Net::DBus::RemoteObject - Access objects provided on the bus


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NAME

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Net::DBus::RemoteObject - Access objects provided on the bus

SYNOPSIS

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  my $service = $bus->get_service("org.freedesktop.DBus");
  my $object = $service->get_object("/org/freedesktop/DBus");

  print "Names on the bus {\n";
  foreach my $name (sort @{$object->ListNames}) {
      print "  ", $name, "\n";
  }
  print "}\n";

DESCRIPTION

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This module provides the API for accessing remote objects available on the bus. It uses the autoloader to fake the presence of methods based on the API of the remote object. There is also support for setting callbacks against signals, and accessing properties of the object.

METHODS

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my $object = Net::DBus::RemoteObject->new($service, $object_path[, $interface]);

Creates a new handle to a remote object. The $service parameter is an instance of the Net::DBus::RemoteService method, and $object_path is the identifier of an object exported by this service, for example /org/freedesktop/DBus. For remote objects which implement more than one interface it is possible to specify an optional name of an interface as the third parameter. This is only really required, however, if two interfaces in the object provide methods with the same name, since introspection data can be used to automatically resolve the correct interface to call cases where method names are unique. Rather than using this constructor directly, it is preferrable to use the get_object method on Net::DBus::RemoteService, since this caches handles to remote objects, eliminating unneccessary introspection data lookups.

my $object = $object->as_interface($interface);

Casts the object to a specific interface, returning a new instance of the Net::DBus::RemoteObject specialized to the desired interface. It is only neccessary to cast objects to a specific interface, if two interfaces export methods or signals with the same name, or the remote object does not support introspection.

my $service = $object->get_service

Retrieves a handle for the remote service on which this object is attached. The returned object is an instance of Net::DBus::RemoteService

my $path = $object->get_object_path

Retrieves the unique path identifier for this object within the service.

my $object = $object->get_child_object($subpath, [$interface])

Retrieves a handle to a child of this object, identified by the relative path $subpath. The returned object is an instance of Net::DBus::RemoteObject. The optional $interface parameter can be used to immediately cast the object to a specific type.

$object->connect_to_signal($name, $coderef);

Connects a callback to a signal emitted by the object. The $name parameter is the name of the signal within the object, and $coderef is a reference to an anonymous subroutine. When the signal $name is emitted by the remote object, the subroutine $coderef will be invoked, and passed the parameters from the signal.

AUTHOR

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Daniel Berrange <dan@berrange.com>

COPYRIGHT

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SEE ALSO

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Net::DBus::RemoteService, Net::DBus::Object


Net-DBus documentation Contained in the Net-DBus distribution.
# -*- perl -*-
#
# Copyright (C) 2004-2006 Daniel P. Berrange
#
# This program is free software; You can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the same terms as Perl itself. Either:
#
# a) the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
#   Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any
#   later version,
#
# or
#
# b) the "Artistic License"
#
# The file "COPYING" distributed along with this file provides full
# details of the terms and conditions of the two licenses.

package Net::DBus::RemoteObject;

use 5.006;
use strict;
use warnings;

our $AUTOLOAD;

use Net::DBus::Binding::Introspector;
use Net::DBus::ASyncReply;
use Net::DBus::Annotation qw(:call);



sub new {
    my $proto = shift;
    my $class = ref($proto) || $proto;
    my $self = {};

    $self->{service} = shift;
    $self->{object_path}  = shift;
    $self->{interface} = @_ ? shift : undef;
    $self->{introspected} = 0;

    bless $self, $class;

    return $self;
}

sub as_interface {
    my $self = shift;
    my $interface = shift;

    die "already cast to " . $self->{interface} . "'"
	if $self->{interface};

    return $self->new($self->{service},
		      $self->{object_path},
		      $interface);
}

sub get_service {
    my $self = shift;
    return $self->{service};
}

sub get_object_path {
    my $self = shift;
    return $self->{object_path};
}

sub get_child_object {
    my $self = shift;
    my $path = shift;
    my $interface = @_ ? shift : undef;
    my $fullpath = $self->{object_path} . $path;

    return $self->new($self->get_service,
		      $fullpath,
		      $interface);
}

sub _introspector {
    my $self = shift;


    unless ($self->{introspected}) {
	my $con = $self->{service}->get_bus()->get_connection();

	my $call = $con->make_method_call_message($self->{service}->get_service_name(),
						  $self->{object_path},
						  "org.freedesktop.DBus.Introspectable",
						  "Introspect");

	my $xml = eval {
	    my $reply = $con->send_with_reply_and_block($call, 60 * 1000);

	    my $iter = $reply->iterator;
	    return $iter->get(&Net::DBus::Binding::Message::TYPE_STRING);
	};
	if ($@) {
	    if (UNIVERSAL::isa($@, "Net::DBus::Error") &&
		$@->{name} eq "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown") {
		die $@;
	    } else {
		# Ignore other failures, since its probably
		# just that the object doesn't implement
		# the introspect method. Of course without
		# the introspect method we can't tell for sure
		# if this is the case..
		#warn "could not introspect object: $@";
	    }
	}
	if ($xml) {
	    $self->{introspector} = Net::DBus::Binding::Introspector->new(xml => $xml,
									  object_path => $self->{object_path});
	}
	$self->{introspected} = 1;
    }
    return $self->{introspector};
}


sub connect_to_signal {
    my $self = shift;
    my $name = shift;
    my $code = shift;

    my $ins = $self->_introspector;
    my $interface = $self->{interface};
    if (!$interface) {
	if (!$ins) {
	    die "no introspection data available for '" . $self->get_object_path .
		"', and object is not cast to any interface";
	}
	my @interfaces = $ins->has_signal($name);

	if ($#interfaces == -1) {
	    die "no signal with name '$name' is exported in object '" .
		$self->get_object_path . "'\n";
	} elsif ($#interfaces > 0) {
	    warn "signal with name '$name' is exported " .
		"in multiple interfaces of '" . $self->get_object_path . "'" .
		"connecting to first interface only\n";
	}
	$interface = $interfaces[0];
    }

    if ($ins &&
	$ins->has_signal($name, $interface) &&
	$ins->is_signal_deprecated($name, $interface)) {
	warn "signal $name in interface $interface on " . $self->get_object_path . " is deprecated";
    }

    $self->get_service->
	get_bus()->
	_add_signal_receiver(sub {
	    my $signal = shift;
	    my $ins = $self->_introspector;
	    my @params;
	    if ($ins) {
		@params = $ins->decode($signal, "signals", $signal->get_member, "params");
	    } else {
		@params = $signal->get_args_list;
	    }
	    &$code(@params);
	},
			     $name,
			     $interface,
			     $self->{service}->get_owner_name(),
			     $self->{object_path});
}


sub DESTROY {
    # No op merely to stop AutoLoader trying to
    # call DESTROY on remote object
}

sub AUTOLOAD {
    my $self = shift;
    my $sub = $AUTOLOAD;

    my $mode = dbus_call_sync;
    if (@_ && UNIVERSAL::isa($_[0], "Net::DBus::Annotation")) {
	$mode = shift;
    }

    (my $name = $AUTOLOAD) =~ s/.*:://;

    my $interface = $self->{interface};

    # If introspection data is available, use that
    # to resolve correct interface (if object is not
    # cast to an explicit interface already)
    my $ins = $self->_introspector();
    if ($ins) {
	if ($interface) {
	    if ($ins->has_method($name, $interface)) {
		return $self->_call_method($mode, $name, $interface, 1, @_);
	    }
	    if ($ins->has_property($name, $interface)) {
		if ($ins->is_property_deprecated($name, $interface)) {
		    warn "property $name in interface $interface on " . $self->get_object_path . " is deprecated";
		}

		if (@_) {
		    $self->_call_method($mode, "Set", "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties", $interface, 1, $name, $_[0]);
		    return ();
		} else {
		    return $self->_call_method($mode, "Get", "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties", $interface, 1, $name);
		}
	    }
	} else {
	    my @interfaces = $ins->has_method($name);

	    if (@interfaces) {
		if ($#interfaces > 0) {
		    die "method with name '$name' is exported " .
			"in multiple interfaces of '" . $self->get_object_path . "'";
		}
		return $self->_call_method($mode, $name, $interfaces[0], 1, @_);
	    }
	    @interfaces = $ins->has_property($name);

	    if (@interfaces) {
		if ($#interfaces > 0) {
		    die "property with name '$name' is exported " .
			"in multiple interfaces of '" . $self->get_object_path . "'";
		}
		$interface = $interfaces[0];
		if ($ins->is_property_deprecated($name, $interface)) {
		    warn "property $name in interface $interface on " . $self->get_object_path . " is deprecated";
		}
		if (@_) {
		    $self->_call_method($mode, "Set", "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties", $interface, 1, $name, $_[0]);
		    return ();
		} else {
		    return $self->_call_method($mode, "Get", "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties", $interface, 1, $name);
		}
	    }
	}
    }

    if (!$interface) {
	die "no introspection data available for method '" . $name . "' in object '" .
	    $self->get_object_path . "', and object is not cast to any interface";
    }

    return $self->_call_method($mode, $name, $interface, 0, @_);
}


sub _call_method {
    my $self = shift;
    my $mode = shift;
    my $name = shift;
    my $interface = shift;
    my $introspect = shift;

    my $con = $self->{service}->get_bus()->get_connection();

    my $ins = $introspect ? $self->_introspector : undef;
    if ($ins &&
	$ins->is_method_deprecated($name, $interface)) {
	warn "method '$name' in interface $interface on object " . $self->get_object_path . " is deprecated\n";
    }

    my $call = $con->make_method_call_message($self->{service}->get_service_name(),
					      $self->{object_path},
					      $interface,
					      $name);

    #$call->set_destination($self->get_service->get_owner_name);

    if ($ins) {
	$ins->encode($call, "methods", $name, "params", @_);
    } else {
	$call->append_args_list(@_);
    }

    if ($mode == dbus_call_sync) {
	my $reply = $con->
	    send_with_reply_and_block($call, 60 * 1000);

	my @reply;
	if ($ins) {
	    @reply = $ins->decode($reply, "methods", $name, "returns");
	} else {
	    @reply = $reply->get_args_list;
	}

	return wantarray ? @reply : $reply[0];
    } elsif ($mode == dbus_call_async) {
	my $pending_call = $self->{service}->
	    get_bus()->
	    get_connection()->
	    send_with_reply($call, 60 * 1000);
	my $reply = Net::DBus::ASyncReply->_new(pending_call => $pending_call,
						($ins ? (introspector => $ins,
							 method_name => $name)
						 : ()));
	return $reply;
    } elsif ($mode == dbus_call_noreply) {
	$call->set_no_reply(1);
	$self->{service}->
	    get_bus()->
	    get_connection()->
	    send($call, 60 * 1000);
    } else {
	die "unsupported annotation '$mode'";
    }
}


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