curl_multi_timeout(3) [linux man page]

curl_multi_timeout(3)						  libcurl Manual					     curl_multi_timeout(3)

NAME

       curl_multi_timeout - how long to wait for action before proceeding

SYNOPSIS

       #include <curl/curl.h>

       CURLMcode curl_multi_timeout(CURLM *multi_handle, long *timeout);

DESCRIPTION

       An application using the libcurl multi interface should call curl_multi_timeout(3) to figure out how long it should wait for socket actions
       - at most - before proceeding.

       Proceeding means either doing the socket-style timeout action: call the curl_multi_socket_action(3) function with the sockfd  argument  set
       to CURL_SOCKET_TIMEOUT, or call curl_multi_perform(3) if you're using the simpler and older multi interface approach.

       The  timeout value returned in the long timeout points to, is in number of milliseconds at this very moment. If 0, it means you should pro-
       ceed immediately without waiting for anything. If it returns -1, there's no timeout at all set.

       An application that uses the multi_socket API SHOULD not use this function, but SHOULD  instead	use  curl_multi_setopt(3)  and	its  CURL-
       MOPT_TIMERFUNCTION option for proper and desired behavior.

       Note:  if  libcurl  returns a -1 timeout here, it just means that libcurl currently has no stored timeout value. You must not wait too long
       (more than a few seconds perhaps) before you call curl_multi_perform() again.

RETURN VALUE

       The standard CURLMcode for multi interface error codes.

TYPICAL USAGE

       Call curl_multi_timeout(3), then wait for action on the sockets. You figure out which sockets to wait for by calling curl_multi_fdset(3) or
       by a previous call to curl_multi_socket(3).

AVAILABILITY

       This function was added in libcurl 7.15.4.

SEE ALSO

       curl_multi_fdset(3), curl_multi_info_read(3), curl_multi_socket(3), curl_multi_setopt(3)

libcurl 7.16.0							    2 Jan 2006						     curl_multi_timeout(3)

curl_multi_fdset(3)						  libcurl Manual					       curl_multi_fdset(3)

NAME

       curl_multi_fdset - extracts file descriptor information from a multi handle

SYNOPSIS

       #include <curl/curl.h>

       CURLMcode curl_multi_fdset(CURLM *multi_handle,
				  fd_set *read_fd_set,
				  fd_set *write_fd_set,
				  fd_set *exc_fd_set,
				  int *max_fd);

DESCRIPTION

       This  function  extracts  file  descriptor information from a given multi_handle.  libcurl returns its fd_set sets. The application can use
       these to select() on, but be sure to FD_ZERO them before calling this function as curl_multi_fdset(3) only adds	its  own  descriptors,	it
       doesn't zero or otherwise remove any others. The curl_multi_perform(3) function should be called as soon as one of them is ready to be read
       from or written to.

       If no file descriptors are set by libcurl, max_fd will contain -1 when this function returns. Otherwise it will contain the higher descrip-
       tor  number  libcurl  set.  When  libcurl returns -1 in max_fd, it is because libcurl currently does something that isn't possible for your
       application to monitor with a socket and unfortunately you can then not know exactly when the current action is completed  using  select().
       When  max_fd  returns with -1, you need to wait a while and then proceed and call curl_multi_perform anyway. How long to wait? I would sug-
       gest 100 milliseconds at least, but you may want to test it out in your own particular conditions to find a suitable value.

       When doing select(), you should use curl_multi_timeout to figure out how long to wait for action. Call curl_multi_perform even if no activ-
       ity has been seen on the fd_sets after the timeout expires as otherwise internal retries and timeouts may not work as you'd think and want.

       If  one	of  the sockets used by libcurl happens to be larger than what can be set in an fd_set, which on POSIX systems means that the file
       descriptor is larger than FD_SETSIZE, then libcurl will try to not set it. Setting a too large file descriptor in an fd_set implies an  out
       of  bounds  write which can cause crashes, or worse. The effect of NOT storing it will possibly save you from the crash, but will make your
       program NOT wait for sockets it should wait for...

RETURN VALUE

       CURLMcode type, general libcurl multi interface error code. See libcurl-errors(3)

SEE ALSO

       curl_multi_cleanup(3), curl_multi_init(3), curl_multi_timeout(3), curl_multi_perform(3)

libcurl 7.16.0							    2 Jan 2006						       curl_multi_fdset(3)