Add virTypedParams* APIs

Working with virTypedParameters in clients written in C is ugly and
requires all clients to duplicate the same code. This set of APIs makes
this code for manipulating with virTypedParameters integral part of
libvirt so that all clients may benefit from it.

include/libvirt/libvirt.h.in

@@ -518,6 +518,98 @@ struct _virTypedParameter {
 typedef virTypedParameter *virTypedParameterPtr;
 
 
+virTypedParameterPtr
+virTypedParamsGet       (virTypedParameterPtr params,
+                         int nparams,
+                         const char *name);
+int
+virTypedParamsGetInt    (virTypedParameterPtr params,
+                         int nparams,
+                         const char *name,
+                         int *value);
+int
+virTypedParamsGetUInt   (virTypedParameterPtr params,
+                         int nparams,
+                         const char *name,
+                         unsigned int *value);
+int
+virTypedParamsGetLLong  (virTypedParameterPtr params,
+                         int nparams,
+                         const char *name,
+                         long long *value);
+int
+virTypedParamsGetULLong (virTypedParameterPtr params,
+                         int nparams,
+                         const char *name,
+                         unsigned long long *value);
+int
+virTypedParamsGetDouble (virTypedParameterPtr params,
+                         int nparams,
+                         const char *name,
+                         double *value);
+int
+virTypedParamsGetBoolean(virTypedParameterPtr params,
+                         int nparams,
+                         const char *name,
+                         int *value);
+int
+virTypedParamsGetString (virTypedParameterPtr params,
+                         int nparams,
+                         const char *name,
+                         const char **value);
+int
+virTypedParamsAddInt    (virTypedParameterPtr *params,
+                         int *nparams,
+                         int *maxparams,
+                         const char *name,
+                         int value);
+int
+virTypedParamsAddUInt   (virTypedParameterPtr *params,
+                         int *nparams,
+                         int *maxparams,
+                         const char *name,
+                         unsigned int value);
+int
+virTypedParamsAddLLong  (virTypedParameterPtr *params,
+                         int *nparams,
+                         int *maxparams,
+                         const char *name,
+                         long long value);
+int
+virTypedParamsAddULLong (virTypedParameterPtr *params,
+                         int *nparams,
+                         int *maxparams,
+                         const char *name,
+                         unsigned long long value);
+int
+virTypedParamsAddDouble (virTypedParameterPtr *params,
+                         int *nparams,
+                         int *maxparams,
+                         const char *name,
+                         double value);
+int
+virTypedParamsAddBoolean(virTypedParameterPtr *params,
+                         int *nparams,
+                         int *maxparams,
+                         const char *name,
+                         int value);
+int
+virTypedParamsAddString (virTypedParameterPtr *params,
+                         int *nparams,
+                         int *maxparams,
+                         const char *name,
+                         const char *value);
+int
+virTypedParamsAddFromString(virTypedParameterPtr *params,
+                         int *nparams,
+                         int *maxparams,
+                         const char *name,
+                         int type,
+                         const char *value);
+void
+virTypedParamsFree      (virTypedParameterPtr params,
+                         int nparams);
+
 /* data types related to virNodePtr */
 
 /**

python/generator.py

@@ -527,6 +527,25 @@ skip_function = (
     "virNWFilterGetConnect",
     "virStoragePoolGetConnect",
     "virStorageVolGetConnect",
+
+    # only useful in C code, python code uses dict for typed parameters
+    "virTypedParamsAddBoolean",
+    "virTypedParamsAddDouble",
+    "virTypedParamsAddFromString",
+    "virTypedParamsAddInt",
+    "virTypedParamsAddLLong",
+    "virTypedParamsAddString",
+    "virTypedParamsAddUInt",
+    "virTypedParamsAddULLong",
+    "virTypedParamsFree",
+    "virTypedParamsGet",
+    "virTypedParamsGetBoolean",
+    "virTypedParamsGetDouble",
+    "virTypedParamsGetInt",
+    "virTypedParamsGetLLong",
+    "virTypedParamsGetString",
+    "virTypedParamsGetUInt",
+    "virTypedParamsGetULLong",
 )
 
 lxc_skip_function = (

src/libvirt_public.syms

@@ -583,6 +583,23 @@ LIBVIRT_1.0.1 {
 LIBVIRT_1.0.2 {
     global:
         virDomainOpenChannel;
+        virTypedParamsAddBoolean;
+        virTypedParamsAddDouble;
+        virTypedParamsAddFromString;
+        virTypedParamsAddInt;
+        virTypedParamsAddLLong;
+        virTypedParamsAddString;
+        virTypedParamsAddUInt;
+        virTypedParamsAddULLong;
+        virTypedParamsFree;
+        virTypedParamsGet;
+        virTypedParamsGetBoolean;
+        virTypedParamsGetDouble;
+        virTypedParamsGetInt;
+        virTypedParamsGetLLong;
+        virTypedParamsGetString;
+        virTypedParamsGetUInt;
+        virTypedParamsGetULLong;
 } LIBVIRT_1.0.1;
 
 # .... define new API here using predicted next version number ....