eq::Client Class Reference

The client represents a network node of the application in the cluster. More...

#include <client.h>

Inheritance diagram for eq::Client:

Collaboration diagram for eq::Client:

Public Member Functions
EQ_API	Client ()
	Construct a new client. More...
EQ_API bool	connectServer (ServerPtr server)
	Open and connect an Equalizer server to the local client. More...
EQ_API bool	disconnectServer (ServerPtr server)
	Disconnect and close the connection to an Equalizer server. More...
virtual EQ_API bool	initLocal (const int argc, char **argv)
	Initialize a local, listening node. More...
virtual EQ_API bool	exitLocal ()
	De-initialize a local, listening node. More...
EQ_API bool	hasCommands ()
virtual EQ_API co::CommandQueue *	getMainThreadQueue ()
EQ_API void	addActiveLayout (const std::string &activeLayout)
	Add an active layout programmatically, like –eq-layout does. More...
const Strings &	getActiveLayouts ()
const std::string &	getGPUFilter () const
float	getModelUnit () const
void	interruptMainThread ()
	Experimental: interrupt main thread queue.
Public Member Functions inherited from eq::fabric::Client
EQFABRIC_API bool	connectServer (co::NodePtr server)
	Open and connect an Equalizer server to the local client. More...
EQFABRIC_API bool	disconnectServer (co::NodePtr server)
	Disconnect and close the connection to an Equalizer server. More...
EQFABRIC_API void	processCommand (const uint32_t timeout=LB_TIMEOUT_INDEFINITE)
	Get and process one pending command from the node command queue. More...
virtual EQFABRIC_API bool	dispatchCommand (co::ICommand &command)

Protected Member Functions
virtual EQ_API	~Client ()
	Destruct the client. More...
virtual EQ_API void	clientLoop ()
	Implements the processing loop for render clients. More...
virtual EQ_API void	exitClient ()
	Exit the process cleanly on render clients. More...
Protected Member Functions inherited from eq::fabric::Client
EQFABRIC_API	Client ()
	Construct a new client.

Detailed Description

The client represents a network node of the application in the cluster.

The methods initLocal() and exitLocal() should be used to set up and exit the listening node instance for each application process.

See Also

fabric::Client for public methods

Definition at line 39 of file client.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

EQ_API eq::Client::Client

(

)

Construct a new client.

Version

1.0

virtual EQ_API eq::Client::~Client ( )

protectedvirtual

Destruct the client.

Version

1.0

Reimplemented from eq::fabric::Client.

Member Function Documentation

EQ_API void eq::Client::addActiveLayout

(

const std::string &

activeLayout

)

Add an active layout programmatically, like –eq-layout does.

Version

1.9

virtual EQ_API void eq::Client::clientLoop ( )

protectedvirtual

Implements the processing loop for render clients.

As long as the node is running, that is, between initLocal() and an exit send from the server, this method executes received commands using processCommand() and triggers the message pump between commands.

See Also

Pipe::createMessagePump()

Version

1.0

EQ_API bool eq::Client::connectServer

(

ServerPtr

server

)

Open and connect an Equalizer server to the local client.

The client has to be in the listening state, see initLocal(). Not thread safe.

Parameters

server

the server.

Returns

true if the server was connected, false if not.

Version

1.0

EQ_API bool eq::Client::disconnectServer

(

ServerPtr

server

)

Disconnect and close the connection to an Equalizer server.

Not thread safe.

Parameters

server

the server.

Returns

true if the server was disconnected, false if not.

Version

1.0

virtual EQ_API void eq::Client::exitClient ( )

protectedvirtual

Exit the process cleanly on render clients.

Version

1.0

virtual EQ_API bool eq::Client::exitLocal ( )

virtual

De-initialize a local, listening node.

Version

1.1.6

virtual EQ_API co::CommandQueue* eq::Client::getMainThreadQueue ( )

virtual

Returns

the command queue to the main node thread.

Implements eq::fabric::Client.

EQ_API bool eq::Client::hasCommands

(

)

Returns

true if the client has commands pending, false otherwise.

Version

1.0

virtual EQ_API bool eq::Client::initLocal ( const int  argc, char **  argv  )

virtual

Initialize a local, listening node.

The –eq-client, –eq-layout and –eq-modelunit command line options are recognized by this method.

–eq-client is used for remote nodes which have been auto-launched by another node, e.g., remote render clients. This method does not return when this command line option is present.

–eq-layout can apply multiple times. Each instance has to be followed by the name of a layout. The given layouts will be activated on all canvases using them during Config::init().

–eq-modelunit is used for scaling the rendered models in all views. The model unit defines the size of the model wrt the virtual room unit which is always in meter. The default unit is 1 (1 meter or EQ_M).

Parameters

argc	the command line argument count.
argv	the command line argument values.

Returns

true if the client was successfully initialized, false otherwise.

Version

1.0

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• client.h