NAME

App::MessageDispatcher - Interface for sending/receiving (possibly) async messages

SYNOPSIS

use App;

$context = App->context();
$messaging = $context->service("MessageDispatcher");  # or ...
$messaging = $context->messaging();

($status, $ticket) = $messaging->send(
    recipient => $recipient,
    message => $message
);

$message = $messaging->receive();

$message = $messaging->receive(
    sender => $sender,
);

$message = $messaging->receive(
    ticket => $ticket,
);

DESCRIPTION

A MessageDispatcher service is a means by which data can be sent asynchronously (or synchronously) to a recipient and responses can be received.

Because the possibility exists for the messaging channel to be asynchronous, code that uses a MessageDispatcher service must code for the most complicated case (asynchronous).

Class Group: MessageDispatcher

The following classes might be a part of the MessageDispatcher Class Group.

  • Class: App::MessageDispatcher

  • Class: App::MessageDispatcher::Mail

  • Class: App::MessageDispatcher::SOAP

  • Class: App::MessageDispatcher::Stem

  • Class: App::MessageDispatcher::Spread

  • Class: App::MessageDispatcher::Jabber

  • Class: App::MessageDispatcher::PVM

  • Class: App::MessageDispatcher::MPI

Class: App::MessageDispatcher

A MessageDispatcher service is a means by which data can be sent synchronously or asynchronously to a recipient and responses can be received.

* Throws: App::Exception::MessageDispatcher
* Since:  0.01

Class Design

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Constructor Methods:

new()

The constructor is inherited from App::Service.

Public Methods:

send()

* Signature: ($status, $ticket) = $messaging->send(%named);
* Param:     recipient          string
* Param:     message            binary
* Return:    $status            integer
* Return:    $ticket            string
* Throws:    App::Exception::MessageDispatcher
* Since:     0.01

Sample Usage: 

($status, $ticket) = $messaging->send(
    recipient => "spadkins\@gmail.com",
    message => "Hello.",
);

receive()

* Signature: $message = $messaging->receive();
* Signature: $message = $messaging->receive(%named);
* Param:     sender          string
* Param:     ticket          string
* Return:    $message        binary
* Throws:    App::Exception::MessageDispatcher
* Since:     0.01

Sample Usage: 

# receive next available message
$message = $messaging->receive();

# receive next message from sender
$message = $messaging->receive(
    sender => "spadkins\@gmail.com",
);

# receive message associated with ticket
$message = $messaging->receive(
    ticket => "XP305-3jks37sl.f299d",
);

Protected Methods:

service_type()

Returns 'MessageDispatcher'.

* Signature: $service_type = App::MessageDispatcher->service_type();
* Param:     void
* Return:    $service_type  string
* Since:     0.01

$service_type = $mdisp->service_type();

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

* Author:  Stephen Adkins <spadkins@gmail.com>
* License: This is free software. It is licensed under the same terms as Perl itself.

SEE ALSO

App::Context, App::Service