include/qpid/dispatch/compose.h

#ifndef __dispatch_compose_h__
#define __dispatch_compose_h__ 1
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#include <qpid/dispatch/buffer.h>
#include <qpid/dispatch/iterator.h>

/** A linked list of buffers composing a sequence of AMQP data objects. */
typedef struct qd_composed_field_t qd_composed_field_t;


/**@file
 * Composing AMQP data trees.
 * 
 * @defgroup compose compose
 *
 * Compose a tree-structure representing an AMQP datatype that can
 * be serialized into a message.
 * @{
 */

/**
 * Begin composing a new field for a message.
 *
 * The new field can be standalone or appended onto an existing field.
 *
 * @param performative The performative for the message section being composed.
 * @param extend An existing field onto which to append the new field or NULL to
 *        create a standalone field.
 * @return A pointer to the newly created field.
 */
qd_composed_field_t *qd_compose(uint64_t performative, qd_composed_field_t *extend);

/**
 * Free the resources associated with a composed field.
 *
 * @param field A field pointer returned by qd_compose.
 */
void qd_compose_free(qd_composed_field_t *field);

/**
 * Begin to compose the elements of a list in the field.  This is called before inserting
 * the first list element.
 *
 * @param field A field created by qd_compose.
 */
void qd_compose_start_list(qd_composed_field_t *field);

/**
 * Complete the composition of a list in the field.  This is called after the last
 * list element has been inserted.
 *
 * @param field A field created by qd_compose.
 */
void qd_compose_end_list(qd_composed_field_t *field);

/**
 * Insert an empty list into the field.
 *
 * @param field A field created by qd_compose.
 */
void qd_compose_empty_list(qd_composed_field_t *field);

/**
 * Begin to compose the elements os a map in the field.  This is called before
 * inserting the first element-pair into the map.
 *
 * @param field A field created by qd_compose.
 */
void qd_compose_start_map(qd_composed_field_t *field);

/**
 * Complete the composition of a map in the field.  This is called after the last
 * element-pair has been inserted.
 *
 * @param field A field created by qd_compose.
 */
void qd_compose_end_map(qd_composed_field_t *field);

/**
 * Insert a null element into the field.
 *
 * @param field A field created by qd_compose.
 */
void qd_compose_insert_null(qd_composed_field_t *field);

/**
 * Insert a boolean value into the field.
 *
 * @param field A field created by qd_compose.
 * @param value The boolean (zero or non-zero) value to insert.
 */
void qd_compose_insert_bool(qd_composed_field_t *field, int value);

/**
 * Insert an unsigned integer (up to 32 bits) into the field.
 *
 * @param field A field created by qd_compose.
 * @param value The unsigned integer value to be inserted.
 */
void qd_compose_insert_uint(qd_composed_field_t *field, uint32_t value);

/**
 * Insert a long (64-bit) unsigned value into the field.
 *
 * @param field A field created by qd_compose.
 * @param value The unsigned integer value to be inserted.
 */
void qd_compose_insert_ulong(qd_composed_field_t *field, uint64_t value);

/**
 * Insert a signed integer (up to 32 bits) into the field.
 *
 * @param field A field created by qd_compose.
 * @param value The integer value to be inserted.
 */
void qd_compose_insert_int(qd_composed_field_t *field, int32_t value);

/**
 * Insert a long signed integer (64 bits) into the field.
 *
 * @param field A field created by qd_compose.
 * @param value The integer value to be inserted.
 */
void qd_compose_insert_long(qd_composed_field_t *field, int64_t value);

/**
 * Insert a timestamp into the field.
 *
 * @param field A field created by qd_compose.
 * @param value The timestamp value to be inserted.
 */
void qd_compose_insert_timestamp(qd_composed_field_t *field, uint64_t value);

/**
 * Insert a UUID into the field.
 *
 * @param field A field created by qd_compose.
 * @param value The pointer to the first octet in the UUID to be inserted.
 */
void qd_compose_insert_uuid(qd_composed_field_t *field, const uint8_t *value);

/**
 * Insert a binary blob into the field.
 *
 * @param field A field created by qd_compose.
 * @param value The pointer to the first octet to be inserted.
 * @param len The length, in octets, of the binary blob.
 */
void qd_compose_insert_binary(qd_composed_field_t *field, const uint8_t *value, uint32_t len);

/**
 * Insert a binary blob from a list of buffers.
 *
 * @param field A field created by qd_compose.
 * @param buffers A pointer to a list of buffers to be inserted as binary data.  Note that
 *        the buffer list will be left empty by this function.
 */
void qd_compose_insert_binary_buffers(qd_composed_field_t *field, qd_buffer_list_t *buffers);

/**
 * Insert a null-terminated utf8-encoded string into the field.
 *
 * @param field A field created by qd_compose.
 * @param value A pointer to a null-terminated string.
 */
void qd_compose_insert_string(qd_composed_field_t *field, const char *value);

/**
 * Insert a utf8-encoded string into the field from an iterator
 *
 * @param field A field created by qd_compose.
 * @param iter An iterator for a string value.  The caller is responsible for freeing
 *        this iterator after the call is complete.
 */
void qd_compose_insert_string_iterator(qd_composed_field_t *field, qd_field_iterator_t *iter);

/**
 * Insert a symbol into the field.
 *
 * @param field A field created by qd_compose.
 * @param value A pointer to a null-terminated ASCII string.
 */
void qd_compose_insert_symbol(qd_composed_field_t *field, const char *value);

/**
 * Insert a type-tagged value into the field from an iterator
 *
 * @param field A field created by qd_compose.
 * @param iter An iterator for a typed value.  The caller is responsible for freeing
 *        this iterator after the call is complete.
 */
void qd_compose_insert_typed_iterator(qd_composed_field_t *field, qd_field_iterator_t *iter);

///@}

#endif