RTI Connext C API  Version 5.1.0
Replier

FooBarReplier, FooBarSimpleReplier and associated elements More...

Data Structures

struct  RTI_Connext_ReplierListener
 Called when a FooBarReplier has new available requests. More...
 
struct  RTI_Connext_SimpleReplierListener
 The listener called by a SimpleReplier. More...
 
struct  RTI_Connext_Replier
 The type-independent version of a Replier. More...
 
struct  RTI_Connext_ReplierParams
 Contains the parameters for creating a FooBarReplier. More...
 
struct  FooBarReplier
 Allows receiving requests and sending replies. More...
 
struct  RTI_Connext_SimpleReplierParams
 Contains the parameters for creating a FooBarSimpleReplier. More...
 
struct  FooBarSimpleReplier
 A callback-based replier. More...
 

Macros

#define RTI_Connext_ReplierListener_INITIALIZER   {NULL, NULL}
 Intializes an RTI_Connext_ReplierListener.
 
#define RTI_Connext_ReplierParams_INITIALIZER
 Initializes a RTI_Connext_ReplierParams instance.
 
#define RTI_CONNEXT_REPLIER_DECL(TReq, TRep, TReplier)
 Instantiates the declaration of a typed replier and its operations.
 
#define RTI_Connext_RequesterParams_INITIALIZER
 Initializes a RTI_Connext_RequesterParams instance.
 
#define RTI_Connext_SimpleReplierParams_INITIALIZER
 Initializes a RTI_Connext_SimpleReplierParams instance.
 
#define RTI_CONNEXT_SIMPLEREPLIER_DECL(TReq, TRep, TSimpleReplier)
 Instantiates the declaration of a typed SimpleReplier and its operations.
 

Typedefs

typedef void(* RTI_Connext_ReplierListener_OnRequestAvailableCallback )(struct RTI_Connext_ReplierListener *self, RTI_Connext_Replier *replier)
 The type of RTI_Connext_ReplierListener::on_request_available.
 
typedef void *(* RTI_Connext_SimpleReplierListener_OnRequestAvailableCallback )(RTI_Connext_SimpleReplierListener *self, const void *request, const struct DDS_SampleInfo *info)
 The type of RTI_Connext_SimpleReplierListener::on_request_available.
 
typedef void(* RTI_Connext_SimpleReplierListener_OnReturnLoanCallback )(RTI_Connext_SimpleReplierListener *self, void *reply)
 The type of RTI_Connext_SimpleReplierListener::return_loan.
 
typedef struct
RTI_Connext_ReplierParams 
RTI_Connext_ReplierParams
 Contains the parameters for creating a FooBarReplier.
 
typedef struct FooBarReplier FooBarReplier
 Allows receiving requests and sending replies.
 
typedef struct
RTI_Connext_SimpleReplierParams 
RTI_Connext_SimpleReplierParams
 Contains the parameters for creating a FooBarSimpleReplier.
 
typedef struct FooBarSimpleReplier FooBarSimpleReplier
 A callback-based replier.
 

Functions

DDS_ReturnCode_t RTI_Connext_Replier_delete (RTI_Connext_Replier *self)
 Releases the internal entities created by this Replier.
 
DDS_ReturnCode_t RTI_Connext_Replier_wait_for_requests (RTI_Connext_Replier *self, int min_count, const struct DDS_Duration_t *max_wait)
 Waits for requests.
 
FooBarReplierFooBarReplier_create (DDS_DomainParticipant *participant, char *service_name)
 Creates a Replier with the minimum set of parameters.
 
FooBarReplierFooBarReplier_create_w_params (const RTI_Connext_ReplierParams *params)
 Creates a Replier with parameters.
 
DDS_ReturnCode_t FooBarReplier_receive_request (FooBarReplier *self, Foo *request, struct DDS_SampleInfo *sample_info, const struct DDS_Duration_t *max_wait)
 Waits for a request and copies its contents into a Sample.
 
DDS_ReturnCode_t FooBarReplier_receive_requests (FooBarReplier *self, struct FooSeq *received_data, struct DDS_SampleInfoSeq *info_seq, DDS_Long min_reply_count, DDS_Long max_reply_count, const struct DDS_Duration_t *max_wait)
 Waits for multiple requests and provides a loaned sequence to access them.
 
DDS_ReturnCode_t FooBarReplier_take_request (FooBarReplier *self, Foo *request, struct DDS_SampleInfo *sample_info)
 Copies the contents of a request into a Sample.
 
DDS_ReturnCode_t FooBarReplier_take_requests (FooBarReplier *self, struct FooSeq *request_seq, struct DDS_SampleInfoSeq *info_seq, DDS_Long max_count)
 Provides a loaned sequence to access the existing requests.
 
DDS_ReturnCode_t FooBarReplier_read_request (FooBarReplier *self, Foo *request, struct DDS_SampleInfo *sample_info)
 Copies the contents of a request into a Sample.
 
DDS_ReturnCode_t FooBarReplier_read_requests (FooBarReplier *self, struct FooSeq *request_seq, struct DDS_SampleInfoSeq *info_seq, DDS_Long max_count)
 Provides a loaned sequence to access the existing requests.
 
DDS_ReturnCode_t FooBarReplier_send_reply (FooBarReplier *self, Bar *reply, const struct DDS_SampleIdentity_t *related_request_id)
 Sends a reply for a previous request.
 
FooDataReaderFooBarReplier_get_request_datareader (FooBarReplier *self)
 Retrieves the underlying DDS_DataReader.
 
BarDataWriter * FooBarReplier_get_reply_datawriter (FooBarReplier *self)
 Retrieves the underlying DDS_DataWriter.
 
DDS_ReturnCode_t FooBarReplier_return_loan (FooBarReplier *self, struct FooSeq *replies, struct DDS_SampleInfoSeq *info_seq)
 Returns samples previously received from the middleware.
 
FooBarSimpleReplierFooBarSimpleReplier_create (DDS_DomainParticipant *participant, char *service_name, RTI_Connext_SimpleReplierListener *listener)
 Creates a new SimpleReplier.
 
FooBarSimpleReplierFooBarSimpleReplier_create_w_params (RTI_Connext_SimpleReplierParams *params)
 Creates a new SimpleReplier.
 
DDS_ReturnCode_t FooBarSimpleReplier_delete (FooBarSimpleReplier *self)
 Releases the resources created by this SimpleReplier.
 

Variables

RTI_Connext_ReplierListener_OnRequestAvailableCallback RTI_Connext_ReplierListener::on_request_available
 User callback.
 
RTI_Connext_SimpleReplierListener_OnRequestAvailableCallback RTI_Connext_SimpleReplierListener::on_request_available
 User callback that receives a request and provides a reply.
 
RTI_Connext_SimpleReplierListener_OnReturnLoanCallback RTI_Connext_SimpleReplierListener::return_loan
 Returns a previously generated reply to the user.
 

Detailed Description

FooBarReplier, FooBarSimpleReplier and associated elements

Macro Definition Documentation

#define RTI_Connext_ReplierListener_INITIALIZER   {NULL, NULL}
#define RTI_Connext_ReplierParams_INITIALIZER

Initializes a RTI_Connext_ReplierParams instance.

#define RTI_CONNEXT_REPLIER_DECL (   TReq,
  TRep,
  TReplier 
)

Instantiates the declaration of a typed replier and its operations.

Parameters
TReqThe request type name
TRepThe reply type name
TReplierThe type name for the typed replier and the prefix for all the operations.
See Also
Creating a Replier
#define RTI_Connext_RequesterParams_INITIALIZER

Initializes a RTI_Connext_RequesterParams instance.

#define RTI_Connext_SimpleReplierParams_INITIALIZER

Initializes a RTI_Connext_SimpleReplierParams instance.

#define RTI_CONNEXT_SIMPLEREPLIER_DECL (   TReq,
  TRep,
  TSimpleReplier 
)

Instantiates the declaration of a typed SimpleReplier and its operations.

Parameters
TReqThe request type name
TRepThe reply type name
TSimpleReplierThe type name for the typed SimpleReplier and the prefix for all the operations.
See Also
SimpleReplier example

Typedef Documentation

typedef void(* RTI_Connext_ReplierListener_OnRequestAvailableCallback)(struct RTI_Connext_ReplierListener *self, RTI_Connext_Replier *replier)
typedef void*(* RTI_Connext_SimpleReplierListener_OnRequestAvailableCallback)(RTI_Connext_SimpleReplierListener *self, const void *request, const struct DDS_SampleInfo *info)
typedef void(* RTI_Connext_SimpleReplierListener_OnReturnLoanCallback)(RTI_Connext_SimpleReplierListener *self, void *reply)

Contains the parameters for creating a FooBarReplier.

See Also
RTI_Connext_RequesterParams
typedef struct FooBarReplier FooBarReplier

Allows receiving requests and sending replies.

A Replier is an entity with two associated topics: a request topic and a reply topic. It can receive requests by subscribing to the request topic and can send replies to those requests by publishing the reply topic.

Valid types for these topics (TReq and TRep) are: those generated by the rtiddsgen code generator, the DDS built-in types, and DynamicData. Note: At this moment, in the C version of this API, only rtiddsgen-generated types are supported.

To create a Replier for two types, a request type TReq=Foo and a reply type TRep=Bar, your application needs to instantiate the data structure FooBarReplier and the specific operations that can publish and subscribe to those types. In this documentation we refer to the type-dependent operations as FooBarReplier_ (for example, FooBarReplier_take_requests). Some operations are type-independent and their names always begin with RTI_Connext_Replier_ (for example, RTI_Connext_Replier_wait_for_requests). See Creating a Replier.

A Replier has four main types of operations:

  • Waiting for requests to be received from the middleware
  • Getting those requests
  • Receiving requests (a convenience operation that is a combination of waiting and getting in a single operation)
  • Sending a reply for a previously received request (i.e., publishing a reply sample on the reply topic with special meta-data so that the orignal Requester can identify it)

Much like a Requester, a Replier has an associated DDS_DomainParticipant, which can be shared with other Repliers or RTI Connext routines. All the other entities required for the request-reply interaction, including a DDS_DataWriter for writing replies and a DDS_DataReader for reading requests, are automatically created when the Replier is constructed.

Quality of Service for the underlying DataWriter and DataReader can be configured (see RTI_Connext_RequesterParams::qos_profile_name). By default, they are created with reliable quality of service. The exact default configuration is described here: Configuring Request-Reply QoS profiles

There are several ways to use a Replier:

See Also
FooBarRequester
Request-Reply Examples
Basic Replier example

Contains the parameters for creating a FooBarSimpleReplier.

The parameters for a SimpleReplier are identical to those of the Replier, except for the SimpleReplierListener, which is required and has a different user callback.

See Also
RTI_Connext_ReplierParams

A callback-based replier.

A SimpleReplier is based on a RTI_Connext_SimpleReplierListener that users provide. Requests are passed to the user callback, which returns a reply.

SimpleRepliers are useful for simple use cases where a single reply for a request can be generated quickly (e.g., looking up a data base).

When more than one reply for a request can be generated or the processing needs to happen asynchronously, use a FooBarReplier instead.

See Also
FooBarReplier
RTI_Connext_SimpleReplierListener
SimpleReplier example

Function Documentation

DDS_ReturnCode_t RTI_Connext_Replier_delete ( RTI_Connext_Replier self)

Releases the internal entities created by this Replier.

Among other internal resources, it deletes the Replier's underlying DataReader and DataWriter.

See Also
DDS_Subscriber_delete_datareader
DDS_Publisher_delete_datawriter
DDS_ReturnCode_t RTI_Connext_Replier_wait_for_requests ( RTI_Connext_Replier self,
int  min_count,
const struct DDS_Duration_t max_wait 
)

Waits for requests.

This operation waits for min_count requests to be available. It will wait up to max_wait .

This operation is similar to RTI_Connext_Requester_wait_for_replies.

Parameters
min_countMinimum number of requests that need to be available for this operation to unblock.
max_waitMaximum waiting time after which this operation unblocks regardless of how many requests are available.
Returns
true if at least min_count requests were available before max_wait elapsed, or false otherwise.
See Also
FooBarReplier_take_requests
RTI_Connext_Requester_wait_for_replies
FooBarReplier* FooBarReplier_create ( DDS_DomainParticipant participant,
char *  service_name 
)

Creates a Replier with the minimum set of parameters.

Parameters
participantThe DomainParticipant that this Replier uses to join a domain.
service_nameThe service name. See RTI_Connext_ReplierParams::service_name
Returns
One of the Standard Return Codes
FooBarReplier* FooBarReplier_create_w_params ( const RTI_Connext_ReplierParams params)

Creates a Replier with parameters.

Parameters
paramsAll the parameters that configure this Replier
Returns
One of the Standard Return Codes
See Also
RTI_Connext_ReplierParams
Creating a Replier
DDS_ReturnCode_t FooBarReplier_receive_request ( FooBarReplier self,
Foo request,
struct DDS_SampleInfo sample_info,
const struct DDS_Duration_t max_wait 
)
DDS_ReturnCode_t FooBarReplier_receive_requests ( FooBarReplier self,
struct FooSeq received_data,
struct DDS_SampleInfoSeq info_seq,
DDS_Long  min_reply_count,
DDS_Long  max_reply_count,
const struct DDS_Duration_t max_wait 
)

Waits for multiple requests and provides a loaned sequence to access them.

Equivalent to using RTI_Connext_Replier_wait_for_requests and FooBarReplier_take_requests

See Also
RTI_Connext_Replier_wait_for_requests
FooBarReplier_take_requests
DDS_ReturnCode_t FooBarReplier_take_request ( FooBarReplier self,
Foo request,
struct DDS_SampleInfo sample_info 
)

Copies the contents of a request into a Sample.

See Also
FooBarRequester_take_reply
DDS_ReturnCode_t FooBarReplier_take_requests ( FooBarReplier self,
struct FooSeq request_seq,
struct DDS_SampleInfoSeq info_seq,
DDS_Long  max_count 
)

Provides a loaned sequence to access the existing requests.

See Also
FooBarRequester_take_replies
DDS_ReturnCode_t FooBarReplier_read_request ( FooBarReplier self,
Foo request,
struct DDS_SampleInfo sample_info 
)

Copies the contents of a request into a Sample.

This operation is equivalent to FooBarReplier_take_request except the request remains in the Replier and can be read or taken again.

DDS_ReturnCode_t FooBarReplier_read_requests ( FooBarReplier self,
struct FooSeq request_seq,
struct DDS_SampleInfoSeq info_seq,
DDS_Long  max_count 
)

Provides a loaned sequence to access the existing requests.

This operation is equivalent to FooBarReplier_take_requests except the requests remain in the Replier and can be read or taken again.

DDS_ReturnCode_t FooBarReplier_send_reply ( FooBarReplier self,
Bar *  reply,
const struct DDS_SampleIdentity_t related_request_id 
)

Sends a reply for a previous request.

The related request identity can be retrieved from the sample info (DDS_SampleInfo_get_sample_identity)

Parameters
replyThe reply to be sent.
related_request_idThe identity of a previously received request
Returns
One of the Standard Return Codes
See Also
FooBarReplier_receive_request
FooBarReplier_receive_requests
FooBarReplier_take_request
FooBarReplier_take_requests
Basic Replier example
FooDataReader* FooBarReplier_get_request_datareader ( FooBarReplier self)

Retrieves the underlying DDS_DataReader.

See Also
FooBarRequester_get_reply_datareader
BarDataWriter* FooBarReplier_get_reply_datawriter ( FooBarReplier self)

Retrieves the underlying DDS_DataWriter.

See Also
FooBarRequester_get_request_datawriter
DDS_ReturnCode_t FooBarReplier_return_loan ( FooBarReplier self,
struct FooSeq replies,
struct DDS_SampleInfoSeq info_seq 
)

Returns samples previously received from the middleware.

This operation needs to be called at some point after:

See Also
FooDataReader_return_loan, for more information on how the middleware loans data to the application.
FooBarSimpleReplier* FooBarSimpleReplier_create ( DDS_DomainParticipant participant,
char *  service_name,
RTI_Connext_SimpleReplierListener listener 
)
FooBarSimpleReplier* FooBarSimpleReplier_create_w_params ( RTI_Connext_SimpleReplierParams params)
DDS_ReturnCode_t FooBarSimpleReplier_delete ( FooBarSimpleReplier self)

Releases the resources created by this SimpleReplier.

See Also
RTI_Connext_Replier_delete

Variable Documentation

RTI_Connext_ReplierListener_OnRequestAvailableCallback RTI_Connext_ReplierListener::on_request_available
RTI_Connext_SimpleReplierListener_OnRequestAvailableCallback RTI_Connext_SimpleReplierListener::on_request_available

User callback that receives a request and provides a reply.

This operation gets called when a request is available and expects a reply that is automatically sent. Immediately after that, RTI_Connext_SimpleReplierListener::return_loan is called.

Parameters
requestThe received request
Returns
A reply for that request
RTI_Connext_SimpleReplierListener_OnReturnLoanCallback RTI_Connext_SimpleReplierListener::return_loan

Returns a previously generated reply to the user.

This operation is always called right after sending the reply created by RTI_Connext_SimpleReplierListener::on_request_available. It can be used to release any resources from the reply creation. If there are no resources to release, the implementation body can be empty.

Parameters
replyThe reply previously provided in RTI_Connext_SimpleReplierListener::on_request_available

RTI Connext C API Version 5.1.0 Copyright © Mon Feb 3 2014 Real-Time Innovations, Inc