go-libp2p-core/mux/mux.go
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// Package mux provides stream multiplexing interfaces for libp2p.
//
// For a conceptual overview of stream multiplexing in libp2p, see
// https://docs.libp2p.io/concepts/stream-multiplexing/
package mux
import (
"context"
"errors"
"io"
"net"
"time"
)
// ErrReset is returned when reading or writing on a reset stream.
var ErrReset = errors.New("stream reset")
// Stream is a bidirectional io pipe within a connection.
type MuxedStream interface {
io.Reader
io.Writer
// Close closes the stream.
//
// * Any buffered data for writing will be flushed.
// * Future reads will fail.
// * Any in-progress reads/writes will be interrupted.
//
// Close may be asynchronous and _does not_ guarantee receipt of the
// data.
//
// Close closes the stream for both reading and writing.
// Close is equivalent to calling `CloseRead` and `CloseWrite`. Importantly, Close will not wait for any form of acknowledgment.
// If acknowledgment is required, the caller must call `CloseWrite`, then wait on the stream for a response (or an EOF),
// then call Close() to free the stream object.
//
// When done with a stream, the user must call either Close() or `Reset()` to discard the stream, even after calling `CloseRead` and/or `CloseWrite`.
io.Closer
// CloseWrite closes the stream for writing but leaves it open for
// reading.
//
// CloseWrite does not free the stream, users must still call Close or
// Reset.
CloseWrite() error
// CloseRead closes the stream for reading but leaves it open for
// writing.
//
// When CloseRead is called, all in-progress Read calls are interrupted with a non-EOF error and
// no further calls to Read will succeed.
//
// The handling of new incoming data on the stream after calling this function is implementation defined.
//
// CloseRead does not free the stream, users must still call Close or
// Reset.
CloseRead() error
// Reset closes both ends of the stream. Use this to tell the remote
// side to hang up and go away.
Reset() error
SetDeadline(time.Time) error
SetReadDeadline(time.Time) error
SetWriteDeadline(time.Time) error
}
// NoopHandler do nothing. Resets streams as soon as they are opened.
var NoopHandler = func(s MuxedStream) { s.Reset() }
// MuxedConn represents a connection to a remote peer that has been
// extended to support stream multiplexing.
//
// A MuxedConn allows a single net.Conn connection to carry many logically
// independent bidirectional streams of binary data.
//
// Together with network.ConnSecurity, MuxedConn is a component of the
// transport.CapableConn interface, which represents a "raw" network
// connection that has been "upgraded" to support the libp2p capabilities
// of secure communication and stream multiplexing.
type MuxedConn interface {
// Close closes the stream muxer and the the underlying net.Conn.
io.Closer
// IsClosed returns whether a connection is fully closed, so it can
// be garbage collected.
IsClosed() bool
// OpenStream creates a new stream.
OpenStream(context.Context) (MuxedStream, error)
// AcceptStream accepts a stream opened by the other side.
AcceptStream() (MuxedStream, error)
}
// Multiplexer wraps a net.Conn with a stream multiplexing
// implementation and returns a MuxedConn that supports opening
// multiple streams over the underlying net.Conn
type Multiplexer interface {
// NewConn constructs a new connection
NewConn(c net.Conn, isServer bool) (MuxedConn, error)
}