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<h1>ost::Buffer Class Reference</h1><!-- doxytag: class="ost::Buffer" --><!-- doxytag: inherits="ost::Conditional" -->
<p>The buffer class represents an IPC service that is built upon a buffer of fixed capacity that can be used to transfer objects between one or more producer and consumer threads.  
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<p><code>#include &lt;<a class="el" href="buffer_8h_source.html">buffer.h</a>&gt;</code></p>
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<tr><td colspan="2"><h2>Public Member Functions</h2></td></tr>
<tr><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top">&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classost_1_1_buffer.html#afacde25a803bcf18ed0fc2791fca525d">Buffer</a> (size_t capacity)</td></tr>
<tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">Create a buffer object of known capacity.  <a href="#afacde25a803bcf18ed0fc2791fca525d"></a><br/></td></tr>
<tr><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top">virtual&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classost_1_1_buffer.html#aef3a7f472cebcdeca059e2618bf1879c">~Buffer</a> ()</td></tr>
<tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">In derived functions, may be used to free the actual memory used to hold buffered data.  <a href="#aef3a7f472cebcdeca059e2618bf1879c"></a><br/></td></tr>
<tr><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top">size_t&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classost_1_1_buffer.html#aedd8b294e02c08a60bde023bd2c1ff47">getSize</a> (void)</td></tr>
<tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">Return the capacity of the buffer as specified at creation.  <a href="#aedd8b294e02c08a60bde023bd2c1ff47"></a><br/></td></tr>
<tr><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top">size_t&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classost_1_1_buffer.html#a462525b42df6660894ccf8141d73071e">getUsed</a> (void)</td></tr>
<tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">Return the current capacity in use for the buffer.  <a href="#a462525b42df6660894ccf8141d73071e"></a><br/></td></tr>
<tr><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top">size_t&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classost_1_1_buffer.html#a5f67183f492fe6600456d919ed811fac">wait</a> (void *buf, <a class="el" href="thread_8h.html#af412159e5cef839836a5e7b19ee75d1c">timeout_t</a> <a class="el" href="classost_1_1_buffer.html#ae416c78e4d5dc50bfa3c4e0b98fd7a98">timeout</a>=0)</td></tr>
<tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">Let one or more threads wait for an object to become available in the buffer.  <a href="#a5f67183f492fe6600456d919ed811fac"></a><br/></td></tr>
<tr><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top">size_t&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classost_1_1_buffer.html#a9d106bd44d9bee8d9ef049cfa264e5b7">post</a> (void *buf, <a class="el" href="thread_8h.html#af412159e5cef839836a5e7b19ee75d1c">timeout_t</a> <a class="el" href="classost_1_1_buffer.html#ae416c78e4d5dc50bfa3c4e0b98fd7a98">timeout</a>=0)</td></tr>
<tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">Post an object into the buffer and enable a waiting thread to receive it.  <a href="#a9d106bd44d9bee8d9ef049cfa264e5b7"></a><br/></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">Peek at the current content (first object) in the buffer.  <a href="#ae613b6a13146b782ce5749b810cceba8"></a><br/></td></tr>
<tr><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top">virtual bool&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classost_1_1_buffer.html#a255237cf9eebf6010546e884933ff8ba">isValid</a> (void)</td></tr>
<tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">New virtual to test if buffer is a valid object.  <a href="#a255237cf9eebf6010546e884933ff8ba"></a><br/></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"><h2>Static Public Attributes</h2></td></tr>
<tr><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top">static const size_t&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classost_1_1_buffer.html#ae416c78e4d5dc50bfa3c4e0b98fd7a98">timeout</a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">value to return when a timed operation returned with a timeout.  <a href="#ae416c78e4d5dc50bfa3c4e0b98fd7a98"></a><br/></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top">virtual size_t&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classost_1_1_buffer.html#a5879caf00bd75cd972d84b822cb77ef0">onPeek</a> (void *buf)=0</td></tr>
<tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">Invoke derived class buffer peeking method.  <a href="#a5879caf00bd75cd972d84b822cb77ef0"></a><br/></td></tr>
<tr><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top">virtual size_t&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classost_1_1_buffer.html#a9662e8def92667057121de0847dcabf0">onWait</a> (void *buf)=0</td></tr>
<tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">Invoke derived class object request from buffer.  <a href="#a9662e8def92667057121de0847dcabf0"></a><br/></td></tr>
<tr><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top">virtual size_t&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classost_1_1_buffer.html#a7ee3158e74f0e50e91f14bf370feb1fa">onPost</a> (void *buf)=0</td></tr>
<tr><td class="mdescLeft">&nbsp;</td><td class="mdescRight">Invoke derived class posting of object to buffer.  <a href="#a7ee3158e74f0e50e91f14bf370feb1fa"></a><br/></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top">size_t&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classost_1_1_buffer.html#abe2397b9087bd1651ee67ed5702c01dd">get</a> (<a class="el" href="classost_1_1_buffer.html">Buffer</a> &amp;b, void *o, <a class="el" href="thread_8h.html#af412159e5cef839836a5e7b19ee75d1c">timeout_t</a> t=0)</td></tr>
<tr><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top">size_t&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classost_1_1_buffer.html#a1dc4ad52b6f17817e4afa981d1db6fae">put</a> (<a class="el" href="classost_1_1_buffer.html">Buffer</a> &amp;b, void *o, <a class="el" href="thread_8h.html#af412159e5cef839836a5e7b19ee75d1c">timeout_t</a> t=0)</td></tr>
<tr><td class="memItemLeft" align="right" valign="top">size_t&nbsp;</td><td class="memItemRight" valign="bottom"><a class="el" href="classost_1_1_buffer.html#a2066fdf67ab3b6727be90a51fc5c4d64">peek</a> (<a class="el" href="classost_1_1_buffer.html">Buffer</a> &amp;b, void *o)</td></tr>
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<hr/><a name="_details"></a><h2>Detailed Description</h2>
<p>The buffer class represents an IPC service that is built upon a buffer of fixed capacity that can be used to transfer objects between one or more producer and consumer threads. </p>
<p>Producer threads post objects into the buffer, and consumer threads wait for and receive objects from the buffer. Semaphores are used to to block the buffer from overflowing and indicate when there is data available, and mutexes are used to protect multiple consumers and producer threads from stepping over each other.</p>
<p>The buffer class is an abstract class in that the actual data being buffered is not directly specified within the buffer class itself. The buffer class should be used as a base class for a class that actually impliments buffering and which may be aware of the data types actually are being buffered. A template class could be created based on buffer for this purpose. Another possibility is to create a class derived from both <a class="el" href="classost_1_1_thread.html" title="Every thread of execution in an application is created by instantiating an object...">Thread</a> and <a class="el" href="classost_1_1_buffer.html" title="The buffer class represents an IPC service that is built upon a buffer of fixed capacity...">Buffer</a> which can be used to implement message passing threads.</p>
<dl class="author"><dt><b>Author:</b></dt><dd>David Sugar &lt;<a href="mailto:dyfet@ostel.com">dyfet@ostel.com</a>&gt; Producer/Consumer buffer for use between threads. </dd></dl>
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<p>Create a buffer object of known capacity. </p>
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<p>In derived functions, may be used to free the actual memory used to hold buffered data. </p>

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<p>Return the capacity of the buffer as specified at creation. </p>
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<p>Return the current capacity in use for the buffer. </p>
<p>Free space is technically <a class="el" href="classost_1_1_buffer.html#aedd8b294e02c08a60bde023bd2c1ff47" title="Return the capacity of the buffer as specified at creation.">getSize()</a> - <a class="el" href="classost_1_1_buffer.html#a462525b42df6660894ccf8141d73071e" title="Return the current capacity in use for the buffer.">getUsed()</a>. </p>
<dl class="return"><dt><b>Returns:</b></dt><dd>integer used capacity of the buffer. </dd></dl>
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<p>New virtual to test if buffer is a valid object. </p>
<dl class="return"><dt><b>Returns:</b></dt><dd>true if object is valid. </dd></dl>

<p>Reimplemented in <a class="el" href="classost_1_1_fixed_buffer.html#a0a374a1a50ae78ce64db9e4ab25991d2">ost::FixedBuffer</a>.</p>

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<p>Invoke derived class buffer peeking method. </p>
<dl class="return"><dt><b>Returns:</b></dt><dd>size of object found. </dd></dl>
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<p>Implemented in <a class="el" href="classost_1_1_fixed_buffer.html#ae0a0b8dcb25e97313de5b998e1f22bfd">ost::FixedBuffer</a>.</p>

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<p>Invoke derived class posting of object to buffer. </p>
<dl class="return"><dt><b>Returns:</b></dt><dd>size of object posted. </dd></dl>
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<p>Implemented in <a class="el" href="classost_1_1_fixed_buffer.html#a5d39b3282dd4a18d79456f7f16962b35">ost::FixedBuffer</a>.</p>

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<p>Invoke derived class object request from buffer. </p>
<dl class="return"><dt><b>Returns:</b></dt><dd>size of object returned. </dd></dl>
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<p>Implemented in <a class="el" href="classost_1_1_fixed_buffer.html#a8364661c1b2d2114d87be12479b04a47">ost::FixedBuffer</a>.</p>

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<p>Peek at the current content (first object) in the buffer. </p>
<dl class="return"><dt><b>Returns:</b></dt><dd>size of object in the buffer. </dd></dl>
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<p>Referenced by <a class="el" href="buffer_8h_source.html#l00358">peek()</a>.</p>

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<p>Post an object into the buffer and enable a waiting thread to receive it. </p>
<dl class="return"><dt><b>Returns:</b></dt><dd>size of object posted in bytes. </dd></dl>
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<dl><dt><b>Examples: </b></dt><dd><a class="el" href="_sample_socket_port_8cpp-example.html#a2">SampleSocketPort.cpp</a>.</dd>
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<p>References <a class="el" href="classost_1_1_buffer.html#a9d106bd44d9bee8d9ef049cfa264e5b7">post()</a>.</p>

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<p>value to return when a timed operation returned with a timeout. </p>

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