libalpm_databases - Man Page

typedef struct _alpm_db_t alpm_db_t
A database.

enum alpm_db_usage_t { ALPM_DB_USAGE_SYNC = 1, ALPM_DB_USAGE_SEARCH = (1 << 1), ALPM_DB_USAGE_INSTALL = (1 << 2), ALPM_DB_USAGE_UPGRADE = (1 << 3), ALPM_DB_USAGE_ALL = (1 << 4) - 1 }
The usage level of a database.

alpm_db_t * alpm_get_localdb (alpm_handle_t *handle)
Get the database of locally installed packages.
alpm_list_t * alpm_get_syncdbs (alpm_handle_t *handle)
Get the list of sync databases.
alpm_db_t * alpm_register_syncdb (alpm_handle_t *handle, const char *treename, int level)
Register a sync database of packages.
int alpm_unregister_all_syncdbs (alpm_handle_t *handle)
Unregister all package databases.
int alpm_db_unregister (alpm_db_t *db)
Unregister a package database.
alpm_handle_t * alpm_db_get_handle (alpm_db_t *db)
Get the handle of a package database.
const char * alpm_db_get_name (const alpm_db_t *db)
Get the name of a package database.
int alpm_db_get_siglevel (alpm_db_t *db)
Get the signature verification level for a database.
int alpm_db_get_valid (alpm_db_t *db)
Check the validity of a database.
int alpm_db_update (alpm_handle_t *handle, alpm_list_t *dbs, int force)
Update package databases.
alpm_pkg_t * alpm_db_get_pkg (alpm_db_t *db, const char *name)
Get a package entry from a package database.
alpm_list_t * alpm_db_get_pkgcache (alpm_db_t *db)
Get the package cache of a package database.
alpm_group_t * alpm_db_get_group (alpm_db_t *db, const char *name)
Get a group entry from a package database.
alpm_list_t * alpm_db_get_groupcache (alpm_db_t *db)
Get the group cache of a package database.
int alpm_db_search (alpm_db_t *db, const alpm_list_t *needles, alpm_list_t **ret)
Searches a database with regular expressions.

alpm_list_t * alpm_db_get_servers (const alpm_db_t *db)
Get the list of servers assigned to this db.
int alpm_db_set_servers (alpm_db_t *db, alpm_list_t *servers)
Sets the list of servers for the database to use.
int alpm_db_add_server (alpm_db_t *db, const char *url)
Add a download server to a database.
int alpm_db_remove_server (alpm_db_t *db, const char *url)
Remove a download server from a database.
alpm_list_t * alpm_db_get_cache_servers (const alpm_db_t *db)
Get the list of cache servers assigned to this db.
int alpm_db_set_cache_servers (alpm_db_t *db, alpm_list_t *servers)
Sets the list of cache servers for the database to use.
int alpm_db_add_cache_server (alpm_db_t *db, const char *url)
Add a download cache server to a database.
int alpm_db_remove_cache_server (alpm_db_t *db, const char *url)
Remove a download cache server from a database.

int alpm_db_set_usage (alpm_db_t *db, int usage)
Sets the usage of a database.
int alpm_db_get_usage (alpm_db_t *db, int *usage)
Gets the usage of a database.

A database. A database is a container that stores metadata about packages.

A database can be located on the local filesystem or on a remote server.

To use a database, it must first be registered via alpm_register_syncdb. If the database is already present in dbpath then it will be usable. Otherwise, the database needs to be downloaded using alpm_db_update. Even if the source of the database is the local filesystem.

After this, the database can be used to query packages and groups. Any packages or groups from the database will continue to be owned by the database and do not need to be freed by the user. They will be freed when the database is unregistered.

Databases are automatically unregistered when the alpm_handle_t is released.

The usage level of a database.

Enumerator

ALPM_DB_USAGE_SYNC

Enable refreshes for this database.

ALPM_DB_USAGE_SEARCH

Enable search for this database.

ALPM_DB_USAGE_INSTALL

Enable installing packages from this database.

ALPM_DB_USAGE_UPGRADE

Enable sysupgrades with this database.

ALPM_DB_USAGE_ALL

Enable all usage levels.

Add a download cache server to a database.

Parameters

db database pointer
url url of the server

Returns

Add a download server to a database.

Parameters

db database pointer
url url of the server

Returns

Get the list of cache servers assigned to this db.

Parameters

db pointer to the database to get the servers from

Returns

a char* list of servers

Get a group entry from a package database. Looking up a group is O(1) and will be significantly faster than iterating over the groupcahe.

Parameters

db pointer to the package database to get the group from
name of the group

Returns

the groups entry on success, NULL on error

Get the group cache of a package database.

Parameters

db pointer to the package database to get the group from

Returns

the list of groups on success, NULL on error

Get the handle of a package database.

Parameters

db pointer to the package database

Returns

the alpm handle that the package database belongs to

Get the name of a package database.

Parameters

db pointer to the package database

Returns

the name of the package database, NULL on error

Get a package entry from a package database. Looking up a package is O(1) and will be significantly faster than iterating over the pkgcahe.

Parameters

db pointer to the package database to get the package from
name of the package

Returns

the package entry on success, NULL on error

Get the package cache of a package database. This is a list of all packages the db contains.

Parameters

db pointer to the package database to get the package from

Returns

the list of packages on success, NULL on error

Get the list of servers assigned to this db.

Parameters

db pointer to the database to get the servers from

Returns

a char* list of servers

Get the signature verification level for a database. Will return the default verification level if this database is set up with ALPM_SIG_USE_DEFAULT.

Parameters

db pointer to the package database

Returns

the signature verification level

Gets the usage of a database.

Parameters

db pointer to the package database to get the status of
usage pointer to an alpm_db_usage_t to store db's status

Returns

Check the validity of a database. This is most useful for sync databases and verifying signature status. If invalid, the handle error code will be set accordingly.

Parameters

db pointer to the package database

Returns

Remove a download cache server from a database.

Parameters

db database pointer
url url of the server

Returns

Remove a download server from a database.

Parameters

db database pointer
url url of the server

Returns

Searches a database with regular expressions.

Parameters

db pointer to the package database to search in
needles a list of regular expressions to search for
ret pointer to list for storing packages matching all regular expressions - must point to an empty (NULL) alpm_list_t *.

Returns

Sets the list of cache servers for the database to use.

Parameters

db the database to set the servers. The list will be duped and the original will still need to be freed by the caller.
servers a char* list of servers.

Sets the list of servers for the database to use.

Parameters

db the database to set the servers. The list will be duped and the original will still need to be freed by the caller.
servers a char* list of servers.

Sets the usage of a database.

Parameters

db pointer to the package database to set the status for
usage a bitmask of alpm_db_usage_t values

Returns

Unregister a package database. Databases can not be unregistered when there is an active transaction.

Parameters

db pointer to the package database to unregister

Returns

Update package databases. An update of the package databases in the list dbs will be attempted. Unless force is true, the update will only be performed if the remote databases were modified since the last update.

This operation requires a database lock, and will return an applicable error if the lock could not be obtained.

Example:

alpm_list_t *dbs = alpm_get_syncdbs(config->handle);
ret = alpm_db_update(config->handle, dbs, force);
if(ret < 0) {
    pm_printf(ALPM_LOG_ERROR, _("failed to synchronize all databases (%s)\n"),
        alpm_strerror(alpm_errno(config->handle)));
}

Note

After a successful update, the package cache will be invalidated

Parameters

handle the context handle
dbs list of package databases to update
force if true, then forces the update, otherwise update only in case the databases aren't up to date

Returns

Get the database of locally installed packages. The returned pointer points to an internal structure of libalpm which should only be manipulated through libalpm functions.

Returns

a reference to the local database

Get the list of sync databases. Returns a list of alpm_db_t structures, one for each registered sync database.

Parameters

handle the context handle

Returns

a reference to an internal list of alpm_db_t structures

Register a sync database of packages. Databases can not be registered when there is an active transaction.

Parameters

handle the context handle
treename the name of the sync repository
level what level of signature checking to perform on the database; note that this must be a '.sig' file type verification

Returns

an alpm_db_t* on success (the value), NULL on error

Unregister all package databases. Databases can not be unregistered while there is an active transaction.

Parameters

handle the context handle

Returns