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8 mail::account::process - Process pending events
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11 #include <libmail/mail.H>
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14 class myCallback : public mail::callback {
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16 void success(std::string msg);
17 void fail(std::string msg);
18 };
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20 #include <sys/time.h>
21 #include <sys/types.h>
22 #include <unistd.h>
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24 mail::account::function( parameter list,
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29 std::vector<mail::pollfd> pollfds;
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32 timeout=15 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
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34 mail::account::process(pollfds, timeout);
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37 if (myCallback.completed())
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40 if (mail::account::poll(pollfds, timeout) < 0 && errno != EINTR)
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42 error();
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47 This function processes all pending events for all opened mail
48 accounts. Most mail requests are not immediately processed (some are,
49 but most aren't). A mail request usually includes a
50 mail::callback-derived object as one of its arguments. When the mail
51 request completes the success or fail method (some mail::callback
52 subclasses use additional or alternative methods) is invoked. If the
53 mail request cannot be completed immediately, mail::account::function
54 still returns right away. mail::account::process handles any pending
55 events for all outstanding mail requests. The success or fail method
56 will be invoked for all completed requests.
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58 The mail::pollfd structure is a C++ wrapper for the “struct pollfd”
59 that's used by the poll(2) system call. mail::account::process
60 receives a reference to a vector of mail::pollfd objects. After
61 mail::account::process handles any pending events, the function
62 initializes the vector with all open file descriptors on which activity
63 is expected before mail::account::process expects any more events to
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66 Any existing contents of the mail::pollfd vector will be destroyed. On
67 the other hand, timeout must be initialized prior to invoking
68 mail::account::process. timeout contains a time interval, in
69 milliseconds, before the calling application expects to process any
70 regularly-scheduled event. If mail::account::process expects any
71 regularly-scheduled event to occur earlier, it will replace timeout
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74 The expectation is that the application's main loops alternatively
75 invokes mail::account::process and poll(2). poll(2) waits for some I/O
76 occur, or a timeout expiring; mail::account::process processes any
77 resulting events, then the cycle repeats.
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79 The application may add its own file descriptors to the mail::pollfd
80 vector, before calling poll(2). The application is reponsible for
81 handling any I/O activity from its own file descriptors.
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84 mail::account::process always returns succesfully.
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87 The application should not invoke mail::account::process again
88 until it either invokes poll(2) (directly or via
89 mail::account::poll(3x)), or until the application calls another
90 LibMAIL function.
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93 mail::account::open(3x), mail::account::poll(3x),
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