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#include <glib.h>
#include <common/gfal_prototypes.h>

Defines
#define	GFAL2_QUARK_CORE   "GFAL2::CORE"
#define	GFAL2_QUARK_CONFIG   "GFAL2::CONFIG"
#define	GFAL2_QUARK_PLUGINS   "GFAL2::PLUGINS"
Typedefs
typedef gfal_handle	gfal2_context_t
typedef gfal2_context_t	gfal_context_t
Functions
gfal2_context_t	gfal2_context_new (GError **err)
	create a gfal2 context
void	gfal2_context_free (gfal2_context_t context)
gfal_context_t	gfal_context_new (GError **err)
void	gfal_context_free (gfal_context_t context)
GQuark	gfal2_get_core_quark ()
GQuark	gfal2_get_config_quark ()
GQuark	gfal2_get_plugins_quark ()

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Detailed Description

gfal2 context management functions

Author:

Devresse Adrien

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Typedef Documentation

typedef gfal_handle gfal2_context_t

a gfal context is a separated instance of the gfal library Each context owns his parameters, file descriptors Context allows to have separated instance of GFAL with differents parameters providing an advanced interface to GFAL

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Function Documentation

void gfal2_context_free

(

gfal2_context_t

context

)

free a gfal2 context It is safe to delete a NULL context Thread-safe

gfal2_context_t gfal2_context_new

(

GError **

err

)

create a gfal2 context

Each context contain its own set of parameters and configurations ( Parameter API )

A context can be used in multiple threads at the same time ( Thread-safe ).

Parameters:

err

: GError error report system

Returns:

a context if success, NULL if error

GQuark gfal2_get_config_quark

(

)

GQuark for the gfal2 config namespace GQuark are used by the GError gfal2 error system in order to determine the scope of one error GQuark String : "GFAL2::CONFIG"

GQuark gfal2_get_core_quark

(

)

GQuark for the gfal2 core namespace GQuark are used by the GError gfal2 error system in order to determine the scope of one error GQuark String : "GFAL2::CORE"

GQuark gfal2_get_plugins_quark

(

)

GQuark for the gfal2 plugin namespace GQuark String : "GFAL2::PLUGINS" Any Plugin specific GQuark follows this pattern GFAL2::PLUGINS::NAME example srm plugin : GFAL2::PLUGINS::SRM

void gfal_context_free

(

gfal_context_t

context

)

Deprecated:

gfal_context_t gfal_context_new

(

GError **

err

)

Deprecated:

same than gfal2_context_new but with old compatibility