## PolkitActionDescription

PolkitActionDescription — Description of Actions

## Functions

const gchar * | polkit_action_description_get_action_id ()
const gchar * | polkit_action_description_get_description ()
const gchar * | polkit_action_description_get_message ()
const gchar * | polkit_action_description_get_vendor_name ()
const gchar * | polkit_action_description_get_vendor_url ()
const gchar * | polkit_action_description_get_icon_name ()
PolkitImplicitAuthorization | polkit_action_description_get_implicit_any ()
PolkitImplicitAuthorization | polkit_action_description_get_implicit_inactive ()
PolkitImplicitAuthorization | polkit_action_description_get_implicit_active ()
const gchar * | polkit_action_description_get_annotation ()

## Types and Values

| PolkitActionDescription
enum | PolkitImplicitAuthorization

## Object Hierarchy

        GEnum
        ╰── PolkitImplicitAuthorization
        GObject
        ╰── PolkitActionDescription

## Description

Object used to encapsulate a registered action.

## Functions

### polkit_action_description_get_action_id ()

    const gchar *
    polkit_action_description_get_action_id
                                   (PolkitActionDescription *action_description);

Gets the action id for `action_description` .

#### Parameters

action_description | A PolkitActionDescription. |

#### Returns

A string owned by `action_description` . Do not free.

### polkit_action_description_get_description ()

    const gchar *
    polkit_action_description_get_description
                                   (PolkitActionDescription *action_description);

Gets the description used for `action_description` .

#### Parameters

action_description | A PolkitActionDescription. |

#### Returns

A string owned by `action_description` . Do not free.

### polkit_action_description_get_message ()

    const gchar *
    polkit_action_description_get_message (PolkitActionDescription *action_description);

Gets the message used for `action_description` .

#### Parameters

action_description | A PolkitActionDescription. |

#### Returns

A string owned by `action_description` . Do not free.

### polkit_action_description_get_vendor_name ()

    const gchar *
    polkit_action_description_get_vendor_name
                                   (PolkitActionDescription *action_description);

Gets the vendor name for `action_description` , if any.

#### Parameters

action_description | A PolkitActionDescription. |

#### Returns

A string owned by `action_description` . Do not free.

### polkit_action_description_get_vendor_url ()

    const gchar *
    polkit_action_description_get_vendor_url
                                   (PolkitActionDescription *action_description);

Gets the vendor URL for `action_description` , if any.

#### Parameters

action_description | A PolkitActionDescription. |

#### Returns

A string owned by `action_description` . Do not free.

### polkit_action_description_get_icon_name ()

    const gchar *
    polkit_action_description_get_icon_name
                                   (PolkitActionDescription *action_description);

Gets the icon name for `action_description` , if any.

#### Parameters

action_description | A PolkitActionDescription. |

#### Returns

A string owned by `action_description` . Do not free.

### polkit_action_description_get_implicit_any ()

    PolkitImplicitAuthorization
    polkit_action_description_get_implicit_any
                                   (PolkitActionDescription *action_description);

Gets the implicit authorization for `action_description` used for any subject.

#### Parameters

action_description | A PolkitActionDescription. |

#### Returns

A value from the PolkitImplicitAuthorization enumeration.

### polkit_action_description_get_implicit_inactive ()

    PolkitImplicitAuthorization
    polkit_action_description_get_implicit_inactive
                                   (PolkitActionDescription *action_description);

Gets the implicit authorization for `action_description` used for subjects in inactive sessions on a local console.

#### Parameters

action_description | A PolkitActionDescription. |

#### Returns

A value from the PolkitImplicitAuthorization enumeration.

### polkit_action_description_get_implicit_active ()

    PolkitImplicitAuthorization
    polkit_action_description_get_implicit_active
                                   (PolkitActionDescription *action_description);

Gets the implicit authorization for `action_description` used for subjects in active sessions on a local console.

#### Parameters

action_description | A PolkitActionDescription. |

#### Returns

A value from the PolkitImplicitAuthorization enumeration.

### polkit_action_description_get_annotation ()

    const gchar *
    polkit_action_description_get_annotation
                                   (PolkitActionDescription *action_description,
                                    const gchar *key);

Get the value of the annotation with `key` .

#### Parameters

action_description | A PolkitActionDescription. |
key | An annotation key. |

#### Returns

`NULL` if there is no annoation with `key` , otherwise the annotation value owned by `action_description` . Do not free.

[allow-none]

## Types and Values

### PolkitActionDescription

    typedef struct _PolkitActionDescription PolkitActionDescription;

The PolkitActionDescription struct should not be accessed directly.

### enum PolkitImplicitAuthorization

Possible implicit authorizations.

#### Members

POLKIT_IMPLICIT_AUTHORIZATION_UNKNOWN | Unknown whether the subject is authorized, never returned in any public API. |
POLKIT_IMPLICIT_AUTHORIZATION_NOT_AUTHORIZED | Subject is not authorized. |
POLKIT_IMPLICIT_AUTHORIZATION_AUTHENTICATION_REQUIRED | Authentication is required. |
POLKIT_IMPLICIT_AUTHORIZATION_ADMINISTRATOR_AUTHENTICATION_REQUIRED | Authentication as an administrator is required. |
POLKIT_IMPLICIT_AUTHORIZATION_AUTHENTICATION_REQUIRED_RETAINED | Authentication is required. If the authorization is obtained, it is retained. |
POLKIT_IMPLICIT_AUTHORIZATION_ADMINISTRATOR_AUTHENTICATION_REQUIRED_RETAINED | Authentication as an administrator is required. If the authorization is obtained, it is retained. |
POLKIT_IMPLICIT_AUTHORIZATION_AUTHORIZED | The subject is authorized |