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diff --git a/lib/libalpm/alpm.h b/lib/libalpm/alpm.h
index b1e3887e..06d0f5a3 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/alpm.h
+++ b/lib/libalpm/alpm.h
@@ -50,102 +50,198 @@ extern "C" {
#include <alpm_list.h>
/*
- * Arch Linux Package Management library
+ * Opaque Structures
*/
-/*
- * Opaque Structures
+/** The libalpm context handle.
+ *
+ * This struct represents an instance of libalpm.
*/
typedef struct __alpm_handle_t alpm_handle_t;
+
+/** A database.
+ *
+ * A database is a container that stores metadata about packages.
+ *
+ * A database can be located on the local filesystem or on a remote server.
+ *
+ * To use a database, it must first be registered via \link alpm_register_syncdb \endlink.
+ * If the database is already preasant in dbpath then it will be usable. Otherwise,
+ * the database needs to be downloaded using \link alpm_db_update \endlink. Even if the
+ * source of the database is the local filesystem.
+ *
+ * After this, the database can be used to query packages and groups. Any packages or groups
+ * from the database will continue to be owned by the database and do not need to be freed by
+ * the user. They will be freed when the database is unregistered.
+ *
+ * Databases are automatically unregistered when the \link alpm_handle_t \endlink is released.
+ */
typedef struct __alpm_db_t alpm_db_t;
+
+
+/** A package.
+ *
+ * A package can be loaded from disk via \link alpm_pkg_load \endlink or retrieved from a database.
+ * Packages from databases are automatically freed when the database is unregistered. Packages loaded
+ * from a file must be freed manually.
+ *
+ * Packages can then be queried for metadata or added to a \link alpm_trans_t transaction \endlink
+ * to be added or removed from the system.
+ */
typedef struct __alpm_pkg_t alpm_pkg_t;
+
+/** Transaction structure used internally by libalpm */
typedef struct __alpm_trans_t alpm_trans_t;
-/** @addtogroup alpm_api_errors Error Codes
+
+/** @addtogroup alpm_api ALPM
+ * @brief The libalpm Public API
+ * @{
+ */
+
+/** @addtogroup alpm_errors Error Codes
+ * Error codes returned by libalpm.
* @{
*/
+
+/** libalpm's error type */
typedef enum _alpm_errno_t {
+ /** No error */
ALPM_ERR_OK = 0,
+ /** Failed to allocate memory */
ALPM_ERR_MEMORY,
+ /** A system error occurred */
ALPM_ERR_SYSTEM,
+ /** Permmision denied */
ALPM_ERR_BADPERMS,
+ /** Should be a file */
ALPM_ERR_NOT_A_FILE,
+ /** Should be a directory */
ALPM_ERR_NOT_A_DIR,
+ /** Function was called with invalid arguments */
ALPM_ERR_WRONG_ARGS,
+ /** Insufficient disk space */
ALPM_ERR_DISK_SPACE,
/* Interface */
+ /** Handle should be null */
ALPM_ERR_HANDLE_NULL,
+ /** Handle should not be null */
ALPM_ERR_HANDLE_NOT_NULL,
+ /** Failed to acquire lock */
ALPM_ERR_HANDLE_LOCK,
/* Databases */
+ /** Failed to open database */
ALPM_ERR_DB_OPEN,
+ /** Failed to create database */
ALPM_ERR_DB_CREATE,
+ /** Database should not be null */
ALPM_ERR_DB_NULL,
+ /** Database should be null */
ALPM_ERR_DB_NOT_NULL,
+ /** The database could not be found */
ALPM_ERR_DB_NOT_FOUND,
+ /** Database is invalid */
ALPM_ERR_DB_INVALID,
+ /** Database has an invalid signature */
ALPM_ERR_DB_INVALID_SIG,
+ /** The localdb is in a newer/older format than libalpm expects */
ALPM_ERR_DB_VERSION,
+ /** Failed to write to the database */
ALPM_ERR_DB_WRITE,
+ /** Failed to remove entry from database */
ALPM_ERR_DB_REMOVE,
/* Servers */
+ /** Server URL is in an invalid format */
ALPM_ERR_SERVER_BAD_URL,
+ /** The database has no configured servers */
ALPM_ERR_SERVER_NONE,
/* Transactions */
+ /** A transaction is already initialized */
ALPM_ERR_TRANS_NOT_NULL,
+ /** A transaction has not been initialized */
ALPM_ERR_TRANS_NULL,
+ /** Duplicate target in transaction */
ALPM_ERR_TRANS_DUP_TARGET,
+ /** A transaction has not been initialized */
ALPM_ERR_TRANS_NOT_INITIALIZED,
+ /** Transaction has not been prepared */
ALPM_ERR_TRANS_NOT_PREPARED,
+ /** Transaction was aborted */
ALPM_ERR_TRANS_ABORT,
+ /** Failed to interrupt transaction */
ALPM_ERR_TRANS_TYPE,
+ /** Tried to commit transaction without locking the database */
ALPM_ERR_TRANS_NOT_LOCKED,
+ /** A hook failed to run */
ALPM_ERR_TRANS_HOOK_FAILED,
/* Packages */
+ /** Package not found */
ALPM_ERR_PKG_NOT_FOUND,
+ /** Package is in ignorepkg */
ALPM_ERR_PKG_IGNORED,
+ /** Package is invalid */
ALPM_ERR_PKG_INVALID,
+ /** Package has an invalid checksum */
ALPM_ERR_PKG_INVALID_CHECKSUM,
+ /** Package has an invalid signature */
ALPM_ERR_PKG_INVALID_SIG,
+ /** Package does not have a signature */
ALPM_ERR_PKG_MISSING_SIG,
+ /** Cannot open the package file */
ALPM_ERR_PKG_OPEN,
+ /** Failed to remove package files */
ALPM_ERR_PKG_CANT_REMOVE,
+ /** Package has an invalid name */
ALPM_ERR_PKG_INVALID_NAME,
+ /** Package has an invalid architecture */
ALPM_ERR_PKG_INVALID_ARCH,
+ /** Unused */
ALPM_ERR_PKG_REPO_NOT_FOUND,
/* Signatures */
+ /** Signatures are missing */
ALPM_ERR_SIG_MISSING,
+ /** Signatures are invalid */
ALPM_ERR_SIG_INVALID,
/* Dependencies */
+ /** Dependencies could not be satisfied */
ALPM_ERR_UNSATISFIED_DEPS,
+ /** Conflicting dependencies */
ALPM_ERR_CONFLICTING_DEPS,
+ /** Files conflict */
ALPM_ERR_FILE_CONFLICTS,
/* Misc */
+ /** Download failed */
ALPM_ERR_RETRIEVE,
+ /** Invalid Regex */
ALPM_ERR_INVALID_REGEX,
/* External library errors */
+ /** Error in libarchive */
ALPM_ERR_LIBARCHIVE,
+ /** Error in libcurl */
ALPM_ERR_LIBCURL,
+ /** Error in external download program */
ALPM_ERR_EXTERNAL_DOWNLOAD,
+ /** Error in gpgme */
ALPM_ERR_GPGME,
- /* Missing compile-time features */
+ /** Missing compile-time features */
ALPM_ERR_MISSING_CAPABILITY_SIGNATURES
} alpm_errno_t;
-/** Returns the current error code from the handle. */
+/** Returns the current error code from the handle.
+ * @param handle the context handle
+ * @return the current error code of the handle
+ */
alpm_errno_t alpm_errno(alpm_handle_t *handle);
-/** Returns the string corresponding to an error number. */
+/** Returns the string corresponding to an error number.
+ * @param err the error code to get the string for
+ * @return the string relating to the given error code
+ */
const char *alpm_strerror(alpm_errno_t err);
-/* End of alpm_api_errors */
+/* End of alpm_errors */
/** @} */
-/** @addtogroup alpm_api Public API
- * The libalpm Public API
- * @{
- */
-
typedef int64_t alpm_time_t;
/*