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RTT::base::PortInterface Class Reference

The base class of every data flow port. More...

#include <rtt/base/PortInterface.hpp>

Inheritance diagram for RTT::base::PortInterface:
RTT::base::InputPortInterface RTT::base::OutputPortInterface RTT::corba::RemotePort< base::InputPortInterface > RTT::InputPort< T > RTT::corba::RemotePort< base::OutputPortInterface > RTT::OutputPort< T > RTT::corba::RemoteInputPort RTT::corba::RemoteOutputPort

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Public Member Functions

virtual internal::ConnIDgetPortID () const
 Returns the identity of this port in a ConnID object.
const std::string & getName () const
 Get the name of this Port.
bool setName (const std::string &name)
 Change the name of this unconnected Port.
const std::string & getDescription () const
 Get the documentation of this port.
PortInterfacedoc (const std::string &desc)
 Set the documentation of this port.
virtual bool connected () const =0
 Returns true if this port is connected.
virtual const types::TypeInfogetTypeInfo () const =0
 Returns the types::TypeInfo object for the port's type.
virtual void disconnect ()=0
 Removes any connection that either go to or come from this port.
virtual bool disconnect (PortInterface *port)=0
 Removes the connection that links this port and the given port.
virtual bool isLocal () const
 Returns true if this port is located on this process, and false otherwise.
virtual int serverProtocol () const
 Returns the protocol over which this port can be accessed.
virtual PortInterfaceclone () const =0
 Create a local clone of this port with the same name.
virtual PortInterfaceantiClone () const =0
 Create a local clone of this port with the same name.
virtual ServicecreatePortObject ()
 Create accessor Object for this Port, for addition to a TaskContext Object interface.
virtual bool connectTo (PortInterface *other, ConnPolicy const &policy)=0
 Connects this port with other, using the given policy.
virtual bool connectTo (PortInterface *other)=0
 Connects this port with other, using the default policy of the input.
virtual bool createStream (ConnPolicy const &policy)=0
 Creates a data stream from or to this port using connection-less transports.
virtual bool addConnection (internal::ConnID *cid, ChannelElementBase::shared_ptr channel_input, ConnPolicy const &policy=ConnPolicy())=0
 Adds a user created connection to this port.
virtual bool removeConnection (internal::ConnID *cid)=0
 Removes a user created connection from this port.
void setInterface (DataFlowInterface *iface)
 Once a port is added to a DataFlowInterface, it gets a pointer to that interface.
DataFlowInterfacegetInterface () const
 Returns the DataFlowInterface this port belongs to or null if it was not added to such an interface.
virtual const
internal::ConnectionManager
getManager () const =0
 Returns the connection manager of this port (if any).

Protected Member Functions

 PortInterface (const std::string &name)

Protected Attributes

DataFlowInterfaceiface

Detailed Description

The base class of every data flow port.

Definition at line 57 of file PortInterface.hpp.


Member Function Documentation

virtual bool RTT::base::PortInterface::addConnection ( internal::ConnID cid,
ChannelElementBase::shared_ptr  channel_input,
ConnPolicy const &  policy = ConnPolicy() 
) [pure virtual]

Adds a user created connection to this port.

This is an advanced method, prefer to use connectTo and createStream.

Implemented in RTT::corba::RemoteInputPort, RTT::base::InputPortInterface, and RTT::base::OutputPortInterface.

virtual PortInterface* RTT::base::PortInterface::antiClone ( ) const [pure virtual]

Create a local clone of this port with the same name.

If this port is a local port, this is an object of the inverse direction (read for write and write for read), and same name. If this object is a remote port, then it is a local port of the inverse direction and with the same name.

Implemented in RTT::OutputPort< T >, RTT::InputPort< T >, RTT::corba::RemoteInputPort, and RTT::corba::RemoteOutputPort.

virtual PortInterface* RTT::base::PortInterface::clone ( ) const [pure virtual]

Create a local clone of this port with the same name.

If this port is a local port, this is an object of the same type and same name. If this object is a remote port, then it is a local port of the same type and same name.

Implemented in RTT::OutputPort< T >, RTT::InputPort< T >, RTT::corba::RemoteInputPort, and RTT::corba::RemoteOutputPort.

virtual bool RTT::base::PortInterface::connectTo ( PortInterface other,
ConnPolicy const &  policy 
) [pure virtual]

Connects this port with other, using the given policy.

Unlike OutputPortInterface::createConnection, other can be the write port and this the read port.

Returns:
true on success, false on failure

Implemented in RTT::base::InputPortInterface, and RTT::base::OutputPortInterface.

virtual bool RTT::base::PortInterface::connectTo ( PortInterface other) [pure virtual]

Connects this port with other, using the default policy of the input.

Unlike OutputPortInterface::createConnection, other can be the write port and this the read port.

Returns:
true on success, false on failure

Implemented in RTT::base::InputPortInterface, and RTT::base::OutputPortInterface.

virtual bool RTT::base::PortInterface::createStream ( ConnPolicy const &  policy) [pure virtual]

Creates a data stream from or to this port using connection-less transports.

Typically, policy.transport and policy.name_id must be properly filled in such that the data stream can be set up and input and output port can find each other. You need to call this method on two ports (input and output) using the same transport and (probably) same name_id.

Parameters:
policyThe connection policy describing how the stream must be set up.

Implemented in RTT::OutputPort< T >, and RTT::InputPort< T >.

virtual bool RTT::base::PortInterface::disconnect ( PortInterface port) [pure virtual]

Removes the connection that links this port and the given port.

Returns true if there was such a connection, false otherwise

Implemented in RTT::base::OutputPortInterface, and RTT::base::InputPortInterface.

PortInterface & PortInterface::doc ( const std::string &  desc)

Set the documentation of this port.

Parameters:
descThe description of the port
Returns:
a reference to this object.

Definition at line 59 of file PortInterface.cpp.

References RTT::DataFlowInterface::setPortDescription().

Referenced by RTT::InputPort< T >::createPortObject().

const std::string& RTT::base::PortInterface::getDescription ( ) const [inline]

Get the documentation of this port.

Returns:
A description.

Definition at line 91 of file PortInterface.hpp.

virtual const internal::ConnectionManager* RTT::base::PortInterface::getManager ( ) const [pure virtual]

Returns the connection manager of this port (if any).

This method provides access to the internals of this port in order to allow connection introspection.

Returns:
null if no such manager is available, or the manager otherwise.
See also:
ConnectionManager::getChannels() for a list of all connections of this port.

Implemented in RTT::base::InputPortInterface, and RTT::base::OutputPortInterface.

virtual bool RTT::base::PortInterface::removeConnection ( internal::ConnID cid) [pure virtual]

Removes a user created connection from this port.

This is an advanced method, prefer to use disconnect() or a method from a subclass of PortInterface.

Implemented in RTT::base::OutputPortInterface, and RTT::base::InputPortInterface.

Once a port is added to a DataFlowInterface, it gets a pointer to that interface.

This allows advanced ports to track back to which component they belong.

Definition at line 90 of file PortInterface.cpp.

Referenced by RTT::DataFlowInterface::addLocalPort().

bool PortInterface::setName ( const std::string &  name)

Change the name of this unconnected Port.

One can only change the name when it is not yet connected.

Return values:
trueif !this->connected(), the name has changed.
falseif this->connected(), the name has not been changed.

Definition at line 50 of file PortInterface.cpp.

References connected().

Referenced by RTT::DataFlowInterface::addEventPort(), RTT::TaskContext::addEventPort(), RTT::DataFlowInterface::addPort(), and RTT::TaskContext::addPort().


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