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24 #ifndef _SCDYNAMICSTOREPRIVATE_H
25 #define _SCDYNAMICSTOREPRIVATE_H
27 #include <TargetConditionals.h>
28 #include <os/availability.h>
29 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
30 #include <mach/message.h>
31 #include <CoreFoundation/CoreFoundation.h>
32 #include <SystemConfiguration/SCDynamicStore.h>
35 @header SCDynamicStorePrivate
36 @discussion The SCDynamicStore APIs provide access to a key-value
37 dictionary maintained by a server process. The dictionary is
38 accessible by all processes on the system. The APIs allow you
39 to list the current key-value pairs, add or remove key-value
40 pairs, add or change the values associated with a key, and
41 request change notifications.
43 The SCDynamicStore is not "persistent" (the store content
44 starts off empty and is not saved across boot).
46 All interaction with the SCDynamicStore [server] is via Mach
49 A client process, using the SCDynamicStoreSetNotificationKeys
50 API, specifies a list of specific keys of interest and/or a
51 list of regex(3) pattern strings that will be matched on
52 current (and future) keys in the store. Any matched keys that
53 are added, updated, or removed will trigger a notification.
54 The notification is delivered to the monitoring session via
55 a "something has changed" Mach IPC message. The callback
56 notification, as part of its implementation, issues a request
57 to the server to identify the specific list of changes and
58 this list is passed along as part of the callback. Any
59 subsequent changes to the SCDynamicStore will trigger a new
60 "something has changed" Mach IPC message and an additional
63 Note: the list (array) of changed keys passed to the
64 notification callback will be always be non-NULL
65 and non-empty with one exception. That exception
66 is when the SCDynamicStore server has been restarted.
67 In that case, if no reconnect callback was setup
68 with the SCDynamicStoreSetReconnectCallBack API
69 then a non-NULL but empty array will be passed.
71 Disconnect/reconnect considerations:
73 1. We don't expect the SCDynamicStore server to fail but one
74 should always be prepared for the unexpected.
76 2. Processes that write to the SCDynamicStore should be
77 prepared to repost any content when/if the server fails.
78 A callout, registered with the SCDynamicStoreSetReconnectCallBack
79 API, should be used to post any updates the SCDynamicStore
82 3. Processes that cache SCDynamicStore content (or otherwise
83 maintain state based on previous notifications) should be
84 aware that all store content is lost when/if the server
85 fails. After handling a SCDynamicStore notification with
86 no keys or a disconnect/reconnect callout, your code should
87 assume that any cached content is no longer valid.
89 Performance considerations:
91 1. We recommend that any code trying to capture a snapshot of
92 more than one SCDynamicStore key should use the SCDynamicStoreCopyMultiple
93 API (and not make multiple calls to SCDynamicStoreCopyValue).
95 2. We recommend that any code making multiple (and related)
96 changes to the SCDynamicStore should batch them into a
97 single call using the SCDynamicStoreSetMultiple API (and
98 not make multiple calls to SCDynamicStoreSetValue).
102 @typedef SCDynamicStoreDisconnectCallBack
103 @discussion Type of callback function used when notification of
104 the dynamic store session being disconnected is delivered.
105 @param store The dynamic store session.
106 @param info A C pointer to a user-specified block of data.
108 typedef void (*SCDynamicStoreDisconnectCallBack
) (
109 SCDynamicStoreRef store
,
118 @function SCDynamicStoreAddWatchedKey
119 @discussion Adds the specified key to the list of "dynamic store"
120 values that are being monitored for changes.
121 @param store The "dynamic store" session being watched.
122 @param key The key to be monitored.
123 @param isRegex A booolean indicating whether a specific key should
124 be monitored or if it consists of a regex(3) pattern string
126 @result TRUE if the key was successfully added to the "watch"
127 list; FALSE if an error was encountered.
130 SCDynamicStoreAddWatchedKey (SCDynamicStoreRef store
,
135 @function SCDynamicStoreRemoveWatchedKey
136 @discussion Removes the specified key from the list of "dynamic store"
137 values that are being monitored for changes.
138 @param store The "dynamic store" session being watched.
139 @param key The key that should no longer be monitored.
140 @param isRegex A booolean indicating whether a specific key should
141 be monitored or if it consists of a regex(3) pattern string
143 @result TRUE if the key was successfully removed from the "watch"
144 list; FALSE if an error was encountered.
147 SCDynamicStoreRemoveWatchedKey (SCDynamicStoreRef store
,
152 @function SCDynamicStoreNotifyFileDescriptor
153 @discussion Allocates a file descriptor that can be used to detect changes
154 to one of the system configuration data entries associated with the
155 current session's notifier keys. When a change is detected, the
156 specified identifier (4 bytes) will be delivered to the calling
157 application via the allocated file descriptor.
159 @param store An SCDynamicStoreRef that should be used for communication with the server.
160 @param identifier A (4 byte) integer that can be used to identify this
162 @param fd A pointer to a file descriptor. Upon return, fd will
163 contain the file descriptor that will be used for any notifications.
164 @result A boolean indicating the success (or failure) of the call.
167 SCDynamicStoreNotifyFileDescriptor (SCDynamicStoreRef store
,
172 @function SCDynamicStoreNotifySignal
173 @discussion Requests that the specified BSD signal be sent to the process
174 with the indicated process id whenever a change has been detected
175 to one of the system configuration data entries associated with the
176 current session's notifier keys.
178 Note: this function is not valid for "configd" plug-ins.
180 @param store An SCDynamicStoreRef that should be used for communication with the server.
181 @param pid A UNIX process ID that should be signalled for any notifications.
182 @param sig A signal number to be used.
183 @result A boolean indicating the success (or failure) of the call.
186 SCDynamicStoreNotifySignal (SCDynamicStoreRef store
,
191 @function SCDynamicStoreNotifyWait
192 @discussion Waits for a change to be made to a value in the
193 "dynamic store" that is being monitored.
194 @param store The "dynamic store" session.
195 @result TRUE if a change has been detected; FALSE if an error was encountered.
198 SCDynamicStoreNotifyWait (SCDynamicStoreRef store
);
201 @function SCDynamicStoreNotifyCancel
202 @discussion Cancels any outstanding notification requests for
203 this "dynamic store" session.
205 @param store The "dynamic store" session.
206 @result TRUE if all notifications have been cancelled; FALSE if an
207 error was encountered.
210 SCDynamicStoreNotifyCancel (SCDynamicStoreRef store
);
213 @function SCDynamicStoreSetDisconnectCallBack
214 @discussion Assigns a callback to a SCDynamicStore session. The function
215 is called when the session has been disconnected. The callback
216 should be established before a client writes any content to the
217 SCDynamicStore to ensure that the information can be re-posted
218 when/if a disconnect is detected.
219 @param store A reference to the dynamic store session.
220 @param callout The function to be called when the session was disconnected.
221 If NULL, the current callback is removed.
222 @result Returns TRUE on success, FALSE on failure.
225 SCDynamicStoreSetDisconnectCallBack (
226 SCDynamicStoreRef store
,
227 SCDynamicStoreDisconnectCallBack callout
228 ) API_AVAILABLE(macos(10.7)) SPI_AVAILABLE(ios(5.0), tvos(9.0), watchos(1.0), bridgeos(1.0));
231 SCDynamicStoreSnapshot (SCDynamicStoreRef store
);
235 #endif /* _SCDYNAMICSTOREPRIVATE_H */