XbSilo: libxmlb Reference Manual

## XbSilo XbSilo — A read-only store of parsed XML data |

## Stability Level

Stable, unless otherwise indicated

## Functions

XbSilo * | xb_silo_new ()
XbSilo * | xb_silo_new_from_xml ()
GBytes * | xb_silo_get_bytes ()
gboolean | xb_silo_load_from_bytes ()
gboolean | xb_silo_load_from_file ()
gboolean | xb_silo_save_to_file ()
gchar * | xb_silo_to_string ()
guint | xb_silo_get_size ()
const gchar * | xb_silo_get_guid ()
XbNode * | xb_silo_get_root ()
void | xb_silo_invalidate ()
gboolean | xb_silo_is_valid ()
gboolean | xb_silo_watch_file ()
void | xb_silo_set_profile_flags ()
const gchar * | xb_silo_get_profile_string ()
gboolean | xb_silo_get_enable_node_cache ()
void | xb_silo_set_enable_node_cache ()
XbQuery * | xb_silo_lookup_query ()
XbQuery * | xb_silo_lookup_query_full ()

## Types and Values

#define | XB_TYPE_SILO
struct | XbSiloClass
enum | XbSiloLoadFlags
enum | XbSiloProfileFlags
| XbSilo

## Includes

    #include <xmlb.h>

## Description

XbSilo provides read-only access and querying of a previously parsed blob of XML data.

All signal emissions from XbSilo (currently only “notify” emissions) will happen in the GMainContext which is the thread default when the XbSilo is constructed.

This GMainContext must be iterated for file monitoring using `xb_silo_watch_file()` to function correctly.

## Functions

### xb_silo_new ()

    XbSilo *
    xb_silo_new (void);

Creates a new silo.

#### Returns

a new XbSilo

Since: 0.1.0

### xb_silo_new_from_xml ()

    XbSilo *
    xb_silo_new_from_xml (const gchar *xml,
                          GError **error);

Creates a new silo from an XML string.

#### Parameters

xml | XML string |
error | the GError, or `NULL` |

#### Returns

a new XbSilo, or `NULL`

Since: 0.1.0

### xb_silo_get_bytes ()

    GBytes *
    xb_silo_get_bytes (XbSilo *self);

Gets the backing object that created the blob.

You should never *ever* modify this data.

#### Parameters

self | a XbSilo |

#### Returns

A GBytes, or `NULL` if never set.

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Since: 0.1.0

### xb_silo_load_from_bytes ()

    gboolean
    xb_silo_load_from_bytes (XbSilo *self,
                             GBytes *blob,
                             XbSiloLoadFlags flags,
                             GError **error);

Loads a silo from memory location.

#### Parameters

self | a XbSilo |
blob | a GBytes |
flags | XbSiloLoadFlags, e.g. `XB_SILO_LOAD_FLAG_NONE` |
error | the GError, or `NULL` |

#### Returns

`TRUE` for success, otherwise `error` is set.

Since: 0.1.0

### xb_silo_load_from_file ()

    gboolean
    xb_silo_load_from_file (XbSilo *self,
                            GFile *file,
                            XbSiloLoadFlags flags,
                            GCancellable *cancellable,
                            GError **error);

Loads a silo from file.

#### Parameters

self | a XbSilo |
file | a GFile |
flags | XbSiloLoadFlags, e.g. `XB_SILO_LOAD_FLAG_NONE` |
cancellable | a GCancellable, or `NULL` |
error | the GError, or `NULL` |

#### Returns

`TRUE` for success, otherwise `error` is set.

Since: 0.1.0

### xb_silo_save_to_file ()

    gboolean
    xb_silo_save_to_file (XbSilo *self,
                          GFile *file,
                          GCancellable *cancellable,
                          GError **error);

Saves a silo to a file.

#### Parameters

self | a XbSilo |
file | a GFile |
cancellable | a GCancellable, or `NULL` |
error | the GError, or `NULL` |

#### Returns

`TRUE` for success, otherwise `error` is set.

Since: 0.1.0

### xb_silo_to_string ()

    gchar *
    xb_silo_to_string (XbSilo *self,
                       GError **error);

Converts the silo to an internal string representation. This is only really useful for debugging XbSilo itself.

#### Parameters

self | a XbSilo |
error | the GError, or `NULL` |

#### Returns

A string, or `NULL` for an error

Since: 0.1.0

### xb_silo_get_size ()

    guint
    xb_silo_get_size (XbSilo *self);

Gets the number of nodes in the silo.

#### Parameters

self | a XbSilo |

#### Returns

a integer, or 0 is an empty blob

Since: 0.1.0

### xb_silo_get_guid ()

    const gchar *
    xb_silo_get_guid (XbSilo *self);

Gets the GUID used to identify this silo.

#### Parameters

self | a XbSilo |

#### Returns

a string, otherwise `NULL`

Since: 0.1.0

### xb_silo_get_root ()

    XbNode *
    xb_silo_get_root (XbSilo *self);

Gets the root node for the silo. (MIGHT BE MORE).

#### Parameters

self | a XbSilo |

#### Returns

A XbNode, or `NULL` for an error.

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Since: 0.1.0

### xb_silo_invalidate ()

    void
    xb_silo_invalidate (XbSilo *self);

Invalidates a silo. Future calls `xb_silo_is_valid()` will return `FALSE`.

#### Parameters

self | a XbSilo |

Since: 0.1.1

### xb_silo_is_valid ()

    gboolean
    xb_silo_is_valid (XbSilo *self);

Checks is the silo is valid. The usual reason the silo is invalidated is when the backing mmapped file has changed, or one of the imported files have been modified.

#### Parameters

self | a XbSilo |

#### Returns

`TRUE` if valid

Since: 0.1.0

### xb_silo_watch_file ()

    gboolean
    xb_silo_watch_file (XbSilo *self,
                        GFile *file,
                        GCancellable *cancellable,
                        GError **error);

Adds a file monitor to the silo. If the file or directory for `file` changes then the silo will be invalidated.

The monitor will internally use the GMainContext which was the thread default when the XbSilo was created, so that GMainContext must be iterated for monitoring to work.

#### Parameters

self | a XbSilo |
file | a GFile |
cancellable | a GCancellable, or `NULL` |
error | the GError, or `NULL` |

#### Returns

`TRUE` for success, otherwise `error` is set.

Since: 0.1.0

### xb_silo_set_profile_flags ()

    void
    xb_silo_set_profile_flags (XbSilo *self,
                               XbSiloProfileFlags profile_flags);

Enables or disables the collection of profiling data.

#### Parameters

self | a XbSilo |
profile_flags | some XbSiloProfileFlags, e.g. `XB_SILO_PROFILE_FLAG_DEBUG` |

Since: 0.1.1

### xb_silo_get_profile_string ()

    const gchar *
    xb_silo_get_profile_string (XbSilo *self);

Returns the profiling data. This will only return profiling text if `xb_silo_set_profile_flags()` was used with `XB_SILO_PROFILE_FLAG_APPEND`.

#### Parameters

self | a XbSilo |

#### Returns

text profiling data

Since: 0.1.1

### xb_silo_get_enable_node_cache ()

    gboolean
    xb_silo_get_enable_node_cache (XbSilo *self);

Get “enable-node-cache”.

#### Parameters

self | an XbSilo |

Since: 0.2.0

### xb_silo_set_enable_node_cache ()

    void
    xb_silo_set_enable_node_cache (XbSilo *self,
                                   gboolean enable_node_cache);

Set “enable-node-cache”.

This is not thread-safe, and can only be called before the XbSilo is passed between threads.

#### Parameters

self | an XbSilo |
enable_node_cache | `TRUE` to enable the node cache, `FALSE` otherwise |

Since: 0.2.0

### xb_silo_lookup_query ()

    XbQuery *
    xb_silo_lookup_query (XbSilo *self,
                          const gchar *xpath);

`xb_silo_lookup_query` is deprecated and should not be used in newly-written code.

Create an XbQuery from the given `xpath` XPath string, or return it from the query cache in the XbSilo.

`xpath` must be valid: it is a programmer error if creating the query fails (i.e. if `xb_query_new()` returns an error).

This function is thread-safe.

#### Parameters

self | an XbSilo |
xpath | an XPath query string |

#### Returns

an XbQuery representing `xpath` .

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Since: 0.3.0

### xb_silo_lookup_query_full ()

    XbQuery *
    xb_silo_lookup_query_full (XbSilo *self,
                               const gchar *xpath,
                               GError **error);

Create an XbQuery from the given `xpath` XPath string, or return it from the query cache in the XbSilo.

`xpath` must be valid: it is a programmer error if creating the query fails (i.e. if `xb_query_new()` returns an error).

This function is thread-safe.

#### Parameters

self | an XbSilo |
xpath | an XPath query string |
error | the GError, or `NULL` |

#### Returns

an XbQuery representing `xpath` .

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Since: 0.3.27

## Types and Values

### XB_TYPE_SILO

    #define             XB_TYPE_SILO

### struct XbSiloClass

    struct XbSiloClass {
    	GObjectClass parent_class;
    };

### enum XbSiloLoadFlags

The flags for loading a silo.

#### Members

XB_SILO_LOAD_FLAG_NONE |  |
XB_SILO_LOAD_FLAG_NO_MAGIC |  |
XB_SILO_LOAD_FLAG_WATCH_BLOB |  |

### enum XbSiloProfileFlags

The flags used when profiling a silo.

#### Members

XB_SILO_PROFILE_FLAG_NONE |  |
XB_SILO_PROFILE_FLAG_DEBUG |  |
XB_SILO_PROFILE_FLAG_APPEND |  |
XB_SILO_PROFILE_FLAG_XPATH |  |
XB_SILO_PROFILE_FLAG_OPTIMIZER |  |

### XbSilo

    typedef struct _XbSilo XbSilo;