On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 12:33 AM, Bert Huijben <rhuijben_at_sharpsvn.net> wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Hyrum K. Wright [mailto:hyrum_at_hyrumwright.org]
>> Sent: donderdag 5 november 2009 5:00
>> To: svn_at_subversion.tigris.org
>> Subject: svn commit: r40378 - in trunk/subversion: include libsvn_subr
>> tests/libsvn_subr
>>
>> Author: hwright
>> Date: Wed Nov 4 20:00:08 2009
>> New Revision: 40378
>>
>> Log:
>> Add a duplication facility to our stream toolbox. Along the lines of
>> the tee(1), the new svn_stream_tee() function returns a stream which,
>> when
>> written to, writes to both of the underlying streams. This allows
>> writing
>> two files simultaneously, or writing a file while also pushing content
>> across the network.
>>
>> This isn't used directly by this commit, but I envision a couple of
>> uses down
>> the road. In any case, it's a potentially useful tool, and a nice
>> exercise while stuck in an aluminum tube.
>>
>> * subversion/libsvn_subr/stream.c
>> (baton_tee, write_handler_tee, svn_stream_tee): New.
>
> I think it would be useful to add a close handler, to allow closing the inner streams via the outer stream.
>
> In libsvn_wc/adm_crawler.c there is a variant of this stream code. It writes all bytes that are read from another stream. (Search for copying_stream). It would be nice if we could combine these into one generic feature. (But currently I don't see how)
How about allowing for a sentinel value (e.g. NULL) for one of the
output streams, turning the tee into pipe?
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Received on 2009-11-06 01:53:43 CET