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#define DBUS_API_SUBJECT_TO_CHANGE
#include <dbus/dbus.h>
#include <cstdio>
#include <cstdlib>


const char* service = "vandenoever.strigi";
const char* interface = "vandenoever.strigi";
const char* object = "search";

void
reply_to_method_call(DBusMessage* msg, DBusConnection* conn) {
   DBusMessage* reply;
   DBusMessageIter args;
   bool stat = true;
   dbus_uint32_t level = 21614;
   dbus_uint32_t serial = 0;
   char* param = "";

   // read the arguments
   if (!dbus_message_iter_init(msg, &args))
      fprintf(stderr, "Message has no arguments!\n");
   else if (DBUS_TYPE_STRING != dbus_message_iter_get_arg_type(&args))
      fprintf(stderr, "Argument is not string!\n");
   else
      dbus_message_iter_get_basic(&args, &param);

   printf("Method called with %s\n", param);

   // create a reply from the message
   reply = dbus_message_new_method_return(msg);

   // add the arguments to the reply
   dbus_message_iter_init_append(reply, &args);
   if (!dbus_message_iter_append_basic(&args, DBUS_TYPE_BOOLEAN, &stat)) {
      fprintf(stderr, "Out Of Memory!\n");
      exit(1);
   }
   if (!dbus_message_iter_append_basic(&args, DBUS_TYPE_UINT32, &level)) {
      fprintf(stderr, "Out Of Memory!\n");
      exit(1);
   }

   // send the reply && flush the connection
   if (!dbus_connection_send(conn, reply, &serial)) {
      fprintf(stderr, "Out Of Memory!\n");
      exit(1);
   }
   dbus_connection_flush(conn);

   // free the reply
   dbus_message_unref(reply);
}

/**
 * Server that exposes a method call and waits for it to be called
 */
void listen()
{
   DBusMessage* msg;
   DBusMessage* reply;
   DBusMessageIter args;
   DBusConnection* conn;
   DBusError err;
   int ret;
   char* param;

   printf("Listening for method calls\n");

   // initialise the error
   dbus_error_init(&err);

   // connect to the bus and check for errors
   conn = dbus_bus_get(DBUS_BUS_SESSION, &err);
   if (dbus_error_is_set(&err)) {
      fprintf(stderr, "Connection Error (%s)\n", err.message);
      dbus_error_free(&err);
   }
   if (NULL == conn) {
      fprintf(stderr, "Connection Null\n");
      exit(1);
   }

   // request our name on the bus and check for errors
   ret = dbus_bus_request_name(conn, service,
      DBUS_NAME_FLAG_REPLACE_EXISTING , &err);
   if (dbus_error_is_set(&err)) {
      fprintf(stderr, "Name Error (%s)\n", err.message);
      dbus_error_free(&err);
   }
   if (DBUS_REQUEST_NAME_REPLY_PRIMARY_OWNER != ret) {
      fprintf(stderr, "Not Primary Owner (%d)\n", ret);
      exit(1);
   }

   // register the introspection interface
   // TODO

   // loop, testing for new messages
   while (true) {
      // non blocking read of the next available message
      dbus_connection_read_write(conn, 1);
      msg = dbus_connection_pop_message(conn);

      // loop again if we haven't got a message
      if (NULL == msg) {
         //sleep(1);
         continue;
      }
      printf("msg interface: %s\n", dbus_message_get_interface(msg));
      printf("msg path: %s\n", dbus_message_get_path(msg));
      printf("msg member: %s\n", dbus_message_get_member(msg));

      // check this is a method call for the right interface & method
      if (dbus_message_is_method_call(msg, "test.method.Type", "Method"))
         reply_to_method_call(msg, conn);


      dbus_connection_flush(conn);

      // free the message
      dbus_message_unref(msg);
   }

   // close the connection
   dbus_connection_close(conn);
}


int
main(int argc, char** argv) {
    listen();
    return 0;
}