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NAME

       transfer::copy - Data transfer foundation

SYNOPSIS

       package require Tcl  8.4

       package require transfer::copy  ?0.2?

       transfer::copy::do chan|string data outchannel ?options...?

       transfer::copy::chan channel outchannel ?options...?

       transfer::copy::string string outchannel ?options...?

       transfer::copy::doChan channel outchannel optvar

       transfer::copy::doString string outchannel optvar

       transfer::copy::options outchannel optionlist optvar

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DESCRIPTION

       This  package  provides a number of commands for the asynchronous of information contained
       in either a string or channel. The main point of this package is that  the  commands  here
       provide  a  nicer  callback  API  than  the builtin command fcopy, making the use of these
       facilities simpler than the builtin.

API

       transfer::copy::do chan|string data outchannel ?options...?
              This command transfers the information in data to the outchannel, according to  the
              options. The type of the information in data is determined by the first argument.

              The  options available to this command are the same as are available to the command
              transfer::copy::options, and explained there.

              chan   The  argument  data  contains  the  handle  of  a  channel  and  the  actual
                     infomration to transfer is read from that channel.

              string The  argument  data  contains  a  string  and  this is the information to be
                     transfered.

       transfer::copy::chan channel outchannel ?options...?
              This command is a shorter and more direct form for the  command  transfer::copy::do
              chan.

       transfer::copy::string string outchannel ?options...?
              This  command  is a shorter and more direct form for the command transfer::copy::do
              string.

       transfer::copy::doChan channel outchannel optvar
              This command is an alternate form of transfer::copy::chan which reads  its  options
              out  of  the  array  variable  named  by  optvar  instead of from a variable length
              argument list.

       transfer::copy::doString string outchannel optvar
              This command is an alternate form of transfer::copy::string which reads its options
              out  of  the  array  variable  named  by  optvar  instead of from a variable length
              argument list.

       transfer::copy::options outchannel optionlist optvar
              This command is the option processor used by all  the  commands  above  which  read
              their options from a variable length argument list. It first reads default settings
              from the  channel  handle  outchannel,  then  processes  the  list  of  options  in
              optionlist,  at  last stores the results in the array variable named by optvar. The
              contents of that variable are in a format which is directly understood by  all  the
              commands above which read their options out of an array variable.

              The recognized options are:

              -blocksize int
                     This  option  specifies the size of the chunks to transfer in one operation.
                     It is optional and defaults to the value of -buffersize  as  configured  for
                     the output channel.

                     If specified its value has to be an integer number greater than zero.

              -command commandprefix
                     This  option specifies the completion callback of the operation. This option
                     has to be specified. An error will be thrown if it is not, or if  the  empty
                     list was specified as argument to it.

                     Its  value  has  to be a command prefix, i.e. a list whose first word is the
                     command to execute, followed by words containing fixed arguments.  When  the
                     callback  is  invoked  one  or  two additional arguments are appended to the
                     prefix. The first argument is the number of bytes which were transfered. The
                     optional  second  argument  is  an error message and added if and only if an
                     error occured during the the transfer.

              -progress commandprefix
                     This option specifies the progress callback of the operation. It is optional
                     and  defaults  to  the  empty  list.  This  last possibility signals that no
                     feedback was asked for and disabled it.

                     Its value has to be a  command  prefix,  see  above,  -command  for  a  more
                     detailed  explanation.  When  the  callback  is  invoked a single additional
                     arguments is appended to the prefix. This argument is the  number  of  bytes
                     which were transfered so far.

              -size int
                     This  option  specifies  the number of bytes to read from the input data and
                     transfer. It is optional and defaults to "Transfer everything".   Its  value
                     has  to  be  an  integer  number  and  any value less than zero has the same
                     meaning, i.e. to transfer all available data. Any other value is the  amount
                     of bytes to transfer.

                     All  transfer commands will throw error an when their user tries to transfer
                     more data than is available in the input. This happens  immediately,  before
                     the  transfer  is  actually started, should the input be a string. Otherwise
                     the, i.e. for a channel as  input,  the  error  is  thrown  the  moment  the
                     underflow condition is actually detected.

              -encoding encodingname

              -eofchar eofspec

              -translation transspec
                     These  options  are  the  same  as  are  recognized  by  the builtin command
                     fconfigure and provide the settings for the output channel which are  to  be
                     active  during  the transfer, and only then. I.e. the settings of the output
                     channel before the transfer  are  saved,  and  restored  at  the  end  of  a
                     transfer,  regardless  of  its success or failure. None of these options are
                     required, and they default to the settings of  the  output  channel  if  not
                     specified.

BUGS, IDEAS, FEEDBACK

       This  document,  and  the  package  it  describes, will undoubtedly contain bugs and other
       problems.  Please report  such  in  the  category  transfer  of  the  Tcllib  SF  Trackers
       [http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=12883].    Please  also  report  any  ideas  for
       enhancements you may have for either package and/or documentation.

KEYWORDS

       channel, copy, transfer

CATEGORY

       Transfer module

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Andreas Kupries <andreas_kupries@users.sourceforge.net>