USING: io io.buffers io.backend help.markup help.syntax kernel strings sbufs words continuations ; IN: io.nonblocking ARTICLE: "io.nonblocking" "Non-blocking I/O implementation" "On Windows and Unix, Factor implements blocking file and network streams on top of a non-blocking I/O substrate, ensuring that Factor threads will yield when performing I/O. This substrate is implemented in the " { $vocab-link "io.nonblocking" } " vocabulary." $nl "A " { $emphasis "port" } " is a stream using non-blocking I/O substrate:" { $subsection port } { $subsection } { $subsection } "Input ports:" { $subsection input-port } { $subsection } "Output ports:" { $subsection output-port } { $subsection } "Global native I/O protocol:" { $subsection io-backend } { $subsection init-io } { $subsection init-stdio } { $subsection io-multiplex } "Per-port native I/O protocol:" { $subsection init-handle } { $subsection (wait-to-read) } "Additionally, the I/O backend must provide an implementation of the " { $link stream-flush } " and " { $link dispose } " generic words." $nl "Dummy ports which should be used to implement networking:" { $subsection server-port } { $subsection datagram-port } ; ABOUT: "io.nonblocking" HELP: port { $class-description "Instances of this class present a blocking stream interface on top of an underlying non-blocking I/O system, giving the illusion of blocking by yielding the thread which is waiting for input or output." $nl "Ports have the following slots:" { $list { { $link port-handle } " - a native handle identifying the underlying native resource used by the port" } { { $link port-error } " - the most recent I/O error, if any. This error is thrown to the waiting thread when " { $link pending-error } " is called by stream operations" } { { $link port-type } " - a symbol identifying the port's intended purpose" } { { $link port-eof? } " - a flag indicating if the port has reached the end of file while reading" } } } ; HELP: input-port { $class-description "The class of ports implementing the input stream protocol." } ; HELP: output-port { $class-description "The class of ports implementing the output stream protocol." } ; HELP: init-handle { $values { "handle" "a native handle identifying an I/O resource" } } { $contract "Prepares a native handle for use by the port; called by " { $link } "." } ; HELP: { $values { "handle" "a native handle identifying an I/O resource" } { "buffer" "a " { $link buffer } " or " { $link f } } { "type" symbol } { "port" "a new " { $link port } } } { $description "Creates a new " { $link port } " using the specified native handle and I/O buffer." } $low-level-note ; HELP: { $values { "handle" "a native handle identifying an I/O resource" } { "port" "a new " { $link port } } } { $description "Creates a new " { $link port } " using the specified native handle and a default-sized I/O buffer." } $low-level-note ; HELP: { $values { "handle" "a native handle identifying an I/O resource" } { "stream" "a new " { $link input-port } } } { $description "Creates a new " { $link input-port } " using the specified native handle and a default-sized input buffer." } $low-level-note ; HELP: { $values { "handle" "a native handle identifying an I/O resource" } { "stream" "a new " { $link output-port } } } { $description "Creates a new " { $link output-port } " using the specified native handle and a default-sized input buffer." } $low-level-note ; HELP: pending-error { $values { "port" port } } { $description "If an error occurred while the I/O thread was performing input or output on this port, this error will be thrown to the caller." } ; HELP: (wait-to-read) { $values { "port" input-port } } { $contract "Suspends the current thread until the port's buffer has data available for reading." } ; HELP: wait-to-read { $values { "count" "a non-negative integer" } { "port" input-port } } { $description "If the port's buffer has at least " { $snippet "count" } " unread bytes, returns immediately, otherwise suspends the current thread until some data is available for reading." } ; HELP: wait-to-read1 { $values { "port" input-port } } { $description "If the port's buffer has unread data, returns immediately, otherwise suspends the current thread until some data is available for reading." } ; HELP: unless-eof { $values { "port" input-port } { "quot" "a quotation with stack effect " { $snippet "( port -- value )" } } { "value" object } } { $description "If the port has reached end of file, outputs " { $link f } ", otherwise applies the quotation to the port." } ; HELP: read-until-step { $values { "separators" string } { "port" input-port } { "string/f" "a string or " { $link f } } { "separator/f" "a character or " { $link f } } } { $description "If the port has reached end of file, outputs " { $link f } { $link f } ", otherwise scans the buffer for a separator and outputs a string up to but not including the separator." } ; HELP: read-until-loop { $values { "seps" string } { "port" input-port } { "sbuf" sbuf } { "separator/f" "a character or " { $link f } } } { $description "Accumulates data in the string buffer, calling " { $link (wait-to-read) } " as many times as necessary, until either an occurrence of a separator is read, or end of file is reached." } ; HELP: can-write? { $values { "len" "a positive integer" } { "writer" output-port } { "?" "a boolean" } } { $description "Tests if the port's output buffer can accomodate " { $snippet "len" } " bytes. If the buffer is empty, this always outputs " { $link t } ", since in that case the buffer will be grown automatically." } ;