## girepository

girepository

## Synopsis

    typedef             GICallbackInfo;
    struct              GIRepository;
    enum                GIRepositoryError;
    enum                GIRepositoryLoadFlags;
                        GITypelib;
    GIRepository *      g_irepository_get_default           (void);
    void                g_irepository_prepend_search_path   (const char *directory);
    GSList *            g_irepository_get_search_path       (void);
    const char *        g_irepository_load_typelib          (GIRepository *repository,
                                                             GITypelib *typelib,
                                                             GIRepositoryLoadFlags flags,
                                                             GError **error);
    gboolean            g_irepository_is_registered         (GIRepository *repository,
                                                             const gchar *namespace_,
                                                             const gchar *version);
    GIBaseInfo *        g_irepository_find_by_name          (GIRepository *repository,
                                                             const gchar *namespace_,
                                                             const gchar *name);
    GITypelib *         g_irepository_require               (GIRepository *repository,
                                                             const gchar *namespace_,
                                                             const gchar *version,
                                                             GIRepositoryLoadFlags flags,
                                                             GError **error);
    GITypelib *         g_irepository_require_private       (GIRepository *repository,
                                                             const gchar *typelib_dir,
                                                             const gchar *namespace_,
                                                             const gchar *version,
                                                             GIRepositoryLoadFlags flags,
                                                             GError **error);
    gchar **            g_irepository_get_dependencies      (GIRepository *repository,
                                                             const gchar *namespace_);
    gchar **            g_irepository_get_loaded_namespaces (GIRepository *repository);
    GIBaseInfo *        g_irepository_find_by_gtype         (GIRepository *repository,
                                                             GType gtype);
    gint                g_irepository_get_n_infos           (GIRepository *repository,
                                                             const gchar *namespace_);
    GIBaseInfo *        g_irepository_get_info              (GIRepository *repository,
                                                             const gchar *namespace_,
                                                             gint index);
    const gchar *       g_irepository_get_typelib_path      (GIRepository *repository,
                                                             const gchar *namespace_);
    const gchar *       g_irepository_get_shared_library    (GIRepository *repository,
                                                             const gchar *namespace_);
    const gchar *       g_irepository_get_version           (GIRepository *repository,
                                                             const gchar *namespace_);
    GOptionGroup *      g_irepository_get_option_group      (void);
    const gchar *       g_irepository_get_c_prefix          (GIRepository *repository,
                                                             const gchar *namespace_);
    gboolean            g_irepository_dump                  (const char *arg,
                                                             GError **error);
    GList *             g_irepository_enumerate_versions    (GIRepository *repository,
                                                             const gchar *namespace_);
    #define             G_IREPOSITORY_ERROR
    GITypelib *         g_typelib_new_from_memory           (guint8 *memory,
                                                             gsize len,
                                                             GError **error);
    GITypelib *         g_typelib_new_from_const_memory     (const guint8 *memory,
                                                             gsize len,
                                                             GError **error);
    GITypelib *         g_typelib_new_from_mapped_file      (GMappedFile *mfile,
                                                             GError **error);
    void                g_typelib_free                      (GITypelib *typelib);
    gboolean            g_typelib_symbol                    (GITypelib *typelib,
                                                             const gchar *symbol_name,
                                                             gpointer *symbol);
    const gchar *       g_typelib_get_namespace             (GITypelib *typelib);

## Object Hierarchy

      GObject
       +----GIRepository

## Description

## Details

### GICallbackInfo

    typedef GIBaseInfo GICallbackInfo;

Represents a callback, eg arguments and return value.

### struct GIRepository

    struct GIRepository;

### enum GIRepositoryError

    typedef enum {
      G_IREPOSITORY_ERROR_TYPELIB_NOT_FOUND,
      G_IREPOSITORY_ERROR_NAMESPACE_MISMATCH,
      G_IREPOSITORY_ERROR_NAMESPACE_VERSION_CONFLICT,
      G_IREPOSITORY_ERROR_LIBRARY_NOT_FOUND
    } GIRepositoryError;

`G_IREPOSITORY_ERROR_TYPELIB_NOT_FOUND` | the typelib could not be found.
`G_IREPOSITORY_ERROR_NAMESPACE_MISMATCH` | the namespace does not match the requested namespace.
`G_IREPOSITORY_ERROR_NAMESPACE_VERSION_CONFLICT` | the version of the typelib does not match the requested version.
`G_IREPOSITORY_ERROR_LIBRARY_NOT_FOUND` | the library used by the typelib could not be found.

### enum GIRepositoryLoadFlags

    typedef enum {
      G_IREPOSITORY_LOAD_FLAG_LAZY = 1 << 0
    } GIRepositoryLoadFlags;

Flags that controlls how a typelib is loaded by GIRepositry, used by `g_irepository_load_typelib()`.

`G_IREPOSITORY_LOAD_FLAG_LAZY` | Load the types lazily.

### GITypelib

    typedef struct {
    } GITypelib;

### g_irepository_get_default ()

    GIRepository *      g_irepository_get_default           (void);

Returns the singleton process-global default GIRepository. It is not currently supported to have multiple repositories in a particular process, but this function is provided in the unlikely eventuality that it would become possible, and as a convenience for higher level language bindings to conform to the GObject method call conventions.

All methods on GIRepository also accept `NULL` as an instance parameter to mean this default repository, which is usually more convenient for C.

Returns : | The global singleton GIRepository. [transfer none]

### g_irepository_prepend_search_path ()

    void                g_irepository_prepend_search_path   (const char *directory);

### g_irepository_get_search_path ()

    GSList *            g_irepository_get_search_path       (void);

Returns the search path the GIRepository will use when looking for typelibs. The string is internal to GIRespository and should not be freed, nor should the elements.

Returns : | list of strings. [element-type filename][transfer none]

### g_irepository_load_typelib ()

    const char *        g_irepository_load_typelib          (GIRepository *repository,
                                                             GITypelib *typelib,
                                                             GIRepositoryLoadFlags flags,
                                                             GError **error);

### g_irepository_is_registered ()

    gboolean            g_irepository_is_registered         (GIRepository *repository,
                                                             const gchar *namespace_,
                                                             const gchar *version);

Check whether a particular namespace (and optionally, a specific version thereof) is currently loaded. This function is likely to only be useful in unusual circumstances; in order to act upon metadata in the namespace, you should call `g_irepository_require()` instead which will ensure the namespace is loaded, and return as quickly as this function will if it has already been loaded.

`repository` : | A GIRepository, may be `NULL` for the default. [allow-none]
`namespace_` : | Namespace of interest
`version` : | Required version, may be `NULL` for latest. [allow-none]
Returns : | `TRUE` if namespace-version is loaded, `FALSE` otherwise

### g_irepository_find_by_name ()

    GIBaseInfo *        g_irepository_find_by_name          (GIRepository *repository,
                                                             const gchar *namespace_,
                                                             const gchar *name);

Searches for a particular entry in a namespace. Before calling this function for a particular namespace, you must call `g_irepository_require()` once to load the namespace, or otherwise ensure the namespace has already been loaded.

`repository` : | A GIRepository, may be `NULL` for the default. [allow-none]
`namespace_` : | Namespace which will be searched
`name` : | Entry name to find
Returns : | GIBaseInfo representing metadata about `name`, or `NULL`. [transfer full]

### g_irepository_require ()

    GITypelib *         g_irepository_require               (GIRepository *repository,
                                                             const gchar *namespace_,
                                                             const gchar *version,
                                                             GIRepositoryLoadFlags flags,
                                                             GError **error);

Force the namespace `namespace_` to be loaded if it isn't already. If `namespace_` is not loaded, this function will search for a ".typelib" file using the repository search path. In addition, a version `version` of namespace may be specified. If `version` is not specified, the latest will be used.

`repository` : | Repository, may be `NULL` for the default. [allow-none]
`namespace_` : | GI namespace to use, e.g. "Gtk"
`version` : | Version of namespace, may be `NULL` for latest. [allow-none]
`flags` : | Set of `GIRepositoryLoadFlags`, may be 0
`error` : | a GError.
Returns : | a pointer to the GITypelib if successful, `NULL` otherwise. [transfer none]

### g_irepository_require_private ()

    GITypelib *         g_irepository_require_private       (GIRepository *repository,
                                                             const gchar *typelib_dir,
                                                             const gchar *namespace_,
                                                             const gchar *version,
                                                             GIRepositoryLoadFlags flags,
                                                             GError **error);

Force the namespace `namespace_` to be loaded if it isn't already. If `namespace_` is not loaded, this function will search for a ".typelib" file within the private directory only. In addition, a version `version` of namespace should be specified. If `version` is not specified, the latest will be used.

`repository` : | Repository, may be `NULL` for the default. [allow-none]
`typelib_dir` : | Private directory where to find the requested typelib
`namespace_` : | GI namespace to use, e.g. "Gtk"
`version` : | Version of namespace, may be `NULL` for latest. [allow-none]
`flags` : | Set of `GIRepositoryLoadFlags`, may be 0
`error` : | a GError.
Returns : | a pointer to the GITypelib if successful, `NULL` otherwise. [transfer none]

### g_irepository_get_dependencies ()

    gchar **            g_irepository_get_dependencies      (GIRepository *repository,
                                                             const gchar *namespace_);

Return an array of all (transitive) dependencies for namespace `namespace_`, including version. The returned strings are of the form `namespace-version`.

Note: The namespace must have already been loaded using a function such as `g_irepository_require()` before calling this function.

`repository` : | A GIRepository, may be `NULL` for the default. [allow-none]
`namespace_` : | Namespace of interest
Returns : | Zero-terminated string array of versioned dependencies. [transfer full]

### g_irepository_get_loaded_namespaces ()

    gchar **            g_irepository_get_loaded_namespaces (GIRepository *repository);

Return the list of currently loaded namespaces.

`repository` : | A GIRepository, may be `NULL` for the default. [allow-none]
Returns : | List of namespaces. [utf8][transfer full]

### g_irepository_find_by_gtype ()

    GIBaseInfo *        g_irepository_find_by_gtype         (GIRepository *repository,
                                                             GType gtype);

Searches all loaded namespaces for a particular GType. Note that in order to locate the metadata, the namespace corresponding to the type must first have been loaded. There is currently no mechanism for determining the namespace which corresponds to an arbitrary GType - thus, this function will operate most reliably when you know the GType to originate from be from a loaded namespace.

`repository` : | A GIRepository, may be `NULL` for the default. [allow-none]
`gtype` : | GType to search for
Returns : | GIBaseInfo representing metadata about `type`, or `NULL`. [transfer full]

### g_irepository_get_n_infos ()

    gint                g_irepository_get_n_infos           (GIRepository *repository,
                                                             const gchar *namespace_);

This function returns the number of metadata entries in given namespace `namespace_`. The namespace must have already been loaded before calling this function.

`repository` : | A GIRepository, may be `NULL` for the default. [allow-none]
`namespace_` : | Namespace to inspect
Returns : | number of metadata entries

### g_irepository_get_info ()

    GIBaseInfo *        g_irepository_get_info              (GIRepository *repository,
                                                             const gchar *namespace_,
                                                             gint index);

This function returns a particular metadata entry in the given namespace `namespace_`. The namespace must have already been loaded before calling this function. See `g_irepository_get_n_infos()` to find the maximum number of entries.

`repository` : | A GIRepository, may be `NULL` for the default. [allow-none]
`namespace_` : | Namespace to inspect
`index` : | 0-based offset into namespace metadata for entry
Returns : | GIBaseInfo containing metadata. [transfer full]

### g_irepository_get_typelib_path ()

    const gchar *       g_irepository_get_typelib_path      (GIRepository *repository,
                                                             const gchar *namespace_);

If namespace `namespace_` is loaded, return the full path to the .typelib file it was loaded from. If the typelib for namespace `namespace_` was included in a shared library, return the special string "$lt;builtin$gt;".

`repository` : | Repository, may be `NULL` for the default. [allow-none]
`namespace_` : | GI namespace to use, e.g. "Gtk"
Returns : | Filesystem path (or $lt;builtin$gt;) if successful, `NULL` if namespace is not loaded

### g_irepository_get_shared_library ()

    const gchar *       g_irepository_get_shared_library    (GIRepository *repository,
                                                             const gchar *namespace_);

This function returns the full path to the shared C library associated with the given namespace `namespace_`. There may be no shared library path associated, in which case this function will return `NULL`.

Note: The namespace must have already been loaded using a function such as `g_irepository_require()` before calling this function.

`repository` : | A GIRepository, may be `NULL` for the default. [allow-none]
`namespace_` : | Namespace to inspect
Returns : | Full path to shared library, or `NULL` if none associated

### g_irepository_get_version ()

    const gchar *       g_irepository_get_version           (GIRepository *repository,
                                                             const gchar *namespace_);

This function returns the loaded version associated with the given namespace `namespace_`.

Note: The namespace must have already been loaded using a function such as `g_irepository_require()` before calling this function.

`repository` : | A GIRepository, may be `NULL` for the default. [allow-none]
`namespace_` : | Namespace to inspect
Returns : | Loaded version

### g_irepository_get_option_group ()

    GOptionGroup *      g_irepository_get_option_group      (void);

Obtain the option group for girepository, it's used by the dumper and for programs that wants to provide introspection information

Returns : | the option group. [transfer full]

### g_irepository_get_c_prefix ()

    const gchar *       g_irepository_get_c_prefix          (GIRepository *repository,
                                                             const gchar *namespace_);

This function returns the "C prefix", or the C level namespace associated with the given introspection namespace. Each C symbol starts with this prefix, as well each GType in the library.

Note: The namespace must have already been loaded using a function such as `g_irepository_require()` before calling this function.

`repository` : | A GIRepository, may be `NULL` for the default. [allow-none]
`namespace_` : | Namespace to inspect
Returns : | C namespace prefix, or `NULL` if none associated

### g_irepository_dump ()

    gboolean            g_irepository_dump                  (const char *arg,
                                                             GError **error);

Argument specified is a comma-separated pair of filenames; i.e. of the form "input.txt,output.xml". The input file should be a UTF-8 Unix-line-ending text file, with each line containing the name of a GType _get_type function.

The output file should already exist, but be empty. This function will overwrite its contents.

`arg` : | Comma-separated pair of input and output filenames
`error` : | a `GError`
Returns : | `TRUE` on success, `FALSE` on error

### g_irepository_enumerate_versions ()

    GList *             g_irepository_enumerate_versions    (GIRepository *repository,
                                                             const gchar *namespace_);

Obtain an unordered list of versions (either currently loaded or available) for `namespace_` in this `repository`.

`repository` : | the repository. [allow-none]
`namespace_` : | GI namespace, e.g. "Gtk"
Returns : | the array of versions. [element-type utf8][transfer full]

### G_IREPOSITORY_ERROR

    #define G_IREPOSITORY_ERROR (g_irepository_error_quark ())

### g_typelib_new_from_memory ()

    GITypelib *         g_typelib_new_from_memory           (guint8 *memory,
                                                             gsize len,
                                                             GError **error);

Creates a new GITypelib from a memory location. The memory block pointed to by `typelib` will be automatically `g_free()`d when the repository is destroyed.

`memory` : | address of memory chunk containing the typelib
`len` : | length of memory chunk containing the typelib
`error` : | a GError
Returns : | the new GITypelib

### g_typelib_new_from_const_memory ()

    GITypelib *         g_typelib_new_from_const_memory     (const guint8 *memory,
                                                             gsize len,
                                                             GError **error);

Creates a new GITypelib from a memory location.

`memory` : | address of memory chunk containing the typelib
`len` : | length of memory chunk containing the typelib
`error` : | A GError
Returns : | the new GITypelib

### g_typelib_new_from_mapped_file ()

    GITypelib *         g_typelib_new_from_mapped_file      (GMappedFile *mfile,
                                                             GError **error);

Creates a new GITypelib from a GMappedFile.

`mfile` : | a GMappedFile, that will be free'd when the repository is destroyed
`error` : | a GError
Returns : | the new GITypelib

### g_typelib_free ()

    void                g_typelib_free                      (GITypelib *typelib);

Free a GITypelib.

`typelib` : | a GITypelib

### g_typelib_symbol ()

    gboolean            g_typelib_symbol                    (GITypelib *typelib,
                                                             const gchar *symbol_name,
                                                             gpointer *symbol);

Loads a symbol from GITypelib.

`typelib` : | the typelib
`symbol_name` : | name of symbol to be loaded
`symbol` : | returns a pointer to the symbol value
Returns : | TRUE on success

### g_typelib_get_namespace ()

    const gchar *       g_typelib_get_namespace             (GITypelib *typelib);