NAME

       bssrecv - Bundle Streaming Service reception test program

SYNOPSIS

       bssrecv

DESCRIPTION

       bssrecv uses BSS to acquire streaming data from bssStreamingApp.

       bssrecv is a menu-driven interactive test program, run from the operating system shell
       prompt.  The program enables the user to begin and end a session of BSS data acquisition
       from bssStreamingApp, displaying the data as it arrives in real time; to replay data
       acquired during the current session; and to replay data acquired during a prior session.

       The user must provide values for three parameters in order to initiate the acquisition or
       replay of data from bssStreamingApp:

       BSS database name
           All data acquired by the BSS session thread will be written to a BSS "database"
           comprising three files: table, list, and data.  The name of the database is the root
           name that is common to the three files, e.g., db3.tbl, db3.lst, db3.dat would be the
           three files making up the db3 BSS database.

       path name
           All three files of the selected BSS database must reside in the same directory of the
           file system; the path name of that directory is required.

       endpoint ID
           In order to acquire streaming data issued by bssStreamingApp, the bssrecv session
           thread must open the BP endpoint to which that data is directed.  For this purpose,
           the ID of that endpoint is needed.

       bssrecv offers the following menu options:

       1. Open BSS Receiver in playback mode
           bssrecv prompts the user for the three parameter values noted above, then opens the
           indicated BSS database for replay of the data in that database.

       2. Start BSS receiving thread
           bssrecv prompts the user for the three parameter values noted above, then starts a
           background session thread to acquire data into the indicated database.  Each bundle
           that is acquired is passed to a display function that prints a single line consisting
           of N consecutive '*' characters, where N is computed as the data number at the start
           of the bundle's payload data, modulo 150.  Note that the database is not open for
           replay at this time.

       3. Run BSS receiver thread
           bssrecv prompts the user for the three parameter values noted above, then starts a
           background session thread to acquire data into the indicated database (displaying the
           data as described for option 2 above) and also opens the database for replay.

       4. Close current playback session
           bssrecv closes the indicated BSS database, terminating replay access.

       5. Stop BSS receiving thread
           bssrecv terminates the current background session thread.  Replay access to the BSS
           database, if currently open, is not terminated.

       6. Stop BSS Receiver
           bssrecv terminates the current background session thread.  Replay access to the BSS
           database, if currently open, is also terminated.

       7. Replay session
           bssrecv prompts the user for the start and end times bounding the reception interval
           that is to be replayed, then displays all data within that interval in both forward
           and reverse time order.  The display function performed for this purpose is the same
           one that is exercised during real-time acquisition of streaming data.

       8. Exit
           bssrecv terminates.

EXIT STATUS

       "0" bssrecv has terminated.

FILES

       No configuration files are needed.

ENVIRONMENT

       No environment variables apply.

BUGS

       Report bugs to <ion-bugs@korgano.eecs.ohiou.edu>

SEE ALSO

       bssStreamingApp(1), bss(3)