mainloop stays NULL.
So, processing will be done in DBus process context, while my daemon process is
still sleeping in select.

I will fidle around a bit with glib bindings and probably use
them instead.

Thanks for help and your fast reply,

       Thomas