--- Unified high-level I/O utility API for Files, Sockets and TLS-Sockets. -- These functions are added to the object function tables by doing <strong> -- require "nixio.util"</strong>, can be used on all nixio IO Descriptors and -- are based on the shared low-level read() and write() functions. -- @cstyle instance module "nixio.UnifiedIO" --- Test whether the I/O-Descriptor is a socket. -- @class function -- @name UnifiedIO.is_socket -- @return boolean --- Test whether the I/O-Descriptor is a TLS socket. -- @class function -- @name UnifiedIO.is_tls_socket -- @return boolean --- Test whether the I/O-Descriptor is a file. -- @class function -- @name UnifiedIO.is_file -- @return boolean --- Read a block of data and wait until all data is available. -- @class function -- @name UnifiedIO.readall -- @usage This function uses the low-level read function of the descriptor. -- @usage If the length parameter is ommited, this function returns all data -- that can be read before an end-of-file, end-of-stream, connection shutdown -- or similar happens. -- @usage If the descriptor is non-blocking this function may fail with EAGAIN. -- @param length Bytes to read (optional) -- @return data that was successfully read if no error occured -- @return - reserved for error code - -- @return - reserved for error message - -- @return data that was successfully read even if an error occured --- Write a block of data and wait until all data is written. -- @class function -- @name UnifiedIO.writeall -- @usage This function uses the low-level write function of the descriptor. -- @usage If the descriptor is non-blocking this function may fail with EAGAIN. -- @param block Bytes to write -- @return bytes that were successfully written if no error occured -- @return - reserved for error code - -- @return - reserved for error message - -- @return bytes that were successfully written even if an error occured --- Create a line-based iterator. -- Lines may end with either \n or \r\n, these control chars are not included -- in the return value. -- @class function -- @name UnifiedIO.linesource -- @usage This function uses the low-level read function of the descriptor. -- @usage <strong>Note:</strong> This function uses an internal buffer to read -- ahead. Do NOT mix calls to read(all) and the returned iterator. If you want -- to stop reading line-based and want to use the read(all) functions instead -- you can pass "true" to the iterator which will flush the buffer -- and return the bufferd data. -- @usage If the limit parameter is ommited, this function uses the nixio -- buffersize (8192B by default). -- @usage If the descriptor is non-blocking the iterator may fail with EAGAIN. -- @usage The iterator can be used as an LTN12 source. -- @param limit Line limit -- @return Line-based Iterator --- Create a block-based iterator. -- @class function -- @name UnifiedIO.blocksource -- @usage This function uses the low-level read function of the descriptor. -- @usage The blocksize given is only advisory and to be seen as an upper limit, -- if an underlying read returns less bytes the chunk is nevertheless returned. -- @usage If the limit parameter is ommited, the iterator returns data -- until an end-of-file, end-of-stream, connection shutdown or similar happens. -- @usage The iterator will not buffer so it is safe to mix with calls to read. -- @usage If the descriptor is non-blocking the iterator may fail with EAGAIN. -- @usage The iterator can be used as an LTN12 source. -- @param blocksize Advisory blocksize (optional) -- @param limit Amount of data to consume (optional) -- @return Block-based Iterator --- Create a sink. -- This sink will simply write all data that it receives and optionally -- close the descriptor afterwards. -- @class function -- @name UnifiedIO.sink -- @usage This function uses the writeall function of the descriptor. -- @usage If the descriptor is non-blocking the sink may fail with EAGAIN. -- @usage The iterator can be used as an LTN12 sink. -- @param close_when_done (optional, boolean) -- @return Sink --- Copy data from the current descriptor to another one. -- @class function -- @name UnifiedIO.copy -- @usage This function uses the blocksource function of the source descriptor -- and the sink function of the target descriptor. -- @usage If the limit parameter is ommited, data is copied -- until an end-of-file, end-of-stream, connection shutdown or similar happens. -- @usage If the descriptor is non-blocking the function may fail with EAGAIN. -- @param fdout Target Descriptor -- @param size Bytes to copy (optional) -- @return bytes that were successfully written if no error occured -- @return - reserved for error code - -- @return - reserved for error message - -- @return bytes that were successfully written even if an error occured --- Copy data from the current descriptor to another one using kernel-space -- copying if possible. -- @class function -- @name UnifiedIO.copyz -- @usage This function uses the sendfile() syscall to copy the data or the -- blocksource function of the source descriptor and the sink function -- of the target descriptor as a fallback mechanism. -- @usage If the limit parameter is ommited, data is copied -- until an end-of-file, end-of-stream, connection shutdown or similar happens. -- @usage If the descriptor is non-blocking the function may fail with EAGAIN. -- @param fdout Target Descriptor -- @param size Bytes to copy (optional) -- @return bytes that were successfully written if no error occured -- @return - reserved for error code - -- @return - reserved for error message - -- @return bytes that were successfully written even if an error occured --- Close the descriptor. -- @class function -- @name UnifiedIO.close -- @usage If the descriptor is a TLS-socket the underlying descriptor is -- closed without touching the TLS connection. -- @return true