flow::packet< T > Class Template Reference

Object that carries data from node to node through a pipe. More...

#include <packet.h>

Public Types
typedef std::chrono::time_point < std::chrono::high_resolution_clock >	time_point_type
	Convenience typedef for time_point type used.

Public Member Functions
	packet (T data, const time_point_type &consumption_time=time_point_type())
	Constructor.
virtual size_t	size () const
	Returns the number of bytes in this packet.
virtual T &	data ()
	Reference to the data this packet is carrying.
virtual const T &	data () const
	Reference to the data this packet is carrying.
virtual time_point_type &	consumption_time ()
	Reference to the time of consumption.

Detailed Description

template<typename T>
class flow::packet< T >

Object that carries data from node to node through a pipe.

Associated with a packet is an optional time of consumption. A consumer node ought to wait before consuming the data in this packet if it arrives to the node early. If the packet arrives too late, the consumer node ought to discard it.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

template<typename T >

flow::packet< T >::packet ( T  data, const time_point_type &  consumption_time = time_point_type()  )

inline

Constructor.

Parameters

data	Data to be put in the packet.
consumption_time	The time at which a consumer node should consume the data. Optional.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• include/packet.h