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11<refentry id="sd_bus_add_match" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
12
13  <refentryinfo>
14    <title>sd_bus_add_match</title>
15    <productname>systemd</productname>
16  </refentryinfo>
17
18  <refmeta>
19    <refentrytitle>sd_bus_add_match</refentrytitle>
20    <manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
21  </refmeta>
22
23  <refnamediv>
24    <refname>sd_bus_add_match</refname>
25    <refname>sd_bus_add_match_async</refname>
26    <refname>sd_bus_match_signal</refname>
27    <refname>sd_bus_match_signal_async</refname>
28
29    <refpurpose>Add a match rule for incoming message dispatching</refpurpose>
30  </refnamediv>
31
32  <refsynopsisdiv>
33    <funcsynopsis>
34      <funcsynopsisinfo>#include &lt;systemd/sd-bus.h&gt;</funcsynopsisinfo>
35
36      <funcprototype id="sd_bus_message_handler_t">
37        <funcdef>typedef int (*<function>sd_bus_message_handler_t</function>)</funcdef>
38        <paramdef>sd_bus_message *<parameter>m</parameter></paramdef>
39        <paramdef>void *<parameter>userdata</parameter></paramdef>
40        <paramdef>sd_bus_error *<parameter>ret_error</parameter></paramdef>
41      </funcprototype>
42
43      <funcprototype>
44        <funcdef>int <function>sd_bus_add_match</function></funcdef>
45        <paramdef>sd_bus *<parameter>bus</parameter></paramdef>
46        <paramdef>sd_bus_slot **<parameter>slot</parameter></paramdef>
47        <paramdef>const char *<parameter>match</parameter></paramdef>
48        <paramdef>sd_bus_message_handler_t <parameter>callback</parameter></paramdef>
49        <paramdef>void *<parameter>userdata</parameter></paramdef>
50      </funcprototype>
51
52      <funcprototype>
53        <funcdef>int <function>sd_bus_add_match_async</function></funcdef>
54        <paramdef>sd_bus *<parameter>bus</parameter></paramdef>
55        <paramdef>sd_bus_slot **<parameter>slot</parameter></paramdef>
56        <paramdef>const char *<parameter>match</parameter></paramdef>
57        <paramdef>sd_bus_message_handler_t <parameter>callback</parameter></paramdef>
58        <paramdef>sd_bus_message_handler_t <parameter>install_callback</parameter></paramdef>
59        <paramdef>void *<parameter>userdata</parameter></paramdef>
60      </funcprototype>
61
62      <funcprototype>
63        <funcdef>int <function>sd_bus_match_signal</function></funcdef>
64        <paramdef>sd_bus *<parameter>bus</parameter></paramdef>
65        <paramdef>sd_bus_slot **<parameter>slot</parameter></paramdef>
66        <paramdef>const char *<parameter>sender</parameter></paramdef>
67        <paramdef>const char *<parameter>path</parameter></paramdef>
68        <paramdef>const char *<parameter>interface</parameter></paramdef>
69        <paramdef>const char *<parameter>member</parameter></paramdef>
70        <paramdef>sd_bus_message_handler_t <parameter>callback</parameter></paramdef>
71        <paramdef>void *<parameter>userdata</parameter></paramdef>
72      </funcprototype>
73
74      <funcprototype>
75        <funcdef>int <function>sd_bus_match_signal_async</function></funcdef>
76        <paramdef>sd_bus *<parameter>bus</parameter></paramdef>
77        <paramdef>sd_bus_slot **<parameter>slot</parameter></paramdef>
78        <paramdef>const char *<parameter>sender</parameter></paramdef>
79        <paramdef>const char *<parameter>path</parameter></paramdef>
80        <paramdef>const char *<parameter>interface</parameter></paramdef>
81        <paramdef>const char *<parameter>member</parameter></paramdef>
82        <paramdef>sd_bus_message_handler_t <parameter>callback</parameter></paramdef>
83        <paramdef>sd_bus_message_handler_t <parameter>install_callback</parameter></paramdef>
84        <paramdef>void *<parameter>userdata</parameter></paramdef>
85      </funcprototype>
86
87    </funcsynopsis>
88  </refsynopsisdiv>
89
90  <refsect1>
91    <title>Description</title>
92
93    <para><function>sd_bus_add_match()</function> installs a match rule for messages received on the specified bus
94    connection object <parameter>bus</parameter>. The syntax of the match rule expression passed in
95    <parameter>match</parameter> is described in the <ulink
96    url="https://dbus.freedesktop.org/doc/dbus-specification.html">D-Bus Specification</ulink>. The specified handler
97    function <parameter>callback</parameter> is called for each incoming message matching the specified expression,
98    the <parameter>userdata</parameter> parameter is passed as-is to the callback function. The match is installed
99    synchronously when connected to a bus broker, i.e. the call sends a control message requested the match to be added
100    to the broker and waits until the broker confirms the match has been installed successfully.</para>
101
102    <para><function>sd_bus_add_match_async()</function> operates very similar to
103    <function>sd_bus_add_match()</function>, however it installs the match asynchronously, in a non-blocking
104    fashion: a request is sent to the broker, but the call does not wait for a response. The
105    <parameter>install_callback</parameter> function is called when the response is later received, with the response
106    message from the broker as parameter. If this function is specified as <constant>NULL</constant> a default
107    implementation is used that terminates the bus connection should installing the match fail.</para>
108
109    <para><function>sd_bus_match_signal()</function> is very similar to <function>sd_bus_add_match()</function>, but
110    only matches signals, and instead of a match expression accepts four parameters: <parameter>sender</parameter> (the
111    service name of the sender), <parameter>path</parameter> (the object path of the emitting object),
112    <parameter>interface</parameter> (the interface the signal belongs to), <parameter>member</parameter> (the signal
113    name), from which the match string is internally generated. Optionally, these parameters may be specified as
114    <constant>NULL</constant> in which case the relevant field of incoming signals is not tested.</para>
115
116    <para><function>sd_bus_match_signal_async()</function> combines the signal matching logic of
117    <function>sd_bus_match_signal()</function> with the asynchronous behaviour of
118    <function>sd_bus_add_match_async()</function>.</para>
119
120    <para>On success, and if non-<constant>NULL</constant>, the <parameter>slot</parameter> return parameter will be
121    set to a slot object that may be used as a reference to the installed match, and may be utilized to remove it again
122    at a later time with
123    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_slot_unref</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>. If specified
124    as <constant>NULL</constant> the lifetime of the match is bound to the lifetime of the bus object itself, and the
125    match is generally not removed independently. See
126    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_slot_set_floating</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry> for
127    details.</para>
128
129    <para>The message <parameter>m</parameter> passed to the callback is only borrowed, that is, the callback should
130    not call <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_message_unref</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>
131    on it. If the callback wants to hold on to the message beyond the lifetime of the callback, it needs to call
132    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_message_ref</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry> to create a
133    new reference.</para>
134
135    <para>If an error occurs during the callback invocation, the callback should return a negative error number
136    (optionally, a more precise error may be returned in <parameter>ret_error</parameter>, as well). If it wants other
137    callbacks that match the same rule to be called, it should return 0. Otherwise it should return a positive integer.
138    </para>
139
140    <para>If the <parameter>bus</parameter> refers to a direct connection (i.e. not a bus connection, as set with
141    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_set_bus_client</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>) the
142    match is only installed on the client side, and the synchronous and asynchronous functions operate the same.</para>
143  </refsect1>
144
145  <refsect1>
146    <title>Return Value</title>
147
148    <para>
149      On success, <function>sd_bus_add_match()</function> and the other calls return 0 or a positive integer. On
150      failure, they return a negative errno-style error code.
151    </para>
152  </refsect1>
153
154  <refsect1>
155    <title>Notes</title>
156
157    <xi:include href="libsystemd-pkgconfig.xml" xpointer="pkgconfig-text"/>
158  </refsect1>
159
160  <refsect1>
161    <title>See Also</title>
162
163    <para>
164      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
165      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-bus</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
166      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_slot_unref</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
167      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_message_ref</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
168      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_set_bus_client</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
169      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_slot_set_floating</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>
170    </para>
171  </refsect1>
172
173</refentry>
174