[libvirt] [PATCH] New APIs for checking some object properties

[Daniel P. Berrange]

On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 01:54:00PM +0200, Daniel Veillard wrote:
> > +int virInterfaceIsActive(virInterfacePtr iface);
> > +
> > +int virConnectIsEncrypted(virConnectPtr conn);
> > +int virConnectIsSecure(virConnectPtr conn);
> 
>   The only small remark I would have is that it's not consistent with
> int                     virDomainGetAutostart   (virDomainPtr domain,
>                                                  int *autostart);
> 
> which is also looking at a boolean value. But since we don't expect to
> add a way to modify those properties (i.e. no Set operation) I think
> it's fine to go with the simpler signature you suggest.

I think the GetAutostart API is rather cumbersome to use as it is :-)
The compelling reason for not doing it though, is that with the syntax
I used in this patch, the python bindings are fully auto-generated.

Daniel
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