Class SocketControlMessage

All Implemented Interfaces:
PointerInterface
Direct Known Subclasses:
UnixCredentialsMessage, UnixFDMessage

public class SocketControlMessage extends Object
A #GSocketControlMessage is a special-purpose utility message that
can be sent to or received from a #GSocket. These types of
messages are often called "ancillary data".

The message can represent some sort of special instruction to or
information from the socket or can represent a special kind of
transfer to the peer (for example, sending a file descriptor over
a UNIX socket).

These messages are sent with g_socket_send_message() and received
with g_socket_receive_message().

To extend the set of control message that can be sent, subclass this
class and override the get_size, get_level, get_type and serialize
methods.

To extend the set of control messages that can be received, subclass
this class and implement the deserialize method. Also, make sure your
class is registered with the GType typesystem before calling
g_socket_receive_message() to read such a message.

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

  • Constructor Details

  • Method Details

    • getClassHandler

      public static ClassHandler getClassHandler()
    • getLevel

      public int getLevel()
      Returns the "level" (i.e. the originating protocol) of the control message.
      This is often SOL_SOCKET.
      Returns:
      an integer describing the level
    • getMsgType

      public int getMsgType()
      Returns the protocol specific type of the control message.
      For instance, for UNIX fd passing this would be SCM_RIGHTS.
      Returns:
      an integer describing the type of control message
    • getSize

      public long getSize()
      Returns the space required for the control message, not including
      headers or alignment.
      Returns:
      The number of bytes required.
    • serialize

      public void serialize(@Nonnull Pointer data)
      Converts the data in the message to bytes placed in the
      message.

      @data is guaranteed to have enough space to fit the size
      returned by g_socket_control_message_get_size() on this
      object.
      Parameters:
      data - A buffer to write data to
    • deserialize

      public static SocketControlMessage deserialize(int level, int type, long size, @Nonnull Pointer data)
      Tries to deserialize a socket control message of a given
      @level and @type. This will ask all known (to GType) subclasses
      of #GSocketControlMessage if they can understand this kind
      of message and if so deserialize it into a #GSocketControlMessage.

      If there is no implementation for this kind of control message, %NULL
      will be returned.
      Parameters:
      level - a socket level
      type - a socket control message type for the given @level
      size - the size of the data in bytes
      data - pointer to the message data
      Returns:
      the deserialized message or %NULL
    • 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()