Class

PackageKitClientHelper

Description [src]

class PackageKit.ClientHelper : GObject.Object
{
  PkClientHelperPrivate* priv
}

Helper object to run a helper session process for the lifetime of a transaction

This GObject can be used to run a session helper program out of band with the normal PackageKit transaction. This allows an external program such as debconf to be used that needs direct console access.

client ——> libpackagekit —-> dbus —-> packagekitd —-> apt .——————^ ^ debconf ___ (SetHints) | | _| PkClientHelper _.____.____.______/._._.__/ ^——-|_______/ (socket in tmp) (stdin & stdout )

——————.—————————/ ——————.————-/ | | user session system context.

Ancestors

GObject

Constructors

pk_client_helper_new

No description available.

since: 0.6.10

Instance methods

pk_client_helper_is_active

No description available.

since: 1.1.13

pk_client_helper_start

Starts the helper process, by running the helper process and setting up the socket for use.

since: 0.6.10

pk_client_helper_start_with_socket

Starts the helper process, by running the helper process and setting up the socket for use.

since: 1.1.13

pk_client_helper_stop

Stops the helper process, by killing the helper process and deleting the socket.

since: 0.6.10

Methods inherited from GObject (43)

Please see GObject for a full list of methods.

Signals

Signals inherited from GObject (1)

GObject::notify

The notify signal is emitted on an object when one of its properties has its value set through g_object_set_property(), g_object_set(), et al.

Class structure

struct PackageKitClientHelperClass {
  GObjectClass parent_class;
  void (* _pk_reserved1) (
void
  );
  void (* _pk_reserved2) (
void
  );
  void (* _pk_reserved3) (
void
  );
  void (* _pk_reserved4) (
void
  );
  void (* _pk_reserved5) (
void
  );
  
}

No description available.

Class members

parent_class: GObjectClass: No description available.
_pk_reserved1: void (* _pk_reserved1) ( void ): No description available.
_pk_reserved2: void (* _pk_reserved2) ( void ): No description available.
_pk_reserved3: void (* _pk_reserved3) ( void ): No description available.
_pk_reserved4: void (* _pk_reserved4) ( void ): No description available.
_pk_reserved5: void (* _pk_reserved5) ( void ): No description available.