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+/**
+ * GMyth Library
+ *
+ * @file gmyth/gmyth_socket.h
+ * 
+ * @brief <p> MythTV socket implementation, according to the MythTV Project
+ * (www.mythtv.org). 
+ * 
+ * This component provides basic socket functionalities to interact with
+ * the Mythtv backend.
+ * <p>
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2006 INdT - Instituto Nokia de Tecnologia.
+ * @author Rosfran Lins Borges <rosfran.borges@indt.org.br> 
+ *
+ *//*
+ * 
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program 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 General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+
+#ifndef __GMYTH_SOCKET_H__
+#define __GMYTH_SOCKET_H__
+
+#include <glib-object.h>
+
+#include <string.h>
+#include <netdb.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <glib.h>
+
+#include "gmyth_stringlist.h"
+
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
+
+#define GMYTH_SOCKET_TYPE               (gmyth_socket_get_type ())
+#define GMYTH_SOCKET(obj)               (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((obj), GMYTH_SOCKET_TYPE, GMythSocket))
+#define GMYTH_SOCKET_CLASS(klass)       (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST ((klass), GMYTH_SOCKET_TYPE, GMythSocketClass))
+#define IS_GMYTH_SOCKET(obj)            (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((obj), GMYTH_SOCKET_TYPE))
+#define IS_GMYTH_SOCKET_CLASS(klass)    (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST ((klass), GMYTH_SOCKET_TYPE))
+#define GMYTH_SOCKET_GET_CLASS(obj)     (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS ((obj), GMYTH_SOCKET_TYPE, GMythSocketClass))
+
+
+typedef struct _GMythSocket         GMythSocket;
+typedef struct _GMythSocketClass    GMythSocketClass;
+
+struct _GMythSocketClass
+{
+	GObjectClass parent_class;
+
+	/* callbacks */
+	/* no one for now */
+};
+
+struct _GMythSocket
+{
+	GObject parent;
+
+	/* socket descriptor */
+	gint sd;
+	GIOChannel *sd_io_ch;
+
+	gchar *hostname;
+	gint port;
+	gint mythtv_version;
+};
+
+/* used when no protocol version number was negotiated */
+#define	MYTHTV_CANNOT_NEGOTIATE_VERSION		0
+
+GType           gmyth_socket_get_type (void);
+
+GMythSocket *   gmyth_socket_new ();
+
+gboolean        gmyth_socket_connect (GMythSocket *gmyth_socket, const gchar *hostname, gint port);
+
+
+GIOChannel *    gmyth_socket_get_io_channel (GMythSocket *gmyth_socket );
+
+gboolean        gmyth_socket_is_able_to_read (GMythSocket *gmyth_socket );
+gboolean        gmyth_socket_is_able_to_write (GMythSocket *gmyth_socket );
+
+gboolean        gmyth_socket_send_command (GMythSocket *gmyth_socket, 
+                                           GString *command);
+GString *       gmyth_socket_receive_response (GMythSocket *gmyth_socket);
+gint            gmyth_socket_sendreceive_stringlist (GMythSocket *gmyth_socket, 
+                                                     GMythStringList *str_list);
+
+gboolean        gmyth_socket_connect (GMythSocket *gmyth_socket,
+                                      const gchar *hostname, gint port);
+gboolean        gmyth_socket_connect_with_timeout (GMythSocket *gmyth_socket,
+		        const gchar *hostname, gint port, guint timeout);
+
+gboolean        gmyth_socket_connect_to_backend (GMythSocket *gmyth_socket, 
+                           const gchar *hostname_backend, gint port, 
+                           gboolean blocking_client);
+
+gboolean        gmyth_socket_connect_to_backend_events (GMythSocket *gmyth_socket, 
+                           const gchar *hostname_backend, gint port, 
+                           gboolean blocking_client);
+
+GString *       gmyth_socket_get_local_hostname (void);
+
+void            gmyth_socket_close_connection (GMythSocket *gmyth_socket);
+
+gboolean		gmyth_socket_check_protocol_version (GMythSocket *gmyth_socket);
+gint				gmyth_socket_check_protocol_version_number (GMythSocket *gmyth_socket, 
+                                                            gint mythtv_version);
+
+gint				gmyth_socket_get_protocol_version (GMythSocket *gmyth_socket);
+
+gboolean		gmyth_socket_write_stringlist(GMythSocket *gmyth_socket, 
+                                              GMythStringList* str_list);
+gint			    gmyth_socket_read_stringlist(GMythSocket *gmyth_socket, 
+                                             GMythStringList* str_list);
+G_END_DECLS
+
+#endif /* __GMYTH_SOCKET_H__ */