// -*- Mode: C++; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*-

/* Copyright (C) 2007 The giomm Development Team
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This library 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
 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free
 * Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
 */

#include <glibmm/interface.h>
#include <glibmm/object.h>

_DEFS(giomm,gio)
_PINCLUDE(glibmm/private/interface_p.h)

#ifndef DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS
typedef struct _GAsyncResultIface GAsyncResultIface;
#endif /* DOXYGEN_SHOULD_SKIP_THIS */

namespace Gio
{

class AsyncResult;

/** A function that will be called when an asynchronous operation within GIO has been completed.
 * @param result The asynchronous function's results.
 *
 * For instance,
 * @code
 * void on_async_ready(Glib::RefPtr<AsyncResult>& result);
 * @endcode
 *
 * @newin{2,16}
 */
typedef sigc::slot<void, Glib::RefPtr<AsyncResult>& > SlotAsyncReady;

/** Provides a base class for implementing asynchronous function results.
 * Asynchronous operations are broken up into two separate operations which are chained together by a SlotAsyncReady. 
 * To begin an asynchronous operation, provide a SlotAsyncReady to the asynchronous function. This callback will be triggered 
 * when the operation has completed, and will be passed an AsyncResult instance filled with the details of the operation's success or 
 * failure, the object the asynchronous function was started for and any error codes returned. The asynchronous callback function is then 
 * expected to call the corresponding "_finish()" function with the object the function was called for, and the AsyncResult instance.
 *
 * The purpose of the "_finish()" function is to take the generic result of type AsyncResult and return the specific result that the operation 
 * in question yields (e.g. a FileEnumerator for an "enumerate children" operation). If the result or error status of the operation is not needed, 
 * there is no need to call the "_finish()" function and GIO will take care of cleaning up the result and error information after the 
 * SlotAsyncReady returns. You may also store the AsyncResult and call "_finish()" later.
 *
 * Example of a typical asynchronous operation flow:
 * @code
 * void _theoretical_frobnitz_async(const Glib::RefPtr<Theoretical>& t, 
 *                                  const SlotAsyncReady& slot);
 * 
 * gboolean _theoretical_frobnitz_finish(const Glib::RefPtr<Theoretical>& t,
 *                                       const Glib::RefPtr<AsyncResult>& result);
 * 
 * static void 
 * on_frobnitz_result(Glib::RefPtr<AsyncResult>& result)
 * {
 * 
 *   Glib::RefPtr<Glib::Object> source_object = result->get_source_object();
 *   bool success = _theoretical_frobnitz_finish(source_object, res);
 * 
 *   if (success)
 *     std::cout << "Hurray" << std::endl;
 *   else 
 *     std::cout << "Uh oh!" << std::endl;
 * 
 *   ...
 * }
 * 
 * int main (int argc, void *argv[])
 * {
 *    ...
 * 
 *    _theoretical_frobnitz_async (theoretical_data, 
 *                                 sigc::ptr_fun(&on_frobnitz_result) );
 * 
 *    ...
 * }
 * @endcode
 *
 * The async function could also take an optional Glib::Cancellable object, allowing the calling function to cancel the asynchronous operation.
 *
 * The callback for an asynchronous operation is called only once, and is always called, even in the case of a cancelled operation. 
 * On cancellation the result is a ERROR_CANCELLED error.
 *
 * Some ascynchronous operations are implemented using synchronous calls. These are run in a separate GThread, but otherwise they are sent 
 * to the Main Event Loop and processed in an idle function. So, if you truly need asynchronous operations, make sure to initialize GThread.
 *
 * @newin{2,16}
 */
class AsyncResult : public Glib::Interface
{
  _CLASS_INTERFACE(AsyncResult, GAsyncResult, G_ASYNC_RESULT, GAsyncResultIface)

public:
  _IGNORE(g_async_result_get_user_data)

  //Note that this returns a reference, unlike most GTK+ get_*() functions,
  //so we don't need to use refreturn.
  _WRAP_METHOD(Glib::RefPtr<Glib::Object> get_source_object(),
               g_async_result_get_source_object, deprecated "Use get_source_object_base()")
  _WRAP_METHOD(Glib::RefPtr<const Glib::Object> get_source_object() const,
               g_async_result_get_source_object, constversion, deprecated "Use get_source_object_base()")

  //Note that this returns a reference, unlike most GTK+ get_*() functions,
  //so we don't need to use refreturn.
  Glib::RefPtr<Glib::ObjectBase> get_source_object_base();
  Glib::RefPtr<const Glib::ObjectBase> get_source_object_base() const;


  // TODO: For some reason, the compiler cannot find an unwrap() for ObjectBase.
  //#m4 _CONVERSION(`Glib::RefPtr<Glib::ObjectBase>',`GObject*',__CONVERT_REFPTR_TO_P)
#m4 _CONVERSION(`Glib::RefPtr<Glib::ObjectBase>',`GObject*',`unwrap_objectbase_custom($3)')
  _WRAP_VFUNC(Glib::RefPtr<Glib::ObjectBase> get_source_object(),
              "get_source_object")
};

} // namespace Gio

