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diff --git a/src/i_engine.hpp b/src/i_engine.hpp
index 7bd4ea6..636985f 100644
--- a/src/i_engine.hpp
+++ b/src/i_engine.hpp
@@ -24,13 +24,15 @@
namespace zmq
{
+ // Abstract interface to be implemented by various engines.
+
struct i_engine
{
virtual ~i_engine () {}
// Plug the engine to the session.
virtual void plug (class io_thread_t *io_thread_,
- struct i_inout *inout_) = 0;
+ struct i_engine_sink *sink_) = 0;
// Unplug the engine from the session.
virtual void unplug () = 0;
@@ -48,6 +50,25 @@ namespace zmq
virtual void activate_out () = 0;
};
+ // Abstract interface to be implemented by engine sinks such as sessions.
+
+ struct i_engine_sink
+ {
+ virtual ~i_engine_sink () {}
+
+ // Engine asks for a message to send to the network.
+ virtual bool read (class msg_t *msg_) = 0;
+
+ // Engine received message from the network and sends it further on.
+ virtual bool write (class msg_t *msg_) = 0;
+
+ // Flush all the previously written messages.
+ virtual void flush () = 0;
+
+ // Engine is dead. Drop all the references to it.
+ virtual void detach () = 0;
+ };
+
}
#endif