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/***************************************************************** Created: Monday, September 16, 1991 at 2:22 PM AppleEvents.h C Interface to the Macintosh Libraries Copyright Apple Computer, Inc. 1989-1992 All rights reserved Modified for AppleEvents manager version 1.0.1 Nov 13th, 1992 *****************************************************************/ #ifndef __APPLEEVENTS__ #define __APPLEEVENTS__ #ifndef __TYPES__ #include <Types.h> #endif #ifndef __MEMORY__ #include <Memory.h> #endif #ifndef __OSUTILS__ #include <OSUtils.h> #endif #ifndef __EVENTS__ #include <Events.h> #endif #ifndef __EPPC__ #include <EPPC.h> #endif #ifndef __NOTIFICATION__ #include <Notification.h> #endif /*-------------------------------------------------------------- Apple event descriptor types --------------------------------------------------------------*/ enum { /* compiler limits us to 20 items within an enum */ typeBoolean = 'bool', /* enum's are used to avoid conflicts with other header files */ typeChar = 'TEXT', typeSMInt = 'shor', typeInteger = 'long', typeSMFloat = 'sing', typeFloat = 'doub', typeLongInteger = 'long', typeShortInteger = 'shor', typeLongFloat = 'doub', typeShortFloat = 'sing', typeExtended = 'exte', typeComp = 'comp', typeMagnitude = 'magn', typeAEList = 'list', typeAERecord = 'reco', typeAppleEvent = 'aevt', typeTrue = 'true', typeFalse = 'fals', typeAlias = 'alis', typeEnumerated = 'enum' }; enum { typeType = 'type', typeAppParameters = 'appa', typeProperty = 'prop', typeFSS = 'fss ', typeKeyword = 'keyw', typeSectionH = 'sect', typeWildCard = '****', typeApplSignature = 'sign', typeSessionID = 'ssid', typeTargetID = 'targ', typeProcessSerialNumber = 'psn ', typeNull = 'null' /* null or nonexistent data */ }; /*-------------------------------------------------------------- Keywords for Apple event parameters --------------------------------------------------------------*/ enum { keyDirectObject = '----', keyErrorNumber = 'errn', keyErrorString = 'errs', keyProcessSerialNumber = 'psn ' }; /*-------------------------------------------------------------- Keywords for Apple event attributes --------------------------------------------------------------*/ enum { keyTransactionIDAttr = 'tran', keyReturnIDAttr = 'rtid', keyEventClassAttr = 'evcl', keyEventIDAttr = 'evid', keyAddressAttr = 'addr', keyOptionalKeywordAttr = 'optk', keyTimeoutAttr = 'timo', keyInteractLevelAttr = 'inte', /* this attribute is read only - will be set in AESend */ keyEventSourceAttr = 'esrc', /* this attribute is read only */ keyMissedKeywordAttr = 'miss', /* this attribute is read only */ keyOriginalAddressAttr = 'from' /* new in 1.0.1 */ }; /*-------------------------------------------------------------- Keywords for special handlers --------------------------------------------------------------*/ enum { keyPreDispatch = 'phac', /* preHandler accessor call */ keySelectProc = 'selh', /* more selector call */ /*-------------------------------------------------------------- Keyword for recording --------------------------------------------------------------*/ keyAERecorderCount = 'recr', /* available only in vers 1.0.1 and greater */ /*-------------------------------------------------------------- Keyword for version information --------------------------------------------------------------*/ keyAEVersion = 'vers', /* available only in vers 1.0.1 and greater */ /*-------------------------------------------------------------- Event Class --------------------------------------------------------------*/ kCoreEventClass = 'aevt' }; /* end of enum */ /*-------------------------------------------------------------- Event ID's --------------------------------------------------------------*/ enum { kAEOpenApplication = 'oapp', kAEOpenDocuments = 'odoc', kAEPrintDocuments = 'pdoc', kAEQuitApplication = 'quit', kAEAnswer = 'ansr', kAEApplicationDied = 'obit' }; /*-------------------------------------------------------------- Constants for use in AESend mode --------------------------------------------------------------*/ enum { kAENoReply = 0x00000001, /* sender doesn't want a reply to event */ kAEQueueReply = 0x00000002, /* sender wants a reply but won't wait */ kAEWaitReply = 0x00000003, /* sender wants a reply and will wait */ kAENeverInteract = 0x00000010, /* server should not interact with user */ kAECanInteract = 0x00000020, /* server may try to interact with user */ kAEAlwaysInteract = 0x00000030, /* server should always interact with user where appropriate */ kAECanSwitchLayer = 0x00000040, /* interaction may switch layer */ kAEDontReconnect = 0x00000080, /* don't reconnect if there is a sessClosedErr from PPCToolbox */ kAEWantReceipt = nReturnReceipt, /* sender wants a receipt of message */ kAEDontRecord = 0x00001000, /* don't record this event - available only in vers 1.0.1 and greater */ kAEDontExecute = 0x00002000, /* don't send the event for recording - available only in vers 1.0.1 and greater */ /*-------------------------------------------------------------- Constants for the send priority in AESend --------------------------------------------------------------*/ kAENormalPriority = 0x00000000, /* post message at the end of the event queue */ kAEHighPriority = nAttnMsg /* post message at the front of the event queue */ }; /* end of enum */ /*-------------------------------------------------------------- Constants for recording --------------------------------------------------------------*/ enum { kAEStartRecording = 'reca', /* available only in vers 1.0.1 and greater */ kAEStopRecording = 'recc', /* available only in vers 1.0.1 and greater */ kAENotifyStartRecording = 'rec1', /* available only in vers 1.0.1 and greater */ kAENotifyStopRecording = 'rec0', /* available only in vers 1.0.1 and greater */ kAENotifyRecording = 'recr' /* available only in vers 1.0.1 and greater */ }; /*-------------------------------------------------------------- Constant for the returnID param of AECreateAppleEvent --------------------------------------------------------------*/ enum { kAutoGenerateReturnID = -1, /* AECreateAppleEvent will generate a session-unique ID */ /*-------------------------------------------------------------- Constant for transaction ID's --------------------------------------------------------------*/ kAnyTransactionID = 0, /* no transaction is in use */ /*-------------------------------------------------------------- Constants for timeout durations --------------------------------------------------------------*/ kAEDefaultTimeout = -1, /* timeout value determined by AEM */ kNoTimeOut = -2 /* wait until reply comes back, however long it takes */ }; /* end of enum */ /*-------------------------------------------------------------- Constants for AEResumeTheCurrentEvent --------------------------------------------------------------*/ enum { kAENoDispatch= 0, /* dispatch parameter to AEResumeTheCurrentEvent takes a pointer to a dispatch */ kAEUseStandardDispatch = -1, /* table, or one of these two constants */ /*-------------------------------------------------------------- Constants for Refcon in AEResumeTheCurrentEvent with kAEUseStandardDispatch --------------------------------------------------------------*/ kAEDoNotIgnoreHandler = 0, kAEIgnoreAppPhacHandler = 1, /* available only in vers 1.0.1 and greater */ kAEIgnoreAppEventHandler = 2, /* available only in vers 1.0.1 and greater */ kAEIgnoreSysPhacHandler = 4, /* available only in vers 1.0.1 and greater */ kAEIgnoreSysEventHandler = 8, /* available only in vers 1.0.1 and greater */ kAEIngoreBuiltInEventHandler = 16 /* available only in vers 1.0.1 and greater */ }; /* end of enum */ /*-------------------------------------------------------------- Apple event manager data types --------------------------------------------------------------*/ typedef unsigned long AEEventClass; typedef unsigned long AEEventID; typedef unsigned long AEKeyword; typedef ResType DescType; struct AEDesc { DescType descriptorType; Handle dataHandle; }; typedef struct AEDesc AEDesc; struct AEKeyDesc { AEKeyword descKey; AEDesc descContent; }; typedef struct AEKeyDesc AEKeyDesc; typedef AEDesc AEAddressDesc; /* an AEDesc which contains address data */ typedef AEDesc AEDescList; /* a list of AEDesc's is a special kind of AEDesc */ typedef AEDescList AERecord; /* AERecord is a list of keyworded AEDesc's */ typedef AERecord AppleEvent; /* an AERecord that contains an AppleEvent */ typedef long AESendMode; /* parameter to AESend */ typedef short AESendPriority; /* priority param of AESend */ enum { kAEInteractWithSelf, kAEInteractWithLocal, kAEInteractWithAll }; typedef unsigned char AEInteractAllowed; enum { kAEUnknownSource, kAEDirectCall, kAESameProcess, kAELocalProcess, kAERemoteProcess }; typedef unsigned char AEEventSource; enum { kAEDataArray, kAEPackedArray, kAEHandleArray, kAEDescArray, kAEKeyDescArray }; typedef unsigned char AEArrayType; union AEArrayData { short kAEDataArray[1]; char kAEPackedArray[1]; Handle kAEHandleArray[1]; AEDesc kAEDescArray[1]; AEKeyDesc kAEKeyDescArray[1]; }; typedef union AEArrayData AEArrayData; typedef AEArrayData *AEArrayDataPointer; typedef ProcPtr EventHandlerProcPtr; typedef ProcPtr IdleProcPtr; typedef ProcPtr EventFilterProcPtr; /*-------------------------------------------------------------- Apple event manager error messages --------------------------------------------------------------*/ enum { errAECoercionFail = -1700, /* bad parameter data or unable to coerce the data supplied */ errAEDescNotFound = -1701, errAECorruptData = -1702, errAEWrongDataType = -1703, errAENotAEDesc = -1704, errAEBadListItem = -1705, /* the specified list item does not exist */ errAENewerVersion = -1706, /* need newer version of the AppleEvent manager */ errAENotAppleEvent = -1707, /* the event is not in AppleEvent format */ errAEEventNotHandled = -1708, /* the AppleEvent was not handled by any handler */ errAEReplyNotValid = -1709, /* AEResetTimer was passed an invalid reply parameter */ errAEUnknownSendMode = -1710, /* mode wasn't NoReply, WaitReply, or QueueReply or Interaction level is unknown */ errAEWaitCanceled = -1711, /* in AESend, the user cancelled out of wait loop for reply or receipt */ errAETimeout = -1712, /* the AppleEvent timed out */ errAENoUserInteraction = -1713, /* no user interaction is allowed */ errAENotASpecialFunction = -1714, /* there is no special function for/with this keyword */ errAEParamMissed = -1715, /* a required parameter was not accessed */ errAEUnknownAddressType = -1716, /* the target address type is not known */ errAEHandlerNotFound = -1717, /* no handler in the dispatch tables fits the parameters to AEGetEventHandler or AEGetCoercionHandler */ errAEReplyNotArrived = -1718 /* the contents of the reply you are accessing have not arrived yet */ }; enum { /* error codes should be continued within this enum */ errAEIllegalIndex = -1719, /* index is out of range in a put operation */ errAEUnknownObjectType = -1731, /* available only in version 1.0.1 or greater */ errAERecordingIsAlreadyOn = -1732 /* available only in version 1.0.1 or greater */ }; #ifdef __cplusplus extern "C" { #endif /************************************************************************** The following calls apply to any AEDesc. Every 'result' descriptor is created for you, so you will be responsible for memory management (including disposing) of the descriptors so created. Note: purgeable descriptor data is not supported - the AEM does not call LoadResource. **************************************************************************/ pascal OSErr AECreateDesc( DescType typeCode, const void* dataPtr, Size dataSize, AEDesc *result ) = {0x303C,0x0825,0xA816}; pascal OSErr AECoercePtr( DescType typeCode, const void* dataPtr, Size dataSize, DescType toType, AEDesc *result ) = {0x303C,0x0A02,0xA816}; pascal OSErr AECoerceDesc( const AEDesc *theAEDesc, DescType toType, AEDesc *result ) = {0x303C,0x0603,0xA816}; pascal OSErr AEDisposeDesc( AEDesc *theAEDesc ) = {0x303C,0x0204,0xA816}; pascal OSErr AEDuplicateDesc( const AEDesc *theAEDesc, AEDesc *result ) = {0x303C,0x0405,0xA816}; /************************************************************************** The following calls apply to AEDescList. Since AEDescList is a subtype of AEDesc, the calls in the previous section can also be used for AEDescList. All list and array indices are 1-based. If the data was greater than maximumSize in the routines below, then actualSize will be greater than maximumSize, but only maximumSize bytes will actually be retrieved. **************************************************************************/ pascal OSErr AECreateList( const void* factoringPtr, Size factoredSize, Boolean isRecord, AEDescList *resultList ) = {0x303C,0x0706,0xA816}; pascal OSErr AECountItems( const AEDescList *theAEDescList, long *theCount ) = {0x303C,0x0407,0xA816}; pascal OSErr AEPutPtr( const AEDescList *theAEDescList, long index, DescType typeCode, const void* dataPtr, Size dataSize ) = {0x303C,0x0A08,0xA816}; pascal OSErr AEPutDesc( const AEDescList *theAEDescList, long index, const AEDesc *theAEDesc ) = {0x303C,0x0609,0xA816}; pascal OSErr AEGetNthPtr( const AEDescList *theAEDescList, long index, DescType desiredType, AEKeyword *theAEKeyword, DescType *typeCode, void* dataPtr, Size maximumSize, Size *actualSize ) = {0x303C,0x100A,0xA816}; pascal OSErr AEGetNthDesc( const AEDescList *theAEDescList, long index, DescType desiredType, AEKeyword *theAEKeyword, AEDesc *result ) = {0x303C,0x0A0B,0xA816}; pascal OSErr AESizeOfNthItem( const AEDescList *theAEDescList, long index, DescType *typeCode, Size *dataSize ) = {0x303C,0x082A,0xA816}; pascal OSErr AEGetArray( const AEDescList *theAEDescList, AEArrayType arrayType, AEArrayDataPointer arrayPtr, Size maximumSize, DescType *itemType, Size *itemSize, long *itemCount ) = {0x303C,0x0D0C,0xA816}; pascal OSErr AEPutArray( const AEDescList *theAEDescList, AEArrayType arrayType, const AEArrayDataPointer *arrayPtr, DescType itemType, Size itemSize, long itemCount ) = {0x303C,0x0B0D,0xA816}; pascal OSErr AEDeleteItem( const AEDescList *theAEDescList, long index ) = {0x303C,0x040E,0xA816}; /************************************************************************** The following calls apply to AERecord. Since AERecord is a subtype of AEDescList, the calls in the previous sections can also be used for AERecord an AERecord can be created by using AECreateList with isRecord set to true. **************************************************************************/ pascal OSErr AEPutKeyPtr( const AERecord *theAERecord, AEKeyword theAEKeyword, DescType typeCode, const void* dataPtr, Size dataSize ) = {0x303C,0x0A0F,0xA816}; pascal OSErr AEPutKeyDesc( const AERecord *theAERecord, AEKeyword theAEKeyword, const AEDesc *theAEDesc ) = {0x303C,0x0610,0xA816}; pascal OSErr AEGetKeyPtr( const AERecord *theAERecord, AEKeyword theAEKeyword, DescType desiredType, DescType *typeCode, void* dataPtr, Size maximumSize, Size *actualSize ) = {0x303C,0x0E11,0xA816}; pascal OSErr AEGetKeyDesc( const AERecord *theAERecord, AEKeyword theAEKeyword, DescType desiredType, AEDesc *result ) = {0x303C,0x0812,0xA816}; pascal OSErr AESizeOfKeyDesc( const AERecord *theAERecord, AEKeyword theAEKeyword, DescType *typeCode, Size *dataSize ) = {0x303C,0x0829,0xA816}; pascal OSErr AEDeleteKeyDesc( const AERecord *theAERecord, AEKeyword theAEKeyword ) = {0x303C,0x0413,0xA816}; /************************************************************************** The following calls are used to pack and unpack parameters from records of type AppleEvent. Since AppleEvent is a subtype of AERecord, the calls in the previous sections can also be used for variables of type AppleEvent. The next six calls are in fact identical to the six calls for AERecord. **************************************************************************/ pascal OSErr AEPutParamPtr( const AppleEvent *theAppleEvent, AEKeyword theAEKeyword, DescType typeCode, const void* dataPtr, Size dataSize ) = {0x303C,0x0A0F,0xA816}; pascal OSErr AEPutParamDesc( const AppleEvent *theAppleEvent, AEKeyword theAEKeyword, const AEDesc *theAEDesc ) = {0x303C,0x0610,0xA816}; pascal OSErr AEGetParamPtr( const AppleEvent *theAppleEvent, AEKeyword theAEKeyword, DescType desiredType, DescType *typeCode, void* dataPtr, Size maximumSize, Size *actualSize ) = {0x303C,0x0E11,0xA816}; pascal OSErr AEGetParamDesc( const AppleEvent *theAppleEvent, AEKeyword theAEKeyword, DescType desiredType, AEDesc *result ) = {0x303C,0x0812,0xA816}; pascal OSErr AESizeOfParam( const AppleEvent *theAppleEvent, AEKeyword theAEKeyword, DescType *typeCode, Size *dataSize ) = {0x303C,0x0829,0xA816}; pascal OSErr AEDeleteParam( const AppleEvent *theAppleEvent, AEKeyword theAEKeyword ) = {0x303C,0x0413,0xA816}; /************************************************************************** The following calls also apply to type AppleEvent. Message attributes are far more restricted, and can only be accessed through the following 5 calls. The various list and record routines cannot be used to access the attributes of an event. **************************************************************************/ pascal OSErr AEGetAttributePtr( const AppleEvent *theAppleEvent, AEKeyword theAEKeyword, DescType desiredType, DescType *typeCode, void* dataPtr, Size maximumSize, Size *actualSize ) = {0x303C,0x0E15,0xA816}; pascal OSErr AEGetAttributeDesc( const AppleEvent *theAppleEvent, AEKeyword theAEKeyword, DescType desiredType, AEDesc *result ) = {0x303C,0x0826,0xA816}; pascal OSErr AESizeOfAttribute( const AppleEvent *theAppleEvent, AEKeyword theAEKeyword, DescType *typeCode, Size *dataSize ) = {0x303C,0x0828,0xA816}; pascal OSErr AEPutAttributePtr( const AppleEvent *theAppleEvent, AEKeyword theAEKeyword, DescType typeCode, const void* dataPtr, Size dataSize ) = {0x303C,0x0A16,0xA816}; pascal OSErr AEPutAttributeDesc( const AppleEvent *theAppleEvent, AEKeyword theAEKeyword, const AEDesc *theAEDesc ) = {0x303C,0x0627,0xA816}; /************************************************************************** The next couple of calls are basic routines used to create, send, and process AppleEvents. **************************************************************************/ pascal OSErr AECreateAppleEvent( AEEventClass theAEEventClass, AEEventID theAEEventID, const AEAddressDesc *target, short returnID, long transactionID, AppleEvent *result ) = {0x303C,0x0B14,0xA816}; pascal OSErr AESend( const AppleEvent *theAppleEvent, AppleEvent *reply, AESendMode sendMode, AESendPriority sendPriority, long timeOutInTicks, IdleProcPtr idleProc, EventFilterProcPtr filterProc ) = {0x303C,0x0D17,0xA816}; pascal OSErr AEProcessAppleEvent( const EventRecord *theEventRecord ) = {0x303C,0x021B,0xA816}; /* Note: during event processing, an event handler may realize that it is likely to exceed the client's timeout limit. Passing the reply to this routine causes a wait event to be generated that asks the client for more time. */ pascal OSErr AEResetTimer( const AppleEvent *reply ) = {0x303C,0x0219,0xA816}; /************************************************************************** The following four calls are available for applications which need more sophisticated control over when and how events are processed. Applications which implement multi-session servers or which implement their own internal event queueing will probably be the major clients of these routines. They can be called from within a handler to prevent the AEM from disposing of the AppleEvent when the handler returns. They can be used to asynchronously process the event (as MacApp does). **************************************************************************/ pascal OSErr AESuspendTheCurrentEvent( const AppleEvent *theAppleEvent ) = {0x303C,0x022B,0xA816}; /* Note: The following routine tells the AppleEvent manager that processing is either about to resume or has been completed on a previously suspended event. The procPtr passed in as the dispatcher parameter will be called to attempt to redispatch the event. Several constants for the dispatcher parameter allow special behavior. They are: - kAEUseStandardDispatch means redispatch as if the event was just received, using the standard AppleEvent dispatch mechanism. - kAENoDispatch means ignore the parameter. Use this in the case where the event has been handled and no redispatch is needed. - non nil means call the routine which the dispatcher points to. */ pascal OSErr AEResumeTheCurrentEvent( const AppleEvent *theAppleEvent, const AppleEvent *reply, EventHandlerProcPtr dispatcher, long handlerRefcon ) = {0x303C,0x0818,0xA816}; pascal OSErr AEGetTheCurrentEvent( AppleEvent *theAppleEvent ) = {0x303C,0x021A,0xA816}; pascal OSErr AESetTheCurrentEvent( const AppleEvent *theAppleEvent ) = {0x303C,0x022C,0xA816}; /************************************************************************** The following three calls are used to allow applications to behave courteously when a user interaction such as a dialog box is needed. **************************************************************************/ pascal OSErr AEGetInteractionAllowed( AEInteractAllowed *level ) = {0x303C,0x021D,0xA816}; pascal OSErr AESetInteractionAllowed( AEInteractAllowed level ) = {0x303C,0x011E,0xA816}; pascal OSErr AEInteractWithUser( long timeOutInTicks, NMRecPtr nmReqPtr, IdleProcPtr idleProc ) = {0x303C,0x061C,0xA816}; /************************************************************************** These calls are used to set up and modify the event dispatch table. **************************************************************************/ pascal OSErr AEInstallEventHandler( AEEventClass theAEEventClass, AEEventID theAEEventID, EventHandlerProcPtr handler, long handlerRefcon, Boolean isSysHandler ) = {0x303C,0x091F,0xA816}; pascal OSErr AERemoveEventHandler( AEEventClass theAEEventClass, AEEventID theAEEventID, EventHandlerProcPtr handler, Boolean isSysHandler ) = {0x303C,0x0720,0xA816}; pascal OSErr AEGetEventHandler( AEEventClass theAEEventClass, AEEventID theAEEventID, EventHandlerProcPtr *handler, long *handlerRefcon, Boolean isSysHandler ) = {0x303C,0x0921,0xA816}; /************************************************************************** These calls are used to set up and modify the coercion dispatch table. **************************************************************************/ pascal OSErr AEInstallCoercionHandler( DescType fromType, DescType toType, ProcPtr handler, long handlerRefcon, Boolean fromTypeIsDesc, Boolean isSysHandler ) = {0x303C,0x0A22,0xA816}; pascal OSErr AERemoveCoercionHandler( DescType fromType, DescType toType, ProcPtr handler, Boolean isSysHandler ) = {0x303C,0x0723,0xA816}; pascal OSErr AEGetCoercionHandler( DescType fromType, DescType toType, ProcPtr *handler, long *handlerRefcon, Boolean *fromTypeIsDesc, Boolean isSysHandler ) = {0x303C,0x0B24,0xA816}; /************************************************************************** These calls are used to set up and modify special hooks into the AppleEvent manager. **************************************************************************/ pascal OSErr AEInstallSpecialHandler( AEKeyword functionClass, ProcPtr handler, Boolean isSysHandler ) = {0x303C,0x0500,0xA816}; pascal OSErr AERemoveSpecialHandler( AEKeyword functionClass, ProcPtr handler, Boolean isSysHandler ) = {0x303C,0x0501,0xA816}; pascal OSErr AEGetSpecialHandler( AEKeyword functionClass, ProcPtr *handler, Boolean isSysHandler ) = {0x303C,0x052D,0xA816}; /************************************************************************** This call was added in version 1.0.1. If called with the keyword keyAERecorderCount ('recr'), the number of recorders that are currently active is returned in 'result'. **************************************************************************/ /* available only in vers 1.0.1 and greater */ pascal OSErr AEManagerInfo( AEKeyword keyWord, long *result ) = {0x303C,0x0441,0xA816}; #ifdef __cplusplus } #endif #endif