int zero_arg_variable_return_dbus_call(DBusGProxy * proxy, char * remoteMethod)
{


    char *string;
    gint integer;
    gboolean booleanRet;
    GError *error = NULL;
    int pushCount =0 ;


    while (1)
    {

        // try string

        if (!dbus_g_proxy_call (proxy, remoteMethod, &error, G_TYPE_INVALID,
        G_TYPE_STRING, &string, G_TYPE_INVALID))
        {
            //ignore error and move on
            g_error_free (error);
            error=NULL;
        }
        else
        {

            lua_pushstring(luaState,string);
            g_free (string);
            pushCount++;
            break;

        }
        // try int

        if (!dbus_g_proxy_call (proxy, remoteMethod, &error, G_TYPE_INVALID,
        G_TYPE_INT, &integer, G_TYPE_INVALID))
        {
            //ignore error and move on
            g_error_free (error);
            error=NULL;
        }
        else
        {
            lua_pushnumber(luaState,integer);
            pushCount++;
            break;

        }

        //try boolean

        if (!dbus_g_proxy_call (proxy, remoteMethod, &error, G_TYPE_INVALID,
        G_TYPE_BOOLEAN, &booleanRet, G_TYPE_INVALID))
        {
            // last type to try -clear error outside
        }
        else
        {

            lua_pushboolean(luaState,booleanRet);
            pushCount++;
            break;

        }


        //give up

        // remote method failed:
        // push error message to top of stack
        //PUSH_ERROR_MESSAGE(FUNCTION_CALL_ERROR,error->message);
        // free resources
        g_error_free (error);
        // better free the proxy before we exit
        closeProxy(proxy);
        // signal error
        //lua_error(luaState);
        //return prematurely - shouldn't reach here as we push the error to lua


        //lets just return nothing if we dont find the right type
        return 0;

    }

    /* Cleanup */

    closeProxy(proxy);

//indicate one object was returned
    return pushCount;

}