Tracker Miner Library Reference Manual: TrackerStorage

## TrackerStorage TrackerStorage — Removable storage and mount point convenience API |

## Synopsis

    #include <libtracker-miner/tracker-miner.h>

    struct              TrackerStorage;
    struct              TrackerStorageClass;
    enum                TrackerStorageType;
    GSList *            tracker_storage_get_device_roots    (TrackerStorage *storage,
                                                             TrackerStorageType type,
                                                             gboolean exact_match);
    GSList *            tracker_storage_get_device_uuids    (TrackerStorage *storage,
                                                             TrackerStorageType type,
                                                             gboolean exact_match);
    const gchar *       tracker_storage_get_mount_point_for_uuid
                                                            (TrackerStorage *storage,
                                                             const gchar *uuid);
    TrackerStorageType  tracker_storage_get_type_for_uuid   (TrackerStorage *storage,
                                                             const gchar *uuid);
    const gchar *       tracker_storage_get_uuid_for_file   (TrackerStorage *storage,
                                                             GFile *file);
    TrackerStorage *    tracker_storage_new                 (void);

## Description

This API is a convenience to to be able to keep track of volumes which are mounted and also the type of removable media available. The API is built upon the top of GIO's GMount, GDrive and GVolume API.

## Details

### struct TrackerStorage

    struct TrackerStorage {
    	GObject parent;
    };

A storage API for using mount points and devices

GObject `parent`; | parent object

### struct TrackerStorageClass

    struct TrackerStorageClass {
    	GObjectClass parent_class;
    };

A storage class for TrackerStorage.

GObjectClass `parent_class`; | parent object class

### enum TrackerStorageType

    typedef enum {
    	TRACKER_STORAGE_REMOVABLE = 1 << 0,
    	TRACKER_STORAGE_OPTICAL   = 1 << 1
    } TrackerStorageType;

Flags specifying properties of the type of storage.

`TRACKER_STORAGE_REMOVABLE` | Storage is a removable media
`TRACKER_STORAGE_OPTICAL` | Storage is an optical disc

Since 0.8

### tracker_storage_get_device_roots ()

    GSList *            tracker_storage_get_device_roots    (TrackerStorage *storage,
                                                             TrackerStorageType type,
                                                             gboolean exact_match);

`storage` : | A TrackerStorage
`type` : | A TrackerStorageType
`exact_match` : | if all devices should exactly match the types
Returns : | a GSList of strings containing the root directories for devices with `type` based on `exact_match`. Each element must be freed using `g_free()` and the list itself through `g_slist_free()`. [transfer full][element-type utf8]

Since 0.8

### tracker_storage_get_device_uuids ()

    GSList *            tracker_storage_get_device_uuids    (TrackerStorage *storage,
                                                             TrackerStorageType type,
                                                             gboolean exact_match);

`storage` : | A TrackerStorage
`type` : | A TrackerStorageType
`exact_match` : | if all devices should exactly match the types
Returns : | a GSList of strings containing the UUID for devices with `type` based on `exact_match`. Each element must be freed using `g_free()` and the list itself through `g_slist_free()`. [transfer full][element-type utf8]

Since 0.8

### tracker_storage_get_mount_point_for_uuid ()

    const gchar *       tracker_storage_get_mount_point_for_uuid
                                                            (TrackerStorage *storage,
                                                             const gchar *uuid);

`storage` : | A TrackerStorage
`uuid` : | A string pointer to the UUID for the `GVolume`.
Returns : | The mount point for `uuid`, this should not be freed.

Since 0.8

### tracker_storage_get_type_for_uuid ()

    TrackerStorageType  tracker_storage_get_type_for_uuid   (TrackerStorage *storage,
                                                             const gchar *uuid);

`storage` : | A TrackerStorage
`uuid` : | A string pointer to the UUID for the `GVolume`.
Returns : | The type flags for `uuid`.

Since 0.10

### tracker_storage_get_uuid_for_file ()

    const gchar *       tracker_storage_get_uuid_for_file   (TrackerStorage *storage,
                                                             GFile *file);

Returns the UUID of the removable device for `file`

`storage` : | A TrackerStorage
`file` : | a file
Returns : | Returns the UUID of the removable device for `file`, this should not be freed.

Since 0.8

### tracker_storage_new ()

    TrackerStorage *    tracker_storage_new                 (void);

Creates a new instance of TrackerStorage.

Returns : | The newly created TrackerStorage.

Since 0.8