/* $Id: tstVBoxAPIWin.cpp 98103 2023-01-17 14:15:46Z vboxsync $ */ /** @file * * tstVBoxAPIWin - sample program to illustrate the VirtualBox * COM API for machine management on Windows. It only uses standard C/C++ and COM semantics, * no additional VBox classes/macros/helpers. To * make things even easier to follow, only the * standard Win32 API has been used. Typically, * C++ developers would make use of Microsoft's * ATL to ease development. */ /* * Copyright (C) 2006-2023 Oracle and/or its affiliates. * * This file is part of VirtualBox base platform packages, as * available from https://www.virtualbox.org. * * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License * as published by the Free Software Foundation, in version 3 of the * License. * * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU * General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License * along with this program; if not, see . * * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only */ /* * PURPOSE OF THIS SAMPLE PROGRAM * ------------------------------ * * This sample program is intended to demonstrate the minimal code necessary * to use VirtualBox COM API for learning puroses only. The program uses pure * Win32 API and doesn't have any extra dependencies to let you better * understand what is going on when a client talks to the VirtualBox core * using the COM framework. * * However, if you want to write a real application, it is highly recommended * to use our MS COM XPCOM Glue library and helper C++ classes. This way, you * will get at least the following benefits: * * a) better portability: both the MS COM (used on Windows) and XPCOM (used * everywhere else) VirtualBox client application from the same source code * (including common smart C++ templates for automatic interface pointer * reference counter and string data management); * b) simpler XPCOM initialization and shutdown (only a single method call * that does everything right). * * Currently, there is no separate sample program that uses the VirtualBox MS * COM XPCOM Glue library. Please refer to the sources of stock VirtualBox * applications such as the VirtualBox GUI frontend or the VBoxManage command * line frontend. */ #include #include /* Avoid -Wall warnings. */ #include "VirtualBox.h" #define SAFE_RELEASE(x) \ if (x) { \ x->Release(); \ x = NULL; \ } int listVMs(IVirtualBox *virtualBox) { HRESULT rc; /* * First we have to get a list of all registered VMs */ SAFEARRAY *machinesArray = NULL; rc = virtualBox->get_Machines(&machinesArray); if (SUCCEEDED(rc)) { IMachine **machines; rc = SafeArrayAccessData(machinesArray, (void **) &machines); if (SUCCEEDED(rc)) { for (ULONG i = 0; i < machinesArray->rgsabound[0].cElements; ++i) { BSTR str; rc = machines[i]->get_Name(&str); if (SUCCEEDED(rc)) { printf("Name: %S\n", str); SysFreeString(str); } } SafeArrayUnaccessData(machinesArray); } SafeArrayDestroy(machinesArray); } return 0; } int testErrorInfo(IVirtualBox *virtualBox) { HRESULT rc; /* Try to find a machine that doesn't exist */ IMachine *machine = NULL; BSTR machineName = SysAllocString(L"Foobar"); rc = virtualBox->FindMachine(machineName, &machine); if (FAILED(rc)) { IErrorInfo *errorInfo; rc = GetErrorInfo(0, &errorInfo); if (FAILED(rc)) printf("Error getting error info! rc=%#lx\n", rc); else { BSTR errorDescription = NULL; rc = errorInfo->GetDescription(&errorDescription); if (FAILED(rc) || !errorDescription) printf("Error getting error description! rc=%#lx\n", rc); else { printf("Successfully retrieved error description: %S\n", errorDescription); SysFreeString(errorDescription); } errorInfo->Release(); } } SAFE_RELEASE(machine); SysFreeString(machineName); return 0; } int testStartVM(IVirtualBox *virtualBox) { HRESULT rc; /* Try to start a VM called "WinXP SP2". */ IMachine *machine = NULL; BSTR machineName = SysAllocString(L"WinXP SP2"); rc = virtualBox->FindMachine(machineName, &machine); if (FAILED(rc)) { IErrorInfo *errorInfo; rc = GetErrorInfo(0, &errorInfo); if (FAILED(rc)) printf("Error getting error info! rc=%#lx\n", rc); else { BSTR errorDescription = NULL; rc = errorInfo->GetDescription(&errorDescription); if (FAILED(rc) || !errorDescription) printf("Error getting error description! rc=%#lx\n", rc); else { printf("Successfully retrieved error description: %S\n", errorDescription); SysFreeString(errorDescription); } SAFE_RELEASE(errorInfo); } } else { ISession *session = NULL; IConsole *console = NULL; IProgress *progress = NULL; BSTR sessiontype = SysAllocString(L"gui"); BSTR guid; do { rc = machine->get_Id(&guid); /* Get the GUID of the machine. */ if (!SUCCEEDED(rc)) { printf("Error retrieving machine ID! rc=%#lx\n", rc); break; } /* Create the session object. */ rc = CoCreateInstance(CLSID_Session, /* the VirtualBox base object */ NULL, /* no aggregation */ CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, /* the object lives in the current process */ IID_ISession, /* IID of the interface */ (void**)&session); if (!SUCCEEDED(rc)) { printf("Error creating Session instance! rc=%#lx\n", rc); break; } /* Start a VM session using the delivered VBox GUI. */ rc = machine->LaunchVMProcess(session, sessiontype, NULL, &progress); if (!SUCCEEDED(rc)) { printf("Could not open remote session! rc=%#lx\n", rc); break; } /* Wait until VM is running. */ printf("Starting VM, please wait ...\n"); rc = progress->WaitForCompletion(-1); /* Get console object. */ session->get_Console(&console); /* Bring console window to front. */ machine->ShowConsoleWindow(0); printf("Press enter to power off VM and close the session...\n"); getchar(); /* Power down the machine. */ rc = console->PowerDown(&progress); /* Wait until VM is powered down. */ printf("Powering off VM, please wait ...\n"); rc = progress->WaitForCompletion(-1); /* Close the session. */ rc = session->UnlockMachine(); } while (0); SAFE_RELEASE(console); SAFE_RELEASE(progress); SAFE_RELEASE(session); SysFreeString(guid); SysFreeString(sessiontype); SAFE_RELEASE(machine); } SysFreeString(machineName); return 0; } int main() { /* Initialize the COM subsystem. */ CoInitialize(NULL); /* Instantiate the VirtualBox root object. */ IVirtualBoxClient *virtualBoxClient; HRESULT rc = CoCreateInstance(CLSID_VirtualBoxClient, /* the VirtualBoxClient object */ NULL, /* no aggregation */ CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, /* the object lives in the current process */ IID_IVirtualBoxClient, /* IID of the interface */ (void**)&virtualBoxClient); if (SUCCEEDED(rc)) { IVirtualBox *virtualBox; rc = virtualBoxClient->get_VirtualBox(&virtualBox); if (SUCCEEDED(rc)) { listVMs(virtualBox); testErrorInfo(virtualBox); /* Enable the following line to get a VM started. */ //testStartVM(virtualBox); /* Release the VirtualBox object. */ virtualBox->Release(); virtualBoxClient->Release(); } else printf("Error creating VirtualBox instance! rc=%#lx\n", rc); } CoUninitialize(); return 0; }