rapi_connection_from_name(3) obtain connection for RAPI function calls

SYNOPSIS

#include <rapi.h>


RapiConnection *rapi_connection_from_name(const char *device_name);

RapiConnection *rapi_connection_from_info(SynceInfo *info);

void rapi_connection_select(RapiConnection *connection);

void rapi_connection_destroy(RapiConnection *connection);

HRESULT CeRapiInit();

STDAPI CeRapiUninit();

DESCRIPTION

The rapi_connection_from_info() function returns a pointer to a newly allocated RapiConnection struct, used for remote function calls to a mobile device. The RapiConnection keeps a pointer to the SynceInfo struct but does not copy it, therefore freeing the SynceInfo before the RapiConnection is not recommended.

rapi_connection_from_name() accomplishes the same for the connected device named device_name. Refer to synce_info_new(3) for insight on how this name and the connection daemon in use can affect the device contacted.

rapi_connection_select() allows for selection between multiple active connections. NULL can be passed to result in no active connection.

rapi_connection_destroy() frees a RapiConnection. This should not be called before CeRapiUninit().

CeRapiInit() connects the current RapiConnection to it's mobile device. If already initialised, CERAPI_E_ALREADYINITIALIZED is returned.

CeRapiUninit() destroys the connection for the current RapiConnection. The RapiConnection cannot be re-initialised, it must be destroyed.

An example of using multiple devices follows.

/*
 * SynCE support for switching between multiple devices
 *
 * Example code for two devices follows!
 *
 * It shows two different ways to get a RapiConnection object.
 *
 */
RapiConnection* a = rapi_connection_from_name("device_a");
rapi_connection_select(a);
CeRapiInit()
SynceInfo* info_b = synce_info_new("device_b");
RapiConnection* b = rapi_connection_from_info(info_b);
rapi_connection_select(b);
CeRapiInit()
rapi_connection_select(a);
 ...some RAPI calls to device A...
rapi_connection_select(b);
 ...some RAPI calls to device B...
rapi_connection_select(a);
CeRapiUninit();
rapi_connection_destroy(a);
rapi_connection_select(b);
CeRapiUninit();
rapi_connection_destroy(b);
synce_info_destroy(info_b);

RETURN VALUE

rapi_connection_from_name() and rapi_connection_from_info() return a pointer to a new RapiConnection.

CeRapiInit() and CeRapiUninit() return S_OK on success or an error code on failure.

AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Mark Ellis <[email protected]>.