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+#ifndef _LIBSEAT_H
+#define _LIBSEAT_H
+
+#include <stdarg.h>
+
+/*
+ * An opaque struct containing an opened seat, created by libseat_open-seat and
+ * destroyed by libseat_close_seat.
+ */
+struct libseat;
+
+/*
+ * A seat event listener, given to libseat_open_seat.
+ */
+struct libseat_seat_listener {
+	/*
+	 * The seat has been enabled, and is now valid for use. Re-open all seat
+	 * devices to ensure that they are operational, as existing fds may have
+	 * had their functionality blocked or revoked.
+	 *
+	 * Must be non-NULL.
+	 */
+	void (*enable_seat)(struct libseat *seat, void *userdata);
+
+	/*
+	 * The seat has been disabled. This event signals that the application
+	 * is going to lose its seat access. The event *must* be acknowledged
+	 * with libseat_disable_seat shortly after receiving this event.
+	 *
+	 * If the recepient fails to acknowledge the event in time, seat devices
+	 * may be forcibly revoked by the seat provider.
+	 *
+	 * Must be non-NULL.
+	 */
+	void (*disable_seat)(struct libseat *seat, void *userdata);
+};
+
+/*
+ * Opens a seat, taking control of it if possible and returning a pointer to
+ * the libseat instance. If LIBSEAT_BACKEND is set, the specified backend is
+ * used. Otherwise, the first successful backend will be used.
+ *
+ * The seat listener specified is used to signal events on the seat, and must
+ * be non-NULL. The userdata pointer will be provided in all calls to the seat
+ * listener.
+ *
+ * The available backends, if enabled at compile-time, are: seatd, logind and
+ * builtin.
+ *
+ * To use builtin, the process must have CAP_SYS_ADMIN or be root at the time
+ * of the call. These privileges can be dropped at any point after the call.
+ *
+ * The returned pointer must be destroyed with libseat_close_seat.
+ *
+ * Returns a pointer to an opaque libseat struct on success. Returns NULL and
+ * sets errno on error.
+ */
+struct libseat *libseat_open_seat(struct libseat_seat_listener *listener, void *userdata);
+
+/*
+ * Disables a seat, used in response to a disable_seat event. After disabling
+ * the seat, the seat devices must not be used until enable_seat is received,
+ * and all requests on the seat will fail during this period.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success. -1 and sets errno on error.
+ */
+int libseat_disable_seat(struct libseat *seat);
+
+/*
+ * Closes the seat. This frees the libseat structure.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success. Returns -1 and sets errno on error.
+ */
+int libseat_close_seat(struct libseat *seat);
+
+/*
+ * Opens a device on the seat, returning its device ID and placing the fd in
+ * the specified pointer.
+ *
+ * This will only succeed if the seat is active and the device is of a type
+ * permitted for opening on the backend, such as drm and evdev.
+ *
+ * The device may be revoked in some situations, such as in situations where a
+ * seat session switch is being forced.
+ *
+ * Returns the device id on success. Returns -1 and sets errno on error.
+ */
+int libseat_open_device(struct libseat *seat, const char *path, int *fd);
+
+/*
+ * Closes a device that has been opened on the seat using the device_id from
+ * libseat_open_device.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success. Returns -1 and sets errno on error.
+ */
+int libseat_close_device(struct libseat *seat, int device_id);
+
+/*
+ * Retrieves the name of the seat that is currently made available through the
+ * provided libseat instance.
+ *
+ * The returned string is owned by the libseat instance, and must not be
+ * modified. It remains valid as long as the seat is open.
+ */
+const char *libseat_seat_name(struct libseat *seat);
+
+/*
+ * Requests that the seat switches session to the specified session number.
+ * For seats that are VT-bound, the session number matches the VT number, and
+ * switching session results in a VT switch.
+ *
+ * A call to libseat_switch_session does not imply that a switch will occur,
+ * and the caller should assume that the session continues unaffected.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success. Returns -1 and sets errno on error.
+ */
+int libseat_switch_session(struct libseat *seat, int session);
+
+/*
+ * Retrieve the pollable connection fd for a given libseat instance. Used to
+ * poll the libseat connection for events that need to be dispatched.
+ *
+ * Returns a pollable fd on success. Returns -1 and sets errno on error.
+ */
+int libseat_get_fd(struct libseat *seat);
+
+/*
+ * Reads and dispatches events on the libseat connection fd.
+ *
+ * The specified timeout dictates how long libseat might wait for data if none
+ * is available: 0 means that no wait will occur, -1 means that libseat might
+ * wait indefinitely for data to arrive, while > 0 is the maximum wait in
+ * milliseconds that might occur.
+ *
+ * Returns a positive number signifying processed internal messages on success.
+ * Returns 0-if no messages were processed. Returns -1 and sets errno on error.
+ */
+int libseat_dispatch(struct libseat *seat, int timeout);
+
+#endif