QuantumGate::Extender

QuantumGate::Extender is a class that represents a QuantumGate extender. You can view extenders as plugins that work on top of QuantumGate and extend its basic functionality.

While QuantumGate handles the basic tasks like connecting with peers on the network and handling communications, the extenders can provide higher level functionalities such as chat services, file sharing services, crypto-currencies and much more.

All extenders written for QuantumGate should derive from this class. A single instance of QuantumGate can run multiple extenders simultaneously. Extenders can be designed and distributed on their own, or they can be distributed along with other extenders in QuantumGate Extender Modules.

Member functions

General

Name	Description
Constructor	Constructs a QuantumGate::Extender object.
GetUUID	Gets the UUID of the extender.
GetName	Gets the name of the extender.
GetLocalVersion	Gets the QuantumGate module version of the QuantumGate instance hosting the extender.
GetLocalProtocolVersion	Gets the QuantumGate protocol version of the QuantumGate instance hosting the extender.
GetLocalUUID	Gets the peer UUID of the local QuantumGate instance hosting the extender.
IsRunning	Returns whether the extender is running.

Peers

Name	Description
ConnectTo	Initiates a connection to a peer on the network.
DisconnectFrom	Initiates disconnection from a peer on the network.
SendMessage	Sends data to a peer on the network.
SendMessageTo	Sends data to a peer on the network.
GetMaximumMessageDataSize	Gets the maximum size of data that can be sent with a single call to the SendMessageTo function.
QueryPeers	Returns a collection of peers on the QuantumGate instance hosting the extender based on custom criteria.
GetPeer	Returns a peer on the local instance.

Callbacks

Name	Description
SetStartupCallback	Sets the startup callback function.
SetPostStartupCallback	Sets the post-startup callback function.
SetPreShutdownCallback	Sets the pre-shutdown callback function.
SetShutdownCallback	Sets the shutdown callback function.
SetPeerEventCallback	Sets the peer event callback function.
SetPeerMessageCallback	Sets the peer message callback function.