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From: Jeff Garland (jeff_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-01-29 21:21:45
On Thu, 29 Jan 2004 14:01:52 -0800 (PST), Sean Kelly wrote
> Thanks. I was unaware that this had been done, and the design seems
> pretty nice. One thing I'd like to clarify though, it seems there
> are two models. The basic examples use a stream metaphor to
> read/write data and seem as if read operations will block until the
> data is available. The other uses an observer pattern to receive
> events as they occur, which would be used with multiplexing server
> implementations. Is this correct?
Yes, that is correct if my memory serves me. However, I think in the
implementation (which is in the sandbox) only the blocking version is
implemented -- but I honestly haven't looked at it for probably 6 months.
Jeff