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2.17      frystyk     8: <H1>Asyncronous Socket Management</H1>
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2.5       frystyk    10: <PRE>
                     11: /*
2.8       frystyk    12: **     (c) COPYRIGHT MIT 1995.
2.5       frystyk    13: **     Please first read the full copyright statement in the file COPYRIGH.
                     14: */
                     15: </PRE>
                     16: 
2.1       frystyk    17: This module contains the routines for handling the set of active
2.2       frystyk    18: sockets currently in use by the multithreaded clients. It is an
                     19: internal module to the Library, the application interface is
2.15      frystyk    20: implemented in the <A HREF="HTEvntrg.html">Event Module</A>. Look for
2.2       frystyk    21: more information in the <A
2.17      frystyk    22: HREF="http://www.w3.org/pub/WWW/Library/User/Architecture/">
2.2       frystyk    23: Multithread Specifications</A>. <P>
2.1       frystyk    24: 
2.17      frystyk    25: This module is implemented by <A HREF="HTNet.c">HTNet.c</A>, and it is
                     26: a part of the <A HREF="http://www.w3.org/pub/WWW/Library/">W3C
                     27: Reference Library</A>.
2.1       frystyk    28: 
                     29: <PRE>
2.17      frystyk    30: #ifndef HTNET_H
                     31: #define HTNET_H
                     32: #include "HTReq.h"
2.1       frystyk    33: </PRE>
                     34: 
2.17      frystyk    35: <H2>The HTNet Object</H2>
2.1       frystyk    36: 
2.17      frystyk    37: The <CODE>HTNet</CODE> object is the core of the request queue
                     38: management. This object contains information about the socket
                     39: descriptor, the input read buffer etc. required to identify and
                     40: service a request. <P>
2.1       frystyk    41: 
                     42: <PRE>
2.18    ! frystyk    43: typedef struct _HTNet HTNet;
2.1       frystyk    44: </PRE>
                     45: 
2.17      frystyk    46: <H2>Request Termination Call Back Functions</H2>
                     47: 
                     48: The termination callback functions is a set of functions that can be
                     49: registered by the application to be called when a request has
                     50: terminated. There can be more than one callback function which are
                     51: called on turn and each callback function can be associated with a
                     52: status code of the request. For example one callback function can be
                     53: registered for HT_LOADED, another for HT_ERROR etc.
                     54: 
                     55: <H3>Register a Request Callback</H3>
2.2       frystyk    56: 
2.17      frystyk    57: Register a call back function that is to be called on every
                     58: termination of a request. Several call back functions can be
                     59: registered in which case all of them are called in the reverse order
                     60: of which they were registered (last one first). The status signifies
                     61: which call back function to call depending of the result of the
                     62: request. This can be
2.1       frystyk    63: 
2.17      frystyk    64: <DL>
                     65: <DT>HT_ERROR
                     66: <DD>An error occured
                     67: <DT>HT_LOADED
                     68: <DD>The document was loaded
                     69: <DT>HT_NO_DATA
                     70: <DD>OK, but no data
                     71: <DT>HT_RETRY
                     72: <DD>Retry request after at a later time
                     73: <DT>HT_ALL
                     74: <DD>All of above
                     75: </DL>
2.1       frystyk    76: 
                     77: <PRE>
2.17      frystyk    78: typedef int HTNetCallBack (HTRequest * request, int status);
                     79: 
                     80: extern BOOL HTNet_register (HTNetCallBack *cbf, int status);
2.9       frystyk    81: </PRE>
                     82: 
2.17      frystyk    83: <H3>Unregister</H3>
2.9       frystyk    84: 
2.17      frystyk    85: Unregister call back functions
2.9       frystyk    86: 
                     87: <PRE>
2.17      frystyk    88: extern BOOL HTNet_unregister (HTNetCallBack *cbf);
                     89: extern BOOL HTNet_unregisterAll (void);
2.1       frystyk    90: </PRE>
                     91: 
2.17      frystyk    92: <H2>Call the Call Back Functions</H2>
2.10      frystyk    93: 
2.17      frystyk    94: Call all the call back functions registered in the list IF not the
                     95: status is HT_IGNORE. The callback functions are called in the reverse
                     96: order of which they were registered (last one first). Returns YES if
                     97: OK, else NO.
2.10      frystyk    98: 
                     99: <PRE>
2.17      frystyk   100: extern BOOL HTNet_callback (HTRequest * me, int status);
2.10      frystyk   101: </PRE>
                    102: 
2.17      frystyk   103: <H2>Request Queue</H2>
                    104: 
                    105: The request queue ensures that no more than a fixed number of TCP
                    106: connections are open at the same time. If more requests are handed to
                    107: the Library, they are put into the pending queue and initiated when
                    108: sockets become free.
                    109: 
                    110: <H3>Number of Simultanous open TCP connections</H3>
2.1       frystyk   111: 
2.17      frystyk   112: Set the max number of simultanous sockets. The default value is
                    113: HT_MAX_SOCKETS which is 6.
2.1       frystyk   114: 
                    115: <PRE>
2.17      frystyk   116: extern BOOL HTNet_setMaxSocket (int newmax);
                    117: extern int  HTNet_maxSocket (void);
2.1       frystyk   118: </PRE>
                    119: 
2.17      frystyk   120: <H2>List Active Queue</H2>
2.1       frystyk   121: 
2.17      frystyk   122: Returns the list of active requests that are currently having an open
                    123: connection. Returns list of HTNet objects or NULL if error
2.1       frystyk   124: 
                    125: <PRE>
2.17      frystyk   126: extern HTList *HTNet_activeQueue (void);
2.1       frystyk   127: </PRE>
                    128: 
2.17      frystyk   129: 
                    130: <H2>List Pending Queue</H2>
                    131: 
                    132: Returns the list of pending requests that are waiting to become
                    133: active. Returns list of HTNet objects or NULL if error
                    134: 
2.1       frystyk   135: <PRE>
2.17      frystyk   136: extern HTList *HTNet_pendingQueue (void);
2.1       frystyk   137: </PRE>
                    138: 
2.17      frystyk   139: <H2>HTNet Object Creation and deletion methods</H2>
                    140: 
                    141: These methods are used from within the Request Manager and are not
                    142: normally to be used outside the Library kernel.
                    143: 
                    144: <H3>Create an Object</H3>
                    145: 
                    146: Create a new HTNet object as a new request to be handled. If we have
                    147: more than HTMaxActive connections already then put this into the
                    148: pending queue, else start the request by calling the call back
                    149: function registered with this access method.  Returns YES if OK, else
                    150: NO
                    151: 
                    152: <PRE>
                    153: extern BOOL HTNet_new (HTRequest * request, HTPriority priority);
                    154: </PRE>
                    155: 
                    156: <H3>Delete an Object</H3>
                    157: 
                    158: Deletes the HTNet object from the list of active requests and calls
                    159: any registered call back functions IF not the status is HT_IGNORE.
                    160: This is used if we have internal requests that the app doesn't know
                    161: about. We also see if we have pending requests that can be started up
                    162: now when we have a socket free. The callback functions are called in
                    163: the reverse order of which they were registered (last one first)
2.1       frystyk   164: 
                    165: <PRE>
2.17      frystyk   166: extern BOOL HTNet_delete (HTNet * me, int status);
2.1       frystyk   167: </PRE>
                    168: 
2.17      frystyk   169: <H3>Delete ALL HTNet Objects</H3>
2.1       frystyk   170: 
2.17      frystyk   171: Deletes all HTNet object that might either be active or pending We DO
                    172: NOT call the call back functions and we don't care about open socket
                    173: descriptors. A crude way of saying goodbye!
2.1       frystyk   174: 
                    175: <PRE>
2.17      frystyk   176: extern BOOL HTNet_deleteAll (void);
2.1       frystyk   177: </PRE>
                    178: 
2.17      frystyk   179: <H2>Killing requests</H2>
                    180: 
                    181: For those who can't help it ;-)
                    182: 
                    183: <H3>Kill a Request</H3>
2.1       frystyk   184: 
2.17      frystyk   185: Kill the request by calling the call back function with a request for
                    186: closing the connection. Does not remove the object. This is done by
                    187: HTNet_delete() function which is called by the load routine.  Returns
                    188: OK if success, NO on error
2.1       frystyk   189: 
                    190: <PRE>
2.17      frystyk   191: extern BOOL HTNet_kill (HTNet * me);
2.1       frystyk   192: </PRE>
                    193: 
2.17      frystyk   194: <H3>Kill ALL requests</H3>
2.1       frystyk   195: 
2.17      frystyk   196: Kills all registered (active+pending) requests by calling the call
                    197: back function with a request for closing the connection. We do not
                    198: remove the HTNet object as it is done by HTNet_delete().  Returns OK
                    199: if success, NO on error
2.1       frystyk   200: 
                    201: <PRE>
2.17      frystyk   202: extern BOOL HTNet_killAll (void);
                    203: </PRE>
2.1       frystyk   204: 
2.17      frystyk   205: <PRE>
                    206: #endif /* HTNET_H */
2.1       frystyk   207: </PRE>
                    208: 
2.17      frystyk   209: End of declaration module
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