The ITarget class is the interface for all target blocks. Target blocks consume messages offered to them by ISource blocks. More...

#include <agents.h>

Public Types
typedef _Type	type
	A type alias for _Type . More...

typedef std::function< bool(_Type const &)>	filter_method
	The signature of any method used by the block that returns a `bool` value to determine whether an offered message should be accepted. More...

Public Member Functions
virtual	~ITarget ()
	Destroys the `ITarget` object. More...

virtual message_status	propagate (_Inout_opt_ message< _Type > _PMessage, _Inout_opt_ ISource< _Type > _PSource)=0
	When overridden in a derived class, asynchronously passes a message from a source block to this target block. More...

virtual message_status	send (_Inout_ message< _Type > _PMessage, _Inout_ ISource< _Type > _PSource)=0
	When overridden in a derived class, synchronously passes a message to the target block. More...

virtual bool	supports_anonymous_source ()
	When overridden in a derived class, returns true or false depending on whether the message block accepts messages offered by a source that is not linked to it. If the overridden method returns `true`, the target cannot postpone an offered message, as consumption of a postponed message at a later time requires the source to be identified in its source link registry. More...

Protected Member Functions
virtual void	link_source (_Inout_ ISource< _Type > *_PSource)=0
	When overridden in a derived class, links a specified source block to this `ITarget` block. More...

virtual void	unlink_source (_Inout_ ISource< _Type > *_PSource)=0
	When overridden in a derived class, unlinks a specified source block from this `ITarget` block. More...

virtual void	unlink_sources ()=0
	When overridden in a derived class, unlinks all source blocks from this `ITarget` block. More...

Friends
class	ISource< _Type >

Detailed Description

template<class _Type>
class Concurrency::ITarget< _Type >

The ITarget class is the interface for all target blocks. Target blocks consume messages offered to them by ISource blocks.

Template Parameters

_Type The data type of the payload within the messages accepted by the target block.

For more information, see Asynchronous Message Blocks.

See also: ISource Class

Member Typedef Documentation

template<class _Type>

typedef std::function<bool(_Type const&)> Concurrency::ITarget< _Type >::filter_method

The signature of any method used by the block that returns a bool value to determine whether an offered message should be accepted.

template<class _Type>

typedef _Type Concurrency::ITarget< _Type >::type

A type alias for _Type .

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

template<class _Type>

virtual Concurrency::ITarget< _Type >::~ITarget ( )

inlinevirtual

Destroys the ITarget object.

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Member Function Documentation

template<class _Type>

virtual void Concurrency::ITarget< _Type >::link_source ( _Inout_ ISource< _Type > * _PSource )

protectedpure virtual

When overridden in a derived class, links a specified source block to this ITarget block.

Parameters

_PSource The ISource block being linked to this ITarget block.

This function should not be called directly on an ITarget block. Blocks should be connected together using the link_target method on ISource blocks, which will invoke the link_source method on the corresponding target.

Implemented in Concurrency::propagator_block< _TargetLinkRegistry, _SourceLinkRegistry, _MessageProcessorType >, and Concurrency::target_block< _SourceLinkRegistry, _MessageProcessorType >.

template<class _Type>

virtual message_status Concurrency::ITarget< _Type >::propagate	(	_Inout_opt_ message< _Type > *	_PMessage,
		_Inout_opt_ ISource< _Type > *	_PSource
	)

pure virtual

When overridden in a derived class, asynchronously passes a message from a source block to this target block.

Parameters

_PMessage	A pointer to the `message` object.
_PSource	A pointer to the source block offering the message.

Returns: A message_status indication of what the target decided to do with the message.

The method throws an invalid_argument exception if either the _PMessage or _PSource parameter is NULL.

Implemented in Concurrency::propagator_block< _TargetLinkRegistry, _SourceLinkRegistry, _MessageProcessorType >, and Concurrency::target_block< _SourceLinkRegistry, _MessageProcessorType >.

template<class _Type>

virtual message_status Concurrency::ITarget< _Type >::send	(	_Inout_ message< _Type > *	_PMessage,
		_Inout_ ISource< _Type > *	_PSource
	)

pure virtual

When overridden in a derived class, synchronously passes a message to the target block.

Parameters

_PMessage	A pointer to the `message` object.
_PSource	A pointer to the source block offering the message.

Returns: A message_status indication of what the target decided to do with the message.

The method throws an invalid_argument exception if either the _PMessage or _PSource parameter is NULL.

Using the send method outside of message initiation and to propagate messages within a network is dangerous and can lead to deadlock.

When send returns, the message has either already been accepted, and transferred into the target block, or it has been declined by the target.

Implemented in Concurrency::propagator_block< _TargetLinkRegistry, _SourceLinkRegistry, _MessageProcessorType >, and Concurrency::target_block< _SourceLinkRegistry, _MessageProcessorType >.

template<class _Type>

virtual bool Concurrency::ITarget< _Type >::supports_anonymous_source ( )

inlinevirtual

When overridden in a derived class, returns true or false depending on whether the message block accepts messages offered by a source that is not linked to it. If the overridden method returns true, the target cannot postpone an offered message, as consumption of a postponed message at a later time requires the source to be identified in its source link registry.

Returns: true if the block can accept message from a source that is not linked to it false otherwise.

Reimplemented in Concurrency::transformer< _Input, _Output >, Concurrency::call< _Type, _FunctorType >, Concurrency::overwrite_buffer< _Type >, Concurrency::overwrite_buffer< agent_status >, and Concurrency::unbounded_buffer< _Type >.

     {
         return false;
     }

template<class _Type>

virtual void Concurrency::ITarget< _Type >::unlink_source ( _Inout_ ISource< _Type > * _PSource )

protectedpure virtual

When overridden in a derived class, unlinks a specified source block from this ITarget block.

Parameters

_PSource The ISource block being unlinked from this ITarget block.

This function should not be called directly on an ITarget block. Blocks should be disconnected using the unlink_target or unlink_targets methods on ISource blocks, which will invoke the unlink_source method on the corresponding target.

Implemented in Concurrency::propagator_block< _TargetLinkRegistry, _SourceLinkRegistry, _MessageProcessorType >, and Concurrency::target_block< _SourceLinkRegistry, _MessageProcessorType >.

template<class _Type>

virtual void Concurrency::ITarget< _Type >::unlink_sources ( )

protectedpure virtual

When overridden in a derived class, unlinks all source blocks from this ITarget block.

Friends And Related Function Documentation

template<class _Type>

friend class ISource< _Type >

friend

The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

VS2015/inc/agents.h

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Detailed Description

template<class _Type> class Concurrency::ITarget< _Type >

Member Typedef Documentation

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

Member Function Documentation

Friends And Related Function Documentation

template<class _Type>
class Concurrency::ITarget< _Type >