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<bookinfo>
  <title>Record Extension Protocol Specification</title>
  <subtitle>X Consortium Standard</subtitle>
  <authorgroup>
    <author>
      <firstname>Martha</firstname><surname>Zimet</surname>
      <affiliation><orgname>Network Computing Devices, Inc.</orgname></affiliation>
    </author>
    <editor>
      <firstname>Stephen</firstname><surname>Gildea</surname>
      <affiliation><orgname>X Consortium</orgname></affiliation>
    </editor>
  </authorgroup>
  <releaseinfo>X Version 11, Release &fullrelvers;</releaseinfo>
  <copyright><year>1994</year><holder>Network Computing Devices, Inc.</holder>
  </copyright>

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</bookinfo>

<chapter id="Introduction">
<title>Introduction</title>
<para>
Several proposals have been written over the past few years that address some
of the issues surrounding the recording and playback of user actions
in the X Window System<footnote><para>
<emphasis remap='I'>X Window System</emphasis> is a trademark of The Open Group.
</para></footnote>
:
</para>

<itemizedlist>
  <listitem>
    <para>
<emphasis remap='I'>Some Proposals for a Minimal X11 Testing Extension</emphasis>,
Kieron Drake, UniSoft Ltd., April 1991
    </para>
  </listitem>
  <listitem>
    <para>
<emphasis remap='I'>X11 Input Synthesis Extension Proposal</emphasis>, Larry Woestman,
Hewlett Packard, November 1991
    </para>
  </listitem>
  <listitem>
    <para>
<emphasis remap='I'>XTrap Architecture</emphasis>, Dick Annicchiario, et al, Digital Equipment Corporation,
July 1991
    </para>
  </listitem>
  <listitem>
    <para>
<emphasis remap='I'>XTest Extension Recording Specification</emphasis>, Yochanan Slonim,
Mercury Interactive, December 1992
    </para>
  </listitem>
</itemizedlist>

<para>
This document both unifies and extends the previous diverse approaches
to generate a proposal for an X extension that provides support for
the recording of all core X protocol and arbitrary extension protocol.
Input synthesis, or playback, has already been implemented in the
XTest extension, an X Consortium standard.  Therefore, this extension
is limited to recording.
</para>

<para>
In order to provide both record and playback functionality, a
hypothetical record application could use this extension to capture
both user actions and their consequences.  For example, a button press
(a user action) may cause a window to be mapped and a corresponding
<function>MapNotify</function>
event to be sent (a consequence).  This information could be
stored for later use by a playback application.
</para>

<para>
The playback application could use the recorded actions as input for
the XTest extension's
<function>XTestFakeInput</function>
operation to synthesize the
appropriate input events.  The "consequence" or synchronization
information is then used as a synchronization point during playback.
That is, the playback application does not generate specific
synthesized events until their matching synchronization condition
occurs.  When the condition occurs the processing of synthesized
events continues.  Determination that the condition has occurred may be
made by capturing the consequences of the synthesized events and
comparing them to the previously recorded synchronization information.
For example, if a button press was followed by a
<function>MapNotify</function>
event on a
particular window in the recorded data, the playback application might
synthesize the button press then wait for the
<function>MapNotify</function>
event on the
appropriate window before proceeding with subsequent synthesized
input.
</para>

<para>
Because
it is impossible to predict what synchronization information will be
required by a particular application, the extension provides
facilities to record any subset of core X protocol and arbitrary
extension protocol.
As such, this extension does not enforce a specific
synchronization methodology; any method based on information in the X
protocol stream (e.g., watching for window mapping/unmapping, cursor
changes, drawing of certain text strings, etc.) can capture the
information it needs using RECORD facilities.
</para>

<sect1 id="Acknowledgements">
<title>Acknowledgements</title>
<para>
The document represents the culmination of two years of debate and
experiments done under the auspices of the X Consortium xtest working
group.  Although this was a group effort, the author remains
responsible for any errors or omissions.
Two years ago, Robert Chesler of Absol-puter, Kieron Drake of UniSoft
Ltd., Marc Evans of Synergytics and Ken Miller of Digital shared the
vision of a standard extension for recording and were all instrumental
in the early protocol development.  During the last two years, Bob
Scheifler of the X Consortium and Jim Fulton of NCD continuously
provided input to the protocol design, as well as encouragement to the
author.  In the last few months, Stephen Gildea and Dave Wiggins,
both X Consortium staff, have spent considerable time fine tuning the
protocol design and reviewing the protocol specifications.  Most
recently, Amnon Cohen of Mercury Interactive has assisted in
clarification of the recorded event policy, and Kent Siefkes of
Performance Awareness has assisted in clarification of the timestamp
policy.
</para>
</sect1>

<sect1 id="Goals">
<title>Goals</title>
<itemizedlist>
  <listitem>
    <para>
To provide a standard for recording,
whereby both device events and synchronization information in the
form of device event consequences are recorded.
    </para>
  </listitem>
  <listitem>
    <para>
To record contextual information used in synchronized playback
without prior knowledge of the application
that
is being recorded.
    </para>
  </listitem>
  <listitem>
    <para>
To provide the ability to record arbitrary X protocol extensions.
<!-- .RE -->
    </para>
  </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</sect1>

<sect1 id="Requirements">
<title>Requirements</title>
<para>
The extension should function as follows:
</para>

<itemizedlist>
  <listitem>
    <para>
It should
not be dependent on other clients or extensions for its operation.
    </para>
  </listitem>
  <listitem>
    <para>
It should
not significantly impact performance.
    </para>
  </listitem>
  <listitem>
    <para>
It should
support the recording of all device input (core devices and XInput devices).
    </para>
  </listitem>
  <listitem>
    <para>
It should
be extendible.
    </para>
  </listitem>
  <listitem>
    <para>
It should
support the recording of synchronization information for user events.
    </para>
  </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</sect1>
</chapter>

<chapter id="Design">
<title>Design</title>
<para>
This section gives an overview of the RECORD extension and discusses
its overall operation and data types.
</para>

<sect1 id="Overview">
<title>Overview</title>
<para>
The mechanism used by this extension for recording is to intercept
core X protocol and arbitrary X extension protocol entirely within the X server
itself.  When the extension has been requested to intercept specific
protocol by one or more clients, the protocol data are formatted and
returned to the recording clients.
</para>
<para>
<!-- .LP -->
The extension provides a mechanism for capturing all events, including
input device events that go to no clients, that is analogous to a client
expressing "interest" in all events in all windows, including the root
window.  Event filtering in the extension provides a mechanism for feeding
device events to recording clients; it does not provide a mechanism for
in-place, synchronous event substitution, modification, or withholding.
In addition, the
extension does not provide data compression before intercepted protocol
is returned to the recording clients.
</para>
<sect2 id="Data_Delivery">
<title>Data Delivery</title>
<!-- .XS -->
<!-- (SN Data Delivery -->
<!-- .XE -->
<para>
<!-- .LP -->
Because
events are limited in size to
32 bytes, using events to return intercepted protocol data to recording
clients is prohibitive in terms of performance.  Therefore, intercepted
protocol data are returned to recording clients through multiple replies
to the extension request to begin protocol interception and reporting.
This utilization is consistent with
<function>ListFontsWithInfo ,</function>
for example, where a
single request has multiple replies.
</para>
<para>
<!-- .LP -->
Individual requests, replies, events or errors intercepted by the extension
on behalf of recording clients cannot be split across reply packets.  In order
to reduce overhead, multiple intercepted requests, replies, events and errors
might be collected
into a single reply.
Nevertheless, all data are returned to the client in a timely manner.
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="Record_Context">
<title>Record Context</title>
<!-- .XS -->
<!-- (SN Record Context -->
<!-- .XE -->
<para>
<!-- .LP -->
The extension adds a record context resource (RC)
to the set of resources managed by the server.  All the
extension operations take an RC as an argument.  Although the protocol
permits sharing of RCs between clients, it is expected that clients will
use their own RCs.  The attributes used in extension operations are stored
in the RCs, and these attributes include the protocol and clients to
intercept.
</para>
<para>
<!-- .LP -->
The terms "register" and "unregister" are used to describe the
relationship between clients to intercept and the RC.  To register
a client with an RC means the client is added to the list
of clients to intercept; to unregister a client means the client
is deleted from the list of clients to intercept.  When the
server is requested to register or unregister clients from an RC,
it is required to do so immediately.  That is, it is not permissible for
the server to wait until recording is enabled to register clients
or recording is disabled to unregister clients.
</para>
</sect2>

<sect2 id="Record_Client_Connections">
<title>Record Client Connections</title>
<!-- .XS -->
<!-- (SN Record Client Connections -->
<!-- .XE -->
<para>
<!-- .LP -->
The typical communication model for a recording client is to open
two connections to the server and use one for RC control and
the other for reading protocol data.
</para>
<para>
<!-- .LP -->
The "control" connection can execute requests to obtain information about
the supported protocol version, create and destroy RCs, specify protocol
types to intercept and clients to be recorded, query the current state
of an RC, and to stop interception and reporting of protocol data.  The
"data" connection can execute a request to
enable interception
and reporting of specified protocol for a particular RC.  When the
"enable" request is issued, intercepted protocol is sent back on the
same connection, generally in more than one reply packet.  Until the last
reply to the "enable" request is sent by the server, signifying that
the request execution is complete, no other requests will be executed by
the server on that connection.  That is, the connection that data are being
reported on cannot issue the "disable" request until the last reply
to the "enable" request is sent by the server.  Therefore, unless a
recording client never has the need to disable the interception and reporting
of protocol data, two client connections are necessary.
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="Events">
<title>Events</title>
<!-- .XS -->
<!-- (SN Events -->
<!-- .XE -->
<para>
<!-- .LP -->
The terms "delivered events" and "device events" are used
to describe the two event classes recording clients may
select for interception.  These event classes are handled differently
by the extension.  Delivered events are core X events or X extension events
the server actually delivers to one or more clients.  Device events are
events generated by core X devices or extension input devices that the
server may or may not deliver to any clients.  When device events
are selected for interception by a recording client, the extension
guarantees each device event is recorded and will be forwarded
to the recording client in the same order it is generated by the
device.
</para>
<para>
<!-- .LP -->
The recording of selected device events is not affected
by server grabs.  Delivered events, on the other hand, can be affected
by server grabs.
If a recording client selects both
a device event and delivered events that result from that device
event, the delivered events are recorded after the device event.
In the absence of grabs, the delivered events for a
device event precede later device events.
</para>
<para>
<!-- .LP -->
Requests that have side effects on
devices, such as
<function>WarpPointer</function>
and
<function>GrabPointer</function>
with a confine-to window,
will cause RECORD to record an associated device event.
The XTEST extension request
<function>XTestFakeInput</function>
causes a device event to be recorded; the
device events are recorded in the same order that the
<function>XTestFakeInput</function>
requests are received by the server.
</para>
<para>
<!-- .LP -->
If a key autorepeats, multiple
<function>KeyPress</function>
and
<function>KeyRelease</function>
device events are reported.
</para>
</sect2>

<sect2 id="Timing">
<title>Timing</title>
<!-- .XS -->
<!-- (SN Timing -->
<!-- .XE -->
<para>
Requests are recorded just before
they are executed; the time associated with a request is the server
time when it is recorded.
</para>
</sect2>
</sect1>

<sect1 id="Types">
<title>Types</title>
<para>
The following new types are used in the request definitions that appear
in section 3. <!-- xref -->
</para>

<para>RC: CARD32</para>

<para>
The
<function>"RC"</function>
type is a resource identifier for a server record context.
</para>

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  <?dbfo keep-together="always" ?>
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  <colspec colname='c2' colwidth="1.0*"/>
  <colspec colname='c3' colwidth="4.0*"/>
  <tbody>
    <row>
      <entry>RANGE8:</entry>
      <entry>[first, last:</entry>
      <entry>CARD8]</entry>
    </row>
    <row>
      <entry>RANGE16:</entry>
      <entry>[first, last:</entry>
      <entry>CARD16]</entry>
    </row>
    <row>
      <entry>EXTRANGE:</entry>
      <entry>[major:</entry>
      <entry>RANGE8</entry>
    </row>
    <row>
      <entry></entry>
      <entry>minor:</entry>
      <entry>RANGE16]</entry>
    </row>
  </tbody>
  </tgroup>
</informaltable>

<informaltable frame="none">
  <?dbfo keep-together="always" ?>
  <tgroup cols='3' align='left' colsep='0' rowsep='0'>
  <colspec colname='c1' colwidth="1.5*"/>
  <colspec colname='c2' colwidth="1.0*"/>
  <colspec colname='c3' colwidth="4.0*"/>
  <tbody>
    <row>
      <entry>RECORDRANGE:</entry>
      <entry>[core-requests:</entry>
      <entry>RANGE8</entry>
    </row>
    <row>
      <entry></entry>
      <entry>core-replies:</entry>
      <entry>RANGE8</entry>
    </row>
    <row>
      <entry></entry>
      <entry>ext-requests:</entry>
      <entry>EXTRANGE</entry>
    </row>
    <row>
      <entry></entry>
      <entry>ext-replies:</entry>
      <entry>EXTRANGE</entry>
    </row>
    <row>
      <entry></entry>
      <entry>delivered-events:</entry>
      <entry>RANGE8</entry>
    </row>
    <row>
      <entry></entry>
      <entry>device-events:</entry>
      <entry>RANGE8</entry>
    </row>
    <row>
      <entry></entry>
      <entry>errors:</entry>
      <entry>RANGE8</entry>
    </row>
    <row>
      <entry></entry>
      <entry>client-started:</entry>
      <entry>BOOL</entry>
    </row>
    <row>
      <entry></entry>
      <entry>client-died:</entry>
      <entry>BOOL]</entry>
    </row>
  </tbody>
  </tgroup>
</informaltable>

<para>
The
<function>"RECORDRANGE"</function>
structure contains the protocol values to intercept.  Typically,
this structure is sent by recording clients over the control connection
when creating or modifying an RC.
</para>

<itemizedlist>
  <listitem>
    <para>
<!-- .IN "core-requests" -->
<!-- .br -->
Specifies core X protocol requests with an opcode field between <emphasis remap='I'>first</emphasis>
and <emphasis remap='I'>last</emphasis> inclusive.  If <emphasis remap='I'>first</emphasis> is equal to 0 and <emphasis remap='I'>last</emphasis> is equal to 0, no
core requests are specified by this RECORDRANGE.  If <emphasis remap='I'>first</emphasis> is greater
than <emphasis remap='I'>last</emphasis>, a
<function>"Value"</function>
error results.
    </para>
  </listitem>
  <listitem>
    <para>
<!-- .IN "core-replies" -->
<!-- .br -->
Specifies replies resulting from core X protocol requests with an opcode
field between <emphasis remap='I'>first</emphasis> and <emphasis remap='I'>last</emphasis> inclusive.  If <emphasis remap='I'>first</emphasis> is equal to 0 and <emphasis remap='I'>last</emphasis>
is equal to 0, no core replies are specified by this RECORDRANGE.  If
<emphasis remap='I'>first</emphasis> is greater than <emphasis remap='I'>last</emphasis>, a
<function>"Value"</function>
error results.
    </para>
  </listitem>
  <listitem>
    <para>
<!-- .IN "ext-requests" -->
<!-- .br -->
Specifies extension protocol requests with a major opcode field between
<emphasis remap='I'>major.first</emphasis> and <emphasis remap='I'>major.last</emphasis> and a minor opcode field between <emphasis remap='I'>minor.first</emphasis>
and <emphasis remap='I'>minor.last</emphasis> inclusive.
If <emphasis remap='I'>major.first</emphasis> and <emphasis remap='I'>major.last</emphasis> are equal to 0, no
extension protocol requests are specified by this RECORDRANGE.  If
<emphasis remap='I'>major.first</emphasis> or <emphasis remap='I'>major.last</emphasis> is less than 128 and greater than 0,
if <emphasis remap='I'>major.first</emphasis> is greater than <emphasis remap='I'>major.last</emphasis>,
or if <emphasis remap='I'>minor.first</emphasis>
is greater than <emphasis remap='I'>minor.last</emphasis>, a
<function>"Value"</function>
error results.
    </para>
  </listitem>
  <listitem>
    <para>
<!-- .IN "ext-replies" -->
<!-- .br -->
Specifies replies resulting from extension protocol requests with a
major opcode field between <emphasis remap='I'>major.first</emphasis> and <emphasis remap='I'>major.last</emphasis> and
a minor opcode field between <emphasis remap='I'>minor.first</emphasis> and <emphasis remap='I'>minor.last</emphasis>
inclusive.  If <emphasis remap='I'>major.first</emphasis> and <emphasis remap='I'>major.last</emphasis> are equal to 0,
no extension protocol replies are specified by this RECORDRANGE.  If
<emphasis remap='I'>major.first</emphasis> or <emphasis remap='I'>major.last</emphasis> is less than 128 and greater
than 0,
if <emphasis remap='I'>major.first</emphasis> is greater than <emphasis remap='I'>major.last</emphasis>,
or if <emphasis remap='I'>minor.first</emphasis> is greater than <emphasis remap='I'>minor.last</emphasis>, a
<function>"Value"</function>
error results.
    </para>
  </listitem>
  <listitem>
    <para>
<!-- .IN "delivered-events" -->
<!-- .br -->
This is used for both core X protocol events and arbitrary extension
events.  Specifies events that are delivered to at least one client
that have a code field between <emphasis remap='I'>first</emphasis> and <emphasis remap='I'>last</emphasis>
inclusive.  If <emphasis remap='I'>first</emphasis> is equal to 0 and <emphasis remap='I'>last</emphasis> is equal to 0,
no events are specified by this RECORDRANGE.
Otherwise, if <emphasis remap='I'>first</emphasis> is less than 2
or <emphasis remap='I'>last</emphasis> is less than 2, or if
<emphasis remap='I'>first</emphasis> is greater than <emphasis remap='I'>last</emphasis>, a
<function>"Value"</function>
error results.
    </para>
  </listitem>
  <listitem>
    <para>
<!-- .IN "device-events" -->
<!-- .br -->
This is used for both core X device events and X extension device
events that may or may not be delivered to a client.
Specifies device events that have a code field between <emphasis remap='I'>first</emphasis> and
<emphasis remap='I'>last</emphasis> inclusive.  If <emphasis remap='I'>first</emphasis> is equal to 0 and <emphasis remap='I'>last</emphasis>
is equal to 0, no device events are specified by this RECORDRANGE.
Otherwise,
if <emphasis remap='I'>first</emphasis> is less than 2 or <emphasis remap='I'>last</emphasis> is less
than 2, or if <emphasis remap='I'>first</emphasis> is greater than <emphasis remap='I'>last</emphasis>, a
<function>"Value"</function>
error results.
    </para>
  </listitem>
  <listitem>
    <para>
Because
the generated device event may or may not be associated with a
client, unlike other RECORDRANGE components, which select protocol for a
specific client, selecting for device events in any RECORDRANGE in an RC
causes the recording client to receive one instance for each device event
generated that is in the range specified.
    </para>
  </listitem>
  <listitem>
    <para>
<!-- .IN "errors" -->
<!-- .br -->
This is used for both core X protocol errors and arbitrary extension
errors.  Specifies errors that have a code field between <emphasis remap='I'>first</emphasis> and
<emphasis remap='I'>last</emphasis> inclusive.  If <emphasis remap='I'>first</emphasis> is equal to 0 and <emphasis remap='I'>last</emphasis> is equal to 0, no
errors are specified by this RECORDRANGE.  If <emphasis remap='I'>first</emphasis> is greater
than <emphasis remap='I'>last</emphasis>, a
<function>"Value"</function>
error results.
    </para>
  </listitem>
  <listitem>
    <para>
<!-- .IN "client-started" -->
<!-- .br -->
Specifies the connection setup reply.
If
<function>False ,</function>
the connection setup reply is not specified by
this RECORDRANGE.
    </para>
  </listitem>
  <listitem>
    <para>
<!-- .IN "client-died" -->
<!-- .br -->
Specifies notification when a client disconnects.
If
<function>False ,</function>
notification when a client disconnects is not specified by
this RECORDRANGE.
    </para>
  </listitem>
</itemizedlist>

<informaltable frame="none">
  <?dbfo keep-together="always" ?>
  <tgroup cols='3' align='left' colsep='0' rowsep='0'>
  <colspec colname='c1' colwidth="1.0*"/>
  <colspec colname='c2' colwidth="1.0*"/>
  <colspec colname='c3' colwidth="2.0*"/>
  <tbody>
    <row>
      <entry>ELEMENT_HEADER:</entry>
      <entry>[from-server-time:</entry>
      <entry>BOOL</entry>
    </row>
    <row>
      <entry></entry>
      <entry>from-client-time:</entry>
      <entry>BOOL</entry>
    </row>
    <row>
      <entry></entry>
      <entry>from-client-sequence:</entry>
      <entry>BOOL]</entry>
    </row>
  </tbody>
  </tgroup>
</informaltable>

<para>
The
<function>ELEMENT_HEADER</function>
structure specifies additional data that precedes each protocol
element in the <emphasis remap='I'>data</emphasis> field of a
<function>RecordEnableContext</function>
reply.
</para>

<itemizedlist>
  <listitem>
    <para>
If <emphasis remap='I'>from-server-time</emphasis> is
<function>True ,</function>
each intercepted protocol element
with category
<function>FromServer</function>
is preceded by the server time when the protocol was recorded.
    </para>
  </listitem>
  <listitem>
    <para>
If <emphasis remap='I'>from-client-time</emphasis> is
<function>True ,</function>
each intercepted protocol element
with category
<function>FromClient</function>
is preceded by the server time when the protocol was recorded.
    </para>
  </listitem>
  <listitem>
    <para>
If <emphasis remap='I'>from-client-sequence</emphasis> is
<function>True ,</function>
each intercepted protocol
element with category
<function>FromClient</function>
or
<function>ClientDied</function>
is preceded by the
32-bit sequence number of the recorded client's most recent request
processed by the server at that time.
For
<function>FromClient ,</function>
this will be one less than the sequence number of the
following request.
For
<function>ClientDied ,</function>
the sequence number will be the only data, because no
protocol is recorded.
    </para>
  </listitem>
</itemizedlist>

<para>
Note that a reply containing device events is treated the same as
other replies with category
<function>FromServer</function>
for purposes of these flags.
Protocol with category
<function>FromServer</function>
is never preceded by a sequence
number because almost all such protocol has a sequence number in it anyway.
</para>

<para>
<!-- .LP -->
If both a server time and a sequence number have been requested for a
reply, each protocol request is
preceded first by the time and second by the sequence number.
</para>

<para>XIDBASE: CARD32</para>

<para>
<!-- .LP -->
The XIDBASE type is used to identify a particular client.  Valid
values are any existing resource identifier
of any connected client,
in which case the client
that created the resource is specified, or the resource identifier
base sent to the target client from the server in the connection setup
reply.  A value of 0 (zero) is valid when the XIDBASE is associated
with device events that may not have been delivered to a client.
</para>

<para>
CLIENTSPEC: XIDBASE or {<emphasis>CurrentClients</emphasis>,
<emphasis>FutureClients</emphasis>, <emphasis>AllClients</emphasis>}
</para>

<para>
The CLIENTSPEC type defines the set of clients the RC attributes are
associated with.  This type is used by recording clients when creating
an RC or when changing RC attributes.  XIDBASE specifies that the RC
attributes apply to a single client only.
<function>CurrentClients</function>
specifies
that the RC attributes apply to current client connections;
<function>FutureClients</function>
specifies future client connections;
<function>AllClients</function>
specifies all client connections, which includes current and future.
</para>

<para>
The numeric values for
<function>CurrentClients ,</function>
<function>FutureClients</function>
and
<function>AllClients</function>
are
defined such that there will be no intersection with valid XIDBASEs.
</para>

<para>
<!-- .LP -->
When the context is enabled, the data connection is unregistered if it
was registered.
If the context is enabled,
<function>CurrentClients</function>
and
<function>AllClients</function>
silently exclude the recording data connection.
It is an error to explicitly register the data connection.
</para>

<informaltable frame="none">
  <?dbfo keep-together="always" ?>
  <tgroup cols='3' align='left' colsep='0' rowsep='0'>
  <colspec colname='c1' colwidth="1.0*"/>
  <colspec colname='c2' colwidth="1.0*"/>
  <colspec colname='c3' colwidth="3.0*"/>
  <tbody>
    <row>
      <entry>CLIENT_INFO:</entry>
      <entry>[client-resource:</entry>
      <entry>CLIENTSPEC</entry>
    </row>
    <row>
      <entry></entry>
      <entry>intercepted-protocol:</entry>
      <entry>LISTofRECORDRANGE]</entry>
    </row>
  </tbody>
  </tgroup>
</informaltable>

<para>
This structure specifies an intercepted client and the protocol to be
intercepted for the client.  The <emphasis remap='I'>client-resource</emphasis> field is a
resource base that identifies the intercepted client.  The
<emphasis remap='I'>intercepted-protocol</emphasis> field specifies the protocol to intercept
for the <emphasis remap='I'>client-resource</emphasis>.
</para>
</sect1>

<sect1 id="Errors">
<title>Errors</title>
<para>
<emphasis role="bold">RecordContext</emphasis>
</para>

<itemizedlist>
  <listitem>
    <para>
<!-- .IN RecordContext -->
<!-- .br -->
This error is returned if the value for an RC argument
in a request does not name a defined record context.
    </para>
  </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</sect1>
</chapter>

<chapter id="Protocol_Requests">
<title>Protocol Requests</title>
<!-- .XS -->
<!-- (SN Protocol Requests -->
<!-- .XE -->
<!-- .sp -->
<para>
<function>RecordQueryVersion</function>
</para>

<itemizedlist>
  <listitem>
    <para>
<emphasis remap='I'>major-version</emphasis>,
<emphasis remap='I'>minor-version</emphasis>: CARD16
    </para>
  </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>
-&gt;
</para>
<itemizedlist>
  <listitem>
    <para>
<emphasis remap='I'>major-version</emphasis>,
<emphasis remap='I'>minor-version</emphasis>: CARD16
    </para>
  </listitem>
</itemizedlist>

<para>
This request specifies the RECORD extension protocol version the client
would like to use.  When the specified protocol version is supported
by the extension, the protocol version the server expects from the
client is returned.  Clients must use this request before other RECORD
extension requests.
</para>

<para>
This request also determines whether or not the RECORD extension protocol
version specified by the client is supported by the extension.  If the
extension supports the version specified by the client, this version number
should be returned.  If the client has requested a higher version than is
supported by the server, the server's highest version should be returned.
Otherwise, if the client has requested a lower version than is supported
by the server, the server's lowest version should be returned.  This document
defines major version one (1),
minor version thirteen (13).
</para>

<para>
<function>RecordCreateContext</function>
</para>

<informaltable frame="none">
  <?dbfo keep-together="always" ?>
  <tgroup cols='1' align='left' colsep='0' rowsep='0'>
  <colspec colname='c1' colwidth="1.0*"/>
  <tbody>
    <row>
      <entry>
<emphasis remap='I'>context</emphasis>: RC
      </entry>
    </row>
    <row>
      <entry>
<emphasis remap='I'>element-header</emphasis>: ELEMENT_HEADER
      </entry>
    </row>
    <row>
      <entry>
<emphasis remap='I'>client-specifiers</emphasis>: LISTofCLIENTSPEC
      </entry>
    </row>
    <row>
      <entry>
<emphasis remap='I'>ranges</emphasis>: LISTofRECORDRANGE
      </entry>
    </row>
    <row>
      <entry>
Errors:
<function>Match ,</function>
<function>Value ,</function>
<function>IDChoice ,</function>
<function>Alloc</function>
      </entry>
    </row>
  </tbody>
  </tgroup>
</informaltable>

<para>
This request creates a new
record context
within the server and assigns the identifier <emphasis remap='I'>context</emphasis> to
it.  After the <emphasis remap='I'>context</emphasis> is created, this request registers the
set of clients in <emphasis remap='I'>client-specifiers</emphasis> with the <emphasis remap='I'>context</emphasis> and
specifies the protocol to intercept for those clients.
The recorded protocol elements will be preceded by data as specified
by <emphasis remap='I'>element-header</emphasis>.
Typically,
this request is used by a recording client over the control
connection.  Multiple RC
objects can exist simultaneously, containing overlapping sets of
protocol and clients to intercept.
</para>

<para>
If any of the values in
<emphasis remap='I'>element-header</emphasis> or
<emphasis remap='I'>ranges</emphasis> is invalid, a
<function>"Value"</function>
error results.  Duplicate items in the list of <emphasis remap='I'>client-specifiers</emphasis> are
ignored.  If any item in the <emphasis remap='I'>client-specifiers</emphasis> list is not a valid
CLIENTSPEC, a
<function>"Match"</function>
error results.  Otherwise, each item in the <emphasis remap='I'>client-specifiers</emphasis> list is
processed as follows:
</para>

<itemizedlist>
  <listitem>
    <para>
If the item is an XIDBASE identifying a particular client, the
specified client is registered with the <emphasis remap='I'>context</emphasis> and the protocol
to intercept for the client is then set to <emphasis remap='I'>ranges</emphasis>.
    </para>
  </listitem>
  <listitem>
    <para>
If the item is
<function>CurrentClients ,</function>
all existing clients are registered with the
<emphasis remap='I'>context</emphasis> at this time.
The protocol to intercept for all clients registered
with the <emphasis remap='I'>context</emphasis> is then set to <emphasis remap='I'>ranges</emphasis>.
    </para>
  </listitem>
  <listitem>
    <para>
If the item is
<function>FutureClients ,</function>
all clients that connect to the server
after this request executes will be automatically registered with the
<emphasis remap='I'>context</emphasis>.  The protocol to intercept for such clients will be set to
<emphasis remap='I'>ranges</emphasis> in the <emphasis remap='I'>context</emphasis>.
    </para>
  </listitem>
  <listitem>
    <para>
If the item is
<function>AllClients ,</function>
the effect is as if the actions described
for
<function>FutureClients</function>
are performed, followed by the actions for
<function>CurrentClients .</function>
    </para>
  </listitem>
</itemizedlist>

<para>
The
<function>"Alloc"</function>
error results when the server is unable to allocate the necessary
resources.
</para>

<para>
<function>RecordRegisterClients</function>
</para>

<informaltable frame="none">
  <?dbfo keep-together="always" ?>
  <tgroup cols='1' align='left' colsep='0' rowsep='0'>
  <colspec colname='c1' colwidth="1.0*"/>
  <tbody>
    <row>
      <entry>
<emphasis remap='I'>context</emphasis>: RC
      </entry>
    </row>
    <row>
      <entry>
<emphasis remap='I'>element-header</emphasis>: ELEMENT_HEADER
      </entry>
    </row>
    <row>
      <entry>
<emphasis remap='I'>client-specifiers</emphasis>: LISTofCLIENTSPEC
      </entry>
    </row>
    <row>
      <entry>
<emphasis remap='I'>ranges</emphasis>: LISTofRECORDRANGE
      </entry>
    </row>
    <row>
      <entry>
Errors:
<function>Match ,</function>
<function>Value ,</function>
<function>RecordContext ,</function>
<function>Alloc</function>
      </entry>
    </row>
  </tbody>
  </tgroup>
</informaltable>

<para>
This request registers the set of clients in <emphasis remap='I'>client-specifiers</emphasis> with
the given <emphasis remap='I'>context</emphasis> and specifies the protocol to intercept for those
clients.
The header preceding each recorded protocol element is set as specified
by <emphasis remap='I'>element-header</emphasis>.
These flags affect the entire
context; their effect is not limited to the clients registered by
this request.
Typically, this request is used by a recording client over
the control connection.
</para>

<para>
If <emphasis remap='I'>context</emphasis> does not name a valid RC, a
<function>"RecordContext"</function>
error results.  If any of the values in
<emphasis remap='I'>element-header</emphasis> or <emphasis remap='I'>ranges</emphasis> is invalid, a
<function>"Value"</function>
error results.  Duplicate items in the list of <emphasis remap='I'>client-specifiers</emphasis> are
ignored.  If any item in the list of <emphasis remap='I'>client-specifiers</emphasis> is not a
valid CLIENTSPEC, a
<function>"Match"</function>
error results.
If the <emphasis remap='I'>context</emphasis> is enabled and the XID of the enabling connection
is specified, a
<function>"Match"</function>
error results.
Otherwise, each item in the <emphasis remap='I'>client-specifiers</emphasis> list is
processed as follows:
</para>

<itemizedlist>
  <listitem>
    <para>
If the item is an XIDBASE identifying a particular client, the
specified client is registered with the <emphasis remap='I'>context</emphasis> if it is not already
registered.  The protocol to intercept for the client is then set to
<emphasis remap='I'>ranges</emphasis>.
    </para>
  </listitem>
  <listitem>
    <para>
If the item is
<function>CurrentClients ,</function>
all existing clients that are not
already registered with the specified <emphasis remap='I'>context</emphasis>,
except the enabling connection if the <emphasis remap='I'>context</emphasis> is enabled,
are registered at this
time.  The protocol to intercept for all clients registered with the
<emphasis remap='I'>context</emphasis> is then set to <emphasis remap='I'>ranges</emphasis>.
    </para>
  </listitem>
  <listitem>
    <para>
If the item is
<function>FutureClients ,</function>
all clients that connect to the server
after this request executes will be automatically registered with the
<emphasis remap='I'>context</emphasis>.  The protocol to intercept for such clients will be set to
<emphasis remap='I'>ranges</emphasis> in the <emphasis remap='I'>context</emphasis>.
The set of clients that are registered with the
<emphasis remap='I'>context</emphasis> and their corresponding sets
of protocol to intercept are left intact.
    </para>
  </listitem>
  <listitem>
    <para>
If the item is
<function>AllClients ,</function>
the effect is as if the actions described
for
<function>FutureClients</function>
are performed, followed by the actions for
<function>CurrentClients .</function>
    </para>
  </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>
The
<function>"Alloc"</function>
error results when the server is unable to allocate the necessary
resources.
</para>

<para>
<function>RecordUnregisterClients</function>
</para>

<informaltable frame="none">
  <?dbfo keep-together="always" ?>
  <tgroup cols='1' align='left' colsep='0' rowsep='0'>
  <colspec colname='c1' colwidth="1.0*"/>
  <tbody>
    <row>
      <entry>
<emphasis remap='I'>context</emphasis>: RC
      </entry>
    </row>
    <row>
      <entry>
<emphasis remap='I'>client-specifiers</emphasis>: LISTofCLIENTSPEC
      </entry>
    </row>
    <row>
      <entry>
Errors:
<function>Match ,</function>
<function>RecordContext</function>
      </entry>
    </row>
  </tbody>
  </tgroup>
</informaltable>


<para>
This request removes the set of clients in <emphasis remap='I'>client-specifiers</emphasis> from the
given <emphasis remap='I'>context</emphasis>'s set of registered clients.  Typically, this request is
used by a recording client over the control connection.
</para>

<para>
If <emphasis remap='I'>context</emphasis> does not name a valid RC, a
<function>"RecordContext"</function>
error results.  Duplicate items in the list of <emphasis remap='I'>client-specifiers</emphasis> are
ignored.  If any item in the list is not a valid CLIENTSPEC, a
<function>"Match"</function>
error results.  Otherwise, each item in the <emphasis remap='I'>client-specifiers</emphasis> list is
processed as follows:
</para>

<itemizedlist>
  <listitem>
    <para>
If the item is an XIDBASE identifying a particular client, and the
specified client is currently registered with the <emphasis remap='I'>context</emphasis>, it is
unregistered, and the set of protocol to intercept for the client is
deleted from the <emphasis remap='I'>context</emphasis>.  If the specified client is not registered
with the <emphasis remap='I'>context</emphasis>, the item has no effect.
    </para>
  </listitem>
  <listitem>
    <para>
If the item is
<function>CurrentClients ,</function>
all clients currently registered with
the <emphasis remap='I'>context</emphasis> are unregistered from it, and their corresponding sets of
protocol to intercept are deleted from the <emphasis remap='I'>context</emphasis>.
    </para>
  </listitem>
  <listitem>
    <para>
If the item is
<function>FutureClients ,</function>
clients that connect to the server after
this request executes will not automatically be registered with the
<emphasis remap='I'>context</emphasis>.  The set of clients that are registered with this context
and their corresponding sets of protocol that will be
intercepted are left intact.
    </para>
  </listitem>
  <listitem>
    <para>
If the item is
<function>AllClients ,</function>
the effect is as if the actions described
for
<function>FutureClients</function>
are performed, followed by the actions for
<function>CurrentClients .</function>
    </para>
  </listitem>
</itemizedlist>

<para>
A client is unregistered automatically when it disconnects.
</para>

<para>
<function>RecordGetContext</function>
</para>

<informaltable frame="none">
  <?dbfo keep-together="always" ?>
  <tgroup cols='1' align='left' colsep='0' rowsep='0'>
  <colspec colname='c1' colwidth="1.0*"/>
  <tbody>
    <row>
      <entry>
<emphasis remap='I'>context</emphasis>: RC
      </entry>
    </row>
    <row>
      <entry>
-&gt;
      </entry>
    </row>
    <row>
      <entry>
<emphasis remap='I'>enabled</emphasis>: BOOL
      </entry>
    </row>
    <row>
      <entry>
<emphasis remap='I'>element-header</emphasis>: ELEMENT_HEADER
      </entry>
    </row>
    <row>
      <entry>
<emphasis remap='I'>intercepted-clients</emphasis>: LISTofCLIENT_INFO
      </entry>
    </row>
    <row>
      <entry>
Errors:
      </entry>
    </row>
    <row>
      <entry>
<function>RecordContext</function>
      </entry>
    </row>
  </tbody>
  </tgroup>
</informaltable>

<para>
This request queries the current state of the specified <emphasis remap='I'>context</emphasis>
and is typically used by a recording client over the control connection.
The <emphasis remap='I'>enabled</emphasis> field
specifies the state of data transfer between the extension and the
recording client, and is either enabled
<function>( True )</function>
or disabled
<function>( False ).</function>
The initial state is disabled.
When enabled, all core X protocol and
extension protocol received from (requests) or sent to (replies,
errors, events) a particular client, and requested to be intercepted
by the recording client, is reported to the recording client over the
data connection.
The <emphasis remap='I'>element-header</emphasis> specifies the header that precedes each
recorded protocol element.
The
<emphasis remap='I'>intercepted-clients</emphasis> field specifies the list of clients currently
being recorded and the protocol associated with each client.
If future clients will be automatically registered with the context,
one of the returned CLIENT_INFO structures has a <emphasis remap='I'>client-resource</emphasis> value
of FutureClients and an <emphasis remap='I'>intercepted-protocol</emphasis> giving the protocol to
intercept for future clients.
Protocol ranges may be decomposed, coalesced, or otherwise modified
by the server from how they were specified by the client.
All CLIENTSPECs registered with the server are returned, even if the
RECORDRANGE(s) associated with them specify no protocol to record.
</para>

<para>
When the <emphasis remap='I'>context</emphasis> argument is not valid, a
<function>RecordContext</function>
error results.
</para>

<para>
<function>RecordEnableContext</function>
</para>

<informaltable frame="none">
  <tgroup cols='1' align='left' colsep='0' rowsep='0'>
  <colspec colname='c1' colwidth="1.0*"/>
  <tbody>
    <row>
      <entry>
<emphasis remap='I'>context</emphasis>: RC
      </entry>
    </row>
    <row>
      <entry>
-&gt;+
      </entry>
    </row>
    <row>
      <entry>
<emphasis remap='I'>category</emphasis>:
{<function>FromServer</function>, <function>FromClient</function>,
<function>ClientStarted</function>, <function>ClientDied</function>,
<function>StartOfData</function>,
<function>EndOfData</function>}
      </entry>
    </row>

    <row>
      <entry>
<emphasis remap='I'>element-header</emphasis>: ELEMENT_HEADER
      </entry>
    </row>
    <row>
      <entry>
<emphasis remap='I'>client-swapped</emphasis>: BOOL
      </entry>
    </row>
    <row>
      <entry>
<emphasis remap='I'>id-base</emphasis>: XIDBASE
      </entry>
    </row>
    <row>
      <entry>
<emphasis remap='I'>server-time</emphasis>: TIMESTAMP
      </entry>
    </row>
    <row>
      <entry>
<emphasis remap='I'>recorded-sequence-number</emphasis>: CARD32
      </entry>
    </row>
    <row>
      <entry>
<emphasis remap='I'>data</emphasis>: LISTofBYTE
      </entry>
    </row>
    <row>
      <entry>
Errors:
<function>Match</function>,
<function>RecordContext</function>
      </entry>
    </row>
  </tbody>
  </tgroup>
</informaltable>

<para>
This request enables data transfer between the recording client
and the extension and returns the protocol data the recording client
has previously expressed interest in.  Typically, this request is
executed by the recording client over the data connection.
</para>

<para>
If the client is registered on the <emphasis remap='I'>context</emphasis>, it is unregistered
before any recording begins.
</para>
<para>
<!-- .LP -->
Once the server receives this request, it begins intercepting
and reporting to the recording client all core and extension protocol
received from or sent to clients registered with the RC that the
recording client has expressed interest in.  All intercepted protocol data
is returned in the byte-order of the recorded client.  Therefore,
recording clients are responsible for all byte swapping, if required.
More than one recording client cannot enable data transfer on the
same RC at the same time.  Multiple intercepted requests, replies,
events and errors might be packaged into a single reply before
being returned to the recording clients.
</para>
<para>
<!-- .LP -->
The
<emphasis remap='I'>category</emphasis> field determines the possible
types of the data.
When a context is enabled, the server will immediately send a reply of
category
<function>StartOfData</function>
to notify the client that recording is enabled.
A category of
<function>FromClient</function>
means the data are from the client
(requests);
<function>FromServer</function>
means data are from the server (replies,
errors, events, or device events).
For a new client, the category is
<function>ClientStarted</function>
and the data are the connection setup reply.
When
the recorded client connection is closed, <emphasis remap='I'>category</emphasis> is
set to the value
<function>ClientDied</function>
and no protocol is included in this reply.
When the disable request is made over the control connection,
a final reply is sent over the data connection with category
<function>EndOfData</function>
and no protocol.
</para>
<para>
<!-- .LP -->
The <emphasis remap='I'>element-header</emphasis> field returns the value currently set for the
context, which tells what header information precedes each recorded
protocol element in this reply.
</para>
<para>
<!-- .LP -->
The <emphasis remap='I'>client-swapped</emphasis> field is
<function>True</function>
if the byte order of
the protocol being recorded
is swapped
relative to the recording client;
otherwise, <emphasis remap='I'>client-swapped</emphasis> is
<function>False .</function>
The recorded protocol
is in the byte order of the client being
recorded; device events are in the byte order of the
recording client.
For replies of category
<function>StartOfData</function>
and
<function>EndOfData</function>
the
<emphasis remap='I'>client-swapped</emphasis> bit is set
according
to the byte order of the server relative to the recording client.
The <emphasis remap='I'>id-base</emphasis> field is the resource identifier base
sent to the client from the server in the
connection setup reply, and hence, identifies the client being
recorded.  The <emphasis remap='I'>id-base</emphasis> field is 0 (zero) when the protocol
data being
returned are device events.
The <emphasis remap='I'>server-time</emphasis> field is set to the time of the
server when the first protocol element in this reply was intercepted.
The <emphasis remap='I'>server-time</emphasis>
of reply N+1 is greater than or equal to the <emphasis remap='I'>server-time</emphasis> of reply N,
and is greater than or equal to the time of the last protocol
element in reply N.
</para>
<para>
<!-- .LP -->
The <emphasis remap='I'>recorded-sequence-number</emphasis> field is set to the sequence number
of the recorded client's most recent request processed by the server.
</para>
<para>
<!-- .LP -->
The <emphasis remap='I'>data</emphasis> field
contains the raw protocol data being returned to the recording client.
If requested by the <emphasis remap='I'>element-header</emphasis> of this record context, each
protocol element may be preceded by a 32-bit timestamp and/or
a 32-bit sequence number.
If present, both the timestamp and sequence number are always in the
byte order of the recording client.
</para>
<para>
<!-- .LP -->
For the core X events
<function>KeyPress ,</function>
<function>KeyRelease ,</function>
<function>ButtonPress ,</function>
and
<function>ButtonRelease ,</function>
the fields of a device event that contain
valid information are <emphasis remap='I'>time</emphasis> and <emphasis remap='I'>detail</emphasis>.
For the core X event
<function>MotionNotify ,</function>
the fields of a device event that contain
valid information are <emphasis remap='I'>time</emphasis>, <emphasis remap='I'>root</emphasis>,
<emphasis remap='I'>root-x</emphasis> and <emphasis remap='I'>root-y</emphasis>.
The <emphasis remap='I'>time</emphasis> field refers to the time the event was generated by the
device.
</para>
<para>
<!-- .LP -->
For the extension input device events
<function>DeviceKeyPress ,</function>
<function>DeviceKeyRelease ,</function>
<function>DeviceButtonPress ,</function>
and
<function>DeviceButtonRelease ,</function>
the fields of a device event that contain valid information are
<emphasis remap='I'>device</emphasis>, <emphasis remap='I'>time</emphasis> and <emphasis remap='I'>detail</emphasis>.
For
<function>DeviceMotionNotify ,</function>
the valid device event fields are
<emphasis remap='I'>device</emphasis> and <emphasis remap='I'>time</emphasis>.
For the extension input device events
<function>ProximityIn</function>
and
<function>ProximityOut ,</function>
the fields of a device event that contain valid
information are <emphasis remap='I'>device</emphasis> and <emphasis remap='I'>time</emphasis>.
For the extension input device event
<function>DeviceValuator ,</function>
the fields of a device event that contain valid information are
<emphasis remap='I'>device</emphasis>,
<emphasis remap='I'>num_valuators</emphasis>, <emphasis remap='I'>first_valuator</emphasis>, and <emphasis remap='I'>valuators</emphasis>.
The <emphasis remap='I'>time</emphasis> field refers to the time the event was generated by the
device.
</para>
<para>
<!-- .LP -->
The error
<function>"Match"</function>
is returned when data transfer is already enabled.
When the <emphasis remap='I'>context</emphasis> argument is not valid, a
<function>RecordContext</function>
error results.
</para>

<para>
<function>RecordDisableContext</function>
</para>

<informaltable frame="none">
  <?dbfo keep-together="always" ?>
  <tgroup cols='1' align='left' colsep='0' rowsep='0'>
  <colspec colname='c1' colwidth="1.0*"/>
  <tbody>
    <row>
      <entry>
<emphasis remap='I'>context</emphasis>: RC
      </entry>
    </row>
    <row>
      <entry>
Errors:
<function>RecordContext</function>
      </entry>
    </row>
  </tbody>
  </tgroup>
</informaltable>

<para>
This request is typically executed by the recording client over the
control connection.  This request directs the extension to immediately
send any complete protocol elements currently buffered,
to send a final reply with category
<function>EndOfData ,</function>
and to discontinue
data transfer between the extension and the recording client.
Protocol reporting is disabled
on the data connection that is currently enabled for the given
<emphasis remap='I'>context</emphasis>.  Once the extension completes
processing this request, no additional recorded protocol will
be reported to the recording client.  If a data connection is not
currently enabled when this request is executed, then this request has
no affect on the state of data transfer.
An RC is disabled automatically when the connection to the enabling
client is closed down.
</para>

<para>
When the <emphasis remap='I'>context</emphasis> argument is not valid, a
<function>RecordContext</function>
error results.
</para>

<para>
<function>RecordFreeContext</function>
</para>

<itemizedlist>
  <listitem>
    <para>
<emphasis remap='I'>context</emphasis> RC
<!-- .br -->
    </para>
  </listitem>
  <listitem>
    <para>
Errors:
<function>RecordContext</function>
    </para>
  </listitem>
</itemizedlist>

<para>
This request deletes the association between the resource ID and the
RC and destroys the RC.
If a client has enabled data transfer on this <emphasis remap='I'>context</emphasis>, the actions
described in
<function>RecordDisableContext</function>
are performed before the <emphasis remap='I'>context</emphasis>
is freed.
</para>

<para>
An RC is destroyed automatically when the connection to the creating client
is closed down and the close-down mode is <function>DestroyAll</function>.  When the
<emphasis remap='I'>context</emphasis> argument is not valid, a
<function>RecordContext</function>
error results.
</para>
</chapter>

<chapter id="Encoding">
<title>Encoding</title>
<para>
Please refer to the X11 Protocol Encoding document as this document uses
conventions established there.
</para>

<para>
The name of this extension is "RECORD".
</para>

<sect1 id="Types_2">
<title>Types</title>
<para>
RC: CARD32
</para>

<literallayout class="monospaced">
RANGE8
     1     CARD8          first
     1     CARD8          last
</literallayout>

<literallayout class="monospaced">
RANGE16
     2     CARD16          first
     2     CARD16          last
</literallayout>

<literallayout class="monospaced">
EXTRANGE
     2     RANGE8          major
     4     RANGE16         minor
</literallayout>

<literallayout class="monospaced">
RECORDRANGE
     2     RANGE8          core-requests
     2     RANGE8          core-replies
     6     EXTRANGE        ext-requests
     6     EXTRANGE        ext-replies
     2     RANGE8          delivered-events
     2     RANGE8          device-events
     2     RANGE8          errors
     1     BOOL            client-started
     1     BOOL            client-died
</literallayout>

<literallayout class="monospaced">
ELEMENT_HEADER
     1     CARD8
          0x01     from-server-time
          0x02     from-client-time
          0x04     from-client-sequence
</literallayout>

<para>
XIDBASE: CARD32
</para>

<literallayout class="monospaced">
CLIENTSPEC
     4    XIDBASE  client-id-base
          1        CurrentClients
          2        FutureClients
          3        AllClients
</literallayout>

<literallayout class="monospaced">
CLIENT_INFO
     4    CLIENTSPEC          client-resource
     4    CARD32              n, number of record ranges in
                                 intercepted-protocol
     24n  LISTofRECORDRANGE   intercepted-protocol
</literallayout>

</sect1>
<sect1 id="Errors_2">
<title>Errors</title>

<literallayout class="monospaced">
<function>RecordContext</function>
     1     0                  Error
     1     CARD8              extension's base error code + 0
     2     CARD16             sequence number
     4     CARD32             invalid record context
     24                       unused
</literallayout>
</sect1>

<sect1 id="Requests">
<title>Requests</title>

<literallayout class="monospaced">
<function>RecordQueryVersion</function>
     1     CARD8      major opcode
     1     0          minor opcode
     2     2          request length
     2     CARD16     major version
     2     CARD16     minor version
 =&gt;
     1     1          Reply
     1                unused
     2     CARD16     sequence number
     4     0          reply length
     2     CARD16     major version
     2     CARD16     minor version
     20               unused
</literallayout>

<literallayout class="monospaced">
<function>RecordCreateContext</function>
     1     CARD8                 major opcode
     1     1                     minor opcode
     2     5+m+6n                request length
     4     RC                    context
     1     ELEMENT_HEADER        element-header
     3                           unused
     4     CARD32                m, number of client-specifiers
     4     CARD32                n, number of ranges
     4m    LISTofCLIENTSPEC      client-specifiers
     24n   LISTofRECORDRANGE     ranges
</literallayout>

<literallayout class="monospaced">
<function>RecordRegisterClients</function>
     1     CARD8                 major opcode
     1     2                     minor opcode
     2     5+m+6n                request length
     4     RC                    context
     1     ELEMENT_HEADER        element-header
     3                           unused
     4     CARD32                m, number of client-specifiers
     4     CARD32                n, number of ranges
     4m    LISTofCLIENTSPEC      client-specifiers
     24n   LISTofRECORDRANGE     ranges
</literallayout>

<literallayout class="monospaced">
<function>RecordUnregisterClients</function>
     1     CARD8                 major opcode
     1     3                     minor opcode
     2     3+m                   request length
     4     RC                    context
     4     CARD32                m, number of client-specifiers
     4m    LISTofCLIENTSPEC      client-specifiers
</literallayout>

<literallayout class="monospaced">
<function>RecordGetContext</function>
     1     CARD8                 major opcode
     1     4                     minor opcode
     2     2                     request length
     4     RC                    context
 =&gt;
     1     1                     Reply
     1     BOOL                  enabled
     2     CARD16                sequence number
     4     j                     reply length
     1     ELEMENT_HEADER        element-header
     3                           unused
     4     CARD32                n, number of intercepted-clients
     16                          unused
     4j    LISTofCLIENT_INFO     intercepted-clients
</literallayout>

<literallayout class="monospaced">
<function>RecordEnableContext</function>
     1     CARD8                 major opcode
     1     5                     minor opcode
     2     2                     request length
     4     RC                    context
 =&gt;+
     1     1                     Reply
     1                           category
           0     FromServer
           1     FromClient
           2     ClientStarted
           3     ClientDied
           4     StartOfData
           5     EndOfData
     2     CARD16                sequence number
     4     n                     reply length
     1     ELEMENT_HEADER        element-header
     1     BOOL                  client-swapped
     2                           unused
     4     XIDBASE               id-base
     4     TIMESTAMP             server-time
     4     CARD32                recorded-sequence-number
     8                           unused
     4n    BYTE                  data
</literallayout>

<literallayout class="monospaced">
<function>RecordDisableContext</function>
     1     CARD8                 major opcode
     1     6                     minor opcode
     2     2                     request length
     4     RC                    context
</literallayout>

<literallayout class="monospaced">
<function>RecordFreeContext</function>
     1     CARD8                 major opcode
     1     7                     minor opcode
     2     2                     request length
     4     RC                    context
</literallayout>

</sect1>
</chapter>
</book>