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   1/*
   2 * Core Definitions for QAPI Visitor Classes
   3 *
   4 * Copyright (C) 2012-2016 Red Hat, Inc.
   5 * Copyright IBM, Corp. 2011
   6 *
   7 * Authors:
   8 *  Anthony Liguori   <aliguori@us.ibm.com>
   9 *
  10 * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU LGPL, version 2.1 or later.
  11 * See the COPYING.LIB file in the top-level directory.
  12 *
  13 */
  14
  15#ifndef QAPI_VISITOR_H
  16#define QAPI_VISITOR_H
  17
  18#include "qapi/qapi-builtin-types.h"
  19#include "qapi/qapi-types-compat.h"
  20
  21/*
  22 * The QAPI schema defines both a set of C data types, and a QMP wire
  23 * format.  QAPI objects can contain references to other QAPI objects,
  24 * resulting in a directed acyclic graph.  QAPI also generates visitor
  25 * functions to walk these graphs.  This file represents the interface
  26 * for doing work at each node of a QAPI graph; it can also be used
  27 * for a virtual walk, where there is no actual QAPI C struct.
  28 *
  29 * There are four kinds of visitors: input visitors (QObject, string,
  30 * and QemuOpts) parse an external representation and build the
  31 * corresponding QAPI object, output visitors (QObject and string)
  32 * take a QAPI object and generate an external representation, the
  33 * dealloc visitor takes a QAPI object (possibly partially
  34 * constructed) and recursively frees it, and the clone visitor
  35 * performs a deep clone of a QAPI object.
  36 *
  37 * While the dealloc and QObject input/output visitors are general,
  38 * the string, QemuOpts, and clone visitors have some implementation
  39 * limitations; see the documentation for each visitor for more
  40 * details on what it supports.  Also, see visitor-impl.h for the
  41 * callback contracts implemented by each visitor, and
  42 * docs/devel/qapi-code-gen.txt for more about the QAPI code
  43 * generator.
  44 *
  45 * All of the visitors are created via:
  46 *
  47 * Visitor *subtype_visitor_new(parameters...);
  48 *
  49 * A visitor should be used for exactly one top-level visit_type_FOO()
  50 * or virtual walk; if that is successful, the caller can optionally
  51 * call visit_complete() (useful only for output visits, but safe to
  52 * call on all visits).  Then, regardless of success or failure, the
  53 * user should call visit_free() to clean up resources.  It is okay to
  54 * free the visitor without completing the visit, if some other error
  55 * is detected in the meantime.
  56 *
  57 * The clone and dealloc visitor should not be used directly outside
  58 * of QAPI code.  Use the qapi_free_FOO() and QAPI_CLONE() instead,
  59 * described below.
  60 *
  61 * All QAPI types have a corresponding function with a signature
  62 * roughly compatible with this:
  63 *
  64 * bool visit_type_FOO(Visitor *v, const char *name, T obj, Error **errp);
  65 *
  66 * where T is FOO for scalar types, and FOO * otherwise.  The scalar
  67 * visitors are declared here; the remaining visitors are generated in
  68 * qapi-visit-MODULE.h.
  69 *
  70 * The @name parameter of visit_type_FOO() describes the relation
  71 * between this QAPI value and its parent container.  When visiting
  72 * the root of a tree, @name is ignored; when visiting a member of an
  73 * object, @name is the key associated with the value; when visiting a
  74 * member of a list, @name is NULL; and when visiting the member of an
  75 * alternate, @name should equal the name used for visiting the
  76 * alternate.
  77 *
  78 * The visit_type_FOO() functions take a non-null @obj argument; they
  79 * allocate *@obj during input visits, leave it unchanged during
  80 * output and clone visits, and free it (recursively) during a dealloc
  81 * visit.
  82 *
  83 * Each function also takes the customary @errp argument (see
  84 * qapi/error.h for details), for reporting any errors (such as if a
  85 * member @name is not present, or is present but not the specified
  86 * type).  Only input visitors can fail.
  87 *
  88 * If an error is detected during visit_type_FOO() with an input
  89 * visitor, then *@obj will be set to NULL for pointer types, and left
  90 * unchanged for scalar types.
  91 *
  92 * Using an output or clone visitor with an incomplete object has
  93 * undefined behavior (other than a special case for visit_type_str()
  94 * treating NULL like ""), while the dealloc visitor safely handles
  95 * incomplete objects.  Since input visitors never produce an
  96 * incomplete object, such an object is possible only by manual
  97 * construction.
  98 *
  99 * visit_type_FOO() returns true on success, false on error.
 100 *
 101 * For the QAPI object types (structs, unions, and alternates), there
 102 * is an additional generated function in qapi-visit-MODULE.h
 103 * compatible with:
 104 *
 105 * bool visit_type_FOO_members(Visitor *v, FOO *obj, Error **errp);
 106 *
 107 * for visiting the members of a type without also allocating the QAPI
 108 * struct.  It also returns true on success, false on error.
 109 *
 110 * Additionally, QAPI pointer types (structs, unions, alternates, and
 111 * lists) have a generated function in qapi-types-MODULE.h compatible
 112 * with:
 113 *
 114 * void qapi_free_FOO(FOO *obj);
 115 *
 116 * Does nothing when @obj is NULL.
 117 *
 118 * Such objects may also be used with macro
 119 *
 120 * Type *QAPI_CLONE(Type, src);
 121 *
 122 * in order to perform a deep clone of @src.
 123 *
 124 * For QAPI types can that inherit from a base type, a function is
 125 * generated for going from the derived type to the base type:
 126 *
 127 * BASE *qapi_CHILD_base(CHILD *obj);
 128 *
 129 * Typical input visitor usage involves:
 130 *
 131 * <example>
 132 *  Foo *f;
 133 *  Error *err = NULL;
 134 *  Visitor *v;
 135 *
 136 *  v = FOO_visitor_new(...);
 137 *  if (!visit_type_Foo(v, NULL, &f, &err)) {
 138 *      ...handle error...
 139 *  } else {
 140 *      ...use f...
 141 *  }
 142 *  visit_free(v);
 143 *  qapi_free_Foo(f);
 144 * </example>
 145 *
 146 * For a list, it is:
 147 * <example>
 148 *  FooList *l;
 149 *  Error *err = NULL;
 150 *  Visitor *v;
 151 *
 152 *  v = FOO_visitor_new(...);
 153 *  if (!visit_type_FooList(v, NULL, &l, &err)) {
 154 *      ...handle error...
 155 *  } else {
 156 *      for ( ; l; l = l->next) {
 157 *          ...use l->value...
 158 *      }
 159 *  }
 160 *  visit_free(v);
 161 *  qapi_free_FooList(l);
 162 * </example>
 163 *
 164 * Typical output visitor usage:
 165 *
 166 * <example>
 167 *  Foo *f = ...obtain populated object...
 168 *  Visitor *v;
 169 *  Type *result;
 170 *
 171 *  v = FOO_visitor_new(..., &result);
 172 *  visit_type_Foo(v, NULL, &f, &error_abort);
 173 *  visit_complete(v, &result);
 174 *  visit_free(v);
 175 *  ...use result...
 176 * </example>
 177 *
 178 * It is also possible to use the visitors to do a virtual walk, where
 179 * no actual QAPI object is present.  In this situation, decisions
 180 * about what needs to be walked are made by the calling code, and
 181 * structured visits are split between pairs of start and end methods
 182 * (where the end method must be called if the start function
 183 * succeeded, even if an intermediate visit encounters an error).
 184 * Thus, a virtual walk corresponding to '{ "list": [1, 2] }' looks
 185 * like:
 186 *
 187 * <example>
 188 *  Visitor *v;
 189 *  Error *err = NULL;
 190 *  bool ok = false;
 191 *  int value;
 192 *
 193 *  v = FOO_visitor_new(...);
 194 *  if (!visit_start_struct(v, NULL, NULL, 0, &err)) {
 195 *      goto out;
 196 *  }
 197 *  if (!visit_start_list(v, "list", NULL, 0, &err)) {
 198 *      goto outobj;
 199 *  }
 200 *  value = 1;
 201 *  if (!visit_type_int(v, NULL, &value, &err)) {
 202 *      goto outlist;
 203 *  }
 204 *  value = 2;
 205 *  if (!visit_type_int(v, NULL, &value, &err)) {
 206 *      goto outlist;
 207 *  }
 208 *  ok = true;
 209 * outlist:
 210 *  if (ok) {
 211 *      ok = visit_check_list(v, &err);
 212 *  }
 213 *  visit_end_list(v, NULL);
 214 *  if (ok) {
 215 *      ok = visit_check_struct(v, &err);
 216 *  }
 217 * outobj:
 218 *  visit_end_struct(v, NULL);
 219 * out:
 220 *  visit_free(v);
 221 * </example>
 222 *
 223 * This file provides helpers for use by the generated
 224 * visit_type_FOO(): visit_optional() for the 'has_member' field
 225 * associated with optional 'member' in the C struct,
 226 * visit_next_list() for advancing through a FooList linked list, and
 227 * visit_is_input() for cleaning up on failure.
 228 */
 229
 230/*** Useful types ***/
 231
 232/* This struct is layout-compatible with all other *List structs
 233 * created by the QAPI generator.  It is used as a typical
 234 * singly-linked list. */
 235typedef struct GenericList {
 236    struct GenericList *next;
 237    char padding[];
 238} GenericList;
 239
 240/* This struct is layout-compatible with all Alternate types
 241 * created by the QAPI generator. */
 242typedef struct GenericAlternate {
 243    QType type;
 244    char padding[];
 245} GenericAlternate;
 246
 247/*** Visitor cleanup ***/
 248
 249/*
 250 * Complete the visit, collecting any output.
 251 *
 252 * May only be called only once after a successful top-level
 253 * visit_type_FOO() or visit_end_ITEM(), and marks the end of the
 254 * visit.  The @opaque pointer should match the output parameter
 255 * passed to the subtype_visitor_new() used to create an output
 256 * visitor, or NULL for any other visitor.  Needed for output
 257 * visitors, but may also be called with other visitors.
 258 */
 259void visit_complete(Visitor *v, void *opaque);
 260
 261/*
 262 * Free @v and any resources it has tied up.
 263 *
 264 * May be called whether or not the visit has been successfully
 265 * completed, but should not be called until a top-level
 266 * visit_type_FOO() or visit_start_ITEM() has been performed on the
 267 * visitor.  Safe if @v is NULL.
 268 */
 269void visit_free(Visitor *v);
 270
 271
 272/*** Visiting structures ***/
 273
 274/*
 275 * Start visiting an object @obj (struct or union).
 276 *
 277 * @name expresses the relationship of this object to its parent
 278 * container; see the general description of @name above.
 279 *
 280 * @obj must be non-NULL for a real walk, in which case @size
 281 * determines how much memory an input or clone visitor will allocate
 282 * into *@obj.  @obj may also be NULL for a virtual walk, in which
 283 * case @size is ignored.
 284 *
 285 * On failure, set *@obj to NULL and store an error through @errp.
 286 * Can happen only when @v is an input visitor.
 287 *
 288 * Return true on success, false on failure.
 289 *
 290 * After visit_start_struct() succeeds, the caller may visit its
 291 * members one after the other, passing the member's name and address
 292 * within the struct.  Finally, visit_end_struct() needs to be called
 293 * with the same @obj to clean up, even if intermediate visits fail.
 294 * See the examples above.
 295 *
 296 * FIXME Should this be named visit_start_object, since it is also
 297 * used for QAPI unions, and maps to JSON objects?
 298 */
 299bool visit_start_struct(Visitor *v, const char *name, void **obj,
 300                        size_t size, Error **errp);
 301
 302/*
 303 * Prepare for completing an object visit.
 304 *
 305 * On failure, store an error through @errp.  Can happen only when @v
 306 * is an input visitor.
 307 *
 308 * Return true on success, false on failure.
 309 *
 310 * Should be called prior to visit_end_struct() if all other
 311 * intermediate visit steps were successful, to allow the visitor one
 312 * last chance to report errors.  May be skipped on a cleanup path,
 313 * where there is no need to check for further errors.
 314 */
 315bool visit_check_struct(Visitor *v, Error **errp);
 316
 317/*
 318 * Complete an object visit started earlier.
 319 *
 320 * @obj must match what was passed to the paired visit_start_struct().
 321 *
 322 * Must be called after any successful use of visit_start_struct(),
 323 * even if intermediate processing was skipped due to errors, to allow
 324 * the backend to release any resources.  Destroying the visitor early
 325 * with visit_free() behaves as if this was implicitly called.
 326 */
 327void visit_end_struct(Visitor *v, void **obj);
 328
 329
 330/*** Visiting lists ***/
 331
 332/*
 333 * Start visiting a list.
 334 *
 335 * @name expresses the relationship of this list to its parent
 336 * container; see the general description of @name above.
 337 *
 338 * @list must be non-NULL for a real walk, in which case @size
 339 * determines how much memory an input or clone visitor will allocate
 340 * into *@list (at least sizeof(GenericList)).  Some visitors also
 341 * allow @list to be NULL for a virtual walk, in which case @size is
 342 * ignored.
 343 *
 344 * On failure, set *@list to NULL and store an error through @errp.
 345 * Can happen only when @v is an input visitor.
 346 *
 347 * Return true on success, false on failure.
 348 *
 349 * After visit_start_list() succeeds, the caller may visit its members
 350 * one after the other.  A real visit (where @list is non-NULL) uses
 351 * visit_next_list() for traversing the linked list, while a virtual
 352 * visit (where @list is NULL) uses other means.  For each list
 353 * element, call the appropriate visit_type_FOO() with name set to
 354 * NULL and obj set to the address of the value member of the list
 355 * element.  Finally, visit_end_list() needs to be called with the
 356 * same @list to clean up, even if intermediate visits fail.  See the
 357 * examples above.
 358 */
 359bool visit_start_list(Visitor *v, const char *name, GenericList **list,
 360                      size_t size, Error **errp);
 361
 362/*
 363 * Iterate over a GenericList during a non-virtual list visit.
 364 *
 365 * @size represents the size of a linked list node (at least
 366 * sizeof(GenericList)).
 367 *
 368 * @tail must not be NULL; on the first call, @tail is the value of
 369 * *list after visit_start_list(), and on subsequent calls @tail must
 370 * be the previously returned value.  Should be called in a loop until
 371 * a NULL return; for each non-NULL return, the caller then calls the
 372 * appropriate visit_type_*() for the element type of the list, with
 373 * that function's name parameter set to NULL and obj set to the
 374 * address of @tail->value.
 375 */
 376GenericList *visit_next_list(Visitor *v, GenericList *tail, size_t size);
 377
 378/*
 379 * Prepare for completing a list visit.
 380 *
 381 * On failure, store an error through @errp.  Can happen only when @v
 382 * is an input visitor.
 383 *
 384 * Return true on success, false on failure.
 385 *
 386 * Should be called prior to visit_end_list() if all other
 387 * intermediate visit steps were successful, to allow the visitor one
 388 * last chance to report errors.  May be skipped on a cleanup path,
 389 * where there is no need to check for further errors.
 390 */
 391bool visit_check_list(Visitor *v, Error **errp);
 392
 393/*
 394 * Complete a list visit started earlier.
 395 *
 396 * @list must match what was passed to the paired visit_start_list().
 397 *
 398 * Must be called after any successful use of visit_start_list(), even
 399 * if intermediate processing was skipped due to errors, to allow the
 400 * backend to release any resources.  Destroying the visitor early
 401 * with visit_free() behaves as if this was implicitly called.
 402 */
 403void visit_end_list(Visitor *v, void **list);
 404
 405
 406/*** Visiting alternates ***/
 407
 408/*
 409 * Start the visit of an alternate @obj.
 410 *
 411 * @name expresses the relationship of this alternate to its parent
 412 * container; see the general description of @name above.
 413 *
 414 * @obj must not be NULL. Input and clone visitors use @size to
 415 * determine how much memory to allocate into *@obj, then determine
 416 * the qtype of the next thing to be visited, and store it in
 417 * (*@obj)->type.  Other visitors leave @obj unchanged.
 418 *
 419 * On failure, set *@obj to NULL and store an error through @errp.
 420 * Can happen only when @v is an input visitor.
 421 *
 422 * Return true on success, false on failure.
 423 *
 424 * If successful, this must be paired with visit_end_alternate() with
 425 * the same @obj to clean up, even if visiting the contents of the
 426 * alternate fails.
 427 */
 428bool visit_start_alternate(Visitor *v, const char *name,
 429                           GenericAlternate **obj, size_t size,
 430                           Error **errp);
 431
 432/*
 433 * Finish visiting an alternate type.
 434 *
 435 * @obj must match what was passed to the paired visit_start_alternate().
 436 *
 437 * Must be called after any successful use of visit_start_alternate(),
 438 * even if intermediate processing was skipped due to errors, to allow
 439 * the backend to release any resources.  Destroying the visitor early
 440 * with visit_free() behaves as if this was implicitly called.
 441 *
 442 */
 443void visit_end_alternate(Visitor *v, void **obj);
 444
 445
 446/*** Other helpers ***/
 447
 448/*
 449 * Does optional struct member @name need visiting?
 450 *
 451 * @name must not be NULL.  This function is only useful between
 452 * visit_start_struct() and visit_end_struct(), since only objects
 453 * have optional keys.
 454 *
 455 * @present points to the address of the optional member's has_ flag.
 456 *
 457 * Input visitors set *@present according to input; other visitors
 458 * leave it unchanged.  In either case, return *@present for
 459 * convenience.
 460 */
 461bool visit_optional(Visitor *v, const char *name, bool *present);
 462
 463/*
 464 * Should we reject member @name due to policy?
 465 *
 466 * @special_features is the member's special features encoded as a
 467 * bitset of QapiSpecialFeature.
 468 *
 469 * @name must not be NULL.  This function is only useful between
 470 * visit_start_struct() and visit_end_struct(), since only objects
 471 * have deprecated members.
 472 */
 473bool visit_policy_reject(Visitor *v, const char *name,
 474                         unsigned special_features, Error **errp);
 475
 476/*
 477 *
 478 * Should we skip member @name due to policy?
 479 *
 480 * @special_features is the member's special features encoded as a
 481 * bitset of QapiSpecialFeature.
 482 *
 483 * @name must not be NULL.  This function is only useful between
 484 * visit_start_struct() and visit_end_struct(), since only objects
 485 * have deprecated members.
 486 */
 487bool visit_policy_skip(Visitor *v, const char *name,
 488                       unsigned special_features);
 489
 490/*
 491 * Set policy for handling deprecated management interfaces.
 492 *
 493 * Intended use: call visit_set_policy(v, &compat_policy) when
 494 * visiting management interface input or output.
 495 */
 496void visit_set_policy(Visitor *v, CompatPolicy *policy);
 497
 498/*
 499 * Visit an enum value.
 500 *
 501 * @name expresses the relationship of this enum to its parent
 502 * container; see the general description of @name above.
 503 *
 504 * @obj must be non-NULL.  Input visitors parse input and set *@obj to
 505 * the enumeration value, leaving @obj unchanged on error; other
 506 * visitors use *@obj but leave it unchanged.
 507 *
 508 * Currently, all input visitors parse text input, and all output
 509 * visitors produce text output.  The mapping between enumeration
 510 * values and strings is done by the visitor core, using @lookup.
 511 *
 512 * On failure, store an error through @errp.  Can happen only when @v
 513 * is an input visitor.
 514 *
 515 * Return true on success, false on failure.
 516 *
 517 * May call visit_type_str() under the hood, and the enum visit may
 518 * fail even if the corresponding string visit succeeded; this implies
 519 * that an input visitor's visit_type_str() must have no unwelcome
 520 * side effects.
 521 */
 522bool visit_type_enum(Visitor *v, const char *name, int *obj,
 523                     const QEnumLookup *lookup, Error **errp);
 524
 525/*
 526 * Check if visitor is an input visitor.
 527 */
 528bool visit_is_input(Visitor *v);
 529
 530/*
 531 * Check if visitor is a dealloc visitor.
 532 */
 533bool visit_is_dealloc(Visitor *v);
 534
 535/*** Visiting built-in types ***/
 536
 537/*
 538 * Visit an integer value.
 539 *
 540 * @name expresses the relationship of this integer to its parent
 541 * container; see the general description of @name above.
 542 *
 543 * @obj must be non-NULL.  Input visitors set *@obj to the value;
 544 * other visitors will leave *@obj unchanged.
 545 *
 546 * On failure, store an error through @errp.  Can happen only when @v
 547 * is an input visitor.
 548 *
 549 * Return true on success, false on failure.
 550 */
 551bool visit_type_int(Visitor *v, const char *name, int64_t *obj, Error **errp);
 552
 553/*
 554 * Visit a uint8_t value.
 555 * Like visit_type_int(), except clamps the value to uint8_t range.
 556 */
 557bool visit_type_uint8(Visitor *v, const char *name, uint8_t *obj,
 558                      Error **errp);
 559
 560/*
 561 * Visit a uint16_t value.
 562 * Like visit_type_int(), except clamps the value to uint16_t range.
 563 */
 564bool visit_type_uint16(Visitor *v, const char *name, uint16_t *obj,
 565                       Error **errp);
 566
 567/*
 568 * Visit a uint32_t value.
 569 * Like visit_type_int(), except clamps the value to uint32_t range.
 570 */
 571bool visit_type_uint32(Visitor *v, const char *name, uint32_t *obj,
 572                       Error **errp);
 573
 574/*
 575 * Visit a uint64_t value.
 576 * Like visit_type_int(), except clamps the value to uint64_t range,
 577 * that is, ensures it is unsigned.
 578 */
 579bool visit_type_uint64(Visitor *v, const char *name, uint64_t *obj,
 580                       Error **errp);
 581
 582/*
 583 * Visit an int8_t value.
 584 * Like visit_type_int(), except clamps the value to int8_t range.
 585 */
 586bool visit_type_int8(Visitor *v, const char *name, int8_t *obj, Error **errp);
 587
 588/*
 589 * Visit an int16_t value.
 590 * Like visit_type_int(), except clamps the value to int16_t range.
 591 */
 592bool visit_type_int16(Visitor *v, const char *name, int16_t *obj,
 593                      Error **errp);
 594
 595/*
 596 * Visit an int32_t value.
 597 * Like visit_type_int(), except clamps the value to int32_t range.
 598 */
 599bool visit_type_int32(Visitor *v, const char *name, int32_t *obj,
 600                      Error **errp);
 601
 602/*
 603 * Visit an int64_t value.
 604 * Identical to visit_type_int().
 605 */
 606bool visit_type_int64(Visitor *v, const char *name, int64_t *obj,
 607                      Error **errp);
 608
 609/*
 610 * Visit a uint64_t value.
 611 * Like visit_type_uint64(), except that some visitors may choose to
 612 * recognize additional syntax, such as suffixes for easily scaling
 613 * values.
 614 */
 615bool visit_type_size(Visitor *v, const char *name, uint64_t *obj,
 616                     Error **errp);
 617
 618/*
 619 * Visit a boolean value.
 620 *
 621 * @name expresses the relationship of this boolean to its parent
 622 * container; see the general description of @name above.
 623 *
 624 * @obj must be non-NULL.  Input visitors set *@obj to the value;
 625 * other visitors will leave *@obj unchanged.
 626 *
 627 * On failure, store an error through @errp.  Can happen only when @v
 628 * is an input visitor.
 629 *
 630 * Return true on success, false on failure.
 631 */
 632bool visit_type_bool(Visitor *v, const char *name, bool *obj, Error **errp);
 633
 634/*
 635 * Visit a string value.
 636 *
 637 * @name expresses the relationship of this string to its parent
 638 * container; see the general description of @name above.
 639 *
 640 * @obj must be non-NULL.  Input and clone visitors set *@obj to the
 641 * value (always using "" rather than NULL for an empty string).
 642 * Other visitors leave *@obj unchanged, and commonly treat NULL like
 643 * "".
 644 *
 645 * It is safe to cast away const when preparing a (const char *) value
 646 * into @obj for use by an output visitor.
 647 *
 648 * On failure, set *@obj to NULL and store an error through @errp.
 649 * Can happen only when @v is an input visitor.
 650 *
 651 * Return true on success, false on failure.
 652 *
 653 * FIXME: Callers that try to output NULL *obj should not be allowed.
 654 */
 655bool visit_type_str(Visitor *v, const char *name, char **obj, Error **errp);
 656
 657/*
 658 * Visit a number (i.e. double) value.
 659 *
 660 * @name expresses the relationship of this number to its parent
 661 * container; see the general description of @name above.
 662 *
 663 * @obj must be non-NULL.  Input visitors set *@obj to the value;
 664 * other visitors will leave *@obj unchanged.  Visitors should
 665 * document if infinity or NaN are not permitted.
 666 *
 667 * On failure, store an error through @errp.  Can happen only when @v
 668 * is an input visitor.
 669 *
 670 * Return true on success, false on failure.
 671 */
 672bool visit_type_number(Visitor *v, const char *name, double *obj,
 673                       Error **errp);
 674
 675/*
 676 * Visit an arbitrary value.
 677 *
 678 * @name expresses the relationship of this value to its parent
 679 * container; see the general description of @name above.
 680 *
 681 * @obj must be non-NULL.  Input visitors set *@obj to the value;
 682 * other visitors will leave *@obj unchanged.  *@obj must be non-NULL
 683 * for output visitors.
 684 *
 685 * On failure, set *@obj to NULL and store an error through @errp.
 686 * Can happen only when @v is an input visitor.
 687 *
 688 * Return true on success, false on failure.
 689 *
 690 * Note that some kinds of input can't express arbitrary QObject.
 691 * E.g. the visitor returned by qobject_input_visitor_new_keyval()
 692 * can't create numbers or booleans, only strings.
 693 */
 694bool visit_type_any(Visitor *v, const char *name, QObject **obj, Error **errp);
 695
 696/*
 697 * Visit a JSON null value.
 698 *
 699 * @name expresses the relationship of the null value to its parent
 700 * container; see the general description of @name above.
 701 *
 702 * @obj must be non-NULL.  Input visitors set *@obj to the value;
 703 * other visitors ignore *@obj.
 704 *
 705 * On failure, set *@obj to NULL and store an error through @errp.
 706 * Can happen only when @v is an input visitor.
 707 *
 708 * Return true on success, false on failure.
 709 */
 710bool visit_type_null(Visitor *v, const char *name, QNull **obj,
 711                     Error **errp);
 712
 713#endif
 714