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Tp::Channel Class Reference
Channel proxies

The Channel class represents a Telepathy channel. More...

`#include <TelepathyQt/Channel>`

Inherits Tp::StatefulDBusProxy, and Tp::OptionalInterfaceFactory< Channel >.

Inherited by Tp::CallChannel, Tp::ContactSearchChannel, Tp::FileTransferChannel, Tp::RoomListChannel, Tp::ServerAuthenticationChannel, Tp::StreamedMediaChannel, Tp::TextChannel, and Tp::TubeChannel.

List of all members.

## Classes

- class GroupMemberChangeDetails
    The Channel::GroupMemberChangeDetails class represents the details of a group membership change. More...

## Signals

- void groupFlagsChanged (Tp::ChannelGroupFlags flags, Tp::ChannelGroupFlags added, Tp::ChannelGroupFlags removed)
- void groupCanAddContactsChanged (bool canAddContacts)
- void groupCanRemoveContactsChanged (bool canRemoveContacts)
- void groupCanRescindContactsChanged (bool canRescindContacts)
- void groupMembersChanged (const Tp::Contacts &groupMembersAdded, const Tp::Contacts &groupLocalPendingMembersAdded, const Tp::Contacts &groupRemotePendingMembersAdded, const Tp::Contacts &groupMembersRemoved, const Tp::Channel::GroupMemberChangeDetails &details)
- void groupHandleOwnersChanged (const Tp::HandleOwnerMap &owners, const Tp::UIntList &added, const Tp::UIntList &removed)
- void groupSelfContactChanged ()
- void conferenceChannelMerged (const Tp::ChannelPtr &channel)
- void conferenceChannelRemoved (const Tp::ChannelPtr &channel, const Tp::Channel::GroupMemberChangeDetails &details)

## Public Member Functions

- virtual ~Channel ()
- ConnectionPtr connection () const
- QVariantMap immutableProperties () const
- QString channelType () const
- HandleType targetHandleType () const
- uint targetHandle () const
- QString targetId () const
- ContactPtr targetContact () const
- bool isRequested () const
- ContactPtr initiatorContact () const
- PendingOperation * requestClose ()
- PendingOperation * requestLeave (const QString &message=QString(), ChannelGroupChangeReason reason=ChannelGroupChangeReasonNone)
- bool isConference () const
- Contacts conferenceInitialInviteeContacts () const
- QList< ChannelPtr > conferenceChannels () const
- QList< ChannelPtr > conferenceInitialChannels () const
- QHash< uint, ChannelPtr > conferenceOriginalChannels () const
- bool supportsConferenceMerging () const
- PendingOperation * conferenceMergeChannel (const ChannelPtr &channel)
- bool supportsConferenceSplitting () const
- PendingOperation * conferenceSplitChannel ()

## Static Public Member Functions

- static ChannelPtr create (const ConnectionPtr &connection, const QString &objectPath, const QVariantMap &immutableProperties)

## Static Public Attributes

- static const Feature FeatureCore
- static const Feature FeatureConferenceInitialInviteeContacts

## Protected Member Functions

- Channel (const ConnectionPtr &connection, const QString &objectPath, const QVariantMap &immutableProperties, const Feature &coreFeature)
- Client::ChannelInterface * baseInterface () const

## Group interface

Cached access to state of the group interface on the associated remote object, if the interface is present.

Some methods can be used when targetHandleType() == HandleTypeContact, such as groupFlags(), groupCanAddContacts(), groupCanRemoveContacts(), groupSelfContact() and groupContacts().

As the group interface state can change freely during the lifetime of the channel due to events like new contacts joining the group, the cached state is automatically kept in sync with the remote object's state by hooking to the change notification signals present in the D-Bus interface.

As the cached value changes, change notification signals are emitted.

Signals such as groupMembersChanged(), groupSelfContactChanged(), etc., are emitted to indicate that properties have changed.

Check the individual signals' descriptions for details.

- ChannelGroupFlags groupFlags () const
- bool groupCanAddContacts () const
- bool groupCanAddContactsWithMessage () const
- bool groupCanAcceptContactsWithMessage () const
- PendingOperation * groupAddContacts (const QList< ContactPtr > &contacts, const QString &message=QString())
- bool groupCanRescindContacts () const
- bool groupCanRescindContactsWithMessage () const
- bool groupCanRemoveContacts () const
- bool groupCanRemoveContactsWithMessage () const
- bool groupCanRejectContactsWithMessage () const
- bool groupCanDepartWithMessage () const
- PendingOperation * groupRemoveContacts (const QList< ContactPtr > &contacts, const QString &message=QString(), ChannelGroupChangeReason reason=ChannelGroupChangeReasonNone)
- Contacts groupContacts (bool includeSelfContact=true) const
- Contacts groupLocalPendingContacts (bool includeSelfContact=true) const
- Contacts groupRemotePendingContacts (bool includeSelfContact=true) const
- GroupMemberChangeDetails groupLocalPendingContactChangeInfo (const ContactPtr &contact) const
- GroupMemberChangeDetails groupSelfContactRemoveInfo () const
- bool groupAreHandleOwnersAvailable () const
- HandleOwnerMap groupHandleOwners () const
- bool groupIsSelfContactTracked () const
- ContactPtr groupSelfContact () const
- bool groupSelfHandleIsLocalPending () const
- PendingOperation * groupAddSelfHandle ()

## Detailed Description

The Channel class represents a Telepathy channel.

All communication in the Telepathy framework is carried out via channel objects. Specialized classes for some specific channel types such as StreamedMediaChannel, TextChannel, FileTransferChannel are provided.

The remote object accessor functions on this object (channelType(), targetHandleType(), and so on) don't make any D-Bus calls; instead, they return/use values cached from a previous introspection run. The introspection process populates their values in the most efficient way possible based on what the service implements.

To avoid unnecessary D-Bus traffic, some accessors only return valid information after specific features have been enabled. For instance, to retrieve the initial invitee contacts in a conference channel, it is necessary to enable the feature Channel::FeatureConferenceInitialInviteeContacts. See the individual methods descriptions for more details.

Channel features can be enabled by constructing a ChannelFactory and enabling the desired features, and passing it to AccountManager, Account or ClientRegistrar when creating them as appropriate. However, if a particular feature is only ever used in a specific circumstance, such as an user opening some settings dialog separate from the general view of the application, features can be later enabled as needed by calling becomeReady() with the additional features, and waiting for the resulting PendingOperation to finish.

Each channel is owned by a connection. If the Connection object becomes invalidated the Channel object will also get invalidated.

## Usage

### Creating a channel object

Channel objects can be created in various ways, but the preferred way is trough Account channel creation methods such as Account::ensureTextChat(), Account::createFileTransfer(), which uses the channel dispatcher.

If you already know the object path, you can just call create(). For example:

     ChannelPtr chan = Channel::create(connection, objectPath,
             immutableProperties);

### Making channel ready to use

A Channel object needs to become ready before usage, meaning that the introspection process finished and the object accessors can be used.

To make the object ready, use becomeReady() and wait for the PendingOperation::finished() signal to be emitted.

     class MyClass : public QObject
     {
         QOBJECT

     public:
         MyClass(QObject *parent = 0);
         ~MyClass() { }

     private Q_SLOTS:
         void onChannelReady(Tp::PendingOperation*);

     private:
         ChannelPtr chan;
     };

     MyClass::MyClass(const ConnectionPtr &connection,
             const QString &objectPath, const QVariantMap &immutableProperties)
         : QObject(parent)
           chan(Channel::create(connection, objectPath, immutableProperties))
     {
         connect(chan->becomeReady(),
                 SIGNAL(finished(Tp::PendingOperation*)),
                 SLOT(onChannelReady(Tp::PendingOperation*)));
     }

     void MyClass::onChannelReady(Tp::PendingOperation *op)
     {
         if (op->isError()) {
             qWarning() << "Channel cannot become ready:" <<
                 op->errorName() << "-" << op->errorMessage();
             return;
         }

         // Channel is now ready
     }

See Asynchronous Object Model, Shared Pointer Usage

## Constructor & Destructor Documentation

Tp::Channel::~Channel | ( |  | ) | `[virtual]`

Class destructor.

Tp::Channel::Channel | ( | const ConnectionPtr & | connection,
|  | const QString & | objectPath,
|  | const QVariantMap & | immutableProperties,
|  | const Feature & | coreFeature
| ) |  | `[protected]`

Construct a new Channel object.

Parameters:

  connection | Connection owning this channel, and specifying the service.
  objectPath | The channel object path.
  immutableProperties | The channel immutable properties.
  coreFeature | The core feature of the channel type. The corresponding introspectable should depend on Channel::FeatureCore.

## Member Function Documentation

ChannelPtr Tp::Channel::create | ( | const ConnectionPtr & | connection,
|  | const QString & | objectPath,
|  | const QVariantMap & | immutableProperties
| ) |  | `[static]`

Create a new Channel object.

Parameters:

  connection | Connection owning this channel, and specifying the service.
  objectPath | The channel object path.
  immutableProperties | The channel immutable properties.

Returns:
  A ChannelPtr object pointing to the newly created Channel object.

Todo:
  immutableProperties should be used to populate the corresponding accessors (such as channelType()) already on construction, not only when making FeatureCore ready (fd.o #41654)

Reimplemented in Tp::StreamedMediaChannel, Tp::ContactSearchChannel, Tp::TextChannel, Tp::IncomingStreamTubeChannel, Tp::CallChannel, Tp::OutgoingStreamTubeChannel, Tp::IncomingFileTransferChannel, Tp::OutgoingFileTransferChannel, Tp::StreamTubeChannel, Tp::DBusTubeChannel, Tp::FileTransferChannel, Tp::ServerAuthenticationChannel, Tp::TubeChannel, Tp::IncomingDBusTubeChannel, Tp::OutgoingDBusTubeChannel, and Tp::RoomListChannel.

ConnectionPtr Tp::Channel::connection | ( |  | ) | const

Return the connection owning this channel.

Returns:
  A pointer to the Connection object.

QVariantMap Tp::Channel::immutableProperties | ( |  | ) | const

Return the immutable properties of the channel.

If the channel is ready (isReady(Channel::FeatureCore) returns true), the following keys are guaranteed to be present: org.freedesktop.Telepathy.Channel.ChannelType, org.freedesktop.Telepathy.Channel.TargetHandleType, org.freedesktop.Telepathy.Channel.TargetHandle and org.freedesktop.Telepathy.Channel.Requested.

The keys and values in this map are defined by the Telepathy specification, or by third-party extensions to that specification. These are the properties that cannot change over the lifetime of the channel; they're announced in the result of the request, for efficiency.

Returns:
  The immutable properties as QVariantMap.

QString Tp::Channel::channelType | ( |  | ) | const

Return the D-Bus interface name for the type of this channel.

This method requires Channel::FeatureCore to be ready.

Returns:
  The D-Bus interface name for the type of the channel.

HandleType Tp::Channel::targetHandleType | ( |  | ) | const

Return the type of the handle returned by targetHandle() as specified in HandleType.

This method requires Channel::FeatureCore to be ready.

Returns:
  The target handle type as HandleType.

See also:
  targetHandle(), targetId()

uint Tp::Channel::targetHandle | ( |  | ) | const

Return the handle of the remote party with which this channel communicates.

This method requires Channel::FeatureCore to be ready.

Returns:
  An integer representing the target handle, which is of the type targetHandleType() indicates.

See also:
  targetHandleType(), targetId()

QString Tp::Channel::targetId | ( |  | ) | const

Return the persistent unique ID of the remote party with which this channel communicates.

If targetHandleType() is HandleTypeContact, this will be the ID of the remote contact, and similarly the unique ID of the room when targetHandleType() is HandleTypeRoom.

This is not necessarily the best identifier to display to the user, though. In particular, for contacts, their alias should be displayed instead. It can be used for matching channels and UI elements for them across reconnects, though, at which point the old channels and contacts are invalidated.

This method requires Channel::FeatureCore to be ready.

Returns:
  The target identifier.

See also:
  targetHandle(), targetContact()

ContactPtr Tp::Channel::targetContact | ( |  | ) | const

Return the contact with which this channel communicates for its lifetime, if applicable.

This method requires Channel::FeatureCore to be ready.

Returns:
  A pointer to the Contact object, or a null ContactPtr if targetHandleType() is not HandleTypeContact.

See also:
  targetHandle(), targetId()

bool Tp::Channel::isRequested | ( |  | ) | const

Return whether this channel was created in response to a local request.

This method requires Channel::FeatureCore to be ready.

Returns:
  `true` if the channel was created in response to a local request, `false` otherwise.

ContactPtr Tp::Channel::initiatorContact | ( |  | ) | const

Return the contact who initiated this channel.

This method requires Channel::FeatureCore to be ready.

Returns:
  A pointer to the Contact object representing the contact who initiated the channel, or a null ContactPtr if it can't be retrieved.

PendingOperation * Tp::Channel::requestClose | ( |  | ) |

Start an asynchronous request that this channel be closed.

The returned PendingOperation object will signal the success or failure of this request; under normal circumstances, it can be expected to succeed.

Returns:
  A PendingOperation which will emit PendingOperation::finished when the call has finished.

See also:
  requestLeave()

PendingOperation * Tp::Channel::requestLeave | ( | const QString & | message = `QString()`,
|  | ChannelGroupChangeReason | reason = `ChannelGroupChangeReasonNone`
| ) |  |

Start an asynchronous request to leave this channel as gracefully as possible.

If leaving any more gracefully is not possible, this will revert to the same as requestClose(). In particular, this will be the case for channels with no group interface (TP_QT_IFACE_CHANNEL_INTERFACE_GROUP not in the list returned by interfaces()).

The returned PendingOperation object will signal the success or failure of this request; under normal circumstances, it can be expected to succeed.

A message and a reason may be provided along with the request, which will be sent to the server if supported, which is indicated by ChannelGroupFlagMessageDepart and/or ChannelGroupFlagMessageReject.

Attempting to leave again when we have already left, either by our request or forcibly, will be a no-op, with the returned PendingOperation immediately finishing successfully.

Parameters:

  message | The message, which can be blank if desired.
  reason | A reason for leaving.

Returns:
  A PendingOperation which will emit PendingOperation::finished when the call has finished.

ChannelGroupFlags Tp::Channel::groupFlags | ( |  | ) | const

Return a set of flags indicating the capabilities and behaviour of the group on this channel.

Change notification is via the groupFlagsChanged() signal.

This method requires Channel::FeatureCore to be ready.

Returns:
  The bitfield combination of flags as ChannelGroupFlags.

See also:
  groupFlagsChanged()

bool Tp::Channel::groupCanAddContacts | ( |  | ) | const

Return whether contacts can be added or invited to this channel.

Change notification is via the groupCanAddContactsChanged() signal.

This method requires Channel::FeatureCore to be ready.

Returns:
  `true` if contacts can be added or invited to the channel, `false` otherwise.

See also:
  groupFlags(), groupAddContacts()

bool Tp::Channel::groupCanAddContactsWithMessage | ( |  | ) | const

Return whether a message is expected when adding/inviting contacts, who are not already members, to this channel.

This method requires Channel::FeatureCore to be ready.

Returns:
  `true` if a message is expected, `false` otherwise.

See also:
  groupFlags(), groupAddContacts()

bool Tp::Channel::groupCanAcceptContactsWithMessage | ( |  | ) | const

Return whether a message is expected when accepting contacts' requests to join this channel.

This method requires Channel::FeatureCore to be ready.

Returns:
  `true` if a message is expected, `false` otherwise.

See also:
  groupFlags(), groupAddContacts()

PendingOperation * Tp::Channel::groupAddContacts | ( | const QList< ContactPtr > & | contacts,
|  | const QString & | message = `QString()`
| ) |  |

Add contacts to this channel.

Contacts on the local pending list (those waiting for permission to join the channel) can always be added. If groupCanAcceptContactsWithMessage() returns `true`, an optional message is expected when doing this; if not, the message parameter is likely to be ignored (so the user should not be asked for a message, and the message parameter should be left empty).

Other contacts can only be added if groupCanAddContacts() returns `true`. If groupCanAddContactsWithMessage() returns `true`, an optional message is expected when doing this, and if not, the message parameter is likely to be ignored.

This method requires Channel::FeatureCore to be ready.

Parameters:

  contacts | Contacts to be added.
  message | A string message, which can be blank if desired.

Returns:
  A PendingOperation which will emit PendingOperation::finished when the call has finished.

See also:
  groupCanAddContacts(), groupCanAddContactsWithMessage(), groupCanAcceptContactsWithMessage()

bool Tp::Channel::groupCanRescindContacts | ( |  | ) | const

Return whether contacts in groupRemotePendingContacts() can be removed from this channel (i.e. whether an invitation can be rescinded).

Change notification is via the groupCanRescindContactsChanged() signal.

This method requires Channel::FeatureCore to be ready.

Returns:
  `true` if contacts can be removed, `false` otherwise.

See also:
  groupFlags(), groupRemoveContacts()

bool Tp::Channel::groupCanRescindContactsWithMessage | ( |  | ) | const

Return whether a message is expected when removing contacts who are in groupRemotePendingContacts() from this channel (i.e. rescinding an invitation).

This method requires Channel::FeatureCore to be ready.

Returns:
  `true` if a message is expected, `false` otherwise.

See also:
  groupFlags(), groupRemoveContacts()

bool Tp::Channel::groupCanRemoveContacts | ( |  | ) | const

Return if contacts in groupContacts() can be removed from this channel.

Note that contacts in local pending lists, and the groupSelfContact(), can always be removed from the channel.

Change notification is via the groupCanRemoveContactsChanged() signal.

This method requires Channel::FeatureCore to be ready.

Returns:
  `true` if contacts can be removed, `false` otherwise.

See also:
  groupFlags(), groupRemoveContacts()

bool Tp::Channel::groupCanRemoveContactsWithMessage | ( |  | ) | const

Return whether a message is expected when removing contacts who are in groupContacts() from this channel.

This method requires Channel::FeatureCore to be ready.

Returns:
  `true` if a message is expected, `false` otherwise.

See also:
  groupFlags(), groupRemoveContacts()

bool Tp::Channel::groupCanRejectContactsWithMessage | ( |  | ) | const

Return whether a message is expected when removing contacts who are in groupLocalPendingContacts() from this channel (i.e. rejecting a request to join).

This method requires Channel::FeatureCore to be ready.

Returns:
  `true` if a message is expected, `false` otherwise.

See also:
  groupFlags(), groupRemoveContacts()

bool Tp::Channel::groupCanDepartWithMessage | ( |  | ) | const

Return whether a message is expected when removing the groupSelfContact() from this channel (i.e. departing from the channel).

Returns:
  `true` if a message is expected, `false` otherwise.

See also:
  groupFlags(), groupRemoveContacts()

PendingOperation * Tp::Channel::groupRemoveContacts | ( | const QList< ContactPtr > & | contacts,
|  | const QString & | message = `QString()`,
|  | ChannelGroupChangeReason | reason = `ChannelGroupChangeReasonNone`
| ) |  |

Remove contacts from this channel.

Contacts on the local pending list (those waiting for permission to join the channel) can always be removed. If groupCanRejectContactsWithMessage() returns `true`, an optional message is expected when doing this; if not, the message parameter is likely to be ignored (so the user should not be asked for a message, and the message parameter should be left empty).

The groupSelfContact() can also always be removed, as a way to leave the group with an optional departure message and/or departure reason indication. If groupCanDepartWithMessage() returns `true`, an optional message is expected when doing this, and if not, the message parameter is likely to be ignored.

Contacts in the group can only be removed (e.g. kicked) if groupCanRemoveContacts() returns `true`. If groupCanRemoveContactsWithMessage() returns `true`, an optional message is expected when doing this, and if not, the message parameter is likely to be ignored.

Contacts in the remote pending list (those who have been invited to the channel) can only be removed (have their invitations rescinded) if groupCanRescindContacts() returns `true`. If groupCanRescindContactsWithMessage() returns `true`, an optional message is expected when doing this, and if not, the message parameter is likely to be ignored.

This method requires Channel::FeatureCore to be ready.

Parameters:

  contacts | Contacts to be removed.
  message | A string message, which can be blank if desired.
  reason | Reason of the change, as specified in ChannelGroupChangeReason

Returns:
  A PendingOperation which will emit PendingOperation::finished when the call has finished.

See also:
  groupCanRemoveContacts(), groupCanRemoveContactsWithMessage(), groupCanRejectContactsWithMessage(), groupCanRescindContacts(), groupCanRescindContacts(), groupCanRescindContactsWithMessage(), groupCanDepartWithMessage()

Contacts Tp::Channel::groupContacts | ( | bool | includeSelfContact = `true` | ) | const

Return the current contacts of the group.

It is possible to omit the contact representing the local user, even if the contact is in the set, by passing `false` as the parameter includeSelfContact.

Change notification is via the groupMembersChanged() signal.

This method requires Channel::FeatureCore to be ready.

Parameters:

  includeSelfContact | Whether to include the self contact in the returned set.

Returns:
  A set of pointers to the Contact objects.

See also:
  groupLocalPendingContacts(), groupRemotePendingContacts()

Contacts Tp::Channel::groupLocalPendingContacts | ( | bool | includeSelfContact = `true` | ) | const

Return the contacts currently waiting for local approval to join the group.

It is possible to omit the contact representing the local user, even if the contact is in the set, by passing `false` as the parameter includeSelfContact.

Change notification is via the groupMembersChanged() signal.

This method requires Channel::FeatureCore to be ready.

Parameters:

  includeSelfContact | Whether to include the self contact in the returned set.

Returns:
  A set of pointers to the Contact objects.

See also:
  groupContacts(), groupRemotePendingContacts()

Contacts Tp::Channel::groupRemotePendingContacts | ( | bool | includeSelfContact = `true` | ) | const

Return the contacts currently waiting for remote approval to join the group.

It is possible to omit the contact representing the local user, even if the contact is in the set, by passing `false` as the parameter includeSelfContact.

Change notification is via the groupMembersChanged() signal.

This method requires Channel::FeatureCore to be ready.

Parameters:

  includeSelfContact | Whether to include the self contact in the returned set.

Returns:
  A set of pointers to the Contact objects.

See also:
  groupContacts(), groupLocalPendingContacts()

Channel::GroupMemberChangeDetails Tp::Channel::groupLocalPendingContactChangeInfo | ( | const ContactPtr & | contact | ) | const

Return information of a local pending contact change. If no information is available, an object for which GroupMemberChangeDetails::isValid() returns `false` is returned.

This method requires Channel::FeatureCore to be ready.

Parameters:

  contact | A Contact object that is on the local pending contacts list.

Returns:
  The change info as a GroupMemberChangeDetails object.

Channel::GroupMemberChangeDetails Tp::Channel::groupSelfContactRemoveInfo | ( |  | ) | const

Return information on the removal of the local user from the group. If the user hasn't been removed from the group, an object for which GroupMemberChangeDetails::isValid() returns `false` is returned.

This method should be called only after you've left the channel. This is useful for getting the remove information after missing the corresponding groupMembersChanged() signal, as the local user being removed usually causes the channel to be closed.

The returned information is not guaranteed to be correct if groupIsSelfHandleTracked() returns false and a self handle change has occurred on the remote object.

This method requires Channel::FeatureCore to be ready.

Returns:
  The remove info as a GroupMemberChangeDetails object.

bool Tp::Channel::groupAreHandleOwnersAvailable | ( |  | ) | const

Return whether globally valid handles can be looked up using the channel-specific handle on this channel using this object.

Handle owner lookup is only available if:

- The object is ready
- The list returned by interfaces() contains TP_QT_IFACE_CHANNEL_INTERFACE_GROUP
- The set of flags returned by groupFlags() contains #GroupFlagProperties and #GroupFlagChannelSpecificHandles

If this function returns `false`, the return value of groupHandleOwners() is undefined and groupHandleOwnersChanged() will never be emitted.

The value returned by this function will stay fixed for the entire time the object is ready, so no change notification is provided.

This method requires Channel::FeatureCore to be ready.

Returns:
  `true` if handle owner lookup functionality is available, `false` otherwise.

HandleOwnerMap Tp::Channel::groupHandleOwners | ( |  | ) | const

Return a mapping of handles specific to this channel to globally valid handles.

The mapping includes at least all of the channel-specific handles in this channel's members, local-pending and remote-pending sets as keys. Any handle not in the keys of this mapping is not channel-specific in this channel. Handles which are channel-specific, but for which the owner is unknown, appear in this mapping with 0 as owner.

Change notification is via the groupHandleOwnersChanged() signal.

This method requires Channel::FeatureCore to be ready.

Returns:
  A mapping from group-specific handles to globally valid handles.

bool Tp::Channel::groupIsSelfContactTracked | ( |  | ) | const

Return whether the value returned by groupSelfContact() is guaranteed to accurately represent the local user even after nickname changes, etc.

This should always be `true` for new services implementing the group interface.

Older services not providing group properties don't necessarily emit the SelfHandleChanged signal either, so self contact changes can't be reliably tracked.

This method requires Channel::FeatureCore to be ready.

Returns:
  `true` if changes to the self contact are tracked, `false` otherwise.

ContactPtr Tp::Channel::groupSelfContact | ( |  | ) | const

Return a Contact object representing the user in the group if at all possible, otherwise a Contact object representing the user globally.

Change notification is via the groupSelfContactChanged() signal.

This method requires Channel::FeatureCore to be ready.

Returns:
  A pointer to the Contact object.

bool Tp::Channel::isConference | ( |  | ) | const

Return whether this channel implements the conference interface (TP_QT_IFACE_CHANNEL_INTERFACE_CONFERENCE is in the list returned by interfaces()).

This method requires Channel::FeatureCore to be ready.

Returns:
  `true` if the conference interface is supported, `false` otherwise.

Contacts Tp::Channel::conferenceInitialInviteeContacts | ( |  | ) | const

Return a list of contacts invited to this conference when it was created.

This method requires Channel::FeatureConferenceInitialInviteeContacts to be ready.

Returns:
  A set of pointers to the Contact objects.

QList< ChannelPtr > Tp::Channel::conferenceChannels | ( |  | ) | const

Return the individual channels that are part of this conference.

Change notification is via the conferenceChannelMerged() and conferenceChannelRemoved() signals.

Note that the returned channels are not guaranteed to be ready. Calling Channel::becomeReady() may be needed.

This method requires Channel::FeatureCore to be ready.

Returns:
  A list of pointers to Channel objects containing all channels in the conference.

See also:
  conferenceInitialChannels(), conferenceOriginalChannels()

QList< ChannelPtr > Tp::Channel::conferenceInitialChannels | ( |  | ) | const

Return the initial value of conferenceChannels().

Note that the returned channels are not guaranteed to be ready. Calling Channel::becomeReady() may be needed.

This method requires Channel::FeatureCore to be ready.

Returns:
  A list of pointers to Channel objects containing all channels that were initially part of the conference.

See also:
  conferenceChannels(), conferenceOriginalChannels()

QHash< uint, ChannelPtr > Tp::Channel::conferenceOriginalChannels | ( |  | ) | const

Return a map between channel specific handles and the corresponding channels of this conference.

This method is only relevant on GSM conference calls where it is possible to have the same phone number in a conference twice; for instance, it could be the number of a corporate switchboard. This is represented using channel-specific handles; whether or not a channel uses channel-specific handles is reported in groupFlags(). The groupHandleOwners() specifies the mapping from opaque channel-specific handles to actual numbers; this property specifies the original 1-1 channel corresponding to each channel-specific handle in the conference.

In protocols where this situation cannot arise, such as XMPP, this method will return an empty hash.

Example, consider this situation: 1. Place a call (with path /call/to/simon) to the contact +441234567890 (which is assigned the handle h, say), and ask to be put through to Simon McVittie; 2. Put that call on hold; 3. Place another call (with path /call/to/jonny) to +441234567890, and ask to be put through to Jonny Lamb; 4. Request a new conference channel with initial channels: ['/call/to/simon', '/call/to/jonny'].

The new channel will have the following properties, for some handles s and j:

{ groupFlags(): ChannelGroupFlagChannelSpecificHandles | (other flags), groupMembers(): [self handle, s, j], groupHandleOwners(): { s: h, j: h }, conferenceInitialChannels(): ['/call/to/simon', '/call/to/jonny'], conferenceChannels(): ['/call/to/simon', '/call/to/jonny'], conferenceOriginalChannels(): { s: '/call/to/simon', j: '/call/to/jonny' }, # ... }

Note that the returned channels are not guaranteed to be ready. Calling Channel::becomeReady() may be needed.

This method requires Channel::FeatureCore to be ready.

Returns:
  A map of channel specific handles to pointers to Channel objects.

See also:
  conferenceChannels(), conferenceInitialChannels()

bool Tp::Channel::supportsConferenceMerging | ( |  | ) | const

Return whether this channel supports conference merging using conferenceMergeChannel().

This method requires Channel::FeatureCore to be ready.

Returns:
  `true` if the interface is supported, `false` otherwise.

See also:
  conferenceMergeChannel()

PendingOperation * Tp::Channel::conferenceMergeChannel | ( | const ChannelPtr & | channel | ) |

Request that the given channel be incorporated into this channel.

This method requires Channel::FeatureCore to be ready.

Returns:
  A PendingOperation which will emit PendingOperation::finished when the call has finished.

See also:
  supportsConferenceMerging()

bool Tp::Channel::supportsConferenceSplitting | ( |  | ) | const

Return whether this channel supports splitting using conferenceSplitChannel().

This method requires Channel::FeatureCore to be ready.

Returns:
  `true` if the interface is supported, `false` otherwise.

See also:
  conferenceSplitChannel()

PendingOperation * Tp::Channel::conferenceSplitChannel | ( |  | ) |

Request that this channel is removed from any conference of which it is a part.

This method requires Channel::FeatureCore to be ready.

Returns:
  A PendingOperation which will emit PendingOperation::finished when the call has finished.

See also:
  supportsConferenceSplitting()

void Tp::Channel::groupFlagsChanged | ( | Tp::ChannelGroupFlags | flags,
|  | Tp::ChannelGroupFlags | added,
|  | Tp::ChannelGroupFlags | removed
| ) |  | `[signal]`

Emitted when the value of groupFlags() changes.

Parameters:

  flags | The value which would now be returned by groupFlags().
  added | Flags added compared to the previous value.
  removed | Flags removed compared to the previous value.

void Tp::Channel::groupCanAddContactsChanged | ( | bool | canAddContacts | ) | `[signal]`

Emitted when the value of groupCanAddContacts() changes.

Parameters:

  canAddContacts | Whether a contact can be added to this channel.

See also:
  groupCanAddContacts()

void Tp::Channel::groupCanRemoveContactsChanged | ( | bool | canRemoveContacts | ) | `[signal]`

Emitted when the value of groupCanRemoveContacts() changes.

Parameters:

  canRemoveContacts | Whether a contact can be removed from this channel.

See also:
  groupCanRemoveContacts()

void Tp::Channel::groupCanRescindContactsChanged | ( | bool | canRescindContacts | ) | `[signal]`

Emitted when the value of groupCanRescindContacts() changes.

Parameters:

  canRescindContacts | Whether contact invitations can be rescinded.

See also:
  groupCanRescindContacts()

void Tp::Channel::groupMembersChanged | ( | const Tp::Contacts & | groupMembersAdded,
|  | const Tp::Contacts & | groupLocalPendingMembersAdded,
|  | const Tp::Contacts & | groupRemotePendingMembersAdded,
|  | const Tp::Contacts & | groupMembersRemoved,
|  | const Tp::Channel::GroupMemberChangeDetails & | details
| ) |  | `[signal]`

Emitted when the value returned by groupContacts(), groupLocalPendingContacts() or groupRemotePendingContacts() changes.

Parameters:

  groupMembersAdded | The contacts that were added to this channel.
  groupLocalPendingMembersAdded | The local pending contacts that were added to this channel.
  groupRemotePendingMembersAdded | The remote pending contacts that were added to this channel.
  groupMembersRemoved | The contacts removed from this channel.
  details | Additional details such as the contact requesting or causing the change.

void Tp::Channel::groupHandleOwnersChanged | ( | const Tp::HandleOwnerMap & | owners,
|  | const Tp::UIntList & | added,
|  | const Tp::UIntList & | removed
| ) |  | `[signal]`

Emitted when the value returned by groupHandleOwners() changes.

Parameters:

  owners | The value which would now be returned by groupHandleOwners().
  added | Handles which have been added to the mapping as keys, or existing handle keys for which the mapped-to value has changed.
  removed | Handles which have been removed from the mapping.

void Tp::Channel::groupSelfContactChanged | ( |  | ) | `[signal]`

Emitted when the value returned by groupSelfContact() changes.

void Tp::Channel::conferenceChannelMerged | ( | const Tp::ChannelPtr & | channel | ) | `[signal]`

Emitted when a new channel is added to the value of conferenceChannels().

Parameters:

  channel | The channel that was added to conferenceChannels().

void Tp::Channel::conferenceChannelRemoved | ( | const Tp::ChannelPtr & | channel,
|  | const Tp::Channel::GroupMemberChangeDetails & | details
| ) |  | `[signal]`

Emitted when a new channel is removed from the value of conferenceChannels().

Parameters:

  channel | The channel that was removed from conferenceChannels().
  details | The change details.

Client::ChannelInterface * Tp::Channel::baseInterface | ( |  | ) | const`[protected]`

Return the Client::ChannelInterface interface proxy object for this channel. This method is protected since the convenience methods provided by this class should generally be used instead of calling D-Bus methods directly.

Returns:
  A pointer to the existing Client::ChannelInterface object for this Channel object.

bool Tp::Channel::groupSelfHandleIsLocalPending | ( |  | ) | const`[protected]`

Return whether the local user is in the "local pending" state. This indicates that the local user needs to take action to accept an invitation, an incoming call, etc.

This method requires Channel::FeatureCore to be ready.

Returns:
  `true` if local user is in the channel's local-pending set, `false` otherwise.

PendingOperation * Tp::Channel::groupAddSelfHandle | ( |  | ) | `[protected, slot]`

Attempt to add the local user to this channel. In some channel types, such as Text and StreamedMedia, this is used to accept an invitation or an incoming call.

This method requires Channel::FeatureCore to be ready.

Returns:
  A PendingOperation which will emit PendingOperation::finished when the call has finished.

## Member Data Documentation

const Feature Tp::Channel::FeatureCore`[static]`

Feature representing the core that needs to become ready to make the Channel object usable.

Note that this feature must be enabled in order to use most Channel methods. See specific methods documentation for more details.

When calling isReady(), becomeReady(), this feature is implicitly added to the requested features.

Reimplemented in Tp::StreamedMediaChannel, Tp::IncomingStreamTubeChannel, Tp::TextChannel, Tp::OutgoingStreamTubeChannel, Tp::ContactSearchChannel, Tp::IncomingFileTransferChannel, Tp::OutgoingFileTransferChannel, Tp::StreamTubeChannel, Tp::CallChannel, Tp::FileTransferChannel, Tp::ServerAuthenticationChannel, Tp::DBusTubeChannel, and Tp::TubeChannel.

const Feature Tp::Channel::FeatureConferenceInitialInviteeContacts`[static]`

Feature used in order to access the conference initial invitee contacts info.

See also:
  conferenceInitialInviteeContacts()