/* SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT-0 */
/* A D-Bus service that automatically reconnects when the system bus is
* restarted.
*
* Compile with 'cc sd_bus_service_reconnect.c $(pkg-config --libs --cflags libsystemd)'
*
* To allow the program to take ownership of the name 'org.freedesktop.ReconnectExample',
* add the following as /etc/dbus-1/system.d/org.freedesktop.ReconnectExample.conf
* and then reload the broker with 'systemctl reload dbus':
*
* To get the property via busctl:
*
* $ busctl --user get-property org.freedesktop.ReconnectExample \
* /org/freedesktop/ReconnectExample \
* org.freedesktop.ReconnectExample \
* Example
* s "example"
*/
#include
#include
#include
#include
#define _cleanup_(f) __attribute__((cleanup(f)))
static int log_error(int r, const char *str) {
fprintf(stderr, "%s failed: %s\n", str, strerror(-r));
return r;
}
typedef struct object {
const char *example;
sd_bus **bus;
sd_event **event;
} object;
static int property_get(
sd_bus *bus,
const char *path,
const char *interface,
const char *property,
sd_bus_message *reply,
void *userdata,
sd_bus_error *error) {
object *o = userdata;
if (strcmp(property, "Example") == 0)
return sd_bus_message_append(reply, "s", o->example);
return sd_bus_error_setf(error,
SD_BUS_ERROR_UNKNOWN_PROPERTY,
"Unknown property '%s'",
property);
}
/* https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/sd_bus_add_object.html */
static const sd_bus_vtable vtable[] = {
SD_BUS_VTABLE_START(0),
SD_BUS_PROPERTY(
"Example", "s",
property_get,
0,
SD_BUS_VTABLE_PROPERTY_CONST),
SD_BUS_VTABLE_END
};
static int setup(object *o);
static int on_disconnect(sd_bus_message *message, void *userdata, sd_bus_error *ret_error) {
int r;
r = setup((object *)userdata);
if (r < 0) {
object *o = userdata;
r = sd_event_exit(*o->event, r);
if (r < 0)
return log_error(r, "sd_event_exit()");
}
return 1;
}
/* Ensure the event loop exits with a clear error if acquiring the well-known
* service name fails */
static int request_name_callback(sd_bus_message *m, void *userdata, sd_bus_error *ret_error) {
int r;
if (!sd_bus_message_is_method_error(m, NULL))
return 1;
const sd_bus_error *error = sd_bus_message_get_error(m);
if (sd_bus_error_has_names(error, SD_BUS_ERROR_TIMEOUT, SD_BUS_ERROR_NO_REPLY))
return 1; /* The bus is not available, try again later */
fprintf(stderr, "Failed to request name: %s\n", error->message);
object *o = userdata;
r = sd_event_exit(*o->event, -sd_bus_error_get_errno(error));
if (r < 0)
return log_error(r, "sd_event_exit()");
return 1;
}
static int setup(object *o) {
int r;
/* If we are reconnecting, then the bus object needs to be closed, detached
* from the event loop and recreated.
* https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/sd_bus_detach_event.html
* https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/sd_bus_close_unref.html
*/
if (*o->bus) {
r = sd_bus_detach_event(*o->bus);
if (r < 0)
return log_error(r, "sd_bus_detach_event()");
*o->bus = sd_bus_close_unref(*o->bus);
}
/* Set up a new bus object for the system bus, configure it to wait for D-Bus
* to be available instead of failing if it is not, and start it. All the
* following operations are asynchronous and will not block waiting for D-Bus
* to be available.
* https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/sd_bus_new.html
* https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/sd_bus_set_address.html
* https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/sd_bus_set_bus_client.html
* https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/sd_bus_negotiate_creds.html
* https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/sd_bus_set_watch_bind.html
* https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/sd_bus_set_connected_signal.html
* https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/sd_bus_start.html
*/
r = sd_bus_new(o->bus);
if (r < 0)
return log_error(r, "sd_bus_new()");
r = sd_bus_set_address(*o->bus, "unix:path=/run/dbus/system_bus_socket");
if (r < 0)
return log_error(r, "sd_bus_set_address()");
r = sd_bus_set_bus_client(*o->bus, 1);
if (r < 0)
return log_error(r, "sd_bus_set_bus_client()");
r = sd_bus_negotiate_creds(*o->bus, 1, SD_BUS_CREDS_UID|SD_BUS_CREDS_EUID|SD_BUS_CREDS_EFFECTIVE_CAPS);
if (r < 0)
return log_error(r, "sd_bus_negotiate_creds()");
r = sd_bus_set_watch_bind(*o->bus, 1);
if (r < 0)
return log_error(r, "sd_bus_set_watch_bind()");
r = sd_bus_start(*o->bus);
if (r < 0)
return log_error(r, "sd_bus_start()");
/* Publish an interface on the bus, specifying our well-known object access
* path and public interface name.
* https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/sd_bus_add_object.html
* https://dbus.freedesktop.org/doc/dbus-tutorial.html
*/
r = sd_bus_add_object_vtable(*o->bus,
NULL,
"/org/freedesktop/ReconnectExample",
"org.freedesktop.ReconnectExample",
vtable,
o);
if (r < 0)
return log_error(r, "sd_bus_add_object_vtable()");
/* By default the service is only assigned an ephemeral name. Also add a
* well-known one, so that clients know whom to call. This needs to be
* asynchronous, as D-Bus might not be yet available. The callback will check
* whether the error is expected or not, in case it fails.
* https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/sd_bus_request_name.html
*/
r = sd_bus_request_name_async(*o->bus,
NULL,
"org.freedesktop.ReconnectExample",
0,
request_name_callback,
o);
if (r < 0)
return log_error(r, "sd_bus_request_name_async()");
/* When D-Bus is disconnected this callback will be invoked, which will set up
* the connection again. This needs to be asynchronous, as D-Bus might not yet
* be available.
* https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/sd_bus_match_signal_async.html
*/
r = sd_bus_match_signal_async(*o->bus,
NULL,
"org.freedesktop.DBus.Local",
NULL,
"org.freedesktop.DBus.Local",
"Disconnected",
on_disconnect,
NULL,
o);
if (r < 0)
return log_error(r, "sd_bus_match_signal_async()");
/* Attach the bus object to the event loop so that calls and signals are
* processed.
* https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/sd_bus_attach_event.html
*/
r = sd_bus_attach_event(*o->bus, *o->event, 0);
if (r < 0)
return log_error(r, "sd_bus_attach_event()");
return 0;
}
int main(int argc, char **argv) {
/* The bus should be relinquished before the program terminates. The cleanup
* attribute allows us to do it nicely and cleanly whenever we exit the block.
*/
_cleanup_(sd_bus_flush_close_unrefp) sd_bus *bus = NULL;
_cleanup_(sd_event_unrefp) sd_event *event = NULL;
object o = {
.example = "example",
.bus = &bus,
.event = &event,
};
int r;
/* Create an event loop data structure, with default parameters.
* https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/sd_event_default.html
*/
r = sd_event_default(&event);
if (r < 0)
return log_error(r, "sd_event_default()");
/* By default the event loop will terminate when all sources have disappeared,
* so we have to keep it 'occupied'. Register signal handling to do so.
* https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/sd_event_add_signal.html
*/
r = sd_event_add_signal(event, NULL, SIGINT|SD_EVENT_SIGNAL_PROCMASK, NULL, NULL);
if (r < 0)
return log_error(r, "sd_event_add_signal(SIGINT)");
r = sd_event_add_signal(event, NULL, SIGTERM|SD_EVENT_SIGNAL_PROCMASK, NULL, NULL);
if (r < 0)
return log_error(r, "sd_event_add_signal(SIGTERM)");
r = setup(&o);
if (r < 0)
return EXIT_FAILURE;
/* Enter the main loop, it will exit only on sigint/sigterm.
* https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/sd_event_loop.html
*/
r = sd_event_loop(event);
if (r < 0)
return log_error(r, "sd_event_loop()");
/* https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/sd_bus_release_name.html */
r = sd_bus_release_name(bus, "org.freedesktop.ReconnectExample");
if (r < 0)
return log_error(r, "sd_bus_release_name()");
return 0;
}