@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Protocol Definition ------------------- session: + u8 (03) -- send command to exchange headers "LRPC" -- "lua remote function protocol" u8 -- protocol version command, command, command, ... @@ -28,7 +29,8 @@ session: command: u8 -- command type (RPC_CMD_*) 01 - function_call - XX - extensible as required + 02 - get remote variable + 03 - exchange header credentials function_call: string -- name of function @@ -52,18 +54,3 @@ var: string: u32 -- length u8,u8,u8... -- string bytes - - -Additional Notes ----------------- - -Protocol model from original implementer?: - -request: - "LRPC" -- "lua remote procedure call" - u8 = 1 -- "all lua function servers identify yourselves" - -reply: - "LRPC" -- "lua remote procedure call" - u8 = 2 -- standard reply code - string -- the name of this function server PROTOCOL @@ -1,10 +1,14 @@ TODO ---- -rpc_on_error (HANDLE, func) <-- add option for handle +come up with cleaner approach towards getting remote variables -pass user data to a remote function (or as return values)? the write() -function apparently needs this +__newindex implementation to set variables on remote side + +deal better with link level errors, especially for serial where minimal +transmission guarantees are made + +rpc.on_error (HANDLE, func) <-- add option for handle pass functions to a remote function (maybe so we can pass local callbacks to a remote function). thus we are tying together two function spaces? @@ -45,10 +49,21 @@ async mode: pass async flag in function call, so no return args passed when reading old async function return values, handle old errors?? +OLD TODOS +--------- + +pass user data to a remote function (or as return values)? the write() +function apparently needs this DONE ---- +abstract link/transport layer to allow different transports to be used + +implement serial support + +allow calling functions which are not globals (i.e. ones registered on tables) + handle non-existance of the remote function. we need some convention around LRF_call ... or a "verify existance of remote function" function. TODO 8ddf0855d80b16ecea9f337b312862cebe13becb James Snyder jbsnyder@fanplastic.org http://github.com/jsnyder/luarpc/commit/7df1fd87ce90007945f5c031c8c7540297b365fa 7df1fd87ce90007945f5c031c8c7540297b365fa 2009-06-08T11:16:41-07:00 2009-06-08T11:16:41-07:00 Update notes about status. 6199824cea2ddaf7b2a6e3198fe90ec61e4a6b17 James Snyder jbsnyder@fanplastic.org