Re: [dbus] type errors

[Lluís <xscript@gmx.net>]

Michael Albinus writes:

> Lluís <xscript@gmx.net> writes:
>>> The following works for me:
>> 
>>> (defun ogc:--dbus-get-events (since until force-reload)
>>> "Returns \"sssbxxa{sv}\"."
>>> '("" "Test" "" :boolean nil :int64 63490176000 :int64 63490176001
>>> (:array :signature "{sv}")))
>> 
>>> The last entry is an empty argument of type "a{sv}".
>> 
>> Ok, now it's not complaining, but still not working.

> Hmm, I haven't installed a calendar client which I could use for
> testing. I run dry tests via "dbus-send ...".

> Which calendar client do you use?

GNOME shell comes with a widget in the (by default, top) bar. Clicking on it
invokes the "GetEvents" method I'm trying to implement.


>> The signature is supposed to be "a(sssbxxa{sv})", but after (quickly) reading
>> the manual I'm unable to return such a structure.

> Try this one:

> (defun ogc:--dbus-get-events (since until force-reload)
>   "Returns \"a(sssbxxa{sv})\"."
>   '((:array
>      (:struct "" "Test1" "" :boolean nil :int64 63490176000 :int64 63490176001
>               (:array :signature "{sv}"))
>      (:struct "" "Test2" "" :boolean t :int64 63490176002 :int64 63490176003
>               (:array :signature "{sv}")))))

Yes, I finally got it working with this same structure.

I'll try to finish the rest and post the code in the org-mode list.


Thanks a lot,
  Lluis

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