qofobject.h

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#ifndef QOF_OBJECT_H_
#define QOF_OBJECT_H_

#include "qofbook.h"
#include "qofid.h"

#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C"
{
#endif

#define QOF_OBJECT_VERSION 3

#define QOF_MOD_OBJECT "qof.object"

typedef struct _QofObject QofObject;
typedef void (*QofForeachCB) (gpointer obj, gpointer user_data);
typedef void (*QofForeachTypeCB) (QofObject *type, gpointer user_data);
typedef void (*QofForeachBackendTypeCB) (QofIdTypeConst type,
        gpointer backend_data,
        gpointer user_data);

struct _QofObject
{
    gint                interface_version; /* of this object interface */
    QofIdType           e_type;            /* the Object's QOF_ID */
    const char *        type_label;        /* "Printable" type-label string */

    gpointer            (*create)(QofBook *);

    void                (*book_begin)(QofBook *);

    void                (*book_end)(QofBook *);

    gboolean            (*is_dirty)(const QofCollection *);

    void                (*mark_clean)(QofCollection *);

    void                (*foreach)(const QofCollection *, QofInstanceForeachCB, gpointer);

    const char *        (*printable)(gpointer instance);

    int                 (*version_cmp)(gpointer instance_left, gpointer instance_right);
};

/* -------------------------------------------------------------- */

void qof_object_initialize (void);
void qof_object_shutdown (void);
gboolean qof_object_register (const QofObject *object);

const QofObject * qof_object_lookup (QofIdTypeConst type_name);

gpointer qof_object_new_instance (QofIdTypeConst type_name, QofBook *book);

const char * qof_object_get_type_label (QofIdTypeConst type_name);

const char * qof_object_printable (QofIdTypeConst type_name, gpointer instance);

void qof_object_foreach_type (QofForeachTypeCB cb, gpointer user_data);

void qof_object_foreach (QofIdTypeConst type_name, QofBook *book,
                         QofInstanceForeachCB cb, gpointer user_data);

void qof_object_foreach_sorted (QofIdTypeConst type_name, QofBook *book,
                                QofInstanceForeachCB cb, gpointer user_data);

#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif

#endif /* QOF_OBJECT_H_ */