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-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2001-2006 Bart Massey, Jamey Sharp, and Josh Triplett.
- * All Rights Reserved.
- *
- * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
- * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
- * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
- * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
- * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
- * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
- *
- * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
- * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
- *
- * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
- * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
- * AUTHORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN
- * ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
- * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
- *
- * Except as contained in this notice, the names of the authors or their
- * institutions shall not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the
- * sale, use or other dealings in this Software without prior written
- * authorization from the authors.
- */
-
-#ifndef __XCB_H__
-#define __XCB_H__
-#include <sys/types.h>
-
-#if defined(__solaris__)
-#include <inttypes.h>
-#else
-#include <stdint.h>
-#endif
-
-#ifndef _WIN32
-#include <sys/uio.h>
-#else
-#include "xcb_windefs.h"
-#endif
-#include <pthread.h>
-
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
-#endif
-
-/**
- * @file xcb.h
- */
-
-/**
- * @defgroup XCB_Core_API XCB Core API
- * @brief Core API of the XCB library.
- *
- * @{
- */
-
-/* Pre-defined constants */
-
-/** Current protocol version */
-#define X_PROTOCOL 11
-
-/** Current minor version */
-#define X_PROTOCOL_REVISION 0
-
-/** X_TCP_PORT + display number = server port for TCP transport */
-#define X_TCP_PORT 6000
-
-#define XCB_TYPE_PAD(T,I) (-(I) & (sizeof(T) > 4 ? 3 : sizeof(T) - 1))
-
-/* Opaque structures */
-
-/**
- * @brief XCB Connection structure.
- *
- * A structure that contain all data that XCB needs to communicate with an X server.
- */
-typedef struct xcb_connection_t xcb_connection_t; /**< Opaque structure containing all data that XCB needs to communicate with an X server. */
-
-
-/* Other types */
-
-/**
- * @brief Generic iterator.
- *
- * A generic iterator structure.
- */
-typedef struct {
- void *data; /**< Data of the current iterator */
- int rem; /**< remaining elements */
- int index; /**< index of the current iterator */
-} xcb_generic_iterator_t;
-
-/**
- * @brief Generic reply.
- *
- * A generic reply structure.
- */
-typedef struct {
- uint8_t response_type; /**< Type of the response */
- uint8_t pad0; /**< Padding */
- uint16_t sequence; /**< Sequence number */
- uint32_t length; /**< Length of the response */
-} xcb_generic_reply_t;
-
-/**
- * @brief Generic event.
- *
- * A generic event structure.
- */
-typedef struct {
- uint8_t response_type; /**< Type of the response */
- uint8_t pad0; /**< Padding */
- uint16_t sequence; /**< Sequence number */
- uint32_t pad[7]; /**< Padding */
- uint32_t full_sequence; /**< full sequence */
-} xcb_generic_event_t;
-
-/**
- * @brief GE event
- *
- * An event as sent by the XGE extension. The length field specifies the
- * number of 4-byte blocks trailing the struct.
- */
-typedef struct {
- uint8_t response_type; /**< Type of the response */
- uint8_t pad0; /**< Padding */
- uint16_t sequence; /**< Sequence number */
- uint32_t length;
- uint16_t event_type;
- uint16_t pad1;
- uint32_t pad[5]; /**< Padding */
- uint32_t full_sequence; /**< full sequence */
-} xcb_ge_event_t;
-
-/**
- * @brief Generic error.
- *
- * A generic error structure.
- */
-typedef struct {
- uint8_t response_type; /**< Type of the response */
- uint8_t error_code; /**< Error code */
- uint16_t sequence; /**< Sequence number */
- uint32_t resource_id; /** < Resource ID for requests with side effects only */
- uint16_t minor_code; /** < Minor opcode of the failed request */
- uint8_t major_code; /** < Major opcode of the failed request */
- uint8_t pad0;
- uint32_t pad[5]; /**< Padding */
- uint32_t full_sequence; /**< full sequence */
-} xcb_generic_error_t;
-
-/**
- * @brief Generic cookie.
- *
- * A generic cookie structure.
- */
-typedef struct {
- unsigned int sequence; /**< Sequence number */
-} xcb_void_cookie_t;
-
-
-/* Include the generated xproto header. */
-#include "xproto.h"
-
-
-/** XCB_NONE is the universal null resource or null atom parameter value for many core X requests */
-#define XCB_NONE 0L
-
-/** XCB_COPY_FROM_PARENT can be used for many xcb_create_window parameters */
-#define XCB_COPY_FROM_PARENT 0L
-
-/** XCB_CURRENT_TIME can be used in most requests that take an xcb_timestamp_t */
-#define XCB_CURRENT_TIME 0L
-
-/** XCB_NO_SYMBOL fills in unused entries in xcb_keysym_t tables */
-#define XCB_NO_SYMBOL 0L
-
-
-/* xcb_auth.c */
-
-/**
- * @brief Container for authorization information.
- *
- * A container for authorization information to be sent to the X server.
- */
-typedef struct xcb_auth_info_t {
- int namelen; /**< Length of the string name (as returned by strlen). */
- char *name; /**< String containing the authentication protocol name, such as "MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1" or "XDM-AUTHORIZATION-1". */
- int datalen; /**< Length of the data member. */
- char *data; /**< Data interpreted in a protocol-specific manner. */
-} xcb_auth_info_t;
-
-
-/* xcb_out.c */
-
-/**
- * @brief Forces any buffered output to be written to the server.
- * @param c: The connection to the X server.
- * @return > @c 0 on success, <= @c 0 otherwise.
- *
- * Forces any buffered output to be written to the server. Blocks
- * until the write is complete.
- */
-int xcb_flush(xcb_connection_t *c);
-
-/**
- * @brief Returns the maximum request length that this server accepts.
- * @param c: The connection to the X server.
- * @return The maximum request length field.
- *
- * In the absence of the BIG-REQUESTS extension, returns the
- * maximum request length field from the connection setup data, which
- * may be as much as 65535. If the server supports BIG-REQUESTS, then
- * the maximum request length field from the reply to the
- * BigRequestsEnable request will be returned instead.
- *
- * Note that this length is measured in four-byte units, making the
- * theoretical maximum lengths roughly 256kB without BIG-REQUESTS and
- * 16GB with.
- */
-uint32_t xcb_get_maximum_request_length(xcb_connection_t *c);
-
-/**
- * @brief Prefetch the maximum request length without blocking.
- * @param c: The connection to the X server.
- *
- * Without blocking, does as much work as possible toward computing
- * the maximum request length accepted by the X server.
- *
- * Invoking this function may cause a call to xcb_big_requests_enable,
- * but will not block waiting for the reply.
- * xcb_get_maximum_request_length will return the prefetched data
- * after possibly blocking while the reply is retrieved.
- *
- * Note that in order for this function to be fully non-blocking, the
- * application must previously have called
- * xcb_prefetch_extension_data(c, &xcb_big_requests_id) and the reply
- * must have already arrived.
- */
-void xcb_prefetch_maximum_request_length(xcb_connection_t *c);
-
-
-/* xcb_in.c */
-
-/**
- * @brief Returns the next event or error from the server.
- * @param c: The connection to the X server.
- * @return The next event from the server.
- *
- * Returns the next event or error from the server, or returns null in
- * the event of an I/O error. Blocks until either an event or error
- * arrive, or an I/O error occurs.
- */
-xcb_generic_event_t *xcb_wait_for_event(xcb_connection_t *c);
-
-/**
- * @brief Returns the next event or error from the server.
- * @param c: The connection to the X server.
- * error status of the operation.
- * @return The next event from the server.
- *
- * Returns the next event or error from the server, if one is
- * available, or returns @c NULL otherwise. If no event is available, that
- * might be because an I/O error like connection close occurred while
- * attempting to read the next event, in which case the connection is
- * shut down when this function returns.
- */
-xcb_generic_event_t *xcb_poll_for_event(xcb_connection_t *c);
-
-/**
- * @brief Returns the next event or error that precedes the given request.
- * @param c: The connection to the X server.
- * @param request: The limiting sequence number.
- * @return The next event from the server.
- *
- * Returns the next event or error with a sequence number less than or
- * equal to the given sequence number, or returns NULL if no such event can
- * ever arrive. Blocks until either a suitable event or error arrive, or a
- * response arrives that proves no such event is coming, or an I/O error
- * occurs.
- *
- * After processing a request, the X server sends responses in a specific
- * order. First come any events that the request generated, then any
- * replies for the request, then the error response if there is one. After
- * that, the server may spontaneously send more events with the same
- * sequence number, which are not related to that request.
- *
- * This function will always return events from the pre-reply phase of the
- * specified request. It may also return events from the unrelated
- * post-reply stream, as long as they have the same sequence number.
- *
- * This function is useful for callers that need to process responses in
- * wire-order.
- *
- * Implementation note: You cannot currently use this function to ensure
- * that you process responses in exactly wire-order, because depending on
- * the sequence of calls you make and the timing of server responses,
- * post-reply events with the same sequence number may be returned as part
- * of the pre-reply event stream, even though they were separated by a
- * reply or error. In practice this kind of error is unlikely to matter,
- * but it may be fixed in the future.
- */
-xcb_generic_event_t *xcb_wait_for_event_until(xcb_connection_t *c, unsigned int request);
-
-/**
- * @brief Return the error for a request, or NULL if none can ever arrive.
- * @param c: The connection to the X server.
- * @param cookie: The request cookie.
- * @return The error for the request, or NULL if none can ever arrive.
- *
- * The xcb_void_cookie_t cookie supplied to this function must have resulted
- * from a call to xcb_[request_name]_checked(). This function will block
- * until one of two conditions happens. If an error is received, it will be
- * returned. If a reply to a subsequent request has already arrived, no error
- * can arrive for this request, so this function will return NULL.
- *
- * Note that this function will perform a sync if needed to ensure that the
- * sequence number will advance beyond that provided in cookie; this is a
- * convenience to avoid races in determining whether the sync is needed.
- */
-xcb_generic_error_t *xcb_request_check(xcb_connection_t *c, xcb_void_cookie_t cookie);
-
-/**
- * @brief Discards the reply for a request.
- * @param c: The connection to the X server.
- * @param sequence: The request sequence number from a cookie.
- *
- * Discards the reply for a request. Additionally, any error generated
- * by the request is also discarded (unless it was an _unchecked request
- * and the error has already arrived).
- *
- * This function will not block even if the reply is not yet available.
- *
- * Note that the sequence really does have to come from an xcb cookie;
- * this function is not designed to operate on socket-handoff replies.
- */
-void xcb_discard_reply(xcb_connection_t *c, unsigned int sequence);
-
-
-/* xcb_ext.c */
-
-/**
- * @typedef typedef struct xcb_extension_t xcb_extension_t
- */
-typedef struct xcb_extension_t xcb_extension_t; /**< Opaque structure used as key for xcb_get_extension_data_t. */
-
-/**
- * @brief Caches reply information from QueryExtension requests.
- * @param c: The connection.
- * @param ext: The extension data.
- * @return A pointer to the xcb_query_extension_reply_t for the extension.
- *
- * This function is the primary interface to the "extension cache",
- * which caches reply information from QueryExtension
- * requests. Invoking this function may cause a call to
- * xcb_query_extension to retrieve extension information from the
- * server, and may block until extension data is received from the
- * server.
- *
- * The result must not be freed. This storage is managed by the cache
- * itself.
- */
-const xcb_query_extension_reply_t *xcb_get_extension_data(xcb_connection_t *c, xcb_extension_t *ext);
-
-/**
- * @brief Prefetch of extension data into the extension cache
- * @param c: The connection.
- * @param ext: The extension data.
- *
- * This function allows a "prefetch" of extension data into the
- * extension cache. Invoking the function may cause a call to
- * xcb_query_extension, but will not block waiting for the
- * reply. xcb_get_extension_data will return the prefetched data after
- * possibly blocking while it is retrieved.
- */
-void xcb_prefetch_extension_data(xcb_connection_t *c, xcb_extension_t *ext);
-
-
-/* xcb_conn.c */
-
-/**
- * @brief Access the data returned by the server.
- * @param c: The connection.
- * @return A pointer to an xcb_setup_t structure.
- *
- * Accessor for the data returned by the server when the xcb_connection_t
- * was initialized. This data includes
- * - the server's required format for images,
- * - a list of available visuals,
- * - a list of available screens,
- * - the server's maximum request length (in the absence of the
- * BIG-REQUESTS extension),
- * - and other assorted information.
- *
- * See the X protocol specification for more details.
- *
- * The result must not be freed.
- */
-const xcb_setup_t *xcb_get_setup(xcb_connection_t *c);
-
-/**
- * @brief Access the file descriptor of the connection.
- * @param c: The connection.
- * @return The file descriptor.
- *
- * Accessor for the file descriptor that was passed to the
- * xcb_connect_to_fd call that returned @p c.
- */
-int xcb_get_file_descriptor(xcb_connection_t *c);
-
-/**
- * @brief Test whether the connection has shut down due to a fatal error.
- * @param c: The connection.
- * @return 1 if the connection is in an error state; 0 otherwise.
- *
- * Some errors that occur in the context of an xcb_connection_t
- * are unrecoverable. When such an error occurs, the
- * connection is shut down and further operations on the
- * xcb_connection_t have no effect.
- *
- * @todo Other functions should document the conditions in
- * which they shut down the connection.
- */
-int xcb_connection_has_error(xcb_connection_t *c);
-
-/**
- * @brief Connects to the X server.
- * @param fd: The file descriptor.
- * @param auth_info: Authentication data.
- * @return A newly allocated xcb_connection_t structure.
- *
- * Connects to an X server, given the open socket @p fd and the
- * xcb_auth_info_t @p auth_info. The file descriptor @p fd is
- * bidirectionally connected to an X server. If the connection
- * should be unauthenticated, @p auth_info must be @c
- * NULL.
- */
-xcb_connection_t *xcb_connect_to_fd(int fd, xcb_auth_info_t *auth_info);
-
-/**
- * @brief Closes the connection.
- * @param c: The connection.
- *
- * Closes the file descriptor and frees all memory associated with the
- * connection @c c.
- */
-void xcb_disconnect(xcb_connection_t *c);
-
-
-/* xcb_util.c */
-
-/**
- * @brief Parses a display string name in the form documented by X(7x).
- * @param name: The name of the display.
- * @param host: A pointer to a malloc'd copy of the hostname.
- * @param display: A pointer to the display number.
- * @param screen: A pointer to the screen number.
- * @return 0 on failure, non 0 otherwise.
- *
- * Parses the display string name @p display_name in the form
- * documented by X(7x). Has no side effects on failure. If
- * @p displayname is @c NULL or empty, it uses the environment
- * variable DISPLAY. @p hostp is a pointer to a newly allocated string
- * that contain the host name. @p displayp is set to the display
- * number and @p screenp to the preferred screen number. @p screenp
- * can be @c NULL. If @p displayname does not contain a screen number,
- * it is set to @c 0.
- */
-int xcb_parse_display(const char *name, char **host, int *display, int *screen);
-
-/**
- * @brief Connects to the X server.
- * @param displayname: The name of the display.
- * @param screenp: A pointer to a preferred screen number.
- * @return A newly allocated xcb_connection_t structure.
- *
- * Connects to the X server specified by @p displayname. If @p
- * displayname is @c NULL, uses the value of the DISPLAY environment
- * variable. If a particular screen on that server is preferred, the
- * int pointed to by @p screenp (if not @c NULL) will be set to that
- * screen; otherwise the screen will be set to 0.
- */
-xcb_connection_t *xcb_connect(const char *displayname, int *screenp);
-
-/**
- * @brief Connects to the X server, using an authorization information.
- * @param display: The name of the display.
- * @param auth: The authorization information.
- * @param screen: A pointer to a preferred screen number.
- * @return A newly allocated xcb_connection_t structure.
- *
- * Connects to the X server specified by @p displayname, using the
- * authorization @p auth. If a particular screen on that server is
- * preferred, the int pointed to by @p screenp (if not @c NULL) will
- * be set to that screen; otherwise @p screenp will be set to 0.
- */
-xcb_connection_t *xcb_connect_to_display_with_auth_info(const char *display, xcb_auth_info_t *auth, int *screen);
-
-
-/* xcb_xid.c */
-
-/**
- * @brief Allocates an XID for a new object.
- * @param c: The connection.
- * @return A newly allocated XID.
- *
- * Allocates an XID for a new object. Typically used just prior to
- * various object creation functions, such as xcb_create_window.
- */
-uint32_t xcb_generate_id(xcb_connection_t *c);
-
-
-/**
- * @}
- */
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-}
-#endif
-
-
-#endif /* __XCB_H__ */
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2001-2006 Bart Massey, Jamey Sharp, and Josh Triplett.
+ * All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+ * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+ * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+ * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+ * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN
+ * ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+ * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ *
+ * Except as contained in this notice, the names of the authors or their
+ * institutions shall not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the
+ * sale, use or other dealings in this Software without prior written
+ * authorization from the authors.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __XCB_H__
+#define __XCB_H__
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
+#if defined(__solaris__)
+#include <inttypes.h>
+#else
+#include <stdint.h>
+#endif
+
+#ifndef _WIN32
+#include <sys/uio.h>
+#else
+#include "xcb_windefs.h"
+#endif
+#include <pthread.h>
+
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @file xcb.h
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @defgroup XCB_Core_API XCB Core API
+ * @brief Core API of the XCB library.
+ *
+ * @{
+ */
+
+/* Pre-defined constants */
+
+/** Current protocol version */
+#define X_PROTOCOL 11
+
+/** Current minor version */
+#define X_PROTOCOL_REVISION 0
+
+/** X_TCP_PORT + display number = server port for TCP transport */
+#define X_TCP_PORT 6000
+
+#define XCB_TYPE_PAD(T,I) (-(I) & (sizeof(T) > 4 ? 3 : sizeof(T) - 1))
+
+/* Opaque structures */
+
+/**
+ * @brief XCB Connection structure.
+ *
+ * A structure that contain all data that XCB needs to communicate with an X server.
+ */
+typedef struct xcb_connection_t xcb_connection_t; /**< Opaque structure containing all data that XCB needs to communicate with an X server. */
+
+
+/* Other types */
+
+/**
+ * @brief Generic iterator.
+ *
+ * A generic iterator structure.
+ */
+typedef struct {
+ void *data; /**< Data of the current iterator */
+ int rem; /**< remaining elements */
+ int index; /**< index of the current iterator */
+} xcb_generic_iterator_t;
+
+/**
+ * @brief Generic reply.
+ *
+ * A generic reply structure.
+ */
+typedef struct {
+ uint8_t response_type; /**< Type of the response */
+ uint8_t pad0; /**< Padding */
+ uint16_t sequence; /**< Sequence number */
+ uint32_t length; /**< Length of the response */
+} xcb_generic_reply_t;
+
+/**
+ * @brief Generic event.
+ *
+ * A generic event structure.
+ */
+typedef struct {
+ uint8_t response_type; /**< Type of the response */
+ uint8_t pad0; /**< Padding */
+ uint16_t sequence; /**< Sequence number */
+ uint32_t pad[7]; /**< Padding */
+ uint32_t full_sequence; /**< full sequence */
+} xcb_generic_event_t;
+
+/**
+ * @brief GE event
+ *
+ * An event as sent by the XGE extension. The length field specifies the
+ * number of 4-byte blocks trailing the struct.
+ */
+typedef struct {
+ uint8_t response_type; /**< Type of the response */
+ uint8_t pad0; /**< Padding */
+ uint16_t sequence; /**< Sequence number */
+ uint32_t length;
+ uint16_t event_type;
+ uint16_t pad1;
+ uint32_t pad[5]; /**< Padding */
+ uint32_t full_sequence; /**< full sequence */
+} xcb_ge_event_t;
+
+/**
+ * @brief Generic error.
+ *
+ * A generic error structure.
+ */
+typedef struct {
+ uint8_t response_type; /**< Type of the response */
+ uint8_t error_code; /**< Error code */
+ uint16_t sequence; /**< Sequence number */
+ uint32_t resource_id; /** < Resource ID for requests with side effects only */
+ uint16_t minor_code; /** < Minor opcode of the failed request */
+ uint8_t major_code; /** < Major opcode of the failed request */
+ uint8_t pad0;
+ uint32_t pad[5]; /**< Padding */
+ uint32_t full_sequence; /**< full sequence */
+} xcb_generic_error_t;
+
+/**
+ * @brief Generic cookie.
+ *
+ * A generic cookie structure.
+ */
+typedef struct {
+ unsigned int sequence; /**< Sequence number */
+} xcb_void_cookie_t;
+
+
+/* Include the generated xproto header. */
+#include "xproto.h"
+
+
+/** XCB_NONE is the universal null resource or null atom parameter value for many core X requests */
+#define XCB_NONE 0L
+
+/** XCB_COPY_FROM_PARENT can be used for many xcb_create_window parameters */
+#define XCB_COPY_FROM_PARENT 0L
+
+/** XCB_CURRENT_TIME can be used in most requests that take an xcb_timestamp_t */
+#define XCB_CURRENT_TIME 0L
+
+/** XCB_NO_SYMBOL fills in unused entries in xcb_keysym_t tables */
+#define XCB_NO_SYMBOL 0L
+
+
+/* xcb_auth.c */
+
+/**
+ * @brief Container for authorization information.
+ *
+ * A container for authorization information to be sent to the X server.
+ */
+typedef struct xcb_auth_info_t {
+ int namelen; /**< Length of the string name (as returned by strlen). */
+ char *name; /**< String containing the authentication protocol name, such as "MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1" or "XDM-AUTHORIZATION-1". */
+ int datalen; /**< Length of the data member. */
+ char *data; /**< Data interpreted in a protocol-specific manner. */
+} xcb_auth_info_t;
+
+
+/* xcb_out.c */
+
+/**
+ * @brief Forces any buffered output to be written to the server.
+ * @param c: The connection to the X server.
+ * @return > @c 0 on success, <= @c 0 otherwise.
+ *
+ * Forces any buffered output to be written to the server. Blocks
+ * until the write is complete.
+ */
+int xcb_flush(xcb_connection_t *c);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Returns the maximum request length that this server accepts.
+ * @param c: The connection to the X server.
+ * @return The maximum request length field.
+ *
+ * In the absence of the BIG-REQUESTS extension, returns the
+ * maximum request length field from the connection setup data, which
+ * may be as much as 65535. If the server supports BIG-REQUESTS, then
+ * the maximum request length field from the reply to the
+ * BigRequestsEnable request will be returned instead.
+ *
+ * Note that this length is measured in four-byte units, making the
+ * theoretical maximum lengths roughly 256kB without BIG-REQUESTS and
+ * 16GB with.
+ */
+uint32_t xcb_get_maximum_request_length(xcb_connection_t *c);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Prefetch the maximum request length without blocking.
+ * @param c: The connection to the X server.
+ *
+ * Without blocking, does as much work as possible toward computing
+ * the maximum request length accepted by the X server.
+ *
+ * Invoking this function may cause a call to xcb_big_requests_enable,
+ * but will not block waiting for the reply.
+ * xcb_get_maximum_request_length will return the prefetched data
+ * after possibly blocking while the reply is retrieved.
+ *
+ * Note that in order for this function to be fully non-blocking, the
+ * application must previously have called
+ * xcb_prefetch_extension_data(c, &xcb_big_requests_id) and the reply
+ * must have already arrived.
+ */
+void xcb_prefetch_maximum_request_length(xcb_connection_t *c);
+
+
+/* xcb_in.c */
+
+/**
+ * @brief Returns the next event or error from the server.
+ * @param c: The connection to the X server.
+ * @return The next event from the server.
+ *
+ * Returns the next event or error from the server, or returns null in
+ * the event of an I/O error. Blocks until either an event or error
+ * arrive, or an I/O error occurs.
+ */
+xcb_generic_event_t *xcb_wait_for_event(xcb_connection_t *c);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Returns the next event or error from the server.
+ * @param c: The connection to the X server.
+ * error status of the operation.
+ * @return The next event from the server.
+ *
+ * Returns the next event or error from the server, if one is
+ * available, or returns @c NULL otherwise. If no event is available, that
+ * might be because an I/O error like connection close occurred while
+ * attempting to read the next event, in which case the connection is
+ * shut down when this function returns.
+ */
+xcb_generic_event_t *xcb_poll_for_event(xcb_connection_t *c);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Returns the next event without reading from the connection.
+ * @param c: The connection to the X server.
+ * @return The next already queued event from the server.
+ *
+ * This is a version of xcb_poll_for_event that only examines the
+ * event queue for new events. The function doesn't try to read new
+ * events from the connection if no queued events are found.
+ *
+ * This function is useful for callers that know in advance that all
+ * interesting events have already been read from the connection. For
+ * example, callers might use xcb_wait_for_reply and be interested
+ * only of events that preceded a specific reply.
+ */
+xcb_generic_event_t *xcb_poll_for_queued_event(xcb_connection_t *c);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Return the error for a request, or NULL if none can ever arrive.
+ * @param c: The connection to the X server.
+ * @param cookie: The request cookie.
+ * @return The error for the request, or NULL if none can ever arrive.
+ *
+ * The xcb_void_cookie_t cookie supplied to this function must have resulted
+ * from a call to xcb_[request_name]_checked(). This function will block
+ * until one of two conditions happens. If an error is received, it will be
+ * returned. If a reply to a subsequent request has already arrived, no error
+ * can arrive for this request, so this function will return NULL.
+ *
+ * Note that this function will perform a sync if needed to ensure that the
+ * sequence number will advance beyond that provided in cookie; this is a
+ * convenience to avoid races in determining whether the sync is needed.
+ */
+xcb_generic_error_t *xcb_request_check(xcb_connection_t *c, xcb_void_cookie_t cookie);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Discards the reply for a request.
+ * @param c: The connection to the X server.
+ * @param sequence: The request sequence number from a cookie.
+ *
+ * Discards the reply for a request. Additionally, any error generated
+ * by the request is also discarded (unless it was an _unchecked request
+ * and the error has already arrived).
+ *
+ * This function will not block even if the reply is not yet available.
+ *
+ * Note that the sequence really does have to come from an xcb cookie;
+ * this function is not designed to operate on socket-handoff replies.
+ */
+void xcb_discard_reply(xcb_connection_t *c, unsigned int sequence);
+
+
+/* xcb_ext.c */
+
+/**
+ * @typedef typedef struct xcb_extension_t xcb_extension_t
+ */
+typedef struct xcb_extension_t xcb_extension_t; /**< Opaque structure used as key for xcb_get_extension_data_t. */
+
+/**
+ * @brief Caches reply information from QueryExtension requests.
+ * @param c: The connection.
+ * @param ext: The extension data.
+ * @return A pointer to the xcb_query_extension_reply_t for the extension.
+ *
+ * This function is the primary interface to the "extension cache",
+ * which caches reply information from QueryExtension
+ * requests. Invoking this function may cause a call to
+ * xcb_query_extension to retrieve extension information from the
+ * server, and may block until extension data is received from the
+ * server.
+ *
+ * The result must not be freed. This storage is managed by the cache
+ * itself.
+ */
+const xcb_query_extension_reply_t *xcb_get_extension_data(xcb_connection_t *c, xcb_extension_t *ext);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Prefetch of extension data into the extension cache
+ * @param c: The connection.
+ * @param ext: The extension data.
+ *
+ * This function allows a "prefetch" of extension data into the
+ * extension cache. Invoking the function may cause a call to
+ * xcb_query_extension, but will not block waiting for the
+ * reply. xcb_get_extension_data will return the prefetched data after
+ * possibly blocking while it is retrieved.
+ */
+void xcb_prefetch_extension_data(xcb_connection_t *c, xcb_extension_t *ext);
+
+
+/* xcb_conn.c */
+
+/**
+ * @brief Access the data returned by the server.
+ * @param c: The connection.
+ * @return A pointer to an xcb_setup_t structure.
+ *
+ * Accessor for the data returned by the server when the xcb_connection_t
+ * was initialized. This data includes
+ * - the server's required format for images,
+ * - a list of available visuals,
+ * - a list of available screens,
+ * - the server's maximum request length (in the absence of the
+ * BIG-REQUESTS extension),
+ * - and other assorted information.
+ *
+ * See the X protocol specification for more details.
+ *
+ * The result must not be freed.
+ */
+const xcb_setup_t *xcb_get_setup(xcb_connection_t *c);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Access the file descriptor of the connection.
+ * @param c: The connection.
+ * @return The file descriptor.
+ *
+ * Accessor for the file descriptor that was passed to the
+ * xcb_connect_to_fd call that returned @p c.
+ */
+int xcb_get_file_descriptor(xcb_connection_t *c);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Test whether the connection has shut down due to a fatal error.
+ * @param c: The connection.
+ * @return 1 if the connection is in an error state; 0 otherwise.
+ *
+ * Some errors that occur in the context of an xcb_connection_t
+ * are unrecoverable. When such an error occurs, the
+ * connection is shut down and further operations on the
+ * xcb_connection_t have no effect.
+ *
+ * @todo Other functions should document the conditions in
+ * which they shut down the connection.
+ */
+int xcb_connection_has_error(xcb_connection_t *c);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Connects to the X server.
+ * @param fd: The file descriptor.
+ * @param auth_info: Authentication data.
+ * @return A newly allocated xcb_connection_t structure.
+ *
+ * Connects to an X server, given the open socket @p fd and the
+ * xcb_auth_info_t @p auth_info. The file descriptor @p fd is
+ * bidirectionally connected to an X server. If the connection
+ * should be unauthenticated, @p auth_info must be @c
+ * NULL.
+ */
+xcb_connection_t *xcb_connect_to_fd(int fd, xcb_auth_info_t *auth_info);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Closes the connection.
+ * @param c: The connection.
+ *
+ * Closes the file descriptor and frees all memory associated with the
+ * connection @c c.
+ */
+void xcb_disconnect(xcb_connection_t *c);
+
+
+/* xcb_util.c */
+
+/**
+ * @brief Parses a display string name in the form documented by X(7x).
+ * @param name: The name of the display.
+ * @param host: A pointer to a malloc'd copy of the hostname.
+ * @param display: A pointer to the display number.
+ * @param screen: A pointer to the screen number.
+ * @return 0 on failure, non 0 otherwise.
+ *
+ * Parses the display string name @p display_name in the form
+ * documented by X(7x). Has no side effects on failure. If
+ * @p displayname is @c NULL or empty, it uses the environment
+ * variable DISPLAY. @p hostp is a pointer to a newly allocated string
+ * that contain the host name. @p displayp is set to the display
+ * number and @p screenp to the preferred screen number. @p screenp
+ * can be @c NULL. If @p displayname does not contain a screen number,
+ * it is set to @c 0.
+ */
+int xcb_parse_display(const char *name, char **host, int *display, int *screen);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Connects to the X server.
+ * @param displayname: The name of the display.
+ * @param screenp: A pointer to a preferred screen number.
+ * @return A newly allocated xcb_connection_t structure.
+ *
+ * Connects to the X server specified by @p displayname. If @p
+ * displayname is @c NULL, uses the value of the DISPLAY environment
+ * variable. If a particular screen on that server is preferred, the
+ * int pointed to by @p screenp (if not @c NULL) will be set to that
+ * screen; otherwise the screen will be set to 0.
+ */
+xcb_connection_t *xcb_connect(const char *displayname, int *screenp);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Connects to the X server, using an authorization information.
+ * @param display: The name of the display.
+ * @param auth: The authorization information.
+ * @param screen: A pointer to a preferred screen number.
+ * @return A newly allocated xcb_connection_t structure.
+ *
+ * Connects to the X server specified by @p displayname, using the
+ * authorization @p auth. If a particular screen on that server is
+ * preferred, the int pointed to by @p screenp (if not @c NULL) will
+ * be set to that screen; otherwise @p screenp will be set to 0.
+ */
+xcb_connection_t *xcb_connect_to_display_with_auth_info(const char *display, xcb_auth_info_t *auth, int *screen);
+
+
+/* xcb_xid.c */
+
+/**
+ * @brief Allocates an XID for a new object.
+ * @param c: The connection.
+ * @return A newly allocated XID.
+ *
+ * Allocates an XID for a new object. Typically used just prior to
+ * various object creation functions, such as xcb_create_window.
+ */
+uint32_t xcb_generate_id(xcb_connection_t *c);
+
+
+/**
+ * @}
+ */
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+
+#endif /* __XCB_H__ */