This was mostly machine generated with the following command:
```
codespell \
--builtin clear,rare,usage \
--skip './po/*' --skip './.git/*' --skip './NEWS*' \
--write-changes .
```
using the latest git version of `codespell` as per [these
instructions](https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell#user-content-updating).
Then I manually checked each change using `git add -p`, made a few
manual fixups and dropped a load of incorrect changes.
There are still some outdated or loaded terms used in GLib, mostly to do
with git branch terminology. They will need to be changed later as part
of a wider migration of git terminology.
If I’ve missed anything, please file an issue!
Signed-off-by: Philip Withnall <withnall@endlessm.com>
In the Dictionary section of the gvariant-format-strings documentation
only how to construct a dictionary is shown.
Add a small example showing how to extract data from a nested dictionary
and specifically from a GVariant of type "(oa{sa{sv})". Move also the
Dictionary section after the GVariant * section for the sake of clarity.
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=786737
Slightly expand on the documentation about casting varargs when
constructing GVariants, and link to it from all the functions where it’s
a necessary consideration.
Add an example of passing flags to a ‘t’ type variable (guint64).
Assuming the flags enum does not have many members, the flag variable
will be 32 bits wide, and needs an explicit cast to be passed into
g_variant_new() as a 64-bit value.
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=712837
The documentation for maybe types failed to mention 'a' as one of the
types that was handled with a single pointer for which NULL means
"nothing". Correct that omission.
Problem caught by Shaun McCance.
Add G_VARIANT_TYPE_OBJECT_PATH_ARRAY along with accessor functions
g_variant_new_objv, g_variant_get_objv and g_variant_dup_objv. Also add
support for '^ao' and '^a&o' format strings for g_variant_new() and
g_variant_get().
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=654955
g_variant_new("as", NULL); now gives an empty array of strings, for
example.
This was documented as working already, but was never actually
implemented (due to the fact that it muddies the water when considering
maybe types). It's being implemented now because its convenience to
programmers exceeds any damage done to the conceptual purity of the API.
- add G_VARIANT_TYPE_BYTESTRING, _BYTESTRING_ARRAY, _STRING_ARRAY
- remove g_variant_{new,get}_byte_array functions
- add g_variant_{new,get,dup}_bytestring{,_array} functions
- remove undocumented support for deserialising arrays of objectpaths
or signature strngs using g_variant_get_strv()
- add and document new format strings '^ay', '^&ay', '^aay' and '^a&ay'
- update GApplication to use the new API
- update GSettings binding code to use the new API
- add tests
Merge GVariant variable arguments support and put it under tests.
Also, remove the hack of the test case directly '#include'ing .c files
from glib/. Instead, create a non-installed gvariant-internal.h that
the tests can include and make the symbols in it visible on the symbol
table of the shared library. These symbols (as they are present in no
installed header files) are not part of the API of GLib.
Increase test coverage in a few other areas.
