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<H1 CLASS="title">File Descriptor Devices</H1>
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<DT><A href="#overview">Overview</A></DT>
<DT><A href="#acknowledgments">Acknowledments</A></DT>
<DT><A href="#installation">Installation</A></DT>
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<LI CLASS="square"><A href="#file_descriptor_source">Class <CODE>file_descriptor_source</CODE></A></LI>
<LI CLASS="square"><A href="#file_descriptor_sink">Class <CODE>file_descriptor_sink</CODE></A></LI>
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<H2>Overview</H2>
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The classes <CODE>file_descriptor_source</CODE>, <CODE>file_descriptor_sink</CODE> and <CODE>file_descriptor</CODE> provide file access via operating system file descriptors. These <A HREF="../concepts.html#device_concepts">Devices</A> behave much like the <A HREF="file.html">File Wrappers</A> <CODE>basic_file_source</CODE>, <CODE>basic_file_sink</CODE> and <CODE>basic_file</CODE>, with the following important differences:
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<LI CLASS="square">A file descriptor Device may be constructed from a file descriptor which is already open.
<LI CLASS="square">The only buffering is provded by the Boost Iostreams Library.
<LI CLASS="square">There is no automatic line-endings conversion.
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Line-ending conversion is available using the <A HREF="newline_filter.html">Newline Filters</A>. Wide-character versions of the file descriptor Devices may be defined as follows, using the template <A HREF="converter.html"><CODE>converter</CODE></A>:
<PRE CLASS="broken_ie"> <SPAN CLASS="preprocessor">#include</SPAN> <A CLASS="header" HREF="../../../../boost/iostreams/converter.hpp"><SPAN CLASS="literal">&lt;boost/iostreams/converter.hpp&gt;</SPAN></A>
<SPAN CLASS="preprocessor">#include</SPAN> <A CLASS="header" HREF="../../../../boost/iostreams/device/file_descriptor.hpp"><SPAN CLASS="literal">&lt;boost/iostreams/maped_file.hpp&gt;</SPAN></A>
typedef converter&lt;file_descriptor_source&gt; <SPAN CLASS="defined">wfile_descriptor_source</SPAN>;
typedef converter&lt;file_descriptor_sink&gt; <SPAN CLASS="defined">wfile_descriptor_sink</SPAN>;</PRE>
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When a file descriptor Device is copied, the result represents the same underlying file descriptor. The underlying file descriptor is <I>not</I> duplicated.
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Currently, file descriptor Devices do not work corectly with file descriptors opened in non-blocking mode.
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<H2>Acknowledgments</H2>
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The file descriptor Devices are based on work of Nicolai Josuttis (<A CLASS="bib_ref" HREF="../bibliography.html#josuttis1">[Josuttis1]</A> <I>pp.</I> 672-3 and <A CLASS="bib_ref" HREF="../bibliography.html#josuttis2">[Josuttis2]</A>).
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<H2>Installation</H2>
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The file descriptor Devices depends on the source file <A CLASS="header" HREF="../../src/file_descriptor.cpp"><CODE>&lt;libs/iostreams/src/file_descriptor.cpp&gt;</CODE></A>, which makes use of Windows or POSIX headers depending on the user's operating system. For installation instructions see <A HREF="../installation.html">Installation</A>.
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<DT><A CLASS="header" HREF="../../../../boost/iostreams/device/file_descriptor.hpp"><CODE>&lt;boost/iostreams/device/file_descriptor.hpp&gt;</CODE></A></DT>
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<H3>Class <CODE>file_descriptor_source</CODE></H3>
<H4>Description</H4>
<P>Model of <A HREF="../concepts/source.html">Source</A> providing read-only access to a file through an operating system file descriptor.</P>
<H4>Synopsis</H4>
<PRE CLASS="broken_ie"><SPAN CLASS="keyword">namespace</SPAN> boost { <SPAN CLASS="keyword">namespace</SPAN> iostreams {
<SPAN CLASS="keyword">class</SPAN> file_descriptor_source : <SPAN CLASS="keyword">public</SPAN> <A CLASS="documented" HREF="device.html#synopsis">source</A> { <SPAN CLASS="comment">// Exposition only</SPAN>
<SPAN CLASS="keyword">public</SPAN>:
<A CLASS="documented" HREF="#file_descriptor_source_ctor">file_descriptor_source</A>( <SPAN CLASS="keyword">int</SPAN> fd, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">bool</SPAN> close = <SPAN CLASS="keyword">false</SPAN> );
<A CLASS="documented" HREF="#file_descriptor_source_ctor">file_descriptor_source</A>( <SPAN CLASS="keyword">const</SPAN> std::string& pathname,
std::ios_base::open_mode mode =
std::ios_base::in );
};
} } // End namespace boost::io</PRE>
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<H4><CODE>file_descriptor_source::file_descriptor_source</CODE></H4>
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<PRE CLASS="broken_ie"> file_descriptor_source( <SPAN CLASS="keyword">int </SPAN>fd, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">bool</SPAN> close = <SPAN CLASS="keyword">false</SPAN>);
file_descriptor_source( <SPAN CLASS="keyword">const</SPAN> std::string& pathname,
std::ios_base::open_mode mode =
std::ios_base::in );</PRE>
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The first member constructs a <CODE>file_descriptor_source</CODE> to access the file with the given operating system file descriptor. If the second argument is <CODE>true</CODE>, the file descriptor is closed when the new <CODE>file_descriptor_source</CODE> &#8212; or one of its copies &#8212; is closed. The second member constructs a <CODE>file_descriptor_source</CODE> to access the file with the given pathname. The parameter <CODE>mode</CODE> has the same interpretation as <CODE>(mode | std::ios_base::in)</CODE> in <CODE>std::basic_filebuf::open</CODE>.<A CLASS="footnote_ref" NAME="note_1_ref" HREF="#note_1"><SUP>[1]</SUP>
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<H3>Class <CODE>file_descriptor_sink</CODE></H3>
<H4>Description</H4>
<P>Model of <A HREF="../concepts/sink.html">Sink</A> providing write-only access to a file through an operating system file descriptor.
<H4>Synopsis</H4>
<PRE CLASS="broken_ie"><SPAN CLASS="keyword">namespace</SPAN> boost { <SPAN CLASS="keyword">namespace</SPAN> iostreams {
<SPAN CLASS="keyword">class</SPAN> file_descriptor_sink : <SPAN CLASS="keyword">public</SPAN> <A CLASS="documented" HREF="device.html#synopsis">sink</A> { <SPAN CLASS="comment">// Exposition only</SPAN>
<SPAN CLASS="keyword">public</SPAN>:
<A CLASS="documented" HREF="#file_descriptor_sink_ctor">file_descriptor_sink</A>( <SPAN CLASS="keyword">int</SPAN> fd, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">bool</SPAN> close = <SPAN CLASS="keyword">false</SPAN> );
<A CLASS="documented" HREF="#file_descriptor_sink_ctor">file_descriptor_sink</A>( <SPAN CLASS="keyword">const</SPAN> std::string& pathname,
std::ios_base::open_mode mode =
std::ios_base::out );
};
} } // End namespace boost::io</PRE>
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<H4><CODE>file_descriptor_sink::file_descriptor_sink</CODE></H4>
<PRE CLASS="broken_ie"> file_descriptor_sink( <SPAN CLASS="keyword">int</SPAN> fd, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">bool</SPAN> close = <SPAN CLASS="keyword">false</SPAN> );
file_descriptor_sink( <SPAN CLASS="keyword">const</SPAN> std::string& pathname,
std::ios_base::open_mode mode =
std::ios_base::out );</PRE>
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The first member constructs a <CODE>file_descriptor_sink</CODE> to access the file with the given operating system file descriptor. If the second argument is <CODE>true</CODE>, the file descriptor is closed when the new <CODE>file_descriptor_sink</CODE> &#8212; or one of its copies &#8212; is closed. The second member constructs a <CODE>file_descriptor_sink</CODE> to access the file with the given pathname. The parameter <CODE>mode</CODE> has the same interpretation as <CODE>(mode | std::ios_base::out)</CODE> in <CODE>std::basic_filebuf::open</CODE>.<A CLASS="footnote_ref" NAME="note_1_ref" HREF="#note_1"><SUP>[1]</SUP>
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<H3>Class <CODE>file_descriptor</CODE></H3>
<H4>Description</H4>
<P>Model of <A HREF="../concepts/seekable_device.html">SeekableDevice</A> providing read-write access to a file through an operating system file descriptor.
<H4>Synopsis</H4>
<PRE CLASS="broken_ie"><SPAN CLASS="keyword">namespace</SPAN> boost { <SPAN CLASS="keyword">namespace</SPAN> iostreams {
<SPAN CLASS="keyword">class</SPAN> file_descriptor : <SPAN CLASS="keyword">public</SPAN> <A CLASS="documented" HREF="device.html">Device</A>&lt;seekable&gt; { <SPAN CLASS="comment">// Exposition only</SPAN>
<SPAN CLASS="keyword">public</SPAN>:
<A CLASS="documented" HREF="#file_descriptor_ctor">file_descriptor</A>( <SPAN CLASS="keyword">int</SPAN> fd, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">bool</SPAN> close = <SPAN CLASS="keyword">false</SPAN> );
<A CLASS="documented" HREF="#file_descriptor_ctor">file_descriptor</A>( <SPAN CLASS="keyword">const</SPAN> std::string& pathname,
std::ios_base::open_mode mode =
std::ios_base::in | std::ios_base::out );
};
} } // End namespace boost::io</PRE>
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<H4><CODE>file_descriptor::file_descriptor</CODE></H4>
<PRE CLASS="broken_ie"> file_descriptor( <SPAN CLASS="keyword">int</SPAN> fd, <SPAN CLASS="keyword">bool</SPAN> close = <SPAN CLASS="keyword">false</SPAN> );
file_descriptor( <SPAN CLASS="keyword">const</SPAN> std::string& pathname,
std::ios_base::open_mode mode =
std::ios_base::in | std::ios_base::out );</PRE>
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The first member constructs a <CODE>file_descriptor</CODE> to access the file with the given operating system file descriptor. If the second argument is <CODE>true</CODE>, the file descriptor is closed when the new <CODE>file_descriptor</CODE> &#8212; or one of its copies &#8212; is closed. The second member constructs a <CODE>file_descriptor</CODE> to access the file with the given pathname. The parameter <CODE>mode</CODE> has the same interpretation as in <CODE>std::basic_filebuf::open</CODE>.<A CLASS="footnote_ref" NAME="note_1_ref" HREF="#note_1"><SUP>[1]</SUP>
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<A CLASS="footnote_ref" NAME="note_1" HREF="#note_1_ref"><SUP>[1]</SUP></A><A CLASS="bib_ref" HREF="../bibliography.html#iso">[I<SPAN STYLE="font-size:80%">SO</SPAN>]</A>, Table 92.
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