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14 * be combined in one executable, and essentially mediates the direct function calls between them.50 * a server to deny service to other clients. Also, if a client started a blocking request-response57 * client-side and server-side interfaces are identified by name, but the names don't have to match122 * When the session opens, the Event Loop will call the "session open handler" call-back function137 * Before sending a message, the client must first allocate the message from the session's message149 * At this point, the client has handed off the message to the messaging system, and the messaging165 * If the client expects an immediate response from the server, and the client wants to block until168 * block all event handlers that share that thread. That's why le_msg_RequestSyncResponse() should191 * When a server sends a message to the client that is not a response to a request from the client,199 * The payload of a received message can be accessed using le_msg_GetPayloadPtr(), and the client235 * When the client is done using a service, it can close the session using le_msg_CloseSession().251 * automatically closed and deleted by the Legato framework, so there's no need to register process255 * notified when a session gets closed by the server. Servers often keep state on behalf of their256 * clients, and if the server closes the session (or if the system closes the session because the270 * @note If the client closes the session, the client-side session close handler will not be called,278 * (i.e., the thread that called le_msg_CreateSession()). That thread will then call any callbacks283 * To work around this, move the session creation to another thread that that uses the Legato event376 * -# Create a Service object using le_msg_CreateService(), passing in the protocol reference and378 * -# Call le_msg_SetServiceRecvHandler() to register a function to handle messages received from422 * the thread that registered those handlers (which must also be the same thread that created the449 * to that message by calling le_msg_Respond() on that message. le_msg_Respond() sends the message473 * Alternatively, the request payload structure and the response payload structure could be placed498 * @warning Of course, once you've started writing the response payload into the buffer, the request payload505 * through which the client sent it. A reference to the session can be retrieved from the message,507 * server's internal data structures that need to be cleaned up when the client closes the session560 * to ask to be notified when clients close sessions with a given service. This allows the server562 * (or when the system closes the session because the client died). The close handler is passed a594 * To work around this, you could move the service to another thread that that runs the Legato event648 * solve the age-old problem of coordinating the start-up sequence of processes that interact with649 * each other. Far too often, the start-up sequence of multiple interacting processes is addressed651 * waste a lot of CPU cycles and battery power, slow down start-up, and (in the case of arbitrary654 * In Legato, a messaging client can attempt to open a session before the server process has even658 * In this way, clients are guaranteed to wait for the servers they use, without the inefficiency661 * a session with the server, the client is allowed to do that work in parallel with the start-up667 * Message buffer memory is allocated and controlled behind the scenes, inside the Messaging API.691 * server-side interface (service). The binding thereby provides configuration of both routing and694 * Neither the client-side nor the server-side IPC sockets are named. Therefore, no process other696 * connections to the appropriate server based on the binding configuration of the client's interface.766 * @warning DO NOT SEND DIRECTORY FILE DESCRIPTORS. They can be exploited and used to break out of788 * That would reduce the amount of code required in the common case. However, we chose to require789 * that the client release the message explicitly in all cases, because the consequences of using825 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------829 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------832 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------836 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------839 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------843 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------846 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------850 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------853 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------857 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------860 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------864 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------867 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------872 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------875 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------886 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------888 (894 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------905 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------907 (913 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------925 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------927 (935 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------939 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------950 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------954 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------961 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------965 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------974 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------983 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------997 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1001 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1008 le_msg_ResponseCallback_t completionCallback; ///< Function to be called when transaction done.1016 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1020 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1028 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1034 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1042 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1048 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1055 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1061 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1072 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1083 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1091 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1098 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1105 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1107 * Sets an opaque context value (void pointer) that can be retrieved from that session later using1110 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1119 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1127 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1134 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1143 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1150 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1161 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1170 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1182 * - This is a client-only function. Servers are expected to use le_msg_AddServiceCloseHandler()1185 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1194 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1199 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1209 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1222 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1232 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1244 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1251 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1253 * Synchronously open a session with a service. Does not wait for the session to become available1266 * - LE_NOT_FOUND if the server is not currently offering the service to which the client is bound.1267 * - LE_NOT_PERMITTED if the client interface is not bound to any service (doesn't have a binding).1276 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1283 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1287 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1294 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1300 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1307 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1313 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1319 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1328 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1335 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1344 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1351 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1360 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1374 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1387 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1394 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1398 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1405 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1407 * Releases a message object, decrementing its reference count. 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//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------le_msg_MessageRef_t le_msg_GetServiceRxMsg(void)void le_msg_AddRef(le_msg_MessageRef_t msgRef)bool le_msg_NeedsResponse(le_msg_MessageRef_t msgRef)LE_FULL_API le_msg_InterfaceRef_t le_msg_GetSessionInterface(le_msg_SessionRef_t sessionRef)void * contextPtrOpaque value to be passed to handler function.Definition: le_messaging.h:1009void le_msg_ReleaseMsg(le_msg_MessageRef_t msgRef)le_result_t le_msg_GetClientUserCreds(le_msg_SessionRef_t sessionRef, uid_t *userIdPtr, pid_t *processIdPtr)LE_FULL_API void le_msg_DeleteService(le_msg_ServiceRef_t serviceRef)Definition: le_messaging.h:966void le_msg_SetServiceRecvHandler(le_msg_ServiceRef_t serviceRef, le_msg_ReceiveHandler_t handlerFunc, void *contextPtr)le_msg_SessionRef_t le_msg_CreateLocalSession(le_msg_LocalService_t *servicePtr)void(* le_msg_SessionEventHandler_t)(le_msg_SessionRef_t sessionRef, void *contextPtr)Definition: le_messaging.h:888le_result_t le_msg_TryOpenSessionSync(le_msg_SessionRef_t sessionRef)void le_msg_AdvertiseService(le_msg_ServiceRef_t serviceRef)Definition: le_messaging.h:940void le_msg_DeleteSession(le_msg_SessionRef_t sessionRef)void le_msg_SetSessionRecvHandler(le_msg_SessionRef_t sessionRef, le_msg_ReceiveHandler_t handlerFunc, void *contextPtr)void * le_msg_GetPayloadPtr(le_msg_MessageRef_t msgRef)void le_msg_GetSessionCloseHandler(le_msg_SessionRef_t sessionRef, le_msg_SessionEventHandler_t *handlerFunc, void **contextPtr)le_msg_ServiceRef_t le_msg_InitLocalService(le_msg_LocalService_t *servicePtr, const char *serviceNameStr, le_mem_PoolRef_t messagingPoolRef)LE_FULL_API void le_msg_SetServiceContextPtr(le_msg_ServiceRef_t serviceRef, void *contextPtr)LE_FULL_API le_msg_SessionEventHandlerRef_t le_msg_AddServiceOpenHandler(le_msg_ServiceRef_t serviceRef, le_msg_SessionEventHandler_t handlerFunc, void *contextPtr)struct le_msg_ClientInterface * le_msg_ClientInterfaceRef_tDefinition: le_messaging.h:851Definition: le_messaging.h:1002size_t le_msg_GetMaxPayloadSize(le_msg_MessageRef_t msgRef)le_msg_SessionRef_t le_msg_GetSession(le_msg_MessageRef_t msgRef)LE_FULL_API le_msg_ProtocolRef_t le_msg_GetSessionProtocol(le_msg_SessionRef_t sessionRef)void le_msg_SetFd(le_msg_MessageRef_t msgRef, int fd)void(* le_msg_ReceiveHandler_t)(le_msg_MessageRef_t msgRef, void *contextPtr)Definition: le_messaging.h:907LE_FULL_API void * le_msg_GetSessionContextPtr(le_msg_SessionRef_t sessionRef)void le_msg_Send(le_msg_MessageRef_t msgRef)struct le_msg_SessionEventHandler * le_msg_SessionEventHandlerRef_tDefinition: le_messaging.h:873LE_FULL_API void le_msg_SetSessionContextPtr(le_msg_SessionRef_t sessionRef, void *contextPtr)le_thread_Ref_t threadThread on which receive should be processes.Definition: le_messaging.h:968void le_msg_CloseSession(le_msg_SessionRef_t sessionRef)bool serviceReadyIndicate if service is ready.Definition: le_messaging.h:990le_mem_PoolRef_t messagePoolPool for messages on this service.Definition: le_messaging.h:993le_msg_ReceiveHandler_t handlerHandler function which should be called on thread.Definition: le_messaging.h:969int fdFile descriptor sent with message (via Get/SetFd)Definition: le_messaging.h:1005LE_FULL_API le_msg_SessionRef_t le_msg_CreateSession(le_msg_ProtocolRef_t protocolRef, const char *interfaceName)LE_FULL_API const char * le_msg_GetInterfaceName(le_msg_InterfaceRef_t interfaceRef)le_msg_MessageRef_t le_msg_CreateMsg(le_msg_SessionRef_t sessionRef)int le_msg_GetFd(le_msg_MessageRef_t msgRef)void le_msg_RequestResponse(le_msg_MessageRef_t msgRef, le_msg_ResponseCallback_t handlerFunc, void *contextPtr)Definition: le_messaging.h:984le_result_t le_msg_GetClientProcessId(le_msg_SessionRef_t sessionRef, pid_t *processIdPtr)void le_msg_OpenSession(le_msg_SessionRef_t sessionRef, le_msg_SessionEventHandler_t callbackFunc, void *contextPtr)le_msg_LocalReceiver_t receiverServer destination.Definition: le_messaging.h:992LE_FULL_API void * le_msg_GetServiceContextPtr(le_msg_ServiceRef_t serviceRef)le_msg_ResponseCallback_t completionCallbackFunction to be called when transaction done.Definition: le_messaging.h:1008void * contextPtrContext pointer to pass to the handler.Definition: le_messaging.h:970void le_msg_Respond(le_msg_MessageRef_t msgRef)LE_FULL_API void le_msg_HideService(le_msg_ServiceRef_t serviceRef)LE_FULL_API le_msg_ProtocolRef_t le_msg_GetProtocolRef(const char *protocolId, size_t largestMsgSize)LE_FULL_API void le_msg_SetSessionCloseHandler(le_msg_SessionRef_t sessionRef, le_msg_SessionEventHandler_t handlerFunc, void *contextPtr)void(* le_msg_ResponseCallback_t)(le_msg_MessageRef_t msgRef, void *contextPtr)Definition: le_messaging.h:927le_result_t le_msg_GetClientUserId(le_msg_SessionRef_t sessionRef, uid_t *userIdPtr)LE_FULL_API le_msg_ProtocolRef_t le_msg_GetInterfaceProtocol(le_msg_InterfaceRef_t interfaceRef)le_msg_MessageRef_t le_msg_RequestSyncResponse(le_msg_MessageRef_t msgRef)LE_FULL_API void le_msg_RemoveServiceHandler(le_msg_SessionEventHandlerRef_t handlerRef)le_sem_Ref_t responseReadySemaphore which will be set when response is ready.Definition: le_messaging.h:1006void le_msg_OpenSessionSync(le_msg_SessionRef_t sessionRef)LE_FULL_API le_msg_ServiceRef_t le_msg_CreateService(le_msg_ProtocolRef_t protocolRef, const char *interfaceName)LE_FULL_API const char * le_msg_GetProtocolIdStr(le_msg_ProtocolRef_t protocolRef)le_msg_SessionRef_t sessionRefSession for this message.Definition: le_messaging.h:957LE_FULL_API size_t le_msg_GetProtocolMaxMsgSize(le_msg_ProtocolRef_t protocolRef)Definition: le_messaging.h:955le_msg_SessionEventHandlerRef_t le_msg_AddServiceCloseHandler(le_msg_ServiceRef_t serviceRef, le_msg_SessionEventHandler_t handlerFunc, void *contextPtr)bool needsResponseTrue if message needs a response.Definition: le_messaging.h:1007