Struct ethcore_io::IoService

pub struct IoService<Message> where
    Message: Send + Sync + 'static,  { /* fields omitted */ }

General IO Service. Starts an event loop and dispatches IO requests. 'Message' is a notification message type

Methods

impl<Message> IoService<Message> where     Message: Send + Sync + 'static,

pub fn start() -> Result<IoService<Message>, IoError>

Starts IO event loop

pub fn stop(&self)

Stops the IO service.

pub fn register_handler(     &self,     handler: Arc<IoHandler<Message> + Send> ) -> Result<(), IoError>

Register an IO handler with the event loop.

pub fn send_message(&self, message: Message) -> Result<(), IoError>

Send a message over the network. Normaly HostIo::send should be used. This can be used from non-io threads.

pub fn channel(&self) -> IoChannel<Message>

Create a new message channel

Trait Implementations

impl<Message> Drop for IoService<Message> where     Message: Send + Sync,

fn drop(&mut self)

Executes the destructor for this type.