tcl::chan::fifo2(3tcl) Reflected/virtual channel supporttcl::chan::fifo2(3tcl)
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NAME
tcl::chan::fifo2 - In-memory interconnected fifo channels
SYNOPSIS
package require Tcl 8.5
package require TclOO
package require tcl::chan::events ?1?
package require tcl::chan::halfpipe ?1?
package require tcl::chan::fifo2 ?1?
::tcl::chan::fifo2
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DESCRIPTION
The tcl::chan::fifo2 package provides a command creating pairs of chan-
nels which live purely in memory and are connected to each other in a
fifo manner. What is written to one half of the pair can be read from
the other half, in the same order. One particular application for this
is communication between threads, with one half of the pair moved to
the thread to talk to. This is equivalent to the fifo2 channels pro-
vided by the package Memchan, except that this is written in pure Tcl,
not C. On the other hand, Memchan is usable with Tcl 8.4 and before,
whereas this package requires Tcl 8.5 or higher, and TclOO.
The internal TclOO class implementing the channel handler is a sub-
class of the tcl::chan::events framework.
API
::tcl::chan::fifo2
This command creates a new connected pair of fifo channels and
returns their handles, as a list containing two elements.
BUGS, IDEAS, FEEDBACK
This document, and the package it describes, will undoubtedly contain
bugs and other problems. Please report such in the category virtchan-
nel of the Tcllib Trackers [http://core.tcl.tk/tcllib/reportlist].
Please also report any ideas for enhancements you may have for either
package and/or documentation.
When proposing code changes, please provide unified diffs, i.e the out-
put of diff -u.
Note further that attachments are strongly preferred over inlined
patches. Attachments can be made by going to the Edit form of the
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KEYWORDS
connected fifos, fifo, in-memory channel, inter-thread communication,
reflected channel, tip 219, virtual channel
CATEGORY
Channels
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 2009 Andreas Kupries <andreas_kupries@users.sourceforge.net>
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