Module OBus_string

module OBus_string: sig .. end
Restriction on strings used with D-Bus


There are a lot a various restrictions for strings used in D-Bus. Obus only verify strings when a message is sent or received
type error = {
   typ : string; (*Type of string ("string", "bus name", "error name", "path", ...)*)
   str : string; (*The string which fail to validate*)
   ofs : int; (*is the position in byte where the validation failed*)
   msg : string; (*explain why the string failed to validate*)
}
val error_message : error -> string
error_message error returns a human-readabe error message

Error projections

val typ : error -> string
val str : error -> string
val ofs : error -> int
val msg : error -> string

Validators

type validator = string -> error option 
Function which test if a string is correct.


exception Invalid_string of error
val assert_validate : validator -> string -> unit
Raises OBus_string.Invalid_string if the given string failed to validate

Common strings

type t = string 
Type for common strings, restrictions are:


val validate : validator
Validatition function for commong strings