Spice USB Manager: Spice-GTK Reference Manual

## Spice USB Manager Spice USB Manager — USB device management |

## Stability Level

Stable, unless otherwise indicated

## Functions

SpiceUsbDeviceManager * | spice_usb_device_manager_get ()
GPtrArray * | spice_usb_device_manager_get_devices ()
GPtrArray * | spice_usb_device_manager_get_devices_with_filter ()
gboolean | spice_usb_device_manager_is_device_connected ()
gboolean | spice_usb_device_manager_is_redirecting ()
gboolean | spice_usb_device_manager_can_redirect_device ()
void | spice_usb_device_manager_connect_device_async ()
gboolean | spice_usb_device_manager_connect_device_finish ()
void | spice_usb_device_manager_disconnect_device ()
void | spice_usb_device_manager_disconnect_device_async ()
gboolean | spice_usb_device_manager_disconnect_device_finish ()
SpiceUsbDevice * | spice_usb_device_manager_allocate_device_for_file_descriptor ()
gchar * | spice_usb_device_get_description ()
gconstpointer | spice_usb_device_get_libusb_device ()

## Properties

gboolean | auto-connect | Read / Write
char * | auto-connect-filter | Read / Write / Construct
int | free-channels | Read
char * | redirect-on-connect | Read / Write
SpiceSession * | session | Read / Write / Construct Only

## Signals

void | auto-connect-failed | Run First
void | device-added | Run First
void | device-error | Run First
void | device-removed | Run First

## Types and Values

struct | SpiceUsbDeviceManager
struct | SpiceUsbDeviceManagerClass
| SpiceUsbDevice

## Object Hierarchy

        GBoxed
        ╰── SpiceUsbDevice
        GObject
        ╰── SpiceUsbDeviceManager

## Implemented Interfaces

SpiceUsbDeviceManager implements GInitable.

## Includes

    #include <spice-client.h>

## Description

SpiceUsbDeviceManager monitors USB redirection channels and USB devices plugging/unplugging. If “auto-connect” is set to `TRUE`, it will automatically connect newly plugged USB devices to available channels.

There should always be a 1:1 relation between SpiceUsbDeviceManager objects and SpiceSession objects. Therefor there is no spice_usb_device_manager_new, instead there is `spice_usb_device_manager_get()` which ensures this 1:1 relation.

## Functions

### spice_usb_device_manager_get ()

    SpiceUsbDeviceManager *
    spice_usb_device_manager_get (SpiceSession *session,
                                  GError **err);

Gets the SpiceUsbDeviceManager associated with the passed in SpiceSession. A new SpiceUsbDeviceManager instance will be created the first time this function is called for a certain SpiceSession.

Note that this function returns a weak reference, which should not be used after the SpiceSession itself has been unref-ed by the caller.

#### Parameters

session | SpiceSession for which to get the SpiceUsbDeviceManager |
err | a return location for GError, or `NULL`. | [allow-none]

#### Returns

a weak reference to the SpiceUsbDeviceManager associated with the passed in SpiceSession.

[transfer none]

### spice_usb_device_manager_get_devices ()

    GPtrArray *
    spice_usb_device_manager_get_devices (SpiceUsbDeviceManager *manager);

Finds devices associated with the `manager`

#### Parameters

manager | the SpiceUsbDeviceManager manager |

#### Returns

a `GPtrArray` array of `SpiceUsbDevice`.

[element-type SpiceUsbDevice][transfer full]

### spice_usb_device_manager_get_devices_with_filter ()

    GPtrArray *
    spice_usb_device_manager_get_devices_with_filter
                                   (SpiceUsbDeviceManager *manager,
                                    const gchar *filter);

Finds devices associated with the `manager` complying with the `filter`

#### Parameters

manager | the SpiceUsbDeviceManager manager |
filter | filter string for selecting which devices to return, see “auto-connect-filter” for the filter string format. | [allow-none]

#### Returns

a `GPtrArray` array of `SpiceUsbDevice`.

[element-type SpiceUsbDevice][transfer full]

Since: 0.20

### spice_usb_device_manager_is_device_connected ()

    gboolean
    spice_usb_device_manager_is_device_connected
                                   (SpiceUsbDeviceManager *manager,
                                    SpiceUsbDevice *device);

Finds if the `device` is connected.

#### Parameters

manager | the SpiceUsbDeviceManager manager |
device | a SpiceUsbDevice |

#### Returns

`TRUE` if `device` has an associated USB redirection channel

### spice_usb_device_manager_is_redirecting ()

    gboolean
    spice_usb_device_manager_is_redirecting
                                   (SpiceUsbDeviceManager *manager);

Checks whether a device is being redirected

#### Parameters

manager | the SpiceUsbDeviceManager manager |

#### Returns

`TRUE` if device redirection negotiation flow is in progress

Since: 0.32

### spice_usb_device_manager_can_redirect_device ()

    gboolean
    spice_usb_device_manager_can_redirect_device
                                   (SpiceUsbDeviceManager *manager,
                                    SpiceUsbDevice *device,
                                    GError **err);

Checks whether it is possible to redirect the `device` .

#### Parameters

manager | the SpiceUsbDeviceManager manager |
device | a SpiceUsbDevice to disconnect |
err | a return location for a GError, or `NULL`. | [allow-none]

#### Returns

`TRUE` if `device` can be redirected

### spice_usb_device_manager_connect_device_async ()

    void
    spice_usb_device_manager_connect_device_async
                                   (SpiceUsbDeviceManager *manager,
                                    SpiceUsbDevice *device,
                                    GCancellable *cancellable,
                                    GAsyncReadyCallback callback,
                                    gpointer user_data);

Asynchronously connects the `device` . When completed, `callback` will be called. Then it is possible to call `spice_usb_device_manager_connect_device_finish()` to get the result of the operation.

#### Parameters

manager | a SpiceUsbDeviceManager. |
device | a SpiceUsbDevice to redirect |
cancellable | optional GCancellable object, `NULL` to ignore. | [allow-none]
callback | a GAsyncReadyCallback to call when the request is satisfied |
user_data | the data to pass to callback function |

### spice_usb_device_manager_connect_device_finish ()

    gboolean
    spice_usb_device_manager_connect_device_finish
                                   (SpiceUsbDeviceManager *manager,
                                    GAsyncResult *res,
                                    GError **err);

Finishes an async operation. See `spice_usb_device_manager_connect_device_async()`.

#### Parameters

manager | a SpiceUsbDeviceManager. |
res | a GAsyncResult |
err | a return location for a GError, or `NULL`. | [allow-none]

#### Returns

`TRUE` if connection is successful

### spice_usb_device_manager_disconnect_device ()

    void
    spice_usb_device_manager_disconnect_device
                                   (SpiceUsbDeviceManager *manager,
                                    SpiceUsbDevice *device);

`spice_usb_device_manager_disconnect_device` is deprecated and should not be used in newly-written code.

Disconnects the `device` .

#### Parameters

manager | the SpiceUsbDeviceManager manager |
device | a SpiceUsbDevice to disconnect |

### spice_usb_device_manager_disconnect_device_async ()

    void
    spice_usb_device_manager_disconnect_device_async
                                   (SpiceUsbDeviceManager *manager,
                                    SpiceUsbDevice *device,
                                    GCancellable *cancellable,
                                    GAsyncReadyCallback callback,
                                    gpointer user_data);

Asynchronously disconnects the `device` . When completed, `callback` will be called. Then it is possible to call `spice_usb_device_manager_disconnect_device_finish()` to get the result of the operation.

#### Parameters

manager | the SpiceUsbDeviceManager manager. |
device | a connected SpiceUsbDevice to disconnect. |
cancellable | optional GCancellable object, `NULL` to ignore. | [nullable]
callback | a GAsyncReadyCallback to call when the request is satisfied. | [scope async]
user_data | the data to pass to `callback` . | [closure]

Since: 0.32

### spice_usb_device_manager_disconnect_device_finish ()

    gboolean
    spice_usb_device_manager_disconnect_device_finish
                                   (SpiceUsbDeviceManager *manager,
                                    GAsyncResult *res,
                                    GError **err);

Finishes an async operation. See `spice_usb_device_manager_disconnect_device_async()`.

#### Parameters

manager | a SpiceUsbDeviceManager. |
res | a GAsyncResult |
err | a return location for a GError, or `NULL`. | [allow-none]

#### Returns

`TRUE` if disconnection is successful

### spice_usb_device_manager_allocate_device_for_file_descriptor ()

    SpiceUsbDevice *
    spice_usb_device_manager_allocate_device_for_file_descriptor
                                   (SpiceUsbDeviceManager *manager,
                                    int file_descriptor,
                                    GError **err);

Allocates a SpiceUsbDevice instance for the specified file descriptor.

#### Parameters

manager | the SpiceUsbDeviceManager manager. | [type SpiceUsbDeviceManager]
file_descriptor | an open file descriptor for the USB device. |
err | a return location for a GError, or `NULL`. | [allow-none]

#### Returns

an allocated SpiceUsbDevice instance or `NULL` in case of failure.

[nullable][transfer full]

Since: 0.40

### spice_usb_device_get_description ()

    gchar *
    spice_usb_device_get_description (SpiceUsbDevice *device,
                                      const gchar *format);

Get a string describing the device which is suitable as a description of the device for the end user. The returned string should be freed with `g_free()` when no longer needed.

The `format` positional parameters are the following:

1. %s manufacturer

2. %s product

3. %s descriptor (a [vendor_id:product_id] string)

4. %d bus

5. %d address

(the default format string is "%s %s %s at %d-%d")

#### Parameters

device | SpiceUsbDevice to get the description of |
format | an optional `printf()` format string with positional parameters. | [allow-none]

#### Returns

a newly-allocated string holding the description, or `NULL` if failed

### spice_usb_device_get_libusb_device ()

    gconstpointer
    spice_usb_device_get_libusb_device (const SpiceUsbDevice *device);

Finds the `libusb_device` associated with the `device` .

#### Parameters

device | SpiceUsbDevice to get the descriptor information of |

#### Returns

the `libusb_device` associated to `SpiceUsbDevice`.

[transfer none]

Since: 0.27

## Types and Values

### struct SpiceUsbDeviceManager

    struct SpiceUsbDeviceManager;

The SpiceUsbDeviceManager struct is opaque and should not be accessed directly.

### struct SpiceUsbDeviceManagerClass

    struct SpiceUsbDeviceManagerClass {
        GObjectClass parent_class;

        /* signals */
        void (*device_added) (SpiceUsbDeviceManager *manager,
                              SpiceUsbDevice *device);
        void (*device_removed) (SpiceUsbDeviceManager *manager,
                                SpiceUsbDevice *device);
        void (*auto_connect_failed) (SpiceUsbDeviceManager *manager,
                                     SpiceUsbDevice *device,
                                     GError *error);
        void (*device_error) (SpiceUsbDeviceManager *manager,
                              SpiceUsbDevice *device,
                              GError *error);
    };

Class structure for SpiceUsbDeviceManager.

#### Members

`device_added` () | Signal class handler for the “device-added” signal. |
`device_removed` () | Signal class handler for the “device-removed” signal. |
`auto_connect_failed` () | Signal class handler for the “auto-connect-failed” signal. |
`device_error` () | Signal class handler for the “device_error” signal. |

### SpiceUsbDevice

    typedef struct _SpiceUsbDevice SpiceUsbDevice;

The SpiceUsbDevice struct is opaque and cannot be accessed directly.

## Property Details

### The `“auto-connect”` property

      “auto-connect”             gboolean

Set this to TRUE to automatically redirect newly plugged in device.

Note when SpiceGtkSession's auto-usbredir property is TRUE, this property is controlled by SpiceGtkSession.

Owner: SpiceUsbDeviceManager

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: FALSE

### The `“auto-connect-filter”` property

      “auto-connect-filter”      char *

Set a string specifying a filter to use to determine which USB devices to autoconnect when plugged in, a filter consists of one or more rules. Where each rule has the form of:

`class` ,`vendor` ,`product` ,`version` ,`allow`

Use -1 for `class` /`vendor` /`product` /`version` to accept any value.

And the rules themselves are concatenated like this:

`rule1` |`rule2` |`rule3`

The default setting filters out HID (class 0x03) USB devices from auto connect and auto connects anything else. Note the explicit allow rule at the end, this is necessary since by default all devices without a matching filter rule will not auto-connect.

Filter strings in this format can be easily created with the RHEV-M USB filter editor tool.

Owner: SpiceUsbDeviceManager

Flags: Read / Write / Construct

Default value: "0x03,-1,-1,-1,0|-1,-1,-1,-1,1"

### The `“free-channels”` property

      “free-channels”            int

Get the number of available channels for redirecting USB devices.

Owner: SpiceUsbDeviceManager

Flags: Read

Allowed values: >= 0

Default value: 0

Since: 0.31

### The `“redirect-on-connect”` property

      “redirect-on-connect”      char *

Set a string specifying a filter selecting USB devices to automatically redirect after a Spice connection has been established.

See “auto-connect-filter” for the filter string format.

Owner: SpiceUsbDeviceManager

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: NULL

### The `“session”` property

      “session”                  SpiceSession *

SpiceSession this SpiceUsbDeviceManager is associated with

Owner: SpiceUsbDeviceManager

Flags: Read / Write / Construct Only

## Signal Details

### The `“auto-connect-failed”` signal

    void
    user_function (SpiceUsbDeviceManager *manager,
                   SpiceUsbDevice        *device,
                   GError                *error,
                   gpointer               user_data)

The “auto-connect-failed” signal is emitted whenever the auto-connect property is true, and a newly plugged in device could not be auto-connected.

#### Parameters

manager | the SpiceUsbDeviceManager that emitted the signal |
device | SpiceUsbDevice boxed object corresponding to the device which failed to auto connect |
error | GError describing the reason why the autoconnect failed |
user_data | user data set when the signal handler was connected. |

Flags: Run First

### The `“device-added”` signal

    void
    user_function (SpiceUsbDeviceManager *manager,
                   SpiceUsbDevice        *device,
                   gpointer               user_data)

The “device-added” signal is emitted whenever a new USB device has been plugged in.

#### Parameters

manager | the SpiceUsbDeviceManager that emitted the signal |
device | SpiceUsbDevice boxed object corresponding to the added device |
user_data | user data set when the signal handler was connected. |

Flags: Run First

### The `“device-error”` signal

    void
    user_function (SpiceUsbDeviceManager *manager,
                   SpiceUsbDevice        *device,
                   GError                *error,
                   gpointer               user_data)

The “device-error” signal is emitted whenever an error happens which causes a device to no longer be available to the guest.

#### Parameters

manager | SpiceUsbDeviceManager that emitted the signal |
device | SpiceUsbDevice boxed object corresponding to the device which has an error |
error | GError describing the error |
user_data | user data set when the signal handler was connected. |

Flags: Run First

### The `“device-removed”` signal

    void
    user_function (SpiceUsbDeviceManager *manager,
                   SpiceUsbDevice        *device,
                   gpointer               user_data)

The “device-removed” signal is emitted whenever an USB device has been removed.

#### Parameters

manager | the SpiceUsbDeviceManager that emitted the signal |
device | SpiceUsbDevice boxed object corresponding to the removed device |
user_data | user data set when the signal handler was connected. |

Flags: Run First