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+# -*- Mode: Python -*-
+# vim: filetype=python
+
+##
+# == Block device exports
+##
+
+{ 'include': 'sockets.json' }
+
+##
+# @NbdServerOptions:
+#
+# Keep this type consistent with the nbd-server-start arguments. The only
+# intended difference is using SocketAddress instead of SocketAddressLegacy.
+#
+# @addr: Address on which to listen.
+# @tls-creds: ID of the TLS credentials object (since 2.6).
+# @tls-authz: ID of the QAuthZ authorization object used to validate
+# the client's x509 distinguished name. This object is
+# is only resolved at time of use, so can be deleted and
+# recreated on the fly while the NBD server is active.
+# If missing, it will default to denying access (since 4.0).
+# @max-connections: The maximum number of connections to allow at the same
+# time, 0 for unlimited. (since 5.2; default: 0)
+#
+# Since: 4.2
+##
+{ 'struct': 'NbdServerOptions',
+ 'data': { 'addr': 'SocketAddress',
+ '*tls-creds': 'str',
+ '*tls-authz': 'str',
+ '*max-connections': 'uint32' } }
+
+##
+# @nbd-server-start:
+#
+# Start an NBD server listening on the given host and port. Block
+# devices can then be exported using @nbd-server-add. The NBD
+# server will present them as named exports; for example, another
+# QEMU instance could refer to them as "nbd:HOST:PORT:exportname=NAME".
+#
+# Keep this type consistent with the NbdServerOptions type. The only intended
+# difference is using SocketAddressLegacy instead of SocketAddress.
+#
+# @addr: Address on which to listen.
+# @tls-creds: ID of the TLS credentials object (since 2.6).
+# @tls-authz: ID of the QAuthZ authorization object used to validate
+# the client's x509 distinguished name. This object is
+# is only resolved at time of use, so can be deleted and
+# recreated on the fly while the NBD server is active.
+# If missing, it will default to denying access (since 4.0).
+# @max-connections: The maximum number of connections to allow at the same
+# time, 0 for unlimited. (since 5.2; default: 0)
+#
+# Returns: error if the server is already running.
+#
+# Since: 1.3.0
+##
+{ 'command': 'nbd-server-start',
+ 'data': { 'addr': 'SocketAddressLegacy',
+ '*tls-creds': 'str',
+ '*tls-authz': 'str',
+ '*max-connections': 'uint32' } }
+
+##
+# @BlockExportOptionsNbd:
+#
+# An NBD block export (options shared between nbd-server-add and the NBD branch
+# of block-export-add).
+#
+# @name: Export name. If unspecified, the @device parameter is used as the
+# export name. (Since 2.12)
+#
+# @description: Free-form description of the export, up to 4096 bytes.
+# (Since 5.0)
+#
+# @bitmap: Also export the dirty bitmap reachable from @device, so the
+# NBD client can use NBD_OPT_SET_META_CONTEXT with
+# "qemu:dirty-bitmap:NAME" to inspect the bitmap. (since 4.0)
+#
+# Since: 5.0
+##
+{ 'struct': 'BlockExportOptionsNbd',
+ 'data': { '*name': 'str', '*description': 'str',
+ '*bitmap': 'str' } }
+
+##
+# @NbdServerAddOptions:
+#
+# An NBD block export.
+#
+# @device: The device name or node name of the node to be exported
+#
+# @writable: Whether clients should be able to write to the device via the
+# NBD connection (default false).
+#
+# Since: 5.0
+##
+{ 'struct': 'NbdServerAddOptions',
+ 'base': 'BlockExportOptionsNbd',
+ 'data': { 'device': 'str',
+ '*writable': 'bool' } }
+
+##
+# @nbd-server-add:
+#
+# Export a block node to QEMU's embedded NBD server.
+#
+# The export name will be used as the id for the resulting block export.
+#
+# Features:
+# @deprecated: This command is deprecated. Use @block-export-add instead.
+#
+# Returns: error if the server is not running, or export with the same name
+# already exists.
+#
+# Since: 1.3.0
+##
+{ 'command': 'nbd-server-add',
+ 'data': 'NbdServerAddOptions', 'boxed': true, 'features': ['deprecated'] }
+
+##
+# @BlockExportRemoveMode:
+#
+# Mode for removing a block export.
+#
+# @safe: Remove export if there are no existing connections, fail otherwise.
+#
+# @hard: Drop all connections immediately and remove export.
+#
+# Potential additional modes to be added in the future:
+#
+# hide: Just hide export from new clients, leave existing connections as is.
+# Remove export after all clients are disconnected.
+#
+# soft: Hide export from new clients, answer with ESHUTDOWN for all further
+# requests from existing clients.
+#
+# Since: 2.12
+##
+{'enum': 'BlockExportRemoveMode', 'data': ['safe', 'hard']}
+
+##
+# @nbd-server-remove:
+#
+# Remove NBD export by name.
+#
+# @name: Block export id.
+#
+# @mode: Mode of command operation. See @BlockExportRemoveMode description.
+# Default is 'safe'.
+#
+# Features:
+# @deprecated: This command is deprecated. Use @block-export-del instead.
+#
+# Returns: error if
+# - the server is not running
+# - export is not found
+# - mode is 'safe' and there are existing connections
+#
+# Since: 2.12
+##
+{ 'command': 'nbd-server-remove',
+ 'data': {'name': 'str', '*mode': 'BlockExportRemoveMode'},
+ 'features': ['deprecated'] }
+
+##
+# @nbd-server-stop:
+#
+# Stop QEMU's embedded NBD server, and unregister all devices previously
+# added via @nbd-server-add.
+#
+# Since: 1.3.0
+##
+{ 'command': 'nbd-server-stop' }
+
+##
+# @BlockExportType:
+#
+# An enumeration of block export types
+#
+# @nbd: NBD export
+#
+# Since: 4.2
+##
+{ 'enum': 'BlockExportType',
+ 'data': [ 'nbd' ] }
+
+##
+# @BlockExportOptions:
+#
+# Describes a block export, i.e. how single node should be exported on an
+# external interface.
+#
+# @id: A unique identifier for the block export (across all export types)
+#
+# @node-name: The node name of the block node to be exported (since: 5.2)
+#
+# @writable: True if clients should be able to write to the export
+# (default false)
+#
+# @writethrough: If true, caches are flushed after every write request to the
+# export before completion is signalled. (since: 5.2;
+# default: false)
+#
+# Since: 4.2
+##
+{ 'union': 'BlockExportOptions',
+ 'base': { 'type': 'BlockExportType',
+ 'id': 'str',
+ 'node-name': 'str',
+ '*writable': 'bool',
+ '*writethrough': 'bool' },
+ 'discriminator': 'type',
+ 'data': {
+ 'nbd': 'BlockExportOptionsNbd'
+ } }
+
+##
+# @block-export-add:
+#
+# Creates a new block export.
+#
+# Since: 5.2
+##
+{ 'command': 'block-export-add',
+ 'data': 'BlockExportOptions', 'boxed': true }
+
+##
+# @block-export-del:
+#
+# Request to remove a block export. This drops the user's reference to the
+# export, but the export may still stay around after this command returns until
+# the shutdown of the export has completed.
+#
+# @id: Block export id.
+#
+# @mode: Mode of command operation. See @BlockExportRemoveMode description.
+# Default is 'safe'.
+#
+# Returns: Error if the export is not found or @mode is 'safe' and the export
+# is still in use (e.g. by existing client connections)
+#
+# Since: 5.2
+##
+{ 'command': 'block-export-del',
+ 'data': { 'id': 'str', '*mode': 'BlockExportRemoveMode' } }
+
+##
+# @BLOCK_EXPORT_DELETED:
+#
+# Emitted when a block export is removed and its id can be reused.
+#
+# @id: Block export id.
+#
+# Since: 5.2
+##
+{ 'event': 'BLOCK_EXPORT_DELETED',
+ 'data': { 'id': 'str' } }
+
+##
+# @BlockExportInfo:
+#
+# Information about a single block export.
+#
+# @id: The unique identifier for the block export
+#
+# @type: The block export type
+#
+# @node-name: The node name of the block node that is exported
+#
+# @shutting-down: True if the export is shutting down (e.g. after a
+# block-export-del command, but before the shutdown has
+# completed)
+#
+# Since: 5.2
+##
+{ 'struct': 'BlockExportInfo',
+ 'data': { 'id': 'str',
+ 'type': 'BlockExportType',
+ 'node-name': 'str',
+ 'shutting-down': 'bool' } }
+
+##
+# @query-block-exports:
+#
+# Returns: A list of BlockExportInfo describing all block exports
+#
+# Since: 5.2
+##
+{ 'command': 'query-block-exports', 'returns': ['BlockExportInfo'] }