Ocamlnet 4 Reference Manual : Netsys_global

# Module Netsys_global

    module Netsys_global: sig .. end

Global variables

This module provides a place to store global variables that work across subprocess boundaries. In order to push values to related processes it needs a `propagator`. The propagator is not included here. The Netplex library implements a propagator that is automatically activated.

Variables are limited to string type.

    type variable

    val access : string -> variable

`access name`: Create or look up a variable with this name

    val get : variable -> string

Get the value of the variable (after checking for an update)

    val set : variable -> string -> unit

Set the value of the variable

    val get_v : variable -> string * int64

Get the value and the version number of the variable

    val set_v : variable -> string -> int64

Set the value and get the new version number

    val iter : (string -> string -> int64 -> unit) -> unit

`iter f`: for every variable call `f name value version`

    class type propagator = object .. end

    val get_propagator : unit -> propagator option

Get the current propagator or return `None`

    val set_propagator : propagator option -> unit

Set the current propagator to `Some p`, or remove the propagator with `None`