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Module Netsys_typesSource
Types for all Netsys modules
Bytes and characters
Remember that up to OCaml-4.01 there was only the string type, and strings were mutable (although frequently used as if there were immutable). Since OCaml-4.02 there is the immutable string and the mutable bytes type.
The general strategy for switching to the string/bytes scheme is to replace string everywhere with bytes, and to provide additional functions taking strings as input or output where it makes sense. There are exceptions, though, e.g. when the string acts as a key in a data structure.
The type name "string" also occurs in function names (e.g. "get_string") and in variant names (e.g. String_case). As we want to be backward compatible, we keep the old names for functions on bytes, and mark them as deprecated.
We consider 1-dimensional bigarrays of chars as memory buffers. They have the useful property that the garbage collector cannot relocate them, i.e. the address is fixed. Also, one can mmap a file, and connect the bigarray with shared memory.
A tagged buffer. Note that the `String case is deprecated, and only provided for backward compatibility.
A tagged string which is considered as immutable. See also the support module Netstring_tstring.
A read or write cannot be done because the descriptor is in non-blocking mode and would block. This corresponds to the Unix.EAGAIN error but includes whether it was a read or write.
When the read or write is possible, the interrupted function should simply be again called.
These two exceptions are preferred by TLS providers.
The server requested a rehandshake (this exception is thrown in the client)
The client accepted or denied a rehandshake (this exception is thrown in the server). true means acceptance.
A fatal error occurred (i.e. the session needs to be terminated). The string is a symbol identifying the error.
A non-fatal error occurred. The interrupted function should be called again. The string is a symbol identifying the warning.