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wireplumber/lib/wp/settings.c
2023-04-17 07:47:09 -04:00

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/* WirePlumber
*
* Copyright © 2022 Collabora Ltd.
* @author Ashok Sidipotu <ashok.sidipotu@collabora.com>
*
* SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
*/
#define G_LOG_DOMAIN "wp-settings"
#include <wp/wp.h>
#include "settings.h"
#include "metadata.h"
#include "log.h"
#include "private/registry.h"
/*! \defgroup wpsettings WpSettings */
/*!
* \struct WpSettings
*
* WpSettings loads and parses the "sm-settings" (default value) metadata, which
* contains wireplumber settings and rules. It provides APIs to its clients
* (modules, lua scripts etc) to access and change them.
*
* Being a WpObject subclass, the settings inherits WpObject's activation
* system.
*/
struct _WpSettings
{
WpObject parent;
WpProperties *settings;
/* element-type: Rule* */
GPtrArray *rules;
/* element-type: Callback* */
GPtrArray *callbacks;
gchar *metadata_name;
WpObjectManager *metadata_om;
};
typedef struct
{
gchar *rule;
/* element-type: Match* */
GPtrArray *matches;
} Rule;
typedef struct
{
/* element-type: WpObjectInterest* */
GPtrArray *interests;
WpProperties *actions;
} Match;
typedef struct
{
GClosure *closure;
gchar *pattern;
} Callback;
enum {
PROP_0,
PROP_METADATA_NAME,
PROP_PROPERTIES,
};
G_DEFINE_TYPE (WpSettings, wp_settings, WP_TYPE_OBJECT)
static void
wp_settings_init (WpSettings * self)
{
}
/*!
* \brief Subscribes callback for a given setting pattern(a glob-style pattern
* matched using g_pattern_match_simple), this allows clients to look
* for any changes made in settings through metadata.
*
* \ingroup wpsettings
* \param self the settings object
* \param pattern name of the pattern to match the settings with
* \param callback (scope async): the callback triggered when the settings
* change.
* \param user_data data to pass to \a callback
* \returns the subscription ID (always greater than 0 for successful
* subscriptions)
*/
guintptr
wp_settings_subscribe (WpSettings *self,
const gchar *pattern, WpSettingsChangedCallback callback,
gpointer user_data)
{
return wp_settings_subscribe_closure (self, pattern,
g_cclosure_new (G_CALLBACK (callback), user_data, NULL));
}
/*!
* \brief Subscribes callback for a given setting pattern(a glob-style pattern
* matched using g_pattern_match_simple), this allows clients to look
* for any changes made in settings through metadata.
*
* \ingroup wpsettings
* \param self the settings object
* \param pattern name of the pattern to match the settings with
* \param closure (nullable): a GAsyncReadyCallback wrapped in a GClosure
* \returns the subscription ID (always greater than 0 for success)
*/
guintptr
wp_settings_subscribe_closure (WpSettings *self, const gchar *pattern,
GClosure *closure)
{
g_return_val_if_fail (WP_IS_SETTINGS (self), 0);
g_return_val_if_fail (pattern, 0);
g_return_val_if_fail (closure, 0);
Callback *cb = g_slice_new0 (Callback);
g_return_val_if_fail (cb, 0);
cb->closure = g_closure_ref (closure);
g_closure_sink (closure);
if (G_CLOSURE_NEEDS_MARSHAL (closure))
g_closure_set_marshal (closure, g_cclosure_marshal_generic);
cb->pattern = g_strdup (pattern);
g_ptr_array_add (self->callbacks, cb);
wp_debug_object (self, "callback(%p) subscribed for pattern(%s)",
(void *) cb, pattern);
return (guintptr) cb;
}
/*!
* \brief Unsubscribes callback for a given subscription_id.
*
* \ingroup wpsettings
* \param self the settings object
* \param subscription_id identifies the callback
* \returns TRUE if success, FALSE otherwise
*/
gboolean
wp_settings_unsubscribe (WpSettings *self, guintptr subscription_id)
{
gboolean ret = FALSE;
g_return_val_if_fail (WP_IS_SETTINGS (self), FALSE);
g_return_val_if_fail (subscription_id, FALSE);
Callback *cb = (Callback *) subscription_id;
ret = g_ptr_array_remove (self->callbacks, cb);
wp_debug_object (self, "callback(%p) unsubscription %s", (void *) cb,
(ret)? "succeeded": "failed");
return ret;
}
/*!
* \brief Gets the boolean value of a setting
*
* \ingroup wpsettings
* \param self the settings object
* \param setting name of the setting
* \param value (out): the boolean value of the setting
* \returns TRUE if the setting is defined, FALSE otherwise
*/
gboolean
wp_settings_get_boolean (WpSettings *self, const gchar *setting,
gboolean *value)
{
g_autoptr (WpSpaJson) json = wp_settings_get (self, setting);
return json && wp_spa_json_parse_boolean (json, value);
}
/*!
* \brief Gets the string value of a setting
* \ingroup wpsettings
* \param self the settings object
* \param setting name of the setting
* \returns (transfer full) (nullable): the string value of the setting, or NULL
* if the string could not be parsed
*/
gchar *
wp_settings_get_string (WpSettings *self, const gchar *setting)
{
g_autoptr (WpSpaJson) json = wp_settings_get (self, setting);
return json ? wp_spa_json_parse_string (json) : NULL;
}
/*!
* \brief Gets the integer (signed) value of a setting
* \ingroup wpsettings
* \param self the settings object
* \param setting name of the setting
* \param value (out): the integer value of the setting
* \returns TRUE if the setting is defined, FALSE otherwise
*/
gboolean
wp_settings_get_int (WpSettings *self, const gchar *setting,
gint *value)
{
g_autoptr (WpSpaJson) json = wp_settings_get (self, setting);
return json && wp_spa_json_parse_int (json, value);
}
/*!
* \brief Gets the float value of a setting
* \ingroup wpsettings
* \param self the settings object
* \param setting name of the setting
* \param value (out): the float value of the setting
* \returns TRUE if the setting is defined, FALSE otherwise
*/
gboolean
wp_settings_get_float (WpSettings *self, const gchar *setting,
gfloat *value)
{
g_autoptr (WpSpaJson) json = wp_settings_get (self, setting);
return json && wp_spa_json_parse_float (json, value);
}
/*!
* \brief Gets the WpSpaJson of a setting
* \ingroup wpsettings
* \param self the settings object
* \param setting name of the setting
* \returns (transfer full) (nullable): The WpSpaJson of the setting, or NULL
* if the setting does not exist
*/
WpSpaJson *
wp_settings_get (WpSettings *self, const gchar *setting)
{
const gchar *value;
g_return_val_if_fail (WP_IS_SETTINGS (self), NULL);
g_return_val_if_fail (setting, NULL);
if (!(wp_object_get_active_features (WP_OBJECT (self)) &
WP_OBJECT_FEATURES_ALL))
return NULL;
value = wp_properties_get (self->settings, setting);
return value ? wp_spa_json_new_from_string (value) : NULL;
}
/*!
* \brief Gets all the settings with their name matching the given pattern.
* \ingroup wpsettings
* \param self the settings object
* \param pattern (nullable) the pattern to match all the settings. A NULL value
* has the same behavior as the "*" pattern.
* \returns (transfer full) (nullable): A JSON object with all the setting
* values matching the pattern, or NULL if the settings object is not activated.
*/
WpSpaJson *
wp_settings_get_all (WpSettings *self, const gchar *pattern)
{
g_autoptr (WpSpaJsonBuilder) b = NULL;
g_autoptr (WpIterator) it = NULL;
g_auto (GValue) item = G_VALUE_INIT;
g_return_val_if_fail (WP_IS_SETTINGS (self), NULL);
if (!(wp_object_get_active_features (WP_OBJECT (self)) &
WP_OBJECT_FEATURES_ALL))
return NULL;
b = wp_spa_json_builder_new_object ();
for (it = wp_properties_new_iterator (self->settings);
wp_iterator_next (it, &item);
g_value_unset (&item)) {
WpPropertiesItem *pi = g_value_get_boxed (&item);
const gchar *key = wp_properties_item_get_key (pi);
const gchar *val = wp_properties_item_get_value (pi);
if (key && val && (!pattern || g_pattern_match_simple (pattern, key))) {
wp_spa_json_builder_add_property (b, key);
wp_spa_json_builder_add_from_string (b, val);
}
}
return wp_spa_json_builder_end (b);
}
/*!
* \brief Applies the rules and returns the applied properties.
*
* This function applies the rules on the client properties and if
* there is a match, it returns TRUE and also copies the applied properties.
*
* \ingroup wpsettings
* \param self the settings object
* \param rule name of the rule; this will match with the section mentioned
* in the conf file.
* \param client_props (transfer none)(inout): client properties array; these
* properties are inputs on which the rules are applied.
* \param applied_props (transfer none)(nullable)(out): the resultant
* actions/properties as a result of the application of rules are copied;
* if this is NULL, properties will be appended to \a client_props instead
* \returns TRUE if there is a match for the client_props and the
* applied properties are returned, FALSE otherwise
*/
gboolean
wp_settings_apply_rule (WpSettings *self, const gchar *rule,
WpProperties *client_props, WpProperties *applied_props)
{
g_return_val_if_fail (WP_IS_SETTINGS (self), FALSE);
g_return_val_if_fail (rule, FALSE);
g_return_val_if_fail (client_props, FALSE);
wp_debug_object (self, "applying rule(%s) for client props", rule);
for (guint i = 0; i < self->rules->len; i++) {
Rule *r = g_ptr_array_index (self->rules, i);
if (g_str_equal (rule, r->rule)) {
for (guint j = 0; j < r->matches->len; j++) {
Match *m = g_ptr_array_index (r->matches, j);
for (guint k = 0; k < m->interests->len; k++) {
WpObjectInterest *interest = g_ptr_array_index (m->interests, k);
wp_debug_object (self, ". working on interest obj(%p)", interest);
if (wp_object_interest_matches (interest, client_props)) {
if (applied_props)
wp_properties_add (applied_props, m->actions);
else
wp_properties_add (client_props, m->actions);
wp_debug_object (self, "match found for rule(%s) with actions"
"(%d)", rule, wp_properties_get_count(m->actions));
return TRUE;
}
}
}
}
}
return FALSE;
}
enum {
STEP_LOAD = WP_TRANSITION_STEP_CUSTOM_START,
};
static WpObjectFeatures
wp_settings_get_supported_features (WpObject * self)
{
return WP_SETTINGS_LOADED;
}
static guint
wp_settings_activate_get_next_step (WpObject * object,
WpFeatureActivationTransition * transition, guint step,
WpObjectFeatures missing)
{
g_return_val_if_fail (missing == WP_SETTINGS_LOADED,
WP_TRANSITION_STEP_ERROR);
return STEP_LOAD;
}
static gboolean
check_metadata_name (gpointer g_object, gpointer metadata_name)
{
if (!WP_IS_SETTINGS(g_object))
return FALSE;
g_auto (GValue) value = G_VALUE_INIT;
g_object_get_property (G_OBJECT(g_object), "metadata-name", &value);
return g_str_equal (g_value_get_string (&value), (gchar *)metadata_name);
}
/*!
* \brief Returns the WpSettings instance that is associated with the
* given core.
*
* This method will also create the instance and register it with the core
* if it had not been created before.
*
* \ingroup wpsettings
* \param core the core
* \param metadata_name (nullable): the name of the metadata with which this
* object is associated. `sm-settings` is the default value picked if
* NULL is supplied.
* \returns (transfer full): the WpSettings instance
*/
WpSettings *
wp_settings_get_instance (WpCore *core, const gchar *metadata_name)
{
WpRegistry *registry = wp_core_get_registry (core);
const gchar *name = (metadata_name ? metadata_name : "sm-settings") ;
WpSettings *settings = wp_registry_find_object (registry,
(GEqualFunc) check_metadata_name, name);
if (G_UNLIKELY (!settings)) {
settings = g_object_new (WP_TYPE_SETTINGS,
"core", core,
"metadata-name", name,
NULL);
wp_registry_register_object (registry, g_object_ref (settings));
wp_info_object (settings, "created wpsettings object for metadata"
" name \"%s\"", name);
} else {
wp_info_object (settings, "found this wpsettings object for metadata name"
" \"%s\"", name);
}
return settings;
}
static void
match_unref (Match * self)
{
g_clear_pointer (&self->actions, wp_properties_unref);
g_clear_pointer (&self->interests, g_ptr_array_unref);
g_slice_free (Match, self);
}
static WpProperties *
parse_actions (const gchar *actions)
{
g_autoptr (WpSpaJson) o = wp_spa_json_new_from_string (actions);
g_autofree gchar *update_props = NULL;
g_autoptr (WpProperties) a_props = wp_properties_new_empty ();
wp_debug(".. parsing actions");
if (wp_spa_json_is_object (o) &&
wp_spa_json_object_get (o,
"update-props", "s", &update_props,
NULL)) {
g_autoptr (WpSpaJson) json = wp_spa_json_new_from_string (update_props);
g_autoptr (WpIterator) iter = wp_spa_json_new_iterator (json);
g_auto (GValue) item = G_VALUE_INIT;
wp_debug (".. update-props=%s", update_props);
while (wp_iterator_next (iter, &item)) {
WpSpaJson *p = g_value_get_boxed (&item);
g_autofree gchar *prop = wp_spa_json_parse_string (p);
g_autofree gchar *value = NULL;
g_value_unset (&item);
wp_iterator_next (iter, &item);
p = g_value_get_boxed (&item);
value = wp_spa_json_parse_string (p);
g_value_unset (&item);
if (prop && value) {
wp_debug (".. prop=%s value=%s", prop, value);
wp_properties_set (a_props, prop, value);
}
}
} else {
wp_warning ("malformated JSON: \"update-props\" not defined properly"
", skip it");
return NULL;
}
return g_steal_pointer (&a_props);
}
static Match *
parse_matches (const gchar *match)
{
g_autoptr (WpSpaJson) a = wp_spa_json_new_from_string (match);
g_autoptr (WpIterator) a_iter = wp_spa_json_new_iterator (a);
g_auto (GValue) a_item = G_VALUE_INIT;
Match *m = g_slice_new0 (Match);
g_return_val_if_fail (m, NULL);
wp_debug(".. parsing match");
m->interests = g_ptr_array_new_with_free_func
((GDestroyNotify) wp_object_interest_unref);
if (!wp_spa_json_is_array (a)) {
wp_warning ("malformated JSON: matches has to be an array JSON element"
", skip processing this one");
return NULL;
}
for (; wp_iterator_next (a_iter, &a_item); g_value_unset (&a_item)) {
g_autoptr (WpObjectInterest) i = wp_object_interest_new_type
(WP_TYPE_PROPERTIES);
WpSpaJson *o = g_value_get_boxed (&a_item);
g_autoptr (WpIterator) o_iter = wp_spa_json_new_iterator (o);
g_auto (GValue) o_item = G_VALUE_INIT;
int count = 0;
while (wp_iterator_next (o_iter, &o_item)) {
WpSpaJson *p = g_value_get_boxed (&o_item);
if (wp_spa_json_is_container (p)) {
wp_warning ("malformated JSON: misplaced container object, pls check"
" JSON formatting of .conf file, skipping this container");
continue;
}
g_autofree gchar *isubject = wp_spa_json_parse_string (p);
g_autofree gchar *value = NULL;
gchar *ivalue = NULL;
WpConstraintVerb iverb = WP_CONSTRAINT_VERB_EQUALS;
g_value_unset (&o_item);
wp_iterator_next (o_iter, &o_item);
p = g_value_get_boxed (&o_item);
ivalue = value = wp_spa_json_parse_string (p);
g_value_unset (&o_item);
if (value[0] == '~') {
iverb = WP_CONSTRAINT_VERB_MATCHES;
ivalue = value+1;
}
if (isubject && ivalue) {
wp_object_interest_add_constraint (i, WP_CONSTRAINT_TYPE_PW_PROPERTY,
isubject, iverb, g_variant_new_string(ivalue));
count++;
wp_debug (".. subject=%s verb=%d value=%s of interest obj=%p",
isubject, iverb, ivalue, i);
}
}
wp_debug (".. loaded interest obj(%p) with (%d) constraints", i, count);
g_ptr_array_add (m->interests, g_steal_pointer(&i));
}
return m;
}
static Rule *
parse_rule (const gchar *rule, const gchar *value)
{
g_autoptr (WpSpaJson) json = wp_spa_json_new_from_string (value);
g_autoptr (WpIterator) iter = wp_spa_json_new_iterator (json);
g_auto (GValue) item = G_VALUE_INIT;
Rule *r = g_slice_new0 (Rule);
g_return_val_if_fail (r, NULL);
/* TBD: check for duplicate rule names and disallow them. */
r->rule = g_strdup (rule);
wp_debug (". parsing rule(%s)", r->rule);
r->matches = g_ptr_array_new_with_free_func
((GDestroyNotify) match_unref);
for (; wp_iterator_next (iter, &item); g_value_unset (&item)) {
WpSpaJson *o = g_value_get_boxed (&item);
g_autofree gchar *match = NULL;
g_autofree gchar *actions = NULL;
Match *m = NULL;
if (!wp_spa_json_is_object (o) ||
!wp_spa_json_object_get (o,
"matches", "s", &match,
"actions", "s", &actions,
NULL)) {
wp_warning ("malformated JSON: either JSON object is not found or "
"an empty object with out matches or actions found, skipping it");
continue;
}
m = parse_matches (match);
g_ptr_array_add (r->matches, m);
wp_debug (". loaded (%d) interest objects for this match for rule(%s)",
m->interests->len, r->rule);
m->actions = parse_actions (actions);
wp_debug (". loaded (%d) actions for this match for rule(%s)",
wp_properties_get_count (m->actions), r->rule);
}
return r;
}
static gboolean
is_rule (WpSpaJson *json)
{
/* rule is an array and starts with an object */
if (wp_spa_json_is_array (json)) {
g_autoptr (WpIterator) iter = wp_spa_json_new_iterator (json);
g_auto (GValue) item = G_VALUE_INIT;
wp_iterator_next (iter, &item);
WpSpaJson *o = g_value_get_boxed (&item);
if (wp_spa_json_is_object (o))
return TRUE;
}
return FALSE;
}
static void
parse_setting (const gchar *setting, const gchar *value, WpSettings *self)
{
g_autoptr (WpSpaJson) json = wp_spa_json_new_from_string (value);
if (is_rule (json)) {
Rule *r = parse_rule (setting, value);
if (r) {
g_ptr_array_add (self->rules, r);
wp_debug_object (self, "loaded (%d) matches for rule (%s)",
r->matches->len, r->rule);
}
} else {
wp_properties_set (self->settings, setting, value);
}
}
static void
on_metadata_changed (WpMetadata *m, guint32 subject,
const gchar *setting, const gchar *type, const gchar *new_value, gpointer d)
{
WpSettings *self = WP_SETTINGS(d);
const gchar *old_value = wp_properties_get (self->settings, setting);
if (!old_value) {
wp_info_object (self, "new setting defined \"%s\" = \"%s\"",
setting, new_value);
} else {
wp_info_object (self, "setting \"%s\" new_value changed from \"%s\" ->"
" \"%s\"", setting, old_value, new_value);
}
wp_properties_set (self->settings, setting, new_value);
for (guint i = 0; i < self->callbacks->len; i++) {
Callback *cb = g_ptr_array_index (self->callbacks, i);
if (g_pattern_match_simple (cb->pattern, setting)) {
GValue values[3] = { G_VALUE_INIT, G_VALUE_INIT, G_VALUE_INIT };
g_value_init (&values[0], G_TYPE_OBJECT);
g_value_init (&values[1], G_TYPE_STRING);
g_value_init (&values[2], G_TYPE_STRING);
g_value_set_object (&values[0], self);
g_value_set_string (&values[1], setting);
g_value_set_string (&values[2], new_value);
g_closure_invoke (cb->closure, NULL, 3, values, NULL);
g_value_unset (&values[0]);
g_value_unset (&values[1]);
g_value_unset (&values[2]);
wp_debug_object (self, "triggered callback(%p)", cb);
}
}
}
static void
on_metadata_added (WpObjectManager *om, WpMetadata *m, gpointer d)
{
WpTransition * transition = WP_TRANSITION (d);
WpSettings * self = wp_transition_get_source_object (transition);
g_autoptr (WpIterator) it = wp_metadata_new_iterator (WP_METADATA (m), 0);
g_auto (GValue) val = G_VALUE_INIT;
/* Handle the changed signal */
g_signal_connect_object (m, "changed", G_CALLBACK (on_metadata_changed),
self, 0);
/* traverse through all settings and rules */
for (; wp_iterator_next (it, &val); g_value_unset (&val)) {
const gchar *setting, *value;
wp_metadata_iterator_item_extract (&val, NULL, &setting, NULL, &value);
parse_setting (setting, value, self);
}
wp_info_object (self, "loaded %d settings and %d rules from metadata \"%s\"",
wp_properties_get_count (self->settings),
self->rules->len,
self->metadata_name);
wp_object_update_features (WP_OBJECT (self), WP_SETTINGS_LOADED, 0);
}
static void
rule_unref (Rule * self)
{
g_clear_pointer (&self->rule, g_free);
g_clear_pointer (&self->matches, g_ptr_array_unref);
g_slice_free (Rule, self);
}
static void
callback_unref (Callback * self)
{
g_free (self->pattern);
g_clear_pointer (&self->closure, g_closure_unref);
g_slice_free (Callback, self);
}
static void
wp_settings_activate_execute_step (WpObject * object,
WpFeatureActivationTransition * transition, guint step,
WpObjectFeatures missing)
{
WpSettings * self = WP_SETTINGS (object);
g_autoptr (WpCore) core = wp_object_get_core (object);
switch (step) {
case STEP_LOAD: {
self->settings = wp_properties_new_empty ();
self->rules = g_ptr_array_new_with_free_func ((GDestroyNotify) rule_unref);
self->callbacks = g_ptr_array_new_with_free_func
((GDestroyNotify) callback_unref);
self->metadata_om = wp_object_manager_new ();
wp_object_manager_add_interest (self->metadata_om, WP_TYPE_METADATA,
WP_CONSTRAINT_TYPE_PW_GLOBAL_PROPERTY, "metadata.name", "=s",
self->metadata_name, NULL);
wp_object_manager_request_object_features (self->metadata_om,
WP_TYPE_METADATA, WP_OBJECT_FEATURES_ALL);
g_signal_connect_object (self->metadata_om, "object-added",
G_CALLBACK (on_metadata_added), transition, 0);
wp_core_install_object_manager (core, self->metadata_om);
wp_info_object (self, "looking for metadata object named %s",
self->metadata_name);
break;
}
case WP_TRANSITION_STEP_ERROR:
break;
default:
g_assert_not_reached ();
}
}
static void
wp_settings_deactivate (WpObject * object, WpObjectFeatures features)
{
WpSettings *self = WP_SETTINGS (object);
wp_debug_object (self, "%s", self->metadata_name);
g_free (self->metadata_name);
g_clear_object (&self->metadata_om);
g_clear_pointer (&self->rules, g_ptr_array_unref);
g_clear_pointer (&self->callbacks, g_ptr_array_unref);
g_clear_pointer (&self->settings, wp_properties_unref);
wp_object_update_features (WP_OBJECT (self), 0, WP_OBJECT_FEATURES_ALL);
}
static void
wp_settings_set_property (GObject * object, guint property_id,
const GValue * value, GParamSpec * pspec)
{
WpSettings *self = WP_SETTINGS (object);
switch (property_id) {
case PROP_METADATA_NAME:
self->metadata_name = g_value_dup_string (value);
break;
default:
G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, property_id, pspec);
break;
}
}
static void
wp_settings_get_property (GObject * object, guint property_id,
GValue * value, GParamSpec * pspec)
{
WpSettings *self = WP_SETTINGS (object);
switch (property_id) {
case PROP_METADATA_NAME:
g_value_set_string (value, self->metadata_name);
break;
default:
G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, property_id, pspec);
break;
}
}
static void
wp_settings_class_init (WpSettingsClass * klass)
{
GObjectClass * object_class = (GObjectClass *) klass;
WpObjectClass * wpobject_class = (WpObjectClass *) klass;
object_class->set_property = wp_settings_set_property;
object_class->get_property = wp_settings_get_property;
wpobject_class->activate_get_next_step = wp_settings_activate_get_next_step;
wpobject_class->activate_execute_step = wp_settings_activate_execute_step;
wpobject_class->deactivate = wp_settings_deactivate;
wpobject_class->get_supported_features = wp_settings_get_supported_features;
g_object_class_install_property (object_class, PROP_METADATA_NAME,
g_param_spec_string ("metadata-name", "metadata-name",
"The metadata object to look after", NULL,
G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
}