Function tcb::vv::middleware::middleware_thread::start

pub fn start(
    local_id: usize, 
    peer_addresses: Vec<String>, 
    receive_channel: Receiver<ClientPeerMiddleware>, 
    client: Sender<MiddlewareClient>, 
    peer_channels: Vec<Sender<(Arc<Barrier>, Arc<Vec<u8>>)>>, 
    configuration: Arc<Configuration>
)

Starts the Middleware thread that receives messages from the Client to be broadcast, receives messages from other peers and handles the delivery of messages to the Client.

Arguments

local_id - Local peer's globally unique id.

peer_addresses - Addresses the middleware will connect to.

receive_channel - Channel where the middleware will receive messages from the Client and Peers.

client - Channel where the middleware will send delivered/stable messages to the Client.

peer_channels - Channels to the Sender threads to send broadcast messages.

configuration - Middleware's configuration file.