taskwork.c

//  Task worker
//  Connects PULL socket to tcp://localhost:5557
//  Collects workloads from ventilator via that socket
//  Connects PUSH socket to tcp://localhost:5558
//  Sends results to sink via that socket

#include "zhelpers.h"

int main (void) 
{
    //  Socket to receive messages on
    void *context = zmq_ctx_new ();
    void *receiver = zmq_socket (context, ZMQ_PULL);
    zmq_connect (receiver, "tcp://localhost:5557");

    //  Socket to send messages to
    void *sender = zmq_socket (context, ZMQ_PUSH);
    zmq_connect (sender, "tcp://localhost:5558");

    //  Process tasks forever
    while (1) {
        char *string = s_recv (receiver);
        printf ("%s.", string);     //  Show progress
        fflush (stdout);
        s_sleep (atoi (string));    //  Do the work
        free (string);
        s_send (sender, "");        //  Send results to sink
    }
    zmq_close (receiver);
    zmq_close (sender);
    zmq_ctx_destroy (context);
    return 0;
}