sd-bus: introduce new SD_BUS_VTABLE_PROPERTY_EXPLICIT flag

This allows marking properties as "explicit". Properties marked like
this are included in the introspection, but are avoided in GetAll()
property queries, PropertiesChanged() signals and in in GetManaged()
object manager calls and InterfacesAdded() signals.

Expensive properties may be marked that way, and they will be
retrievable when explicitly being requested, but never in "blanket"
all-property queries and signals.

This flag may be combined with the flags for "const" and
"emit-validation" properties, but not with "emit-validation", as that
is only useful for properties whose value shall be sent in "blanket"
all-property signals.

The "explicit" flag is also exposed in the introspection data via a new
annotation.

4 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-introspect.c b/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-introspect.c
index c2233d0cf3..3107d00092 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-introspect.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-introspect.c
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ static void introspect_write_flags(struct introspect *i, int type, int flags) {
                 fputs("   <annotation name=\"org.freedesktop.DBus.Method.NoReply\" value=\"true\"/>\n", i->f);
 
         if (type == _SD_BUS_VTABLE_PROPERTY || type == _SD_BUS_VTABLE_WRITABLE_PROPERTY) {
+                if (flags & SD_BUS_VTABLE_PROPERTY_EXPLICIT)
+                        fputs("   <annotation name=\"org.freedesktop.systemd1.Explicit\" value=\"true\"/>\n", i->f);
+
                 if (flags & SD_BUS_VTABLE_PROPERTY_CONST)
                         fputs("   <annotation name=\"org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal\" value=\"const\"/>\n", i->f);
                 else if (flags & SD_BUS_VTABLE_PROPERTY_EMITS_INVALIDATION)
diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-objects.c b/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-objects.c
index b2e617ada4..a8e9a12494 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-objects.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/bus-objects.c
@@ -749,6 +749,9 @@ static int vtable_append_all_properties(
                 if (v->flags & SD_BUS_VTABLE_HIDDEN)
                         continue;
 
+                if (v->flags & SD_BUS_VTABLE_PROPERTY_EXPLICIT)
+                        continue;
+
                 r = vtable_append_one_property(bus, reply, path, c, v, userdata, error);
                 if (r < 0)
                         return r;
@@ -1740,8 +1743,9 @@ static int add_object_vtable_internal(
                         if (!member_name_is_valid(v->x.property.member) ||
                             !signature_is_single(v->x.property.signature, false) ||
                             !(v->x.property.get || bus_type_is_basic(v->x.property.signature[0]) || streq(v->x.property.signature, "as")) ||
-                            v->flags & SD_BUS_VTABLE_METHOD_NO_REPLY ||
+                            (v->flags & SD_BUS_VTABLE_METHOD_NO_REPLY) ||
                             (!!(v->flags & SD_BUS_VTABLE_PROPERTY_CONST) + !!(v->flags & SD_BUS_VTABLE_PROPERTY_EMITS_CHANGE) + !!(v->flags & SD_BUS_VTABLE_PROPERTY_EMITS_INVALIDATION)) > 1 ||
+                            ((v->flags & SD_BUS_VTABLE_PROPERTY_EMITS_CHANGE) && (v->flags & SD_BUS_VTABLE_PROPERTY_EXPLICIT)) ||
                             (v->flags & SD_BUS_VTABLE_UNPRIVILEGED && v->type == _SD_BUS_VTABLE_PROPERTY)) {
                                 r = -EINVAL;
                                 goto fail;
diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/test-bus-introspect.c b/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/test-bus-introspect.c
index b2caa02870..f39dedeb24 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/test-bus-introspect.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/test-bus-introspect.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static const sd_bus_vtable vtable[] = {
         SD_BUS_PROPERTY("AReadOnlyDeprecatedProperty", "(ut)", prop_get, 0, SD_BUS_VTABLE_DEPRECATED),
         SD_BUS_PROPERTY("ChangingProperty", "t", prop_get, 0, SD_BUS_VTABLE_PROPERTY_EMITS_CHANGE),
         SD_BUS_PROPERTY("Invalidating", "t", prop_get, 0, SD_BUS_VTABLE_PROPERTY_EMITS_INVALIDATION),
-        SD_BUS_PROPERTY("Constant", "t", prop_get, 0, SD_BUS_VTABLE_PROPERTY_CONST),
+        SD_BUS_PROPERTY("Constant", "t", prop_get, 0, SD_BUS_VTABLE_PROPERTY_CONST|SD_BUS_VTABLE_PROPERTY_EXPLICIT),
         SD_BUS_VTABLE_END
 };
 
diff --git a/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/test-bus-objects.c b/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/test-bus-objects.c
index 6b3bfad5b6..195013f49a 100644
--- a/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/test-bus-objects.c
+++ b/src/libsystemd/sd-bus/test-bus-objects.c
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ static const sd_bus_vtable vtable2[] = {
         SD_BUS_PROPERTY("Value2", "s", value_handler, 10, SD_BUS_VTABLE_PROPERTY_EMITS_INVALIDATION),
         SD_BUS_PROPERTY("Value3", "s", value_handler, 10, SD_BUS_VTABLE_PROPERTY_CONST),
         SD_BUS_PROPERTY("Value4", "s", value_handler, 10, 0),
+        SD_BUS_PROPERTY("AnExplicitProperty", "s", NULL, offsetof(struct context, something), SD_BUS_VTABLE_PROPERTY_EXPLICIT|SD_BUS_VTABLE_PROPERTY_EMITS_INVALIDATION),
         SD_BUS_VTABLE_END
 };