libzmq/src/i_inout.hpp

/*
    Copyright (c) 2007-2010 iMatix Corporation

    This file is part of 0MQ.

    0MQ is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
    the terms of the Lesser GNU General Public License as published by
    the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
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    0MQ is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
    Lesser GNU General Public License for more details.

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*/

#ifndef __ZMQ_I_INOUT_HPP_INCLUDED__
#define __ZMQ_I_INOUT_HPP_INCLUDED__

#include "../include/zmq.h"

#include "stdint.hpp"

namespace zmq
{

    struct i_inout
    {
        virtual ~i_inout () {}

        //  Engine asks for a message to send to the network.
        virtual bool read (::zmq_msg_t *msg_) = 0;

        //  Engine received message from the network and sends it further on.
        virtual bool write (::zmq_msg_t *msg_) = 0;

        //  Flush all the previously written messages.
        virtual void flush () = 0;

        //  Engine is dead. Drop all the references to it.
        virtual void detach () = 0;
    };

}

#endif