Namespace

Valent – 1

Connect, control and sync devices

Version	1.0.0.alpha.45
Authors	Andy Holmes
License	GPL-3.0-or-later
Website	https://valent.andyholmes.ca/
Source	https://github.com/andyholmes/valent/

Build

C headers	`valent.h`
pkg-config files	`libvalent-1`

Dependencies

GObject—2.0	The base type system library
	Browse documentation
EBook—1.2	A library for contacts and address books
	Browse documentation
Peas—2	A GObject-based plugin engine
	Browse documentation

Additional documentation

Classes

Application	The primary application class of Valent. unstable since: 1.0
ApplicationPlugin	An abstract base class for application plugins. unstable since: 1.0
Channel	A base class for device connections. unstable since: 1.0
ChannelService	An abstract base class for connection backends. unstable since: 1.0
Clipboard	A class for reading and writing the desktop clipboard. unstable since: 1.0
ClipboardAdapter	An abstract base class for clipboard selections. unstable since: 1.0
Component	An abstract base class for components. unstable since: 1.0
Contacts	A class for managing address books. unstable since: 1.0
ContactsAdapter	An abstract base class for address book providers. unstable since: 1.0
ContactStore	An abstract base class for address books. unstable since: 1.0
Context	A class representing a abstract data context. unstable since: 1.0
Device	A class representing a remote device, such as a smartphone or desktop. unstable since: 1.0
DeviceGadget	An abstract base class for device plugin gadgets. unstable since: 1.0
DeviceManager	A class for discovering and managing devices. unstable since: 1.0
DevicePlugin	An abstract base class for device plugins. unstable since: 1.0
DevicePreferencesGroup	An abstract base class for device plugin preferences. unstable since: 1.0
DeviceTransfer	A class for device file transfers. unstable since: 1.0
Extension	An abstract base class for extensions. unstable since: 1.0
Input	A class for controlling pointer and keyboard devices. unstable since: 1.0
InputAdapter	An abstract base class for virtual input devices. unstable since: 1.0
Media	A class for monitoring and controlling media players. unstable since: 1.0
MediaAdapter	An abstract base class for media player adapters. unstable since: 1.0
MediaPlayer	A base class for media players. unstable since: 1.0
Mixer	A class for monitoring and controlling the system volume. unstable since: 1.0
MixerAdapter	An abstract base class for audio mixers. unstable since: 1.0
MixerStream	A base class for mixer streams. unstable since: 1.0
Notification	A class representing a notification. unstable since: 1.0
Notifications	A class for sending and receiving notifications. unstable since: 1.0
NotificationsAdapter	An abstract base class for notification servers. unstable since: 1.0
Object	A base class for objects. unstable since: 1.0
PreferencesPage	An abstract base class for plugin preferences. unstable since: 1.0
Session	A class for monitoring the session state. unstable since: 1.0
SessionAdapter	An abstract base class for session managers. unstable since: 1.0
Transfer	An abstract base class for data transfers. unstable since: 1.0

Enumerations

MediaRepeat	Enumeration of loop modes. unstable since: 1.0
MediaState	Media state flags. unstable since: 1.0
MixerDirection	Enumeration of stream directions. unstable since: 1.0
PluginState	unstable since: 1.0
TransferState	Enumeration of transfer states. unstable since: 1.0

Bitfields

DeviceState

Device state flags.

unstable since: 1.0

MediaActions

Media action flags.

unstable since: 1.0

Error Domains

PacketError

Error enumeration for KDE Connect packet validation.

unstable since: 1.0

Functions

certificate_get_common_name	Get the common name from `certificate`, which by convention in KDE Connect is the single source of truth for a device’s ID. unstable since: 1.0
certificate_get_fingerprint	Get a SHA256 fingerprint hash of `certificate`. unstable since: 1.0
certificate_get_public_key	Get the public key of `certificate`. unstable since: 1.0
certificate_new	Get a TLS certificate and private key pair. unstable since: 1.0
certificate_new_finish	Finish an operation started by `valent_certificate_new()`. unstable since: 1.0
certificate_new_sync	Get a TLS certificate and private key pair. unstable since: 1.0
check_version	Run-time version check. unstable since: 1.0
debug_clear	Shutdown logging for Valent. unstable since: 1.0
debug_init	Initializes logging for Valent. unstable since: 1.0
get_main_thread	Get the main thread. unstable since: 1.0
get_major_version	Get the major version component of the Valent library. unstable since: 1.0
get_micro_version	Get the micro version component of the Valent library. unstable since: 1.0
get_minor_version	Get the minor version component of the Valent library. unstable since: 1.0
get_plugin_engine	Get the global `PeasEngine`. unstable since: 1.0
get_user_directory	Returns the full path of a special directory using its logical id. unstable since: 1.0
get_user_file	A convenience for creating a `GFile`. unstable since: 1.0
packet_check_field	Check `packet` for `field` and return `TRUE` if present, with two exceptions: unstable since: 1.0
packet_deserialize	Convenience function that deserializes a KDE Connect packet from a string with basic validation. If `str` is empty, this function will return `NULL`. unstable since: 1.0
packet_dup_strv	Lookup `field` in the body of `packet` and return a newly allocated list of strings. unstable since: 1.0
packet_end	Finish a packet created with `valent_packet_init()`. unstable since: 1.0
packet_error_quark
packet_from_stream	Read a KDE Connect packet from an input stream. unstable since: 1.0
packet_get_array	Lookup `field` in the body of `packet` and assign it to `value`. unstable since: 1.0
packet_get_body	Convenience function for getting the packet body of a KDE Connect packet. unstable since: 1.0
packet_get_boolean	Lookup `field` in the body of `packet` and assign it to `value`. unstable since: 1.0
packet_get_double	Lookup `field` in the body of `packet` and assign it to `value`. unstable since: 1.0
packet_get_id	Convenience function for getting the timestamp of a KDE Connect packet. unstable since: 1.0
packet_get_int	Lookup `field` in the body of `packet` and assign it to `value`. unstable since: 1.0
packet_get_object	Lookup `field` in the body of `packet` and assign it to `value`. unstable since: 1.0
packet_get_payload_full	A convenience for retrieving the `payloadTransferInfo` and `payloadSize` fields from `packet`. unstable since: 1.0
packet_get_payload_info	A convenience for retrieve the ‘payloadTransferInfo`field from`packet`. unstable since: 1.0
packet_get_payload_size	Get the `payloadSize` field of `packet` in bytes. unstable since: 1.0
packet_get_string	Lookup `field` in the body of `packet` and assign it to `value`. unstable since: 1.0
packet_get_type	Convenience function for getting the capability type of a KDE Connect packet. unstable since: 1.0
packet_has_payload	Return `TRUE` if the packet holds valid transfer information. Payload information is considered invalid in the following cases: unstable since: 1.0
packet_init	Initialize a `JsonBuilder` and KDE Connect packet. unstable since: 1.0
packet_new	A convenience function for creating a new KDE Connect packet with the type field set to `type`. unstable since: 1.0
packet_serialize	Convenience function that updates the timestamp of a packet before returning a serialized string with newline ending, ready to be written to a stream. unstable since: 1.0
packet_set_payload_full	A convenience method for setting the `payloadTransferInfo` and `payloadSize` fields on `packet`. unstable since: 1.0
packet_set_payload_info	A convenience method for setting the `payloadTransferInfo` field on `packet`. unstable since: 1.0
packet_set_payload_size	Set the `payloadSize` field of `packet` to `size`. unstable since: 1.0
packet_to_stream	A convenience function for writing a packet to a connection. unstable since: 1.0
packet_validate	Check if `packet` is a well-formed KDE Connect packet. unstable since: 1.0
string_to_markup	Add markup to text for recognized elements. unstable since: 1.0
timestamp_ms	Get a current UNIX epoch timestamp in milliseconds. unstable since: 1.0
ui_get_resource
ui_init	Initialize Valent’s default user interface. unstable since: 1.0

Function Macros

CHECK_VERSION	Compile-time version check.
GOTO	Traces the jump to a label in a function. Use this instead of `goto` to jump to `_l` and log the label. unstable since: 1.0
JSON	Logs `_node` as pretty-printed JSON at `G_LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG`, prefixed with `_ctx` for context. unstable since: 1.0
NOTE	Logs a formatted message at `VALENT_LOG_LEVEL_TRACE`. unstable since: 1.0
RETURN	Traces the exit from a function. Use this instead of `return` to return `_r` and log the function exiting. unstable since: 1.0

Constants

API_VERSION	The API version of libvalent, encoded as a string (eg. `"1.0"`).
ENABLE_DEBUG	Whether debugging is enabled.
ENABLE_TRACE	Whether tracing is enabled.
LOG_LEVEL_TRACE	The Glib.GLogLevelFlags log level for trace messages in Valent.
MAJOR_VERSION	The major version component of libvalent (e.g. `1` if for `1.2.3`)
MICRO_VERSION	The micro version component of libvalent (e.g. `3` if for `1.2.3`)
MINOR_VERSION	The minor version component of libvalent (e.g. `2` if for `1.2.3`)
POINTER_MIDDLE	The middle button.
POINTER_PRIMARY	The primary button.
POINTER_SECONDARY	The primary button.
VCS_TAG
VERSION	The full version of libvalent, encoded as a string (eg. `"1.0.0.alpha"`).