a server event interface

[totaam]

Issue migrated from trac ticket # 625

component: core | priority: critical | resolution: fixed

2014-08-03 15:30:45: totaam created the issue

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So the server can expose important session events:

• new clients connecting
• client disconnected
• lost connection events
• first UI event (sent when the first window or tray is sent to the client
• startup complete (sent when all the windows and trays have been sent to the client after it connects - can precede first UI event if there are no windows to forward)
• server exit events (shutdown, etc)

If might make sense to expose this via dbus, but the easiest thing to do initially is probably to just add this interface to xpra's own channel.

[totaam]

2014-08-04 09:03:16: totaam changed owner from antoine to sbennett

[totaam]

2014-08-04 09:03:16: totaam commented

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Implemented in r7116 (see commit message for details).

Try it with the new hidden command _monitor:

xpra _monitor :DISPLAY

If that works for you, let me know what other events we can add, the only events you will get right now are:

• handshake-complete when we accept a connection
• startup-complete: uuid when the client has received all the windows
• connection-lost: uuid when the client connection is lost (for whatever reason)

We could add:

• first-ui-event (though at the moment this one is done client side, so the logic would have to be replicated server side, no biggie)
• disconnect events so we know when the client exited cleanly rather a lost connection

and more..

[totaam]

2014-08-17 15:23:32: totaam changed priority from major to critical

[totaam]

2014-08-17 15:23:32: totaam commented

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Should be closed for v0.14.x, raising to critical.

[totaam]

2014-08-19 04:34:53: totaam commented

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Should be closed against milestone 0.14

[totaam]

2014-08-19 06:07:03: sbennett changed status from new to assigned

[totaam]

2014-10-27 17:52:34: totaam commented

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Bump!

[totaam]

2015-02-13 04:50:32: totaam commented

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Unless anything is still missing, please close.

[totaam]

2015-03-21 17:41:00: antoine changed status from assigned to closed

[totaam]

2015-03-21 17:41:00: antoine set resolution to fixed