+.. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0
+.. Copyright (C) 2020 AT&T Intellectual Property
+
RMR Python Bindings
===================
Overview
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-The xapp python framework repository includes a python submodule
-called `rmr`. This package (`ricxappframe.rmr`) is a CTYPES wrapper
+The xapp python framework package includes a python subpackage called
+`rmr`. This subpackage (`ricxappframe.rmr`) is a CTYPES wrapper
around the RMR shared library. Most Xapp users will never use this
-package natively; however python apps that need access to the low
-level RMR API can use this package. Usage of this python package
-requires that you have the RMR shared-object library installed.
+subpackage natively; however python apps that need access to the
+low-level RMR API can use it.
+
+Usage of this python package requires that the RMR shared-object
+library is installed in a system library that is included in the
+directories found by default, usually something like /usr/local/lib.
+The RMR library man pages are available here: :doc:`RMR Man Pages <ric-plt-lib-rmr:index>`
RMR API
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-..
- Sphinx can generate API documentation by running Python to pull doc strings
- from the binding code using these Sphinx directives that are commented out:
- .. automodule:: ricxappframe.rmr.rmr
- :members:
- But that approach requires the RMR library to be installed, which is difficult
- to achieve at ReadTheDocs.io. Instead, the RST below was generated and captured
- according to the method shown at
- https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2668187/make-sphinx-generate-rst-class-documentation-from-pydoc
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-.. py:module:: ricxappframe.rmr.rmr
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-.. py:data:: RMR_MAX_RCV_BYTES
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- :value: 10
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-.. py:class:: rmr_mbuf_t
- :module: ricxappframe.rmr.rmr
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- Mirrors public members of type rmr_mbuf_t from RMR header file src/common/include/rmr.h
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- | typedef struct {
- | int state; // state of processing
- | int mtype; // message type
- | int len; // length of data in the payload (send or received)
- | unsigned char* payload; // transported data
- | unsigned char* xaction; // pointer to fixed length transaction id bytes
- | int sub_id; // subscription id
- | int tp_state; // transport state (a.k.a errno)
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- | these things are off limits to the user application
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- | void* tp_buf; // underlying transport allocated pointer (e.g. nng message)
- | void* header; // internal message header (whole buffer: header+payload)
- | unsigned char* id; // if we need an ID in the message separate from the xaction id
- | int flags; // various MFL (private) flags as needed
- | int alloc_len; // the length of the allocated space (hdr+payload)
- | } rmr_mbuf_t;
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- RE PAYLOADs type below, see the documentation for c_char_p:
- class ctypes.c_char_p
- Represents the C char * datatype when it points to a zero-terminated string.
- For a general character pointer that may also point to binary data, POINTER(c_char)
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- **tp_state**
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-.. py:function:: rmr_init(uproto_port: ctypes.c_char_p, max_msg_size: int, flags: int) -> ctypes.c_void_p
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- Prepares the environment for sending and receiving messages.
- Refer to RMR C documentation for method::
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- extern void* rmr_init(char* uproto_port, int max_msg_size, int flags)
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- This function raises an exception if the returned context is None.
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- Pointer to a buffer with the port number as a string; e.g., "4550"
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- Maximum message size to receive
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- RMR option flags
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- Checks if a routing table has been received and installed.
- Refer to RMR C documentation for method::
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- extern int rmr_ready(void* vctx)
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- **vctx: ctypes c_void_p**
- Pointer to RMR context
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- Refer to RMR C documentation for method::
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- extern void rmr_close(void* vctx)
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- Pointer to RMR context
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- Sets the configuration for how RMR will retry message send operations.
- Refer to RMR C documentation for method::
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- extern int rmr_set_stimeout(void* vctx, int rloops)
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- Pointer to RMR context
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- Number of retry loops
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- Allocates and returns a buffer to write and send through the RMR library.
- Refer to RMR C documentation for method::
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- extern rmr_mbuf_t* rmr_alloc_msg(void* vctx, int size)
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- Optionally populates the message from the remaining arguments.
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- Pointer to RMR context
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- How much space to allocate
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- if not None, attempts to set the payload
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- if True, generates and sets a transaction ID.
- Note, option fixed_transaction_id overrides this option
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- **mtype: bytes**
- if not None, sets the sbuf's message type
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- if not None, sets the sbuf's meid
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- if not None, sets the sbuf's subscription id
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- if not None, used as the transaction ID.
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- Allocates and returns a message buffer large enough for the new length.
- Refer to RMR C documentation for method::
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- extern rmr_mbuf_t* rmr_realloc_payload(rmr_mbuf_t*, int, int, int)
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- Pointer to rmr_mbuf structure
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- Length
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- Whether to copy the original paylod
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- Whether to clone the original buffer
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- Releases the message buffer.
- Refer to RMR C documentation for method::
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- extern void rmr_free_msg(rmr_mbuf_t* mbuf )
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- Gets the number of bytes available in the payload.
- Refer to RMR C documentation for method::
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- extern int rmr_payload_size(rmr_mbuf_t* msg)
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- Pointer to rmr_mbuf structure
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- Sends the message according to the routing table and returns an empty buffer.
- Refer to RMR C documentation for method::
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- extern rmr_mbuf_t* rmr_send_msg(void* vctx, rmr_mbuf_t* msg)
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- :Parameters:
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- Pointer to RMR context
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- Pointer to rmr_mbuf structure
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- Waits for a message to arrive, and returns it.
- Refer to RMR C documentation for method::
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- Pointer to RMR context
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- Pointer to rmr_mbuf structure
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- Waits up to the timeout value for a message to arrive, and returns it.
- Refer to RMR C documentation for method::
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- Pointer to RMR context
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- Pointer to rmr_mbuf structure
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- Time out value in milliseconds
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- Sends a message to the originating endpoint and returns an empty buffer.
- Refer to RMR C documentation for method::
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- extern rmr_mbuf_t* rmr_rts_msg(void* vctx, rmr_mbuf_t* msg)
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- if payload is not None, attempts to set the payload
- if mtype is not None, sets the sbuf's message type
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- **vctx: ctypes c_void_p**
- Pointer to an RMR context
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- Pointer to an RMR message buffer
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- Sends a message, waits for a response and returns it.
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- Refer to RMR C documentation for method::
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- extern int rmr_bytes2meid(rmr_mbuf_t* mbuf, unsigned char const* src, int len);
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- This is a python-friendly version of RMR C method::
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- Pointer to an RMR message buffer
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+.. automodule:: ricxappframe.rmr.helpers
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