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(* Lightweight thread library for Objective Caml
 * http://www.ocsigen.org/lwt
 * Interface Lwt_glib
 * Copyright (C) 2009 Jérémie Dimino
 *
 * This program 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, with linking exceptions;
 * either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later
 * version. See COPYING file for details.
 *
 * This program 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 program; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA
 * 02111-1307, USA.
 *)

(** Glib integration *)

(** This module allow to use Lwt in GTK applications.

    Here is what you have to do to make Lwt and GTK work together:
    - call {!install} at the beginning of your program (before or
    after GMain.init, it does not matter)
    - do not call GMain.main, write your application as a normal Lwt
    application instead.

    For example:

    {[
      let () = Lwt_main.run (
        (* Initializes GTK. *)
        ignore (GMain.init ());

        (* Install Lwt<->Glib integration. *)
        Lwt_glib.install ();

        (* Thread which is wakeup when the main window is closed. *)
        let waiter, wakener = Lwt.wait () in

        (* Create a window. *)
        let window = GWindow.window () in

        (* Display something inside the window. *)
        ignore (GMisc.label ~text:"Hello, world!" ~packing:window#add ());

        (* Quit when the window is closed. *)
        ignore (window#connect#destroy (Lwt.wakeup wakener));

        (* Show the window. *)
        window#show ();

        (* Wait for it to be closed. *)
        waiter
      )
    ]}
 *)

val install : ?mode : [ `glib_into_lwt | `lwt_into_glib ] -> unit -> unit
  (** Install the Glib<->Lwt integration.

      If [mode] is [`glib_into_lwt] then glib will use the Lwt main
      loop, and if [mode] is [`lwt_into_glib] then Lwt will use the
      Glib main loop.

      [mode] defaults to [`lwt_into_glib] because it is more
      portable. [`glib_into_lwt] does not work under Windows and
      MacOS.

      If the integration is already active, this function does
      nothing. *)

val remove : unit -> unit
  (** Remove the Glib<->Lwt integration. *)

val iter : bool -> unit
  (** This function is not related to Lwt. [iter may_block] does the
      same as [Glib.Main.iteration may_block] but can safely be called
      in a multi-threaded program, it will not block the whole
      program.

      For example:

      {[
        let main () =
          while true do
            Lwt_glib.iter true
          done

        let thread = Thread.create main ()
      ]}

      Note: you can call this function only from one thread at a time,
      otherwise it will raise [Failure]. *)

val wakeup : unit -> unit
  (** If one thread is blocking on {!iter}, then [wakeup ()] make
      {!iter} to return immediatly. *)
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