path: root/libempathy/empathy-dispatcher.c

/* * Copyright (C) 2007-2009 Collabora Ltd.
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
 *
 * Authors: Xavier Claessens <xclaesse@gmail.com>
 *          Sjoerd Simons <sjoerd.simons@collabora.co.uk>
 *          Cosimo Cecchi <cosimo.cecchi@collabora.co.uk>
 */

#define DISPATCHER_BUS_NAME TP_CLIENT_BUS_NAME_BASE "Empathy"
#define DISPATCHER_OBJECT_PATH TP_CLIENT_OBJECT_PATH_BASE "Empathy"

#include <config.h>

#include <string.h>

#include <glib/gi18n-lib.h>

#include <telepathy-glib/account-manager.h>
#include <telepathy-glib/enums.h>
#include <telepathy-glib/connection.h>
#include <telepathy-glib/util.h>
#include <telepathy-glib/dbus.h>
#include <telepathy-glib/proxy-subclass.h>
#include <telepathy-glib/gtypes.h>
#include <telepathy-glib/defs.h>
#include <telepathy-glib/interfaces.h>

#include <extensions/extensions.h>

#include "empathy-dispatcher.h"
#include "empathy-utils.h"
#include "empathy-tp-contact-factory.h"
#include "empathy-chatroom-manager.h"
#include "empathy-utils.h"

#define DEBUG_FLAG EMPATHY_DEBUG_DISPATCHER
#include <libempathy/empathy-debug.h>

#define GET_PRIV(obj) EMPATHY_GET_PRIV (obj, EmpathyDispatcher)
typedef struct
{
  gboolean dispose_has_run;

  TpAccountManager *account_manager;
  /* connection to connection data mapping */
  GHashTable *connections;
  GHashTable *outstanding_classes_requests;

  GHashTable *request_channel_class_async_ids;
  /* reffed (TpAccount *) => gulong
   * Signal handler ID of the "status-changed" signal */
  GHashTable *status_changed_handlers;
} EmpathyDispatcherPriv;

G_DEFINE_TYPE (EmpathyDispatcher, empathy_dispatcher, G_TYPE_OBJECT);

static EmpathyDispatcher *dispatcher = NULL;

static void dispatcher_init_connection_if_needed (
    EmpathyDispatcher *dispatcher,
    TpConnection *connection);

static GList * empathy_dispatcher_find_channel_classes
  (EmpathyDispatcher *dispatcher, TpConnection *connection,
   const gchar *channel_type, guint handle_type, GArray *fixed_properties);

typedef struct
{
  TpChannel *channel;
  /* Channel type specific wrapper object */
  GObject *channel_wrapper;
} DispatchData;

typedef struct
{
  /* List of requestable channel classes */
  GPtrArray *requestable_channels;
} ConnectionData;

typedef struct
{
  EmpathyDispatcher *dispatcher;
  TpConnection *connection;
  char *channel_type;
  guint handle_type;
  GArray *properties;
  EmpathyDispatcherFindChannelClassCb *callback;
  gpointer user_data;
} FindChannelRequest;

static ConnectionData *
new_connection_data (void)
{
  return g_slice_new0 (ConnectionData);
}

static void
free_connection_data (ConnectionData *cd)
{
  guint i;

  if (cd->requestable_channels  != NULL)
    {
      for (i = 0 ; i < cd->requestable_channels->len ; i++)
          g_value_array_free (
            g_ptr_array_index (cd->requestable_channels, i));
      g_ptr_array_free (cd->requestable_channels, TRUE);
    }
}

static void
free_find_channel_request (FindChannelRequest *r)
{
  guint idx;
  char *str;

  g_object_unref (r->dispatcher);
  g_free (r->channel_type);

  if (r->properties != NULL)
    {
      for (idx = 0; idx < r->properties->len ; idx++)
        {
          str = g_array_index (r->properties, char *, idx);
          g_free (str);
        }

      g_array_free (r->properties, TRUE);
    }

  g_slice_free (FindChannelRequest, r);
}

static void
dispatcher_connection_invalidated_cb (TpConnection *connection,
                                      guint domain,
                                      gint code,
                                      gchar *message,
                                      EmpathyDispatcher *self)
{
  EmpathyDispatcherPriv *priv = GET_PRIV (self);

  DEBUG ("Error: %s", message);

  g_hash_table_remove (priv->connections, connection);
}

static void
got_connection_rcc (EmpathyDispatcher *self,
    TpConnection *connection)
{
  EmpathyDispatcherPriv *priv = GET_PRIV (self);
  TpCapabilities *caps;
  ConnectionData *cd;
  GList *requests, *l;
  FindChannelRequest *request;
  GList *retval;

  caps = tp_connection_get_capabilities (connection);
  g_assert (caps != NULL);

  cd = g_hash_table_lookup (priv->connections, connection);
  g_assert (cd != NULL);

  cd->requestable_channels = g_boxed_copy (
    TP_ARRAY_TYPE_REQUESTABLE_CHANNEL_CLASS_LIST,
    tp_capabilities_get_channel_classes (caps));

  requests = g_hash_table_lookup (priv->outstanding_classes_requests,
      connection);

  for (l = requests; l != NULL; l = l->next)
    {
      request = l->data;

      retval = empathy_dispatcher_find_channel_classes (self,
          connection, request->channel_type,
          request->handle_type, request->properties);
      request->callback (retval, request->user_data);

      free_find_channel_request (request);
      g_list_free (retval);
    }

  g_list_free (requests);

  g_hash_table_remove (priv->outstanding_classes_requests, connection);
}

static void
connection_prepare_cb (GObject *source,
    GAsyncResult *result,
    gpointer user_data)
{
  EmpathyDispatcher *self = EMPATHY_DISPATCHER (user_data);
  GError *error = NULL;
  TpConnection *connection = (TpConnection *) source;

  if (!tp_proxy_prepare_finish (source, result, &error))
    {
      DEBUG ("Error: %s", error->message);

      g_error_free (error);
      goto out;
    }

  got_connection_rcc (self, connection);

out:
  g_object_unref (self);
}

static void
dispatcher_init_connection_if_needed (EmpathyDispatcher *self,
    TpConnection *connection)
{
  EmpathyDispatcherPriv *priv = GET_PRIV (self);
  GQuark features[] = { TP_CONNECTION_FEATURE_CORE,
         TP_CONNECTION_FEATURE_CAPABILITIES,
         0 };

  if (g_hash_table_lookup (priv->connections, connection) != NULL)
    return;

  g_hash_table_insert (priv->connections, g_object_ref (connection),
    new_connection_data ());

  g_signal_connect (connection, "invalidated",
    G_CALLBACK (dispatcher_connection_invalidated_cb), self);

  /* Ensure to keep the self object alive while preparing the connection */
  g_object_ref (self);

  tp_proxy_prepare_async (connection, features, connection_prepare_cb, self);
}

static void
dispatcher_status_changed_cb (TpAccount *account,
                              guint old_status,
                              guint new_status,
                              guint reason,
                              gchar *dbus_error_name,
                              GHashTable *details,
                              EmpathyDispatcher *self)
{
  TpConnection *conn = tp_account_get_connection (account);

  if (conn != NULL)
    dispatcher_init_connection_if_needed (self, conn);
}

static void
remove_idle_handlers (gpointer key,
                      gpointer value,
                      gpointer user_data)
{
  guint source_id;

  source_id = GPOINTER_TO_UINT (value);
  g_source_remove (source_id);
}

static GObject *
dispatcher_constructor (GType type,
                        guint n_construct_params,
                        GObjectConstructParam *construct_params)
{
  GObject *retval;
  EmpathyDispatcherPriv *priv;

  if (dispatcher != NULL)
    return g_object_ref (dispatcher);

  retval = G_OBJECT_CLASS (empathy_dispatcher_parent_class)->constructor
    (type, n_construct_params, construct_params);

  dispatcher = EMPATHY_DISPATCHER (retval);
  g_object_add_weak_pointer (retval, (gpointer) &dispatcher);

  priv = GET_PRIV (dispatcher);

  return retval;
}

static void
dispatcher_dispose (GObject *object)
{
  EmpathyDispatcherPriv *priv = GET_PRIV (object);
  GHashTableIter iter;
  gpointer connection;

  if (priv->dispose_has_run)
    return;

  priv->dispose_has_run = TRUE;

  g_hash_table_iter_init (&iter, priv->connections);
  while (g_hash_table_iter_next (&iter, &connection, NULL))
    {
      g_signal_handlers_disconnect_by_func (connection,
          dispatcher_connection_invalidated_cb, object);
    }

  g_hash_table_destroy (priv->connections);
  priv->connections = NULL;

  G_OBJECT_CLASS (empathy_dispatcher_parent_class)->dispose (object);
}

static void
dispatcher_finalize (GObject *object)
{
  EmpathyDispatcherPriv *priv = GET_PRIV (object);
  GHashTableIter iter;
  gpointer connection;
  GList *list;
  gpointer account, id;

  if (priv->request_channel_class_async_ids != NULL)
    {
      g_hash_table_foreach (priv->request_channel_class_async_ids,
        remove_idle_handlers, NULL);
      g_hash_table_destroy (priv->request_channel_class_async_ids);
    }

  g_hash_table_iter_init (&iter, priv->outstanding_classes_requests);
  while (g_hash_table_iter_next (&iter, &connection, (gpointer *) &list))
    {
      g_list_foreach (list, (GFunc) free_find_channel_request, NULL);
      g_list_free (list);
    }

  g_hash_table_iter_init (&iter, priv->status_changed_handlers);
  while (g_hash_table_iter_next (&iter, &account, &id))
    {
      g_signal_handler_disconnect (account, GPOINTER_TO_UINT (id));
    }
  g_hash_table_destroy (priv->status_changed_handlers);

  g_object_unref (priv->account_manager);

  g_hash_table_destroy (priv->outstanding_classes_requests);
}

static void
empathy_dispatcher_class_init (EmpathyDispatcherClass *klass)
{
  GObjectClass *object_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass);

  object_class->dispose = dispatcher_dispose;
  object_class->finalize = dispatcher_finalize;
  object_class->constructor = dispatcher_constructor;

  g_type_class_add_private (object_class, sizeof (EmpathyDispatcherPriv));
}

static void
connect_account (EmpathyDispatcher *self,
    TpAccount *account)
{
  EmpathyDispatcherPriv *priv = GET_PRIV (self);
  TpConnection *conn = tp_account_get_connection (account);
  gulong id;

  id = GPOINTER_TO_UINT (g_hash_table_lookup (priv->status_changed_handlers,
        account));

  if (id != 0)
    return;

  if (conn != NULL)
    dispatcher_status_changed_cb (account, 0, 0, 0, NULL, NULL, self);

  id = g_signal_connect (account, "status-changed",
      G_CALLBACK (dispatcher_status_changed_cb), self);

  g_hash_table_insert (priv->status_changed_handlers, g_object_ref (account),
      GUINT_TO_POINTER (id));
}

static void
account_manager_prepared_cb (GObject *source_object,
                             GAsyncResult *result,
                             gpointer user_data)
{
  GList *accounts, *l;
  EmpathyDispatcher *self = user_data;
  TpAccountManager *account_manager = TP_ACCOUNT_MANAGER (source_object);
  GError *error = NULL;

  if (!tp_account_manager_prepare_finish (account_manager, result, &error))
    {
      DEBUG ("Failed to prepare account manager: %s", error->message);
      g_error_free (error);
      return;
    }

  accounts = tp_account_manager_get_valid_accounts (account_manager);
  for (l = accounts; l; l = l->next)
    {
      TpAccount *a = l->data;

      connect_account (self, a);
    }

  g_list_foreach (accounts, (GFunc) g_object_ref, NULL);
  g_list_free (accounts);
}

static void
account_prepare_cb (GObject *source_object,
    GAsyncResult *result,
    gpointer user_data)
{
  EmpathyDispatcher *self = user_data;
  TpAccount *account = TP_ACCOUNT (source_object);
  GError *error = NULL;

  if (!tp_account_prepare_finish (account, result, &error))
    {
      DEBUG ("Failed to prepare account: %s", error->message);
      g_error_free (error);
      return;
    }

  connect_account (self, account);
}

static void
account_validity_changed_cb (TpAccountManager *manager,
    TpAccount *account,
    gboolean valid,
    gpointer user_data)
{
  if (!valid)
    return;

  tp_account_prepare_async (account, NULL, account_prepare_cb, user_data);
}

static void
empathy_dispatcher_init (EmpathyDispatcher *self)
{
  EmpathyDispatcherPriv *priv = G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_PRIVATE (self,
    EMPATHY_TYPE_DISPATCHER, EmpathyDispatcherPriv);

  self->priv = priv;
  priv->account_manager = tp_account_manager_dup ();

  priv->connections = g_hash_table_new_full (g_direct_hash, g_direct_equal,
    g_object_unref, (GDestroyNotify) free_connection_data);

  priv->outstanding_classes_requests = g_hash_table_new_full (g_direct_hash,
    g_direct_equal, g_object_unref, NULL);

  tp_account_manager_prepare_async (priv->account_manager, NULL,
      account_manager_prepared_cb, self);

  tp_g_signal_connect_object (priv->account_manager,
      "account-validity-changed", G_CALLBACK (account_validity_changed_cb),
      self, 0);

  priv->request_channel_class_async_ids = g_hash_table_new (g_direct_hash,
    g_direct_equal);
  priv->status_changed_handlers = g_hash_table_new_full (NULL, NULL,
      (GDestroyNotify) g_object_unref, NULL);
}

EmpathyDispatcher *
empathy_dispatcher_dup_singleton (void)
{
  return EMPATHY_DISPATCHER (g_object_new (EMPATHY_TYPE_DISPATCHER, NULL));
}

void
empathy_dispatcher_chat_with_contact (EmpathyContact *contact,
    gint64 timestamp)
{
  empathy_dispatcher_chat_with_contact_id (
      empathy_contact_get_account (contact), empathy_contact_get_id (contact),
      timestamp);
}

static void
ensure_text_channel_cb (GObject *source,
    GAsyncResult *result,
    gpointer user_data)
{
  GError *error = NULL;

  if (!tp_account_channel_request_ensure_channel_finish (
        TP_ACCOUNT_CHANNEL_REQUEST (source), result, &error))
    {
      DEBUG ("Failed to ensure text channel: %s", error->message);
      g_error_free (error);
    }
}

void
empathy_dispatcher_chat_with_contact_id (TpAccount *account,
    const gchar *contact_id,
    gint64 timestamp)
{
  GHashTable *request;
  TpAccountChannelRequest *req;

  request = tp_asv_new (
      TP_PROP_CHANNEL_CHANNEL_TYPE, G_TYPE_STRING,
        TP_IFACE_CHANNEL_TYPE_TEXT,
      TP_PROP_CHANNEL_TARGET_HANDLE_TYPE, G_TYPE_UINT, TP_HANDLE_TYPE_CONTACT,
      TP_PROP_CHANNEL_TARGET_ID, G_TYPE_STRING, contact_id,
      NULL);

  req = tp_account_channel_request_new (account, request, timestamp);

  tp_account_channel_request_ensure_channel_async (req, NULL, NULL,
      ensure_text_channel_cb, NULL);

  g_hash_table_unref (request);
  g_object_unref (req);
}

void
empathy_dispatcher_join_muc (TpAccount *account,
    const gchar *room_name,
    gint64 timestamp)
{
  GHashTable *request;
  TpAccountChannelRequest *req;

  request = tp_asv_new (
      TP_PROP_CHANNEL_CHANNEL_TYPE, G_TYPE_STRING,
        TP_IFACE_CHANNEL_TYPE_TEXT,
      TP_PROP_CHANNEL_TARGET_HANDLE_TYPE, G_TYPE_UINT, TP_HANDLE_TYPE_ROOM,
      TP_PROP_CHANNEL_TARGET_ID, G_TYPE_STRING, room_name,
      NULL);

  req = tp_account_channel_request_new (account, request, timestamp);

  tp_account_channel_request_ensure_channel_async (req, NULL, NULL,
      ensure_text_channel_cb, NULL);

  g_hash_table_unref (request);
  g_object_unref (req);
}

static gboolean
channel_class_matches (GValueArray *class,
                       const char *channel_type,
                       guint handle_type,
                       GArray *fixed_properties)
{
  GHashTable *fprops;
  GValue *v;
  const char *c_type;
  guint h_type;
  gboolean valid;

  v = g_value_array_get_nth (class, 0);

  /* if the class doesn't match channel type discard it. */
  fprops = g_value_get_boxed (v);
  c_type = tp_asv_get_string (fprops, TP_IFACE_CHANNEL ".ChannelType");

  if (tp_strdiff (channel_type, c_type))
    return FALSE;

  /* we have the right channel type, see if the handle type matches */
  h_type = tp_asv_get_uint32 (fprops,
                              TP_IFACE_CHANNEL ".TargetHandleType", &valid);

  if (!valid || (handle_type != h_type && handle_type != TP_UNKNOWN_HANDLE_TYPE))
    return FALSE;

  if (fixed_properties != NULL)
    {
      gpointer h_key, h_val;
      guint idx;
      GHashTableIter iter;
      gboolean found;

      g_hash_table_iter_init (&iter, fprops);

      while (g_hash_table_iter_next (&iter, &h_key, &h_val))
        {
          /* discard ChannelType and TargetHandleType, as we already
           * checked them.
           */
          if (!tp_strdiff ((char *) h_key, TP_IFACE_CHANNEL ".ChannelType") ||
              !tp_strdiff
                ((char *) h_key, TP_IFACE_CHANNEL ".TargetHandleType"))
            continue;

          found = FALSE;

          for (idx = 0; idx < fixed_properties->len; idx++)
            {
              /* if |key| doesn't exist in |fixed_properties|, discard
               * the class.
               */
              if (!tp_strdiff
                    ((char *) h_key,
                     g_array_index (fixed_properties, char *, idx)))
                {
                  found = TRUE;
                  /* exit the for() loop */
                  break;
                }
            }

          if (!found)
            return FALSE;
        }
    }
  else
    {
      /* if no fixed_properties are specified, discard the classes
       * with some fixed properties other than the two we already
       * checked.
       */
      if (g_hash_table_size (fprops) > 2)
        return FALSE;
    }

  return TRUE;
}

static GList *
empathy_dispatcher_find_channel_classes (EmpathyDispatcher *self,
                                         TpConnection *connection,
                                         const gchar *channel_type,
                                         guint handle_type,
                                         GArray *fixed_properties)
{
  EmpathyDispatcherPriv *priv = GET_PRIV (self);
  GValueArray *class;
  GPtrArray *classes;
  GList *matching_classes;
  guint i;
  ConnectionData *cd;

  g_return_val_if_fail (channel_type != NULL, NULL);

  cd = g_hash_table_lookup (priv->connections, connection);

  if (cd == NULL)
    return NULL;

  classes = cd->requestable_channels;
  if (classes == NULL)
    return NULL;

  matching_classes = NULL;

  for (i = 0; i < classes->len; i++)
    {
      class = g_ptr_array_index (classes, i);

      if (!channel_class_matches
          (class, channel_type, handle_type, fixed_properties))
        continue;

      matching_classes = g_list_prepend (matching_classes, class);
    }

  return matching_classes;
}

static gboolean
find_channel_class_idle_cb (gpointer user_data)
{
  GList *retval;
  GList *requests;
  FindChannelRequest *request = user_data;
  ConnectionData *cd;
  gboolean is_ready = TRUE;
  EmpathyDispatcherPriv *priv = GET_PRIV (request->dispatcher);

  g_hash_table_remove (priv->request_channel_class_async_ids, request);

  cd = g_hash_table_lookup (priv->connections, request->connection);

  if (cd == NULL)
    is_ready = FALSE;
  else if (cd->requestable_channels == NULL)
    is_ready = FALSE;

  if (is_ready)
    {
      retval = empathy_dispatcher_find_channel_classes (request->dispatcher,
          request->connection, request->channel_type, request->handle_type,
          request->properties);

      request->callback (retval, request->user_data);
      free_find_channel_request (request);
      g_list_free (retval);

      return FALSE;
    }

  requests = g_hash_table_lookup (priv->outstanding_classes_requests,
      request->connection);
  requests = g_list_prepend (requests, request);

  g_hash_table_insert (priv->outstanding_classes_requests,
      request->connection, requests);

  return FALSE;
}

static GArray *
setup_varargs (va_list var_args,
               const char *channel_namespace,
               const char *first_property_name)
{
  const char *name;
  char *name_full;
  GArray *properties;

  if (first_property_name == NULL)
    return NULL;

  name = first_property_name;
  properties = g_array_new (TRUE, TRUE, sizeof (char *));

  while (name != NULL)
    {
      name_full = g_strdup (name);
      properties = g_array_append_val (properties, name_full);
      name = va_arg (var_args, char *);
    }

  return properties;
}

/**
 * empathy_dispatcher_find_requestable_channel_classes:
 * @dispatcher: an #EmpathyDispatcher
 * @connection: a #TpConnection
 * @channel_type: a string identifying the type of the channel to lookup
 * @handle_type: the handle type for the channel, or %TP_UNKNOWN_HANDLE_TYPE
 *               if you don't care about the channel's target handle type
 * @first_property_name: %NULL, or the name of the first fixed property,
 * followed optionally by more names, followed by %NULL.
 *
 * Returns all the channel classes that a client can request for the connection
 * @connection, of the type identified by @channel_type, @handle_type and the
 * fixed properties list.
 * The classes which are compatible with a fixed properties list (i.e. those
 * that will be returned by this function) are intended as those that do not
 * contain any fixed property other than those in the list; note that this
 * doesn't guarantee that all the classes compatible with the list will contain
 * all the requested fixed properties, so the clients will have to filter
 * the returned list themselves.
 * If @first_property_name is %NULL, only the classes with no other fixed
 * properties than ChannelType and TargetHandleType will be returned.
 * Note that this function may return %NULL without performing any lookup if
 * @connection is not ready. To ensure that @connection is always ready,
 * use the empathy_dispatcher_find_requestable_channel_classes_async() variant.
 *
 * Return value: a #GList of #GValueArray objects, where the first element in
 * the array is a #GHashTable of the fixed properties, and the second is
 * a #GStrv of the allowed properties for the class. The list should be free'd
 * with g_list_free() when done, but the objects inside the list are owned
 * by the #EmpathyDispatcher and must not be modified.
 */
GList *
empathy_dispatcher_find_requestable_channel_classes
                                 (EmpathyDispatcher *self,
                                  TpConnection *connection,
                                  const gchar *channel_type,
                                  guint handle_type,
                                  const char *first_property_name,
                                  ...)
{
  va_list var_args;
  GArray *properties;
  EmpathyDispatcherPriv *priv;
  GList *retval;
  guint idx;
  char *str;

  g_return_val_if_fail (EMPATHY_IS_DISPATCHER (self), NULL);
  g_return_val_if_fail (TP_IS_CONNECTION (connection), NULL);
  g_return_val_if_fail (channel_type != NULL, NULL);

  priv = GET_PRIV (self);

  va_start (var_args, first_property_name);

  properties = setup_varargs (var_args, channel_type, first_property_name);

  va_end (var_args);

  retval = empathy_dispatcher_find_channel_classes (self, connection,
    channel_type, handle_type, properties);

  if (properties != NULL)
    {
      /* free the properties array */
      for (idx = 0; idx < properties->len ; idx++)
        {
          str = g_array_index (properties, char *, idx);
          g_free (str);
        }

      g_array_free (properties, TRUE);
    }

  return retval;
}

/**
 * empathy_dispatcher_find_requestable_channel_classes_async:
 * @dispatcher: an #EmpathyDispatcher
 * @connection: a #TpConnection
 * @channel_type: a string identifying the type of the channel to lookup
 * @handle_type: the handle type for the channel
 * @callback: the callback to call when @connection is ready
 * @user_data: the user data to pass to @callback
 * @first_property_name: %NULL, or the name of the first fixed property,
 * followed optionally by more names, followed by %NULL.
 *
 * Please see the documentation of
 * empathy_dispatcher_find_requestable_channel_classes() for a detailed
 * description of this function.
 */
void
empathy_dispatcher_find_requestable_channel_classes_async
                                 (EmpathyDispatcher *self,
                                  TpConnection *connection,
                                  const gchar *channel_type,
                                  guint handle_type,
                                  EmpathyDispatcherFindChannelClassCb callback,
                                  gpointer user_data,
                                  const char *first_property_name,
                                  ...)
{
  va_list var_args;
  GArray *properties;
  FindChannelRequest *request;
  EmpathyDispatcherPriv *priv;
  guint source_id;

  g_return_if_fail (EMPATHY_IS_DISPATCHER (self));
  g_return_if_fail (TP_IS_CONNECTION (connection));
  g_return_if_fail (channel_type != NULL);
  g_return_if_fail (handle_type != 0);

  priv = GET_PRIV (self);

  va_start (var_args, first_property_name);

  properties = setup_varargs (var_args, channel_type, first_property_name);

  va_end (var_args);

  /* append another request for this connection */
  request = g_slice_new0 (FindChannelRequest);
  request->dispatcher = g_object_ref (self);
  request->channel_type = g_strdup (channel_type);
  request->handle_type = handle_type;
  request->connection = connection;
  request->callback = callback;
  request->user_data = user_data;
  request->properties = properties;

  source_id = g_idle_add (find_channel_class_idle_cb, request);

  g_hash_table_insert (priv->request_channel_class_async_ids,
    request, GUINT_TO_POINTER (source_id));
}