X-Git-Url: http://sigrok.org/gitweb/?p=libserialport.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=libserialport.h.in;h=8962ef8d942eb5fb6f368408b62feea9998a2a97;hp=0b46497c477dfd6ef3573d6aeb6c9db9266e3e18;hb=962143bc5c3a9a6e130cc1273ab465238c178d70;hpb=e4f44cf5f22c40ec7daedc895458426de8340dff diff --git a/libserialport.h.in b/libserialport.h.in index 0b46497..8962ef8 100644 --- a/libserialport.h.in +++ b/libserialport.h.in @@ -1,7 +1,9 @@ /* * This file is part of the libserialport project. * - * Copyright (C) 2013 Martin Ling + * Copyright (C) 2013, 2015 Martin Ling + * Copyright (C) 2014 Uwe Hermann + * Copyright (C) 2014 Aurelien Jacobs * * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as @@ -29,27 +31,80 @@ * By writing your serial code to use libserialport, you enable it to work * transparently on any platform supported by the library. * - * The operations that are supported are: + * libserialport is an open source project released under the LGPL3+ license. + * + * The library is maintained by the [sigrok](http://sigrok.org/) project. See + * the [libserialport homepage](http://sigrok.org/wiki/Libserialport) for the + * latest information. + * + * Source code is maintained in git at + * [git://sigrok.org/libserialport](http://sigrok.org/gitweb/?p=libserialport.git). + * + * Bugs are tracked at http://sigrok.org/bugzilla/. + * + * The library was conceived and designed by Martin Ling, is maintained by + * Uwe Hermann, and has received contributions from several other developers. + * See the git history for full credits. + * + * API information + * =============== + * + * The API has been designed from scratch. It does not exactly resemble the + * serial API of any particular operating system. Instead it aims to provide + * a set of functions that can reliably be implemented across all operating + * systems. These form a sufficient basis for higher level behaviour to + * be implemented in a platform independent manner. + * + * If you are porting code written for a particular OS, you may find you need + * to restructure things somewhat, or do without some specialised features. + * For particular notes on porting existing code, see @ref Porting. + * + * The following subsections will help explain the principles of the API. + * + * Headers + * ------- + * + * To use libserialport functions in your code, you should include the + * libserialport.h header, i.e. "#include ". + * + * Namespace + * --------- + * + * All identifiers defined by the public libserialport headers use the prefix + * sp_ (for functions and data types) or SP_ (for macros and constants). + * + * Functions + * --------- + * + * The functions provided by the library are documented in detail in + * the following sections: * * - @ref Enumeration (obtaining a list of serial ports on the system) - * - @ref Ports + * - @ref Ports (opening, closing and getting information about ports) * - @ref Configuration (baud rate, parity, etc.) * - @ref Signals (modem control lines, breaks, etc.) - * - @ref Data - * - @ref Waiting - * - @ref Errors + * - @ref Data (reading and writing data, and buffer management) + * - @ref Waiting (waiting for ports to be ready, integrating with event loops) + * - @ref Errors (getting error and debugging information) * - * libserialport is an open source project released under the LGPL3+ license. + * Data structures + * --------------- * - * API principles - * ============== + * The library defines three data structures: * - * The API is simple, and designed to be a minimal wrapper around the serial - * port support in each OS. + * - @ref sp_port, which represents a serial port. + * See @ref Enumeration. + * - @ref sp_port_config, which represents a port configuration. + * See @ref Configuration. + * - @ref sp_event_set, which represents a set of events. + * See @ref Waiting. * - * Most functions take a pointer to a struct sp_port, which represents a serial - * port. These structures are always allocated and freed by the library, using - * the functions in the @ref Enumeration "Enumeration" section. + * All these structures are allocated and freed by library functions. It is + * the caller's responsibility to ensure that the correct calls are made to + * free allocated structures after use. + * + * Return codes and error handling + * ------------------------------- * * Most functions have return type @ref sp_return and can return only four * possible error values: @@ -75,6 +130,124 @@ * Calls that succeed return @ref SP_OK, which is equal to zero. Some functions * declared @ref sp_return can also return a positive value for a successful * numeric result, e.g. sp_blocking_read() or sp_blocking_write(). + * + * An error message is only available via sp_last_error_message() in the case + * where SP_ERR_FAIL was returned by the previous function call. The error + * message returned is that provided by the OS, using the current language + * settings. It is an error to call sp_last_error_code() or + * sp_last_error_message() except after a previous function call returned + * SP_ERR_FAIL. The library does not define its own error codes or messages + * to accompany other return codes. + * + * Thread safety + * ------------- + * + * Certain combinations of calls can be made concurrently, as follows. + * + * - Calls using different ports may always be made concurrently, i.e. + * it is safe for separate threads to handle their own ports. + * + * - Calls using the same port may be made concurrently when one call + * is a read operation and one call is a write operation, i.e. it is safe + * to use separate "reader" and "writer" threads for the same port. See + * below for which operations meet these definitions. + * + * Read operations: + * + * - sp_blocking_read() + * - sp_blocking_read_next() + * - sp_nonblocking_read() + * - sp_input_waiting() + * - sp_flush() with @ref SP_BUF_INPUT only. + * - sp_wait() with @ref SP_EVENT_RX_READY only. + * + * Write operations: + * + * - sp_blocking_write() + * - sp_nonblocking_write() + * - sp_output_waiting() + * - sp_drain() + * - sp_flush() with @ref SP_BUF_OUTPUT only. + * - sp_wait() with @ref SP_EVENT_TX_READY only. + * + * If two calls, on the same port, do not fit into one of these categories + * each, then they may not be made concurrently. + * + * Debugging + * --------- + * + * The library can output extensive tracing and debugging information. The + * simplest way to use this is to set the environment variable + * LIBSERIALPORT_DEBUG to any value; messages will then be output to the + * standard error stream. + * + * This behaviour is implemented by a default debug message handling + * callback. An alternative callback can be set using sp_set_debug_handler(), + * in order to e.g. redirect the output elsewhere or filter it. + * + * No guarantees are made about the content of the debug output; it is chosen + * to suit the needs of the developers and may change between releases. + * + * @anchor Porting + * Porting + * ------- + * + * The following guidelines may help when porting existing OS-specific code + * to use libserialport. + * + * ### Porting from Unix-like systems ### + * + * There are two main differences to note when porting code written for Unix. + * + * The first is that Unix traditionally provides a wide range of functionality + * for dealing with serial devices at the OS level; this is exposed through the + * termios API and dates to the days when serial terminals were common. If your + * code relies on many of these facilities you will need to adapt it, because + * libserialport provides only a raw binary channel with no special handling. + * + * The second relates to blocking versus non-blocking I/O behaviour. In + * Unix-like systems this is normally specified by setting the O_NONBLOCK + * flag on the file descriptor, affecting the semantics of subsequent read() + * and write() calls. + * + * In libserialport, blocking and nonblocking operations are both available at + * any time. If your existing code ѕets O_NONBLOCK, you should use + * sp_nonblocking_read() and sp_nonblocking_write() to get the same behaviour + * as your existing read() and write() calls. If it does not, you should use + * sp_blocking_read() and sp_blocking_write() instead. You may also find + * sp_blocking_read_next() useful, which reproduces the semantics of a blocking + * read() with VTIME = 0 and VMIN = 1 set in termios. + * + * Finally, you should take care if your program uses custom signal handlers. + * The blocking calls provided by libserialport will restart system calls that + * return with EINTR, so you will need to make your own arrangements if you + * need to interrupt blocking operations when your signal handlers are called. + * This is not an issue if you only use the default handlers. + * + * ### Porting from Windows ### + * + * The main consideration when porting from Windows is that there is no + * direct equivalent for overlapped I/O operations. + * + * If your program does not use overlapped I/O, you can simply use + * sp_blocking_read() and sp_blocking_write() as direct equivalents for + * ReadFile() and WriteFile(). You may also find sp_blocking_read_next() + * useful, which reproduces the special semantics of ReadFile() with + * ReadIntervalTimeout and ReadTotalTimeoutMultiplier set to MAXDWORD + * and 0 < ReadTotalTimeoutConstant < MAXDWORD. + * + * If your program makes use of overlapped I/O to continue work while a serial + * operation is in progress, then you can achieve the same results using + * sp_nonblocking_read() and sp_nonblocking_write(). + * + * Generally, overlapped I/O is combined with either waiting for completion + * once there is no more background work to do (using WaitForSingleObject() or + * WaitForMultipleObjects()), or periodically checking for completion with + * GetOverlappedResult(). If the aim is to start a new operation for further + * data once the previous one has completed, you can instead simply call the + * nonblocking functions again with the next data. If you need to wait for + * completion, use sp_wait() to determine when the port is ready to send or + * receive further data. */ #ifndef LIBSERIALPORT_LIBSERIALPORT_H @@ -283,8 +456,10 @@ struct sp_event_set { * * The result should be freed after use by calling sp_free_port(). * - * If any error is returned, the variable pointed to by port_ptr will be set - * to NULL. Otherwise, it will be set to point to the newly allocated port. + * @param[in] portname The OS-specific name of a serial port. Must not be NULL. + * @param[out] port_ptr If any error is returned, the variable pointed to by + * port_ptr will be set to NULL. Otherwise, it will be set + * to point to the newly allocated port. Must not be NULL. * * @return SP_OK upon success, a negative error code otherwise. * @@ -295,6 +470,8 @@ enum sp_return sp_get_port_by_name(const char *portname, struct sp_port **port_p /** * Free a port structure obtained from sp_get_port_by_name() or sp_copy_port(). * + * @param[in] port Pointer to a port structure. Must not be NULL. + * * @since 0.1.0 */ void sp_free_port(struct sp_port *port); @@ -310,8 +487,9 @@ void sp_free_port(struct sp_port *port); * If a port from the list is to be used after freeing the list, it must be * copied first using sp_copy_port(). * - * If any error is returned, the variable pointed to by list_ptr will be set - * to NULL. Otherwise, it will be set to point to the newly allocated array. + * @param[out] list_ptr If any error is returned, the variable pointed to by + * list_ptr will be set to NULL. Otherwise, it will be set + * to point to the newly allocated array. Must not be NULL. * * @return SP_OK upon success, a negative error code otherwise. * @@ -320,15 +498,17 @@ void sp_free_port(struct sp_port *port); enum sp_return sp_list_ports(struct sp_port ***list_ptr); /** - * Make a new copy of a sp_port structure. + * Make a new copy of an sp_port structure. * * The user should allocate a variable of type "struct sp_port *" and pass a * pointer to this to receive the result. * * The copy should be freed after use by calling sp_free_port(). * - * If any error is returned, the variable pointed to by copy_ptr will be set - * to NULL. Otherwise, it will be set to point to the newly allocated copy. + * @param[in] port Pointer to a port structure. Must not be NULL. + * @param[out] copy_ptr If any error is returned, the variable pointed to by + * copy_ptr will be set to NULL. Otherwise, it will be set + * to point to the newly allocated copy. Must not be NULL. * * @return SP_OK upon success, a negative error code otherwise. * @@ -342,6 +522,8 @@ enum sp_return sp_copy_port(const struct sp_port *port, struct sp_port **copy_pt * This will also free all the sp_port structures referred to from the list; * any that are to be retained must be copied first using sp_copy_port(). * + * @param[in] ports Pointer to a list of port structures. Must not be NULL. + * * @since 0.1.0 */ void sp_free_port_list(struct sp_port **ports); @@ -358,8 +540,8 @@ void sp_free_port_list(struct sp_port **ports); /** * Open the specified serial port. * - * @param port Pointer to port structure. - * @param flags Flags to use when opening the serial port. + * @param[in] port Pointer to a port structure. Must not be NULL. + * @param[in] flags Flags to use when opening the serial port. * * @return SP_OK upon success, a negative error code otherwise. * @@ -370,6 +552,8 @@ enum sp_return sp_open(struct sp_port *port, enum sp_mode flags); /** * Close the specified serial port. * + * @param[in] port Pointer to a port structure. Must not be NULL. + * * @return SP_OK upon success, a negative error code otherwise. * * @since 0.1.0 @@ -383,11 +567,11 @@ enum sp_return sp_close(struct sp_port *port); * current operating system; e.g. for Windows it will usually be a "COMn" * device name, and for Unix it will be a device path beginning with "/dev/". * - * @param port Pointer to port structure. + * @param[in] port Pointer to a port structure. Must not be NULL. * * @return The port name, or NULL if an invalid port is passed. The name - * string is part of the port structure and may not be used after the - * port structure has been freed. + * string is part of the port structure and may not be used after + * the port structure has been freed. * * @since 0.1.0 */ @@ -396,33 +580,35 @@ char *sp_get_port_name(const struct sp_port *port); /** * Get a description for a port, to present to end user. * - * @param port Pointer to port structure. + * @param[in] port Pointer to a port structure. Must not be NULL. * * @return The port description, or NULL if an invalid port is passed. - * The description string is part of the port structure and may not be used - * after the port structure has been freed. + * The description string is part of the port structure and may not + * be used after the port structure has been freed. * * @since 0.1.1 */ -char *sp_get_port_description(struct sp_port *port); +char *sp_get_port_description(const struct sp_port *port); /** * Get the transport type used by a port. * - * @param port Pointer to port structure. + * @param[in] port Pointer to a port structure. Must not be NULL. * * @return The port transport type. * * @since 0.1.1 */ -enum sp_transport sp_get_port_transport(struct sp_port *port); +enum sp_transport sp_get_port_transport(const struct sp_port *port); /** * Get the USB bus number and address on bus of a USB serial adapter port. * - * @param port Pointer to port structure. - * @param usb_bus Pointer to variable to store USB bus. - * @param usb_address Pointer to variable to store USB address + * @param[in] port Pointer to a port structure. Must not be NULL. + * @param[out] usb_bus Pointer to a variable to store the USB bus. + * Can be NULL (in that case it will be ignored). + * @param[out] usb_address Pointer to a variable to store the USB address. + * Can be NULL (in that case it will be ignored). * * @return SP_OK upon success, a negative error code otherwise. * @@ -434,9 +620,11 @@ enum sp_return sp_get_port_usb_bus_address(const struct sp_port *port, /** * Get the USB Vendor ID and Product ID of a USB serial adapter port. * - * @param port Pointer to port structure. - * @param usb_vid Pointer to variable to store USB VID. - * @param usb_pid Pointer to variable to store USB PID + * @param[in] port Pointer to a port structure. Must not be NULL. + * @param[out] usb_vid Pointer to a variable to store the USB VID. + * Can be NULL (in that case it will be ignored). + * @param[out] usb_pid Pointer to a variable to store the USB PID. + * Can be NULL (in that case it will be ignored). * * @return SP_OK upon success, a negative error code otherwise. * @@ -447,11 +635,11 @@ enum sp_return sp_get_port_usb_vid_pid(const struct sp_port *port, int *usb_vid, /** * Get the USB manufacturer string of a USB serial adapter port. * - * @param port Pointer to port structure. + * @param[in] port Pointer to a port structure. Must not be NULL. * * @return The port manufacturer string, or NULL if an invalid port is passed. - * The manufacturer string is part of the port structure and may not be used - * after the port structure has been freed. + * The manufacturer string is part of the port structure and may not + * be used after the port structure has been freed. * * @since 0.1.1 */ @@ -460,11 +648,11 @@ char *sp_get_port_usb_manufacturer(const struct sp_port *port); /** * Get the USB product string of a USB serial adapter port. * - * @param port Pointer to port structure. + * @param[in] port Pointer to a port structure. Must not be NULL. * * @return The port product string, or NULL if an invalid port is passed. - * The product string is part of the port structure and may not be used - * after the port structure has been freed. + * The product string is part of the port structure and may not be + * used after the port structure has been freed. * * @since 0.1.1 */ @@ -473,11 +661,11 @@ char *sp_get_port_usb_product(const struct sp_port *port); /** * Get the USB serial number string of a USB serial adapter port. * - * @param port Pointer to port structure. + * @param[in] port Pointer to a port structure. Must not be NULL. * * @return The port serial number, or NULL if an invalid port is passed. - * The serial number string is part of the port structure and may not be used - * after the port structure has been freed. + * The serial number string is part of the port structure and may + * not be used after the port structure has been freed. * * @since 0.1.1 */ @@ -486,11 +674,11 @@ char *sp_get_port_usb_serial(const struct sp_port *port); /** * Get the MAC address of a Bluetooth serial adapter port. * - * @param port Pointer to port structure. + * @param[in] port Pointer to a port structure. Must not be NULL. * * @return The port MAC address, or NULL if an invalid port is passed. - * The MAC address string is part of the port structure and may not be used - * after the port structure has been freed. + * The MAC address string is part of the port structure and may not + * be used after the port structure has been freed. * * @since 0.1.1 */ @@ -516,6 +704,12 @@ char *sp_get_port_bluetooth_address(const struct sp_port *port); * that direct usage of the OS handle will not conflict with the * library's own usage of the port. Be careful. * + * @param[in] port Pointer to a port structure. Must not be NULL. + * @param[out] result_ptr If any error is returned, the variable pointed to by + * result_ptr will have unknown contents and should not + * be used. Otherwise, it will be set to point to the + * OS handle. Must not be NULL. + * * @return SP_OK upon success, a negative error code otherwise. * * @since 0.1.0 @@ -534,17 +728,20 @@ enum sp_return sp_get_port_handle(const struct sp_port *port, void *result_ptr); /** * Allocate a port configuration structure. * - * The user should allocate a variable of type "struct sp_config *" and pass a - * pointer to this to receive the result. The variable will be updated to - * point to the new configuration structure. The structure is opaque and must - * be accessed via the functions provided. + * The user should allocate a variable of type "struct sp_port_config *" and + * pass a pointer to this to receive the result. The variable will be updated + * to point to the new configuration structure. The structure is opaque and + * must be accessed via the functions provided. * * All parameters in the structure will be initialised to special values which * are ignored by sp_set_config(). * * The structure should be freed after use by calling sp_free_config(). * - * @param config_ptr Pointer to variable to receive result. + * @param[out] config_ptr If any error is returned, the variable pointed to by + * config_ptr will be set to NULL. Otherwise, it will + * be set to point to the allocated config structure. + * Must not be NULL. * * @return SP_OK upon success, a negative error code otherwise. * @@ -555,7 +752,7 @@ enum sp_return sp_new_config(struct sp_port_config **config_ptr); /** * Free a port configuration structure. * - * @param config Pointer to configuration structure. + * @param[in] config Pointer to a configuration structure. Must not be NULL. * * @since 0.1.0 */ @@ -572,6 +769,11 @@ void sp_free_config(struct sp_port_config *config); * supported by libserialport, will be set to special values that are * ignored by sp_set_config(). * + * @param[in] port Pointer to a port structure. Must not be NULL. + * @param[out] config Pointer to a configuration structure that will hold + * the result. Upon errors the contents of the config + * struct will not be changed. Must not be NULL. + * * @return SP_OK upon success, a negative error code otherwise. * * @since 0.1.0 @@ -585,6 +787,12 @@ enum sp_return sp_get_config(struct sp_port *port, struct sp_port_config *config * -1, but see the documentation for each field). These values will be ignored * and the corresponding setting left unchanged on the port. * + * Upon errors, the configuration of the serial port is unknown since + * partial/incomplete config updates may have happened. + * + * @param[in] port Pointer to a port structure. Must not be NULL. + * @param[in] config Pointer to a configuration structure. Must not be NULL. + * * @return SP_OK upon success, a negative error code otherwise. * * @since 0.1.0 @@ -594,8 +802,8 @@ enum sp_return sp_set_config(struct sp_port *port, const struct sp_port_config * /** * Set the baud rate for the specified serial port. * - * @param port Pointer to port structure. - * @param baudrate Baud rate in bits per second. + * @param[in] port Pointer to a port structure. Must not be NULL. + * @param[in] baudrate Baud rate in bits per second. * * @return SP_OK upon success, a negative error code otherwise. * @@ -606,11 +814,11 @@ enum sp_return sp_set_baudrate(struct sp_port *port, int baudrate); /** * Get the baud rate from a port configuration. * - * The user should allocate a variable of type int and pass a pointer to this - * to receive the result. + * The user should allocate a variable of type int and + * pass a pointer to this to receive the result. * - * @param config Pointer to configuration structure. - * @param baudrate_ptr Pointer to variable to store result. + * @param[in] config Pointer to a configuration structure. Must not be NULL. + * @param[out] baudrate_ptr Pointer to a variable to store the result. Must not be NULL. * * @return SP_OK upon success, a negative error code otherwise. * @@ -621,8 +829,8 @@ enum sp_return sp_get_config_baudrate(const struct sp_port_config *config, int * /** * Set the baud rate in a port configuration. * - * @param config Pointer to configuration structure. - * @param baudrate Baud rate in bits per second, or -1 to retain current setting. + * @param[in] config Pointer to a configuration structure. Must not be NULL. + * @param[in] baudrate Baud rate in bits per second, or -1 to retain the current setting. * * @return SP_OK upon success, a negative error code otherwise. * @@ -633,8 +841,8 @@ enum sp_return sp_set_config_baudrate(struct sp_port_config *config, int baudrat /** * Set the data bits for the specified serial port. * - * @param port Pointer to port structure. - * @param bits Number of data bits. + * @param[in] port Pointer to a port structure. Must not be NULL. + * @param[in] bits Number of data bits. * * @return SP_OK upon success, a negative error code otherwise. * @@ -645,11 +853,11 @@ enum sp_return sp_set_bits(struct sp_port *port, int bits); /** * Get the data bits from a port configuration. * - * The user should allocate a variable of type int and pass a pointer to this - * to receive the result. + * The user should allocate a variable of type int and + * pass a pointer to this to receive the result. * - * @param config Pointer to configuration structure. - * @param bits_ptr Pointer to variable to store result. + * @param[in] config Pointer to a configuration structure. Must not be NULL. + * @param[out] bits_ptr Pointer to a variable to store the result. Must not be NULL. * * @return SP_OK upon success, a negative error code otherwise. * @@ -660,8 +868,8 @@ enum sp_return sp_get_config_bits(const struct sp_port_config *config, int *bits /** * Set the data bits in a port configuration. * - * @param config Pointer to configuration structure. - * @param bits Number of data bits, or -1 to retain current setting. + * @param[in] config Pointer to a configuration structure. Must not be NULL. + * @param[in] bits Number of data bits, or -1 to retain the current setting. * * @return SP_OK upon success, a negative error code otherwise. * @@ -672,8 +880,8 @@ enum sp_return sp_set_config_bits(struct sp_port_config *config, int bits); /** * Set the parity setting for the specified serial port. * - * @param port Pointer to port structure. - * @param parity Parity setting. + * @param[in] port Pointer to a port structure. Must not be NULL. + * @param[in] parity Parity setting. * * @return SP_OK upon success, a negative error code otherwise. * @@ -684,11 +892,11 @@ enum sp_return sp_set_parity(struct sp_port *port, enum sp_parity parity); /** * Get the parity setting from a port configuration. * - * The user should allocate a variable of type enum sp_parity and pass a pointer to this - * to receive the result. + * The user should allocate a variable of type enum sp_parity and + * pass a pointer to this to receive the result. * - * @param config Pointer to configuration structure. - * @param parity_ptr Pointer to variable to store result. + * @param[in] config Pointer to a configuration structure. Must not be NULL. + * @param[out] parity_ptr Pointer to a variable to store the result. Must not be NULL. * * @return SP_OK upon success, a negative error code otherwise. * @@ -699,8 +907,8 @@ enum sp_return sp_get_config_parity(const struct sp_port_config *config, enum sp /** * Set the parity setting in a port configuration. * - * @param config Pointer to configuration structure. - * @param parity Parity setting, or -1 to retain current setting. + * @param[in] config Pointer to a configuration structure. Must not be NULL. + * @param[in] parity Parity setting, or -1 to retain the current setting. * * @return SP_OK upon success, a negative error code otherwise. * @@ -711,8 +919,8 @@ enum sp_return sp_set_config_parity(struct sp_port_config *config, enum sp_parit /** * Set the stop bits for the specified serial port. * - * @param port Pointer to port structure. - * @param stopbits Number of stop bits. + * @param[in] port Pointer to a port structure. Must not be NULL. + * @param[in] stopbits Number of stop bits. * * @return SP_OK upon success, a negative error code otherwise. * @@ -723,11 +931,11 @@ enum sp_return sp_set_stopbits(struct sp_port *port, int stopbits); /** * Get the stop bits from a port configuration. * - * The user should allocate a variable of type int and pass a pointer to this - * to receive the result. + * The user should allocate a variable of type int and + * pass a pointer to this to receive the result. * - * @param config Pointer to configuration structure. - * @param stopbits_ptr Pointer to variable to store result. + * @param[in] config Pointer to a configuration structure. Must not be NULL. + * @param[out] stopbits_ptr Pointer to a variable to store the result. Must not be NULL. * * @return SP_OK upon success, a negative error code otherwise. * @@ -738,8 +946,8 @@ enum sp_return sp_get_config_stopbits(const struct sp_port_config *config, int * /** * Set the stop bits in a port configuration. * - * @param config Pointer to configuration structure. - * @param stopbits Number of stop bits, or -1 to retain current setting. + * @param[in] config Pointer to a configuration structure. Must not be NULL. + * @param[in] stopbits Number of stop bits, or -1 to retain the current setting. * * @return SP_OK upon success, a negative error code otherwise. * @@ -750,8 +958,8 @@ enum sp_return sp_set_config_stopbits(struct sp_port_config *config, int stopbit /** * Set the RTS pin behaviour for the specified serial port. * - * @param port Pointer to port structure. - * @param rts RTS pin mode. + * @param[in] port Pointer to a port structure. Must not be NULL. + * @param[in] rts RTS pin mode. * * @return SP_OK upon success, a negative error code otherwise. * @@ -762,11 +970,11 @@ enum sp_return sp_set_rts(struct sp_port *port, enum sp_rts rts); /** * Get the RTS pin behaviour from a port configuration. * - * The user should allocate a variable of type enum sp_rts and pass a pointer to this - * to receive the result. + * The user should allocate a variable of type enum sp_rts and + * pass a pointer to this to receive the result. * - * @param config Pointer to configuration structure. - * @param rts_ptr Pointer to variable to store result. + * @param[in] config Pointer to a configuration structure. Must not be NULL. + * @param[out] rts_ptr Pointer to a variable to store the result. Must not be NULL. * * @return SP_OK upon success, a negative error code otherwise. * @@ -777,8 +985,8 @@ enum sp_return sp_get_config_rts(const struct sp_port_config *config, enum sp_rt /** * Set the RTS pin behaviour in a port configuration. * - * @param config Pointer to configuration structure. - * @param rts RTS pin mode, or -1 to retain current setting. + * @param[in] config Pointer to a configuration structure. Must not be NULL. + * @param[in] rts RTS pin mode, or -1 to retain the current setting. * * @return SP_OK upon success, a negative error code otherwise. * @@ -789,8 +997,8 @@ enum sp_return sp_set_config_rts(struct sp_port_config *config, enum sp_rts rts) /** * Set the CTS pin behaviour for the specified serial port. * - * @param port Pointer to port structure. - * @param cts CTS pin mode. + * @param[in] port Pointer to a port structure. Must not be NULL. + * @param[in] cts CTS pin mode. * * @return SP_OK upon success, a negative error code otherwise. * @@ -801,11 +1009,11 @@ enum sp_return sp_set_cts(struct sp_port *port, enum sp_cts cts); /** * Get the CTS pin behaviour from a port configuration. * - * The user should allocate a variable of type enum sp_cts and pass a pointer to this - * to receive the result. + * The user should allocate a variable of type enum sp_cts and + * pass a pointer to this to receive the result. * - * @param config Pointer to configuration structure. - * @param cts_ptr Pointer to variable to store result. + * @param[in] config Pointer to a configuration structure. Must not be NULL. + * @param[out] cts_ptr Pointer to a variable to store the result. Must not be NULL. * * @return SP_OK upon success, a negative error code otherwise. * @@ -816,8 +1024,8 @@ enum sp_return sp_get_config_cts(const struct sp_port_config *config, enum sp_ct /** * Set the CTS pin behaviour in a port configuration. * - * @param config Pointer to configuration structure. - * @param cts CTS pin mode, or -1 to retain current setting. + * @param[in] config Pointer to a configuration structure. Must not be NULL. + * @param[in] cts CTS pin mode, or -1 to retain the current setting. * * @return SP_OK upon success, a negative error code otherwise. * @@ -828,8 +1036,8 @@ enum sp_return sp_set_config_cts(struct sp_port_config *config, enum sp_cts cts) /** * Set the DTR pin behaviour for the specified serial port. * - * @param port Pointer to port structure. - * @param dtr DTR pin mode. + * @param[in] port Pointer to a port structure. Must not be NULL. + * @param[in] dtr DTR pin mode. * * @return SP_OK upon success, a negative error code otherwise. * @@ -840,11 +1048,11 @@ enum sp_return sp_set_dtr(struct sp_port *port, enum sp_dtr dtr); /** * Get the DTR pin behaviour from a port configuration. * - * The user should allocate a variable of type enum sp_dtr and pass a pointer to this - * to receive the result. + * The user should allocate a variable of type enum sp_dtr and + * pass a pointer to this to receive the result. * - * @param config Pointer to configuration structure. - * @param dtr_ptr Pointer to variable to store result. + * @param[in] config Pointer to a configuration structure. Must not be NULL. + * @param[out] dtr_ptr Pointer to a variable to store the result. Must not be NULL. * * @return SP_OK upon success, a negative error code otherwise. * @@ -855,8 +1063,8 @@ enum sp_return sp_get_config_dtr(const struct sp_port_config *config, enum sp_dt /** * Set the DTR pin behaviour in a port configuration. * - * @param config Pointer to configuration structure. - * @param dtr DTR pin mode, or -1 to retain current setting. + * @param[in] config Pointer to a configuration structure. Must not be NULL. + * @param[in] dtr DTR pin mode, or -1 to retain the current setting. * * @return SP_OK upon success, a negative error code otherwise. * @@ -867,8 +1075,8 @@ enum sp_return sp_set_config_dtr(struct sp_port_config *config, enum sp_dtr dtr) /** * Set the DSR pin behaviour for the specified serial port. * - * @param port Pointer to port structure. - * @param dsr DSR pin mode. + * @param[in] port Pointer to a port structure. Must not be NULL. + * @param[in] dsr DSR pin mode. * * @return SP_OK upon success, a negative error code otherwise. * @@ -879,11 +1087,11 @@ enum sp_return sp_set_dsr(struct sp_port *port, enum sp_dsr dsr); /** * Get the DSR pin behaviour from a port configuration. * - * The user should allocate a variable of type enum sp_dsr and pass a pointer to this - * to receive the result. + * The user should allocate a variable of type enum sp_dsr and + * pass a pointer to this to receive the result. * - * @param config Pointer to configuration structure. - * @param dsr_ptr Pointer to variable to store result. + * @param[in] config Pointer to a configuration structure. Must not be NULL. + * @param[out] dsr_ptr Pointer to a variable to store the result. Must not be NULL. * * @return SP_OK upon success, a negative error code otherwise. * @@ -894,8 +1102,8 @@ enum sp_return sp_get_config_dsr(const struct sp_port_config *config, enum sp_ds /** * Set the DSR pin behaviour in a port configuration. * - * @param config Pointer to configuration structure. - * @param dsr DSR pin mode, or -1 to retain current setting. + * @param[in] config Pointer to a configuration structure. Must not be NULL. + * @param[in] dsr DSR pin mode, or -1 to retain the current setting. * * @return SP_OK upon success, a negative error code otherwise. * @@ -906,8 +1114,8 @@ enum sp_return sp_set_config_dsr(struct sp_port_config *config, enum sp_dsr dsr) /** * Set the XON/XOFF configuration for the specified serial port. * - * @param port Pointer to port structure. - * @param xon_xoff XON/XOFF mode. + * @param[in] port Pointer to a port structure. Must not be NULL. + * @param[in] xon_xoff XON/XOFF mode. * * @return SP_OK upon success, a negative error code otherwise. * @@ -918,11 +1126,11 @@ enum sp_return sp_set_xon_xoff(struct sp_port *port, enum sp_xonxoff xon_xoff); /** * Get the XON/XOFF configuration from a port configuration. * - * The user should allocate a variable of type enum sp_xonxoff and pass a pointer to this - * to receive the result. + * The user should allocate a variable of type enum sp_xonxoff and + * pass a pointer to this to receive the result. * - * @param config Pointer to configuration structure. - * @param xon_xoff_ptr Pointer to variable to store result. + * @param[in] config Pointer to a configuration structure. Must not be NULL. + * @param[out] xon_xoff_ptr Pointer to a variable to store the result. Must not be NULL. * * @return SP_OK upon success, a negative error code otherwise. * @@ -933,8 +1141,8 @@ enum sp_return sp_get_config_xon_xoff(const struct sp_port_config *config, enum /** * Set the XON/XOFF configuration in a port configuration. * - * @param config Pointer to configuration structure. - * @param xon_xoff XON/XOFF mode, or -1 to retain current setting. + * @param[in] config Pointer to a configuration structure. Must not be NULL. + * @param[in] xon_xoff XON/XOFF mode, or -1 to retain the current setting. * * @return SP_OK upon success, a negative error code otherwise. * @@ -950,8 +1158,8 @@ enum sp_return sp_set_config_xon_xoff(struct sp_port_config *config, enum sp_xon * type. For more fine-grained control of these settings, use their * individual configuration functions. * - * @param config Pointer to configuration structure. - * @param flowcontrol Flow control setting to use. + * @param[in] config Pointer to a configuration structure. Must not be NULL. + * @param[in] flowcontrol Flow control setting to use. * * @return SP_OK upon success, a negative error code otherwise. * @@ -967,8 +1175,8 @@ enum sp_return sp_set_config_flowcontrol(struct sp_port_config *config, enum sp_ * type. For more fine-grained control of these settings, use their * individual configuration functions. * - * @param port Pointer to port structure. - * @param flowcontrol Flow control setting to use. + * @param[in] port Pointer to a port structure. Must not be NULL. + * @param[in] flowcontrol Flow control setting to use. * * @return SP_OK upon success, a negative error code otherwise. * @@ -999,10 +1207,10 @@ enum sp_return sp_set_flowcontrol(struct sp_port *port, enum sp_flowcontrol flow * sp_get_port_handle() and use this to call select() or pselect(), * with appropriate arrangements to return if a signal is received. * - * @param port Pointer to port structure. - * @param buf Buffer in which to store the bytes read. - * @param count Requested number of bytes to read. - * @param timeout Timeout in milliseconds, or zero to wait indefinitely. + * @param[in] port Pointer to a port structure. Must not be NULL. + * @param[out] buf Buffer in which to store the bytes read. Must not be NULL. + * @param[in] count Requested number of bytes to read. + * @param[in] timeout_ms Timeout in milliseconds, or zero to wait indefinitely. * * @return The number of bytes read on success, or a negative error code. If * the number of bytes returned is less than that requested, the @@ -1012,14 +1220,42 @@ enum sp_return sp_set_flowcontrol(struct sp_port *port, enum sp_flowcontrol flow * * @since 0.1.0 */ -enum sp_return sp_blocking_read(struct sp_port *port, void *buf, size_t count, unsigned int timeout); +enum sp_return sp_blocking_read(struct sp_port *port, void *buf, size_t count, unsigned int timeout_ms); + +/** + * Read bytes from the specified serial port, returning as soon as any data is + * available. + * + * @warning If your program runs on Unix, defines its own signal handlers, and + * needs to abort blocking reads when these are called, then you + * should not use this function. It repeats system calls that return + * with EINTR. To be able to abort a read from a signal handler, you + * should implement your own blocking read using sp_nonblocking_read() + * together with a blocking method that makes sense for your program. + * E.g. you can obtain the file descriptor for an open port using + * sp_get_port_handle() and use this to call select() or pselect(), + * with appropriate arrangements to return if a signal is received. + * + * @param[in] port Pointer to a port structure. Must not be NULL. + * @param[out] buf Buffer in which to store the bytes read. Must not be NULL. + * @param[in] count Maximum number of bytes to read. Must not be zero. + * @param[in] timeout_ms Timeout in milliseconds, or zero to wait indefinitely. + * + * @return The number of bytes read on success, or a negative error code. If + * the result is zero, the timeout was reached before any bytes were + * available. If timeout_ms is zero, the function will always return + * either at least one byte, or a negative error code. + * + * @since 0.1.1 + */ +enum sp_return sp_blocking_read_next(struct sp_port *port, void *buf, size_t count, unsigned int timeout_ms); /** * Read bytes from the specified serial port, without blocking. * - * @param port Pointer to port structure. - * @param buf Buffer in which to store the bytes read. - * @param count Maximum number of bytes to read. + * @param[in] port Pointer to a port structure. Must not be NULL. + * @param[out] buf Buffer in which to store the bytes read. Must not be NULL. + * @param[in] count Maximum number of bytes to read. * * @return The number of bytes read on success, or a negative error code. The * number of bytes returned may be any number from zero to the maximum @@ -1048,10 +1284,10 @@ enum sp_return sp_nonblocking_read(struct sp_port *port, void *buf, size_t count * sp_get_port_handle() and use this to call select() or pselect(), * with appropriate arrangements to return if a signal is received. * - * @param port Pointer to port structure. - * @param buf Buffer containing the bytes to write. - * @param count Requested number of bytes to write. - * @param timeout Timeout in milliseconds, or zero to wait indefinitely. + * @param[in] port Pointer to a port structure. Must not be NULL. + * @param[in] buf Buffer containing the bytes to write. Must not be NULL. + * @param[in] count Requested number of bytes to write. + * @param[in] timeout_ms Timeout in milliseconds, or zero to wait indefinitely. * * @return The number of bytes written on success, or a negative error code. * If the number of bytes returned is less than that requested, the @@ -1063,7 +1299,7 @@ enum sp_return sp_nonblocking_read(struct sp_port *port, void *buf, size_t count * * @since 0.1.0 */ -enum sp_return sp_blocking_write(struct sp_port *port, const void *buf, size_t count, unsigned int timeout); +enum sp_return sp_blocking_write(struct sp_port *port, const void *buf, size_t count, unsigned int timeout_ms); /** * Write bytes to the specified serial port, without blocking. @@ -1074,9 +1310,9 @@ enum sp_return sp_blocking_write(struct sp_port *port, const void *buf, size_t c * been transmitted, use the sp_output_waiting() function. To wait until all * written bytes have actually been transmitted, use the sp_drain() function. * - * @param port Pointer to port structure. - * @param buf Buffer containing the bytes to write. - * @param count Maximum number of bytes to write. + * @param[in] port Pointer to a port structure. Must not be NULL. + * @param[in] buf Buffer containing the bytes to write. Must not be NULL. + * @param[in] count Maximum number of bytes to write. * * @return The number of bytes written on success, or a negative error code. * The number of bytes returned may be any number from zero to the @@ -1089,7 +1325,7 @@ enum sp_return sp_nonblocking_write(struct sp_port *port, const void *buf, size_ /** * Gets the number of bytes waiting in the input buffer. * - * @param port Pointer to port structure. + * @param[in] port Pointer to a port structure. Must not be NULL. * * @return Number of bytes waiting on success, a negative error code otherwise. * @@ -1100,7 +1336,7 @@ enum sp_return sp_input_waiting(struct sp_port *port); /** * Gets the number of bytes waiting in the output buffer. * - * @param port Pointer to port structure. + * @param[in] port Pointer to a port structure. Must not be NULL. * * @return Number of bytes waiting on success, a negative error code otherwise. * @@ -1111,8 +1347,8 @@ enum sp_return sp_output_waiting(struct sp_port *port); /** * Flush serial port buffers. Data in the selected buffer(s) is discarded. * - * @param port Pointer to port structure. - * @param buffers Which buffer(s) to flush. + * @param[in] port Pointer to a port structure. Must not be NULL. + * @param[in] buffers Which buffer(s) to flush. * * @return SP_OK upon success, a negative error code otherwise. * @@ -1130,7 +1366,7 @@ enum sp_return sp_flush(struct sp_port *port, enum sp_buffer buffers); * signal handler, you would need to implement your own blocking * drain by polling the result of sp_output_waiting(). * - * @param port Pointer to port structure. + * @param[in] port Pointer to a port structure. Must not be NULL. * * @return SP_OK upon success, a negative error code otherwise. * @@ -1156,6 +1392,10 @@ enum sp_return sp_drain(struct sp_port *port); * * The result should be freed after use by calling sp_free_event_set(). * + * @param[out] result_ptr If any error is returned, the variable pointed to by + * result_ptr will be set to NULL. Otherwise, it will + * be set to point to the event set. Must not be NULL. + * * @return SP_OK upon success, a negative error code otherwise. * * @since 0.1.0 @@ -1171,9 +1411,9 @@ enum sp_return sp_new_event_set(struct sp_event_set **result_ptr); * After the port is closed or the port structure freed, the results may * no longer be valid. * - * @param event_set Event set to update. - * @param port Pointer to port structure. - * @param mask Bitmask of events to be waited for. + * @param[in,out] event_set Event set to update. Must not be NULL. + * @param[in] port Pointer to a port structure. Must not be NULL. + * @param[in] mask Bitmask of events to be waited for. * * @return SP_OK upon success, a negative error code otherwise. * @@ -1185,18 +1425,20 @@ enum sp_return sp_add_port_events(struct sp_event_set *event_set, /** * Wait for any of a set of events to occur. * - * @param event_set Event set to wait on. - * @param timeout Timeout in milliseconds, or zero to wait indefinitely. + * @param[in] event_set Event set to wait on. Must not be NULL. + * @param[in] timeout_ms Timeout in milliseconds, or zero to wait indefinitely. * * @return SP_OK upon success, a negative error code otherwise. * * @since 0.1.0 */ -enum sp_return sp_wait(struct sp_event_set *event_set, unsigned int timeout); +enum sp_return sp_wait(struct sp_event_set *event_set, unsigned int timeout_ms); /** * Free a structure allocated by sp_new_event_set(). * + * @param[in] event_set Event set to free. Must not be NULL. + * * @since 0.1.0 */ void sp_free_event_set(struct sp_event_set *event_set); @@ -1219,8 +1461,9 @@ void sp_free_event_set(struct sp_event_set *event_set); * in which individual signals can be checked by bitwise OR with values of * the sp_signal enum. * - * @param port Pointer to port structure. - * @param signal_mask Pointer to variable to receive result. + * @param[in] port Pointer to a port structure. Must not be NULL. + * @param[out] signal_mask Pointer to a variable to receive the result. + * Must not be NULL. * * @return SP_OK upon success, a negative error code otherwise. * @@ -1231,7 +1474,7 @@ enum sp_return sp_get_signals(struct sp_port *port, enum sp_signal *signal_mask) /** * Put the port transmit line into the break state. * - * @param port Pointer to port structure. + * @param[in] port Pointer to a port structure. Must not be NULL. * * @return SP_OK upon success, a negative error code otherwise. * @@ -1242,7 +1485,7 @@ enum sp_return sp_start_break(struct sp_port *port); /** * Take the port transmit line out of the break state. * - * @param port Pointer to port structure. + * @param[in] port Pointer to a port structure. Must not be NULL. * * @return SP_OK upon success, a negative error code otherwise. * @@ -1265,6 +1508,8 @@ enum sp_return sp_end_break(struct sp_port *port); * * In order to obtain the correct result, this function should be called * straight after the failure, before executing any other system operations. + * The result is thread-specific, and only valid when called immediately + * after a previous call returning SP_ERR_FAIL. * * @return The system's numeric code for the error that caused the last * operation to fail. @@ -1278,6 +1523,8 @@ int sp_last_error_code(void); * * In order to obtain the correct result, this function should be called * straight after the failure, before executing other system operations. + * The result is thread-specific, and only valid when called immediately + * after a previous call returning SP_ERR_FAIL. * * @return The system's message for the error that caused the last * operation to fail. This string may be allocated by the function, @@ -1290,6 +1537,8 @@ char *sp_last_error_message(void); /** * Free an error message returned by sp_last_error_message(). * + * @param[in] message The error message string to free. Must not be NULL. + * * @since 0.1.0 */ void sp_free_error_message(char *message); @@ -1306,6 +1555,9 @@ void sp_free_error_message(char *message); * * The default handler is sp_default_debug_handler(). * + * @param[in] handler The handler function to use. Can be NULL (in that case + * all debug messages will be ignored). + * * @since 0.1.0 */ void sp_set_debug_handler(void (*handler)(const char *format, ...)); @@ -1317,6 +1569,9 @@ void sp_set_debug_handler(void (*handler)(const char *format, ...)); * environment variable LIBSERIALPORT_DEBUG is set. Otherwise, they are * ignored. * + * @param[in] format The format string to use. Must not be NULL. + * @param[in] ... The variable length argument list to use. + * * @since 0.1.0 */ void sp_default_debug_handler(const char *format, ...); @@ -1348,32 +1603,32 @@ void sp_default_debug_handler(const char *format, ...); */ /** The libserialport package 'major' version number. */ -#define SP_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR @SP_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR@ +#undef SP_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR /** The libserialport package 'minor' version number. */ -#define SP_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR @SP_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR@ +#undef SP_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR /** The libserialport package 'micro' version number. */ -#define SP_PACKAGE_VERSION_MICRO @SP_PACKAGE_VERSION_MICRO@ +#undef SP_PACKAGE_VERSION_MICRO /** The libserialport package version ("major.minor.micro") as string. */ -#define SP_PACKAGE_VERSION_STRING "@SP_PACKAGE_VERSION@" +#undef SP_PACKAGE_VERSION_STRING /* * Library/libtool version macros (can be used for conditional compilation). */ /** The libserialport libtool 'current' version number. */ -#define SP_LIB_VERSION_CURRENT @SP_LIB_VERSION_CURRENT@ +#undef SP_LIB_VERSION_CURRENT /** The libserialport libtool 'revision' version number. */ -#define SP_LIB_VERSION_REVISION @SP_LIB_VERSION_REVISION@ +#undef SP_LIB_VERSION_REVISION /** The libserialport libtool 'age' version number. */ -#define SP_LIB_VERSION_AGE @SP_LIB_VERSION_AGE@ +#undef SP_LIB_VERSION_AGE /** The libserialport libtool version ("current:revision:age") as string. */ -#define SP_LIB_VERSION_STRING "@SP_LIB_VERSION@" +#undef SP_LIB_VERSION_STRING /** * Get the major libserialport package version number.