NAME

       tcl::chan::fifo - In-memory fifo channel

SYNOPSIS

       package require Tcl  8.5

       package require TclOO

       package require tcl::chan::events  ?1?

       package require tcl::chan::fifo  ?1?

       ::tcl::chan::fifo

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DESCRIPTION

       The  tcl::chan::fifo  package  provides  a  command creating channels which live purely in
       memory. Access is fifo-like, i.e. things are read out of the channel  in  the  order  they
       were  written  to  it.   This  is  equivalent to the fifo channels provided by the package
       Memchan, except that this is written in pure Tcl, not C. On the  other  hand,  Memchan  is
       usable  with  Tcl  8.4  and  before,  whereas this package requires Tcl 8.5 or higher, and
       TclOO.

       The internal  TclOO  class  implementing  the  channel  handler  is  a  sub-class  of  the
       tcl::chan::events framework.

API

       ::tcl::chan::fifo
              This command creates a new fifo channel and returns its handle.

BUGS, IDEAS, FEEDBACK

       This  document,  and  the  package  it  describes, will undoubtedly contain bugs and other
       problems.  Please  report  such  in  the  category  virtchannel  of  the  Tcllib  Trackers
       [http://core.tcl.tk/tcllib/reportlist].  Please also report any ideas for enhancements you
       may have for either package and/or documentation.

       When proposing code changes, please provide unified diffs, i.e the output of diff -u.

       Note further that attachments are strongly preferred over inlined patches. Attachments can
       be  made  by going to the Edit form of the ticket immediately after its creation, and then
       using the left-most button in the secondary navigation bar.

KEYWORDS

       fifo, in-memory channel, reflected channel, tip 219, virtual channel

CATEGORY

       Channels

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (c) 2009 Andreas Kupries <andreas_kupries@users.sourceforge.net>