## RBShell RBShell — holds the Rhythmbox main window and everything else |

## Synopsis

                        RBShell;
                        RBShellClass;
    RBShell *           rb_shell_new                        (gboolean no_registration,
                                                             gboolean no_update,
                                                             gboolean dry_run,
                                                             char *rhythmdb,
                                                             char *playlists);
    gboolean            rb_shell_present                    (RBShell *shell,
                                                             guint32 timestamp,
                                                             GError **error);
    RBSource *          rb_shell_guess_source_for_uri       (RBShell *shell,
                                                             const char *uri);
    gboolean            rb_shell_add_uri                    (RBShell *shell,
                                                             const char *uri,
                                                             const char *title,
                                                             const char *genre,
                                                             GError **error);
    gboolean            rb_shell_load_uri                   (RBShell *shell,
                                                             const char *uri,
                                                             gboolean play,
                                                             GError **error);
    GObject *           rb_shell_get_player                 (RBShell *shell);
    const char *        rb_shell_get_player_path            (RBShell *shell);
    GObject *           rb_shell_get_playlist_manager       (RBShell *shell);
    const char *        rb_shell_get_playlist_manager_path  (RBShell *shell);
    GObject *           rb_shell_get_ui_manager             (RBShell *shell);
    void                rb_shell_toggle_visibility          (RBShell *shell);
    gboolean            rb_shell_get_song_properties        (RBShell *shell,
                                                             const char *uri,
                                                             GHashTable **properties,
                                                             GError **error);
    gboolean            rb_shell_set_song_property          (RBShell *shell,
                                                             const char *uri,
                                                             const char *propname,
                                                             const GValue *value,
                                                             GError **error);
    gboolean            rb_shell_add_to_queue               (RBShell *shell,
                                                             const gchar *uri,
                                                             GError **error);
    gboolean            rb_shell_remove_from_queue          (RBShell *shell,
                                                             const gchar *uri,
                                                             GError **error);
    gboolean            rb_shell_clear_queue                (RBShell *shell,
                                                             GError **error);
    gboolean            rb_shell_quit                       (RBShell *shell,
                                                             GError **error);
    gboolean            rb_shell_do_notify                  (RBShell *shell,
                                                             gboolean requested,
                                                             GError **error);
    void                rb_shell_register_entry_type_for_source
                                                            (RBShell *shell,
                                                             RBSource *source,
                                                             RhythmDBEntryType type);
    RBSource *          rb_shell_get_source_by_entry_type   (RBShell *shell,
                                                             RhythmDBEntryType type);
    gboolean            rb_shell_get_party_mode             (RBShell *shell);
    void                rb_shell_append_source              (RBShell *shell,
                                                             RBSource *source,
                                                             RBSource *parent);
    void                rb_shell_add_widget                 (RBShell *shell,
                                                             GtkWidget *widget,
                                                             RBShellUILocation location,
                                                             gboolean expand,
                                                             gboolean fill);
    void                rb_shell_remove_widget              (RBShell *shell,
                                                             GtkWidget *widget,
                                                             RBShellUILocation location);
    void                rb_shell_notebook_set_page          (RBShell *shell,
                                                             GtkWidget *widget);

## Object Hierarchy

      GObject
       +----RBShell

## Properties

      "clipboard"                RBShellClipboard*     : Read
      "db"                       RhythmDB*             : Read
      "dry-run"                  gboolean              : Read / Write / Construct Only
      "library-source"           RBLibrarySource*      : Read
      "no-registration"          gboolean              : Read / Write / Construct Only
      "no-update"                gboolean              : Read / Write / Construct Only
      "playlist-manager"         RBPlaylistManager*    : Read
      "playlists-file"           gchar*                : Read / Write / Construct Only
      "prefs"                    RBShellPreferences*   : Read
      "queue-source"             RBPlayQueueSource*    : Read
      "removable-media-manager"  RBRemovableMediaManager*  : Read
      "rhythmdb-file"            gchar*                : Read / Write / Construct Only
      "selected-source"          RBSource*             : Read
      "shell-player"             RBShellPlayer*        : Read
      "source-header"            RBSourceHeader*       : Read
      "sourcelist"               RBSourceList*         : Read
      "sourcelist-model"         RBSourceListModel*    : Read
      "ui-manager"               GtkUIManager*         : Read
      "visibility"               gboolean              : Read / Write
      "window"                   GtkWindow*            : Read

## Signals

      "create-song-info"                               : Run Last
      "notify-custom"                                  : Run Last
      "notify-playing-entry"                           : Run Last
      "removable-media-scan-finished"                  : Run Last
      "visibility-changed"                             : Run Last
      "visibility-changing"                            : Run Last

## Description

RBShell is the main application class in Rhythmbox. It creates and holds references to the other main objects (RBShellPlayer, RhythmDB, RBSourcelist), constructs the main window UI, and provides the basic DBus interface.

## Details

### RBShell

    typedef struct _RBShell RBShell;

### RBShellClass

    typedef struct {
            GObjectClass parent_class;

    	/* signals */
    	gboolean (*visibility_changing) (RBShell *shell, gboolean initial, gboolean visible);
    	void	 (*visibility_changed) (RBShell *shell, gboolean visible);
    	void	 (*create_song_info) (RBShell *shell, RBSongInfo *song_info, gboolean multi);
    	void	 (*removable_media_scan_finished) (RBShell *shell);
    } RBShellClass;

### rb_shell_new ()

    RBShell *           rb_shell_new                        (gboolean no_registration,
                                                             gboolean no_update,
                                                             gboolean dry_run,
                                                             char *rhythmdb,
                                                             char *playlists);

Creates the Rhythmbox shell. This is effectively a singleton, so it doesn't make sense to call this from anywhere other than main.c.

`no_registration` : | if `TRUE`, single-instance features are disabled
`no_update` : | if `TRUE`, don't update the database file
`dry_run` : | if `TRUE`, don't write back file metadata changes
`rhythmdb` : | path to the database file
`playlists` : | path to the playlist file
Returns : | the RBShell instance

### rb_shell_present ()

    gboolean            rb_shell_present                    (RBShell *shell,
                                                             guint32 timestamp,
                                                             GError **error);

Attempts to display the main window to the user. See gtk_window_present for details.

`shell` : | the RBShell
`timestamp` : | GTK timestamp to use (for focus-stealing prevention)
`error` : | not used
Returns : | not used.

### rb_shell_guess_source_for_uri ()

    RBSource *          rb_shell_guess_source_for_uri       (RBShell *shell,
                                                             const char *uri);

Attempts to locate the source that should handle the specified URI. This iterates through all sources, calling rb_source_want_uri, returning the source that returns the highest value.

`shell` : | the RBSource
`uri` : | the URI to guess a source for
Returns : | the most appropriate RBSource for the uri

### rb_shell_add_uri ()

    gboolean            rb_shell_add_uri                    (RBShell *shell,
                                                             const char *uri,
                                                             const char *title,
                                                             const char *genre,
                                                             GError **error);

Adds the specified URI to the Rhythmbox database. Whether the title and genre specified are actually used is up to the source that handles the URI

`shell` : | the RBShell
`uri` : | the URI to add
`title` : | optional title value for the URI
`genre` : | optional genre value for the URI
`error` : | returns error information
Returns : | TRUE if the URI was added successfully

### rb_shell_load_uri ()

    gboolean            rb_shell_load_uri                   (RBShell *shell,
                                                             const char *uri,
                                                             gboolean play,
                                                             GError **error);

Loads a URI representing a single song, a directory, a playlist, or an internet radio station, and optionally starts playing it.

For playlists containing only stream URLs, we either add the playlist itself (if it's remote) or each URL from it (if it's local). The main reason for this is so clicking on stream playlist links in web browsers works properly - the playlist file will be downloaded to /tmp/, and we can't add that to the database, so we need to add the stream URLs instead.

`shell` : | the RBShell
`uri` : | the URI to load
`play` : | if TRUE, start playing the URI (if possible)
`error` : | returns error information
Returns : | TRUE if the URI was added successfully

### rb_shell_get_player ()

    GObject *           rb_shell_get_player                 (RBShell *shell);

Returns the RBShellPlayer object

`shell` : | the RBShell
Returns : | the RBShellPlayer object

### rb_shell_get_player_path ()

    const char *        rb_shell_get_player_path            (RBShell *shell);

Returns the DBus object path for the RBShellPlayer

`shell` : | the RBShell
Returns : | the DBus object path for the RBShellPlayer

### rb_shell_get_playlist_manager ()

    GObject *           rb_shell_get_playlist_manager       (RBShell *shell);

Returns the RBPlaylistManager object

`shell` : | the RBShell
Returns : | the RBPlaylistManager object

### rb_shell_get_playlist_manager_path ()

    const char *        rb_shell_get_playlist_manager_path  (RBShell *shell);

Returns the DBus path for the RBPlaylistManager object

`shell` : | the RBShell
Returns : | the DBus object path for the RBPlaylistManager

### rb_shell_get_ui_manager ()

    GObject *           rb_shell_get_ui_manager             (RBShell *shell);

Returns the main GtkUIManager object

`shell` : | the RBShell
Returns : | the main GtkUIManager object

### rb_shell_toggle_visibility ()

    void                rb_shell_toggle_visibility          (RBShell *shell);

Toggles the visibility of the main Rhythmbox window.

`shell` : | the RBShell

### rb_shell_get_song_properties ()

    gboolean            rb_shell_get_song_properties        (RBShell *shell,
                                                             const char *uri,
                                                             GHashTable **properties,
                                                             GError **error);

Gathers and returns all metadata (including extra metadata such as album art URIs and lyrics) for the specified URI.

`shell` : | the RBShell
`uri` : | the URI to query
`properties` : | returns the properties of the specified URI
`error` : | returns error information
Returns : | `TRUE` if the URI is found in the database

### rb_shell_set_song_property ()

    gboolean            rb_shell_set_song_property          (RBShell *shell,
                                                             const char *uri,
                                                             const char *propname,
                                                             const GValue *value,
                                                             GError **error);

Attempts to set a property of a database entry identified by its URI. If the URI identifies a file and the property is one associated with a file metadata tag, the new value will be written to the file.

`shell` : | the RBShell
`uri` : | the URI to modify
`propname` : | the name of the property to modify
`value` : | the new value to set
`error` : | returns error information
Returns : | `TRUE` if the property was set successfully.

### rb_shell_add_to_queue ()

    gboolean            rb_shell_add_to_queue               (RBShell *shell,
                                                             const gchar *uri,
                                                             GError **error);

Adds the specified URI to the play queue. This only works if URI is already in the database.

`shell` : | the RBShell
`uri` : | the URI to add to the play queue
`error` : | not used
Returns : | not used

### rb_shell_remove_from_queue ()

    gboolean            rb_shell_remove_from_queue          (RBShell *shell,
                                                             const gchar *uri,
                                                             GError **error);

Removes the specified URI from the play queue. If the URI is not in the play queue, nothing happens.

`shell` : | the RBShell
`uri` : | the URI to remove from the play queue
`error` : | not used
Returns : | not used.

### rb_shell_clear_queue ()

    gboolean            rb_shell_clear_queue                (RBShell *shell,
                                                             GError **error);

Removes all entries from the play queue.

`shell` : | the RBShell
`error` : | not used
Returns : | not used

### rb_shell_quit ()

    gboolean            rb_shell_quit                       (RBShell *shell,
                                                             GError **error);

Begins the process of shutting down Rhythmbox. This function will return. The error parameter and return value only exist because this function is part of the DBus interface.

`shell` : | the RBShell
`error` : | not used
Returns : | not important

### rb_shell_do_notify ()

    gboolean            rb_shell_do_notify                  (RBShell *shell,
                                                             gboolean requested,
                                                             GError **error);

Displays a notification of the current playing track.

`shell` : | the RBShell
`requested` : | if `TRUE`, the notification was requested by some explicit user action
`error` : | not used
Returns : | not important

### rb_shell_register_entry_type_for_source ()

    void                rb_shell_register_entry_type_for_source
                                                            (RBShell *shell,
                                                             RBSource *source,
                                                             RhythmDBEntryType type);

Registers a source as the owner of entries of the specified type. The main effect of this is that calling rb_shell_get_source_by_entry_type with the same entry type will return the source. A source should only be registered as the owner of a single entry type.

`shell` : | the RBShell
`source` : | the RBSource to register
`type` : | the RhythmDBEntryType to register for

### rb_shell_get_source_by_entry_type ()

    RBSource *          rb_shell_get_source_by_entry_type   (RBShell *shell,
                                                             RhythmDBEntryType type);

Looks up and returns the source that owns entries of the specified type.

`shell` : | the RBShell
`type` : | entry type for which to find a source
Returns : | source instance, if any

### rb_shell_get_party_mode ()

    gboolean            rb_shell_get_party_mode             (RBShell *shell);

Returns `TRUE` if the shell is in party mode

`shell` : | the RBShell
Returns : | `TRUE` if the shell is in party mode

### rb_shell_append_source ()

    void                rb_shell_append_source              (RBShell *shell,
                                                             RBSource *source,
                                                             RBSource *parent);

Registers a new source with the shell. All sources must be registered.

`shell` : | the RBShell
`source` : | the new RBSource
`parent` : | the parent source for the new source (optional)

### rb_shell_add_widget ()

    void                rb_shell_add_widget                 (RBShell *shell,
                                                             GtkWidget *widget,
                                                             RBShellUILocation location,
                                                             gboolean expand,
                                                             gboolean fill);

Adds a widget to the main Rhythmbox window. See gtk_box_pack_start for details on how the expand and fill parameters work.

`shell` : | the RBShell
`widget` : | the GtkWidget to insert into the main window
`location` : | the location at which to insert the widget
`expand` : | whether the widget should be given extra space
`fill` : | whether the widget should fill all space allocated to it

### rb_shell_remove_widget ()

    void                rb_shell_remove_widget              (RBShell *shell,
                                                             GtkWidget *widget,
                                                             RBShellUILocation location);

Removes a widget added with rb_shell_add_widget from the main window.

`shell` : | the RBShell
`widget` : | the GtkWidget to remove from the main window
`location` : | the UI location to which the widget was originally added

### rb_shell_notebook_set_page ()

    void                rb_shell_notebook_set_page          (RBShell *shell,
                                                             GtkWidget *widget);

Changes the visible page in the main window notebook widget. Use this to display widgets added to the RB_SHELL_UI_LOCATION_MAIN_NOTEBOOK location.

`shell` : | the RBShell
`widget` : | GtkWidget for the page to display

## Property Details

### The `"clipboard"` property

      "clipboard"                RBShellClipboard*     : Read

The RBShellClipboard instance

### The `"db"` property

      "db"                       RhythmDB*             : Read

The RhythmDB instance

### The `"dry-run"` property

      "dry-run"                  gboolean              : Read / Write / Construct Only

If TRUE, don't write back file metadata changes.

Default value: FALSE

### The `"library-source"` property

      "library-source"           RBLibrarySource*      : Read

The library source

### The `"no-registration"` property

      "no-registration"          gboolean              : Read / Write / Construct Only

If `TRUE`, disable single-instance features.

Default value: FALSE

### The `"no-update"` property

      "no-update"                gboolean              : Read / Write / Construct Only

If `TRUE`, don't update the database.

Default value: FALSE

### The `"playlist-manager"` property

      "playlist-manager"         RBPlaylistManager*    : Read

The RBPlaylistManager instance

### The `"playlists-file"` property

      "playlists-file"           gchar*                : Read / Write / Construct Only

The path to the playlist file

Default value: "playlists.xml"

### The `"prefs"` property

      "prefs"                    RBShellPreferences*   : Read

The RBShellPreferences instance

### The `"queue-source"` property

      "queue-source"             RBPlayQueueSource*    : Read

The play queue source

### The `"removable-media-manager"` property

      "removable-media-manager"  RBRemovableMediaManager*  : Read

The RBRemovableMediaManager instance

### The `"rhythmdb-file"` property

      "rhythmdb-file"            gchar*                : Read / Write / Construct Only

The path to the rhythmdb file

Default value: "rhythmdb.xml"

### The `"selected-source"` property

      "selected-source"          RBSource*             : Read

The currently selected source object

### The `"shell-player"` property

      "shell-player"             RBShellPlayer*        : Read

The RBShellPlayer instance

### The `"source-header"` property

      "source-header"            RBSourceHeader*       : Read

The RBSourceHeader instance

### The `"sourcelist"` property

      "sourcelist"               RBSourceList*         : Read

The RBSourcelist instance

### The `"sourcelist-model"` property

      "sourcelist-model"         RBSourceListModel*    : Read

The tree model underlying the source list.

### The `"ui-manager"` property

      "ui-manager"               GtkUIManager*         : Read

The GtkUIManager instance

### The `"visibility"` property

      "visibility"               gboolean              : Read / Write

Whether the main window is currently visible.

Default value: TRUE

### The `"window"` property

      "window"                   GtkWindow*            : Read

The main Rhythmbox window.

## Signal Details

### The `"create-song-info"` signal

    void                user_function                      (RBShell    *shell,
                                                            RBSongInfo *song_info,
                                                            gboolean    multi,
                                                            gpointer    user_data)      : Run Last

Emitted when creating a new RBSongInfo window. Signal handlers can add pages to the song info window notebook to display additional information.

`shell` : | the RBShell
`song_info` : | the new RBSongInfo window
`multi` : | if `TRUE`, the song info window is for multiple entries
`user_data` : | user data set when the signal handler was connected.

### The `"notify-custom"` signal

    void                user_function                      (RBShell   *shell,
                                                            guint      timeout,
                                                            gchar     *primary,
                                                            gchar     *secondary,
                                                            GdkPixbuf *pixbuf,
                                                            gboolean   requested,
                                                            gpointer   user_data)      : Run Last

Emitted when a custom notification should be displayed to the user.

`shell` : | the RBShell
`timeout` : | length of time (in seconds) to display the notification
`primary` : | main notification text
`secondary` : | secondary notification text
`pixbuf` : | an image to include in the notification (optional)
`requested` : | if `TRUE`, the notification was triggered by an explicit user action
`user_data` : | user data set when the signal handler was connected.

### The `"notify-playing-entry"` signal

    void                user_function                      (RBShell *shell,
                                                            gboolean arg1,
                                                            gpointer user_data)      : Run Last

Emitted when a notification should be displayed showing the current playing entry.

`shell` : | the RBShell
`user_data` : | user data set when the signal handler was connected.

### The `"removable-media-scan-finished"` signal

    void                user_function                      (RBShell *shell,
                                                            gpointer user_data)      : Run Last

Emitted when the initial scan for removable media devices is complete. This is intended to allow plugins to request a device scan only if the scan on startup has already been done, but it isn't very useful for that. See "scanned" for a better approach to this problem.

`shell` : | the RBShell
`user_data` : | user data set when the signal handler was connected.

### The `"visibility-changed"` signal

    void                user_function                      (RBShell *shell,
                                                            gboolean visibile,
                                                            gpointer user_data)      : Run Last

Emitted after the visibility of the main Rhythmbox window has changed.

`shell` : | the RBShell
`visibile` : | new visibility
`user_data` : | user data set when the signal handler was connected.

### The `"visibility-changing"` signal

    gboolean            user_function                      (RBShell *shell,
                                                            gboolean initial,
                                                            gboolean visible,
                                                            gpointer user_data)      : Run Last

Emitted before the visibility of the main window changes. The return value overrides the visibility setting. If multiple signal handlers are attached, the last one wins.

`shell` : | the RBShell
`initial` : | if `TRUE`, this is the initial visibility for the window
`visible` : | new shell visibility
`user_data` : | user data set when the signal handler was connected.