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This documentation is for version v1.1.0 of nng, but the latest released version is v1.8.0. see the documentation for v1.8.0 for the most up-to-date information.
nng_dialer(5)

SYNOPSIS

#include <nng/nng.h>

typedef struct nng_dialer_s nng_dialer;

DESCRIPTION

An nng_dialer is a handle to a “dialer” object, which is responsible for creating a single nng_pipe at a time by establishing an outgoing connection.

If the connection is broken, or fails, the dialer object will automatically attempt to reconnect, and will keep doing so until the dialer or socket is destroyed.

Dialer objects are created by the nng_dialer_create() or nng_dial() functions, and are always “owned” by a single nng_socket.

The nng_dialer structure is always passed by value (both for input parameters and return values), and should be treated opaquely. Passing structures this way ensures gives the compiler a chance to perform accurate type checks in functions passing values of this type.
A given nng_socket may have multiple dialer objects, multiple listener objects, or even some of both.
The client/server relationship described by dialer/listener is completely orthogonal to any similar relationship in the protocols. For example, a rep socket may use a dialer to connect to a listener on an req socket. This orthogonality can lead to innovative solutions to otherwise challenging communications problems.

Dialer objects may be destroyed by the nng_dialer_close() function. They are also closed when their “owning” socket is closed.

Initialization

A dialer may be initialized using the macro NNG_DIALER_INITIALIZER before it is opened, to prevent confusion with valid open dialers.

NNG Reference Manual vv1.1.0 © 2019 Staysail Systems, Inc, © 2018 Capitar IT Group BV
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