[Telepathy-commits] [telepathy-doc/master] Presence updates
Davyd Madeley
davyd at madeley.id.au
Mon Mar 2 02:28:01 PST 2009
---
docs/book/C/connection.xml | 41 +++++++++++++++++++---
docs/examples/python_simple_presence/example.py | 3 +-
2 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/docs/book/C/connection.xml b/docs/book/C/connection.xml
index 52bfd2a..6c2bef3 100644
--- a/docs/book/C/connection.xml
+++ b/docs/book/C/connection.xml
@@ -493,18 +493,47 @@
<methodname>SetPresence</methodname> method. Parameters are a status
identifier (e.g. available, away, hidden) and an optional status message
(e.g. "At the Movies"). Valid status identifiers for this
- connection can be retrieved using the <property>Statuses</property>.
+ connection can be retrieved using the <property>Statuses</property>
+ property. This is shown in
+ <xref linkend="ex.connection.presence.set-presence"/>.
</para>
+
+ <example id="ex.connection.presence.set-presence"
+ file="python_simple_presence/example.py">
+ <title>Requesting the Statuses and Setting Our Presence</title>
+ </example>
+
</sect3>
</sect2>
- <!--
<sect2>
- <title>Presence Example</title>
- <para>This example sets the presence for a jabber account, by calling the <methodname>SetPresence()</methodname> method of the <interfacename>Connection</interfacename>'s <interfacename>SimplePresence</interfacename> interface, using telepathy-glib.</para>
- <para><ulink url="&url_examples_base;set_presence">Source Code</ulink></para>
+ <title>Retrieving Contacts' Presence</title>
+
+ <tip>
+ <para>
+ Many of the common requests that are made when a Telepathy client
+ starts up (e.g. aliases, avatars, presence) can be batched together
+ in a call to <methodname>Contacts.GetContactAttributes</methodname>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ See <xref linkend="sect.connection.contacts"/> for more information.
+ </para>
+ </tip>
+
+ <para>
+ The presence for a list of contact handles can be retrieved with the
+ <methodname>GetPresences</methodname> method call. This method call
+ takes an array of handles of type <type>Handle_Type_Contact</type>
+ and returns a map of those handles to <type>Simple_Presence</type>
+ structs.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Presence updates can be tracked by connecting the
+ <methodname>PresencesChanged</methodname> signal.
+ </para>
+
</sect2>
- -->
</sect1>
diff --git a/docs/examples/python_simple_presence/example.py b/docs/examples/python_simple_presence/example.py
index 2d2c117..55ba1a1 100755
--- a/docs/examples/python_simple_presence/example.py
+++ b/docs/examples/python_simple_presence/example.py
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ class Example (object):
'known')
if CONNECTION_INTERFACE_SIMPLE_PRESENCE in interfaces:
+ # begin ex.connection.presence.set-presence
# request the statuses
print 'Requesting statuses...'
conn[DBUS_PROPERTIES].Get(CONNECTION_INTERFACE_SIMPLE_PRESENCE,
@@ -177,13 +178,13 @@ class Example (object):
error_handler = self.error_cb)
# set our presence
- # FIXME: doesn't like this interface
print 'Setting presence...'
conn[CONNECTION_INTERFACE_SIMPLE_PRESENCE].SetPresence(
'away',
'At the Movies',
reply_handler = self.generic_reply,
error_handler = self.error_cb)
+ # end ex.connection.presence.set-presence
if CONNECTION_INTERFACE_CONTACTS in interfaces:
print 'Requesting contact attribute interfaces...'
--
1.5.6.5
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