2 files changed, 89 insertions, 19 deletions

diff --git a/src/uca-camera.c b/src/uca-camera.c
index 27af765..fce3d12 100644
--- a/src/uca-camera.c
+++ b/src/uca-camera.c
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@ GQuark uca_unit_quark ()
     return g_quark_from_static_string ("uca-unit-quark");
 }
 
+GQuark uca_writable_quark ()
+{
+    return g_quark_from_static_string ("uca-writable-quark");
+}
+
 enum {
     LAST_SIGNAL
 };
@@ -980,6 +985,26 @@ uca_camera_grab (UcaCamera *camera, gpointer data, GError **error)
     return result;
 }
 
+static GParamSpec *
+get_param_spec_by_name (UcaCamera *camera,
+                        const gchar *prop_name)
+{
+    UcaCameraClass *klass;
+    GObjectClass *oclass;
+    GParamSpec *pspec;
+
+    klass  = UCA_CAMERA_GET_CLASS (camera);
+    oclass = G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass);
+    pspec  = g_object_class_find_property (oclass, prop_name);
+
+    if (pspec == NULL) {
+        g_warning ("Camera does not have property `%s'", prop_name);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return pspec;
+}
+
 /**
  * uca_camera_register_unit:
  * @camera: A #UcaCamera object
@@ -995,20 +1020,12 @@ uca_camera_register_unit (UcaCamera *camera,
                           const gchar *prop_name,
                           UcaUnit unit)
 {
-    UcaCameraClass *klass;
-    GObjectClass *oclass;
     GParamSpec *pspec;
 
-    klass  = UCA_CAMERA_GET_CLASS (camera);
-    oclass = G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass);
-    pspec  = g_object_class_find_property (oclass, prop_name);
+    pspec = get_param_spec_by_name (camera, prop_name);
 
-    if (pspec == NULL) {
-        g_warning ("Camera does not have property `%s'", prop_name);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    uca_camera_set_property_unit (pspec, unit);
+    if (pspec != NULL)
+        uca_camera_set_property_unit (pspec, unit);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1026,21 +1043,65 @@ UcaUnit
 uca_camera_get_unit (UcaCamera *camera,
                      const gchar *prop_name)
 {
-    UcaCameraClass *klass;
-    GObjectClass *oclass;
     GParamSpec *pspec;
     gpointer data;
 
-    klass  = UCA_CAMERA_GET_CLASS (camera);
-    oclass = G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass);
-    pspec  = g_object_class_find_property (oclass, prop_name);
+    pspec  = get_param_spec_by_name (camera, prop_name);
 
-    if (pspec == NULL) {
-        g_warning ("Camera does not have property `%s'", prop_name);
+    if (pspec == NULL)
         return UCA_UNIT_NA;
-    }
 
     data = g_param_spec_get_qdata (pspec, UCA_UNIT_QUARK);
     return data == NULL ? UCA_UNIT_NA : GPOINTER_TO_INT (data);
 }
 
+/**
+ * uca_camera_set_writable:
+ * @camera: A #UcaCamera object
+ * @prop_name: Name of property
+ * @writable: %TRUE if property can be written during acquisition
+ *
+ * Sets a flag that defines if @prop_name can be written during an acquisition.
+ *
+ * Since: 1.6
+ */
+void
+uca_camera_set_writable (UcaCamera *camera,
+                         const gchar *prop_name,
+                         gboolean writable)
+{
+    GParamSpec *pspec;
+
+    pspec = get_param_spec_by_name (camera, prop_name);
+
+    if (pspec != NULL) {
+        if (g_param_spec_get_qdata (pspec, UCA_WRITABLE_QUARK) != NULL)
+            g_warning ("::%s is already fixed", pspec->name);
+        else
+            g_param_spec_set_qdata (pspec, UCA_WRITABLE_QUARK, GINT_TO_POINTER (writable));
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * uca_camera_is_writable_during_acquisition:
+ * @camera: A #UcaCamera object
+ * @prop_name: Name of property
+ *
+ * Check if @prop_name can be written at run-time. This is %FALSE if the
+ * property is read-only, if uca_camera_set_writable() has not been called or
+ * uca_camera_set_writable() was called with %FALSE.
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE if the property can be written at acquisition time.
+ * Since: 1.6
+ */
+gboolean
+uca_camera_is_writable_during_acquisition (UcaCamera *camera,
+                                           const gchar *prop_name)
+{
+    GParamSpec *pspec;
+
+    pspec = get_param_spec_by_name (camera, prop_name);
+
+    return (pspec->flags & G_PARAM_WRITABLE) &&
+            g_param_spec_get_qdata (pspec, UCA_WRITABLE_QUARK);
+}
diff --git a/src/uca-camera.h b/src/uca-camera.h
index f4030d6..d958870 100644
--- a/src/uca-camera.h
+++ b/src/uca-camera.h
@@ -31,9 +31,11 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
 #define UCA_CAMERA_ERROR    uca_camera_error_quark()
 #define UCA_UNIT_QUARK      uca_unit_quark()
+#define UCA_WRITABLE_QUARK  uca_writable_quark()
 
 GQuark uca_camera_error_quark(void);
 GQuark uca_unit_quark(void);
+GQuark uca_writable_quark(void);
 
 typedef enum {
     UCA_CAMERA_ERROR_NOT_FOUND,
@@ -162,6 +164,13 @@ void        uca_camera_register_unit    (UcaCamera          *camera,
                                          UcaUnit             unit);
 UcaUnit     uca_camera_get_unit         (UcaCamera          *camera,
                                          const gchar        *prop_name);
+void        uca_camera_set_writable     (UcaCamera          *camera,
+                                         const gchar        *prop_name,
+                                         gboolean            writable);
+gboolean    uca_camera_is_writable_during_acquisition
+                                        (UcaCamera          *camera,
+                                         const gchar        *prop_name);
+
 
 GType uca_camera_get_type(void);