Accounting Policy (FIFO/LIFO)
[GnuCash Engine: Core, Non-GUI Accounting Functions]

---

Detailed Description

This file implements Accounting Policy. The Accounting Policy determines how Splits are assigned to Lots. The contents of a Lot determines the Gains on that Lot. The default policy is the FIFO policy: the first thing bought is also the first thing sold.

Files
file	policy.h
	Implement Accounting Policy.
Typedefs
typedef gncpolicy_s	GNCPolicy
Functions
GNCPolicy *	xaccGetFIFOPolicy (void)
GNCPolicy *	xaccGetLIFOPolicy (void)

---

Function Documentation

GNCPolicy* xaccGetFIFOPolicy

(

void

)

First-in, First-out Policy This policy will create FIFO Lots. FIFO Lots have the following properties: -- The lot is started with the earliest posted split that isn't a part of another lot already. -- Splits are added to the lot in date order, with earliest splits added first. -- All splits in the lot share the same transaction currency as the split that opened the lot.

Definition at line 176 of file policy.c.

{
   static GNCPolicy *pcy = NULL;

   if (!pcy)
   {
      pcy = g_new (GNCPolicy, 1);
      pcy->PolicyGetLot = FIFOPolicyGetLot;
      pcy->PolicyGetSplit = FIFOPolicyGetSplit;
      pcy->PolicyGetLotOpening = FIFOPolicyGetLotOpening;
      pcy->PolicyIsOpeningSplit = FIFOPolicyIsOpeningSplit;
   }
   return pcy;
}

GNCPolicy* xaccGetLIFOPolicy

(

void

)

Last-in, First-out Policy This policy will create LIFO Lots. LIFO Lots have the following properties: -- XXX I think the implementation is broken right now. -- All splits in the lot share the same transaction currency as the split that opened the lot.

Definition at line 241 of file policy.c.

{
   static GNCPolicy *pcy = NULL;

   if (!pcy)
   {
      pcy = g_new (GNCPolicy, 1);
      pcy->PolicyGetLot = LIFOPolicyGetLot;
      pcy->PolicyGetSplit = LIFOPolicyGetSplit;
      pcy->PolicyGetLotOpening = LIFOPolicyGetLotOpening;
      pcy->PolicyIsOpeningSplit = LIFOPolicyIsOpeningSplit;
   }
   return pcy;
}

---