[Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH 6/6] qemu, qmp: Convert do_sendkey() to QObject, QError

[Luiz Capitulino]

On Thu, 09 Dec 2010 14:59:40 +0800
Lai Jiangshan <address@hidden> wrote:

> 
> Convert do_sendkey() to QObject,QError, we need to use it.(via libvirt)
> 
> It is a trivial conversion, carefully converted the error reports.

Trivial conversion doesn't seem to lead to a good interface for qmp, because
sendkey carries human targeted features.

Please, read the following thread for more information on the topic and
some ideas for a better interface:

 http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2010-07/msg00976.html

> 
> Signed-off-by: Lai Jiangshan <address@hidden>
> ---
> diff --git a/hmp-commands.hx b/hmp-commands.hx
> index 23024ba..7a49b74 100644
> --- a/hmp-commands.hx
> +++ b/hmp-commands.hx
> @@ -436,7 +436,8 @@ ETEXI
>          .args_type  = "string:s,hold_time:i?",
>          .params     = "keys [hold_ms]",
>          .help       = "send keys to the VM (e.g. 'sendkey ctrl-alt-f1', 
> default hold time=100 ms)",
> -        .mhandler.cmd = do_sendkey,
> +        .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
> +        .mhandler.cmd_new = do_sendkey,
>      },
>  
>  STEXI
> diff --git a/monitor.c b/monitor.c
> index ec31eac..729a7cb 100644
> --- a/monitor.c
> +++ b/monitor.c
> @@ -1678,7 +1678,7 @@ static void release_keys(void *opaque)
>      }
>  }
>  
> -static void do_sendkey(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
> +static int do_sendkey(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict, QObject **ret_data)
>  {
>      char keyname_buf[16];
>      char *separator;
> @@ -1700,18 +1700,18 @@ static void do_sendkey(Monitor *mon, const QDict 
> *qdict)
>          if (keyname_len > 0) {
>              pstrcpy(keyname_buf, sizeof(keyname_buf), string);
>              if (keyname_len > sizeof(keyname_buf) - 1) {
> -                monitor_printf(mon, "invalid key: '%s...'\n", keyname_buf);
> -                return;
> +                qerror_report(QERR_INVALID_KEY, keyname_buf);
> +                return -1;
>              }
>              if (i == MAX_KEYCODES) {
> -                monitor_printf(mon, "too many keys\n");
> -                return;
> +                qerror_report(QERR_TOO_MANY_KEYS);
> +                return -1;
>              }
>              keyname_buf[keyname_len] = 0;
>              keycode = get_keycode(keyname_buf);
>              if (keycode < 0) {
> -                monitor_printf(mon, "unknown key: '%s'\n", keyname_buf);
> -                return;
> +                qerror_report(QERR_UNKNOWN_KEY, keyname_buf);
> +                return -1;
>              }
>              keycodes[i++] = keycode;
>          }
> @@ -1730,6 +1730,7 @@ static void do_sendkey(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
>      /* delayed key up events */
>      qemu_mod_timer(key_timer, qemu_get_clock(vm_clock) +
>                     muldiv64(get_ticks_per_sec(), hold_time, 1000));
> +    return 0;
>  }
>  
>  static int mouse_button_state;
> diff --git a/qmp-commands.hx b/qmp-commands.hx
> index e5f157f..a385b66 100644
> --- a/qmp-commands.hx
> +++ b/qmp-commands.hx
> @@ -225,6 +225,30 @@ Example:
>  <- { "return": {} }
>  
>  EQMP
> +    {
> +        .name       = "sendkey",
> +        .args_type  = "string:s,hold_time:i?",
> +        .params     = "keys [hold_ms]",
> +        .help       = "send keys to the VM (e.g. 'sendkey ctrl-alt-f1', 
> default hold time=100 ms)",
> +        .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
> +        .mhandler.cmd_new = do_sendkey,
> +    },
> +
> +SQMP
> address@hidden sendkey @var{keys}
> address@hidden sendkey
> +
> +Send @var{keys} to the emulator. @var{keys} could be the name of the
> +key or @code{#} followed by the raw value in either decimal or hexadecimal
> +format. Use @code{-} to press several keys simultaneously. Example:
> address@hidden
> +sendkey ctrl-alt-f1
> address@hidden example
> +
> +This command is useful to send keys that your graphical user interface
> +intercepts at low level, such as @code{ctrl-alt-f1} in X Window.
> +
> +EQMP
>  
>      {
>          .name       = "system_reset",
>