NAME

       zmq_proxy_steerable - built-in 0MQ proxy with control flow

SYNOPSIS

       int zmq_proxy_steerable (const void *frontend, const void *backend, const void *capture,
       const void *control);

DESCRIPTION

       The zmq_proxy_steerable() function starts the built-in 0MQ proxy in the current
       application thread, as zmq_proxy() do. Please, refer to this function for the general
       description and usage. We describe here only the additional control flow provided by the
       socket passed as the fourth argument "control".

       If the control socket is not NULL, the proxy supports control flow. If PAUSE is received
       on this socket, the proxy suspends its activities. If RESUME is received, it goes on. If
       TERMINATE is received, it terminates smoothly. At start, the proxy runs normally as if
       zmq_proxy was used.

       If the control socket is NULL, the function behave exactly as if zmq_proxy had been
       called.

       Refer to zmq_socket(3) for a description of the available socket types. Refer to
       zmq_proxy(3) for a description of the zmq_proxy.

EXAMPLE USAGE

       cf zmq_proxy

RETURN VALUE

       The zmq_proxy_steerable() function returns 0 if TERMINATE is sent to its control socket.
       Otherwise, it returns -1 and errno set to ETERM (the 0MQ context associated with either of
       the specified sockets was terminated).

EXAMPLE

       Creating a shared queue proxy.

           //  Create frontend, backend and control sockets
           void *frontend = zmq_socket (context, ZMQ_ROUTER);
           assert (backend);
           void *backend = zmq_socket (context, ZMQ_DEALER);
           assert (frontend);
           void *control = zmq_socket (context, ZMQ_SUB);
           assert (control);

           //  Bind sockets to TCP ports
           assert (zmq_bind (frontend, "tcp://*:5555") == 0);
           assert (zmq_bind (backend, "tcp://*:5556") == 0);
           assert (zmq_connect (control, "tcp://*:5557") == 0);

           // Subscribe to the control socket since we have chosen SUB here
           assert (zmq_setsockopt (control, ZMQ_SUBSCRIBE, "", 0));

           //  Start the queue proxy, which runs until ETERM or "TERMINATE"
           //  received on the control socket
           zmq_proxy_steerable (frontend, backend, NULL, control);

       Set up a controller in another node, process or whatever.

           void *control = zmq_socket (context, ZMQ_PUB);
           assert (control);
           assert (zmq_bind (control, "tcp://*:5557") == 0);

           // pause the proxy
           assert (zmq_send (control, "PAUSE", 5, 0) == 0);

           // resume the proxy
           assert (zmq_send (control, "RESUME", 6, 0) == 0);

           // terminate the proxy
           assert (zmq_send (control, "TERMINATE", 9, 0) == 0);
           ---

           SEE ALSO

       zmq_proxy(3) zmq_bind(3) zmq_connect(3) zmq_socket(3) zmq(7)

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