websocket::stream::async_read

Read a complete message asynchronously.

Synopsis

template<
    class DynamicBuffer,
    class ReadHandler = net::default_completion_token_t<                executor_type>>
DEDUCED
async_read(
    DynamicBuffer& buffer,
    ReadHandler&& handler = net::default_completion_token_t< executor_type >{});

Description

This function is used to asynchronously read a complete message.

This call always returns immediately. The asynchronous operation will continue until one of the following conditions is true:

A complete message is received.
A close frame is received. In this case the error indicated by the function will be error::closed.
An error occurs.

The algorithm, known as a composed asynchronous operation, is implemented in terms of calls to the next layer's async_read_some and async_write_some functions. The program must ensure that no other calls to read, read_some, async_read, or async_read_some are performed until this operation completes.

Received message data is appended to the buffer. The functions got_binary and got_text may be used to query the stream and determine the type of the last received message.

Until the operation completes, the implementation will read incoming control frames and handle them automatically as follows:

The control_callback will be invoked for each control frame.
For each received ping frame, a pong frame will be automatically sent.
If a close frame is received, the WebSocket close procedure is performed. In this case, when the function returns, the error error::closed will be indicated.

Pong frames and close frames sent by the implementation while the read operation is outstanding do not prevent the application from also writing message data, sending pings, sending pongs, or sending close frames.

Parameters

Name	Description
`buffer`	A dynamic buffer to append message data to.
`handler`	The completion handler to invoke when the operation completes. The implementation takes ownership of the handler by performing a decay-copy. The equivalent function signature of the handler must be: void handler( error_code const & ec, // Result of operation std::size_t bytes_written // Number of bytes appended to buffer ); If the handler has an associated immediate executor, an immediate completion will be dispatched to it. Otherwise, the handler will not be invoked from within this function. Invocation of the handler will be performed by dispatching to the immediate executor. If no immediate executor is specified, this is equivalent to using `net::post`.

Name

Description

buffer

A dynamic buffer to append message data to.

handler

The completion handler to invoke when the operation completes. The implementation takes ownership of the handler by performing a decay-copy. The equivalent function signature of the handler must be:

void handler(
    error_code const & ec,       // Result of operation
    std::size_t bytes_written   // Number of bytes appended to buffer
);

If the handler has an associated immediate executor, an immediate completion will be dispatched to it. Otherwise, the handler will not be invoked from within this function. Invocation of the handler will be performed by dispatching to the immediate executor. If no immediate executor is specified, this is equivalent to using net::post.

Per-Operation Cancellation

This asynchronous operation supports cancellation for the following net::cancellation_type values:

net::cancellation_type::terminal
net::cancellation_type::total

totalcancellation succeeds if the operation is suspended due to ongoing control operations such as a ping/pong.

terminal cancellation succeeds when supported by the underlying stream.

terminal cancellation leaves the stream in an undefined state, so that only closing it is guaranteed to succeed.

Boost C++ Libraries

websocket::stream::async_read

Synopsis

Description

Parameters

Per-Operation Cancellation