nn_device(3)

1NN_DEVICE(3)                     nanomsg 1.1.5                    NN_DEVICE(3)
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NAME

6       nn_device - start a device
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <nanomsg/nn.h>
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11       int nn_device (int s1, int s2);
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DESCRIPTION

14       Starts a device to forward messages between two sockets. If both
15       sockets are valid, nn_device function loops and sends any messages
16       received from s1 to s2 and vice versa. If only one socket is valid and
17       the other is negative, nn_device works in a "loopback" mode — it loops
18       and sends any messages received from the socket back to itself.
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20       To break the loop and make nn_device function exit use the nn_term(3)
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RETURN VALUE

24       The function loops until it hits an error. In such a case it returns -1
25       and sets errno to one of the values defined below.
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ERRORS

28       EBADF
29           One of the provided sockets is invalid.
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31       EINVAL
32           Either one of the socket is not an AF_SP_RAW socket; or the two
33           sockets don’t belong to the same protocol; or the directionality of
34           the sockets doesn’t fit (e.g. attempt to join two SINK sockets to
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37       EINTR
38           The operation was interrupted by delivery of a signal.
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40       ETERM
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EXAMPLE

44           int s1 = nn_socket (AF_SP_RAW, NN_REQ);
45           nn_bind (s1, "tcp://127.0.0.1:5555");
46           int s2 = nn_socket (AF_SP_RAW, NN_REP);
47           nn_bind (s2, "tcp://127.0.0.1:5556");
48           nn_device (s1, s2);
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AUTHORS

54       Martin Sustrik <sustrik@250bpm.com>
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58                                  2020-08-24                      NN_DEVICE(3)