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5aff007d | 2 | .\" Copyright (C) 2004-2008 Richard Kettlewell |
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19 | .TH disorder 3 | |
20 | .SH NAME | |
21 | disorder \- plugin interface to DisOrder jukebox | |
22 | .SH SYNOPSIS | |
23 | .B "#include <disorder.h>" | |
24 | .SH DESCRIPTION | |
25 | This header file defines the plugin interface to DisOrder. | |
26 | .PP | |
27 | The first half of this man page describes the functions DisOrder | |
28 | provides to plugins; the second half describes the functions that | |
29 | plugins must provide. | |
30 | .SH "MEMORY ALLOCATION" | |
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31 | DisOrder uses a garbage collector internally. |
32 | Therefore it is recommended that plugins use the provided memory | |
33 | allocation interface, rather than calling \fBmalloc\fR(3) etc directly. | |
460b9539 | 34 | .PP |
35 | .nf | |
36 | \fBvoid *disorder_malloc(size_t); | |
37 | void *disorder_realloc(void *, size_t); | |
38 | .fi | |
39 | .IP | |
40 | These functions behave much like \fBmalloc\fR(3) and \fBrealloc\fR(3) | |
41 | except that they never fail; they always zero out the memory | |
42 | allocated; and you do not need to free the result. | |
43 | .IP | |
44 | They may still return a null pointer if asked for a 0-sized | |
45 | allocation. | |
46 | .PP | |
47 | .nf | |
48 | \fBvoid *disorder_malloc_noptr(size_t); | |
49 | void *disorder_realloc_noptr(void *, size_t); | |
50 | .fi | |
51 | .IP | |
52 | These functions are like \fBmalloc\fR(3) and \fBrealloc\fR(3) | |
53 | except that they never fail and you must not put any pointer | |
54 | values in the allocated memory. | |
55 | .IP | |
56 | They may still return a null pointer if asked for a 0-sized | |
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57 | allocation. |
58 | They do not guarantee to zero out the memory allocated. | |
460b9539 | 59 | .PP |
60 | .nf | |
61 | \fBchar *disorder_strdup(const char *); | |
62 | char *disorder_strndup(const char *, size_t); | |
63 | .fi | |
64 | .IP | |
65 | These functions are like \fBstrdup\fR(3) and \fBstrndup\fR(3) except | |
66 | that they never fail and you do not need to free the result. | |
67 | .PP | |
68 | .nf | |
69 | \fBint disorder_asprintf(char **rp, const char *fmt, ...); | |
70 | int disorder_snprintf(char buffer[], size_t bufsize, | |
71 | const char *fmt, ...); | |
72 | .fi | |
73 | .IP | |
74 | These function are like \fBsnprintf\fR(3) and \fBasprintf\fR(3). | |
75 | .B disorder_asprintf | |
76 | never fails on memory allocation and | |
77 | you do not need to free the results. | |
78 | .IP | |
79 | Floating point conversions and wide character support are not | |
80 | currently implemented. | |
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81 | .IP |
82 | These functions will cope with UTF-8 even if the current locale uses | |
83 | some other encoding. | |
460b9539 | 84 | .PP |
85 | "Never fail" in the above means that the process is terminated on error. | |
86 | .SH LOGGING | |
87 | Standard error doesn't reliably go anywhere in current versions of DisOrder, | |
88 | and whether syslog is to be used varies depending on how the program is | |
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89 | invoked. |
90 | Therefore plugins should use these functions to log any errors or | |
460b9539 | 91 | informational messages. |
92 | .PP | |
93 | .nf | |
94 | \fBvoid disorder_error(int errno_value, const char *fmt, ...); | |
95 | .fi | |
96 | .IP | |
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97 | Log an error message. |
98 | If \fBerrno_value\fR is not 0 then the relevant | |
460b9539 | 99 | string is included in the error message. |
100 | .PP | |
101 | .nf | |
102 | \fBvoid disorder_fatal(int errno_value, const char *fmt, ...); | |
103 | .fi | |
104 | .IP | |
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105 | Log an error message and then terminate the process. |
106 | If \fBerrno_value\fR is not 0 then the relevant string is included in the | |
460b9539 | 107 | error message. |
108 | .IP | |
109 | .B disorder_fatal | |
110 | is the right way to terminate the process if a fatal error arises. | |
111 | You shouldn't usually try to use \fBexit\fR(3) or \fB_exit\fR(2). | |
112 | .PP | |
113 | .nf | |
114 | \fBvoid disorder_info(const char *fmt, ...); | |
115 | .fi | |
116 | .IP | |
117 | Log a message. | |
118 | .IP | |
119 | .SH "TRACK DATABASE" | |
120 | The functions in this section provide a way of accessing the track database. | |
121 | In server plugins these access the database directly; in client plugins the | |
122 | requests are transmitted to the server over a socket. | |
123 | .PP | |
124 | All strings in this section are encoded using UTF-8. | |
125 | .PP | |
126 | .nf | |
127 | \fBint disorder_track_exists(const char *track); | |
128 | .fi | |
129 | .IP | |
130 | This function returns non-0 if \fBtrack\fR exists and 0 if it does | |
131 | not. | |
132 | .PP | |
133 | .nf | |
134 | \fBconst char *disorder_track_get_data(const char *track, | |
135 | const char *key); | |
136 | .fi | |
137 | .IP | |
138 | This function looks up the value of \fBkey\fR for \fBtrack\fR and | |
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139 | returns a pointer to a copy of it. |
140 | Do not bother to free the pointer. | |
460b9539 | 141 | If the track or key are not found a null pointer is returned. |
142 | .PP | |
143 | .nf | |
144 | \fBint disorder_track_set_data(const char *track, | |
145 | const char *key, | |
146 | const char *value); | |
147 | .fi | |
148 | .IP | |
149 | This function sets the value of \fBkey\fR for \fBtrack\fR to | |
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150 | \fBvalue\fR. |
151 | On success, 0 is returned; on error, -1 is returned. | |
460b9539 | 152 | .IP |
153 | If \fBvalue\fR is a null pointer then the preference is deleted. | |
154 | .IP | |
155 | Values starting with an underscore are stored in the tracks database, | |
156 | and are lost if the track is deleted; they should only ever have | |
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157 | values that can be regenerated on demand. |
158 | Other values are stored in the prefs database and never get | |
159 | automatically deleted. | |
460b9539 | 160 | .SH "PLUGIN FUNCTIONS" |
161 | This section describes the functions that you must implement to write various | |
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162 | plugins. |
163 | All of the plugins have at least one standard implementation available | |
164 | in the DisOrder source. | |
460b9539 | 165 | .PP |
166 | Some functions are listed as only available in server plugins. | |
167 | Currently this means that they are not even defined outside the | |
168 | server. | |
169 | .PP | |
170 | All strings in this section are encoded using UTF-8. | |
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171 | .SS "Tracklength Plugins" |
172 | These are server plugins defined by the \fBtracklength\fR directive. | |
460b9539 | 173 | .PP |
174 | .nf | |
175 | \fBlong disorder_tracklength(const char *track, | |
176 | const char *path); | |
177 | .fi | |
178 | .IP | |
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179 | Called to calculate the length of a track. |
180 | \fBtrack\fR is the track name (UTF-8) and \fBpath\fR is the path | |
181 | name if there was one, or a null pointer otherwise. | |
182 | \fBpath\fR will be the same byte string return from | |
460b9539 | 183 | the scanner plugin, and so presumably encoded according to the |
184 | filesystem encoding. | |
185 | .IP | |
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186 | To clarify this point, if the track must be opened to compute its |
187 | length, you would normally use \fBpath\fR and not \fBtrack\fR. | |
188 | .IP | |
460b9539 | 189 | If the return value is positive it should be the track length in |
190 | seconds (round up if it is not an integral number of seconds long). | |
191 | .IP | |
192 | If the return value is zero then the track length is unknown. | |
193 | .IP | |
194 | If the return value is negative then an error occurred determining the | |
195 | track length. | |
196 | .PP | |
197 | Tracklength plugins are invoked from a subprocess of the server, so | |
198 | they can block without disturbing the server's operation. | |
199 | .SS notify.so | |
200 | This is a server plugin. | |
201 | .PP | |
202 | .nf | |
203 | \fBvoid disorder_notify_play(const char *track, | |
204 | const char *submitter); | |
205 | .fi | |
206 | .IP | |
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207 | Called when \fBtrack\fR is about to be played. |
208 | \fBsubmitter\fR identifies the submitter or is a null pointer if | |
209 | the track was picked for random play. | |
460b9539 | 210 | .PP |
211 | .nf | |
212 | \fBvoid disorder_notify_scratch(const char *track, | |
213 | const char *submitter, | |
214 | const char *scratcher, | |
215 | int seconds); | |
216 | .fi | |
217 | .IP | |
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218 | Called when \fBtrack\fR is scratched by \fBscratcher\fR. |
219 | \fBsubmitter\fR identifies the submitter or is a null pointer if | |
220 | the track was picked for random play. | |
221 | \fBseconds\fR is the number of seconds since the track started playing. | |
460b9539 | 222 | .PP |
223 | .nf | |
224 | \fBvoid disorder_notify_not_scratched(const char *track, | |
225 | const char *submitter); | |
226 | .fi | |
227 | .IP | |
228 | Called when \fBtrack\fR completes without being scratched (an error might have | |
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229 | occurred though). |
230 | \fBsubmitter\fR identifies the submitter or is a null pointer if the | |
231 | track was picked for random play. | |
460b9539 | 232 | .PP |
233 | .nf | |
234 | \fBvoid disorder_notify_queue(const char *track, | |
235 | const char *submitter); | |
236 | .fi | |
237 | .IP | |
238 | Called when \fBtrack\fR is added to the queue by \fBsubmitter\fR | |
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239 | (which is never a null pointer). |
240 | Not called for scratches. | |
460b9539 | 241 | .PP |
242 | .nf | |
243 | \fBvoid disorder_notify_queue_remove(const char *track, | |
244 | const char *remover); | |
245 | .fi | |
246 | .IP | |
247 | Called when \fBtrack\fR is removed from queue by \fBremover\fR (which | |
248 | is never a null pointer). | |
249 | .PP | |
250 | .nf | |
251 | \fBvoid disorder_notify_queue_move(const char *track, | |
252 | const char *remover); | |
253 | .fi | |
254 | .IP | |
255 | Called when \fBtrack\fR is moved in the queue by \fBmover\fR | |
256 | (which is never a null pointer). | |
257 | .PP | |
258 | .nf | |
259 | \fBvoid disorder_notify_pause(const char *track, | |
260 | const char *who); | |
261 | .fi | |
262 | .IP | |
263 | Called when \fBtrack\fR is paused by \fBwho\fR | |
264 | (which might be a null pointer). | |
265 | .PP | |
266 | .nf | |
267 | \fBvoid disorder_notify_resume(const char *track, | |
268 | const char *who); | |
269 | .fi | |
270 | .IP | |
271 | Called when \fBtrack\fR is resumed by \fBwho\fR | |
272 | (which might be a null pointer). | |
273 | .SS "Scanner Plugins" | |
274 | Scanner plugins are server plugins and may have any name; they are | |
275 | chosen via the configuration file. | |
276 | .PP | |
277 | .nf | |
278 | \fBvoid disorder_scan(const char *root); | |
279 | .fi | |
280 | .IP | |
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281 | Write a list of files below \fBroot\fR to standard output. |
282 | Each filename should be in the encoding defined for this root in the | |
460b9539 | 283 | configuration file and should be terminated by character 0. |
284 | .IP | |
285 | It is up to the plugin implementor whether they prefer to use stdio or | |
286 | write to file descriptor 1 directly. | |
287 | .IP | |
288 | All the filenames had better start with \fBroot\fR as this is used to | |
289 | match them back up to the right collection to call | |
290 | \fBdisorder_check\fR on. | |
291 | .PP | |
292 | .nf | |
293 | \fBint disorder_check(const char *root, const char *path); | |
294 | .fi | |
295 | .IP | |
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296 | Check whether file \fBpath\fR under \fBroot\fR still exists. |
297 | Should return 1 if it exists, 0 if it does not and -1 on error. | |
298 | This is run in the main server process. | |
460b9539 | 299 | .PP |
300 | Both scan and recheck are executed inside a subprocess, so it will not | |
301 | break the server if they block for an extended period (though of | |
302 | course, they should not gratuitously take longer than necessary to do | |
303 | their jobs). | |
304 | .SS "Player plugins" | |
305 | Player plugins are server plugins and may have any name; they are | |
306 | chosen via the configuration file. | |
307 | .PP | |
308 | .nf | |
309 | extern const unsigned long disorder_player_type; | |
310 | .fi | |
311 | .IP | |
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312 | This defines the player type and capabilities. |
313 | It should consist of a single type value ORed with any number of | |
314 | capability values. | |
315 | The following are known type values: | |
460b9539 | 316 | .RS |
317 | .TP | |
318 | .B DISORDER_PLAYER_STANDALONE | |
319 | A standalone player that writes directly to some suitable audio | |
320 | device. | |
321 | .TP | |
322 | .B DISORDER_PLAYER_RAW | |
323 | A player that writes raw samples to \fB$DISORDER_RAW_FD\fR, for | |
324 | instance by using the \fBdisorder\fR libao driver. | |
325 | .RE | |
326 | .IP | |
327 | Known capabilities are: | |
328 | .RS | |
329 | .TP | |
330 | .B DISORDER_PLAYER_PREFORK | |
331 | Supports the prefork and cleanup calls. | |
332 | .TP | |
333 | .B DISORDER_PLAYER_PAUSES | |
334 | Supports the pause and resume calls. | |
335 | .RE | |
336 | .PP | |
337 | .nf | |
338 | \fBvoid *disorder_play_prefork(const char *track); | |
339 | .fi | |
340 | .IP | |
341 | Called before a track is played, if \fB_PREFORK\fR is set. | |
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342 | \fBtrack\fR is the name of the track in UTF-8. |
343 | This function must never block, as it runs inside the main loop of the server. | |
460b9539 | 344 | .IP |
345 | The return value will be passed to the functions below as \fBdata\fR. | |
346 | On error, a null pointer should be returned. | |
347 | .PP | |
348 | .nf | |
349 | \fBvoid disorder_play_cleanup(void *data); | |
350 | .fi | |
351 | .IP | |
352 | Called after a track has been completed, if \fB_PREFORK\fR is set, for | |
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353 | instance to release the memory used by \fBdata\fR. |
354 | This function must never block, as it runs inside the main loop of the server. | |
460b9539 | 355 | .PP |
356 | .nf | |
357 | \fBvoid disorder_play_track(const char *const *parameters, | |
358 | int nparameters, | |
359 | const char *path, | |
360 | const char *track, | |
361 | void *data); | |
362 | .fi | |
363 | .IP | |
364 | Play a track. | |
365 | .IP | |
366 | \fBpath\fR is the path name as originally encoded in the filesystem. | |
367 | This is the value you should ultimately pass to \fBopen\fR(2). | |
368 | .IP | |
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369 | \fBtrack\fR is the path name converted to UTF-8. |
370 | This value (possibly converted to some other encoding) should be used | |
371 | in any logs, etc. | |
460b9539 | 372 | .IP |
373 | If there is no meaningful path, or if the track is a scratch (where no | |
374 | filename encoding information is available), \fBpath\fR will be equal | |
375 | to \fBtrack\fR. | |
376 | .IP | |
377 | The parameters are any additional arguments | |
378 | supplied to the \fBplayer\fR configuration file command. | |
379 | .IP | |
380 | This function is always called inside a fork, and it should not return | |
381 | until playing has finished. | |
382 | .IP | |
383 | DisOrder sends the subprocess a signal if the track is to be scratched | |
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384 | (and when \fBdisorderd\fR is shut down). |
385 | By default this signal is \fBSIGKILL\fR but it can be reconfigured. | |
460b9539 | 386 | .PP |
387 | .nf | |
388 | \fBint disorder_play_pause(long *playedp, | |
389 | void *data); | |
390 | .fi | |
391 | .IP | |
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392 | Pauses the current track, for players that support pausing. |
393 | This function must never block, as it runs inside the main loop of the | |
460b9539 | 394 | server. |
395 | .IP | |
396 | On success, should return 0 and set \fB*playedp\fR to the number of | |
397 | seconds played so far of this track, or to -1 if this cannot be | |
398 | determined. | |
399 | .IP | |
400 | On error, should return -1. | |
401 | .PP | |
402 | .nf | |
403 | \fBvoid disorder_play_resume(void *data); | |
404 | .fi | |
405 | .IP | |
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406 | Resume playing the current track after a pause. |
407 | This function must never block, as it runs inside the main loop of the server. | |
460b9539 | 408 | .SH NOTES |
409 | There is no special DisOrder library to link against; the symbols are | |
c0c23a60 | 410 | exported by the executables themselves. |
460b9539 | 411 | (You should NOT try to link against \fB-ldisorder\fR.) |
412 | Plugins must be separately | |
413 | linked against any other libraries they require, even if the DisOrder | |
414 | executables are already linked against them. | |
415 | .PP | |
416 | The easiest approach is probably to develop the plugin inside the | |
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417 | DisOrder tree; then you can just use DisOrder's build system. |
418 | This might also make it easier to submit patches if you write something of | |
460b9539 | 419 | general utility. |
420 | .PP | |
421 | Failing that you can use Libtool, if you make sure to pass the | |
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422 | \fB-module\fR option. |
423 | For current versions of DisOrder you only need the shared object | |
424 | itself, not the \fB.la\fR file. | |
460b9539 | 425 | .PP |
426 | If you know the right runes for your toolchain you could also build | |
427 | the modules more directly. | |
428 | .PP | |
429 | It is possible, up to a point, to implement several plugin interfaces | |
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430 | from within a single shared object. |
431 | If you ever use any of the functions that are listed as only being | |
432 | available in server plugins, though, then you can only use the | |
433 | resulting shared object as a server plugin. | |
460b9539 | 434 | .SH "SEE ALSO" |
435 | .BR disorderd (8), | |
436 | .BR disorder (1), | |
437 | .BR disorder_config (5) | |
438 | .\" Local Variables: | |
439 | .\" mode:nroff | |
440 | .\" End: |