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\section{OpenXM Clients} |
\section{OpenXM Clients} |
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\subsection{Risa/Asir} |
\subsection{Risa/Asir} |
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Risa/Asir provides a launcher to invoke an OpenXM server and to set up the |
Risa/Asir provides a launcher {\tt ox\_launch} |
communication between the server and itself. As a client, |
to invoke an OpenXM server and to set up the |
it provides many built-in functions for communication. |
communication between the server and itself. |
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\subsubsection{Setting up servers} |
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{\tt ox\_launch} is a general purpose launcher. This application |
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invokes a server and sets up the server-client communication |
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according to the protocol stated in Section \ref{launcher}, then |
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itself becomes a control server. |
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Several facilities related to {{\tt ox\_launch}} are provided |
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as built-in functions of Risa/Asir: a function to invoke a server |
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automatically from a give host name and a server name, and a set |
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of functions to execute the port generation, {\tt bind}, {\tt listen}, |
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{\tt connect} and {\tt accept} operations on sockets individually. |
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\subsubsection{Manipulating servers} |
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Fundamental operations on OpenXM servers are |
Fundamental operations on OpenXM servers are |
exchange of {\tt OX} data and sending of {\tt SM} commands. |
exchange of OX data and sending of stack machine commands. |
The following functions |
As a client, Asir provides the following functions |
are provided to execute these primitive operations: |
to execute these primitive operations: |
{\tt ox\_push\_cmo()} for pushing data to a server, |
{\tt ox\_push\_cmo()} for pushing data, |
{\tt ox\_push\_cmd()} for sending an {\tt SM} command to a server |
{\tt ox\_push\_cmd()} for sending a stack machine command |
and {\tt ox\_get()} for receiving data from a stream. |
and {\tt ox\_get()} for receiving data from a stream. |
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Some operations including the reset operation are realized by |
Some operations including the reset operation are implemented by |
combining these primitives. Among them, frequently used ones are |
combining these primitives. Among them, frequently used ones are |
provided as built-in functions. We show several ones. |
provided as built-in functions. We show some of them. |
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\begin{itemize} |
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\item {\tt ox\_pop\_cmo()} |
\item {\tt ox\_pop\_cmo()} |
Line 49 the function. It does not wait the termination of the |
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Line 36 the function. It does not wait the termination of the |
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After sending {\tt SM\_control\_reset\_connection} to a control server, |
After sending {\tt SM\_control\_reset\_connection} to a control server, |
it completes the operations stated in Section \ref{control}. |
it completes the operations stated in Section \ref{control}. |
\end{itemize} |
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Furthermore {\tt ox\_select()} is provided to detect streams ready for |
Furthermore {\tt ox\_select()} is provided to detect if streams are ready for |
reading. It is realized by the {\tt select()} system call and is used |
reading. It is implemented by the {\tt select()} system call and is used |
to avoid blocking on read operations. |
to avoid blocking on read operations. |
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\subsection{Mathematica} |
\subsection{Mathematica} |