Ocamlnet 4 Reference Manual : Uq_engines.output_engine

# Class Uq_engines.output_engine

    class ['a] output_engine : (Unix.file_descr -> 'a) -> Unix.file_descr -> float -> Unixqueue.event_system -> ['a] engine

Generic output engine for writing to a file descriptor: `let e = new output_engine f fd tmo` - Waits until the file descriptor becomes writable, and calls then `let x = f fd` to write to the descriptor. The result `x` is the result of the engine.

If the file descriptor does not become writable within `tmo` seconds, the resulting engine transitions to ``Error Timeout`.

Use this class to construct engines writing via `Unix.single_write` or comparable I/O functions:

          let write_engine fd s tmo esys =
            new output_engine (fun fd ->
                                 Unix.single_write fd s 0 (String.length s)
                              )
                              fd tmo esys

This engine returns the number of written bytes.

See also `Uq_io.output_e` for a more generic way of writing with engines.