Improved version of jbus now handling signals

Change-Id: Ib4786bf8584f0955725a215a6aa6c7ca90bc7115

4 files changed, 464 insertions, 136 deletions

diff --git a/src/af-run.c b/src/af-run.c
index 304eead..6512a11 100644
--- a/src/af-run.c
+++ b/src/af-run.c
@@ -396,11 +396,10 @@ struct json_object *af_run_list()
 {
 	struct json_object *result, *obj;
 	struct apprun *runner;
-	char runidstr[20];
 	int i;
 
 	/* creates the object */
-	result = json_object_new_object();
+	result = json_object_new_array();
 	if (result == NULL) {
 		errno = ENOMEM;
 		return NULL;		
@@ -414,9 +413,8 @@ struct json_object *af_run_list()
 					json_object_put(result);
 					return NULL;
 				}
-				sprintf(runidstr, "%d", runner->runid);
 				/* TODO status ? */
-				json_object_object_add(result, runidstr, obj);
+				json_object_array_add(result, obj);
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/af-usrd.c b/src/af-usrd.c
index 960b44b..d2df994 100644
--- a/src/af-usrd.c
+++ b/src/af-usrd.c
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ static struct jbus *jbus;
 static struct af_db *afdb;
 
 const char error_nothing[] = "[]";
-const char error_bad_request[] = "{\"status\":\"error: bad request\"}";
-const char error_not_found[] = "{\"status\":\"error: not found\"}";
-const char error_cant_start[] = "{\"status\":\"error: can't start\"}";
+const char error_bad_request[] = "bad request";
+const char error_not_found[] = "not found";
+const char error_cant_start[] = "can't start";
 
 static const char *getappid(struct json_object *obj)
 {
@@ -48,15 +48,23 @@ static int getrunid(struct json_object *obj)
 static void reply(struct jreq *jreq, struct json_object *resp, const char *errstr)
 {
 	if (resp)
-		jbus_reply(jreq, resp);
+		jbus_reply_j(jreq, resp);
 	else
-		jbus_replyj(jreq, errstr);
+		jbus_reply_error_s(jreq, errstr);
+}
+
+static void reply_status(struct jreq *jreq, int status)
+{
+	if (status)
+		jbus_reply_error_s(jreq, error_not_found);
+	else
+		jbus_reply_s(jreq, "true");
 }
 
 static void on_runnables(struct jreq *jreq, struct json_object *obj)
 {
 	struct json_object *resp = af_db_application_list(afdb);
-	jbus_reply(jreq, resp);
+	jbus_reply_j(jreq, resp);
 	json_object_put(obj);
 }
 
@@ -77,19 +85,19 @@ static void on_start(struct jreq *jreq, struct json_object *obj)
 
 	appid = getappid(obj);
 	if (appid == NULL)
-		jbus_replyj(jreq, error_bad_request);
+		jbus_reply_error_s(jreq, error_bad_request);
 	else {
 		appli = af_db_get_application(afdb, appid);
 		if (appli == NULL)
-			jbus_replyj(jreq, error_not_found);
+			jbus_reply_error_s(jreq, error_not_found);
 		else {
 			runid = af_run_start(appli);
 			if (runid <= 0)
-				jbus_replyj(jreq, error_cant_start);
+				jbus_reply_error_s(jreq, error_cant_start);
 			else {
 				snprintf(runidstr, sizeof runidstr, "%d", runid);
 				runidstr[sizeof runidstr - 1] = 0;
-				jbus_replyj(jreq, runidstr);
+				jbus_reply_s(jreq, runidstr);
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -100,7 +108,7 @@ static void on_stop(struct jreq *jreq, struct json_object *obj)
 {
 	int runid = getrunid(obj);
 	int status = af_run_stop(runid);
-	jbus_replyj(jreq, status ? error_not_found : "true");
+	reply_status(jreq, status);
 	json_object_put(obj);
 }
 
@@ -108,7 +116,7 @@ static void on_continue(struct jreq *jreq, struct json_object *obj)
 {
 	int runid = getrunid(obj);
 	int status = af_run_continue(runid);
-	jbus_replyj(jreq, status ? error_not_found : "true");
+	reply_status(jreq, status);
 	json_object_put(obj);
 }
 
@@ -116,14 +124,14 @@ static void on_terminate(struct jreq *jreq, struct json_object *obj)
 {
 	int runid = getrunid(obj);
 	int status = af_run_terminate(runid);
-	jbus_replyj(jreq, status ? error_not_found : "true");
+	reply_status(jreq, status);
 	json_object_put(obj);
 }
 
 static void on_runners(struct jreq *jreq, struct json_object *obj)
 {
 	struct json_object *resp = af_run_list();
-	jbus_reply(jreq, resp);
+	jbus_reply_j(jreq, resp);
 	json_object_put(resp);
 	json_object_put(obj);
 }
@@ -181,14 +189,14 @@ int main(int ac, char **av)
 		ERROR("create_jbus failed");
 		return 1;
 	}
-	if(jbus_add_service(jbus, "runnables", on_runnables)
-	|| jbus_add_service(jbus, "detail", on_detail)
-	|| jbus_add_service(jbus, "start", on_start)
-	|| jbus_add_service(jbus, "terminate", on_terminate)
-	|| jbus_add_service(jbus, "stop", on_stop)
-	|| jbus_add_service(jbus, "continue", on_continue)
-	|| jbus_add_service(jbus, "runners", on_runners)
-	|| jbus_add_service(jbus, "state", on_state)) {
+	if(jbus_add_service_j(jbus, "runnables", on_runnables)
+	|| jbus_add_service_j(jbus, "detail", on_detail)
+	|| jbus_add_service_j(jbus, "start", on_start)
+	|| jbus_add_service_j(jbus, "terminate", on_terminate)
+	|| jbus_add_service_j(jbus, "stop", on_stop)
+	|| jbus_add_service_j(jbus, "continue", on_continue)
+	|| jbus_add_service_j(jbus, "runners", on_runners)
+	|| jbus_add_service_j(jbus, "state", on_state)) {
 		ERROR("adding services failed");
 		return 1;
 	}
diff --git a/src/utils-jbus.c b/src/utils-jbus.c
index ef87227..7e65723 100644
--- a/src/utils-jbus.c
+++ b/src/utils-jbus.c
@@ -31,38 +31,217 @@ struct jreq;
 struct jservice;
 struct jbus;
 
+/* structure for handled requests */
 struct jreq {
 	DBusConnection *connection;
-	DBusMessage *reply;
+	DBusMessage *request;
 };
 
+/* structure for recorded services */
 struct jservice {
 	struct jservice *next;
 	char *method;
-	void (*oncall)(struct jreq *, struct json_object *);
+	void (*oncall_s)(struct jreq *, const char *);
+	void (*oncall_j)(struct jreq *, struct json_object *);
 };
 
+/* structure for signal handlers */
+struct jsignal {
+	struct jsignal *next;
+	char *name;
+	void (*onsignal_s)(const char *);
+	void (*onsignal_j)(struct json_object *);
+};
+
+/* structure for recording asynchronous requests */
 struct jrespw {
 	struct jrespw *next;
 	dbus_uint32_t serial;
 	void *data;
-	void (*onresp)(int status, struct json_object *response, void *data);
+	void (*onresp_s)(int, const char*, void *);
+	void (*onresp_j)(int, struct json_object*, void *);
+};
+
+/* structure for synchronous requests */
+struct respsync {
+	int replied;
+	char *value;
 };
 
+/* structure for handling either client or server jbus on dbus */
 struct jbus {
 	int refcount;
 	struct jservice *services;
 	DBusConnection *connection;
+	struct jsignal *signals;
 	struct jrespw *waiters;
 	char *path;
 	char *name;
 };
 
-static const char reply_out_of_memory[] = "{\"status\":\"out of memory\"}";
-static const char reply_invalid[] = "{\"status\":\"invalid request\"}";
-static const char interface_jbus[] = "org.jbus";
+/*********************** STATIC COMMON METHODS *****************/
+
+static inline void free_jreq(struct jreq *jreq)
+{
+	dbus_message_unref(jreq->request);
+	dbus_connection_unref(jreq->connection);
+	free(jreq);
+}
+
+static inline int reply_out_of_memory(struct jreq *jreq)
+{
+	static const char out_of_memory[] = "out of memory";
+	jbus_reply_error_s(jreq, out_of_memory);
+	errno = ENOMEM;
+	return -1;
+}
+
+static inline int reply_invalid_request(struct jreq *jreq)
+{
+	static const char invalid_request[] = "invalid request";
+	jbus_reply_error_s(jreq, invalid_request);
+	return DBUS_HANDLER_RESULT_HANDLED;
+}
+
+static int matchitf(struct jbus *jbus, DBusMessage *message)
+{
+	const char *itf = dbus_message_get_interface(message);
+	return itf != NULL && !strcmp(itf, jbus->name);
+}
+
+static int add_service(
+		struct jbus *jbus,
+		const char *method,
+		void (*oncall_s)(struct jreq*, const char*),
+		void (*oncall_j)(struct jreq*, struct json_object*)
+)
+{
+	struct jservice *srv;
+
+	/* allocation */
+	srv = malloc(sizeof * srv);
+	if (srv == NULL) {
+		errno = ENOMEM;
+		goto error;
+	}
+	srv->method = strdup(method);
+	if (!srv->method) {
+		errno = ENOMEM;
+		goto error2;
+	}
+
+	/* record the service */
+	srv->oncall_s = oncall_s;
+	srv->oncall_j = oncall_j;
+	srv->next = jbus->services;
+	jbus->services = srv;
+
+	return 0;
+
+error2:
+	free(srv);
+error:
+	return -1;
+}
+
+static int add_signal(
+	struct jbus *jbus,
+	const char *name,
+	void (*onsignal_s)(const char*),
+	void (*onsignal_j)(struct json_object*)
+)
+{
+	char *rule;
+	struct jsignal *sig;
+
+	/* record the signal */
+	if (jbus->signals == NULL) {
+		if (0 >= asprintf(&rule, "type='signal',sender='%s',interface='%s',path='%s'", jbus->name, jbus->name, jbus->path))
+			return -1;
+		dbus_bus_add_match(jbus->connection, rule, NULL);
+		free(rule);
+	}
+
+	/* allocation */
+	sig = malloc(sizeof * sig);
+	if (sig == NULL)
+		goto error;
+	sig->name = strdup(name);
+	if (!sig->name)
+		goto error2;
+
+	/* record the signal */
+	sig->onsignal_s = onsignal_s;
+	sig->onsignal_j = onsignal_j;
+	sig->next = jbus->signals;
+	jbus->signals = sig;
+
+	return 0;
+
+error2:
+	free(sig);
+error:
+	errno = ENOMEM;
+	return -1;
+}
+
+static int call(
+	struct jbus *jbus,
+	const char *method,
+	const char *query,
+	void (*onresp_s)(int status, const char *response, void *data),
+	void (*onresp_j)(int status, struct json_object *response, void *data),
+	void *data
+)
+{
+	DBusMessage *msg;
+	struct jrespw *resp;
+
+	resp = malloc(sizeof * resp);
+	if (resp == NULL) {
+		errno = ENOMEM;
+		goto error;
+	}
+
+	msg = dbus_message_new_method_call(jbus->name, jbus->path, jbus->name, method);
+	if (msg == NULL) {
+		errno = ENOMEM;
+		goto error2;
+	}
+
+	if (!dbus_message_append_args(msg, DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &query, DBUS_TYPE_INVALID)) {
+		errno = ENOMEM;
+		goto error3;
+	}
+
+	if (!dbus_connection_send(jbus->connection, msg, &resp->serial)) {
+		goto error3;
+	}
+
+	dbus_message_unref(msg);
+	resp->data = data;
+	resp->onresp_s = onresp_s;
+	resp->onresp_j = onresp_j;
+	resp->next = jbus->waiters;
+	jbus->waiters = resp;
+	return 0;
+
+error3:
+	dbus_message_unref(msg);
+error2:
+	free(resp);
+error:
+	return -1;
+}
+
+static void sync_of_replies(int status, const char *value, void *data)
+{
+	struct respsync *s = data;
+	s->value = status ? NULL : strdup(value ? value : "");
+	s->replied = 1;
+}
 
-static DBusHandlerResult incoming_resp(DBusConnection *connection, DBusMessage *message, struct jbus *jbus)
+static DBusHandlerResult incoming_resp(DBusConnection *connection, DBusMessage *message, struct jbus *jbus, int iserror)
 {
 	int status;
 	const char *str;
@@ -79,27 +258,26 @@ static DBusHandlerResult incoming_resp(DBusConnection *connection, DBusMessage *
 		return DBUS_HANDLER_RESULT_NOT_YET_HANDLED;
 	*prv = jrw->next;
 
-	/* retrieve the json value */
+	/* retrieve the string value */
 	if (!dbus_message_get_args(message, NULL, DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &str, DBUS_TYPE_INVALID)) {
 		status = -1;
+		str = NULL;
 		reply = NULL;
-	} else {
+	}
+
+	/* treat it */
+	if (jrw->onresp_s)
+		jrw->onresp_s(iserror ? -1 : status, str, jrw->data);
+	else {
 		reply = json_tokener_parse(str);
 		status = reply ? 0 : -1;
+		jrw->onresp_j(iserror ? -1 : status, reply, jrw->data);
 	}
 
-	/* treat it */
-	jrw->onresp(status, reply, jrw->data);
 	free(jrw);
 	return DBUS_HANDLER_RESULT_HANDLED;
 }
 
-static int matchitf(DBusMessage *message)
-{
-	const char *itf = dbus_message_get_interface(message);
-	return itf != NULL && !strcmp(itf, interface_jbus);
-}
-
 static DBusHandlerResult incoming_call(DBusConnection *connection, DBusMessage *message, struct jbus *jbus)
 {
 	struct jservice *srv;
@@ -109,7 +287,7 @@ static DBusHandlerResult incoming_call(DBusConnection *connection, DBusMessage *
 	struct json_object *query;
 
 	/* search for the service */
-	if (!matchitf(message))
+	if (!matchitf(jbus, message))
 		return DBUS_HANDLER_RESULT_NOT_YET_HANDLED;
 	method = dbus_message_get_member(message);
 	if (method == NULL)
@@ -124,26 +302,58 @@ static DBusHandlerResult incoming_call(DBusConnection *connection, DBusMessage *
 	jreq = malloc(sizeof * jreq);
 	if (jreq == NULL)
 		return DBUS_HANDLER_RESULT_NEED_MEMORY;
-	jreq->reply = dbus_message_new_method_return(message);
-	if (jreq->reply == NULL) {
-		free(jreq);
-		return DBUS_HANDLER_RESULT_NEED_MEMORY;
-	}
+	jreq->request = dbus_message_ref(message);
 	jreq->connection = dbus_connection_ref(jbus->connection);
 	
-	/* retrieve the json value */
-	if (!dbus_message_get_args(message, NULL, DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &str, DBUS_TYPE_INVALID)) {
-		jbus_replyj(jreq, reply_invalid);
-		return DBUS_HANDLER_RESULT_HANDLED;
+	/* retrieve the string value */
+	if (!dbus_message_get_args(message, NULL, DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &str, DBUS_TYPE_INVALID))
+		return reply_invalid_request(jreq);
+	if (srv->oncall_s) {
+		/* handling strings only */
+		srv->oncall_s(jreq, str);
 	}
-	query = json_tokener_parse(str);
-	if (query == NULL) {
-		jbus_replyj(jreq, reply_invalid);
-		return DBUS_HANDLER_RESULT_HANDLED;
+	else {
+		/* handling json only */
+		query = json_tokener_parse(str);
+		if (query == NULL)
+			return reply_invalid_request(jreq);
+		srv->oncall_j(jreq, query);
 	}
+	return DBUS_HANDLER_RESULT_HANDLED;
+}
 
-	/* treat it */
-	srv->oncall(jreq, query);
+static DBusHandlerResult incoming_signal(DBusConnection *connection, DBusMessage *message, struct jbus *jbus)
+{
+	struct jsignal *sig;
+	const char *str;
+	const char *name;
+	struct json_object *obj;
+
+	/* search for the service */
+	if (!matchitf(jbus, message))
+		return DBUS_HANDLER_RESULT_NOT_YET_HANDLED;
+	name = dbus_message_get_member(message);
+	if (name == NULL)
+		return DBUS_HANDLER_RESULT_NOT_YET_HANDLED;
+	sig = jbus->signals;
+	while(sig != NULL && strcmp(name, sig->name))
+		sig = sig->next;
+	if (sig == NULL)
+		return DBUS_HANDLER_RESULT_NOT_YET_HANDLED;
+
+	/* retrieve the string value */
+	if (dbus_message_get_args(message, NULL, DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &str, DBUS_TYPE_INVALID)) {
+		if (sig->onsignal_s) {
+			/* handling strings only */
+			sig->onsignal_s(str);
+		}
+		else {
+			/* handling json only */
+			obj = json_tokener_parse(str);
+			if (obj != NULL)
+				sig->onsignal_j(obj);
+		}
+	}
 	return DBUS_HANDLER_RESULT_HANDLED;
 }
 
@@ -152,12 +362,17 @@ static DBusHandlerResult incoming(DBusConnection *connection, DBusMessage *messa
 	switch(dbus_message_get_type(message)) {
 	case DBUS_MESSAGE_TYPE_METHOD_CALL:
 		return incoming_call(connection, message, (struct jbus*)data);
-	case  DBUS_MESSAGE_TYPE_METHOD_RETURN:
-		return incoming_resp(connection, message, (struct jbus*)data);
+	case DBUS_MESSAGE_TYPE_METHOD_RETURN:
+		return incoming_resp(connection, message, (struct jbus*)data, 0);
+	case DBUS_MESSAGE_TYPE_ERROR:
+		return incoming_resp(connection, message, (struct jbus*)data, 1);
+	case DBUS_MESSAGE_TYPE_SIGNAL:
+		return incoming_signal(connection, message, (struct jbus*)data);
 	}
 	return DBUS_HANDLER_RESULT_NOT_YET_HANDLED;
 }
 
+/************************** MAIN FUNCTIONS *****************************************/
 
 struct jbus *create_jbus(int session, const char *path)
 {
@@ -234,54 +449,100 @@ void jbus_unref(struct jbus *jbus)
 	}
 }
 
-int jbus_replyj(struct jreq *jreq, const char *reply)
+int jbus_reply_error_s(struct jreq *jreq, const char *error)
 {
 	int rc = -1;
-	if (dbus_message_append_args(jreq->reply, DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &reply, DBUS_TYPE_INVALID)) {
-		if (dbus_connection_send(jreq->connection, jreq->reply, NULL))
+	DBusMessage *message;
+
+	message = dbus_message_new_error(jreq->request, DBUS_ERROR_FAILED, error);
+	if (message == NULL)
+		errno = ENOMEM;
+	else {
+		if (dbus_connection_send(jreq->connection, message, NULL))
 			rc = 0;
+		dbus_message_unref(message);
 	}
-	dbus_message_unref(jreq->reply);
-	dbus_connection_unref(jreq->connection);
-	free(jreq);
+	free_jreq(jreq);
 	return rc;
 }
 
-int jbus_reply(struct jreq *jreq, struct json_object *reply)
+int jbus_reply_error_j(struct jreq *jreq, struct json_object *reply)
 {
 	const char *str = json_object_to_json_string(reply);
-	return jbus_replyj(jreq, str ? str : reply_out_of_memory);
+	return str ? jbus_reply_error_s(jreq, str) : reply_out_of_memory(jreq);
 }
 
-int jbus_add_service(struct jbus *jbus, const char *method, void (*oncall)(struct jreq *jreq, struct json_object *request))
+int jbus_reply_s(struct jreq *jreq, const char *reply)
 {
-	struct jservice *srv;
+	int rc = -1;
+	DBusMessage *message;
 
-	/* allocation */
-	srv = malloc(sizeof * srv);
-	if (srv == NULL) {
-		errno = ENOMEM;
-		goto error;
-	}
-	srv->method = strdup(method);
-	if (!srv->method) {
-		errno = ENOMEM;
-		goto error2;
+	message = dbus_message_new_method_return(jreq->request);
+	if (message == NULL)
+		return reply_out_of_memory(jreq);
+
+	if (!dbus_message_append_args(message, DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &reply, DBUS_TYPE_INVALID)) {
+		dbus_message_unref(message);
+		return reply_out_of_memory(jreq);
 	}
 
-	/* record the service */
-	srv->oncall = oncall;
-	srv->next = jbus->services;
-	jbus->services = srv;
+	if (dbus_connection_send(jreq->connection, message, NULL))
+		rc = 0;
+	dbus_message_unref(message);
+	free_jreq(jreq);
+	return rc;
+}
 
-	return 0;
+int jbus_reply_j(struct jreq *jreq, struct json_object *reply)
+{
+	const char *str = json_object_to_json_string(reply);
+	return str ? jbus_reply_s(jreq, str) : reply_out_of_memory(jreq);
+}
+
+int jbus_send_signal_s(struct jbus *jbus, const char *name, const char *content)
+{
+	int rc = -1;
+	DBusMessage *message;
+
+	message = dbus_message_new_signal(jbus->path, jbus->name, name);
+	if (message == NULL)
+		goto error;
+
+	if (!dbus_message_append_args(message, DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &content, DBUS_TYPE_INVALID)) {
+		dbus_message_unref(message);
+		goto error;
+	}
+
+	if (dbus_connection_send(jbus->connection, message, NULL))
+		rc = 0;
+	dbus_message_unref(message);
+	return rc;
 
-error2:
-	free(srv);
 error:
+	errno = ENOMEM;
 	return -1;
 }
 
+int jbus_send_signal_j(struct jbus *jbus, const char *name, struct json_object *content)
+{
+	const char *str = json_object_to_json_string(content);
+	if (str == NULL) {
+		errno = ENOMEM;
+		return -1;
+	}
+	return jbus_send_signal_s(jbus, name, str);
+}
+
+int jbus_add_service_s(struct jbus *jbus, const char *method, void (*oncall)(struct jreq *, const char *))
+{
+	return add_service(jbus, method, oncall, NULL);
+}
+
+int jbus_add_service_j(struct jbus *jbus, const char *method, void (*oncall)(struct jreq *, struct json_object *))
+{
+	return add_service(jbus, method, NULL, oncall);
+}
+
 int jbus_start_serving(struct jbus *jbus)
 {
 	int status = dbus_bus_request_name(jbus->connection, jbus->name, DBUS_NAME_FLAG_DO_NOT_QUEUE, NULL);
@@ -305,82 +566,111 @@ int jbus_read_write_dispatch(struct jbus *jbus, int toms)
 	return -1;
 }
 
-int jbus_callj(struct jbus *jbus, const char *method, const char *query, void (*onresp)(int status, struct json_object *response, void *data), void *data)
+int jbus_call_ss(struct jbus *jbus, const char *method, const char *query, void (*onresp)(int, const char*, void*), void *data)
 {
-	DBusMessage *msg;
-	struct jrespw *resp;
+	return call(jbus, method, query, onresp, NULL, data);
+}
 
-	resp = malloc(sizeof * resp);
-	if (resp == NULL) {
-		errno = ENOMEM;
-		goto error;
-	}
+int jbus_call_sj(struct jbus *jbus, const char *method, const char *query, void (*onresp)(int, struct json_object*, void*), void *data)
+{
+	return call(jbus, method, query, NULL, onresp, data);
+}
 
-	msg = dbus_message_new_method_call(jbus->name, jbus->path, interface_jbus, method);
-	if (msg == NULL) {
+int jbus_call_js(struct jbus *jbus, const char *method, struct json_object *query, void (*onresp)(int, const char*, void*), void *data)
+{
+	const char *str = json_object_to_json_string(query);
+	if (str == NULL) {
 		errno = ENOMEM;
-		goto error2;
+		return -1;
 	}
+	return call(jbus, method, str, onresp, NULL, data);
+}
 
-	if (!dbus_message_append_args(msg, DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &query, DBUS_TYPE_INVALID)) {
+int jbus_call_jj(struct jbus *jbus, const char *method, struct json_object *query, void (*onresp)(int, struct json_object*, void*), void *data)
+{
+	const char *str = json_object_to_json_string(query);
+	if (str == NULL) {
 		errno = ENOMEM;
-		goto error3;
-	}
-
-	if (!dbus_connection_send(jbus->connection, msg, &resp->serial)) {
-		goto error3;
+		return -1;
 	}
+	return call(jbus, method, str, NULL, onresp, data);
+}
 
-	dbus_message_unref(msg);
-	resp->data = data;
-	resp->onresp = onresp;
-	resp->next = jbus->waiters;
-	jbus->waiters = resp;
-	return 0;
+char *jbus_call_ss_sync(struct jbus *jbus, const char *method, const char *query)
+{
+	struct respsync synchro;
+	synchro.value = NULL;
+	synchro.replied = jbus_call_ss(jbus, method, query, sync_of_replies, &synchro);
+	while (!synchro.replied && !jbus_read_write_dispatch(jbus, -1));
+	return synchro.value;
+}
 
-error3:
-	dbus_message_unref(msg);
-error2:
-	free(resp);
-error:
-	return -1;
+struct json_object *jbus_call_sj_sync(struct jbus *jbus, const char *method, const char *query)
+{
+	const char *str = jbus_call_ss_sync(jbus, method, query);
+	return str ? json_tokener_parse(str) : NULL;
 }
 
 
-int jbus_call(struct jbus *jbus, const char *method, struct json_object *query, void (*onresp)(int status, struct json_object *response, void *data), void *data)
+char *jbus_call_js_sync(struct jbus *jbus, const char *method, struct json_object *query)
 {
 	const char *str = json_object_to_json_string(query);
 	if (str == NULL) {
 		errno = ENOMEM;
-		return -1;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	return jbus_call_ss_sync(jbus, method, str);
+}
+
+struct json_object *jbus_call_jj_sync(struct jbus *jbus, const char *method, struct json_object *query)
+{
+	const char *str = json_object_to_json_string(query);
+	if (str == NULL) {
+		errno = ENOMEM;
+		return NULL;
 	}
-	return jbus_callj(jbus, method, str, onresp, data);
+	return jbus_call_sj_sync(jbus, method, str);
 }
 
+int jbus_on_signal_s(struct jbus *jbus, const char *name, void (*onsig)(const char *))
+{
+	return add_signal(jbus, name, onsig, NULL);
+}
+
+int jbus_on_signal_j(struct jbus *jbus, const char *name, void (*onsig)(struct json_object *))
+{
+	return add_signal(jbus, name, NULL, onsig);
+}
+
+/************************** FEW LITTLE TESTS *****************************************/
+
 #ifdef SERVER
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+struct jbus *jbus;
 void ping(struct jreq *jreq, struct json_object *request)
 {
 printf("ping(%s) -> %s\n",json_object_to_json_string(request),json_object_to_json_string(request));
-	jbus_reply(jreq, request);
-	json_object_put(request);
+	jbus_reply_j(jreq, request);
+	json_object_put(request);	
 }
 void incr(struct jreq *jreq, struct json_object *request)
 {
 	static int counter = 0;
 	struct json_object *res = json_object_new_int(++counter);
 printf("incr(%s) -> %s\n",json_object_to_json_string(request),json_object_to_json_string(res));
-	jbus_reply(jreq, res);
+	jbus_reply_j(jreq, res);
+jbus_send_signal_j(jbus, "incremented", res);
 	json_object_put(res);
 	json_object_put(request);
 }
 int main()
 {
-	struct jbus *jbus = create_jbus(1, "/bzh/iot/jdbus");
-	int s1 = jbus_add_service(jbus, "ping", ping);
-	int s2 = jbus_add_service(jbus, "incr", incr);
-	int s3 = jbus_start_serving(jbus);
+	int s1, s2, s3;
+	jbus = create_jbus(1, "/bzh/iot/jdbus");
+	s1 = jbus_add_service_j(jbus, "ping", ping);
+	s2 = jbus_add_service_j(jbus, "incr", incr);
+	s3 = jbus_start_serving(jbus);
 	printf("started %d %d %d\n", s1, s2, s3);
 	while (!jbus_read_write_dispatch (jbus, -1))
 		;
@@ -389,22 +679,36 @@ int main()
 #ifdef CLIENT
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+struct jbus *jbus;
 void onresp(int status, struct json_object *response, void *data)
 {
 	printf("resp: %d, %s, %s\n",status,(char*)data,json_object_to_json_string(response));
 	json_object_put(response);
 }
+void signaled(const char *data)
+{
+	printf("signaled with {%s}\n", data);
+}
 int main()
 {
-	struct jbus *jbus = create_jbus(1, "/bzh/iot/jdbus");
 	int i = 10;
+	jbus = create_jbus(1, "/bzh/iot/jdbus");
+	jbus_on_signal_s(jbus, "incremented", signaled);
 	while(i--) {
-		jbus_callj(jbus, "ping", "{\"toto\":[1,2,3,4,true,\"toto\"]}", onresp, "ping");
-		jbus_callj(jbus, "incr", "{\"doit\":\"for-me\"}", onresp, "incr");
+		jbus_call_sj(jbus, "ping", "{\"toto\":[1,2,3,4,true,\"toto\"]}", onresp, "ping");
+		jbus_call_sj(jbus, "incr", "{\"doit\":\"for-me\"}", onresp, "incr");
 		jbus_read_write_dispatch (jbus, 1);
 	}
+	printf("[[[%s]]]\n", jbus_call_ss_sync(jbus, "ping", "\"formidable!\""));
 	while (!jbus_read_write_dispatch (jbus, -1))
 		;
 }
 #endif
 
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/src/utils-jbus.h b/src/utils-jbus.h
index 3d71282..68e9b68 100644
--- a/src/utils-jbus.h
+++ b/src/utils-jbus.h
@@ -24,12 +24,30 @@ extern struct jbus *create_jbus(int session, const char *path);
 extern void jbus_addref(struct jbus *jbus);
 extern void jbus_unref(struct jbus *jbus);
 
-extern int jbus_replyj(struct jreq *jreq, const char *reply);
-extern int jbus_reply(struct jreq *jreq, struct json_object *reply);
-extern int jbus_add_service(struct jbus *jbus, const char *method, void (*oncall)(struct jreq *, struct json_object *));
-extern int jbus_start_serving(struct jbus *jbus);
 extern int jbus_read_write_dispatch(struct jbus *jbus, int toms);
 
-extern int jbus_callj(struct jbus *jbus, const char *method, const char *query, void (*onresp)(int, struct json_object *, void *), void *data);
-extern int jbus_call(struct jbus *jbus, const char *method, struct json_object *query, void (*onresp)(int, struct json_object *response, void *), void *data);
+/* verbs for the clients */
+extern int jbus_call_ss(struct jbus *jbus, const char *method, const char *query, void (*onresp)(int, const char *, void *), void *data);
+extern int jbus_call_js(struct jbus *jbus, const char *method, struct json_object *query, void (*onresp)(int, const char *, void *), void *data);
+extern int jbus_call_sj(struct jbus *jbus, const char *method, const char *query, void (*onresp)(int, struct json_object *, void *), void *data);
+extern int jbus_call_jj(struct jbus *jbus, const char *method, struct json_object *query, void (*onresp)(int, struct json_object *, void *), void *data);
+
+extern char *jbus_call_ss_sync(struct jbus *jbus, const char *method, const char *query);
+extern char *jbus_call_js_sync(struct jbus *jbus, const char *method, struct json_object *query);
+extern struct json_object *jbus_call_sj_sync(struct jbus *jbus, const char *method, const char *query);
+extern struct json_object *jbus_call_jj_sync(struct jbus *jbus, const char *method, struct json_object *query);
+
+extern int jbus_on_signal_s(struct jbus *jbus, const char *name, void (*onsignal)(const char *));
+extern int jbus_on_signal_j(struct jbus *jbus, const char *name, void (*onsignal)(struct json_object *));
 
+/* verbs for servers */
+extern int jbus_reply_s(struct jreq *jreq, const char *reply);
+extern int jbus_reply_j(struct jreq *jreq, struct json_object *reply);
+extern int jbus_reply_error_s(struct jreq *jreq, const char *reply);
+extern int jbus_reply_error_j(struct jreq *jreq, struct json_object *reply);
+
+extern int jbus_add_service_s(struct jbus *jbus, const char *method, void (*oncall)(struct jreq *, const char *));
+extern int jbus_add_service_j(struct jbus *jbus, const char *method, void (*oncall)(struct jreq *, struct json_object *));
+extern int jbus_start_serving(struct jbus *jbus);
+extern int jbus_send_signal_s(struct jbus *jbus, const char *name, const char *content);
+extern int jbus_send_signal_j(struct jbus *jbus, const char *name, struct json_object *content);