Signal

GeglMetadataStore::generate-value

Declaration

gboolean
generate_value (
  GeglMetadataStore* self,
  GObject.ParamSpec* pspec,
  const GValue* value,
  gpointer user_data
)

Description [src]

If a signal handler is connected to ::generate-value a signal is emitted when the file module accesses a value using gegl_metadata_get_value(). The signal handler must generate a value of the type specified in the pspec argument. The signal handler’s return value indicates the success of the operation.

If no handler is connected the mapped metadata value is accessed normally,

Default handler:

The default handler is called after the handlers added via g_signal_connect().

The signal can be detailed

Parameters

pspec

Type: GParamSpec

A GParamSpec declaring the metadata value.

The data is owned by the caller of the function.
value

Type: GValue

An initialised GValue.

The argument will be modified by the function.
The called function takes ownership of the data, and is responsible for freeing it.

Return value

Type: gboolean

TRUE if a value is generated successfully.