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package/include/glib-2.0/gobject/gobjectnotifyqueue.c

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+/* GObject - GLib Type, Object, Parameter and Signal Library
+ * Copyright (C) 1998-1999, 2000-2001 Tim Janik and Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General
+ * Public License along with this library; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+/* WARNING:
+ *
+ *    This file is INSTALLED and other projects (outside of glib)
+ *    #include its contents.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __G_OBJECT_NOTIFY_QUEUE_H__
+#define __G_OBJECT_NOTIFY_QUEUE_H__
+
+#include <string.h> /* memset */
+
+#include <glib-object.h>
+
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
+
+
+/* --- typedefs --- */
+typedef struct _GObjectNotifyContext          GObjectNotifyContext;
+typedef struct _GObjectNotifyQueue            GObjectNotifyQueue;
+typedef void (*GObjectNotifyQueueDispatcher) (GObject     *object,
+					      guint        n_pspecs,
+					      GParamSpec **pspecs);
+
+
+/* --- structures --- */
+struct _GObjectNotifyContext
+{
+  GQuark                       quark_notify_queue;
+  GObjectNotifyQueueDispatcher dispatcher;
+  GTrashStack                 *_nqueue_trash; /* unused */
+};
+struct _GObjectNotifyQueue
+{
+  GObjectNotifyContext *context;
+  GSList               *pspecs;
+  guint16               n_pspecs;
+  guint16               freeze_count;
+};
+
+G_LOCK_DEFINE_STATIC(notify_lock);
+
+/* --- functions --- */
+static void
+g_object_notify_queue_free (gpointer data)
+{
+  GObjectNotifyQueue *nqueue = data;
+
+  g_slist_free (nqueue->pspecs);
+  g_slice_free (GObjectNotifyQueue, nqueue);
+}
+
+static inline GObjectNotifyQueue*
+g_object_notify_queue_freeze (GObject		   *object,
+			      GObjectNotifyContext *context)
+{
+  GObjectNotifyQueue *nqueue;
+
+  G_LOCK(notify_lock);
+  nqueue = g_datalist_id_get_data (&object->qdata, context->quark_notify_queue);
+  if (!nqueue)
+    {
+      nqueue = g_slice_new0 (GObjectNotifyQueue);
+      nqueue->context = context;
+      g_datalist_id_set_data_full (&object->qdata, context->quark_notify_queue,
+				   nqueue, g_object_notify_queue_free);
+    }
+
+  if (nqueue->freeze_count >= 65535)
+    g_critical("Free queue for %s (%p) is larger than 65535,"
+               " called g_object_freeze_notify() too often."
+               " Forgot to call g_object_thaw_notify() or infinite loop",
+               G_OBJECT_TYPE_NAME (object), object);
+  else
+    nqueue->freeze_count++;
+  G_UNLOCK(notify_lock);
+
+  return nqueue;
+}
+
+static inline void
+g_object_notify_queue_thaw (GObject            *object,
+			    GObjectNotifyQueue *nqueue)
+{
+  GObjectNotifyContext *context = nqueue->context;
+  GParamSpec *pspecs_mem[16], **pspecs, **free_me = NULL;
+  GSList *slist;
+  guint n_pspecs = 0;
+
+  g_return_if_fail (nqueue->freeze_count > 0);
+  g_return_if_fail (g_atomic_int_get(&object->ref_count) > 0);
+
+  G_LOCK(notify_lock);
+
+  /* Just make sure we never get into some nasty race condition */
+  if (G_UNLIKELY(nqueue->freeze_count == 0)) {
+    G_UNLOCK(notify_lock);
+    g_critical ("%s: property-changed notification for %s(%p) is not frozen",
+	        G_STRFUNC, G_OBJECT_TYPE_NAME (object), object);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  nqueue->freeze_count--;
+  if (nqueue->freeze_count) {
+    G_UNLOCK(notify_lock);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  pspecs = nqueue->n_pspecs > 16 ? free_me = g_new (GParamSpec*, nqueue->n_pspecs) : pspecs_mem;
+
+  for (slist = nqueue->pspecs; slist; slist = slist->next)
+    {
+      pspecs[n_pspecs++] = slist->data;
+    }
+  g_datalist_id_set_data (&object->qdata, context->quark_notify_queue, NULL);
+
+  G_UNLOCK(notify_lock);
+
+  if (n_pspecs)
+    context->dispatcher (object, n_pspecs, pspecs);
+  g_free (free_me);
+}
+
+static inline void
+g_object_notify_queue_clear (GObject            *object,
+			     GObjectNotifyQueue *nqueue)
+{
+  g_return_if_fail (nqueue->freeze_count > 0);
+
+  G_LOCK(notify_lock);
+
+  g_slist_free (nqueue->pspecs);
+  nqueue->pspecs = NULL;
+  nqueue->n_pspecs = 0;
+
+  G_UNLOCK(notify_lock);
+}
+
+static inline void
+g_object_notify_queue_add (GObject            *object,
+			   GObjectNotifyQueue *nqueue,
+			   GParamSpec	      *pspec)
+{
+  if (pspec->flags & G_PARAM_READABLE)
+    {
+      GParamSpec *redirect;
+
+      G_LOCK(notify_lock);
+
+      g_return_if_fail (nqueue->n_pspecs < 65535);
+
+      redirect = g_param_spec_get_redirect_target (pspec);
+      if (redirect)
+	pspec = redirect;
+	    
+      /* we do the deduping in _thaw */
+      if (g_slist_find (nqueue->pspecs, pspec) == NULL)
+        {
+          nqueue->pspecs = g_slist_prepend (nqueue->pspecs, pspec);
+          nqueue->n_pspecs++;
+        }
+
+      G_UNLOCK(notify_lock);
+    }
+}
+
+/* NB: This function is not threadsafe, do not ever use it if
+ * you need a threadsafe notify queue.
+ * Use g_object_notify_queue_freeze() to acquire the queue and
+ * g_object_notify_queue_thaw() after you are done instead.
+ */
+static inline GObjectNotifyQueue*
+g_object_notify_queue_from_object (GObject              *object,
+                                   GObjectNotifyContext *context)
+{
+  return g_datalist_id_get_data (&object->qdata, context->quark_notify_queue);
+}
+
+G_END_DECLS
+
+#endif /* __G_OBJECT_NOTIFY_QUEUE_H__ */

package/include/glib-2.0/gobject/gparam.h

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+/* GObject - GLib Type, Object, Parameter and Signal Library
+ * Copyright (C) 1997-1999, 2000-2001 Tim Janik and Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General
+ * Public License along with this library; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * gparam.h: GParamSpec base class implementation
+ */
+#ifndef __G_PARAM_H__
+#define __G_PARAM_H__
+
+#if !defined (__GLIB_GOBJECT_H_INSIDE__) && !defined (GOBJECT_COMPILATION)
+#error "Only <glib-object.h> can be included directly."
+#endif
+
+#include	<gobject/gvalue.h>
+
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
+
+/* --- standard type macros --- */
+/**
+ * G_TYPE_IS_PARAM:
+ * @type: a #GType ID
+ * 
+ * Checks whether @type "is a" %G_TYPE_PARAM.
+ */
+#define G_TYPE_IS_PARAM(type)		(G_TYPE_FUNDAMENTAL (type) == G_TYPE_PARAM)
+/**
+ * G_PARAM_SPEC:
+ * @pspec: a valid #GParamSpec
+ * 
+ * Casts a derived #GParamSpec object (e.g. of type #GParamSpecInt) into
+ * a #GParamSpec object.
+ */
+#define G_PARAM_SPEC(pspec)		(G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((pspec), G_TYPE_PARAM, GParamSpec))
+/**
+ * G_IS_PARAM_SPEC:
+ * @pspec: a #GParamSpec
+ * 
+ * Checks whether @pspec "is a" valid #GParamSpec structure of type %G_TYPE_PARAM
+ * or derived.
+ */
+#if GLIB_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED >= GLIB_VERSION_2_42
+#define G_IS_PARAM_SPEC(pspec)		(G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_FUNDAMENTAL_TYPE ((pspec), G_TYPE_PARAM))
+#else
+#define G_IS_PARAM_SPEC(pspec)		(G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((pspec), G_TYPE_PARAM))
+#endif
+/**
+ * G_PARAM_SPEC_CLASS:
+ * @pclass: a valid #GParamSpecClass
+ * 
+ * Casts a derived #GParamSpecClass structure into a #GParamSpecClass structure.
+ */
+#define G_PARAM_SPEC_CLASS(pclass)      (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST ((pclass), G_TYPE_PARAM, GParamSpecClass))
+/**
+ * G_IS_PARAM_SPEC_CLASS:
+ * @pclass: a #GParamSpecClass
+ * 
+ * Checks whether @pclass "is a" valid #GParamSpecClass structure of type 
+ * %G_TYPE_PARAM or derived.
+ */
+#define G_IS_PARAM_SPEC_CLASS(pclass)   (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((pclass), G_TYPE_PARAM))
+/**
+ * G_PARAM_SPEC_GET_CLASS:
+ * @pspec: a valid #GParamSpec
+ * 
+ * Retrieves the #GParamSpecClass of a #GParamSpec.
+ */
+#define G_PARAM_SPEC_GET_CLASS(pspec)	(G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS ((pspec), G_TYPE_PARAM, GParamSpecClass))
+
+
+/* --- convenience macros --- */
+/**
+ * G_PARAM_SPEC_TYPE:
+ * @pspec: a valid #GParamSpec
+ * 
+ * Retrieves the #GType of this @pspec.
+ */
+#define G_PARAM_SPEC_TYPE(pspec)	(G_TYPE_FROM_INSTANCE (pspec))
+/**
+ * G_PARAM_SPEC_TYPE_NAME:
+ * @pspec: a valid #GParamSpec
+ * 
+ * Retrieves the #GType name of this @pspec.
+ */
+#define G_PARAM_SPEC_TYPE_NAME(pspec)	(g_type_name (G_PARAM_SPEC_TYPE (pspec)))
+/**
+ * G_PARAM_SPEC_VALUE_TYPE:
+ * @pspec: a valid #GParamSpec
+ * 
+ * Retrieves the #GType to initialize a #GValue for this parameter.
+ */
+#define	G_PARAM_SPEC_VALUE_TYPE(pspec)	(G_PARAM_SPEC (pspec)->value_type)
+/**
+ * G_VALUE_HOLDS_PARAM:
+ * @value: a valid #GValue structure
+ * 
+ * Checks whether the given #GValue can hold values derived from type %G_TYPE_PARAM.
+ * 
+ * Returns: %TRUE on success.
+ */
+#define G_VALUE_HOLDS_PARAM(value)	(G_TYPE_CHECK_VALUE_TYPE ((value), G_TYPE_PARAM))
+       
+
+/* --- flags --- */
+/**
+ * GParamFlags:
+ * @G_PARAM_READABLE: the parameter is readable
+ * @G_PARAM_WRITABLE: the parameter is writable
+ * @G_PARAM_READWRITE: alias for %G_PARAM_READABLE | %G_PARAM_WRITABLE
+ * @G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT: the parameter will be set upon object construction
+ * @G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY: the parameter can only be set upon object construction
+ * @G_PARAM_LAX_VALIDATION: upon parameter conversion (see g_param_value_convert())
+ *  strict validation is not required
+ * @G_PARAM_STATIC_NAME: the string used as name when constructing the 
+ *  parameter is guaranteed to remain valid and
+ *  unmodified for the lifetime of the parameter. 
+ *  Since 2.8
+ * @G_PARAM_STATIC_NICK: the string used as nick when constructing the
+ *  parameter is guaranteed to remain valid and
+ *  unmmodified for the lifetime of the parameter.
+ *  Since 2.8
+ * @G_PARAM_STATIC_BLURB: the string used as blurb when constructing the 
+ *  parameter is guaranteed to remain valid and 
+ *  unmodified for the lifetime of the parameter. 
+ *  Since 2.8
+ * @G_PARAM_EXPLICIT_NOTIFY: calls to g_object_set_property() for this
+ *   property will not automatically result in a "notify" signal being
+ *   emitted: the implementation must call g_object_notify() themselves
+ *   in case the property actually changes.  Since: 2.42.
+ * @G_PARAM_PRIVATE: internal
+ * @G_PARAM_DEPRECATED: the parameter is deprecated and will be removed
+ *  in a future version. A warning will be generated if it is used
+ *  while running with G_ENABLE_DIAGNOSTIC=1.
+ *  Since 2.26
+ * 
+ * Through the #GParamFlags flag values, certain aspects of parameters
+ * can be configured.
+ *
+ * See also: %G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS
+ */
+typedef enum
+{
+  G_PARAM_READABLE            = 1 << 0,
+  G_PARAM_WRITABLE            = 1 << 1,
+  G_PARAM_READWRITE           = (G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_WRITABLE),
+  G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT	      = 1 << 2,
+  G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY      = 1 << 3,
+  G_PARAM_LAX_VALIDATION      = 1 << 4,
+  G_PARAM_STATIC_NAME	      = 1 << 5,
+  G_PARAM_PRIVATE GOBJECT_DEPRECATED_ENUMERATOR_IN_2_26 = G_PARAM_STATIC_NAME,
+  G_PARAM_STATIC_NICK	      = 1 << 6,
+  G_PARAM_STATIC_BLURB	      = 1 << 7,
+  /* User defined flags go here */
+  G_PARAM_EXPLICIT_NOTIFY     = 1 << 30,
+  /* Avoid warning with -Wpedantic for gcc6 */
+  G_PARAM_DEPRECATED          = (gint)(1u << 31)
+} GParamFlags;
+
+/**
+ * G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS:
+ * 
+ * #GParamFlags value alias for %G_PARAM_STATIC_NAME | %G_PARAM_STATIC_NICK | %G_PARAM_STATIC_BLURB.
+ * 
+ * It is recommended to use this for all properties by default, as it allows for
+ * internal performance improvements in GObject.
+ *
+ * It is very rare that a property would have a dynamically constructed name,
+ * nickname or blurb.
+ *
+ * Since 2.13.0
+ */
+#define	G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS (G_PARAM_STATIC_NAME | G_PARAM_STATIC_NICK | G_PARAM_STATIC_BLURB)
+/* bits in the range 0xffffff00 are reserved for 3rd party usage */
+/**
+ * G_PARAM_MASK:
+ * 
+ * Mask containing the bits of #GParamSpec.flags which are reserved for GLib.
+ */
+#define	G_PARAM_MASK		(0x000000ff)
+/**
+ * G_PARAM_USER_SHIFT:
+ * 
+ * Minimum shift count to be used for user defined flags, to be stored in
+ * #GParamSpec.flags. The maximum allowed is 10.
+ */
+#define	G_PARAM_USER_SHIFT	(8)
+
+/* --- typedefs & structures --- */
+typedef struct _GParamSpec      GParamSpec;
+typedef struct _GParamSpecClass GParamSpecClass;
+typedef struct _GParameter	GParameter GOBJECT_DEPRECATED_TYPE_IN_2_54;
+typedef struct _GParamSpecPool  GParamSpecPool;
+/**
+ * GParamSpec: (ref-func g_param_spec_ref_sink) (unref-func g_param_spec_unref) (set-value-func g_value_set_param) (get-value-func g_value_get_param)
+ * @g_type_instance: private #GTypeInstance portion
+ * @name: name of this parameter: always an interned string
+ * @flags: #GParamFlags flags for this parameter
+ * @value_type: the #GValue type for this parameter
+ * @owner_type: #GType type that uses (introduces) this parameter
+ * 
+ * All other fields of the GParamSpec struct are private and
+ * should not be used directly.
+ */
+struct _GParamSpec
+{
+  GTypeInstance  g_type_instance;
+
+  const gchar   *name;          /* interned string */
+  GParamFlags    flags;
+  GType		 value_type;
+  GType		 owner_type;	/* class or interface using this property */
+
+  /*< private >*/
+  gchar         *_nick;
+  gchar         *_blurb;
+  GData		*qdata;
+  guint          ref_count;
+  guint		 param_id;	/* sort-criteria */
+};
+/**
+ * GParamSpecClass:
+ * @g_type_class: the parent class
+ * @value_type: the #GValue type for this parameter
+ * @finalize: The instance finalization function (optional), should chain 
+ *  up to the finalize method of the parent class.
+ * @value_set_default: Resets a @value to the default value for this type
+ *  (recommended, the default is g_value_reset()), see 
+ *  g_param_value_set_default().
+ * @value_validate: Ensures that the contents of @value comply with the 
+ *  specifications set out by this type (optional), see 
+ *  g_param_value_validate().
+ * @values_cmp: Compares @value1 with @value2 according to this type
+ *  (recommended, the default is memcmp()), see g_param_values_cmp().
+ * @value_is_valid: Checks if contents of @value comply with the specifications
+ *   set out by this type, without modifying the value. This vfunc is optional.
+ *   If it isn't set, GObject will use @value_validate. Since 2.74
+ *
+ * The class structure for the GParamSpec type.
+ * Normally, GParamSpec classes are filled by
+ * g_param_type_register_static().
+ */
+struct _GParamSpecClass
+{
+  GTypeClass      g_type_class;
+
+  GType		  value_type;
+
+  void	        (*finalize)		(GParamSpec   *pspec);
+
+  /* GParam methods */
+  void          (*value_set_default)    (GParamSpec   *pspec,
+					 GValue       *value);
+  gboolean      (*value_validate)       (GParamSpec   *pspec,
+					 GValue       *value);
+  gint          (*values_cmp)           (GParamSpec   *pspec,
+					 const GValue *value1,
+					 const GValue *value2);
+
+  gboolean      (*value_is_valid)       (GParamSpec   *pspec,
+                                         const GValue *value);
+
+  /*< private >*/
+  gpointer	  dummy[3];
+};
+/**
+ * GParameter:
+ * @name: the parameter name
+ * @value: the parameter value
+ * 
+ * The GParameter struct is an auxiliary structure used
+ * to hand parameter name/value pairs to g_object_newv().
+ *
+ * Deprecated: 2.54: This type is not introspectable.
+ */
+struct _GParameter /* auxiliary structure for _setv() variants */
+{
+  const gchar *name;
+  GValue       value;
+} GOBJECT_DEPRECATED_TYPE_IN_2_54;
+
+
+/* --- prototypes --- */
+GOBJECT_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
+GParamSpec*	g_param_spec_ref		(GParamSpec    *pspec);
+GOBJECT_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
+void		g_param_spec_unref		(GParamSpec    *pspec);
+GOBJECT_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
+void		g_param_spec_sink		(GParamSpec    *pspec);
+GOBJECT_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
+GParamSpec*	g_param_spec_ref_sink   	(GParamSpec    *pspec);
+GOBJECT_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
+gpointer        g_param_spec_get_qdata		(GParamSpec    *pspec,
+						 GQuark         quark);
+GOBJECT_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
+void            g_param_spec_set_qdata		(GParamSpec    *pspec,
+						 GQuark         quark,
+						 gpointer       data);
+GOBJECT_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
+void            g_param_spec_set_qdata_full	(GParamSpec    *pspec,
+						 GQuark         quark,
+						 gpointer       data,
+						 GDestroyNotify destroy);
+GOBJECT_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
+gpointer        g_param_spec_steal_qdata	(GParamSpec    *pspec,
+						 GQuark         quark);
+GOBJECT_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
+GParamSpec*     g_param_spec_get_redirect_target (GParamSpec   *pspec);
+
+GOBJECT_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
+void		g_param_value_set_default	(GParamSpec    *pspec,
+						 GValue	       *value);
+GOBJECT_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
+gboolean	g_param_value_defaults		(GParamSpec    *pspec,
+						 const GValue  *value);
+GOBJECT_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
+gboolean	g_param_value_validate		(GParamSpec    *pspec,
+						 GValue	       *value);
+GOBJECT_AVAILABLE_IN_2_74
+gboolean        g_param_value_is_valid          (GParamSpec    *pspec,
+                                                 const GValue  *value);
+GOBJECT_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
+gboolean	g_param_value_convert		(GParamSpec    *pspec,
+						 const GValue  *src_value,
+						 GValue	       *dest_value,
+						 gboolean	strict_validation);
+GOBJECT_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
+gint		g_param_values_cmp		(GParamSpec    *pspec,
+						 const GValue  *value1,
+						 const GValue  *value2);
+GOBJECT_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
+const gchar *   g_param_spec_get_name           (GParamSpec    *pspec);
+GOBJECT_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
+const gchar *   g_param_spec_get_nick           (GParamSpec    *pspec);
+GOBJECT_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
+const gchar *   g_param_spec_get_blurb          (GParamSpec    *pspec);
+GOBJECT_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
+void            g_value_set_param               (GValue	       *value,
+						 GParamSpec    *param);
+GOBJECT_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
+GParamSpec*     g_value_get_param               (const GValue  *value);
+GOBJECT_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
+GParamSpec*     g_value_dup_param               (const GValue  *value);
+
+
+GOBJECT_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
+void           g_value_take_param               (GValue        *value,
+					         GParamSpec    *param);
+GOBJECT_DEPRECATED_FOR(g_value_take_param)
+void           g_value_set_param_take_ownership (GValue        *value,
+                                                 GParamSpec    *param);
+GOBJECT_AVAILABLE_IN_2_36
+const GValue *  g_param_spec_get_default_value  (GParamSpec    *pspec);
+
+GOBJECT_AVAILABLE_IN_2_46
+GQuark          g_param_spec_get_name_quark     (GParamSpec    *pspec);
+
+/* --- convenience functions --- */
+typedef struct _GParamSpecTypeInfo GParamSpecTypeInfo;
+/**
+ * GParamSpecTypeInfo:
+ * @instance_size: Size of the instance (object) structure.
+ * @n_preallocs: Prior to GLib 2.10, it specified the number of pre-allocated (cached) instances to reserve memory for (0 indicates no caching). Since GLib 2.10, it is ignored, since instances are allocated with the [slice allocator][glib-Memory-Slices] now.
+ * @instance_init: Location of the instance initialization function (optional).
+ * @value_type: The #GType of values conforming to this #GParamSpec
+ * @finalize: The instance finalization function (optional).
+ * @value_set_default: Resets a @value to the default value for @pspec 
+ *  (recommended, the default is g_value_reset()), see 
+ *  g_param_value_set_default().
+ * @value_validate: Ensures that the contents of @value comply with the 
+ *  specifications set out by @pspec (optional), see 
+ *  g_param_value_validate().
+ * @values_cmp: Compares @value1 with @value2 according to @pspec 
+ *  (recommended, the default is memcmp()), see g_param_values_cmp().
+ * 
+ * This structure is used to provide the type system with the information
+ * required to initialize and destruct (finalize) a parameter's class and
+ * instances thereof.
+ *
+ * The initialized structure is passed to the g_param_type_register_static() 
+ * The type system will perform a deep copy of this structure, so its memory 
+ * does not need to be persistent across invocation of 
+ * g_param_type_register_static().
+ */
+struct _GParamSpecTypeInfo
+{
+  /* type system portion */
+  guint16         instance_size;                               /* obligatory */
+  guint16         n_preallocs;                                 /* optional */
+  void		(*instance_init)	(GParamSpec   *pspec); /* optional */
+
+  /* class portion */
+  GType           value_type;				       /* obligatory */
+  void          (*finalize)             (GParamSpec   *pspec); /* optional */
+  void          (*value_set_default)    (GParamSpec   *pspec,  /* recommended */
+					 GValue       *value);
+  gboolean      (*value_validate)       (GParamSpec   *pspec,  /* optional */
+					 GValue       *value);
+  gint          (*values_cmp)           (GParamSpec   *pspec,  /* recommended */
+					 const GValue *value1,
+					 const GValue *value2);
+};
+GOBJECT_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
+GType	g_param_type_register_static	(const gchar		  *name,
+					 const GParamSpecTypeInfo *pspec_info);
+
+GOBJECT_AVAILABLE_IN_2_66
+gboolean g_param_spec_is_valid_name    (const gchar              *name);
+
+/* For registering builting types */
+GType  _g_param_type_register_static_constant (const gchar              *name,
+					       const GParamSpecTypeInfo *pspec_info,
+					       GType                     opt_type);
+
+
+/* --- protected --- */
+GOBJECT_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
+gpointer	g_param_spec_internal		(GType	        param_type,
+						 const gchar   *name,
+						 const gchar   *nick,
+						 const gchar   *blurb,
+						 GParamFlags    flags);
+GOBJECT_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
+GParamSpecPool* g_param_spec_pool_new		(gboolean	type_prefixing);
+GOBJECT_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
+void		g_param_spec_pool_insert	(GParamSpecPool	*pool,
+						 GParamSpec	*pspec,
+						 GType		 owner_type);
+GOBJECT_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
+void		g_param_spec_pool_remove	(GParamSpecPool	*pool,
+						 GParamSpec	*pspec);
+GOBJECT_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
+GParamSpec*	g_param_spec_pool_lookup	(GParamSpecPool	*pool,
+						 const gchar	*param_name,
+						 GType		 owner_type,
+						 gboolean	 walk_ancestors);
+GOBJECT_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
+GList*		g_param_spec_pool_list_owned	(GParamSpecPool	*pool,
+						 GType		 owner_type);
+GOBJECT_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
+GParamSpec**	g_param_spec_pool_list		(GParamSpecPool	*pool,
+						 GType		 owner_type,
+						 guint		*n_pspecs_p);
+
+
+/* contracts:
+ *
+ * gboolean value_validate (GParamSpec *pspec,
+ *                          GValue     *value):
+ *	modify value contents in the least destructive way, so
+ *	that it complies with pspec's requirements (i.e.
+ *	according to minimum/maximum ranges etc...). return
+ *	whether modification was necessary.
+ *
+ * gint values_cmp (GParamSpec   *pspec,
+ *                  const GValue *value1,
+ *                  const GValue *value2):
+ *	return value1 - value2, i.e. (-1) if value1 < value2,
+ *	(+1) if value1 > value2, and (0) otherwise (equality)
+ */
+
+G_END_DECLS
+
+#endif /* __G_PARAM_H__ */