NAME

XPAConvert - Converting the XPA API to 2.0

SYNOPSIS

This document describes tips for converting from xpa 1.0 (Xt-based xpa) to xpa 2.0 (socket-based xpa).

DESCRIPTION

The following are tips for converting from xpa 1.0 (Xt-based xpa) to xpa 2.0 (socket-based xpa). The changes are straight-forward and almost can be done automatically (we used editor macros for most of the conversion).

• The existence of the cpp XPA_VERSION directive to distinguish between 1.0 (where it is not defined) and 2.0 (where it is defined).
• Remove the first widget argument from all send and receive server callbacks. Also change first 2 arguments from XtPointer to void *. For example:

  #ifdef XPA_VERSION static void XPAReceiveFile(client_data, call_data, paramlist, buf, len)
  void *client_data;
  void *call_data;
  char *paramlist;
  char *buf;
  int len; #else static void XPAReceiveFile(w, client_data, call_data, paramlist, buf, len)
  Widget w;
  XtPointer client_data;
  XtPointer call_data;
  char *paramlist;
  char *buf;
  int len; #endif

• Server callbacks should be declared as returning int instead of void. They now should return 0 for no errors, -1 for error.
• The mode flags have changed when defining XPA server callbacks. The old S flag (save buffer) is replaced by freebuf=false. The old E flag (empty buffer is OK) is no longer used (it was an artifact of the X implementation).
• Change NewXPACommand() to XPAcmdNew(), with the new calling sequence:

    xpa = NewXPACommand(toplevel, NULL, prefix, NULL);
      

  is changed to:

    xpa = XPACmdNew(xclass, name);
      

• Change the AddXPACommand() subroutine name to XPACmdAdd (with the same calling sequence):

    AddXPACommand(xpa, "file",
      "\tdisplay a new file\n\t\t  requires: filename",
      NULL, NULL, NULL, XPAReceiveFile, text, NULL);
      

  is changed to:

    XPACmdAdd(xpa, "file",
      "\tdisplay a new file\n\t\t  requires: filename",
      NULL, NULL, NULL, XPAReceiveFile, text, NULL);
      

• The XPAXtAppInput() routine should be called just before XtAppMainLoop() to add xpa fds to the Xt event loop:

    /* add the xpas to the Xt loop */
    XPAXtAddInput(app, NULL);
    /* process events */
    XtAppMainLoop(app);
      

• Change NewXPA() to XPANew() and call XPAXtAddInput() if the XtAppMainLoop routine already has been entered:

    xpa = NewXPA(saotng->xim->toplevel, prefix, xparoot,
                 "FITS data or image filename\n\t\t  options: file type",
                 XPASendData, new, NULL,
                 XPAReceiveData, new, "SE");
      

  is changed to:

    sprintf(tbuf, "%s.%s", prefix, xparoot);
    xpa = XPANew("SAOTNG", tbuf,
                 "FITS data or image filename\n\t\t  options: file type",
                 XPASendData, new, NULL,
                 XPAReceiveData, new, "SE");
    XPAXtAddInput(XtWidgetToApplicationContext(saotng->xim->toplevel), xpa);
      

• Change XPAInternalReceiveCommand() to XPACmdInternalReceive() remove first argument in the calling sequence):

    XPAInternalReceiveCommand(im->saotng->xim->toplevel,
                              im->saotng, im->saotng->commands,
                              "zoom reset", NULL, 0);
      

  is changed to:

    XPACmdInternalReceive(im->saotng, im->saotng->commands,
                          "zoom reset", NULL, 0);
      

• Change DestroyXPA to XPAFree:

    DestroyXPA(im->dataxpa);
      

  is changed to:

    XPAFree(im->dataxpa);
      

SEE ALSO

See xpa(7) for a list of XPA help pages