API comparison

Table 4. dbus-glib APIs and their GDBus counterparts

dbus-glib GDBus
DBusGConnection GDBusConnection
DBusGProxy GDBusProxy, GDBusInterface - also see GDBusObjectProxy
DBusGObject GDBusInterfaceSkeleton, GDBusInterface - also see GDBusObjectSkeleton
DBusGMethodInvocation GDBusMethodInvocation
dbus_g_bus_get() g_bus_get_sync(), also see g_bus_get()
dbus_g_proxy_new_for_name() g_dbus_proxy_new_sync() and g_dbus_proxy_new_for_bus_sync(), also see g_dbus_proxy_new()
dbus_g_proxy_add_signal() not needed, use the generic “g-signal”
dbus_g_proxy_connect_signal() use g_signal_connect() with “g-signal”
dbus_g_connection_register_g_object() g_dbus_connection_register_object() - also see g_dbus_object_manager_server_export()
dbus_g_connection_unregister_g_object() g_dbus_connection_unregister_object() - also see g_dbus_object_manager_server_unexport()
dbus_g_object_type_install_info() introspection data is installed while registering an object, see g_dbus_connection_register_object()
dbus_g_proxy_begin_call() g_dbus_proxy_call()
dbus_g_proxy_end_call() g_dbus_proxy_call_finish()
dbus_g_proxy_call() g_dbus_proxy_call_sync()
dbus_g_error_domain_register() g_dbus_error_register_error_domain()
dbus_g_error_has_name() no direct equivalent, see g_dbus_error_get_remote_error()
dbus_g_method_return() g_dbus_method_invocation_return_value()
dbus_g_method_return_error() g_dbus_method_invocation_return_error() and variants
dbus_g_method_get_sender() g_dbus_method_invocation_get_sender()