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diff --git a/docs/man/nng_stream.5.adoc b/docs/man/nng_stream.5.adoc new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3e815da4 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/man/nng_stream.5.adoc @@ -0,0 +1,80 @@ += nng_stream(5) +// +// Copyright 2019 Staysail Systems, Inc. <info@staysail.tech> +// Copyright 2018 Capitar IT Group BV <info@capitar.com> +// Copyright 2019 Devolutions <info@devolutions.net> +// +// This document is supplied under the terms of the MIT License, a +// copy of which should be located in the distribution where this +// file was obtained (LICENSE.txt). A copy of the license may also be +// found online at https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT. +// + +== NAME + +nng_stream - byte stream + +== SYNOPSIS + +[source, c] +---- +#include <nng/nng.h> + +typedef struct nng_stream nng_stream; +---- + +== DESCRIPTION + +An `nng_stream` (((byte stream))) represents a byte stream. +This may correspond to an underlying connection such a TCP connection or +a connected UNIX domain socket or named pipe. + +NOTE: The `nng_stream` object is used for raw byte stream connections, and +should not be confused with a pipe object created on +xref:nng_socket.5.adoc[socket] using the +xref:nng_listen.3.adoc[`nng_listen()`], +xref:nng_dial.3.adoc[`nng_dial()`] or related functions. + +These objects are created either establishing an outgoing connection +with +xref:nng_stream_dialer_dial.3str.adoc[`nng_stream_dialer_dial()`] +or by accepting in incoming connection with +xref:nng_stream_listener_accept.3str.adoc[`nng_stream_listener_accept()`]. + +Byte streams are "`reliable`" in that data +will not be delivered out of order, or with portions missing. + +Data can be sent using +xref:nng_stream_send.3str.adoc[`nng_stream_send()`] or +received with +xref:nng_stream_recv.3str.adoc[`nng_stream_recv()`]. + +When the connection is no longer needed, it should be freed with +xref:nng_stream_free.3str.adoc[`nng_stream_free()`]. + +TIP: It is possible to close the connection, without freeing it, by +using +xref:nng_stream_close.3str.adoc[`nng_stream_close()`]. + +Byte streams may, depending on the underlying technology, +support various +xref:nng_options.5.adoc[options], which +can be accessed using the +xref:nng_stream_get.3str.adoc[`nng_stream_get()`] and +xref:nng_stream_set.3str.adoc[`nng_stream_set()`] family of +functions. + +== SEE ALSO + +[.text-left] +xref:libnng.3.adoc[libnng(3)], +xref:nng_stream_close.3str.adoc[nng_stream_close(3str)], +xref:nng_stream_dialer_dial.3str.adoc[nng_stream_dialer_dial(3str)], +xref:nng_stream_free.3str.adoc[nng_stream_free(3str)], +xref:nng_stream_getopt.3str.adoc[nng_stream_getopt(3str)], +xref:nng_stream_listener_accept.3str.adoc[nng_stream_listener_accept(3str)], +xref:nng_stream_recv.3str.adoc[nng_stream_recv(3str)], +xref:nng_stream_send.3str.adoc[nng_stream_send(3str)], +xref:nng_stream_setopt.3str.adoc[nng_stream_setopt(3str)], +xref:nng_options.5.adoc[nng_options(5)], +xref:nng.7.adoc[nng(7)], |
