#ifndef __python_embedded_h__
#define __python_embedded_h__ 1
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/**@file
 * Embedded python interpreter.
 */

#include <Python.h>
#include <qpid/dispatch/dispatch.h>
#include <qpid/dispatch/compose.h>
#include <qpid/dispatch/parse.h>
#include <qpid/dispatch/iterator.h>
#include <qpid/dispatch/error.h>

/**
 * Initialize the embedded-python subsystem.  This must be called before
 * any other call into this module is invoked.
 */
void qd_python_initialize(qd_dispatch_t *qd, const char *python_pkgdir);

/**
 * Finalize the embedded-python subsystem.  After this is called, there
 * must be no further invocation of qd_python methods.
 */
void qd_python_finalize(void);

/**
 * Start using embedded python.  This is called once by each module that plans
 * to use embedded python capabilities.  It must call qd_python_start before
 * using any python components.
 */
void qd_python_start(void);

/**
 * Stop using embedded python.  This is called once by each module after it is
 * finished using embedded python capabilities.
 */
void qd_python_stop(void);

/**
 * Get the Python top level "qpid_dispatch_internal.dispatch" module.
 */
PyObject *qd_python_module(void);

/**
 * Convert a Python object to AMQP format and append to a composed_field.
 *
 * @param value A Python Object
 * @param field A composed field
 */
qd_error_t qd_py_to_composed(PyObject *value, qd_composed_field_t *field);

/**
 * Convert a parsed field to a Python object
 *
 * @param field A parsed field
 * @return A generated Python object
 */
PyObject *qd_field_to_py(qd_parsed_field_t *field);

/**
 * These are temporary and will eventually be replaced by having an internal python
 * work queue that feeds a dedicated embedded-python thread.
 */
typedef PyGILState_STATE qd_python_lock_state_t;
qd_python_lock_state_t qd_python_lock(void);
void qd_python_unlock(qd_python_lock_state_t state);
void qd_python_check_lock(void);

#endif