mutter/clutter/clutter-layout-manager.c

/*
 * Clutter.
 *
 * An OpenGL based 'interactive canvas' library.
 *
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 *
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 *
 * Author:
 *   Emmanuele Bassi <ebassi@linux.intel.com>
 */

/**
 * SECTION:clutter-layout-manager
 * @short_description: Layout managers base class
 *
 * #ClutterLayoutManager is a base abstract class for layout managers. A
 * layout manager implements the layouting policy for a composite or a
 * container actor: it controls the preferred size of the actor to which
 * it has been paired, and it controls the allocation of its children.
 *
 * Any composite or container #ClutterActor subclass can delegate the
 * layouting of its children to a #ClutterLayoutManager. Clutter provides
 * a generic container using #ClutterLayoutManager called #ClutterBox.
 *
 * Clutter provides some simple #ClutterLayoutManager sub-classes, like
 * #ClutterFlowLayout and #ClutterBinLayout.
 *
 * <refsect2 id="ClutterLayoutManager-use-in-Actor">
 *   <title>Using a Layout Manager inside an Actor</title>
 *   <para>In order to use a #ClutterLayoutManager inside a #ClutterActor
 *   sub-class you should invoke clutter_layout_manager_get_preferred_width()
 *   inside the #ClutterActorClass.get_preferred_width() virtual function and
 *   clutter_layout_manager_get_preferred_height() inside the
 *   #ClutterActorClass.get_preferred_height() virtual functions implementation.
 *   You should also call clutter_layout_manager_allocate() inside the
 *   implementation of the #ClutterActorClass.allocate() virtual function.</para>
 *   <para>In order to receive notifications for changes in the layout
 *   manager policies you should also connect to the
 *   #ClutterLayoutManager::layout-changed signal and queue a relayout
 *   on your actor. The following code should be enough if the actor
 *   does not need to perform specific operations whenever a layout
 *   manager changes:</para>
 *   <informalexample><programlisting>
 *  g_signal_connect_swapped (layout_manager,
 *                            "layout-changed",
 *                            G_CALLBACK (clutter_actor_queue_relayout),
 *                            actor);
 *   </programlisting></informalexample>
 * </refsect2>
 *
 * <refsect2 id="ClutterLayoutManager-implementation">
 *   <title>Implementing a ClutterLayoutManager</title>
 *   <para>The implementation of a layout manager does not differ from
 *   the implementation of the size requisition and allocation bits of
 *   #ClutterActor, so you should read the relative documentation
 *   <link linkend="clutter-subclassing-ClutterActor">for subclassing
 *   ClutterActor</link>.</para>
 *   <para>The layout manager implementation can hold a back pointer
 *   to the #ClutterContainer by implementing the
 *   <function>set_container()</function> virtual function. The layout manager
 *   should not hold a real reference (i.e. call g_object_ref()) on the
 *   container actor, to avoid reference cycles.</para>
 *   <para>If a layout manager has properties affecting the layout
 *   policies then it should emit the #ClutterLayoutManager::layout-changed
 *   signal on itself by using the clutter_layout_manager_layout_changed()
 *   function whenever one of these properties changes.</para>
 * </refsect2>
 *
 * <refsect2 id="clutter-layout-properties">
 *   <title>Layout Properties</title>
 *   <para>If a layout manager has layout properties, that is properties that
 *   should exist only as the result of the presence of a specific (layout
 *   manager, container actor, child actor) combination, and it wishes to store
 *   those properties inside a #ClutterLayoutMeta, then it should override the
 *   #ClutterLayoutManagerClass.get_child_meta_type() virtual function to return
 *   the #GType of the #ClutterLayoutMeta sub-class used to store the layout
 *   properties; optionally, the #ClutterLayoutManager sub-class might also
 *   override the #ClutterLayoutManagerClass.create_child_meta() virtual function
 *   to control how the #ClutterLayoutMeta instance is created, otherwise the
 *   default implementation will be equivalent to:</para>
 *   <informalexample><programlisting>
 *  ClutterLayoutManagerClass *klass;
 *  GType meta_type;
 *
 *  klass = CLUTTER_LAYOUT_MANAGER_GET_CLASS (manager);
 *  meta_type = klass->get_child_meta_type (manager);
 *
 *  return g_object_new (meta_type,
 *                       "manager", manager,
 *                       "container", container,
 *                       "actor", actor,
 *                       NULL);
 *   </programlisting></informalexample>
 *   <para>Where <varname>manager</varname> is the  #ClutterLayoutManager,
 *   <varname>container</varname> is the #ClutterContainer using the
 *   #ClutterLayoutManager and <varname>actor</varname> is the #ClutterActor
 *   child of the #ClutterContainer.</para>
 * </refsect2>
 *
 * <refsect2 id="clutter-layout-script">
 *   <title>Using ClutterLayoutManager with ClutterScript</title>
 *   <para>#ClutterLayoutManager instance can be created in the same way
 *   as other objects in #ClutterScript; properties can be set using the
 *   common syntax.</para>
 *   <para>Layout properties can be set on children of a container with
 *   a #ClutterLayoutManager using the <emphasis>layout::</emphasis>
 *   modifier on the property name, for instance:</para>
 *   <informalexample><programlisting>
 * {
 *   "type" : "ClutterBox",
 *   "layout-manager" : { "type" : "ClutterTableLayout" },
 *   "children" : [
 *     {
 *       "type" : "ClutterTexture",
 *       "filename" : "image-00.png",
 *
 *       "layout::row" : 0,
 *       "layout::column" : 0,
 *       "layout::x-align" : "left",
 *       "layout::y-align" : "center",
 *       "layout::x-expand" : true,
 *       "layout::y-expand" : true
 *     },
 *     {
 *       "type" : "ClutterTexture",
 *       "filename" : "image-01.png",
 *
 *       "layout::row" : 0,
 *       "layout::column" : 1,
 *       "layout::x-align" : "right",
 *       "layout::y-align" : "center",
 *       "layout::x-expand" : true,
 *       "layout::y-expand" : true
 *     }
 *   ]
 * }
 *   </programlisting></informalexample>
 * </refsect2>
 *
 * #ClutterLayoutManager is available since Clutter 1.2
 */

#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
#include "config.h"
#endif

#include <glib-object.h>
#include <gobject/gvaluecollector.h>

#include "clutter-container.h"
#include "clutter-debug.h"
#include "clutter-layout-manager.h"
#include "clutter-layout-meta.h"
#include "clutter-marshal.h"
#include "clutter-private.h"
#include "clutter-timeline.h"

#define LAYOUT_MANAGER_WARN_NOT_IMPLEMENTED(m,method)   G_STMT_START {  \
        GObject *_obj = G_OBJECT (m);                                   \
        g_warning ("Layout managers of type %s do not implement "       \
                   "the ClutterLayoutManager::%s method",               \
                   G_OBJECT_TYPE_NAME (_obj),                           \
                   (method));                           } G_STMT_END

struct _ClutterLayoutManagerPrivate
{
  gpointer dummy;
};

enum
{
  LAYOUT_CHANGED,

  LAST_SIGNAL
};

G_DEFINE_ABSTRACT_TYPE (ClutterLayoutManager,
                        clutter_layout_manager,
                        G_TYPE_INITIALLY_UNOWNED);

static GQuark quark_layout_meta  = 0;

static guint manager_signals[LAST_SIGNAL] = { 0, };

static void
layout_manager_freeze_layout_change (ClutterLayoutManager *manager)
{
  gpointer is_frozen;

  CLUTTER_NOTE (LAYOUT, "Freezing changes for manager '%s'[%p]",
                G_OBJECT_TYPE_NAME (manager),
                manager);

  is_frozen = g_object_get_data (G_OBJECT (manager), "-clutter-layout-manager-freeze-change");
  if (is_frozen == NULL)
    g_object_set_data (G_OBJECT (manager), "-clutter-layout-manager-freeze-change",
                       GUINT_TO_POINTER (1));
  else
    {
      guint level = GPOINTER_TO_UINT (is_frozen) + 1;

      g_object_set_data (G_OBJECT (manager), "-clutter-layout-manager-freeze-change",
                         GUINT_TO_POINTER (level));
    }
}

static void
layout_manager_thaw_layout_change (ClutterLayoutManager *manager)
{
  gpointer is_frozen;

  is_frozen = g_object_get_data (G_OBJECT (manager), "-clutter-layout-manager-freeze-change");
  if (is_frozen == NULL)
    g_critical (G_STRLOC ": Mismatched thaw; you have to call "
                "clutter_layout_manager_freeze_layout_change() prior to "
                "calling clutter_layout_manager_thaw_layout_change()");
  else
    {
      guint level = GPOINTER_TO_UINT (is_frozen);

      g_assert (level > 0);

      CLUTTER_NOTE (LAYOUT, "Thawing changes for manager '%s'[%p]",
                    G_OBJECT_TYPE_NAME (manager),
                    manager);

      level -= 1;
      if (level == 0)
        g_object_set_data (G_OBJECT (manager), "-clutter-layout-manager-freeze-change", NULL);
      else
        g_object_set_data (G_OBJECT (manager), "-clutter-layout-manager-freeze-change",
                           GUINT_TO_POINTER (level));
    }

}

static void
layout_manager_real_get_preferred_width (ClutterLayoutManager *manager,
                                         ClutterContainer     *container,
                                         gfloat                for_height,
                                         gfloat               *min_width_p,
                                         gfloat               *nat_width_p)
{
  LAYOUT_MANAGER_WARN_NOT_IMPLEMENTED (manager, "get_preferred_width");

  if (min_width_p)
    *min_width_p = 0.0;

  if (nat_width_p)
    *nat_width_p = 0.0;
}

static void
layout_manager_real_get_preferred_height (ClutterLayoutManager *manager,
                                          ClutterContainer     *container,
                                          gfloat                for_width,
                                          gfloat               *min_height_p,
                                          gfloat               *nat_height_p)
{
  LAYOUT_MANAGER_WARN_NOT_IMPLEMENTED (manager, "get_preferred_height");

  if (min_height_p)
    *min_height_p = 0.0;

  if (nat_height_p)
    *nat_height_p = 0.0;
}

static void
layout_manager_real_allocate (ClutterLayoutManager   *manager,
                              ClutterContainer       *container,
                              const ClutterActorBox  *allocation,
                              ClutterAllocationFlags  flags)
{
  LAYOUT_MANAGER_WARN_NOT_IMPLEMENTED (manager, "allocate");
}

static void
layout_manager_real_set_container (ClutterLayoutManager *manager,
                                   ClutterContainer     *container)
{
  if (container != NULL)
    g_object_set_data (G_OBJECT (container), "-clutter-layout-manager", manager);
}

static ClutterLayoutMeta *
layout_manager_real_create_child_meta (ClutterLayoutManager *manager,
                                       ClutterContainer     *container,
                                       ClutterActor         *actor)
{
  ClutterLayoutManagerClass *klass;
  GType meta_type;

  klass = CLUTTER_LAYOUT_MANAGER_GET_CLASS (manager);
  meta_type = klass->get_child_meta_type (manager);

  /* provide a default implementation to reduce common code */
  if (meta_type != G_TYPE_INVALID)
    {
      g_assert (g_type_is_a (meta_type, CLUTTER_TYPE_LAYOUT_META));

      return g_object_new (meta_type,
                           "manager", manager,
                           "container", container,
                           "actor", actor,
                           NULL);
    }

  return NULL;
}

static GType
layout_manager_real_get_child_meta_type (ClutterLayoutManager *manager)
{
  return G_TYPE_INVALID;
}

static void
clutter_layout_manager_class_init (ClutterLayoutManagerClass *klass)
{
  quark_layout_meta =
    g_quark_from_static_string ("-clutter-layout-manager-child-meta");

  g_type_class_add_private (klass, sizeof (ClutterLayoutManagerPrivate));

  klass->get_preferred_width = layout_manager_real_get_preferred_width;
  klass->get_preferred_height = layout_manager_real_get_preferred_height;
  klass->allocate = layout_manager_real_allocate;
  klass->create_child_meta = layout_manager_real_create_child_meta;
  klass->get_child_meta_type = layout_manager_real_get_child_meta_type;
  klass->set_container = layout_manager_real_set_container;

  /**
   * ClutterLayoutManager::layout-changed:
   * @manager: the #ClutterLayoutManager that emitted the signal
   *
   * The ::layout-changed signal is emitted each time a layout manager
   * has been changed. Every #ClutterActor using the @manager instance
   * as a layout manager should connect a handler to the ::layout-changed
   * signal and queue a relayout on themselves:
   *
   * |[
   *   static void layout_changed (ClutterLayoutManager *manager,
   *                               ClutterActor         *self)
   *   {
   *     clutter_actor_queue_relayout (self);
   *   }
   *   ...
   *     self->manager = g_object_ref_sink (manager);
   *     g_signal_connect (self->manager, "layout-changed",
   *                       G_CALLBACK (layout_changed),
   *                       self);
   * ]|
   *
   * Sub-classes of #ClutterLayoutManager that implement a layout that
   * can be controlled or changed using parameters should emit the
   * ::layout-changed signal whenever one of the parameters changes,
   * by using clutter_layout_manager_layout_changed().
   *
   *
   */
  manager_signals[LAYOUT_CHANGED] =
    g_signal_new (I_("layout-changed"),
                  G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (klass),
                  G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
                  G_STRUCT_OFFSET (ClutterLayoutManagerClass,
                                   layout_changed),
                  NULL, NULL,
                  _clutter_marshal_VOID__VOID,
                  G_TYPE_NONE, 0);
}

static void
clutter_layout_manager_init (ClutterLayoutManager *manager)
{
  manager->priv =
    G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE (manager, CLUTTER_TYPE_LAYOUT_MANAGER,
                                 ClutterLayoutManagerPrivate);
}

/**
 * clutter_layout_manager_get_preferred_width:
 * @manager: a #ClutterLayoutManager
 * @container: the #ClutterContainer using @manager
 * @for_height: the height for which the width should be computed, or -1
 * @min_width_p: (out) (allow-none): return location for the minimum width
 *   of the layout, or %NULL
 * @nat_width_p: (out) (allow-none): return location for the natural width
 *   of the layout, or %NULL
 *
 * Computes the minimum and natural widths of the @container according
 * to @manager.
 *
 * See also clutter_actor_get_preferred_width()
 *
 *
 */
void
clutter_layout_manager_get_preferred_width (ClutterLayoutManager *manager,
                                            ClutterContainer     *container,
                                            gfloat                for_height,
                                            gfloat               *min_width_p,
                                            gfloat               *nat_width_p)
{
  ClutterLayoutManagerClass *klass;

  g_return_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_LAYOUT_MANAGER (manager));
  g_return_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_CONTAINER (container));

  klass = CLUTTER_LAYOUT_MANAGER_GET_CLASS (manager);
  klass->get_preferred_width (manager, container, for_height,
                              min_width_p,
                              nat_width_p);
}

/**
 * clutter_layout_manager_get_preferred_height:
 * @manager: a #ClutterLayoutManager
 * @container: the #ClutterContainer using @manager
 * @for_width: the width for which the height should be computed, or -1
 * @min_height_p: (out) (allow-none): return location for the minimum height
 *   of the layout, or %NULL
 * @nat_height_p: (out) (allow-none): return location for the natural height
 *   of the layout, or %NULL
 *
 * Computes the minimum and natural heights of the @container according
 * to @manager.
 *
 * See also clutter_actor_get_preferred_height()
 *
 *
 */
void
clutter_layout_manager_get_preferred_height (ClutterLayoutManager *manager,
                                             ClutterContainer     *container,
                                             gfloat                for_width,
                                             gfloat               *min_height_p,
                                             gfloat               *nat_height_p)
{
  ClutterLayoutManagerClass *klass;

  g_return_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_LAYOUT_MANAGER (manager));
  g_return_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_CONTAINER (container));

  klass = CLUTTER_LAYOUT_MANAGER_GET_CLASS (manager);
  klass->get_preferred_height (manager, container, for_width,
                               min_height_p,
                               nat_height_p);
}

/**
 * clutter_layout_manager_allocate:
 * @manager: a #ClutterLayoutManager
 * @container: the #ClutterContainer using @manager
 * @allocation: the #ClutterActorBox containing the allocated area
 *   of @container
 * @flags: the allocation flags
 *
 * Allocates the children of @container given an area
 *
 * See also clutter_actor_allocate()
 *
 *
 */
void
clutter_layout_manager_allocate (ClutterLayoutManager   *manager,
                                 ClutterContainer       *container,
                                 const ClutterActorBox  *allocation,
                                 ClutterAllocationFlags  flags)
{
  ClutterLayoutManagerClass *klass;

  g_return_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_LAYOUT_MANAGER (manager));
  g_return_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_CONTAINER (container));
  g_return_if_fail (allocation != NULL);

  klass = CLUTTER_LAYOUT_MANAGER_GET_CLASS (manager);
  klass->allocate (manager, container, allocation, flags);
}

/**
 * clutter_layout_manager_layout_changed:
 * @manager: a #ClutterLayoutManager
 *
 * Emits the #ClutterLayoutManager::layout-changed signal on @manager
 *
 * This function should only be called by implementations of the
 * #ClutterLayoutManager class
 *
 *
 */
void
clutter_layout_manager_layout_changed (ClutterLayoutManager *manager)
{
  gpointer is_frozen;

  g_return_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_LAYOUT_MANAGER (manager));

  is_frozen = g_object_get_data (G_OBJECT (manager), "-clutter-layout-manager-freeze-change");
  if (is_frozen == NULL)
    g_signal_emit (manager, manager_signals[LAYOUT_CHANGED], 0);
  else
    CLUTTER_NOTE (LAYOUT, "Layout manager '%s'[%p] has been frozen",
                  G_OBJECT_TYPE_NAME (manager),
                  manager);
}

/**
 * clutter_layout_manager_set_container:
 * @manager: a #ClutterLayoutManager
 * @container: (allow-none): a #ClutterContainer using @manager
 *
 * If the #ClutterLayoutManager sub-class allows it, allow
 * adding a weak reference of the @container using @manager
 * from within the layout manager
 *
 * The layout manager should not increase the reference
 * count of the @container
 *
 *
 */
void
clutter_layout_manager_set_container (ClutterLayoutManager *manager,
                                      ClutterContainer     *container)
{
  ClutterLayoutManagerClass *klass;

  g_return_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_LAYOUT_MANAGER (manager));
  g_return_if_fail (container == NULL || CLUTTER_IS_CONTAINER (container));

  klass = CLUTTER_LAYOUT_MANAGER_GET_CLASS (manager);
  if (klass->set_container)
    klass->set_container (manager, container);
}

GType
_clutter_layout_manager_get_child_meta_type (ClutterLayoutManager *manager)
{
  return CLUTTER_LAYOUT_MANAGER_GET_CLASS (manager)->get_child_meta_type (manager);
}

static inline ClutterLayoutMeta *
create_child_meta (ClutterLayoutManager *manager,
                   ClutterContainer     *container,
                   ClutterActor         *actor)
{
  ClutterLayoutManagerClass *klass;
  ClutterLayoutMeta *meta = NULL;

  layout_manager_freeze_layout_change (manager);

  klass = CLUTTER_LAYOUT_MANAGER_GET_CLASS (manager);
  if (klass->get_child_meta_type (manager) != G_TYPE_INVALID)
    meta = klass->create_child_meta (manager, container, actor);

  layout_manager_thaw_layout_change (manager);

  return meta;
}

static inline ClutterLayoutMeta *
get_child_meta (ClutterLayoutManager *manager,
                ClutterContainer     *container,
                ClutterActor         *actor)
{
  ClutterLayoutMeta *layout = NULL;

  layout = g_object_get_qdata (G_OBJECT (actor), quark_layout_meta);
  if (layout != NULL)
    {
      ClutterChildMeta *child = CLUTTER_CHILD_META (layout);

      if (layout->manager == manager &&
          child->container == container &&
          child->actor == actor)
        return layout;

      /* if the LayoutMeta referenced is not attached to the
       * layout manager then we simply ask the layout manager
       * to replace it with the right one
       */
    }

  layout = create_child_meta (manager, container, actor);
  if (layout != NULL)
    {
      g_assert (CLUTTER_IS_LAYOUT_META (layout));
      g_object_set_qdata_full (G_OBJECT (actor), quark_layout_meta,
                               layout,
                               (GDestroyNotify) g_object_unref);
      return layout;
    }

  return NULL;
}

/**
 * clutter_layout_manager_get_child_meta:
 * @manager: a #ClutterLayoutManager
 * @container: a #ClutterContainer using @manager
 * @actor: a #ClutterActor child of @container
 *
 * Retrieves the #ClutterLayoutMeta that the layout @manager associated
 * to the @actor child of @container, eventually by creating one if the
 * #ClutterLayoutManager supports layout properties
 *
 * Return value: (transfer none): a #ClutterLayoutMeta, or %NULL if the
 *   #ClutterLayoutManager does not have layout properties. The returned
 *   layout meta instance is owned by the #ClutterLayoutManager and it
 *   should not be unreferenced
 *
 *
 */
ClutterLayoutMeta *
clutter_layout_manager_get_child_meta (ClutterLayoutManager *manager,
                                       ClutterContainer     *container,
                                       ClutterActor         *actor)
{
  g_return_val_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_LAYOUT_MANAGER (manager), NULL);
  g_return_val_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_CONTAINER (container), NULL);
  g_return_val_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_ACTOR (actor), NULL);

  return get_child_meta (manager, container, actor);
}

static inline gboolean
layout_set_property_internal (ClutterLayoutManager *manager,
                              GObject              *gobject,
                              GParamSpec           *pspec,
                              const GValue         *value)
{
  if (pspec->flags & G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY)
    {
      g_warning ("%s: Child property '%s' of the layout manager of "
                 "type '%s' is constructor-only",
                 G_STRLOC, pspec->name, G_OBJECT_TYPE_NAME (manager));
      return FALSE;
    }

  if (!(pspec->flags & G_PARAM_WRITABLE))
    {
      g_warning ("%s: Child property '%s' of the layout manager of "
                 "type '%s' is not writable",
                 G_STRLOC, pspec->name, G_OBJECT_TYPE_NAME (manager));
      return FALSE;
    }

  g_object_set_property (gobject, pspec->name, value);

  return TRUE;
}

static inline gboolean
layout_get_property_internal (ClutterLayoutManager *manager,
                              GObject              *gobject,
                              GParamSpec           *pspec,
                              GValue               *value)
{
  if (!(pspec->flags & G_PARAM_READABLE))
    {
      g_warning ("%s: Child property '%s' of the layout manager of "
                 "type '%s' is not readable",
                 G_STRLOC, pspec->name, G_OBJECT_TYPE_NAME (manager));
      return FALSE;
    }

  g_object_get_property (gobject, pspec->name, value);

  return TRUE;
}

/**
 * clutter_layout_manager_child_set:
 * @manager: a #ClutterLayoutManager
 * @container: a #ClutterContainer using @manager
 * @actor: a #ClutterActor child of @container
 * @first_property: the first property name
 * @...: a list of property name and value pairs
 *
 * Sets a list of properties and their values on the #ClutterLayoutMeta
 * associated by @manager to a child of @container
 *
 * Languages bindings should use clutter_layout_manager_child_set_property()
 * instead
 *
 *
 */
void
clutter_layout_manager_child_set (ClutterLayoutManager *manager,
                                  ClutterContainer     *container,
                                  ClutterActor         *actor,
                                  const gchar          *first_property,
                                  ...)
{
  ClutterLayoutMeta *meta;
  GObjectClass *klass;
  const gchar *pname;
  va_list var_args;

  g_return_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_LAYOUT_MANAGER (manager));
  g_return_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_CONTAINER (container));
  g_return_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_ACTOR (actor));
  g_return_if_fail (first_property != NULL);

  meta = get_child_meta (manager, container, actor);
  if (meta == NULL)
    {
      g_warning ("Layout managers of type '%s' do not support "
                 "layout metadata",
                 g_type_name (G_OBJECT_TYPE (manager)));
      return;
    }

  klass = G_OBJECT_GET_CLASS (meta);

  va_start (var_args, first_property);

  pname = first_property;
  while (pname)
    {
      GValue value = G_VALUE_INIT;
      GParamSpec *pspec;
      gchar *error;
      gboolean res;

      pspec = g_object_class_find_property (klass, pname);
      if (pspec == NULL)
        {
          g_warning ("%s: Layout managers of type '%s' have no layout "
                     "property named '%s'",
                     G_STRLOC, G_OBJECT_TYPE_NAME (manager), pname);
          break;
        }

      G_VALUE_COLLECT_INIT (&value, G_PARAM_SPEC_VALUE_TYPE (pspec),
                            var_args, 0,
                            &error);

      if (error)
        {
          g_warning ("%s: %s", G_STRLOC, error);
          g_free (error);
          break;
        }

      res = layout_set_property_internal (manager, G_OBJECT (meta),
                                          pspec,
                                          &value);

      g_value_unset (&value);

      if (!res)
        break;

      pname = va_arg (var_args, gchar*);
    }

  va_end (var_args);
}

/**
 * clutter_layout_manager_child_set_property:
 * @manager: a #ClutterLayoutManager
 * @container: a #ClutterContainer using @manager
 * @actor: a #ClutterActor child of @container
 * @property_name: the name of the property to set
 * @value: a #GValue with the value of the property to set
 *
 * Sets a property on the #ClutterLayoutMeta created by @manager and
 * attached to a child of @container
 *
 *
 */
void
clutter_layout_manager_child_set_property (ClutterLayoutManager *manager,
                                           ClutterContainer     *container,
                                           ClutterActor         *actor,
                                           const gchar          *property_name,
                                           const GValue         *value)
{
  ClutterLayoutMeta *meta;
  GObjectClass *klass;
  GParamSpec *pspec;

  g_return_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_LAYOUT_MANAGER (manager));
  g_return_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_CONTAINER (container));
  g_return_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_ACTOR (actor));
  g_return_if_fail (property_name != NULL);
  g_return_if_fail (value != NULL);

  meta = get_child_meta (manager, container, actor);
  if (meta == NULL)
    {
      g_warning ("Layout managers of type '%s' do not support "
                 "layout metadata",
                 g_type_name (G_OBJECT_TYPE (manager)));
      return;
    }

  klass = G_OBJECT_GET_CLASS (meta);

  pspec = g_object_class_find_property (klass, property_name);
  if (pspec == NULL)
    {
      g_warning ("%s: Layout managers of type '%s' have no layout "
                 "property named '%s'",
                 G_STRLOC, G_OBJECT_TYPE_NAME (manager), property_name);
      return;
    }

  layout_set_property_internal (manager, G_OBJECT (meta), pspec, value);
}

/**
 * clutter_layout_manager_child_get:
 * @manager: a #ClutterLayoutManager
 * @container: a #ClutterContainer using @manager
 * @actor: a #ClutterActor child of @container
 * @first_property: the name of the first property
 * @...: a list of property name and return location for the value pairs
 *
 * Retrieves the values for a list of properties out of the
 * #ClutterLayoutMeta created by @manager and attached to the
 * child of a @container
 *
 *
 */
void
clutter_layout_manager_child_get (ClutterLayoutManager *manager,
                                  ClutterContainer     *container,
                                  ClutterActor         *actor,
                                  const gchar          *first_property,
                                  ...)
{
  ClutterLayoutMeta *meta;
  GObjectClass *klass;
  const gchar *pname;
  va_list var_args;

  g_return_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_LAYOUT_MANAGER (manager));
  g_return_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_CONTAINER (container));
  g_return_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_ACTOR (actor));
  g_return_if_fail (first_property != NULL);

  meta = get_child_meta (manager, container, actor);
  if (meta == NULL)
    {
      g_warning ("Layout managers of type '%s' do not support "
                 "layout metadata",
                 g_type_name (G_OBJECT_TYPE (manager)));
      return;
    }

  klass = G_OBJECT_GET_CLASS (meta);

  va_start (var_args, first_property);

  pname = first_property;
  while (pname)
    {
      GValue value = G_VALUE_INIT;
      GParamSpec *pspec;
      gchar *error;
      gboolean res;

      pspec = g_object_class_find_property (klass, pname);
      if (pspec == NULL)
        {
          g_warning ("%s: Layout managers of type '%s' have no layout "
                     "property named '%s'",
                     G_STRLOC, G_OBJECT_TYPE_NAME (manager), pname);
          break;
        }

      g_value_init (&value, G_PARAM_SPEC_VALUE_TYPE (pspec));

      res = layout_get_property_internal (manager, G_OBJECT (meta),
                                          pspec,
                                          &value);
      if (!res)
        {
          g_value_unset (&value);
          break;
        }

      G_VALUE_LCOPY (&value, var_args, 0, &error);
      if (error)
        {
          g_warning ("%s: %s", G_STRLOC, error);
          g_free (error);
          g_value_unset (&value);
          break;
        }

      g_value_unset (&value);

      pname = va_arg (var_args, gchar*);
    }

  va_end (var_args);
}

/**
 * clutter_layout_manager_child_get_property:
 * @manager: a #ClutterLayoutManager
 * @container: a #ClutterContainer using @manager
 * @actor: a #ClutterActor child of @container
 * @property_name: the name of the property to get
 * @value: a #GValue with the value of the property to get
 *
 * Gets a property on the #ClutterLayoutMeta created by @manager and
 * attached to a child of @container
 *
 * The #GValue must already be initialized to the type of the property
 * and has to be unset with g_value_unset() after extracting the real
 * value out of it
 *
 *
 */
void
clutter_layout_manager_child_get_property (ClutterLayoutManager *manager,
                                           ClutterContainer     *container,
                                           ClutterActor         *actor,
                                           const gchar          *property_name,
                                           GValue               *value)
{
  ClutterLayoutMeta *meta;
  GObjectClass *klass;
  GParamSpec *pspec;

  g_return_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_LAYOUT_MANAGER (manager));
  g_return_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_CONTAINER (container));
  g_return_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_ACTOR (actor));
  g_return_if_fail (property_name != NULL);
  g_return_if_fail (value != NULL);

  meta = get_child_meta (manager, container, actor);
  if (meta == NULL)
    {
      g_warning ("Layout managers of type %s do not support "
                 "layout metadata",
                 g_type_name (G_OBJECT_TYPE (manager)));
      return;
    }

  klass = G_OBJECT_GET_CLASS (meta);

  pspec = g_object_class_find_property (klass, property_name);
  if (pspec == NULL)
    {
      g_warning ("%s: Layout managers of type '%s' have no layout "
                 "property named '%s'",
                 G_STRLOC, G_OBJECT_TYPE_NAME (manager), property_name);
      return;
    }

  layout_get_property_internal (manager, G_OBJECT (meta), pspec, value);
}

/**
 * clutter_layout_manager_find_child_property:
 * @manager: a #ClutterLayoutManager
 * @name: the name of the property
 *
 * Retrieves the #GParamSpec for the layout property @name inside
 * the #ClutterLayoutMeta sub-class used by @manager
 *
 * Return value: (transfer none): a #GParamSpec describing the property,
 *   or %NULL if no property with that name exists. The returned
 *   #GParamSpec is owned by the layout manager and should not be
 *   modified or freed
 *
 *
 */
GParamSpec *
clutter_layout_manager_find_child_property (ClutterLayoutManager *manager,
                                            const gchar          *name)
{
  ClutterLayoutManagerClass *klass;
  GObjectClass *meta_klass;
  GParamSpec *pspec;
  GType meta_type;

  klass = CLUTTER_LAYOUT_MANAGER_GET_CLASS (manager);
  meta_type = klass->get_child_meta_type (manager);
  if (meta_type == G_TYPE_INVALID)
    return NULL;

  meta_klass = g_type_class_ref (meta_type);

  pspec = g_object_class_find_property (meta_klass, name);

  g_type_class_unref (meta_klass);

  return pspec;
}

/**
 * clutter_layout_manager_list_child_properties:
 * @manager: a #ClutterLayoutManager
 * @n_pspecs: (out): return location for the number of returned
 *   #GParamSpec<!-- -->s
 *
 * Retrieves all the #GParamSpec<!-- -->s for the layout properties
 * stored inside the #ClutterLayoutMeta sub-class used by @manager
 *
 * Return value: (transfer full) (array length=n_pspecs): the newly-allocated,
 *   %NULL-terminated array of #GParamSpec<!-- -->s. Use g_free() to free the
 *   resources allocated for the array
 *
 *
 */
GParamSpec **
clutter_layout_manager_list_child_properties (ClutterLayoutManager *manager,
                                              guint                *n_pspecs)
{
  ClutterLayoutManagerClass *klass;
  GObjectClass *meta_klass;
  GParamSpec **pspecs;
  GType meta_type;

  klass = CLUTTER_LAYOUT_MANAGER_GET_CLASS (manager);
  meta_type = klass->get_child_meta_type (manager);
  if (meta_type == G_TYPE_INVALID)
    return NULL;

  meta_klass = g_type_class_ref (meta_type);

  pspecs = g_object_class_list_properties (meta_klass, n_pspecs);

  g_type_class_unref (meta_klass);

  return pspecs;
}