# Migrating from libnanomsg Previous version of NNG offered direct API compatibility with _libnanomsg_, but that support is no longer offered in this version. If your application is still using legacy _libnanomsg_ APIs, you will need to update it for this version of NNG. ## Header Files Most applications can replace all `#include ` statements with `#include `. ## Link Libraries Replace `-lnanomsg` with `-lnng`. It may be necessary to include additional system libraries, such as `-lpthread`, depending on your system. ## Types Sockets, dialers, and listeners in _libnanomsg_ are simple integers. In NNG, these are `struct` types. Messages are quite different in NNG, with the absence of the POSIX message control headers. The `struct nn_msghdr` structure has no equivalent. See `nng_msg` for the NNG approach to messages. Likewise there is no `struct nn_cmsghdr` equivalent. ## API Conversions | Nanomsg API | NNG Equivalent | Notes | | ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `nn_strerror` | `nng_strerror` | | `nn_errno` | No equivalent. Errors are redirectly rather than through `errno`. | | `nn_socket` | Use the appropriate protocol constructor, such as `nng_req0_open`. | | `nn_close` | `nng_close` | | `nn_bind` | `nng_listen`, `nng_listener_create` | Allocating a listener with `nng_lister_create` and configuring it offers more capabilities. | | `nn_connect` | `nng_dial`, `nng_dialer_create` | Allocating a dialer with `nng_dialer_create` and configuring it offers more capabilities. | | `nn_shutdown` | `nng_lister_close`, `nng_dialer_close` | | `nn_allocmsg` | `nng_msg_alloc` | There are significant semantic differences. | | `nn_freemsg` | `nng_msg_free` | | `nn_reallocmsg` | `nng_msg_realloc` | | `nn_send` | `nng_send` | | `nn_recv` | `nng_recv` | | `nn_sendmsg` | `nng_sendmsg` | | `nn_getsockopt` | `nng_socket_get` | NNG has typed accessors for options, and also separate functions for dialers and listeners. | | `nn_setsockopt` | `nng_socket_set` | | `nn_device` | `nng_device` | | `nn_poll` | None | Can be constructed using `nng_aio`. Few if any applications ever used this API. | | `nn_term` | None | The `nng_fini` API can do this, but is not recommended except when debugging memory leaks. | | `nn_get_statistic` | `nng_stats_get` | The statistics in NNG are completely different, with different semantics and no stability guarantees. | | `NN_POLLIN` | None | Used only with `nn_poll`. | | `NN_POLLOUT` | None | Used only with `nn_poll`. | | `NN_MSG` | `NNG_FLAG_ALLOC` | See `nng_send` and `nng_recv` for details. | | `NN_CMSG_ALIGN` | None | | `NN_CMSG_FIRSTHDR` | None | | `NN_CMSG_NXTHDR` | None | | `NN_CMSG_DATA` | None | | `NN_CMSG_LEN` | None | | `NN_CMSG_SPACE` | None | | `struct nn_iovec` | `nng_iov` | | `struct nn_msghdr` | `nng_msg` | | `struct nn_cmsghdr` | `nng_msg` and `nng_msg_header` | ## Options The following options are changed. | Nanomsg Option | NNG Eqvaivalent | Notes | | ---------------------- | -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- | | `NN_LINGER` | None | NNG does not support tuning this. | | `NN_SNDBUF` | `NNG_OPT_SENDBUF` | NNG value is given in messages, not bytes. | | `NN_RCVBUF` | `NNG_OPT_RECVBUF` | NNG value is given in messages, not bytes. | | `NN_SNDTIMEO` | `NNG_OPT_SENDTIMEO` | | `NN_RCVTIMEO` | `NNG_OPT_RECVTIMEO` | | `NN_RECONNECT_IVL` | `NNG_OPT_RECONNMINT` | | `NN_RECONNECT_IVL_MAX` | `NNG_OPT_RECONNMAXT` | | `NN_SNDPRIO` | None | Not supported in NNG yet. | | `NN_RCVPRIO` | None | Not supported in NNG yet. | | `NN_RCVFD` | `NNG_OPT_RECVFD` | | `NN_SNDFD` | `NNG_OPT_SENDFD` | | `NN_DOMAIN` | None | NNG options are not divided by domain or protocol. | | `NN_PROTOCOL` | `NNG_OPT_PROTO` | See also `NNG_OPT_PROTONAME`. | | `NN_IPV4ONLY` | None | Use URL such as `tcp4://` to obtain this functionality. | | `NN_SOCKET_NAME` | `NNG_OPT_SOCKNAME` | | `NN_MAXTTL` | `NNG_OPT_MAXTTL` | ## Error Codes Most of the error codes have similar names in NNG, just prefixed with `NNG_`. There are some exceptions. Be aware that the numeric values are _not_ the same. | Nanomsg Error | NNG Error | Notes | | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `EINTR` | `NNG_EINTR` | | | `ENOMEM` | `NNG_ENOMEM` | | | `EINVAL` | `NNG_EINVAL`, `NNG_EADDRINVAL`, `NNG_EBADTYPE`, `NNG_EAMBIGUOUS` | NNG discrimates between different types of errors. | | `EBUSY` | `NNG_EBUSY` | | | `ETIMEDOUT` | `NNG_ETIMEDOUT` | | | `ECONNREFUSED` | `NNG_ECONNREFUSED` | | | `EBADF` | `NNG_ECLOSED`, `NNG_ECANCELED` | Canceling an operation returns differently than using an invalid or closed object. | | `EAGAIN` | `NNG_EAGAIN` | | `ENOTSUP` | `NNG_ENOTSUP` | | `EADDRINUSE` | `NNG_EADDRINUSE` | | `EFSM` | `NNG_ESTATE` | Not a legal POSIX _errno_ value. | | `ENOENT` | `NNG_ENOENT` | | `EPROTO` | `NNG_EPROTO` | | `EHOSTUNREACH` | `NNG_EUNREACHABLE` | | `EACCCES` | `NNG_EPERM`, `NNG_EWRITEONLY`, `NNG_EREADONLY`, `NNG_ECRYPTO`, `NNG_EPEERAUTH` | NNG has more fine grained reasons for access failures. | | `EMSGSIZE` | `NNG_EMSGSIZE` | | `ECONNABORTED` | `NNG_ECONNABORTED` | | `ECONNRESET` | `NNG_ECONNRESET` | | `EEXIST` | `NNG_EEXIST` | | `EMFILE` | `NNG_ENOFILES` | | `ENOSPC` | `NNG_ENOSPC` |