libx11-protocol-other-perl 28-1 / usr / share / perl5 / X11 / Protocol / GrabServer.pm

# Copyright 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Kevin Ryde

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package X11::Protocol::GrabServer;
BEGIN { require 5 }
use strict;
use Carp;
BEGIN {
  # weaken() if available, which means new enough Perl to have weakening,
  # and Scalar::Util with its XS code
  eval "use Scalar::Util 'weaken'; 1"
    or eval "\n#line ".(__LINE__+1)." \"".__FILE__."\"\n" . <<'HERE' or die;
sub weaken {} # otherwise noop
HERE
}

# uncomment this to run the ### lines
#use Smart::Comments;

use vars '$VERSION';
$VERSION = 28;

sub new {
  my ($class, $X) = @_;
  ### GrabServer-object new(): "$X"
  if (! defined $X) {
    croak "No X connection given";
  }
  my $self = bless { X => $X }, $class;
  weaken ($self->{'X'});
  $self->grab;
  return $self;
}
sub DESTROY {
  my ($self) = @_;
  ### GrabServer-object DESTROY()

  $self->ungrab;

  # ### initial error: $@
  # local $@;  # don't clobber if destroyed during a die() unwind
  # eval { $self->ungrab };  # ignore EPIPE write if server already closed
  # ### DESTROY error: $@
}

sub grab {
  my ($self) = @_;
  ### GrabServer-object grab()
  unless ($self->{'grabbed'}) {
    my $X = $self->{'X'} || return;
    $self->{'grabbed'} = 1;
    if (! $X->{__PACKAGE__.'.count'}++) {
      ### initial X->GrabServer
      $X->GrabServer;
    }
  }
  ### grab count now: $self->{'X'} && $self->{'X'}->{__PACKAGE__.'.count'}
}

sub ungrab {
  my ($self) = @_;
  ### GrabServer-object ungrab()
  if (delete $self->{'grabbed'}) {
    my $X = $self->{'X'} || return;
    if (--$X->{__PACKAGE__.'.count'} <= 0) {
      delete $X->{__PACKAGE__.'.count'}; # cleanup
      ### final X->UngrabServer
      $X->UngrabServer;
      $X->flush;
    }
  }
  ### grab count now: $self->{'X'} && $self->{'X'}->{__PACKAGE__.'.count'}
}

sub is_grabbed {
  my ($self) = @_;
  return $self->{'grabbed'};
}

# # not sure about this ...
# sub call_with_grab {
#   my $class = shift;
#   my $X = shift;
#   my $subr = shift;
#   my $grab = $class->new ($X);
#   &$subr (@_);
# }

1;
__END__

=for stopwords Ryde GrabServer UngrabServer ungrab ungrabs ungrabbed TCP ie

=head1 NAME

X11::Protocol::GrabServer -- object-oriented server grabbing

=for test_synopsis my ($X)

=head1 SYNOPSIS

 use X11::Protocol::GrabServer;
 {
   my $grab = X11::Protocol::GrabServer->new ($X); 
   do_some_things();
   # UngrabServer when $grab destroyed
 }

=head1 DESCRIPTION

This is an object-oriented approach to GrabServer / UngrabServer on an
C<X11::Protocol> connection.  A grab object represents a desired server grab
and destroying it ungrabs.

The first grab object on a connection does a C<GrabServer()> and the last
destroyed does an C<UngrabServer()>.  The idea is that it's easier to manage
the lifespan of a grabbing object in a block etc than to be sure of catching
all exits.

Multiple grab objects can overlap or nest.  A single C<GrabServer()> is done
and it remains until the last object is destroyed.  This is good in a
library or sub-function where an C<UngrabServer()> should wait until the end
of any outer desired grab.

A server grab is usually to make a few operations atomic, for instance
something global like root window properties.  A block-based temporary per
the synopsis above is typical.  It's also possible to hold a grab object for
an extended time, perhaps for some state driven interaction.

Care must be taken not to grab for too long since other client programs are
locked out.  If a grabbing program hangs then the server will be unusable
until the program is killed, or its TCP etc server connection is broken.

=head2 Weak C<$X>

If Perl weak references are available (Perl 5.6 and up and C<Scalar::Util>
with its usual XS code), then a grab object holds only a weak reference to
the target C<$X> connection.  This means the grab doesn't keep the
connection up once nothing else is interested.  When a connection is
destroyed the server ungrabs automatically so there's no need for an
explicit C<UngrabServer()> in that case.

The main effect of the weakening is that C<$X> can be garbage collected
anywhere within a grabbing block, the same as if there was no grab.  Without
the weakening it would wait until the end of the block.  In practice this
only rarely makes a difference.

In the future if an C<X11::Protocol> connection gets a notion of an explicit
close then the intention would be to skip any C<UngrabServer()> in that case
too, ie. treat a closed connection the same as a weakened away connection.

Currently no attention is paid to whether the server has disconnected the
link.  A C<UngrabServer()> is done on destroy in the usual way.  If the
server has disconnected then a C<SIGPIPE> or C<EPIPE> occurs the same as for
any other request sent to the C<$X>.

=head1 FUNCTIONS

=over 4

=item C<$g = X11::Protocol::GrabServer-E<gt>new ($X)>

C<$X> is an C<X11::Protocol> object.  Create and return a C<$g> object
representing a grab of the C<$X> server.

If this new C<$g> is the first new grab on C<$X> then an
C<$X-E<gt>GrabServer> is done.

=item C<$g-E<gt>ungrab ()>

Ungrab the C<$g> object.  An ungrab is done automatically when C<$g>
is destroyed, but C<$g-E<gt>ungrab()> can do it sooner.

If C<$g> is already ungrabbed this way then do nothing.

=item C<$g-E<gt>grab ()>

Re-grab with the C<$g> object.  This can be used after a C<$g-E<gt>ungrab()>
to grab again using the same object, the same as if newly created.

If C<$g> is already grabbing, then do nothing.

=item C<$bool = $g-E<gt>is_grabbed ()>

Return true if C<$g> is grabbing.  This is true when first created, or false
after a C<$g-E<gt>ungrab()>.

=back

=head1 SEE ALSO

L<X11::Protocol>,
L<X11::Protocol::Other>

=head1 HOME PAGE

L<http://user42.tuxfamily.org/x11-protocol-other/index.html>

=head1 LICENSE

Copyright 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Kevin Ryde

X11-Protocol-Other is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
Free Software Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option) any later
version.

X11-Protocol-Other 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 General Public License for
more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
X11-Protocol-Other.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

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