From a15854bd92db69fcd0b4444fe1b8fe3610a7acf6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Martin Lucina Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:53:19 +0100 Subject: Imported Upstream version 2.0.7.dfsg --- doc/zmq_cpp.txt | 206 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 206 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/zmq_cpp.txt (limited to 'doc/zmq_cpp.txt') diff --git a/doc/zmq_cpp.txt b/doc/zmq_cpp.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b7a5a42 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/zmq_cpp.txt @@ -0,0 +1,206 @@ +zmq_cpp(7) +========== + + +NAME +---- +zmq_cpp - interface between 0MQ and C++ applications + + +SYNOPSIS +-------- +*#include * + +*c$$++$$* ['flags'] 'files' *-lzmq* ['libraries'] + + +DESCRIPTION +----------- +This manual page describes how the 0MQ C++ language binding maps to the +underlying 0MQ C library functions. + +All 0MQ constants defined by _zmq.h_ are also available to the C++ language +binding. + +The following classes are provided in the 'zmq' namespace: + + +Context +~~~~~~~ +The 'context_t' class encapsulates functionality dealing with the +initialisation and termination of a 0MQ _context_. + + +Constructor +^^^^^^^^^^^ +[verse] +*context_t::context_t(int 'io_threads')* + +Maps to the _zmq_init()_ function, as described in linkzmq:zmq_init[3]. + +Destructor +^^^^^^^^^^ +[verse] +*context_t::~context_t(void)* + +Maps to the _zmq_term()_ function, as described in linkzmq:zmq_term[3]. + + +Methods +^^^^^^^ +None. + + +Socket +~~~~~~ +The 'socket_t' class encapsulates a 0MQ socket. + + +Constructor +^^^^^^^^^^^ +[verse] +*socket_t::socket_t(context_t '&context', int 'type')* + +Maps to the _zmq_socket()_ function, as described in linkzmq:zmq_socket[3]. + + +Destructor +^^^^^^^^^^ +[verse] +*socket_t::~socket_t(void)* + +Calls the _zmq_close()_ function, as described in linkzmq:zmq_close[3]. + + +Methods +^^^^^^^ +[verse] +*void socket_t::getsockopt(int 'option_name', void '*option_value', size_t +'*option_len')* + +Maps to the _zmq_getsockopt()_ function, as described in +linkzmq:zmq_getsockopt[3]. + +[verse] +*void socket_t::setsockopt(int 'option_name', const void '*option_value', size_t +'option_len')* + +Maps to the _zmq_setsockopt()_ function, as described in +linkzmq:zmq_setsockopt[3]. + +[verse] +*void socket_t::bind(const char '*endpoint')* + +Maps to the _zmq_bind()_ function, as described in linkzmq:zmq_bind[3]. + +[verse] +*void socket_t::connect(const char '*endpoint')* + +Maps to the _zmq_connect()_ function, as described in linkzmq:zmq_connect[3]. + +[verse] +*bool socket_t::send(message_t '&msg', int 'flags' = 0)* + +Maps to the _zmq_send()_ function, as described in linkzmq:zmq_send[3]. + +[verse] +*bool socket_t::recv(message_t '*msg', int 'flags' = 0)* + +Maps to the _zmq_recv()_ function, as described in linkzmq:zmq_recv[3]. + + +Message +~~~~~~~ +The 'zmq::message_t' class encapsulates the 'zmq_msg_t' structure and +functions to construct, destruct and manipulate 0MQ messages. + + +Constructor +^^^^^^^^^^^ +[verse] +*message_t::message_t(void)* +*message_t::message_t(size_t 'size')* +*message_t::message_t(void '*data', size_t 'size', free_fn '*ffn')* + +These map to the _zmq_msg_init()_, _zmq_msg_init_size()_ and +_zmq_msg_init_data()_ functions, described in linkzmq:zmq_msg_init[3], +linkzmq:zmq_msg_init_size[3] and linkzmq:zmq_msg_init_data[3] respectively. + + +Destructor +^^^^^^^^^^ +[verse] +*message_t::~message_t(void)* + +Calls the _zmq_msg_close()_ function, as described in linkzmq:zmq_msg_close[3]. + + +Methods +^^^^^^^ +[verse] +*void *message_t::data (void)* + +Maps to the _zmq_msg_data()_ function, as described in linkzmq:zmq_msg_data[3]. + +[verse] +*size_t message_t::size (void)* + +Maps to the _zmq_msg_size()_ function, as described in linkzmq:zmq_msg_size[3]. + +[verse] +*void message_t::copy (message_t '*src')* + +Maps to the _zmq_msg_copy()_ function, as described in linkzmq:zmq_msg_copy[3]. + +[verse] +*void message_t::move (message_t '*src')* + +Maps to the _zmq_msg_move()_ function, as described in linkzmq:zmq_msg_move[3]. + +[verse] +*message_t::rebuild(void)* +*message_t::rebuild(size_t 'size')* +*message_t::rebuild(void '*data', size_t 'size', free_fn '*ffn')* + +Equivalent to calling the _zmq_msg_close()_ function followed by the +corresponding _zmq_msg_init()_ function. + + +Input/output multiplexing +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +The _poll()_ function is a namespaced equivalent of the _zmq_poll()_ function, +as described in linkzmq:zmq_poll[3]. + +NOTE: To obtain a 0MQ _socket_ for use in a _zmq_pollitem_t_ structure, you +should cast an instance of the _socket_t_ class to `(void *)`. + + +ERROR HANDLING +-------------- +All errors reported by the underlying 0MQ C library functions are automatically +converted to exceptions by the C++ language binding. The 'zmq::error_t' class +is derived from the 'std::exception' class and uses the _zmq_strerror()_ +function to convert the error code to human-readable string. + + +EXAMPLE +------- +---- +zmq::context_t ctx (1); +zmq::socket_t s (ctx, ZMQ_PUB); +s.connect ("tcp://192.168.0.115:5555"); +zmq::message_t msg (100); +memset (msg.data (), 0, 100); +s.send (msg); +---- + + +SEE ALSO +-------- +linkzmq:zmq[7] + + +AUTHORS +------- +The 0MQ documentation was written by Martin Sustrik and +Martin Lucina . -- cgit v1.2.3