DeviceProvider

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Description:

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Static methods:

• public static bool register (Plugin? plugin, string name, uint rank, Type type)
  Create a new device providerfactory capable of instantiating objects of the type and add the factory to plugin.

Creation methods:

• protected DeviceProvider ()

Methods:

• public class void add_metadata (string key, string value)
  Set key with value as metadata in this.
• public class void add_static_metadata (string key, owned string value)
  Set key with value as metadata in this.
• public bool can_monitor ()
• public class unowned string? class_get_metadata (string key)
  Get metadata with key in this .
• public void device_add (Device device)
  Posts a message on the provider's Bus to inform applications that a new device has been added.
• public void device_changed (Device device, Device changed_device)
  This function is used when changed_device was modified into its new form device.
• public void device_remove (Device device)
  Posts a message on the provider's Bus to inform applications that a device has been removed.
• public Bus get_bus ()
  Gets the Bus of this DeviceProvider
• public List<Device> get_devices ()
  Gets a list of devices that this provider understands.
• public unowned DeviceProviderFactory? get_factory ()
  Retrieves the factory that was used to create this device provider.
• public string[] get_hidden_providers ()
  Get the provider factory names of the DeviceProvider instances that are hidden by this.
• public unowned string get_metadata (string key)
  Get metadata with key in this .
• public void hide_provider (string name)
  Make this hide the devices from the factory with name.
• public bool is_started ()
  This function can be used to know if the this was successfully started.
• public class void set_metadata (string longname, string classification, string description, string author)
  Sets the detailed information for a DeviceProvider.
• public class void set_static_metadata (owned string longname, owned string classification, owned string description, owned string author)
  Sets the detailed information for a DeviceProvider.
• public virtual bool start ()
  Starts providering the devices.
• public virtual void stop ()
  Decreases the use-count by one.
• public void unhide_provider (string name)
  Make this unhide the devices from factory name.

Signals:

• public signal void provider_hidden (string object)
• public signal void provider_unhidden (string object)

Fields:

• public unowned List<void*> devices

Inherited Members: