sd_bus_message_new_method_call(3)

.SH "NAME" sd_bus_message_new_method_call, sd_bus_message_new_method_return - Create a method call message

.SH "SYNOPSIS"

#include <systemd/sd-bus.h>

.HP 840u int sd_bus_message_new_method_call(sd_bus *bus, sd_bus_message **m, const char *destination, const char *path, const char *interface, const char *member);

.HP 888u int sd_bus_message_new_method_return(sd_bus_message *call, sd_bus_message **m);

.SH "DESCRIPTION"

.PP The sd_bus_message_new_method_call() function creates a new bus message object that encapsulates a D-Bus method call, and returns it in the m output parameter. The call will be made on the destination destination, path path, on the interface interface, member member.

.PP Briefly, the destination is a dot-separated name that identifies a service connected to the bus. The path is a slash-separated identifier of an object within the destination that resembles a file system path. The meaning of this path is defined by the destination. The interface is a dot-separated name that resembles a Java interface name that identifies a group of methods and signals supported by the object identified by path. Methods and signals are collectively called members and are identified by a simple name composed of ASCII letters, numbers, and underscores. See the D-Bus Tutorial[1] for an in-depth explanation.

.PP The destination parameter may be NULL. The interface parameter may be NULL, if the destination has only a single member with the given name and there is no ambiguity if the interface name is omitted.

.PP Note that this is a low level interface. See sd_bus_call_method(3) for a more convenient way of calling D-Bus methods.

.PP The sd_bus_message_new_method_return() function creates a new bus message object that is a reply to the method call call and returns it in the m output parameter. The call parameter must be a method call message. The sender of call is used as the destination.

.SH "RETURN VALUE"

.PP On success, these functions return a non-negative integer. On failure, they return a negative errno-style error code.

.SS "Errors"

.PP Returned errors may indicate the following problems:

.PP -EINVAL

/* SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT-0 */
/* This is equivalent to:


 * busctl call org.freedesktop.systemd1 /org/freedesktop/systemd1 \


 *       org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager GetUnitByPID $$


 *


 * Compile with 'cc print-unit-path.c -lsystemd'


 */
#include <errno.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <systemd/sd-bus.h>
#define _cleanup_(f) __attribute__((cleanup(f)))
#define DESTINATION "org.freedesktop.systemd1"
#define PATH        "/org/freedesktop/systemd1"
#define INTERFACE   "org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager"
#define MEMBER      "GetUnitByPID"
static int log_error(int error, const char *message) {


  fprintf(stderr, "%s: %s\n", message, strerror(-error));


  return error;
}
int main(int argc, char **argv) {


  _cleanup_(sd_bus_flush_close_unrefp) sd_bus *bus = NULL;


  _cleanup_(sd_bus_error_free) sd_bus_error error = SD_BUS_ERROR_NULL;


  _cleanup_(sd_bus_message_unrefp) sd_bus_message *reply = NULL, *m = NULL;


  int r;


  r = sd_bus_open_system(&bus);


  if (r < 0)


    return log_error(r, "Failed to acquire bus");


  r = sd_bus_message_new_method_call(bus, &m,


                                     DESTINATION, PATH, INTERFACE, MEMBER);


  if (r < 0)


    return log_error(r, "Failed to create bus message");


  r = sd_bus_message_append(m, "u", (unsigned) getpid());


  if (r < 0)


    return log_error(r, "Failed to append to bus message");


  r = sd_bus_call(bus, m, -1, &error, &reply);


  if (r < 0)


    return log_error(r, MEMBER " call failed");


  const char *ans;


  r = sd_bus_message_read(reply, "o", &ans);


  if (r < 0)


    return log_error(r, "Failed to read reply");


  printf("Unit path is \"%s\".\n", ans);


  return 0;
}