i_mailbox.hpp

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/* SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0 */
 
#ifndef __ZMQ_I_MAILBOX_HPP_INCLUDED__
#define __ZMQ_I_MAILBOX_HPP_INCLUDED__
 
#include "macros.hpp"
#include "stdint.hpp"
 
namespace zmq
{
//  Interface to be implemented by mailbox.
 
class i_mailbox
{
  public:
    virtual ~i_mailbox () ZMQ_DEFAULT;
 
    virtual void send (const command_t &cmd_) = 0;
    virtual int recv (command_t *cmd_, int timeout_) = 0;
 
 
#ifdef HAVE_FORK
    // close the file descriptors in the signaller. This is used in a forked
    // child process to close the file descriptors so that they do not interfere
    // with the context in the parent process.
    virtual void forked () = 0;
#endif
};
}
 
#endif