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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN" 
               "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd">
<refentry id="loudmouth-lm-message-handler">
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle>LmMessageHandler</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
<refmiscinfo>LOUDMOUTH Library</refmiscinfo>
</refmeta>

<refnamediv>
<refname>LmMessageHandler</refname><refpurpose>A handler for incoming messages.</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>

<refsynopsisdiv><title>Synopsis</title>

<synopsis>



<link linkend="LmHandlerResult">LmHandlerResult</link> (<link linkend="LmHandleMessageFunction">*LmHandleMessageFunction</link>)  (<link linkend="LmMessageHandler">LmMessageHandler</link> *handler,
                                             <link linkend="LmConnection">LmConnection</link> *connection,
                                             <link linkend="LmMessage">LmMessage</link> *message,
                                             <link linkend="gpointer">gpointer</link> user_data);
<link linkend="LmMessageHandler">LmMessageHandler</link>* <link linkend="lm-message-handler-new">lm_message_handler_new</link>    (<link linkend="LmHandleMessageFunction">LmHandleMessageFunction</link> function,
                                             <link linkend="gpointer">gpointer</link> user_data,
                                             <link linkend="GDestroyNotify">GDestroyNotify</link> notify);
<link linkend="void">void</link>        <link linkend="lm-message-handler-invalidate">lm_message_handler_invalidate</link>   (<link linkend="LmMessageHandler">LmMessageHandler</link> *handler);
<link linkend="gboolean">gboolean</link>    <link linkend="lm-message-handler-is-valid">lm_message_handler_is_valid</link>     (<link linkend="LmMessageHandler">LmMessageHandler</link> *handler);
<link linkend="LmMessageHandler">LmMessageHandler</link>* <link linkend="lm-message-handler-ref">lm_message_handler_ref</link>    (<link linkend="LmMessageHandler">LmMessageHandler</link> *handler);
<link linkend="void">void</link>        <link linkend="lm-message-handler-unref">lm_message_handler_unref</link>        (<link linkend="LmMessageHandler">LmMessageHandler</link> *handler);
</synopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>









<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<para>
 A handler can be registered to listen to incoming messages with <link linkend="lm-connection-register-message-handler"><function>lm_connection_register_message_handler()</function></link>. When a message is recieved the handlers of the correct type will be called.
</para>
</refsect1>

<refsect1>
<title>Details</title>
<refsect2>
<title><anchor id="LmHandleMessageFunction"/>LmHandleMessageFunction ()</title>
<indexterm><primary>LmHandleMessageFunction</primary></indexterm><programlisting><link linkend="LmHandlerResult">LmHandlerResult</link> (*LmHandleMessageFunction)  (<link linkend="LmMessageHandler">LmMessageHandler</link> *handler,
                                             <link linkend="LmConnection">LmConnection</link> *connection,
                                             <link linkend="LmMessage">LmMessage</link> *message,
                                             <link linkend="gpointer">gpointer</link> user_data);</programlisting>
<para>
The actual callback function in an <link linkend="LmMessageHandler"><type>LmMessageHandler</type></link>. This function is called when an incoming message arrives that haven't been handled by an handler with higher priority.
</para><variablelist role="params">
<varlistentry><term><parameter>handler</parameter>&nbsp;:</term>
<listitem><simpara>an <link linkend="LmMessageHandler"><type>LmMessageHandler</type></link>
</simpara></listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><parameter>connection</parameter>&nbsp;:</term>
<listitem><simpara>an <link linkend="LmConnection"><type>LmConnection</type></link>
</simpara></listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><parameter>message</parameter>&nbsp;:</term>
<listitem><simpara>an <link linkend="LmMessage"><type>LmMessage</type></link>
</simpara></listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><parameter>user_data</parameter>&nbsp;:</term>
<listitem><simpara>user data set when creating the handler
</simpara></listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><emphasis>Returns</emphasis> :</term><listitem><simpara><link linkend="LM-HANDLER-RESULT-REMOVE-MESSAGE-CAPS"><type>LM_HANDLER_RESULT_REMOVE_MESSAGE</type></link> to indicate that message has been handled, otherwise <link linkend="LM-HANDLER-RESULT-ALLOW-MORE-HANDLERS-CAPS"><type>LM_HANDLER_RESULT_ALLOW_MORE_HANDLERS</type></link>.


</simpara></listitem></varlistentry>
</variablelist></refsect2>
<refsect2>
<title><anchor id="lm-message-handler-new"/>lm_message_handler_new ()</title>
<indexterm><primary>lm_message_handler_new</primary></indexterm><programlisting><link linkend="LmMessageHandler">LmMessageHandler</link>* lm_message_handler_new    (<link linkend="LmHandleMessageFunction">LmHandleMessageFunction</link> function,
                                             <link linkend="gpointer">gpointer</link> user_data,
                                             <link linkend="GDestroyNotify">GDestroyNotify</link> notify);</programlisting>
<para>
Creates a new message handler. This can be set to handle incoming messages
and when a message of the type the handler is registered to handle is
received <parameter>function</parameter> will be called and <parameter>user_data</parameter> will be passed to it.
<parameter>notify</parameter> is called when the message handler is freed, that way any memory
allocated by <parameter>user_data</parameter> can be freed.</para>
<para>

</para><variablelist role="params">
<varlistentry><term><parameter>function</parameter>&nbsp;:</term>
<listitem><simpara> a callback
</simpara></listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><parameter>user_data</parameter>&nbsp;:</term>
<listitem><simpara> user data passed to function
</simpara></listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><parameter>notify</parameter>&nbsp;:</term>
<listitem><simpara> function called when the message handler is freed
</simpara></listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><emphasis>Returns</emphasis> :</term><listitem><simpara> a newly created message handler
</simpara></listitem></varlistentry>
</variablelist></refsect2>
<refsect2>
<title><anchor id="lm-message-handler-invalidate"/>lm_message_handler_invalidate ()</title>
<indexterm><primary>lm_message_handler_invalidate</primary></indexterm><programlisting><link linkend="void">void</link>        lm_message_handler_invalidate   (<link linkend="LmMessageHandler">LmMessageHandler</link> *handler);</programlisting>
<para>
Invalidates the handler. Useful if you need to cancel a reply</para>
<para>

</para><variablelist role="params">
<varlistentry><term><parameter>handler</parameter>&nbsp;:</term>
<listitem><simpara> an <link linkend="LmMessageHandler"><type>LmMessageHandler</type></link>
</simpara></listitem></varlistentry>
</variablelist></refsect2>
<refsect2>
<title><anchor id="lm-message-handler-is-valid"/>lm_message_handler_is_valid ()</title>
<indexterm><primary>lm_message_handler_is_valid</primary></indexterm><programlisting><link linkend="gboolean">gboolean</link>    lm_message_handler_is_valid     (<link linkend="LmMessageHandler">LmMessageHandler</link> *handler);</programlisting>
<para>
Fetches whether the handler is valid or not.</para>
<para>

</para><variablelist role="params">
<varlistentry><term><parameter>handler</parameter>&nbsp;:</term>
<listitem><simpara> an <link linkend="LmMessageHandler"><type>LmMessageHandler</type></link>
</simpara></listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><emphasis>Returns</emphasis> :</term><listitem><simpara> <link linkend="TRUE-CAPS"><type>TRUE</type></link> if <parameter>handler</parameter> is valid, otherwise <link linkend="FALSE-CAPS"><type>FALSE</type></link>
</simpara></listitem></varlistentry>
</variablelist></refsect2>
<refsect2>
<title><anchor id="lm-message-handler-ref"/>lm_message_handler_ref ()</title>
<indexterm><primary>lm_message_handler_ref</primary></indexterm><programlisting><link linkend="LmMessageHandler">LmMessageHandler</link>* lm_message_handler_ref    (<link linkend="LmMessageHandler">LmMessageHandler</link> *handler);</programlisting>
<para>
Adds a reference to <parameter>handler</parameter>.</para>
<para>

</para><variablelist role="params">
<varlistentry><term><parameter>handler</parameter>&nbsp;:</term>
<listitem><simpara> an <link linkend="LmMessageHandler"><type>LmMessageHandler</type></link>
</simpara></listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><emphasis>Returns</emphasis> :</term><listitem><simpara> the message handler
</simpara></listitem></varlistentry>
</variablelist></refsect2>
<refsect2>
<title><anchor id="lm-message-handler-unref"/>lm_message_handler_unref ()</title>
<indexterm><primary>lm_message_handler_unref</primary></indexterm><programlisting><link linkend="void">void</link>        lm_message_handler_unref        (<link linkend="LmMessageHandler">LmMessageHandler</link> *handler);</programlisting>
<para>
Removes a reference from <parameter>handler</parameter>. When no more references are present the 
handler is freed.</para>
<para>

</para><variablelist role="params">
<varlistentry><term><parameter>handler</parameter>&nbsp;:</term>
<listitem><simpara> an <link linkend="LmMessagHandler"><type>LmMessagHandler</type></link>
</simpara></listitem></varlistentry>
</variablelist></refsect2>

</refsect1>




</refentry>