reworking xgb. cleaned up connection stuff a little. making new xid generation cleaner and use goroutines for it.

nexgb/auth.go

@@ -44,8 +44,10 @@ func getString(r io.Reader, b []byte) (string, error) {
 
 // readAuthority reads the X authority file for the DISPLAY.
 // If hostname == "" or hostname == "localhost",
-// readAuthority uses the system's hostname (as returned by os.Hostname) instead.
+// then use the system's hostname (as returned by os.Hostname) instead.
-func readAuthority(hostname, display string) (name string, data []byte, err error) {
+func readAuthority(hostname, display string) (
+	name string, data []byte, err error) {
+
 	// b is a scratch buffer to use and should be at least 256 bytes long
 	// (i.e. it should be able to hold a hostname).
 	var b [256]byte

nexgb/conn.go

@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+package xgb
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net"
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// connect connects to the X server given in the 'display' string.
+// If 'display' is empty it will be taken from os.Getenv("DISPLAY").
+// Note that you should read and understand the "Connection Setup" of the
+// X Protocol Reference Manual before changing this function:
+// http://goo.gl/4zGQg
+func (c *Conn) connect(display string) error {
+	err := c.dial(display)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Get authentication data
+	authName, authData, err := readAuthority(c.host, c.display)
+	noauth := false
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Could not get authority info: %v\n", err)
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Trying connection without authority info...\n")
+		authName = ""
+		authData = []byte{}
+		noauth = true
+	}
+
+	// Assume that the authentication protocol is "MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1".
+	if !noauth && (authName != "MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1" || len(authData) != 16) {
+		return errors.New("unsupported auth protocol " + authName)
+	}
+
+	buf := make([]byte, 12+pad(len(authName))+pad(len(authData)))
+	buf[0] = 0x6c
+	buf[1] = 0
+	Put16(buf[2:], 11)
+	Put16(buf[4:], 0)
+	Put16(buf[6:], uint16(len(authName)))
+	Put16(buf[8:], uint16(len(authData)))
+	Put16(buf[10:], 0)
+	copy(buf[12:], []byte(authName))
+	copy(buf[12+pad(len(authName)):], authData)
+	if _, err = c.conn.Write(buf); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	head := make([]byte, 8)
+	if _, err = io.ReadFull(c.conn, head[0:8]); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	code := head[0]
+	reasonLen := head[1]
+	major := Get16(head[2:])
+	minor := Get16(head[4:])
+	dataLen := Get16(head[6:])
+
+	if major != 11 || minor != 0 {
+		return errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("x protocol version mismatch: %d.%d",
+			major, minor))
+	}
+
+	buf = make([]byte, int(dataLen)*4+8, int(dataLen)*4+8)
+	copy(buf, head)
+	if _, err = io.ReadFull(c.conn, buf[8:]); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if code == 0 {
+		reason := buf[8 : 8+reasonLen]
+		return errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("x protocol authentication refused: %s",
+			string(reason)))
+	}
+
+	ReadSetupInfo(buf, &c.Setup)
+
+	if c.defaultScreen >= len(c.Setup.Roots) {
+		c.defaultScreen = 0
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (c *Conn) dial(display string) error {
+	if len(display) == 0 {
+		display = os.Getenv("DISPLAY")
+	}
+
+	display0 := display
+	if len(display) == 0 {
+		return errors.New("empty display string")
+	}
+
+	colonIdx := strings.LastIndex(display, ":")
+	if colonIdx < 0 {
+		return errors.New("bad display string: " + display0)
+	}
+
+	var protocol, socket string
+
+	if display[0] == '/' {
+		socket = display[0:colonIdx]
+	} else {
+		slashIdx := strings.LastIndex(display, "/")
+		if slashIdx >= 0 {
+			protocol = display[0:slashIdx]
+			c.host = display[slashIdx+1 : colonIdx]
+		} else {
+			c.host = display[0:colonIdx]
+		}
+	}
+
+	display = display[colonIdx+1 : len(display)]
+	if len(display) == 0 {
+		return errors.New("bad display string: " + display0)
+	}
+
+	var scr string
+	dotIdx := strings.LastIndex(display, ".")
+	if dotIdx < 0 {
+		c.display = display[0:]
+	} else {
+		c.display = display[0:dotIdx]
+		scr = display[dotIdx+1:]
+	}
+
+	dispnum, err := strconv.Atoi(c.display)
+	if err != nil || dispnum < 0 {
+		return errors.New("bad display string: " + display0)
+	}
+
+	if len(scr) != 0 {
+		c.defaultScreen, err = strconv.Atoi(scr)
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.New("bad display string: " + display0)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Connect to server
+	if len(socket) != 0 {
+		c.conn, err = net.Dial("unix", socket+":"+c.display)
+	} else if len(c.host) != 0 {
+		if protocol == "" {
+			protocol = "tcp"
+		}
+		c.conn, err = net.Dial(protocol, c.host+":"+strconv.Itoa(6000+dispnum))
+	} else {
+		c.conn, err = net.Dial("unix", "/tmp/.X11-unix/X"+c.display)
+	}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.New("cannot connect to " + display0 + ": " + err.Error())
+	}
+	return nil
+}

nexgb/examples/atom.go

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	// "fmt" 
+	"log"
+
+	"github.com/BurntSushi/xgb"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	log.SetFlags(0)
+}
+
+func main() {
+	X, err := xgb.NewConn()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	aname := "_NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW"
+	atom, err := X.InternAtom(true, uint16(len(aname)), aname)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	log.Printf("%d", atom.Atom)
+}
+

nexgb/examples/property.go

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"log"
+
+	"github.com/BurntSushi/xgb"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	log.SetFlags(0)
+}
+
+func get32(buf []byte) uint32 {
+	v := uint32(buf[0])
+	v |= uint32(buf[1]) << 8
+	v |= uint32(buf[2]) << 16
+	v |= uint32(buf[3]) << 24
+	return v
+}
+
+func main() {
+	X, err := xgb.NewConn()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	root := X.DefaultScreen().Root
+
+	aname := "_NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW"
+	atom, err := X.InternAtom(true, uint16(len(aname)), aname)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	reply, err := X.GetProperty(false, root, atom.Atom, xgb.GetPropertyTypeAny,
+		0, (1<<32)-1)
+	log.Printf("%X", get32(reply.Value))
+}
+

nexgb/xgb.go

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"net"
 	"os"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 )
@@ -23,11 +22,9 @@ const (
 )
 
 // A Conn represents a connection to an X server.
-// Only one goroutine should use a Conn's methods at a time.
 type Conn struct {
 	host          string
 	conn          net.Conn
-	nextId        Id
 	nextCookie    uint16
 	cookies       map[uint16]*Cookie
 	events        queue
@@ -44,6 +41,7 @@ type Conn struct {
 	eventChan         chan bool
 	errorChan         chan bool
 
+	xidChan chan xid
 	newIdLock   sync.Mutex
 	writeLock   sync.Mutex
 	dequeueLock sync.Mutex
@@ -51,6 +49,51 @@ type Conn struct {
 	extLock     sync.Mutex
 }
 
+// NewConn creates a new connection instance. It initializes locks, data
+// structures, and performs the initial handshake. (The code for the handshake
+// has been relegated to conn.go.)
+func NewConn() (*Conn, error) {
+	return NewConnDisplay("")
+}
+
+// NewConnDisplay is just like NewConn, but allows a specific DISPLAY
+// string to be used.
+// If 'display' is empty it will be taken from os.Getenv("DISPLAY").
+//
+// Examples:
+//	NewConn(":1") -> net.Dial("unix", "", "/tmp/.X11-unix/X1")
+//	NewConn("/tmp/launch-123/:0") -> net.Dial("unix", "", "/tmp/launch-123/:0")
+//	NewConn("hostname:2.1") -> net.Dial("tcp", "", "hostname:6002")
+//	NewConn("tcp/hostname:1.0") -> net.Dial("tcp", "", "hostname:6001")
+func NewConnDisplay(display string) (*Conn, error) {
+	conn := &Conn{}
+
+	// First connect. This reads authority, checks DISPLAY environment
+	// variable, and loads the initial Setup info.
+	err := conn.connect(display)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	conn.xidChan = make(chan xid, 5)
+	go conn.generateXids()
+
+	conn.nextCookie = 1
+	conn.cookies = make(map[uint16]*Cookie)
+	conn.events = queue{make([][]byte, 100), 0, 0}
+	conn.extensions = make(map[string]byte)
+
+	conn.newReadChannels()
+	conn.newRequestChannels()
+
+	return conn, nil
+}
+
+// Close closes the connection to the X server.
+func (c *Conn) Close() {
+	c.conn.Close()
+}
+
 // Id is used for all X identifiers, such as windows, pixmaps, and GCs.
 type Id uint32
 
@@ -111,14 +154,46 @@ type Error interface {
 var newErrorFuncs = map[int]func(buf []byte) Error{}
 
 // NewID generates a new unused ID for use with requests like CreateWindow.
-func (c *Conn) NewId() Id {
+// If no new ids can be generated, the id returned is 0 and error is non-nil.
-	c.newIdLock.Lock()
+func (c *Conn) NewId() (Id, error) {
-	defer c.newIdLock.Unlock()
+	xid := <-c.xidChan
+	if xid.err != nil {
+		return 0, xid.err
+	}
+	return xid.id, nil
+}
 
-	id := c.nextId
+// xid encapsulates a resource identifier being sent over the Conn.xidChan
-	// TODO: handle ID overflow
+// channel. If no new resource id can be generated, id is set to -1 and a
-	c.nextId++
+// non-nil error is set in xid.err.
-	return id
+type xid struct {
+	id Id
+	err error
+}
+
+// generateXids sends new Ids down the channel for NewId to use.
+// This needs to be updated to use the XC Misc extension once we run out of
+// new ids.
+func (conn *Conn) generateXids() {
+	inc := conn.Setup.ResourceIdMask & -conn.Setup.ResourceIdMask
+	max := conn.Setup.ResourceIdMask
+	last := uint32(0)
+	for {
+		// TODO: Use the XC Misc extension to look for released ids.
+		if last > 0 && last >= max - inc + 1 {
+			conn.xidChan <- xid{
+				id: Id(0),
+				err: errors.New("There are no more available resource" +
+					"identifiers."),
+			}
+		}
+
+		last += inc
+		conn.xidChan <- xid{
+			id: Id(last | conn.Setup.ResourceIdBase),
+			err: nil,
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 // RegisterExtension adds the respective extension's major op code to
@@ -328,165 +403,3 @@ func (c *Conn) PollForEvent() (Event, error) {
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-// Dial connects to the X server given in the 'display' string.
-// If 'display' is empty it will be taken from os.Getenv("DISPLAY").
-//
-// Examples:
-//	Dial(":1")                 // connect to net.Dial("unix", "", "/tmp/.X11-unix/X1")
-//	Dial("/tmp/launch-123/:0") // connect to net.Dial("unix", "", "/tmp/launch-123/:0")
-//	Dial("hostname:2.1")       // connect to net.Dial("tcp", "", "hostname:6002")
-//	Dial("tcp/hostname:1.0")   // connect to net.Dial("tcp", "", "hostname:6001")
-func Dial(display string) (*Conn, error) {
-	c, err := connect(display)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	// Get authentication data
-	authName, authData, err := readAuthority(c.host, c.display)
-	noauth := false
-	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Could not get authority info: %v\n", err)
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Trying connection without authority info...\n")
-		authName = ""
-		authData = []byte{}
-		noauth = true
-	}
-
-	// Assume that the authentication protocol is "MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1".
-	if !noauth && (authName != "MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1" || len(authData) != 16) {
-		return nil, errors.New("unsupported auth protocol " + authName)
-	}
-
-	buf := make([]byte, 12+pad(len(authName))+pad(len(authData)))
-	buf[0] = 0x6c
-	buf[1] = 0
-	Put16(buf[2:], 11)
-	Put16(buf[4:], 0)
-	Put16(buf[6:], uint16(len(authName)))
-	Put16(buf[8:], uint16(len(authData)))
-	Put16(buf[10:], 0)
-	copy(buf[12:], []byte(authName))
-	copy(buf[12+pad(len(authName)):], authData)
-	if _, err = c.conn.Write(buf); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	head := make([]byte, 8)
-	if _, err = io.ReadFull(c.conn, head[0:8]); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	code := head[0]
-	reasonLen := head[1]
-	major := Get16(head[2:])
-	minor := Get16(head[4:])
-	dataLen := Get16(head[6:])
-
-	if major != 11 || minor != 0 {
-		return nil, errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("x protocol version mismatch: %d.%d", major, minor))
-	}
-
-	buf = make([]byte, int(dataLen)*4+8, int(dataLen)*4+8)
-	copy(buf, head)
-	if _, err = io.ReadFull(c.conn, buf[8:]); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	if code == 0 {
-		reason := buf[8 : 8+reasonLen]
-		return nil, errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("x protocol authentication refused: %s", string(reason)))
-	}
-
-	ReadSetupInfo(buf, &c.Setup)
-
-	if c.defaultScreen >= len(c.Setup.Roots) {
-		c.defaultScreen = 0
-	}
-
-	c.nextId = Id(c.Setup.ResourceIdBase)
-	c.nextCookie = 1
-	c.cookies = make(map[uint16]*Cookie)
-	c.events = queue{make([][]byte, 100), 0, 0}
-	c.extensions = make(map[string]byte)
-
-	c.newReadChannels()
-	c.newRequestChannels()
-	return c, nil
-}
-
-// Close closes the connection to the X server.
-func (c *Conn) Close() { c.conn.Close() }
-
-func connect(display string) (*Conn, error) {
-	if len(display) == 0 {
-		display = os.Getenv("DISPLAY")
-	}
-
-	display0 := display
-	if len(display) == 0 {
-		return nil, errors.New("empty display string")
-	}
-
-	colonIdx := strings.LastIndex(display, ":")
-	if colonIdx < 0 {
-		return nil, errors.New("bad display string: " + display0)
-	}
-
-	var protocol, socket string
-	c := new(Conn)
-
-	if display[0] == '/' {
-		socket = display[0:colonIdx]
-	} else {
-		slashIdx := strings.LastIndex(display, "/")
-		if slashIdx >= 0 {
-			protocol = display[0:slashIdx]
-			c.host = display[slashIdx+1 : colonIdx]
-		} else {
-			c.host = display[0:colonIdx]
-		}
-	}
-
-	display = display[colonIdx+1 : len(display)]
-	if len(display) == 0 {
-		return nil, errors.New("bad display string: " + display0)
-	}
-
-	var scr string
-	dotIdx := strings.LastIndex(display, ".")
-	if dotIdx < 0 {
-		c.display = display[0:]
-	} else {
-		c.display = display[0:dotIdx]
-		scr = display[dotIdx+1:]
-	}
-
-	dispnum, err := strconv.Atoi(c.display)
-	if err != nil || dispnum < 0 {
-		return nil, errors.New("bad display string: " + display0)
-	}
-
-	if len(scr) != 0 {
-		c.defaultScreen, err = strconv.Atoi(scr)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, errors.New("bad display string: " + display0)
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Connect to server
-	if len(socket) != 0 {
-		c.conn, err = net.Dial("unix", socket+":"+c.display)
-	} else if len(c.host) != 0 {
-		if protocol == "" {
-			protocol = "tcp"
-		}
-		c.conn, err = net.Dial(protocol, c.host+":"+strconv.Itoa(6000+dispnum))
-	} else {
-		c.conn, err = net.Dial("unix", "/tmp/.X11-unix/X"+c.display)
-	}
-
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.New("cannot connect to " + display0 + ": " + err.Error())
-	}
-	return c, nil
-}