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// generated automatically - do not change
// find conversion definition on APILookup.txt
// implement new conversion functionalities on the wrap.utils pakage


module glib.VariantBuilder;

private import glib.ConstructionException;
private import glib.Str;
private import glib.Variant;
private import glib.VariantType;
private import gtkc.glib;
public  import gtkc.glibtypes;


/**
 * A utility type for constructing container-type #GVariant instances.
 * 
 * This is an opaque structure and may only be accessed using the
 * following functions.
 * 
 * #GVariantBuilder is not threadsafe in any way.  Do not attempt to
 * access it from more than one thread.
 */
public class VariantBuilder
{
	/** the main Gtk struct */
	protected GVariantBuilder* gVariantBuilder;

	/** Get the main Gtk struct */
	public GVariantBuilder* getVariantBuilderStruct()
	{
		return gVariantBuilder;
	}

	/** the main Gtk struct as a void* */
	protected void* getStruct()
	{
		return cast(void*)gVariantBuilder;
	}

	/**
	 * Sets our main struct and passes it to the parent class.
	 */
	public this (GVariantBuilder* gVariantBuilder)
	{
		this.gVariantBuilder = gVariantBuilder;
	}


	/**
	 * Allocates and initialises a new #GVariantBuilder.
	 *
	 * You should call g_variant_builder_unref() on the return value when it
	 * is no longer needed.  The memory will not be automatically freed by
	 * any other call.
	 *
	 * In most cases it is easier to place a #GVariantBuilder directly on
	 * the stack of the calling function and initialise it with
	 * g_variant_builder_init().
	 *
	 * Params:
	 *     type = a container type
	 *
	 * Return: a #GVariantBuilder
	 *
	 * Since: 2.24
	 *
	 * Throws: ConstructionException GTK+ fails to create the object.
	 */
	public this(VariantType type)
	{
		auto p = g_variant_builder_new((type is null) ? null : type.getVariantTypeStruct());
		
		if(p is null)
		{
			throw new ConstructionException("null returned by new");
		}
		
		this(cast(GVariantBuilder*) p);
	}

	/**
	 * Adds @value to @builder.
	 *
	 * It is an error to call this function in any way that would create an
	 * inconsistent value to be constructed.  Some examples of this are
	 * putting different types of items into an array, putting the wrong
	 * types or number of items in a tuple, putting more than one value into
	 * a variant, etc.
	 *
	 * If @value is a floating reference (see g_variant_ref_sink()),
	 * the @builder instance takes ownership of @value.
	 *
	 * Params:
	 *     value = a #GVariant
	 *
	 * Since: 2.24
	 */
	public void addValue(Variant value)
	{
		g_variant_builder_add_value(gVariantBuilder, (value is null) ? null : value.getVariantStruct());
	}

	/**
	 * Releases all memory associated with a #GVariantBuilder without
	 * freeing the #GVariantBuilder structure itself.
	 *
	 * It typically only makes sense to do this on a stack-allocated
	 * #GVariantBuilder if you want to abort building the value part-way
	 * through.  This function need not be called if you call
	 * g_variant_builder_end() and it also doesn't need to be called on
	 * builders allocated with g_variant_builder_new (see
	 * g_variant_builder_unref() for that).
	 *
	 * This function leaves the #GVariantBuilder structure set to all-zeros.
	 * It is valid to call this function on either an initialised
	 * #GVariantBuilder or one that is set to all-zeros but it is not valid
	 * to call this function on uninitialised memory.
	 *
	 * Since: 2.24
	 */
	public void clear()
	{
		g_variant_builder_clear(gVariantBuilder);
	}

	/**
	 * Closes the subcontainer inside the given @builder that was opened by
	 * the most recent call to g_variant_builder_open().
	 *
	 * It is an error to call this function in any way that would create an
	 * inconsistent value to be constructed (ie: too few values added to the
	 * subcontainer).
	 *
	 * Since: 2.24
	 */
	public void close()
	{
		g_variant_builder_close(gVariantBuilder);
	}

	/**
	 * Ends the builder process and returns the constructed value.
	 *
	 * It is not permissible to use @builder in any way after this call
	 * except for reference counting operations (in the case of a
	 * heap-allocated #GVariantBuilder) or by reinitialising it with
	 * g_variant_builder_init() (in the case of stack-allocated).
	 *
	 * It is an error to call this function in any way that would create an
	 * inconsistent value to be constructed (ie: insufficient number of
	 * items added to a container with a specific number of children
	 * required).  It is also an error to call this function if the builder
	 * was created with an indefinite array or maybe type and no children
	 * have been added; in this case it is impossible to infer the type of
	 * the empty array.
	 *
	 * Return: a new, floating, #GVariant
	 *
	 * Since: 2.24
	 */
	public Variant end()
	{
		auto p = g_variant_builder_end(gVariantBuilder);
		
		if(p is null)
		{
			return null;
		}
		
		return new Variant(cast(GVariant*) p);
	}

	/**
	 * Initialises a #GVariantBuilder structure.
	 *
	 * @type must be non-%NULL.  It specifies the type of container to
	 * construct.  It can be an indefinite type such as
	 * %G_VARIANT_TYPE_ARRAY or a definite type such as "as" or "(ii)".
	 * Maybe, array, tuple, dictionary entry and variant-typed values may be
	 * constructed.
	 *
	 * After the builder is initialised, values are added using
	 * g_variant_builder_add_value() or g_variant_builder_add().
	 *
	 * After all the child values are added, g_variant_builder_end() frees
	 * the memory associated with the builder and returns the #GVariant that
	 * was created.
	 *
	 * This function completely ignores the previous contents of @builder.
	 * On one hand this means that it is valid to pass in completely
	 * uninitialised memory.  On the other hand, this means that if you are
	 * initialising over top of an existing #GVariantBuilder you need to
	 * first call g_variant_builder_clear() in order to avoid leaking
	 * memory.
	 *
	 * You must not call g_variant_builder_ref() or
	 * g_variant_builder_unref() on a #GVariantBuilder that was initialised
	 * with this function.  If you ever pass a reference to a
	 * #GVariantBuilder outside of the control of your own code then you
	 * should assume that the person receiving that reference may try to use
	 * reference counting; you should use g_variant_builder_new() instead of
	 * this function.
	 *
	 * Params:
	 *     type = a container type
	 *
	 * Since: 2.24
	 */
	public void init(VariantType type)
	{
		g_variant_builder_init(gVariantBuilder, (type is null) ? null : type.getVariantTypeStruct());
	}

	/**
	 * Opens a subcontainer inside the given @builder.  When done adding
	 * items to the subcontainer, g_variant_builder_close() must be called.
	 *
	 * It is an error to call this function in any way that would cause an
	 * inconsistent value to be constructed (ie: adding too many values or
	 * a value of an incorrect type).
	 *
	 * Params:
	 *     type = a #GVariantType
	 *
	 * Since: 2.24
	 */
	public void open(VariantType type)
	{
		g_variant_builder_open(gVariantBuilder, (type is null) ? null : type.getVariantTypeStruct());
	}

	/**
	 * Increases the reference count on @builder.
	 *
	 * Don't call this on stack-allocated #GVariantBuilder instances or bad
	 * things will happen.
	 *
	 * Return: a new reference to @builder
	 *
	 * Since: 2.24
	 */
	public VariantBuilder doref()
	{
		auto p = g_variant_builder_ref(gVariantBuilder);
		
		if(p is null)
		{
			return null;
		}
		
		return new VariantBuilder(cast(GVariantBuilder*) p);
	}

	/**
	 * Decreases the reference count on @builder.
	 *
	 * In the event that there are no more references, releases all memory
	 * associated with the #GVariantBuilder.
	 *
	 * Don't call this on stack-allocated #GVariantBuilder instances or bad
	 * things will happen.
	 *
	 * Since: 2.24
	 */
	public void unref()
	{
		g_variant_builder_unref(gVariantBuilder);
	}
}