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NAME
XPAConvert - Converting the XPA API to 2.0
SYNOPSIS
This document describes tips for converting from xpa 1.0 (Xt-based xpa) to xpa 2.0 (socket-based xpa).
DESCRIPTION
The following are tips for converting from xpa 1.0 (Xt-based xpa) to xpa 2.0 (socket-based xpa). The changes are straight-forward and
almost can be done automatically (we used editor macros for most of the conversion).
o The existence of the cpp XPA_VERSION directive to distinguish between 1.0 (where it is not defined) and 2.0 (where it is defined).
o Remove the first widget argument from all send and receive server callbacks. Also change first 2 arguments from XtPointer to void *.
For example:
#ifdef XPA_VERSION static void XPAReceiveFile(client_data, call_data, paramlist, buf, len)
void *client_data;
void *call_data;
char *paramlist;
char *buf;
int len; #else static void XPAReceiveFile(w, client_data, call_data, paramlist, buf, len)
Widget w;
XtPointer client_data;
XtPointer call_data;
char *paramlist;
char *buf;
int len; #endif
o Server callbacks should be declared as returning int instead of void. They now should return 0 for no errors, -1 for error.
o The mode flags have changed when defining XPA server callbacks. The old S flag (save buffer) is replaced by freebuf=false. The old E
flag (empty buffer is OK) is no longer used (it was an artifact of the X implementation).
o Change NewXPACommand() to XPAcmdNew(), with the new calling sequence:
xpa = NewXPACommand(toplevel, NULL, prefix, NULL);
is changed to:
xpa = XPACmdNew(xclass, name);
o Change the AddXPACommand() subroutine name to XPACmdAdd (with the same calling sequence):
AddXPACommand(xpa, "file",
" display a new file
requires: filename",
NULL, NULL, NULL, XPAReceiveFile, text, NULL);
is changed to:
XPACmdAdd(xpa, "file",
" display a new file
requires: filename",
NULL, NULL, NULL, XPAReceiveFile, text, NULL);
o The XPAXtAppInput() routine should be called just before XtAppMainLoop() to add xpa fds to the Xt event loop:
/* add the xpas to the Xt loop */
XPAXtAddInput(app, NULL);
/* process events */
XtAppMainLoop(app);
o Change NewXPA() to XPANew() and call XPAXtAddInput() if the XtAppMainLoop routine already has been entered:
xpa = NewXPA(saotng->xim->toplevel, prefix, xparoot,
"FITS data or image filename
options: file type",
XPASendData, new, NULL,
XPAReceiveData, new, "SE");
is changed to:
sprintf(tbuf, "%s.%s", prefix, xparoot);
xpa = XPANew("SAOTNG", tbuf,
"FITS data or image filename
options: file type",
XPASendData, new, NULL,
XPAReceiveData, new, "SE");
XPAXtAddInput(XtWidgetToApplicationContext(saotng->xim->toplevel), xpa);
o Change XPAInternalReceiveCommand() to XPACmdInternalReceive() remove first argument in the calling sequence):
XPAInternalReceiveCommand(im->saotng->xim->toplevel,
im->saotng, im->saotng->commands,
"zoom reset", NULL, 0);
is changed to:
XPACmdInternalReceive(im->saotng, im->saotng->commands,
"zoom reset", NULL, 0);
o Change DestroyXPA to XPAFree:
DestroyXPA(im->dataxpa);
is changed to:
XPAFree(im->dataxpa);
SEE ALSO
See xpa(7) for a list of XPA help pages
version 2.1.14 June 7, 2012 xpaconvert(7)