I would be happy to help in any way possible. Your source wasn't attached though. Would you like an example? (That or you can resend your source)
-Jason On Fri, 2002-03-08 at 13:10, J Smith wrote: > > Speaking of the FD_* macros and such, I'm trying to visualize how to > re-write some code that I have that relies on the socket_fd_* functions. If > you get the chance, could you look over this simplified version of what I'm > doing and point me towards the proper direction to get it working with the > new API. I want to have this stuff ready when PHP 4.2 or 4.3 come out, and > seeing as you're the one closest to the sockets extension, I thought you > could give me some pointers as to how it would work with the abscence of > the sockets_fd_* functions. (I'm a little confused what to do without the > FD_* stuff. This could make for a good example in the documentation, > anyways, if it works as hoped.) > > Attached is the stripped-down source. > > J > > > Jason Greene wrote: > > > > > The correct behavior that is consistent with the API follows(that I am > > planning): > > Set retval of socket_select() to be the number of file descriptors > > available. If error occurs set to false. > > > > Using the c-api one commonly writes code like this > > -------------------------------------------------- > > Error on an actual error or no sockets available: > > > > ret=select(rfds, NULL, NULL, &tv); > > if (ret < 0) > > error_func(); > > > > Error differently: > > > > ret=select(rfds, NULL, NULL, &tv); > > if (ret == -1) > > error_sys(); > > if (ret == 0) > > error_noavail(); > > > > > > The equiv in php using false: > > ------------------------------ > > > > Error on an actual error or no sockets available: > > > > $ret=socket_select($rfds, NULL, NULL, 1); > > if (ret == 0) > > error_func(); > > > > Error differently: > > > > $ret=socket_select($rfds, NULL, NULL, 1); > > if (ret === FALSE) > > error_sys(); > > if (ret === 0) > > error_noavail(); > > > > > >> According to the man file: > >> > > > >> (Although without the functions equivalent > >> to the FD_* macros', the extension as a whole is getting pretty far > >> removed from the standard sockets library as it is.) > >> > >> J > > > > Yes, the goal is to follow a more php like behavior. Those who follow > > the C-API will have some slight adjusting to, but the beauty of the > > high-level language is that we can automate and simplify the > > functionality. > > > > This also makes it easier for people who don't know C to pickup the > > functionality. > > > > -Jason > >> -- > >> PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> > >> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >> > > > -- > PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- Jason T. Greene Internet Software Engineer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Use PHP: http://www.php.net -- PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
