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<td><strong>Class</strong></td>
<td class="class-name-in-header">Reactor</td>
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<td><strong>In:</strong></td>
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<a href="../files/lib/network/reactor_rb.html">
lib/network/reactor.rb
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The <a href="Reactor.html">Reactor</a> class defines a representation of a
multiplexer based on a non-blocking select() server.
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The network design is based on the Mesh project NetworkService code which
was translated almost directly from C++, warts and all, which in turn is
based on Schmidt’s <a href="Acceptor.html">Acceptor</a>/<a
href="Connector.html">Connector</a>/<a href="Reactor.html">Reactor</a>
patterns which may be found at <a
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for an idea of how all these classes are supposed to interelate.
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<a href="#M000037">new</a>
<a href="#M000040">poll</a>
<a href="#M000041">register</a>
<a href="#M000038">start</a>
<a href="#M000039">stop</a>
<a href="#M000042">unregister</a>
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<td class="context-item-name">service_filters</td>
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<td class="context-item-name">service_negotiation</td>
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<td class="context-item-name">service_type</td>
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Constructor for <a href="Reactor.html">Reactor</a>
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<dt><tt>service_port</tt></dt><dd>The port the server will listen on or client will connect to.
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<dt><tt>service_type</tt></dt><dd>The type of service (:server or :client)
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<dt><tt>service_io</tt></dt><dd>The service io handler (:sockio, :lineio, or :packetio)
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<dt><tt>service_negotiation</tt></dt><dd>An array of telnet options the service will try to negotiate
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Valid options are
:sga, :echo, :naws, :ttype, :zmp (negotiate default)
:binary
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<dt><tt>service_filters</tt></dt><dd>An array of io filters the service will use.
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Valid options are
:filter - attach dummy filter
:debugfilter - attach debug filter (default)
:telnetfilter - attach telnet filter (default)
:colorfilter - attach color filter (default)
:terminalfilter - attach terminal filter
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<dt><tt>address</tt></dt><dd>Optional address for outgoing connection.
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poll starts the <a href="Reactor.html">Reactor</a> running to process
incoming connection, input and output requests. It also executes commands
from input requests.
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<dt>+tm_out*</dt><dd>time to poll in seconds
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register adds a session to the registry [<tt>session</tt>]
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<span class="method-name">start</span><span class="method-args">(engine)</span>
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Start initializes the reactor and gets it ready to accept incoming
connections.
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<dt><tt>engine</tt></dt><dd>The client engine that will be observing the acceptor.
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<dt><tt>return</tt>‘</dt><dd>true if server boots correctly, false if an error occurs.
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stop requests each of the connections to disconnect in the server’s
user list, deletes the connections, and erases them from the user list. It
then closes its own listening port.
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unregister removes a session from the registry [<tt>session</tt>]
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