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6<refentry id="sd_bus_attach_event"
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8
9  <refentryinfo>
10    <title>sd_bus_attach_event</title>
11    <productname>systemd</productname>
12  </refentryinfo>
13
14  <refmeta>
15    <refentrytitle>sd_bus_attach_event</refentrytitle>
16    <manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
17  </refmeta>
18
19  <refnamediv>
20    <refname>sd_bus_attach_event</refname>
21    <refname>sd_bus_detach_event</refname>
22    <refname>sd_bus_get_event</refname>
23
24    <refpurpose>Attach a bus connection object to an event loop</refpurpose>
25  </refnamediv>
26
27  <refsynopsisdiv>
28    <funcsynopsis>
29      <funcsynopsisinfo>#include &lt;systemd/sd-bus.h&gt;</funcsynopsisinfo>
30
31      <funcprototype>
32        <funcdef>int <function>sd_bus_attach_event</function></funcdef>
33        <paramdef>sd_bus *<parameter>bus</parameter></paramdef>
34        <paramdef>sd_event *<parameter>e</parameter></paramdef>
35        <paramdef>int <parameter>priority</parameter></paramdef>
36      </funcprototype>
37
38      <funcprototype>
39        <funcdef>int <function>sd_bus_detach_event</function></funcdef>
40        <paramdef>sd_bus *<parameter>bus</parameter></paramdef>
41      </funcprototype>
42
43      <funcprototype>
44        <funcdef>sd_event *<function>sd_bus_get_event</function></funcdef>
45        <paramdef>sd_bus *<parameter>bus</parameter></paramdef>
46      </funcprototype>
47    </funcsynopsis>
48  </refsynopsisdiv>
49
50  <refsect1>
51    <title>Description</title>
52
53    <para><function>sd_bus_attach_event()</function> attaches the specified bus connection object to an
54    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-event</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry> event loop object at
55    the specified priority (see
56    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_event_source_set_priority</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>
57    for details on event loop priorities). When a bus connection object is attached to an event loop incoming messages
58    will be automatically read and processed, and outgoing messages written, whenever the event loop is run. When the
59    event loop is about to terminate, the bus connection is automatically flushed and closed (see
60    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_set_close_on_exit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry> for
61    details on this). By default bus connection objects are not attached to any event loop. When a bus connection
62    object is attached to one it is not necessary to invoke
63    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_wait</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry> or
64    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_process</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry> as this
65    functionality is handled automatically by the event loop.</para>
66
67    <para><function>sd_bus_detach_event()</function> detaches a bus object from its event loop.</para>
68
69    <para>The <function>sd_bus_get_event()</function> returns the event loop object the specified bus object is
70    currently attached to, or <constant>NULL</constant> if it is currently not attached to any.</para>
71
72    <para>Note that <function>sd_bus_attach_event()</function> is only one of three supported ways to implement I/O
73    event handling for bus connections. Alternatively use
74    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_get_fd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry> for hooking up a
75    bus connection object with external or manual event loops. Or use
76    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_wait</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry> as a simple
77    synchronous, blocking I/O waiting call.</para>
78  </refsect1>
79
80  <refsect1>
81    <title>Return Value</title>
82
83    <para>On success, <function>sd_bus_attach_event()</function> and <function>sd_bus_detach_event()</function> return
84    0 or a positive integer. On failure, they return a negative errno-style error code.</para>
85
86    <para><function>sd_bus_get_event()</function> returns an event loop object or <constant>NULL</constant>.</para>
87
88    <refsect2>
89      <title>Errors</title>
90
91      <para>Returned errors may indicate the following problems:</para>
92
93      <variablelist>
94        <varlistentry>
95          <term><constant>-ECHILD</constant></term>
96
97          <listitem><para>The bus connection has been created in a different process.</para></listitem>
98        </varlistentry>
99      </variablelist>
100    </refsect2>
101  </refsect1>
102
103  <xi:include href="libsystemd-pkgconfig.xml" />
104
105  <refsect1>
106    <title>See Also</title>
107
108    <para>
109      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
110      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-bus</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
111      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-event</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
112      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_event_source_set_priority</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
113      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_set_close_on_exit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
114      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_wait</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
115      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_get_fd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>
116    </para>
117  </refsect1>
118
119</refentry>
120