## GdictSourceLoader GdictSourceLoader — Loader object for a set of dictionary sources |

## Synopsis

    struct              GdictSourceLoader;
    struct              GdictSourceLoaderClass;
    GdictSourceLoader * gdict_source_loader_new             (void);
    void                gdict_source_loader_update          (GdictSourceLoader *loader);
    void                gdict_source_loader_add_search_path (GdictSourceLoader *loader,
                                                             const gchar *path);
    const GSList *      gdict_source_loader_get_paths       (GdictSourceLoader *loader);
    gchar **            gdict_source_loader_get_names       (GdictSourceLoader *loader,
                                                             gsize *length);
    const GSList *      gdict_source_loader_get_sources     (GdictSourceLoader *loader);
    GdictSource *       gdict_source_loader_get_source      (GdictSourceLoader *loader,
                                                             const gchar *name);
    gboolean            gdict_source_loader_remove_source   (GdictSourceLoader *loader,
                                                             const gchar *name);
    gboolean            gdict_source_loader_has_source      (GdictSourceLoader *loader,
                                                             const gchar *source_name);

## Object Hierarchy

      GObject
       +----GdictSourceLoader

## Properties

      "paths"                    gpointer              : Read
      "sources"                  gpointer              : Read

## Signals

      "source-loaded"                                  : Run Last

## Description

GdictSourceLoader allows searching for dictionary source definition files inside a set of paths and return a GdictSource using its name.

## Details

### struct GdictSourceLoader

    struct GdictSourceLoader;

### struct GdictSourceLoaderClass

    struct GdictSourceLoaderClass {
      GObjectClass parent_class;

      void (*source_loaded) (GdictSourceLoader *loader,
      			 GdictSource       *source);

      /* padding for future expansion */
      void (*_gdict_source_1) (void);
      void (*_gdict_source_2) (void);
      void (*_gdict_source_3) (void);
      void (*_gdict_source_4) (void);
    };

### gdict_source_loader_new ()

    GdictSourceLoader * gdict_source_loader_new             (void);

Creates a new GdictSourceLoader object. This object is used to search into a list of paths for dictionary source files. See GdictSource for more informations about the format of dictionary source files.

Returns : | a new GdictSourceLoader object

Since 1.0

### gdict_source_loader_update ()

    void                gdict_source_loader_update          (GdictSourceLoader *loader);

Queue an update of the sources inside `loader`.

`loader` : | a GdictSourceLoader

Since 1.0

### gdict_source_loader_add_search_path ()

    void                gdict_source_loader_add_search_path (GdictSourceLoader *loader,
                                                             const gchar *path);

Adds `path` to the search paths list of `loader`.

`loader` : | a GdictSourceLoader
`path` : | a path to be added to the search path list

Since 1.0

### gdict_source_loader_get_paths ()

    const GSList *      gdict_source_loader_get_paths       (GdictSourceLoader *loader);

Gets the list of paths used by `loader` to search for dictionary source files.

`loader` : | a GdictSourceLoader
Returns : | a list containing the paths. The returned list is owned by the GdictSourceLoader object and should never be free or modified.

Since 1.0

### gdict_source_loader_get_names ()

    gchar **            gdict_source_loader_get_names       (GdictSourceLoader *loader,
                                                             gsize *length);

Retrieves the list of dictionary source names available into the search paths of `loader`.

`loader` : | a GdictSourceLoader
`length` : | return location for the number of source names, or `NULL`
Returns : | a newly allocated, `NULL` terminated array of strings. You should free the returned string array with `g_strfreev()`

Since 1.0

### gdict_source_loader_get_sources ()

    const GSList *      gdict_source_loader_get_sources     (GdictSourceLoader *loader);

Retrieves the list of dictionary sources available into the search paths of `loader`, in form of GdictSource objects.

`loader` : | a GdictSourceLoader
Returns : | a list of GdictSource objects. The returned list is owned by the GdictSourceLoader object, and should never be freed or modified.

Since 1.0

### gdict_source_loader_get_source ()

    GdictSource *       gdict_source_loader_get_source      (GdictSourceLoader *loader,
                                                             const gchar *name);

Retrieves a dictionary source using `name`. You can use the returned GdictSource object to create the right GdictContext for that dictionary source.

`loader` : | a GdictSourceLoader
`name` : | a name of a dictionary source
Returns : | a referenced GdictSource object. You should de-reference it using `g_object_unref()` when you finished using it.

Since 1.0

### gdict_source_loader_remove_source ()

    gboolean            gdict_source_loader_remove_source   (GdictSourceLoader *loader,
                                                             const gchar *name);

Removes the dictionary source `name` from `loader`. This function will also remove the dictionary source definition file bound to it.

`loader` : | a GdictSourceLoader
`name` : | name of a dictionary source
Returns : | `TRUE` if the dictionary source was successfully removed

Since 1.0

### gdict_source_loader_has_source ()

    gboolean            gdict_source_loader_has_source      (GdictSourceLoader *loader,
                                                             const gchar *source_name);

Checks whether `loader` has a dictionary source with name `source_name`.

`loader` : | a GdictSourceLoader
`source_name` : | the name of a dictionary source
Returns : | `TRUE` if the dictionary source is known

Since 0.12

## Property Details

### The `"paths"` property

      "paths"                    gpointer              : Read

The search paths used by this object

Since 1.0

### The `"sources"` property

      "sources"                  gpointer              : Read

The GdictSource objects found by this object

Since 1.0

## Signal Details

### The `"source-loaded"` signal

    void                user_function                      (GdictSourceLoader *loader,
                                                            GdictSource       *source,
                                                            gpointer           user_data)      : Run Last

This signal is emitted when a new dictionary source has been added to the list.

`loader` : | the object which received the signal
`source` : | the new GdictSource object found
`user_data` : | user data set when the signal handler was connected.

Since 1.0