Function kdb_c_api::register_callback

pub fn register_callback(socket: I, function: extern "C" fn(_: I) -> K) -> K

Register callback to the associated kdb+ socket.

use kdb_c_api::*;
 
static mut PIPE:[I; 2]=[-1, -1];

// Callback for some message queue.
extern "C" fn callback(socket: I)->K{
  let mut buffer: [K; 1]=[0 as K];
  unsafe{libc::read(socket, buffer.as_mut_ptr() as *mut V, 8)};
  // Call `shout` function on q side with the received data.
  let result=error_to_string(unsafe{native::k(0, str_to_S!("shout"), buffer[0], KNULL)});
  if result.get_type() == qtype::ERROR{
    eprintln!("Execution error: {}", result.get_symbol().unwrap());
    decrement_reference_count(result);
  };
  KNULL
}
 
#[no_mangle]
pub extern "C" fn plumber(_: K) -> K{
  if 0 != unsafe{libc::pipe(PIPE.as_mut_ptr())}{
    return new_error("Failed to create pipe\0");
  }
  if KNULL == register_callback(unsafe{PIPE[0]}, callback){
    return new_error("Failed to register callback\0");
  }
  // Lock symbol in a worker thread.
  pin_symbol();
  let handle=std::thread::spawn(move ||{
    let mut precious=new_simple_list(qtype::SYMBOL, 3);
    let precious_array=precious.as_mut_slice::<S>();
    precious_array[0]=internalize(null_terminated_str_to_S("belief\0"));
    precious_array[1]=internalize(null_terminated_str_to_S("love\0"));
    precious_array[2]=internalize(null_terminated_str_to_S("hope\0"));
    unsafe{libc::write(PIPE[1], std::mem::transmute::<*mut K, *mut V>(&mut precious), 8)};
  });
  handle.join().unwrap();
  unpin_symbol();
  KNULL
}

q)shout:{[precious] -1 "What are the three largest elements?: ", .Q.s1 precious;};
q)fall_into_pipe: `libc_api_example 2: (`plumber; 1);
q)fall_into_pipe[]
What are the three largest elements?: `belief`love`hope