message_API.md

Message API

In the actor model, everything is either an actor or a message. This API describes what can be done with messages. The list below only includes the functions that are useful within an actor.

Header

#include <engine/message.h>

(engine/message.h)

Functions

thorium_message_init

void thorium_message_init(struct thorium_message *message, int action, int count, void *buffer);

Initialize a message. count is a number of bytes.

thorium_message_source

int thorium_message_source(struct thorium_message *message);

Get the source actor.

thorium_message_action

int thorium_message_action(struct thorium_message *message);

Get action.

thorium_message_buffer

void *thorium_message_buffer(struct thorium_message *message);

Get message buffer.

thorium_message_count

int thorium_message_count(struct thorium_message *message);

Get the number of bytes in the message buffer.

thorium_message_destroy

void thorium_message_destroy(struct thorium_message *message);

Destroy a message.