Re: Re: [erlang-questions] Erlang get_tcp:recv data length

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If I resume your propositions (I hope that I understood them ...):

Remind: packet ::= {message delimiter}


main()->
...
loop(Socket,<<>>).

loop(Socket,BinAcc)->
inet:setotps(Socket,[{active,once}]),
receive
{tcp,Socket,Bin} ->
accumulate(BinAcc,Bin),
                case searchin(BinAcc,Delimiter) of
{found,Message,Rest} ->
                           process(Message),
loop(Socket,<<Rest/binary>>);
{not_found,_,_} ->
                           loop(Socket,<<BinAcc/binary,Bin/binary>>)
end;
{tcp_closed,Socket} -> 
...
end.

- The solution will be:
- independant of the type of delimiter;
- independant of the size of a message;
- independant of the number of messages.
- No need to detect the end of a packet of messages.
- Standard recbuf can be used.

Note:
- I could have in Bin several messages. Only the first one is extracted and processed !
- The code is bad because messages can stay in BinAcc

J-Ph. Constantin
ITS3 Genève
www.its3.ch