## prelude-connection-pool prelude-connection-pool — Pool of connection handling |

## Synopsis

    enum                prelude_connection_pool_flags_t;
    enum                prelude_connection_pool_event_t;
    typedef             prelude_connection_pool_t;
    void                prelude_connection_pool_broadcast   (prelude_connection_pool_t *pool,
                                                             prelude_msg_t *msg);
    void                prelude_connection_pool_broadcast_async
                                                            (prelude_connection_pool_t *pool,
                                                             prelude_msg_t *msg);
    int                 prelude_connection_pool_init        (prelude_connection_pool_t *pool);
    int                 prelude_connection_pool_new         (prelude_connection_pool_t **ret,
                                                             prelude_client_profile_t *cp,
                                                             prelude_connection_permission_t permission);
    prelude_list_t*     prelude_connection_pool_get_connection_list
                                                            (prelude_connection_pool_t *pool);
    int                 prelude_connection_pool_add_connection
                                                            (prelude_connection_pool_t *pool,
                                                             prelude_connection_t *cnx);
    int                 prelude_connection_pool_set_connection_dead
                                                            (prelude_connection_pool_t *pool,
                                                             prelude_connection_t *cnx);
    int                 prelude_connection_pool_set_connection_alive
                                                            (prelude_connection_pool_t *pool,
                                                             prelude_connection_t *cnx);
    int                 prelude_connection_pool_set_connection_string
                                                            (prelude_connection_pool_t *pool,
                                                             const char *cfgstr);
    const char*         prelude_connection_pool_get_connection_string
                                                            (prelude_connection_pool_t *pool);
    void                prelude_connection_pool_destroy     (prelude_connection_pool_t *pool);
    prelude_connection_pool_flags_t prelude_connection_pool_get_flags
                                                            (prelude_connection_pool_t *pool);
    void                prelude_connection_pool_set_flags   (prelude_connection_pool_t *pool,
                                                             prelude_connection_pool_flags_t flags);
    void                prelude_connection_pool_set_required_permission
                                                            (prelude_connection_pool_t *pool,
                                                             prelude_connection_permission_t req_perm);
    void                prelude_connection_pool_set_data    (prelude_connection_pool_t *pool,
                                                             void *data);
    void*               prelude_connection_pool_get_data    (prelude_connection_pool_t *pool);
    int                 prelude_connection_pool_recv        (prelude_connection_pool_t *pool,
                                                             int timeout,
                                                             prelude_connection_t **outconn,
                                                             prelude_msg_t **outmsg);
    int                 prelude_connection_pool_check_event (prelude_connection_pool_t *pool,
                                                             int timeout,
                                                             int (*event_cb) (prelude_connection_pool_t *pool,prelude_connection_pool_event_t event,prelude_connection_t *cnx, void *extra),
                                                             void *extra);
    void                prelude_connection_pool_set_global_event_handler
                                                            (prelude_connection_pool_t *pool,
                                                             prelude_connection_pool_event_t wanted_events,
                                                             int (*callback) (prelude_connection_pool_t *pool,prelude_connection_pool_event_t events));
    void                prelude_connection_pool_set_event_handler
                                                            (prelude_connection_pool_t *pool,
                                                             prelude_connection_pool_event_t wanted_events,
                                                             int (*callback) (prelude_connection_pool_t *pool,prelude_connection_pool_event_t events,prelude_connection_t *cnx));

## Description

This API handle pool of connection, allowing to address a set of connection using only one object.

AND & OR of connection are supported, so that it is possible to address several connection at once, or to only address a set of connection if another connection went down.

Additionally it provide failover in case one of the connection in the pool goes down, and automatic reconnection and flushing of the information that could not be sent due to the connection status.

It is usually not necessary to access this API directly, however if you are looking at how to read events from a pool of connection, you're most probably looking for the `prelude_connection_pool_check_event()` function.

If this is the case, use `prelude_connection_pool_check_event()` for polling the pool or `prelude_connection_set_event_handler()` / `prelude_connection_set_global_event_handler()` if you want asynchronous notification of event.

Note that `prelude_connection_set_event_handler()` and `prelude_connection_set_global_event_handler()` are only asynchronous if timer are running in asynchronous mode. Otherwise, the callback for theses function might be called when you call the `prelude_timer_wake_up()` function.

In the provided callback, you might use `prelude_connection_recv()` to retrieve an event of type PRELUDE_CONNECTION_POOL_EVENT_INPUT. And, you could, for example, if the retrieved message has the PRELUDE_MSG_ID_IDMEF tag, provide the returned prelude_msg_t object to `idmef_message_read()` in order to convert the received message to a idmef_message_t object.

## Details

### enum prelude_connection_pool_flags_t

    typedef enum {
            PRELUDE_CONNECTION_POOL_FLAGS_RECONNECT        = 0x01,
            PRELUDE_CONNECTION_POOL_FLAGS_FAILOVER         = 0x02
    } prelude_connection_pool_flags_t;

### enum prelude_connection_pool_event_t

    typedef enum {
            PRELUDE_CONNECTION_POOL_EVENT_INPUT            = 0x01,
            PRELUDE_CONNECTION_POOL_EVENT_DEAD             = 0x02,
            PRELUDE_CONNECTION_POOL_EVENT_ALIVE            = 0x04
    } prelude_connection_pool_event_t;

### prelude_connection_pool_t

    typedef struct prelude_connection_pool prelude_connection_pool_t;

### prelude_connection_pool_broadcast ()

    void                prelude_connection_pool_broadcast   (prelude_connection_pool_t *pool,
                                                             prelude_msg_t *msg);

Sends the message contained in `msg` to all the connection in `pool`.

`pool` : | Pointer to a prelude_connection_pool_t object.
`msg` : | Pointer on a prelude_msg_t object.

### prelude_connection_pool_broadcast_async ()

    void                prelude_connection_pool_broadcast_async
                                                            (prelude_connection_pool_t *pool,
                                                             prelude_msg_t *msg);

Sends the message contained in `msg` to all connections in `pool` asynchronously. After the request is processed, the `msg` message will be freed.

`pool` : | Pointer to a prelude_connection_pool_t object
`msg` : | Pointer on a prelude_msg_t object.

### prelude_connection_pool_init ()

    int                 prelude_connection_pool_init        (prelude_connection_pool_t *pool);

Initializes `pool`. This means that connection associated with `pool` using `prelude_connection_pool_set_connection_string()` will be established.

`pool` : | Pointer to a prelude_connection_pool_t object.
Returns : | 0 on success, a negative value on error.

### prelude_connection_pool_new ()

    int                 prelude_connection_pool_new         (prelude_connection_pool_t **ret,
                                                             prelude_client_profile_t *cp,
                                                             prelude_connection_permission_t permission);

`prelude_connection_pool_new()` initializes a new Connection Manager object.

`ret` : | Pointer to an address where to store the created prelude_connection_pool_t object.
`cp` : | The prelude_client_profile_t to use for connection.
`permission` : | Permission the connection in this connection-pool will require.
Returns : | 0 on success or a negative value if an error occured.

### prelude_connection_pool_get_connection_list ()

    prelude_list_t*     prelude_connection_pool_get_connection_list
                                                            (prelude_connection_pool_t *pool);

`pool` : | Pointer to a prelude_connection_pool_t object.
Returns : | The list of connections handled by `pool`.

### prelude_connection_pool_add_connection ()

    int                 prelude_connection_pool_add_connection
                                                            (prelude_connection_pool_t *pool,
                                                             prelude_connection_t *cnx);

Adds `cnx` to `pool` set of connections.

`pool` : | Pointer to a prelude_connection_pool_t object.
`cnx` : | Pointer to a prelude_connection_t object to add to `pool`.
Returns : | 0 on success, a negative value if an error occured.

### prelude_connection_pool_set_connection_dead ()

    int                 prelude_connection_pool_set_connection_dead
                                                            (prelude_connection_pool_t *pool,
                                                             prelude_connection_t *cnx);

Notifies `pool` that the connection identified by `cnx` is dead.

Usually, this function should not be used since `pool` is self sufficient, and handles connections issues internally. However, it is sometime useful when the user has several mechanisms using the connection, and that its own mechanism detects a connection problem before `pool` notice.

`pool` : | Pointer to a prelude_connection_pool_t object.
`cnx` : | Pointer to a prelude_connection_t object used within `pool`.
Returns : | 0 on success, a negative value if an error occured.

### prelude_connection_pool_set_connection_alive ()

    int                 prelude_connection_pool_set_connection_alive
                                                            (prelude_connection_pool_t *pool,
                                                             prelude_connection_t *cnx);

Notifies `pool` that the connection identified by `cnx` went back alive.

Usually, this function should not be used since `pool` is self sufficient, and handles connection issues internally. However, it is sometime useful when the user has several mechanisms using the connection, and that its own mechanism detects a connection problem before `pool` notice.

`pool` : | Pointer to a prelude_connection_pool_t object.
`cnx` : | Pointer to a prelude_connection_t object used within `pool`.
Returns : | 0 on success, a negative value if an error occured.

### prelude_connection_pool_set_connection_string ()

    int                 prelude_connection_pool_set_connection_string
                                                            (prelude_connection_pool_t *pool,
                                                             const char *cfgstr);

Sets the connection string for `pool`. The connection string should be in the form of : "address". Special operand like || (OR) and && (AND), are also accepted: "address && address".

Where && means that alert sent using `pool` will go to both configured addresses, and || means that if the left address fails, the right address will be used.

`prelude_connection_pool_init()` should be used to initiates the connection.

`pool` : | Pointer to a prelude_connection_pool_t object.
`cfgstr` : | Connection string.
Returns : | 0 on success, a negative value if an error occured.

### prelude_connection_pool_get_connection_string ()

    const char*         prelude_connection_pool_get_connection_string
                                                            (prelude_connection_pool_t *pool);

Used to query the connection string used by `pool`.

`pool` : | Pointer to a prelude_connection_pool_t object.
Returns : | The connection string.

### prelude_connection_pool_destroy ()

    void                prelude_connection_pool_destroy     (prelude_connection_pool_t *pool);

Destroys `pool` and all connections handled.

`pool` : | Pointer to a prelude_connection_pool_t object.

### prelude_connection_pool_get_flags ()

    prelude_connection_pool_flags_t prelude_connection_pool_get_flags
                                                            (prelude_connection_pool_t *pool);

`pool` : | Pointer to a prelude_connection_pool_t object.
Returns : | the prelude_connection_pool_flags_t used in `pool`.

### prelude_connection_pool_set_flags ()

    void                prelude_connection_pool_set_flags   (prelude_connection_pool_t *pool,
                                                             prelude_connection_pool_flags_t flags);

Sets `flags` within `pools`.

`pool` : | Pointer to a prelude_connection_pool_t object.
`flags` : | Flags to use for `pool`.

### prelude_connection_pool_set_required_permission ()

    void                prelude_connection_pool_set_required_permission
                                                            (prelude_connection_pool_t *pool,
                                                             prelude_connection_permission_t req_perm);

`pool` : |
`req_perm` : |

### prelude_connection_pool_set_data ()

    void                prelude_connection_pool_set_data    (prelude_connection_pool_t *pool,
                                                             void *data);

The user might use this function to associate data with `pool`. The data associated might be retrieved using `prelude_connection_pool_get_data()`.

`pool` : | Pointer to a prelude_connection_pool_t object.
`data` : | Pointer to user specific data.

### prelude_connection_pool_get_data ()

    void*               prelude_connection_pool_get_data    (prelude_connection_pool_t *pool);

The user might use this function to query data associated with `pool` using `prelude_connection_pool_set_data()`.

`pool` : | Pointer to a prelude_connection_pool_t object.
Returns : | the user data associated to `pool`.

### prelude_connection_pool_recv ()

    int                 prelude_connection_pool_recv        (prelude_connection_pool_t *pool,
                                                             int timeout,
                                                             prelude_connection_t **outconn,
                                                             prelude_msg_t **outmsg);

This function queries the set of connections available in `pool` to see if events are waiting to be handled. If timeout is zero, then this function will return immediatly in case there is no event to be handled.

If timeout is -1, this function won't return until an event is available. Otherwise this function will return if there is no event after the specified number of second.

If an event is available, it will be read and store the prelude_connection_t object in the `outconn` pointer. If `outmsg` was specified, the message will be read and stored in there.

`pool` : | Pointer to a prelude_connection_pool_t object.
`timeout` : | Time to wait for an event.
`outconn` : | Pointer where the connection where an event happened should be stored.
`outmsg` : | Pointer where the next message that will be read should be stored.
Returns : | The number of handled events (0 or 1) or a negative value if an error occured.

### prelude_connection_pool_check_event ()

    int                 prelude_connection_pool_check_event (prelude_connection_pool_t *pool,
                                                             int timeout,
                                                             int (*event_cb) (prelude_connection_pool_t *pool,prelude_connection_pool_event_t event,prelude_connection_t *cnx, void *extra),
                                                             void *extra);

This function queries the set of connections available in `pool` to see if events are waiting to be handled. If timeout is zero, then this function will return immediatly in case there is no event to be handled.

If timeout is -1, this function won't return until an event is available. Otherwise this function will return if there is no event after the specified number of second.

For each event, `event_cb` is called with the concerned `pool`, the provided `extra` data, and the `cnx` where an event has occured.

`pool` : | Pointer to a prelude_connection_pool_t object.
`timeout` : | Time to wait for an event.
`event_cb` : | User provided callback function to call on received events.
`extra` : | Pointer to user specific data provided to `event_cb`.
Returns : | The number of handled events, or a negative value if an error occured.

### prelude_connection_pool_set_global_event_handler ()

    void                prelude_connection_pool_set_global_event_handler
                                                            (prelude_connection_pool_t *pool,
                                                             prelude_connection_pool_event_t wanted_events,
                                                             int (*callback) (prelude_connection_pool_t *pool,prelude_connection_pool_event_t events));

`callback` will be called each time one of the event specified in `wanted_events` happen to `pool`. However, contrary to `prelude_connection_pool_set_event_handler()`, the callback will be called only once per set of event.

`pool` : | Pointer to a prelude_connection_pool_t object.
`wanted_events` : | Event the user want to be notified about.
`callback` : | User specific callback to call when an event is available.

### prelude_connection_pool_set_event_handler ()

    void                prelude_connection_pool_set_event_handler
                                                            (prelude_connection_pool_t *pool,
                                                             prelude_connection_pool_event_t wanted_events,
                                                             int (*callback) (prelude_connection_pool_t *pool,prelude_connection_pool_event_t events,prelude_connection_t *cnx));

`callback` will be called each time one of the event specified in `wanted_events` happens to `pool`.

`pool` : | Pointer to a prelude_connection_pool_t object.
`wanted_events` : | Event the user want to be notified about.
`callback` : | User specific callback to call when an event is available.

## See Also

prelude_connection_t `idmef_message_read()`