Package ch.bailu.gtk.gio

Class SimpleAsyncResult

java.lang.Object
ch.bailu.gtk.type.Type
ch.bailu.gtk.type.Pointer
ch.bailu.gtk.gobject.Object
ch.bailu.gtk.gio.SimpleAsyncResult
All Implemented Interfaces:
PointerInterface
public class SimpleAsyncResult extends Object
As of GLib 2.46, #GSimpleAsyncResult is deprecated in favor of
#GTask, which provides a simpler API.

#GSimpleAsyncResult implements #GAsyncResult.

GSimpleAsyncResult handles #GAsyncReadyCallbacks, error
reporting, operation cancellation and the final state of an operation,
completely transparent to the application. Results can be returned
as a pointer e.g. for functions that return data that is collected
asynchronously, a boolean value for checking the success or failure
of an operation, or a #gssize for operations which return the number
of bytes modified by the operation; all of the simple return cases
are covered.

Most of the time, an application will not need to know of the details
of this API; it is handled transparently, and any necessary operations
are handled by #GAsyncResult's interface. However, if implementing a
new GIO module, for writing language bindings, or for complex
applications that need better control of how asynchronous operations
are completed, it is important to understand this functionality.

GSimpleAsyncResults are tagged with the calling function to ensure
that asynchronous functions and their finishing functions are used
together correctly.

To create a new #GSimpleAsyncResult, call g_simple_async_result_new().
If the result needs to be created for a #GError, use
g_simple_async_result_new_from_error() or
g_simple_async_result_new_take_error(). If a #GError is not available
(e.g. the asynchronous operation's doesn't take a #GError argument),
but the result still needs to be created for an error condition, use
g_simple_async_result_new_error() (or g_simple_async_result_set_error_va()
if your application or binding requires passing a variable argument list
directly), and the error can then be propagated through the use of
g_simple_async_result_propagate_error().

An asynchronous operation can be made to ignore a cancellation event by
calling g_simple_async_result_set_handle_cancellation() with a
#GSimpleAsyncResult for the operation and %FALSE. This is useful for
operations that are dangerous to cancel, such as close (which would
cause a leak if cancelled before being run).

GSimpleAsyncResult can integrate into GLib's event loop, #GMainLoop,
or it can use #GThreads.
g_simple_async_result_complete() will finish an I/O task directly
from the point where it is called. g_simple_async_result_complete_in_idle()
will finish it from an idle handler in the
[thread-default main context][g-main-context-push-thread-default]
where the #GSimpleAsyncResult was created.
g_simple_async_result_run_in_thread() will run the job in a
separate thread and then use
g_simple_async_result_complete_in_idle() to deliver the result.

To set the results of an asynchronous function,
g_simple_async_result_set_op_res_gpointer(),
g_simple_async_result_set_op_res_gboolean(), and
g_simple_async_result_set_op_res_gssize()
are provided, setting the operation's result to a gpointer, gboolean, or
gssize, respectively.

Likewise, to get the result of an asynchronous function,
g_simple_async_result_get_op_res_gpointer(),
g_simple_async_result_get_op_res_gboolean(), and
g_simple_async_result_get_op_res_gssize() are
provided, getting the operation's result as a gpointer, gboolean, and
gssize, respectively.

For the details of the requirements implementations must respect, see
#GAsyncResult. A typical implementation of an asynchronous operation
using GSimpleAsyncResult looks something like this: 
<!-- language="C" -->
 static void
 baked_cb (Cake    *cake,
           gpointer user_data)
 {
   // In this example, this callback is not given a reference to the cake,
   // so the GSimpleAsyncResult has to take a reference to it.
   GSimpleAsyncResult *result = user_data;
 
   if (cake == NULL)
     g_simple_async_result_set_error (result,
                                      BAKER_ERRORS,
                                      BAKER_ERROR_NO_FLOUR,
                                      "Go to the supermarket");
   else
     g_simple_async_result_set_op_res_gpointer (result,
                                                g_object_ref (cake),
                                                g_object_unref);
 
 
   // In this example, we assume that baked_cb is called as a callback from
   // the mainloop, so it's safe to complete the operation synchronously here.
   // If, however, _baker_prepare_cake () might call its callback without
   // first returning to the mainloop — inadvisable, but some APIs do so —
   // we would need to use g_simple_async_result_complete_in_idle().
   g_simple_async_result_complete (result);
   g_object_unref (result);
 }
 
 void
 baker_bake_cake_async (Baker              *self,
                        guint               radius,
                        GAsyncReadyCallback callback,
                        gpointer            user_data)
 {
   GSimpleAsyncResult *simple;
   Cake               *cake;
 
   if (radius < 3)
     {
       g_simple_async_report_error_in_idle (G_OBJECT (self),
                                            callback,
                                            user_data,
                                            BAKER_ERRORS,
                                            BAKER_ERROR_TOO_SMALL,
                                            "%ucm radius cakes are silly",
                                            radius);
       return;
     }
 
   simple = g_simple_async_result_new (G_OBJECT (self),
                                       callback,
                                       user_data,
                                       baker_bake_cake_async);
   cake = _baker_get_cached_cake (self, radius);
 
   if (cake != NULL)
     {
       g_simple_async_result_set_op_res_gpointer (simple,
                                                  g_object_ref (cake),
                                                  g_object_unref);
       g_simple_async_result_complete_in_idle (simple);
       g_object_unref (simple);
       // Drop the reference returned by _baker_get_cached_cake();
       // the GSimpleAsyncResult has taken its own reference.
       g_object_unref (cake);
       return;
     }
 
   _baker_prepare_cake (self, radius, baked_cb, simple);
 }
 
 Cake *
 baker_bake_cake_finish (Baker        *self,
                         GAsyncResult *result,
                         GError      **error)
 {
   GSimpleAsyncResult *simple;
   Cake               *cake;
 
   g_return_val_if_fail (g_simple_async_result_is_valid (result,
                                                         G_OBJECT (self),
                                                         baker_bake_cake_async),
                         NULL);
 
   simple = (GSimpleAsyncResult *) result;
 
   if (g_simple_async_result_propagate_error (simple, error))
     return NULL;
 
   cake = CAKE (g_simple_async_result_get_op_res_gpointer (simple));
   return g_object_ref (cake);
 }

https://docs.gtk.org/gio/class.SimpleAsyncResult.html

  • Constructor Details

  • Method Details

    • getClassHandler

      public static ClassHandler getClassHandler()

    • asAsyncResult

      public AsyncResult asAsyncResult()
      Implements interface AsyncResult. Call this to get access to interface functions.
      Returns:
      AsyncResult

    • getTypeID

      public static long getTypeID()

    • getParentTypeID

      public static long getParentTypeID()

    • getTypeSize

      public static TypeSystem.TypeSize getTypeSize()

    • getParentTypeSize

      public static TypeSystem.TypeSize getParentTypeSize()

    • getInstanceSize

      public static int getInstanceSize()