docs: document that events are broadcasted to all event emitters

Delta Chat for iOS already relies on this behavior,
so it cannot be practically changed.
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link2xt
2026-03-31 14:59:38 +02:00
committed by l
parent 24b21c0588
commit 3b87e27f34

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@@ -364,18 +364,14 @@ uint32_t dc_get_id (dc_context_t* context);
* To get these events, you have to create an event emitter using this function
* and call dc_get_next_event() on the emitter.
*
* Events are broadcasted to all existing event emitters.
* Events emitted before creation of event emitter
* are not available to event emitter.
*
* @memberof dc_context_t
* @param context The context object as created by dc_context_new().
* @return Returns the event emitter, NULL on errors.
* Must be freed using dc_event_emitter_unref() after usage.
*
* Note: Use only one event emitter per context.
* The result of having multiple event emitters is unspecified.
* Currently events are broadcasted to all existing event emitters,
* but previous versions delivered events to only one event emitter
* and this behavior may change again in the future.
* Events emitted before creation of event emitter
* may or may not be available to event emitter.
*/
dc_event_emitter_t* dc_get_event_emitter(dc_context_t* context);
@@ -3323,18 +3319,14 @@ void dc_accounts_set_push_device_token (dc_accounts_t* accounts, const
* This is similar to dc_get_event_emitter(), which, however,
* must not be called for accounts handled by the account manager.
*
* Events are broadcasted to all existing event emitters.
* Events emitted before creation of event emitter
* are not available to event emitter.
*
* @memberof dc_accounts_t
* @param accounts The account manager as created by dc_accounts_new().
* @return Returns the event emitter, NULL on errors.
* Must be freed using dc_event_emitter_unref() after usage.
*
* Note: Use only one event emitter per account manager.
* The result of having multiple event emitters is unspecified.
* Currently events are broadcasted to all existing event emitters,
* but previous versions delivered events to only one event emitter
* and this behavior may change again in the future.
* Events emitted before creation of event emitter
* are not available to event emitter.
*/
dc_event_emitter_t* dc_accounts_get_event_emitter (dc_accounts_t* accounts);
@@ -5979,21 +5971,14 @@ void dc_event_channel_unref(dc_event_channel_t* event_channel);
* To get these events, you have to create an event emitter using this function
* and call dc_get_next_event() on the emitter.
*
* This is similar to dc_get_event_emitter(), which, however,
* must not be called for accounts handled by the account manager.
* Events are broadcasted to all existing event emitters.
* Events emitted before creation of event emitter
* are not available to event emitter.
*
* @memberof dc_event_channel_t
* @param The event channel.
* @return Returns the event emitter, NULL on errors.
* Must be freed using dc_event_emitter_unref() after usage.
*
* Note: Use only one event emitter per account manager / event channel.
* The result of having multiple event emitters is unspecified.
* Currently events are broadcasted to all existing event emitters,
* but previous versions delivered events to only one event emitter
* and this behavior may change again in the future.
* Events emitted before creation of event emitter
* are not available to event emitter.
*/
dc_event_emitter_t* dc_event_channel_get_event_emitter(dc_event_channel_t* event_channel);