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/* NXConnection.h
Copyright 1992, NeXT, Inc.
*/
#import <stdlib.h>
#import <stdarg.h>
#import <objc/hashtable.h>
#import <objc/Protocol.h>
#import <objc/List.h>
#import <machkit/NXLock.h>
#import <remote/transport.h>
#import <machkit/NXInvalidationNotifier.h>
@class NXProxy;
@class NXPort;
/***************** NXConnection **************************/
/* A connection object is a bookkeeper for objects vended or received over a particular portal (channel) resource. It may be shared by multiple threads. */
@interface NXConnection: NXInvalidationNotifier <NXSenderIsInvalid> {
id delegate;
@private
id inPortal; /* portal that we decode from*/
void *inMachPort;
id outPortal; /* portal that we encode to*/
void *outMachPort;
id rootObject; /* the "default" object for this connection*/
unsigned msgcount; /* how many objc messages sent*/
void *localProxies;
void *remoteProxies;
int inTimeout;
int outTimeout;
NXZone *zone;
id bufferClass;
}
+ (NXProxy *) connectToName:(const char *)n;
+ (NXProxy *) connectToName:(const char *)n onHost:(const char *)h;
+ (NXProxy *) connectToPort:(NXPort *)p; /* allocate a inPort (reply port)*/
+ (NXProxy *) connectToPort:(NXPort *)aPort withInPort:(NXPort *)inPort;
+ (NXProxy *) connectToName:(const char *)n fromZone:(NXZone *) z;
+ (NXProxy *) connectToName:(const char *)n onHost:(const char *)h fromZone:(NXZone *) z;
+ (NXProxy *) connectToPort:(NXPort *)p fromZone:(NXZone *) z;
+ (NXProxy *) connectToPort:(NXPort *)aPort withInPort:(NXPort *)inPort fromZone:(NXZone *) z;
+ registerRoot:anObject; /* returns an NXConnection*/
+ registerRoot:anObject withName:(const char *)n; /* returns an NXConnection*/
+ registerRoot:anObject fromZone:(NXZone *) z;
+ registerRoot:anObject withName:(const char *)n fromZone:(NXZone *) z;
+ removeObject:anObject;
+ unregisterForInvalidationNotification:anObject;
+ (int)messagesReceived;
+ connections:(List *) l; /* append existing connections to list*/
+ setDefaultTimeout:(int) t;
+ (int) defaultTimeout;
+ setDefaultZone: (NXZone *) zone;
+ (NXZone *) defaultZone;
/* a delegate, if present, will be asked:*/
/* - connection: (NXConnection *)oldConn didConnect:(NXConnection *)newConn;*/
- setDelegate:anObject;
- delegate;
- setRoot:anObject; /* useful for connections without roots*/
- setInTimeout:(int) t;
- setOutTimeout:(int) t;
- (int) inTimeout;
- (int) outTimeout;
- (NXPort *) inPort;
- (NXPort *) outPort;
- rootObject;
- newRemote:(unsigned)name withProtocol:(Protocol *)p;
- (List *)remoteObjects; /* the remote objects imported*/
- (List *)localObjects; /* the local objects exported*/
- getLocal:anId; /* return the Proxy for a local id*/
- run; /* blocks*/
- runWithTimeout:(int) t;
- runInNewThread; /* spawns thread, thread will "run"; nonblocking*/
- free;
@end
/* By special request, a convenient interface for AppKit programmers*/
@interface NXConnection (NXAppKitServer)
- runFromAppKit; /* nonblocking*/
@end
/* definitions*/
/* timeout is specified in milliseconds*/
#define NX_CONNECTION_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT 15000
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