libcamera: bound_method: Define connection type for method invocation

Define an enumeration of connection types to describe the delivery
method of signals and method invocation.

Signed-off-by: Jacopo Mondi <jacopo@jmondi.org>
Signed-off-by: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com>
Reviewed-by: Niklas Söderlund <niklas.soderlund@ragnatech.se>

3 files changed, 42 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/Doxyfile.in b/Documentation/Doxyfile.in
index 5237cf60..24babfd8 100644
--- a/Documentation/Doxyfile.in
+++ b/Documentation/Doxyfile.in
@@ -837,9 +837,7 @@ RECURSIVE              = YES
 # Note that relative paths are relative to the directory from which doxygen is
 # run.
 
-EXCLUDE                = @TOP_SRCDIR@/include/libcamera/bound_method.h \
-			 @TOP_SRCDIR@/src/libcamera/bound_method.cpp \
-			 @TOP_SRCDIR@/src/libcamera/device_enumerator_sysfs.cpp \
+EXCLUDE                = @TOP_SRCDIR@/src/libcamera/device_enumerator_sysfs.cpp \
 			 @TOP_SRCDIR@/src/libcamera/device_enumerator_udev.cpp \
 			 @TOP_SRCDIR@/src/libcamera/include/device_enumerator_sysfs.h \
 			 @TOP_SRCDIR@/src/libcamera/include/device_enumerator_udev.h \
diff --git a/include/libcamera/bound_method.h b/include/libcamera/bound_method.h
index 8ebaadbe..e1524c91 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/bound_method.h
+++ b/include/libcamera/bound_method.h
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@ namespace libcamera {
 
 class Object;
 
+enum ConnectionType {
+	ConnectionTypeAuto,
+	ConnectionTypeDirect,
+	ConnectionTypeQueued,
+	ConnectionTypeBlocking,
+};
+
 class BoundMethodBase
 {
 public:
diff --git a/src/libcamera/bound_method.cpp b/src/libcamera/bound_method.cpp
index d89f84c0..ab6ecd94 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/bound_method.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/bound_method.cpp
@@ -11,8 +11,42 @@
 #include "thread.h"
 #include "utils.h"
 
+/**
+ * \file bound_method.h
+ * \brief Method bind and invocation
+ */
+
 namespace libcamera {
 
+/**
+ * \enum ConnectionType
+ * \brief Connection type for asynchronous communication
+ *
+ * This enumeration describes the possible types of asynchronous communication
+ * between a sender and a receiver. It applies to Signal::emit() and
+ * Object::invokeMethod().
+ *
+ * \var ConnectionType::ConnectionTypeAuto
+ * \brief If the sender and the receiver live in the same thread,
+ * ConnectionTypeDirect is used. Otherwise ConnectionTypeQueued is used.
+ *
+ * \var ConnectionType::ConnectionTypeDirect
+ * \brief The receiver is invoked immediately and synchronously in the sender's
+ * thread.
+ *
+ * \var ConnectionType::ConnectionTypeQueued
+ * \brief The receiver is invoked asynchronously in its thread when control
+ * returns to the thread's event loop. The sender proceeds without waiting for
+ * the invocation to complete.
+ *
+ * \var ConnectionType::ConnectionTypeBlocking
+ * \brief The receiver is invoked asynchronously in its thread when control
+ * returns to the thread's event loop. The sender blocks until the receiver
+ * signals the completion of the invocation. This connection type shall not be
+ * used when the sender and receiver live in the same thread, otherwise
+ * deadlock will occur.
+ */
+
 void BoundMethodBase::activatePack(void *pack)
 {
 	if (Thread::current() == object_->thread()) {