[glib] Merge the main public API of GVariant



commit ed3c914cdbdd02d1af6d2f6a3a3f3a9fdc8dc1c2
Author: Ryan Lortie <desrt desrt ca>
Date:   Fri Feb 19 10:42:53 2010 -0500

    Merge the main public API of GVariant

 docs/reference/glib/glib-sections.txt |   60 +-
 glib/Makefile.am                      |    1 +
 glib/glib.symbols                     |   56 +
 glib/gvariant-core.c                  |   18 +
 glib/gvariant.c                       | 1858 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 glib/gvariant.h                       |   95 ++-
 glib/tests/gvariant.c                 |  179 +++-
 7 files changed, 2259 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/docs/reference/glib/glib-sections.txt b/docs/reference/glib/glib-sections.txt
index 6f3c21c..dcb245a 100644
--- a/docs/reference/glib/glib-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/reference/glib/glib-sections.txt
@@ -2782,15 +2782,71 @@ GVariant
 g_variant_unref
 g_variant_ref
 g_variant_ref_sink
-
-<SUBSECTION>
+g_variant_get_type
+g_variant_get_type_string
+g_variant_is_of_type
+g_variant_is_container
+
+<SUBSECTION>
+g_variant_classify
+GVariantClass
+
+<SUBSECTION>
+g_variant_new_boolean
+g_variant_new_byte
+g_variant_new_int16
+g_variant_new_uint16
+g_variant_new_int32
+g_variant_new_uint32
+g_variant_new_int64
+g_variant_new_uint64
+g_variant_new_handle
+g_variant_new_double
+g_variant_new_string
+g_variant_new_object_path
+g_variant_is_object_path
+g_variant_new_signature
+g_variant_is_signature
+g_variant_new_variant
+g_variant_new_strv
+
+<SUBSECTION>
+g_variant_get_boolean
+g_variant_get_byte
+g_variant_get_int16
+g_variant_get_uint16
+g_variant_get_int32
+g_variant_get_uint32
+g_variant_get_int64
+g_variant_get_uint64
+g_variant_get_handle
+g_variant_get_double
+g_variant_get_string
+g_variant_dup_string
+g_variant_get_variant
+g_variant_get_strv
+g_variant_dup_strv
+
+<SUBSECTION>
+g_variant_new_maybe
+g_variant_new_array
+g_variant_new_tuple
+g_variant_new_dict_entry
+
+<SUBSECTION>
+g_variant_get_maybe
 g_variant_n_children
 g_variant_get_child_value
+g_variant_get_fixed_array
 
 <SUBSECTION>
 g_variant_get_size
 g_variant_get_data
 g_variant_store
+
+<SUBSECTION>
+g_variant_hash
+g_variant_equal
 </SECTION>
 
 <SECTION>
diff --git a/glib/Makefile.am b/glib/Makefile.am
index 433bb85..e441d64 100644
--- a/glib/Makefile.am
+++ b/glib/Makefile.am
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ libglib_2_0_la_SOURCES = 	\
 	gunicodeprivate.h	\
 	gurifuncs.c 		\
 	gutils.c		\
+	gvariant.c		\
 	gvariant-core.c		\
 	gvariant-private.h	\
 	gvariant-serialiser.h	\
diff --git a/glib/glib.symbols b/glib/glib.symbols
index 39665f2..8222b2b 100644
--- a/glib/glib.symbols
+++ b/glib/glib.symbols
@@ -1699,6 +1699,62 @@ g_variant_get_size
 g_variant_get_data
 g_variant_store
 #endif
+
+#if IN_FILE(__G_VARIANT_C__)
+g_variant_get_type
+g_variant_get_type_string
+g_variant_is_of_type
+g_variant_is_container
+g_variant_classify
+
+g_variant_new_boolean
+g_variant_new_byte
+g_variant_new_int16
+g_variant_new_uint16
+g_variant_new_int32
+g_variant_new_uint32
+g_variant_new_int64
+g_variant_new_uint64
+g_variant_new_handle
+g_variant_new_double
+g_variant_new_string
+g_variant_new_object_path
+g_variant_is_object_path
+g_variant_new_signature
+g_variant_is_signature
+g_variant_new_variant
+g_variant_new_strv
+
+g_variant_get_boolean
+g_variant_get_byte
+g_variant_get_int16
+g_variant_get_uint16
+g_variant_get_int32
+g_variant_get_uint32
+g_variant_get_int64
+g_variant_get_uint64
+g_variant_get_handle
+g_variant_get_double
+g_variant_get_string
+g_variant_dup_string
+g_variant_get_variant
+g_variant_get_strv
+g_variant_dup_strv
+
+g_variant_new_maybe
+g_variant_new_array
+g_variant_new_tuple
+g_variant_new_dict_entry
+
+g_variant_get_maybe
+g_variant_get_fixed_array
+
+g_variant_print
+g_variant_print_string
+
+g_variant_hash
+g_variant_equal
+#endif
 #endif
 
 #if IN_HEADER(__G_WIN32_H__)
diff --git a/glib/gvariant-core.c b/glib/gvariant-core.c
index 35d792c..51e1fac 100644
--- a/glib/gvariant-core.c
+++ b/glib/gvariant-core.c
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@
  *
  * #GVariant is an opaque data structure and can only be accessed
  * using the following functions.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
  **/
 struct _GVariant
 /* see below for field member documentation */
@@ -585,6 +587,8 @@ g_variant_is_trusted (GVariant *value)
  *
  * Decreases the reference count of @value.  When its reference count
  * drops to 0, the memory used by the variant is freed.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
  **/
 void
 g_variant_unref (GVariant *value)
@@ -614,6 +618,8 @@ g_variant_unref (GVariant *value)
  * @returns: the same @value
  *
  * Increases the reference count of @value.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
  **/
 GVariant *
 g_variant_ref (GVariant *value)
@@ -650,6 +656,8 @@ g_variant_ref (GVariant *value)
  * makes certain common styles of programming much easier while still
  * maintaining normal refcounting semantics in situations where values
  * are not floating.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
  **/
 GVariant *
 g_variant_ref_sink (GVariant *value)
@@ -682,6 +690,8 @@ g_variant_ref_sink (GVariant *value)
  * then this function is O(1).  Otherwise, the size is calculated, an
  * operation which is approximately O(n) in the number of values
  * involved.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
  **/
 gsize
 g_variant_get_size (GVariant *value)
@@ -714,6 +724,8 @@ g_variant_get_size (GVariant *value)
  * is O(1).  If the value is not already in serialised form,
  * serialisation occurs implicitly and is approximately O(n) in the size
  * of the result.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
  **/
 gconstpointer
 g_variant_get_data (GVariant *value)
@@ -741,6 +753,8 @@ g_variant_get_data (GVariant *value)
  * only on the type).  For dictionary entries, it is always 2
  *
  * This function is O(1).
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
  **/
 gsize
 g_variant_n_children (GVariant *value)
@@ -782,6 +796,8 @@ g_variant_n_children (GVariant *value)
  * in the container.  See g_variant_n_children().
  *
  * This function is O(1).
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
  **/
 GVariant *
 g_variant_get_child_value (GVariant *value,
@@ -837,6 +853,8 @@ g_variant_get_child_value (GVariant *value,
  * g_variant_normalise() for a solution.
  *
  * This function is approximately O(n) in the size of @data.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
  **/
 void
 g_variant_store (GVariant *value,
diff --git a/glib/gvariant.c b/glib/gvariant.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ed560d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/glib/gvariant.c
@@ -0,0 +1,1858 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2007, 2008 Ryan Lortie
+ * Copyright © 2010 Codethink Limited
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the licence, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
+ * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ *
+ * Author: Ryan Lortie <desrt desrt ca>
+ */
+
+#include "config.h"
+
+#include <glib/gvariant-serialiser.h>
+#include <glib/gvariant-core.h>
+#include <glib/gtestutils.h>
+#include <glib/gstrfuncs.h>
+#include <glib/ghash.h>
+#include <glib/gmem.h>
+
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "galias.h"
+
+/**
+ * SECTION: gvariant
+ * @title: GVariant
+ * @short_description: strongly typed value datatype
+ * @see_also: GVariantType
+ *
+ * #GVariant is a variant datatype; it stores a value along with
+ * information about the type of that value.  The range of possible
+ * values is determined by the type.  The type system used by #GVariant
+ * is #GVariantType.
+ *
+ * #GVariant instances always have a type and a value (which are given
+ * at construction time).  The type and value of a #GVariant instance
+ * can never change other than by the #GVariant itself being
+ * destroyed.  A #GVariant can not contain a pointer.
+ *
+ * #GVariant is reference counted using g_variant_ref() and
+ * g_variant_unref().  #GVariant also has floating reference counts --
+ * see g_variant_ref_sink().
+ *
+ * #GVariant is completely threadsafe.  A #GVariant instance can be
+ * concurrently accessed in any way from any number of threads without
+ * problems.
+ *
+ * #GVariant is heavily optimised for dealing with data in serialised
+ * form.  It works particularly well with data located in memory-mapped
+ * files.  It can perform nearly all deserialisation operations in a
+ * small constant time, usually touching only a single memory page.
+ * Serialised #GVariant data can also be sent over the network.
+ *
+ * #GVariant is largely compatible with DBus.  Almost all types of
+ * #GVariant instances can be sent over DBus.  See #GVariantType for
+ * exceptions.
+ *
+ * For convenience to C programmers, #GVariant features powerful
+ * varargs-based value construction and destruction.  This feature is
+ * designed to be embedded in other libraries.
+ *
+ * There is a Python-inspired text language for describing #GVariant
+ * values.  #GVariant includes a printer for this language and a parser
+ * with type inferencing.
+ *
+ * <refsect2>
+ *  <title>Memory Use</title>
+ *  <para>
+ *   #GVariant tries to be quite efficient with respect to memory use.
+ *   This section gives a rough idea of how much memory is used by the
+ *   current implementation.  The information here is subject to change
+ *   in the future.
+ *  </para>
+ *  <para>
+ *   The memory allocated by #GVariant can be grouped into 4 broad
+ *   purposes: memory for serialised data, memory for the type
+ *   information cache, buffer management memory and memory for the
+ *   #GVariant structure itself.
+ *  </para>
+ *  <refsect3>
+ *   <title>Serialised Data Memory</title>
+ *   <para>
+ *    This is the memory that is used for storing GVariant data in
+ *    serialised form.  This is what would be sent over the network or
+ *    what would end up on disk.
+ *   </para>
+ *   <para>
+ *    The amount of memory required to store a boolean is 1 byte.  16,
+ *    32 and 64 bit integers and double precision floating point numbers
+ *    use their "natural" size.  Strings (including object path and
+ *    signature strings) are stored with a nul terminator, and as such
+ *    use the length of the string plus 1 byte.
+ *   </para>
+ *   <para>
+ *    Maybe types use no space at all to represent the null value and
+ *    use the same amount of space (sometimes plus one byte) as the
+ *    equivalent non-maybe-typed value to represent the non-null case.
+ *   </para>
+ *   <para>
+ *    Arrays use the amount of space required to store each of their
+ *    members, concatenated.  Additionally, if the items stored in an
+ *    array are not of a fixed-size (ie: strings, other arrays, etc)
+ *    then an additional framing offset is stored for each item.  The
+ *    size of this offset is either 1, 2 or 4 bytes depending on the
+ *    overall size of the container.  Additionally, extra padding bytes
+ *    are added as required for alignment of child values.
+ *   </para>
+ *   <para>
+ *    Tuples (including dictionary entries) use the amount of space
+ *    required to store each of their members, concatenated, plus one
+ *    framing offset (as per arrays) for each non-fixed-sized item in
+ *    the tuple, except for the last one.  Additionally, extra padding
+ *    bytes are added as required for alignment of child values.
+ *   </para>
+ *   <para>
+ *    Variants use the same amount of space as the item inside of the
+ *    variant, plus 1 byte, plus the length of the type string for the
+ *    item inside the variant.
+ *   </para>
+ *   <para>
+ *    As an example, consider a dictionary mapping strings to variants.
+ *    In the case that the dictionary is empty, 0 bytes are required for
+ *    the serialisation.
+ *   </para>
+ *   <para>
+ *    If we add an item "width" that maps to the int32 value of 500 then
+ *    we will use 4 byte to store the int32 (so 6 for the variant
+ *    containing it) and 6 bytes for the string.  The variant must be
+ *    aligned to 8 after the 6 bytes of the string, so that's 2 extra
+ *    bytes.  6 (string) + 2 (padding) + 6 (variant) is 14 bytes used
+ *    for the dictionary entry.  An additional 1 byte is added to the
+ *    array as a framing offset making a total of 15 bytes.
+ *   </para>
+ *   <para>
+ *    If we add another entry, "title" that maps to a nullable string
+ *    that happens to have a value of null, then we use 0 bytes for the
+ *    null value (and 3 bytes for the variant to contain it along with
+ *    its type string) plus 6 bytes for the string.  Again, we need 2
+ *    padding bytes.  That makes a total of 6 + 2 + 3 = 11 bytes.
+ *   </para>
+ *   <para>
+ *    We now require extra padding between the two items in the array.
+ *    After the 14 bytes of the first item, that's 2 bytes required.  We
+ *    now require 2 framing offsets for an extra two bytes.  14 + 2 + 11
+ *    + 2 = 29 bytes to encode the entire two-item dictionary.
+ *   </para>
+ *  </refsect3>
+ *  <refsect3>
+ *   <title>Type Information Cache</title>
+ *   <para>
+ *    For each GVariant type that currently exists in the program a type
+ *    information structure is kept in the type information cache.  The
+ *    type information structure is required for rapid deserialisation.
+ *   </para>
+ *   <para>
+ *    Continuing with the above example, if a #GVariant exists with the
+ *    type "a{sv}" then a type information struct will exist for
+ *    "a{sv}", "{sv}", "s", and "v".  Multiple uses of the same type
+ *    will share the same type information.  Additionally, all
+ *    single-digit types are stored in read-only static memory and do
+ *    not contribute to the writable memory footprint of a program using
+ *    #GVariant.
+ *   </para>
+ *   <para>
+ *    Aside from the type information structures stored in read-only
+ *    memory, there are two forms of type information.  One is used for
+ *    container types where there is a single element type: arrays and
+ *    maybe types.  The other is used for container types where there
+ *    are multiple element types: tuples and dictionary entries.
+ *   </para>
+ *   <para>
+ *    Array type info structures are 6 * sizeof (void *), plus the
+ *    memory required to store the type string itself.  This means that
+ *    on 32bit systems, the cache entry for "a{sv}" would require 30
+ *    bytes of memory (plus malloc overhead).
+ *   </para>
+ *   <para>
+ *    Tuple type info structures are 6 * sizeof (void *), plus 4 *
+ *    sizeof (void *) for each item in the tuple, plus the memory
+ *    required to store the type string itself.  A 2-item tuple, for
+ *    example, would have a type information structure that consumed
+ *    writable memory in the size of 14 * sizeof (void *) (plus type
+ *    string)  This means that on 32bit systems, the cache entry for
+ *    "{sv}" would require 61 bytes of memory (plus malloc overhead).
+ *   </para>
+ *   <para>
+ *    This means that in total, for our "a{sv}" example, 91 bytes of
+ *    type information would be allocated.
+ *   </para>
+ *   <para>
+ *    The type information cache, additionally, uses a #GHashTable to
+ *    store and lookup the cached items and stores a pointer to this
+ *    hash table in static storage.  The hash table is freed when there
+ *    are zero items in the type cache.
+ *   </para>
+ *   <para>
+ *    Although these sizes may seem large it is important to remember
+ *    that a program will probably only have a very small number of
+ *    different types of values in it and that only one type information
+ *    structure is required for many different values of the same type.
+ *   </para>
+ *  </refsect3>
+ *  <refsect3>
+ *   <title>Buffer Management Memory</title>
+ *   <para>
+ *    #GVariant uses an internal buffer management structure to deal
+ *    with the various different possible sources of serialised data
+ *    that it uses.  The buffer is responsible for ensuring that the
+ *    correct call is made when the data is no longer in use by
+ *    #GVariant.  This may involve a g_free() or a g_slice_free() or
+ *    even g_mapped_file_unref().
+ *   </para>
+ *   <para>
+ *    One buffer management structure is used for each chunk of
+ *    serialised data.  The size of the buffer management structure is 4
+ *    * (void *).  On 32bit systems, that's 16 bytes.
+ *   </para>
+ *  </refsect3>
+ *  <refsect3>
+ *   <title>GVariant structure</title>
+ *   <para>
+ *    The size of a #GVariant structure is 6 * (void *).  On 32 bit
+ *    systems, that's 24 bytes.
+ *   </para>
+ *   <para>
+ *    #GVariant structures only exist if they are explicitly created
+ *    with API calls.  For example, if a #GVariant is constructed out of
+ *    serialised data for the example given above (with the dictionary)
+ *    then although there are 9 individual values that comprise the
+ *    entire dictionary (two keys, two values, two variants containing
+ *    the values, two dictionary entries, plus the dictionary itself),
+ *    only 1 #GVariant instance exists -- the one refering to the
+ *    dictionary.
+ *   </para>
+ *   <para>
+ *    If calls are made to start accessing the other values then
+ *    #GVariant instances will exist for those values only for as long
+ *    as they are in use (ie: until you call g_variant_unref()).  The
+ *    type information is shared.  The serialised data and the buffer
+ *    management structure for that serialised data is shared by the
+ *    child.
+ *   </para>
+ *  </refsect3>
+ *  <refsect3>
+ *   <title>Summary</title>
+ *   <para>
+ *    To put the entire example together, for our dictionary mapping
+ *    strings to variants (with two entries, as given above), we are
+ *    using 91 bytes of memory for type information, 29 byes of memory
+ *    for the serialised data, 16 bytes for buffer management and 24
+ *    bytes for the #GVariant instance, or a total of 160 bytes, plus
+ *    malloc overhead.  If we were to use g_variant_get_child_value() to
+ *    access the two dictionary entries, we would use an additional 48
+ *    bytes.  If we were to have other dictionaries of the same type, we
+ *    would use more memory for the serialised data and buffer
+ *    management for those dictionaries, but the type information would
+ *    be shared.
+ *   </para>
+ *  </refsect3>
+ * </refsect2>
+ */
+
+/* definition of GVariant structure is in gvariant-core.c */
+
+/* this is a g_return_val_if_fail() for making
+ * sure a (GVariant *) has the required type.
+ */
+#define TYPE_CHECK(value, TYPE, val) \
+  if G_UNLIKELY (!g_variant_is_of_type (value, TYPE)) {           \
+    g_return_if_fail_warning (G_LOG_DOMAIN, __PRETTY_FUNCTION__,  \
+                              "g_variant_is_of_type (" #value     \
+                              ", " #TYPE ")");                    \
+    return val;                                                   \
+  }
+
+/* < private >
+ * g_variant_new_from_trusted:
+ * @type: the #GVariantType
+ * @data: the data to use
+ * @size: the size of @data
+ * @returns: a new floating #GVariant
+ *
+ * Constructs a new trusted #GVariant instance from the provided data.
+ * This is used to implement g_variant_new_* for all the basic types.
+ */
+static GVariant *
+g_variant_new_from_trusted (const GVariantType *type,
+                            gconstpointer       data,
+                            gsize               size)
+{
+  GVariant *value;
+  GBuffer *buffer;
+
+  buffer = g_buffer_new_from_data (data, size);
+  value = g_variant_new_from_buffer (type, buffer, TRUE);
+  g_buffer_unref (buffer);
+
+  return value;
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_variant_new_boolean:
+ * @boolean: a #gboolean value
+ * @returns: a new boolean #GVariant instance
+ *
+ * Creates a new boolean #GVariant instance -- either %TRUE or %FALSE.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
+ **/
+GVariant *
+g_variant_new_boolean (gboolean value)
+{
+  guchar v = value;
+
+  return g_variant_new_from_trusted (G_VARIANT_TYPE_BOOLEAN, &v, 1);
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_variant_get_boolean:
+ * @value: a boolean #GVariant instance
+ * @returns: %TRUE or %FALSE
+ *
+ * Returns the boolean value of @value.
+ *
+ * It is an error to call this function with a @value of any type
+ * other than %G_VARIANT_TYPE_BOOLEAN.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
+ **/
+gboolean
+g_variant_get_boolean (GVariant *value)
+{
+  const guchar *data;
+
+  TYPE_CHECK (value, G_VARIANT_TYPE_BOOLEAN, FALSE);
+
+  data = g_variant_get_data (value);
+
+  return data != NULL ? *data != 0 : FALSE;
+}
+
+/* the constructors and accessors for byte, int{16,32,64}, handles and
+ * doubles all look pretty much exactly the same, so we reduce
+ * copy/pasting here.
+ */
+#define NUMERIC_TYPE(TYPE, type, ctype) \
+  GVariant *g_variant_new_##type (ctype value) {                \
+    return g_variant_new_from_trusted (G_VARIANT_TYPE_##TYPE,   \
+                                       &value, sizeof value);   \
+  }                                                             \
+  ctype g_variant_get_##type (GVariant *value) {                \
+    const ctype *data;                                          \
+    TYPE_CHECK (value, G_VARIANT_TYPE_ ## TYPE, 0);             \
+    data = g_variant_get_data (value);                          \
+    return data != NULL ? *data : 0;                            \
+  }
+
+
+/**
+ * g_variant_new_byte:
+ * @byte: a #guint8 value
+ * @returns: a new byte #GVariant instance
+ *
+ * Creates a new byte #GVariant instance.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
+ **/
+/**
+ * g_variant_get_byte:
+ * @value: a byte #GVariant instance
+ * @returns: a #guchar
+ *
+ * Returns the byte value of @value.
+ *
+ * It is an error to call this function with a @value of any type
+ * other than %G_VARIANT_TYPE_BYTE.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
+ **/
+NUMERIC_TYPE (BYTE, byte, guchar)
+
+/**
+ * g_variant_new_int16:
+ * @int16: a #gint16 value
+ * @returns: a new int16 #GVariant instance
+ *
+ * Creates a new int16 #GVariant instance.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
+ **/
+/**
+ * g_variant_get_int16:
+ * @value: a int16 #GVariant instance
+ * @returns: a #gint16
+ *
+ * Returns the 16-bit signed integer value of @value.
+ *
+ * It is an error to call this function with a @value of any type
+ * other than %G_VARIANT_TYPE_INT16.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
+ **/
+NUMERIC_TYPE (INT16, int16, gint16)
+
+/**
+ * g_variant_new_uint16:
+ * @uint16: a #guint16 value
+ * @returns: a new uint16 #GVariant instance
+ *
+ * Creates a new uint16 #GVariant instance.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
+ **/
+/**
+ * g_variant_get_uint16:
+ * @value: a uint16 #GVariant instance
+ * @returns: a #guint16
+ *
+ * Returns the 16-bit unsigned integer value of @value.
+ *
+ * It is an error to call this function with a @value of any type
+ * other than %G_VARIANT_TYPE_UINT16.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
+ **/
+NUMERIC_TYPE (UINT16, uint16, guint16)
+
+/**
+ * g_variant_new_int32:
+ * @int32: a #gint32 value
+ * @returns: a new int32 #GVariant instance
+ *
+ * Creates a new int32 #GVariant instance.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
+ **/
+/**
+ * g_variant_get_int32:
+ * @value: a int32 #GVariant instance
+ * @returns: a #gint32
+ *
+ * Returns the 32-bit signed integer value of @value.
+ *
+ * It is an error to call this function with a @value of any type
+ * other than %G_VARIANT_TYPE_INT32.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
+ **/
+NUMERIC_TYPE (INT32, int32, gint32)
+
+/**
+ * g_variant_new_uint32:
+ * @uint32: a #guint32 value
+ * @returns: a new uint32 #GVariant instance
+ *
+ * Creates a new uint32 #GVariant instance.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
+ **/
+/**
+ * g_variant_get_uint32:
+ * @value: a uint32 #GVariant instance
+ * @returns: a #guint32
+ *
+ * Returns the 32-bit unsigned integer value of @value.
+ *
+ * It is an error to call this function with a @value of any type
+ * other than %G_VARIANT_TYPE_UINT32.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
+ **/
+NUMERIC_TYPE (UINT32, uint32, guint32)
+
+/**
+ * g_variant_new_int64:
+ * @int64: a #gint64 value
+ * @returns: a new int64 #GVariant instance
+ *
+ * Creates a new int64 #GVariant instance.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
+ **/
+/**
+ * g_variant_get_int64:
+ * @value: a int64 #GVariant instance
+ * @returns: a #gint64
+ *
+ * Returns the 64-bit signed integer value of @value.
+ *
+ * It is an error to call this function with a @value of any type
+ * other than %G_VARIANT_TYPE_INT64.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
+ **/
+NUMERIC_TYPE (INT64, int64, gint64)
+
+/**
+ * g_variant_new_uint64:
+ * @uint64: a #guint64 value
+ * @returns: a new uint64 #GVariant instance
+ *
+ * Creates a new uint64 #GVariant instance.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
+ **/
+/**
+ * g_variant_get_uint64:
+ * @value: a uint64 #GVariant instance
+ * @returns: a #guint64
+ *
+ * Returns the 64-bit unsigned integer value of @value.
+ *
+ * It is an error to call this function with a @value of any type
+ * other than %G_VARIANT_TYPE_UINT64.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
+ **/
+NUMERIC_TYPE (UINT64, uint64, guint64)
+
+/**
+ * g_variant_new_handle:
+ * @handle: a #gint32 value
+ * @returns: a new handle #GVariant instance
+ *
+ * Creates a new handle #GVariant instance.
+ *
+ * By convention, handles are indexes into an array of file descriptors
+ * that are sent alongside a DBus message.  If you're not interacting
+ * with DBus, you probably don't need them.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
+ **/
+/**
+ * g_variant_get_handle:
+ * @value: a handle #GVariant instance
+ * @returns: a #gint32
+ *
+ * Returns the 32-bit signed integer value of @value.
+ *
+ * It is an error to call this function with a @value of any type other
+ * than %G_VARIANT_TYPE_HANDLE.
+ *
+ * By convention, handles are indexes into an array of file descriptors
+ * that are sent alongside a DBus message.  If you're not interacting
+ * with DBus, you probably don't need them.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
+ **/
+NUMERIC_TYPE (HANDLE, handle, gint32)
+
+/**
+ * g_variant_new_double:
+ * @floating: a #gdouble floating point value
+ * @returns: a new double #GVariant instance
+ *
+ * Creates a new double #GVariant instance.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
+ **/
+/**
+ * g_variant_get_double:
+ * @value: a double #GVariant instance
+ * @returns: a #gdouble
+ *
+ * Returns the double precision floating point value of @value.
+ *
+ * It is an error to call this function with a @value of any type
+ * other than %G_VARIANT_TYPE_DOUBLE.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
+ **/
+NUMERIC_TYPE (DOUBLE, double, gdouble)
+
+/**
+ * g_variant_get_type:
+ * @value: a #GVariant
+ * @returns: a #GVariantType
+ *
+ * Determines the type of @value.
+ *
+ * The return value is valid for the lifetime of @value and must not
+ * be freed.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
+ **/
+const GVariantType *
+g_variant_get_type (GVariant *value)
+{
+  GVariantTypeInfo *type_info;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (value != NULL, NULL);
+
+  type_info = g_variant_get_type_info (value);
+
+  return (GVariantType *) g_variant_type_info_get_type_string (type_info);
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_variant_get_type_string:
+ * @value: a #GVariant
+ * @returns: the type string for the type of @value
+ *
+ * Returns the type string of @value.  Unlike the result of calling
+ * g_variant_type_peek_string(), this string is nul-terminated.  This
+ * string belongs to #GVariant and must not be freed.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
+ **/
+const gchar *
+g_variant_get_type_string (GVariant *value)
+{
+  GVariantTypeInfo *type_info;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (value != NULL, NULL);
+
+  type_info = g_variant_get_type_info (value);
+
+  return g_variant_type_info_get_type_string (type_info);
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_variant_is_of_type:
+ * @value: a #GVariant instance
+ * @type: a #GVariantType
+ * @returns: %TRUE if the type of @value matches @type
+ *
+ * Checks if a value has a type matching the provided type.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
+ **/
+gboolean
+g_variant_is_of_type (GVariant           *value,
+                      const GVariantType *type)
+{
+  return g_variant_type_is_subtype_of (g_variant_get_type (value), type);
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_variant_is_container:
+ * @value: a #GVariant instance
+ * @returns: %TRUE if @value is a container
+ *
+ * Checks if @value is a container.
+ */
+gboolean
+g_variant_is_container (GVariant *value)
+{
+  return g_variant_type_is_container (g_variant_get_type (value));
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_variant_new_maybe:
+ * @child_type: the #GVariantType of the child
+ * @child: the child value, or %NULL
+ * @returns: a new #GVariant maybe instance
+ *
+ * Depending on if @value is %NULL, either wraps @value inside of a
+ * maybe container or creates a Nothing instance for the given @type.
+ *
+ * At least one of @type and @value must be non-%NULL.  If @type is
+ * non-%NULL then it must be a definite type.  If they are both
+ * non-%NULL then @type must be the type of @value.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
+ **/
+GVariant *
+g_variant_new_maybe (const GVariantType *child_type,
+                     GVariant           *child)
+{
+  GVariantType *maybe_type;
+  GVariant *value;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (child_type == NULL || g_variant_type_is_definite
+                        (child_type), 0);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (child_type != NULL || child != NULL, NULL);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (child_type == NULL || child == NULL ||
+                        g_variant_is_of_type (child, child_type),
+                        NULL);
+
+  if (child_type == NULL)
+    child_type = g_variant_get_type (child);
+
+  maybe_type = g_variant_type_new_maybe (child_type);
+
+  if (child != NULL)
+    {
+      GVariant **children;
+      gboolean trusted;
+
+      children = g_new (GVariant *, 1);
+      children[0] = g_variant_ref_sink (child);
+      trusted = g_variant_is_trusted (children[0]);
+
+      value = g_variant_new_from_children (maybe_type, children, 1, trusted);
+    }
+  else
+    value = g_variant_new_from_children (maybe_type, NULL, 0, TRUE);
+
+  g_variant_type_free (maybe_type);
+
+  return value;
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_variant_get_maybe:
+ * @value: a maybe-typed value
+ * @returns: the contents of @value, or %NULL
+ *
+ * Given a maybe-typed #GVariant instance, extract its value.  If the
+ * value is Nothing, then this function returns %NULL.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
+ **/
+GVariant *
+g_variant_get_maybe (GVariant *value)
+{
+  TYPE_CHECK (value, G_VARIANT_TYPE_MAYBE, NULL);
+
+  if (g_variant_n_children (value))
+    return g_variant_get_child_value (value, 0);
+
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_variant_new_variant:
+ * @value: a #GVariance instance
+ * @returns: a new variant #GVariant instance
+ *
+ * Boxes @value.  The result is a #GVariant instance representing a
+ * variant containing the original value.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
+ **/
+GVariant *
+g_variant_new_variant (GVariant *value)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (value != NULL, NULL);
+
+  return g_variant_new_from_children (G_VARIANT_TYPE_VARIANT,
+                                      g_memdup (&value, sizeof value),
+                                      1, g_variant_is_trusted (value));
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_variant_get_variant:
+ * @value: a variant #GVariance instance
+ * @returns: the item contained in the variant
+ *
+ * Unboxes @value.  The result is the #GVariant instance that was
+ * contained in @value.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
+ **/
+GVariant *
+g_variant_get_variant (GVariant *value)
+{
+  TYPE_CHECK (value, G_VARIANT_TYPE_VARIANT, NULL);
+
+  return g_variant_get_child_value (value, 0);
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_variant_new_string:
+ * @string: a normal C nul-terminated string
+ * @returns: a new string #GVariant instance
+ *
+ * Creates a string #GVariant with the contents of @string.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
+ **/
+GVariant *
+g_variant_new_string (const gchar *string)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (string != NULL, NULL);
+
+  return g_variant_new_from_trusted (G_VARIANT_TYPE_STRING,
+                                     string, strlen (string) + 1);
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_variant_new_object_path:
+ * @object_path: a normal C nul-terminated string
+ * @returns: a new object path #GVariant instance
+ *
+ * Creates a DBus object path #GVariant with the contents of @string.
+ * @string must be a valid DBus object path.  Use
+ * g_variant_is_object_path() if you're not sure.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
+ **/
+GVariant *
+g_variant_new_object_path (const gchar *object_path)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (g_variant_is_object_path (object_path), NULL);
+
+  return g_variant_new_from_trusted (G_VARIANT_TYPE_OBJECT_PATH,
+                                     object_path, strlen (object_path) + 1);
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_variant_is_object_path:
+ * @string: a normal C nul-terminated string
+ * @returns: %TRUE if @string is a DBus object path
+ *
+ * Determines if a given string is a valid DBus object path.  You
+ * should ensure that a string is a valid DBus object path before
+ * passing it to g_variant_new_object_path().
+ *
+ * A valid object path starts with '/' followed by zero or more
+ * sequences of characters separated by '/' characters.  Each sequence
+ * must contain only the characters "[A-Z][a-z][0-9]_".  No sequence
+ * (including the one following the final '/' character) may be empty.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
+ **/
+gboolean
+g_variant_is_object_path (const gchar *string)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (string != NULL, FALSE);
+
+  return g_variant_serialiser_is_object_path (string, strlen (string) + 1);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * g_variant_new_signature:
+ * @signature: a normal C nul-terminated string
+ * @returns: a new signature #GVariant instance
+ *
+ * Creates a DBus type signature #GVariant with the contents of
+ * @string.  @string must be a valid DBus type signature.  Use
+ * g_variant_is_signature() if you're not sure.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
+ **/
+GVariant *
+g_variant_new_signature (const gchar *signature)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (g_variant_is_signature (signature), NULL);
+
+  return g_variant_new_from_trusted (G_VARIANT_TYPE_SIGNATURE,
+                                     signature, strlen (signature) + 1);
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_variant_is_signature:
+ * @string: a normal C nul-terminated string
+ * @returns: %TRUE if @string is a DBus type signature
+ *
+ * Determines if a given string is a valid DBus type signature.  You
+ * should ensure that a string is a valid DBus object path before
+ * passing it to g_variant_new_signature().
+ *
+ * DBus type signatures consist of zero or more definite #GVariantType
+ * strings in sequence.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
+ **/
+gboolean
+g_variant_is_signature (const gchar *string)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (string != NULL, FALSE);
+
+  return g_variant_serialiser_is_signature (string, strlen (string) + 1);
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_variant_get_string:
+ * @value: a string #GVariant instance
+ * @length: a pointer to a #gsize, to store the length
+ * @returns: the constant string
+ *
+ * Returns the string value of a #GVariant instance with a string
+ * type.  This includes the types %G_VARIANT_TYPE_STRING,
+ * %G_VARIANT_TYPE_OBJECT_PATH and %G_VARIANT_TYPE_SIGNATURE.
+ *
+ * If @length is non-%NULL then the length of the string (in bytes) is
+ * returned there.  For trusted values, this information is already
+ * known.  For untrusted values, a strlen() will be performed.
+ *
+ * It is an error to call this function with a @value of any type
+ * other than those three.
+ *
+ * The return value remains valid as long as @value exists.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
+ **/
+const gchar *
+g_variant_get_string (GVariant *value,
+                      gsize    *length)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (value != NULL, NULL);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (
+    g_variant_is_of_type (value, G_VARIANT_TYPE_STRING) ||
+    g_variant_is_of_type (value, G_VARIANT_TYPE_OBJECT_PATH) ||
+    g_variant_is_of_type (value, G_VARIANT_TYPE_SIGNATURE), NULL);
+  gconstpointer data = g_variant_get_data (value);
+  gsize size = g_variant_get_size (value);
+
+  if (!g_variant_is_trusted (value))
+    {
+      switch (g_variant_classify (value))
+        {
+        case G_VARIANT_CLASS_STRING:
+          if (g_variant_serialiser_is_string (data, size))
+            break;
+
+          data = "";
+          size = 1;
+          break;
+
+        case G_VARIANT_CLASS_OBJECT_PATH:
+          if (g_variant_serialiser_is_object_path (data, size))
+            break;
+
+          data = "/";
+          size = 2;
+          break;
+
+        case G_VARIANT_CLASS_SIGNATURE:
+          if (g_variant_serialiser_is_signature (data, size))
+            break;
+
+          data = "";
+          size = 1;
+          break;
+
+        default:
+          g_assert_not_reached ();
+        }
+    }
+
+  if (length)
+    *length = size - 1;
+
+  return data;
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_variant_dup_string:
+ * @value: a string #GVariant instance
+ * @length: a pointer to a #gsize, to store the length
+ * @returns: a newly allocated string
+ *
+ * Similar to g_variant_get_string() except that instead of returning
+ * a constant string, the string is duplicated.
+ *
+ * The return value must be freed using g_free().
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
+ **/
+gchar *
+g_variant_dup_string (GVariant *value,
+                      gsize    *length)
+{
+  return g_strdup (g_variant_get_string (value, length));
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_variant_new_strv:
+ * @strv: an array of strings
+ * @length: the length of @strv, or -1
+ * @returns: a new floating #GVariant instance
+ *
+ * Constructs an array of strings #GVariant from the given array of
+ * strings.
+ *
+ * If @length is not -1 then it gives the maximum length of @strv.  In
+ * any case, a %NULL pointer in @strv is taken as a terminator.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
+ **/
+GVariant *
+g_variant_new_strv (const gchar * const *strv,
+                    gssize               length)
+{
+  GVariant **strings;
+  gsize i;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (length == 0 || strv != NULL, NULL);
+
+  if (length < 0)
+    for (length = 0; strv[length]; length++);
+
+  strings = g_new (GVariant *, length);
+  for (i = 0; i < length; i++)
+    strings[i] = g_variant_new_string (strv[i]);
+
+  return g_variant_new_from_children (G_VARIANT_TYPE ("as"),
+                                      strings, length, TRUE);
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_variant_get_strv:
+ * @value: an array of strings #GVariant
+ * @length: the length of the result, or %NULL
+ * @returns: an array of constant strings
+ *
+ * Gets the contents of an array of strings #GVariant.  This call
+ * makes a shallow copy; the return result should be released with
+ * g_free(), but the individual strings must not be modified.
+ *
+ * If @length is non-%NULL then the number of elements in the result
+ * is stored there.  In any case, the resulting array will be
+ * %NULL-terminated.
+ *
+ * For an empty array, @length will be set to 0 and a pointer to a
+ * %NULL pointer will be returned.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
+ **/
+const gchar **
+g_variant_get_strv (GVariant *value,
+                    gsize    *length)
+{
+  const gchar **strv;
+  gsize n;
+  gsize i;
+
+  TYPE_CHECK (value, G_VARIANT_TYPE ("as"), NULL);
+
+  g_variant_get_data (value);
+  n = g_variant_n_children (value);
+  strv = g_new (const gchar *, n + 1);
+
+  for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
+    {
+      GVariant *string;
+
+      string = g_variant_get_child_value (value, i);
+      strv[i] = g_variant_get_string (string, NULL);
+      g_variant_unref (string);
+    }
+  strv[i] = NULL;
+
+  if (length)
+    *length = n;
+
+  return strv;
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_variant_dup_strv:
+ * @value: an array of strings #GVariant
+ * @length: the length of the result, or %NULL
+ * @returns: an array of constant strings
+ *
+ * Gets the contents of an array of strings #GVariant.  This call
+ * makes a deep copy; the return result should be released with
+ * g_strfreev().
+ *
+ * If @length is non-%NULL then the number of elements in the result
+ * is stored there.  In any case, the resulting array will be
+ * %NULL-terminated.
+ *
+ * For an empty array, @length will be set to 0 and a pointer to a
+ * %NULL pointer will be returned.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
+ **/
+gchar **
+g_variant_dup_strv (GVariant *value,
+                    gsize    *length)
+{
+  gchar **strv;
+  gsize n;
+  gsize i;
+
+  TYPE_CHECK (value, G_VARIANT_TYPE ("as"), NULL);
+
+  n = g_variant_n_children (value);
+  strv = g_new (gchar *, n + 1);
+
+  for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
+    {
+      GVariant *string;
+
+      string = g_variant_get_child_value (value, i);
+      strv[i] = g_variant_dup_string (string, NULL);
+      g_variant_unref (string);
+    }
+  strv[i] = NULL;
+
+  if (length)
+    *length = n;
+
+  return strv;
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_variant_new_array:
+ * @child_type: the element type of the new array
+ * @children: an array of #GVariant pointers, the children
+ * @n_children: the length of @children
+ * @returns: a new #GVariant array
+ *
+ * Creates a new #GVariant array from @children.
+ *
+ * @child_type must be non-%NULL if @n_children is zero.  Otherwise, the
+ * child type is determined by inspecting the first element of the
+ * @children array.  If @child_type is non-%NULL then it must be a
+ * definite type.
+ *
+ * The items of the array are taken from the @children array.  No entry
+ * in the @children array may be %NULL.
+ *
+ * All items in the array must have the same type, which must be the
+ * same as @child_type, if given.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
+ **/
+GVariant *
+g_variant_new_array (const GVariantType *child_type,
+                     GVariant * const   *children,
+                     gsize               n_children)
+{
+  GVariantType *array_type;
+  GVariant **my_children;
+  gboolean trusted;
+  GVariant *value;
+  gsize i;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (n_children > 0 || child_type != NULL, NULL);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (n_children == 0 || children != NULL, NULL);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (child_type == NULL ||
+                        g_variant_type_is_definite (child_type), NULL);
+
+  my_children = g_new (GVariant *, n_children);
+  trusted = TRUE;
+
+  if (child_type == NULL)
+    child_type = g_variant_get_type (children[0]);
+  array_type = g_variant_type_new_array (child_type);
+
+  for (i = 0; i < n_children; i++)
+    {
+      TYPE_CHECK (children[i], child_type, NULL);
+      my_children[i] = g_variant_ref_sink (children[i]);
+      trusted &= g_variant_is_trusted (children[i]);
+    }
+
+  value = g_variant_new_from_children (array_type, my_children,
+                                       n_children, trusted);
+  g_variant_type_free (array_type);
+
+  return value;
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_variant_new_tuple:
+ * @children: the items to make the tuple out of
+ * @n_children: the length of @children
+ * @returns: a new #GVariant tuple
+ *
+ * Creates a new tuple #GVariant out of the items in @children.  The
+ * type is determined from the types of @children.  No entry in the
+ * @children array may be %NULL.
+ *
+ * If @n_children is 0 then the unit tuple is constructed.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
+ **/
+GVariant *
+g_variant_new_tuple (GVariant * const *children,
+                     gsize             n_children)
+{
+  const GVariantType **types;
+  GVariantType *tuple_type;
+  GVariant **my_children;
+  gboolean trusted;
+  GVariant *value;
+  gsize i;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (n_children == 0 || children != NULL, NULL);
+
+  types = g_new (const GVariantType *, n_children);
+  my_children = g_new (GVariant *, n_children);
+  trusted = TRUE;
+
+  for (i = 0; i < n_children; i++)
+    {
+      types[i] = g_variant_get_type (children[i]);
+      my_children[i] = g_variant_ref_sink (children[i]);
+      trusted &= g_variant_is_trusted (children[i]);
+    }
+
+  tuple_type = g_variant_type_new_tuple (types, n_children);
+  value = g_variant_new_from_children (tuple_type, my_children,
+                                       n_children, trusted);
+  g_variant_type_free (tuple_type);
+  g_free (types);
+
+  return value;
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_variant_new_dict_entry:
+ * @key: a basic #GVariant, the key
+ * @value: a #GVariant, the value
+ * @returns: a new dictionary entry #GVariant
+ *
+ * Creates a new dictionary entry #GVariant.  @key and @value must be
+ * non-%NULL.
+ *
+ * @key must be a value of a basic type (ie: not a container).
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
+ **/
+GVariant *
+g_variant_new_dict_entry (GVariant *key,
+                          GVariant *value)
+{
+  GVariantType *dict_type;
+  GVariant **children;
+  gboolean trusted;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (key != NULL && value != NULL, NULL);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (!g_variant_is_container (key), NULL);
+
+  children = g_new (GVariant *, 2);
+  children[0] = g_variant_ref_sink (key);
+  children[1] = g_variant_ref_sink (value);
+  trusted = g_variant_is_trusted (key) && g_variant_is_trusted (value);
+
+  dict_type = g_variant_type_new_dict_entry (g_variant_get_type (key),
+                                             g_variant_get_type (value));
+  value = g_variant_new_from_children (dict_type, children, 2, trusted);
+  g_variant_type_free (dict_type);
+
+  return value;
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_variant_get_fixed_array:
+ * @value: a #GVariant array with fixed-sized elements
+ * @n_elements: a pointer to the location to store the number of items
+ * @element_size: the size of each element
+ * @returns: a pointer to the fixed array
+ *
+ * Provides access to the serialised data for an array of fixed-sized
+ * items.
+ *
+ * @value must be an array with fixed-sized elements.  Numeric types are
+ * fixed-size as are tuples containing only other fixed-sized types.
+ *
+ * @element_size must be the size of a single element in the array.  For
+ * example, if calling this function for an array of 32 bit integers,
+ * you might say <code>sizeof (gint32)</code>.  This value isn't used
+ * except for the purpose of a double-check that the form of the
+ * seralised data matches the caller's expectation.
+ *
+ * @n_elements, which must be non-%NULL is set equal to the number of
+ * items in the array.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
+ **/
+gconstpointer
+g_variant_get_fixed_array (GVariant *value,
+                           gsize    *n_elements,
+                           gsize     element_size)
+{
+  GVariantTypeInfo *array_info;
+  gsize array_element_size;
+  gconstpointer data;
+  gsize size;
+
+  TYPE_CHECK (value, G_VARIANT_TYPE_ARRAY, NULL);
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (n_elements != NULL, NULL);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (element_size > 0, NULL);
+
+  array_info = g_variant_get_type_info (value);
+  g_variant_type_info_query_element (array_info, NULL, &array_element_size);
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (array_element_size, NULL);
+
+  if G_UNLIKELY (array_element_size != element_size)
+    {
+      if (array_element_size)
+        g_critical ("g_variant_get_fixed_array: assertion "
+                    "`g_variant_array_has_fixed_size (value, element_size)' "
+                    "failed: array size %"G_GSIZE_FORMAT" does not match "
+                    "given element_size %"G_GSIZE_FORMAT".",
+                    array_element_size, element_size);
+      else
+        g_critical ("g_variant_get_fixed_array: assertion "
+                    "`g_variant_array_has_fixed_size (value, element_size)' "
+                    "failed: array does not have fixed size.");
+    }
+
+  data = g_variant_get_data (value);
+  size = g_variant_get_size (value);
+
+  if (size % element_size)
+    *n_elements = 0;
+  else
+    *n_elements = size / element_size;
+
+  if (*n_elements)
+    return data;
+
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_variant_classify:
+ * @value: a #GVariant
+ * @returns: the #GVariantClass of @value
+ *
+ * Classifies @value according to its top-level type.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
+ **/
+/**
+ * GVariantClass:
+ * @G_VARIANT_CLASS_BOOLEAN: The #GVariant is a boolean.
+ * @G_VARIANT_CLASS_BYTE: The #GVariant is a byte.
+ * @G_VARIANT_CLASS_INT16: The #GVariant is a signed 16 bit integer.
+ * @G_VARIANT_CLASS_UINT16: The #GVariant is an unsigned 16 bit integer.
+ * @G_VARIANT_CLASS_INT32: The #GVariant is a signed 32 bit integer.
+ * @G_VARIANT_CLASS_UINT32: The #GVariant is an unsigned 32 bit integer.
+ * @G_VARIANT_CLASS_INT64: The #GVariant is a signed 64 bit integer.
+ * @G_VARIANT_CLASS_UINT64: The #GVariant is an unsigned 64 bit integer.
+ * @G_VARIANT_CLASS_HANDLE: The #GVariant is a file handle index.
+ * @G_VARIANT_CLASS_DOUBLE: The #GVariant is a double precision floating 
+ *                          point value.
+ * @G_VARIANT_CLASS_STRING: The #GVariant is a normal string.
+ * @G_VARIANT_CLASS_OBJECT_PATH: The #GVariant is a DBus object path 
+ *                               string.
+ * @G_VARIANT_CLASS_SIGNATURE: The #GVariant is a DBus signature string.
+ * @G_VARIANT_CLASS_VARIANT: The #GVariant is a variant.
+ * @G_VARIANT_CLASS_MAYBE: The #GVariant is a maybe-typed value.
+ * @G_VARIANT_CLASS_ARRAY: The #GVariant is an array.
+ * @G_VARIANT_CLASS_TUPLE: The #GVariant is a tuple.
+ * @G_VARIANT_CLASS_DICT_ENTRY: The #GVariant is a dictionary entry.
+ *
+ * The range of possible top-level types of #GVariant instances.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
+ **/
+GVariantClass
+g_variant_classify (GVariant *value)
+{
+  g_return_val_if_fail (value != NULL, 0);
+
+  return *g_variant_get_type_string (value);
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_variant_print_string:
+ * @value: a #GVariant
+ * @string: a #GString, or %NULL
+ * @type_annotate: %TRUE if type information should be included in
+ *                 the output
+ * @returns: a #GString containing the string
+ *
+ * Behaves as g_variant_print(), but operates on a #GString.
+ *
+ * If @string is non-%NULL then it is appended to and returned.  Else,
+ * a new empty #GString is allocated and it is returned.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
+ **/
+GString *
+g_variant_print_string (GVariant *value,
+                        GString  *string,
+                        gboolean  type_annotate)
+{
+  if G_UNLIKELY (string == NULL)
+    string = g_string_new (NULL);
+
+  switch (g_variant_classify (value))
+    {
+    case G_VARIANT_CLASS_MAYBE:
+      if (type_annotate)
+        g_string_append_printf (string, "@%s ",
+                                g_variant_get_type_string (value));
+
+      if (g_variant_n_children (value))
+        {
+          gchar *printed_child;
+          GVariant *element;
+
+          /* Nested maybes:
+           *
+           * Consider the case of the type "mmi".  In this case we could
+           * write "Just Just 4", but "4" alone is totally unambiguous,
+           * so we try to drop "Just" where possible.
+           *
+           * We have to be careful not to always drop "Just", though,
+           * since "Nothing" needs to be distinguishable from "Just
+           * Nothing".  The case where we need to ensure we keep the
+           * "Just" is actually exactly the case where we have a nested
+           * Nothing.
+           *
+           * Instead of searching for that nested Nothing, we just print
+           * the contained value into a separate string and see if we
+           * end up with "Nothing" at the end of it.  If so, we need to
+           * add "Just" at our level.
+           */
+          element = g_variant_get_child_value (value, 0);
+          printed_child = g_variant_print (element, FALSE);
+          g_variant_unref (element);
+
+          if (g_str_has_suffix (printed_child, "Nothing"))
+            g_string_append (string, "Just ");
+          g_string_append (string, printed_child);
+          g_free (printed_child);
+        }
+      else
+        g_string_append (string, "Nothing");
+
+      break;
+
+    case G_VARIANT_CLASS_ARRAY:
+      /* it's an array so the first character of the type string is 'a'
+       *
+       * if the first two characters are 'a{' then it's an array of
+       * dictionary entries (ie: a dictionary) so we print that
+       * differently.
+       */
+      if (g_variant_get_type_string (value)[1] == '{')
+        /* dictionary */
+        {
+          const gchar *comma = "";
+          gsize n, i;
+
+          if ((n = g_variant_n_children (value)) == 0)
+            {
+              if (type_annotate)
+                g_string_append_printf (string, "@%s ",
+                                        g_variant_get_type_string (value));
+              g_string_append (string, "{}");
+              break;
+            }
+
+          g_string_append_c (string, '{');
+          for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
+            {
+              GVariant *entry, *key, *val;
+
+              g_string_append (string, comma);
+              comma = ", ";
+
+              entry = g_variant_get_child_value (value, i);
+              key = g_variant_get_child_value (entry, 0);
+              val = g_variant_get_child_value (entry, 1);
+              g_variant_unref (entry);
+
+              g_variant_print_string (key, string, type_annotate);
+              g_variant_unref (key);
+              g_string_append (string, ": ");
+              g_variant_print_string (val, string, type_annotate);
+              g_variant_unref (val);
+              type_annotate = FALSE;
+            }
+          g_string_append_c (string, '}');
+        }
+      else
+        /* normal (non-dictionary) array */
+        {
+          const gchar *comma = "";
+          gsize n, i;
+
+          if ((n = g_variant_n_children (value)) == 0)
+            {
+              if (type_annotate)
+                g_string_append_printf (string, "@%s ",
+                                        g_variant_get_type_string (value));
+              g_string_append (string, "[]");
+              break;
+            }
+
+          g_string_append_c (string, '[');
+          for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
+            {
+              GVariant *element;
+
+              g_string_append (string, comma);
+              comma = ", ";
+
+              element = g_variant_get_child_value (value, i);
+
+              g_variant_print_string (element, string, type_annotate);
+              g_variant_unref (element);
+              type_annotate = FALSE;
+            }
+          g_string_append_c (string, ']');
+        }
+
+      break;
+
+    case G_VARIANT_CLASS_TUPLE:
+      {
+        gsize n, i;
+
+        n = g_variant_n_children (value);
+
+        g_string_append_c (string, '(');
+        for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
+          {
+            GVariant *element;
+
+            element = g_variant_get_child_value (value, i);
+            g_variant_print_string (element, string, type_annotate);
+            g_string_append (string, ", ");
+          }
+
+        /* for >1 item:  remove final ", "
+         * for 1 item:   remove final " ", but leave the ","
+         * for 0 items:  there is only "(", so remove nothing
+         */
+        g_string_truncate (string, string->len - (n > 0) - (n > 1));
+        g_string_append_c (string, ')');
+      }
+      break;
+
+    case G_VARIANT_CLASS_DICT_ENTRY:
+      {
+        GVariant *element;
+
+        g_string_append_c (string, '{');
+
+        element = g_variant_get_child_value (value, 0);
+        g_variant_print_string (element, string, type_annotate);
+        g_variant_unref (element);
+
+        g_string_append (string, ", ");
+
+        element = g_variant_get_child_value (value, 1);
+        g_variant_print_string (element, string, type_annotate);
+        g_variant_unref (element);
+
+        g_string_append_c (string, '}');
+      }
+      break;
+
+    case G_VARIANT_CLASS_VARIANT:
+      {
+        GVariant *child = g_variant_get_variant (value);
+
+        /* Always annotate types in nested variants, because they are
+         * (by nature) of variable type.
+         */
+        g_string_append_c (string, '<');
+        g_variant_print_string (child, string, TRUE);
+        g_string_append_c (string, '>');
+
+        g_variant_unref (child);
+      }
+      break;
+
+    case G_VARIANT_CLASS_BOOLEAN:
+      if (g_variant_get_boolean (value))
+        g_string_append (string, "true");
+      else
+        g_string_append (string, "false");
+      break;
+
+    case G_VARIANT_CLASS_STRING:
+      {
+        const gchar *str = g_variant_get_string (value, NULL);
+        gchar *escaped = g_strescape (str, NULL);
+
+        g_string_append_printf (string, "\"%s\"", escaped);
+
+        g_free (escaped);
+      }
+      break;
+
+    case G_VARIANT_CLASS_BYTE:
+      if (type_annotate)
+        g_string_append (string, "byte ");
+      g_string_append_printf (string, "0x%02x",
+                              g_variant_get_byte (value));
+      break;
+
+    case G_VARIANT_CLASS_INT16:
+      if (type_annotate)
+        g_string_append (string, "int16 ");
+      g_string_append_printf (string, "%"G_GINT16_FORMAT,
+                              g_variant_get_int16 (value));
+      break;
+
+    case G_VARIANT_CLASS_UINT16:
+      if (type_annotate)
+        g_string_append (string, "uint16 ");
+      g_string_append_printf (string, "%"G_GUINT16_FORMAT,
+                              g_variant_get_uint16 (value));
+      break;
+
+    case G_VARIANT_CLASS_INT32:
+      /* Never annotate this type because it is the default for numbers
+       * (and this is a *pretty* printer)
+       */
+      g_string_append_printf (string, "%"G_GINT32_FORMAT,
+                              g_variant_get_int32 (value));
+      break;
+
+    case G_VARIANT_CLASS_HANDLE:
+      if (type_annotate)
+        g_string_append (string, "handle ");
+      g_string_append_printf (string, "%"G_GINT32_FORMAT,
+                              g_variant_get_handle (value));
+      break;
+
+    case G_VARIANT_CLASS_UINT32:
+      if (type_annotate)
+        g_string_append (string, "uint32 ");
+      g_string_append_printf (string, "%"G_GUINT32_FORMAT,
+                              g_variant_get_uint32 (value));
+      break;
+
+    case G_VARIANT_CLASS_INT64:
+      if (type_annotate)
+        g_string_append (string, "int64 ");
+      g_string_append_printf (string, "%"G_GINT64_FORMAT,
+                              g_variant_get_int64 (value));
+      break;
+
+    case G_VARIANT_CLASS_UINT64:
+      if (type_annotate)
+        g_string_append (string, "uint64 ");
+      g_string_append_printf (string, "%"G_GUINT64_FORMAT,
+                              g_variant_get_uint64 (value));
+      break;
+
+    case G_VARIANT_CLASS_DOUBLE:
+      {
+        gchar buffer[100];
+        gint i;
+
+        g_ascii_dtostr (buffer, sizeof buffer, g_variant_get_double (value));
+
+        for (i = 0; buffer[i]; i++)
+          if (buffer[i] == '.' || buffer[i] == 'e' ||
+              buffer[i] == 'n' || buffer[i] == 'N')
+            break;
+
+        /* if there is no '.' or 'e' in the float then add one */
+        if (buffer[i] == '\0')
+          {
+            buffer[i++] = '.';
+            buffer[i++] = '0';
+            buffer[i++] = '\0';
+          }
+
+        g_string_append (string, buffer);
+      }
+      break;
+
+    case G_VARIANT_CLASS_OBJECT_PATH:
+      if (type_annotate)
+        g_string_append (string, "objectpath ");
+      g_string_append_printf (string, "\"%s\"",
+                              g_variant_get_string (value, NULL));
+      break;
+
+    case G_VARIANT_CLASS_SIGNATURE:
+      if (type_annotate)
+        g_string_append (string, "signature ");
+      g_string_append_printf (string, "\"%s\"",
+                              g_variant_get_string (value, NULL));
+      break;
+
+    default:
+      g_assert_not_reached ();
+  }
+
+  return string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_variant_print:
+ * @value: a #GVariant
+ * @type_annotate: %TRUE if type information should be included in
+ *                 the output
+ * @returns: a newly-allocated string holding the result.
+ *
+ * Pretty-prints @value in the format understood by g_variant_parse().
+ *
+ * If @type_annotate is %TRUE, then type information is included in
+ * the output.
+ */
+gchar *
+g_variant_print (GVariant *value,
+                 gboolean  type_annotate)
+{
+  return g_string_free (g_variant_print_string (value, NULL, type_annotate),
+                        FALSE);
+};
+
+/**
+ * g_variant_hash:
+ * @value: a basic #GVariant value as a #gconstpointer
+ * @returns: a hash value corresponding to @value
+ *
+ * Generates a hash value for a #GVariant instance.
+ *
+ * The output of this function is guaranteed to be the same for a given
+ * value only per-process.  It may change between different processor
+ * architectures or even different versions of GLib.  Do not use this
+ * function as a basis for building protocols or file formats.
+ *
+ * The type of @value is #gconstpointer only to allow use of this
+ * function with #GHashTable.  @value must be a #GVariant.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
+ **/
+guint
+g_variant_hash (gconstpointer value_)
+{
+  GVariant *value = (GVariant *) value_;
+
+  switch (g_variant_classify (value))
+    {
+    case G_VARIANT_CLASS_STRING:
+    case G_VARIANT_CLASS_OBJECT_PATH:
+    case G_VARIANT_CLASS_SIGNATURE:
+      return g_str_hash (g_variant_get_string (value, NULL));
+
+    case G_VARIANT_CLASS_BOOLEAN:
+      /* this is a very odd thing to hash... */
+      return g_variant_get_boolean (value);
+
+    case G_VARIANT_CLASS_BYTE:
+      return g_variant_get_byte (value);
+
+    case G_VARIANT_CLASS_INT16:
+    case G_VARIANT_CLASS_UINT16:
+      {
+        const guint16 *ptr;
+
+        ptr = g_variant_get_data (value);
+
+        if (ptr)
+          return *ptr;
+        else
+          return 0;
+      }
+
+    case G_VARIANT_CLASS_INT32:
+    case G_VARIANT_CLASS_UINT32:
+    case G_VARIANT_CLASS_HANDLE:
+      {
+        const guint *ptr;
+
+        ptr = g_variant_get_data (value);
+
+        if (ptr)
+          return *ptr;
+        else
+          return 0;
+      }
+
+    case G_VARIANT_CLASS_INT64:
+    case G_VARIANT_CLASS_UINT64:
+    case G_VARIANT_CLASS_DOUBLE:
+      /* need a separate case for these guys because otherwise
+       * performance could be quite bad on big endian systems
+       */
+      {
+        const guint *ptr;
+
+        ptr = g_variant_get_data (value);
+
+        if (ptr)
+          return ptr[0] + ptr[1];
+        else
+          return 0;
+      }
+
+    default:
+      g_return_val_if_fail (!g_variant_is_container (value), 0);
+      g_assert_not_reached ();
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * g_variant_equal:
+ * @one: a #GVariant instance
+ * @two: a #GVariant instance
+ * @returns: %TRUE if @one and @two are equal
+ *
+ * Checks if @one and @two have the same type and value.
+ *
+ * The types of @one and @two are #gconstpointer only to allow use of
+ * this function with #GHashTable.  They must each be a #GVariant.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.24
+ **/
+gboolean
+g_variant_equal (gconstpointer one,
+                 gconstpointer two)
+{
+  gboolean equal;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (one != NULL && two != NULL, FALSE);
+
+  if (g_variant_get_type_info ((GVariant *) one) !=
+      g_variant_get_type_info ((GVariant *) two))
+    return FALSE;
+
+  /* if both values are trusted to be in their canonical serialised form
+   * then a simple memcmp() of their serialised data will answer the
+   * question.
+   *
+   * if not, then this might generate a false negative (since it is
+   * possible for two different byte sequences to represent the same
+   * value).  for now we solve this by pretty-printing both values and
+   * comparing the result.
+   */
+  if (g_variant_is_trusted ((GVariant *) one) &&
+      g_variant_is_trusted ((GVariant *) two))
+    {
+      gconstpointer data_one, data_two;
+      gsize size_one, size_two;
+
+      size_one = g_variant_get_size ((GVariant *) one);
+      size_two = g_variant_get_size ((GVariant *) two);
+
+      if (size_one != size_two)
+        return FALSE;
+
+      data_one = g_variant_get_data ((GVariant *) one);
+      data_two = g_variant_get_data ((GVariant *) two);
+
+      equal = memcmp (data_one, data_two, size_one) == 0;
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      gchar *strone, *strtwo;
+
+      strone = g_variant_print ((GVariant *) one, FALSE);
+      strtwo = g_variant_print ((GVariant *) two, FALSE);
+      equal = strcmp (strone, strtwo);
+      g_free (strone);
+      g_free (strtwo);
+    }
+
+  return equal;
+}
+
+#define __G_VARIANT_C__
+#include "galiasdef.c"
diff --git a/glib/gvariant.h b/glib/gvariant.h
index be9c5f3..1860bc2 100644
--- a/glib/gvariant.h
+++ b/glib/gvariant.h
@@ -24,24 +24,117 @@
 #define __G_VARIANT_H__
 
 #include <glib/gvarianttype.h>
+#include <glib/gstring.h>
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
 typedef struct _GVariant        GVariant;
 
+typedef enum
+{
+  G_VARIANT_CLASS_BOOLEAN       = 'b',
+  G_VARIANT_CLASS_BYTE          = 'y',
+  G_VARIANT_CLASS_INT16         = 'n',
+  G_VARIANT_CLASS_UINT16        = 'q',
+  G_VARIANT_CLASS_INT32         = 'i',
+  G_VARIANT_CLASS_UINT32        = 'u',
+  G_VARIANT_CLASS_INT64         = 'x',
+  G_VARIANT_CLASS_UINT64        = 't',
+  G_VARIANT_CLASS_HANDLE        = 'h',
+  G_VARIANT_CLASS_DOUBLE        = 'd',
+  G_VARIANT_CLASS_STRING        = 's',
+  G_VARIANT_CLASS_OBJECT_PATH   = 'o',
+  G_VARIANT_CLASS_SIGNATURE     = 'g',
+  G_VARIANT_CLASS_VARIANT       = 'v',
+  G_VARIANT_CLASS_MAYBE         = 'm',
+  G_VARIANT_CLASS_ARRAY         = 'a',
+  G_VARIANT_CLASS_TUPLE         = '(',
+  G_VARIANT_CLASS_DICT_ENTRY    = '{'
+} GVariantClass;
+
 void                            g_variant_unref                         (GVariant             *value);
 GVariant *                      g_variant_ref                           (GVariant             *value);
 GVariant *                      g_variant_ref_sink                      (GVariant             *value);
 
+const GVariantType *            g_variant_get_type                      (GVariant             *value);
+const gchar *                   g_variant_get_type_string               (GVariant             *value);
+gboolean                        g_variant_is_of_type                    (GVariant             *value,
+                                                                         const GVariantType   *type);
+gboolean                        g_variant_is_container                  (GVariant             *value);
+GVariantClass                   g_variant_classify                      (GVariant             *value);
+
+GVariant *                      g_variant_new_boolean                   (gboolean              boolean);
+GVariant *                      g_variant_new_byte                      (guchar                byte);
+GVariant *                      g_variant_new_int16                     (gint16                int16);
+GVariant *                      g_variant_new_uint16                    (guint16               uint16);
+GVariant *                      g_variant_new_int32                     (gint32                int32);
+GVariant *                      g_variant_new_uint32                    (guint32               uint32);
+GVariant *                      g_variant_new_int64                     (gint64                int64);
+GVariant *                      g_variant_new_uint64                    (guint64               uint64);
+GVariant *                      g_variant_new_handle                    (gint32                handle);
+GVariant *                      g_variant_new_double                    (gdouble               floating);
+GVariant *                      g_variant_new_string                    (const gchar          *string);
+GVariant *                      g_variant_new_object_path               (const gchar          *object_path);
+gboolean                        g_variant_is_object_path                (const gchar          *string);
+GVariant *                      g_variant_new_signature                 (const gchar          *signature);
+gboolean                        g_variant_is_signature                  (const gchar          *string);
+GVariant *                      g_variant_new_variant                   (GVariant             *value);
+GVariant *                      g_variant_new_strv                      (const gchar * const  *strv,
+                                                                         gssize                length);
+
+gboolean                        g_variant_get_boolean                   (GVariant             *value);
+guchar                          g_variant_get_byte                      (GVariant             *value);
+gint16                          g_variant_get_int16                     (GVariant             *value);
+guint16                         g_variant_get_uint16                    (GVariant             *value);
+gint32                          g_variant_get_int32                     (GVariant             *value);
+guint32                         g_variant_get_uint32                    (GVariant             *value);
+gint64                          g_variant_get_int64                     (GVariant             *value);
+guint64                         g_variant_get_uint64                    (GVariant             *value);
+gint32                          g_variant_get_handle                    (GVariant             *value);
+gdouble                         g_variant_get_double                    (GVariant             *value);
+GVariant *                      g_variant_get_variant                   (GVariant             *value);
+const gchar *                   g_variant_get_string                    (GVariant             *value,
+                                                                         gsize                *length);
+gchar *                         g_variant_dup_string                    (GVariant             *value,
+                                                                         gsize                *length);
+const gchar **                  g_variant_get_strv                      (GVariant             *value,
+                                                                         gsize                *length);
+gchar **                        g_variant_dup_strv                      (GVariant             *value,
+                                                                         gsize                *length);
+
+GVariant *                      g_variant_new_maybe                     (const GVariantType   *child_type,
+                                                                         GVariant             *child);
+GVariant *                      g_variant_new_array                     (const GVariantType   *child_type,
+                                                                         GVariant * const     *children,
+                                                                         gsize                 n_children);
+GVariant *                      g_variant_new_tuple                     (GVariant * const     *children,
+                                                                         gsize                 n_children);
+GVariant *                      g_variant_new_dict_entry                (GVariant             *key,
+                                                                         GVariant             *value);
+
+GVariant *                      g_variant_get_maybe                     (GVariant             *value);
 gsize                           g_variant_n_children                    (GVariant             *value);
 GVariant *                      g_variant_get_child_value               (GVariant             *value,
-                                                                         gsize                 index);
+                                                                         gsize                 index_);
+gconstpointer                   g_variant_get_fixed_array               (GVariant             *value,
+                                                                         gsize                *n_elements,
+                                                                         gsize                 element_size);
 
 gsize                           g_variant_get_size                      (GVariant             *value);
 gconstpointer                   g_variant_get_data                      (GVariant             *value);
 void                            g_variant_store                         (GVariant             *value,
                                                                          gpointer              data);
 
+gchar *                         g_variant_print                         (GVariant             *value,
+                                                                         gboolean              type_annotate);
+GString *                       g_variant_print_string                  (GVariant             *value,
+                                                                         GString              *string,
+                                                                         gboolean              type_annotate);
+
+guint                           g_variant_hash                          (gconstpointer         value);
+gboolean                        g_variant_equal                         (gconstpointer         one,
+                                                                         gconstpointer         two);
+
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* __G_VARIANT_H__ */
diff --git a/glib/tests/gvariant.c b/glib/tests/gvariant.c
index 869e025..9fe4cda 100644
--- a/glib/tests/gvariant.c
+++ b/glib/tests/gvariant.c
@@ -1833,6 +1833,7 @@ struct _TreeInstance
 
   union {
     guint64 integer;
+    gdouble floating;
     gchar string[32];
   } data;
   gsize data_size;
@@ -1876,8 +1877,8 @@ make_random_string (gchar              *string,
 }
 
 static TreeInstance *
-make_tree_instance (const GVariantType *type,
-                    int                 depth)
+tree_instance_new (const GVariantType *type,
+                   int                 depth)
 {
   const GVariantType *child_type = NULL;
   GVariantType *mytype = NULL;
@@ -1961,7 +1962,7 @@ make_tree_instance (const GVariantType *type,
 
       for (i = 0; i < instance->n_children; i++)
         {
-          instance->children[i] = make_tree_instance (child_type, depth - 1);
+          instance->children[i] = tree_instance_new (child_type, depth - 1);
 
           if (is_tuple_type)
             child_type = g_variant_type_next (child_type);
@@ -2158,7 +2159,7 @@ test_byteswap (void)
   GVariantSerialised one, two;
   TreeInstance *tree;
 
-  tree = make_tree_instance (NULL, 3);
+  tree = tree_instance_new (NULL, 3);
   serialise_tree (tree, &one);
 
   i_am_writing_byteswapped = TRUE;
@@ -2193,7 +2194,7 @@ test_fuzz (gdouble *fuzziness)
   TreeInstance *tree;
 
   /* make an instance */
-  tree = make_tree_instance (NULL, 3);
+  tree = tree_instance_new (NULL, 3);
 
   /* serialise it */
   serialise_tree (tree, &serialised);
@@ -2256,6 +2257,173 @@ test_fuzzes (gpointer data)
   assert_no_type_infos ();
 }
 
+static GVariant *
+tree_instance_get_gvariant (TreeInstance *tree)
+{
+  const GVariantType *type;
+  GVariant *result;
+
+  type = (GVariantType *) g_variant_type_info_get_type_string (tree->info);
+
+  switch (g_variant_type_info_get_type_char (tree->info))
+    {
+    case G_VARIANT_TYPE_INFO_CHAR_MAYBE:
+      {
+        GVariant *child;
+
+        if (tree->n_children)
+          child = tree_instance_get_gvariant (tree->children[0]);
+        else
+          child = NULL;
+
+        result = g_variant_new_maybe (g_variant_type_element (type), child);
+      }
+      break;
+
+    case G_VARIANT_TYPE_INFO_CHAR_ARRAY:
+      {
+        GVariant **children;
+        gint i;
+
+        children = g_new (GVariant *, tree->n_children);
+        for (i = 0; i < tree->n_children; i++)
+          children[i] = tree_instance_get_gvariant (tree->children[i]);
+
+        result = g_variant_new_array (g_variant_type_element (type),
+                                      children, tree->n_children);
+        g_free (children);
+      }
+      break;
+
+    case G_VARIANT_TYPE_INFO_CHAR_TUPLE:
+      {
+        GVariant **children;
+        gint i;
+
+        children = g_new (GVariant *, tree->n_children);
+        for (i = 0; i < tree->n_children; i++)
+          children[i] = tree_instance_get_gvariant (tree->children[i]);
+
+        result = g_variant_new_tuple (children, tree->n_children);
+        g_free (children);
+      }
+      break;
+
+    case G_VARIANT_TYPE_INFO_CHAR_DICT_ENTRY:
+      {
+        GVariant *key, *val;
+
+        g_assert (tree->n_children == 2);
+
+        key = tree_instance_get_gvariant (tree->children[0]);
+        val = tree_instance_get_gvariant (tree->children[1]);
+
+        result = g_variant_new_dict_entry (key, val);
+      }
+      break;
+
+    case G_VARIANT_TYPE_INFO_CHAR_VARIANT:
+      {
+        GVariant *value;
+
+        g_assert (tree->n_children == 1);
+
+        value = tree_instance_get_gvariant (tree->children[0]);
+        result = g_variant_new_variant (value);
+      }
+      break;
+
+    case 'b':
+      result = g_variant_new_boolean (tree->data.integer > 0);
+      break;
+
+    case 'y':
+      result = g_variant_new_byte (tree->data.integer);
+      break;
+
+    case 'n':
+      result = g_variant_new_int16 (tree->data.integer);
+      break;
+
+    case 'q':
+      result = g_variant_new_uint16 (tree->data.integer);
+      break;
+
+    case 'i':
+      result = g_variant_new_int32 (tree->data.integer);
+      break;
+
+    case 'u':
+      result = g_variant_new_uint32 (tree->data.integer);
+      break;
+
+    case 'x':
+      result = g_variant_new_int64 (tree->data.integer);
+      break;
+
+    case 't':
+      result = g_variant_new_uint64 (tree->data.integer);
+      break;
+
+    case 'h':
+      result = g_variant_new_handle (tree->data.integer);
+      break;
+
+    case 'd':
+      result = g_variant_new_double (tree->data.floating);
+      break;
+
+    case 's':
+      result = g_variant_new_string (tree->data.string);
+      break;
+
+    case 'o':
+      result = g_variant_new_object_path (tree->data.string);
+      break;
+
+    case 'g':
+      result = g_variant_new_signature (tree->data.string);
+      break;
+
+    default:
+      g_assert_not_reached ();
+    }
+
+  return result;
+}
+
+static void
+test_constructor (void)
+{
+  TreeInstance *tree;
+  GVariant *value;
+  gchar *s1, *s2;
+
+  tree = tree_instance_new (NULL, 3);
+  value = g_variant_ref_sink (tree_instance_get_gvariant (tree));
+
+  s1 = g_variant_print (value, TRUE);
+  g_variant_get_data (value);
+  s2 = g_variant_print (value, TRUE);
+
+  g_assert_cmpstr (s1, ==, s2);
+  tree_instance_free (tree);
+  g_variant_unref (value);
+  g_free (s2);
+  g_free (s1);
+}
+
+static void
+test_constructors (void)
+{
+  gint i;
+
+  for (i = 0; i < 1000; i++)
+    {
+      test_constructor ();
+    }
+}
+
 int
 main (int argc, char **argv)
 {
@@ -2271,6 +2439,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
   g_test_add_func ("/gvariant/serialiser/variant", test_variants);
   g_test_add_func ("/gvariant/serialiser/strings", test_strings);
   g_test_add_func ("/gvariant/serialiser/byteswap", test_byteswaps);
+  g_test_add_func ("/gvariant/constructors", test_constructors);
 
   for (i = 1; i <= 20; i += 4)
     {



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