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roarvio(7)						System Manager's Manual: RoarAuido						roarvio(7)

NAME

       libroar - RoarAudio sound library

       roarvio - RoarAudio virtual IO layer

SYNOPSIS

	#include <roaraudio.h>

	struct roar_vio_calls;

DESCRIPTION

       The  RoarAudio  VIO interface is RoarAudio's IO abstraction layer. It provides basic IO functions such as read and write independing on the
       underlaying IO. For Example can you open a plain or a gziped file via the VIO layer. After a successful open both objects behave the  same,
       libroar takes care about the compression in the gzip case.

TUTORIALS

       Tutorials can be found in roartutvio(7).

IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS

       There are several important functions. This is a small list of the most important ones.

       Opening
	      roar_vio_open_file(3), roar_vio_open_fh(3), roar_vio_open_stdio(3), roar_vio_open_dstr(3), roar_vio_open_proto(3).

	      While there are a lot functions important for opening files the most important one is roar_vio_open_dstr(3). It opens a stream based
	      on URLs that can point to local files or files on remote machines. It also can handle compression and encryption.

       Closing
	      roar_vio_close(3), roar_vio_shutdown(3)

       Reading and writing
	      roar_vio_read(3), roar_vio_write(3)

       Seeking and positioning
	      roar_vio_lseek(3)

       Non-Blocking and Asyncron IO
	      roar_vio_nonblock(3), roar_vio_sync(3), roar_vio_select(3)

       Networking and Sockets
	      roar_vio_accept(3)

       String handling
	      roar_vio_printf(3)

BUGS

       A lot...

SEE ALSO

       roar-config(1), roartypes(1), roartutvio(7), RoarAudio(7).

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