Adding in a ref-default function so that we can keep one listener

around for fun and profit.

2 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/libindicate/listener.c b/libindicate/listener.c
index efd69fc..5ac03b9 100644
--- a/libindicate/listener.c
+++ b/libindicate/listener.c
@@ -243,11 +243,29 @@ indicate_listener_finalize (GObject * obj)
 IndicateListener *
 indicate_listener_new (void)
 {
+	g_warning("Creating a new listener is general discouraged, please use indicate_listener_ref_default");
+
 	IndicateListener * listener;
 	listener = g_object_new(INDICATE_TYPE_LISTENER, NULL);
 	return listener;
 }
 
+static IndicateListener * default_indicate_listener = NULL;
+
+IndicateListener *
+indicate_listener_ref_default (void)
+{
+	if (default_indicate_listener != NULL) {
+		g_object_ref(default_indicate_listener);
+	} else {
+		default_indicate_listener = g_object_new(INDICATE_TYPE_LISTENER, NULL);
+		g_object_add_weak_pointer(G_OBJECT(default_indicate_listener),
+		                          (gpointer *)&default_indicate_listener);
+	}
+
+	return default_indicate_listener;
+}
+
 static void
 dbus_owner_change (DBusGProxy * proxy, const gchar * name, const gchar * prev, const gchar * new, IndicateListener * listener)
 {
diff --git a/libindicate/listener.h b/libindicate/listener.h
index 9ecdfc6..3d8c7ef 100644
--- a/libindicate/listener.h
+++ b/libindicate/listener.h
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ typedef void (*indicate_listener_get_server_property_cb) (IndicateListener * lis
 
 /* Create a new listener */
 IndicateListener *    indicate_listener_new                (void);
+IndicateListener *    indicate_listener_ref_default        (void);
 void                  indicate_listener_get_property       (IndicateListener * listener,
                                                             IndicateListenerServer * server,
                                                             IndicateListenerIndicator * indicator,