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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2008 Zmanda, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
+ * or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA.
+ *
+ * Contact information: Zmanda Inc., 465 S Mathlida Ave, Suite 300
+ * Sunnyvale, CA 94086, USA, or: http://www.zmanda.com
+ */
+
+#include "amxfer.h"
+#include "amanda.h"
+
+/* TODO: use glib chunk allocator */
+
+/* NOTE TO IMPLEMENTERS:
+ *
+ * When adding a new attribute, make changes in the following places:
+ * - add the attribute to the XMsg struct in xmsg.h
+ * - add the attribute to the comments for the appropriate xmsg_types
+ * - free the attribute in xmsg_free.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Methods
+ */
+
+XMsg *
+xmsg_new(
+ XferElement *elt,
+ xmsg_type type,
+ int version)
+{
+ XMsg *msg = g_new0(XMsg, 1);
+ msg->elt = elt;
+ msg->type = type;
+ msg->version = version;
+
+ /* messages hold a reference to the XferElement, to avoid dangling
+ * pointers. */
+ g_object_ref((GObject *)elt);
+
+ return msg;
+}
+
+void
+xmsg_free(
+ XMsg *msg)
+{
+ /* unreference the source */
+ g_object_unref((GObject *)msg->elt);
+
+ /* and free any allocated attributes */
+ if (msg->repr) g_free(msg->repr);
+ if (msg->message) g_free(msg->message);
+
+ /* then free the XMsg itself */
+ g_free(msg);
+}
+
+char *
+xmsg_repr(
+ XMsg *msg)
+{
+ if (!msg) return "(nil)"; /* better safe than sorry */
+
+ /* this just shows the "header" fields for now */
+ if (!msg->repr) {
+ char *typ = NULL;
+ switch (msg->type) {
+ case XMSG_INFO: typ = "INFO"; break;
+ case XMSG_ERROR: typ = "ERROR"; break;
+ case XMSG_DONE: typ = "DONE"; break;
+ case XMSG_CANCEL: typ = "CANCEL"; break;
+ default: typ = "**UNKNOWN**"; break;
+ }
+
+ msg->repr = vstrallocf("<XMsg@%p type=XMSG_%s elt=%s version=%d>",
+ msg, typ, xfer_element_repr(msg->elt), msg->version);
+ }
+
+ return msg->repr;
+}