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Ryan Lee
Ryan Lee

Reputation: 411

How to use boost::asio::io_service::run_one()

I was reading up on boost::asio::io_service::run_one() and am confused by what it means by the function block. What has been blocked and where is the handler defined?

Upvotes: 1

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Answers (1)

sehe
sehe

Reputation: 393999

I was reading up on boost::asio::io_service::run_one() and am confused by what it means by the function block. What has been blocked

Blocked means run_one() blocks until it completes one handler.

and where is the handler defined?

It isn't. Logically it's described in the documentation. A handler is whatever action is pending in the service. So, if you do:

 void foo() { /*.... */ }
 void bar() { /*.... */ }

 io_service svc;
 svc.post(foo);
 svc.post(bar);

Now the first time you call 

 svc.run_one();

blocks until foo is completed. The second time 

 svc.run_one();

will block until bar is completed. After that, run_one() will NOT block and just return 0. If you make the service stay around, e.g.:

 io_service::work keep_around(svc);
 svc.run_one();

would block until some other action was posted.

Upvotes: 1

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