RAPI_CONNECTION_FROM_NAME(3)

NAME
rapi_connection_from_name - obtain connection for RAPI function calls

SYNOPSIS
#include <rapi.h>

RapiConnection *rapi_connection_from_name(const char *device_name);

RapiConnection *rapi_connection_from_info(SynceInfo *info);

void rapi_connection_select(RapiConnection *connection);

void rapi_connection_destroy(RapiConnection *connection);

HRESULT CeRapiInit();

STDAPI CeRapiUninit();

DESCRIPTION
The rapi_connection_from_info() function returns a pointer to a newly allocated RapiConnection struct, used for remote function calls to a mobile device. The RapiConnection keeps a pointer to the SynceInfo struct but does not copy it, therefore freeing the SynceInfo before the RapiConnection is not recommended.

rapi_connection_from_name() accomplishes the same for the connected device named device_name. Refer to synce_info_new(3) for insight on how this name and the connection daemon in use can affect the device contacted.

rapi_connection_select() allows for selection between multiple active connections. NULL can be passed to result in no active connection.

rapi_connection_destroy() frees a RapiConnection. This should not be called before CeRapiUninit().

CeRapiInit() connects the current RapiConnection to it's mobile device. If already initialised, CERAPI_E_ALREADYINITIALIZED is returned.

CeRapiUninit() destroys the connection for the current RapiConnection. The RapiConnection cannot be re-initialised, it must be destroyed.

An example of using multiple devices follows.

    /*
     * SynCE support for switching between multiple devices
     *
     * Example code for two devices follows!
     *
     * It shows two different ways to get a RapiConnection object.
     *
     */
    RapiConnection* a = rapi_connection_from_name("device_a");
    rapi_connection_select(a);
    CeRapiInit()
    SynceInfo* info_b = synce_info_new("device_b");
    RapiConnection* b = rapi_connection_from_info(info_b);
    rapi_connection_select(b);
    CeRapiInit()
    rapi_connection_select(a);
     ...some RAPI calls to device A...
    rapi_connection_select(b);
     ...some RAPI calls to device B...
    rapi_connection_select(a);
    CeRapiUninit();
    rapi_connection_destroy(a);
    rapi_connection_select(b);
    CeRapiUninit();
    rapi_connection_destroy(b);
    synce_info_destroy(info_b);

RETURN VALUE
rapi_connection_from_name() and rapi_connection_from_info() return a pointer to a new RapiConnection.

CeRapiInit() and CeRapiUninit() return S_OK on success or an error code on failure.

AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Mark Ellis <mark_ellis@users.sourceforge.net>.

SEE ALSO
synce(7), synce_info_new(3), odccm(1), vdccm(1)