Utility Methods API for PubNub FreeRTOS SDK
The methods on this page are utility methods that don't fit into other categories.
Configure proxy to be used from the system
Sets the configuration for the Internet proxy, by reading from the system
configuration.
On some platforms (like Windows), there is some (de-facto) standard way of setting a proxy. On others, there may not be. C-core will try to do the best it can on a given platform.
This function can block for a significant time, if system configuration is to do autodiscovery of the proxy. So, call it only on start, restart, wake-up and similar events.
Preconditions
Call this after pubnub_init()
on the context.
Method(s)
To Configure proxy to be used from the system
you can use the following method(s) in the FreeRTOS SDK:
Declaration
int pubnub_set_proxy_from_system(pubnub_t *p, enum pubnub_proxy_type protocol);
Parameters
Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
p | pubnub_t* | Yes | The context to set proxy configuration for. |
protocol | enum pubnub_proxy_type | Yes | Proxy protocol to use on @p p context. |
Basic Usage
pubnub_set_proxy_from_system(pbp, pbpproxyHTTP_GET);
Returns
Type | Value | Description |
---|---|---|
int | 0 | OK |
!= 0 | Error, specified protocol not supported or error in getting information from the system. |
Enums
Enum type: pubnub_res
Result codes for Functions and transactions.
Members
PNR_OK
Success. Transaction finished successfully.
PNR_ADDR_RESOLUTION_FAILED
Pubnub host name resolution failed. We failed to get an IP address from the PubNub host name (origin
). Most of the time, this comes down to a DNS error.
PNR_CONNECT_FAILED
Connecting to Pubnub server failed. Most often, this means a network outage, but could be many things. If using SSL/TLS
, it could be some of its errors.
PNR_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT
A time-out happened in the network. Mostly, this is because a network outage happened while being connected to the PubNub server, but could be other things.
PNR_TIMEOUT
Time-out before the request has completed. This is reported for a time-out detected by PubNub client itself, not some reported by others (that is, the TCP/IP
stack).
PNR_ABORTED
Connection to Pubnub aborted (in most cases, a TCP
reset was received)
PNR_IO_ERROR
Communication error (network or HTTP
response format).
PNR_HTTP_ERROR
HTTP
error. Call pubnub_last_http_code()
to get the error code.
PNR_FORMAT_ERROR
Unexpected input in received JSON
PNR_CANCELLED
Request cancelled by user.
PNR_STARTED
Transaction started. Await the outcome.
PNR_IN_PROGRESS
Transaction (already) ongoing. Can't start a new transaction while the old one is in progress.
PNR_RX_BUFF_NOT_EMPTY
Receive buffer (from previous transaction) not read, new subscription not allowed.
PNR_TX_BUFF_TOO_SMALL
The buffer is too small. Increase #PUBNUB_BUF_MAXLEN
.
PNR_INVALID_CHANNEL
Channel specification / name is invalid.
PNR_PUBLISH_FAILED
Publish transaction failed - error returned from Pubnub. To see the reason describing the failure, call pubnub_last_publish_result()
.
PNR_CHANNEL_REGISTRY_ERROR
A transaction related to channel registry failed - error returned from Pubnub. To see the reason describing the failure, get the value for key message
from the response (which is a JSON
object) and value for key status
for the numeric code of the error.
PNR_REPLY_TOO_BIG
Reply is too big to fit in our reply buffer. This same error is reported if the reply buffer is statically or dynamically allocated.
Enum type: pubnub_trans
Type of Pubnub operation/transaction
Members
PBTT_NONE
No transaction at all
PBTT_SUBSCRIBE
Subscribe operation/transaction
PBTT_PUBLISH
Publish operation/transaction.
PBTT_LEAVE
Leave channel(s) operation/transaction
PBTT_TIME
Time (get from Pubnub server) operation/transaction
PBTT_HISTORY
History V2 (get message history for the channel from Pubnub server) operation/transaction
PBTT_HERENOW
Here-now (get UUIDs of currently present users in channel(s)) operation/transaction
PBTT_GLOBAL_HERENOW
Here-now (get UUIDs of currently present users in channel(s)) operation/transaction
PBTT_WHERENOW
Where-now (get channels in which an user (identified by UUID) is currently present) operation/transaction
PBTT_SET_STATE
Set state (for a user (identified by UUID) on channel(s)) operation/transaction
PBTT_STATE_GET
Get state (for a user (identified by UUID) on channel(s)) operation/transaction
PBTT_REMOVE_CHANNEL_GROUP
Remove a channel group (from the channel-registry) operation/transaction
PBTT_REMOVE_CHANNEL_FROM_GROUP
Remove a channel from a channel group (in the channel-registry) operation/transaction
PBTT_ADD_CHANNEL_TO_GROUP
Add a channel to a channel group (in the channel-registry) operation/transaction
PBTT_LIST_CHANNEL_GROUP
Get a list of all channels in a channel group (from the channel-registry) operation/transaction
Free a context, with waiting
Tries pubnub_free()
in a tight loop until either:
- It succeeds.
- Time specified in
@p
millisec elapses.
Essentially, it waits for the context to finish its current transaction and then frees it.
This function is much more useful in the callback interface, especially after a pubnub_cancel()
.
This function is not useful at all in the sync interface if you're using only one thread with the @p
pbp context.
Also, if you want to do some other processing while waiting for the transaction to finish, don't use this function.
Method(s)
int pubnub_free_with_timeout(pubnub_t* pbp, unsigned millisec);
Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
pbp | pubnub_t* | Yes | The Pubnub context which to free. |
millisec | unsigned | Yes | Max time to wait for freeing to succeed, in milliseconds . |
Basic Usage
if (0 != pubnub_free_with_timeout(pbp, 1000)) {
puts("Failed to free the context in due time");
}
Returns
Type | Value | Description |
---|---|---|
int | 0 | pubnub_free() succeeded. |
-1 | Failed to pubnub_free() in @p millisec. |
Generate UUID MD5
The name based algorithms (this - v3 and the other - v5) don't need any other state but the arguments they declare. But, they do need a hash, in this case MD5. For various reasons, a particular hash may not be available on a particular platform.
Method(s)
int pubnub_generate_uuid_v3_name_md5(struct Pubnub_UUID *uuid, struct Pubnub_UUID *nsid, void *name, unsigned namelen)
Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
uuid | struct Pubnub_UUID* | Yes | The place to put the generated UUID to. |
nsid | struct Pubnub_UUID* | Yes | The UUID of the namespace used. We provide a few examples. |
name | void* | Yes | Pointer to the data that defines the name you want to use for UUID generation. |
namelen | unsigned | Yes | The length of the name data. |
Basic Usage
char *name = "abcd";
struct Pubnub_UUID uuid;
struct Pubnub_UUID nsid = { {'x', 'y', 'z', 0} };;
if (0 != pubnub_generate_uuid_v3_name_md5(&uuid, &nsid, name, 4)) {
puts("UUID generation unsuccessful");
}
Returns
Type | Description |
---|---|
int | 0: OK (generated), otherwise: error, algorithm not available. |
Generate UUID Random
The nice property of this random-base algorithm is that it needs no state what-so-ever. A not so nice property is that it needs a random number generator of good quality, and you may not have that on a particular platform.
Method(s)
int pubnub_generate_uuid_v4_random(struct Pubnub_UUID *uuid)
Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
uuid | struct Pubnub_UUID* | Yes | The place to put the generated UUID to. |
Basic Usage
struct Pubnub_UUID uuid;
if (0 == pubnub_generate_uuid_v4_random(&uuid)) {
puts("UUID generation unsuccessful");
}
Returns
Type | Description |
---|---|
int | 0: OK (generated), otherwise: error, random number generator not available. |
Other Examples
Creating a function to subscribe to a channel with a unique name
struct Pubnub_UUID uuid;
char channel_name;
if (0 == pubnub_generate_uuid_v4_random(&uuid)) {
channel_name = pubnub_uuid_to_string(&uuid).uuid;
}
pubnub_t ctx = pubnub_alloc();
if (NULL == ctx) {
puts("Couldn't allocate a Pubnub context");
return -1;
}
pubnub_init(ctx, "demo", "demo");
pubnub_subscribe(ctx, channel_name, NULL);
pbresult = pubnub_await(ctx);
if (pbresult != PNR_OK) {
printf("Failed to subscribe, error %d\n", pbresult);
show all 28 linesCreating a unique Authentication Key for Access Manager on initialization
struct Pubnub_UUID uuid;
char *auth_key;
if (0 == pubnub_generate_uuid_v4_random(&uuid)) {
auth_key = pubnub_uuid_to_string(&uuid).uuid;
pubnub_init(ctx, "demo", "demo");
pubnub_set_auth(ctx, auth_key);
}
Generate UUID Time
This generates an UUID using the v1 algorithm (time-based). This algorithm has some state, but, a lot of it is "node" identifier, which is the MAC address of your Ethernet-ish network interface, and most applications have one. If you don't have a MAC, you can use some other identifier. If it has less than 6 octets, will use what we have, but UUIDs will be of lesser quality. If you don't have an identifier to use, than you can generate a random number. If you don't have a random number generator, you can either give up, or use the pubnub_time()
to obtain a high-resolution time as a pseudo-random number.
Besides that, it has the timestamp, which is a 100ns tick timer that started at midnight 15 October 1582. If you have a clock, just convert it to this format and you're good. Since it requires 64-bit integer support, and that is not always available, we are accepting it as a 8-octet array. If you don't have a clock, but have a timer, you can get time via pubnub_time()
operation and later add the timer ticks to it.
Last but not the least, there is the io_clock_seq
, which is generally used if the UUID generator gets the i_node and i_timestamp itself and also keep the state, which we don't do, for greater portability. We emulate this, by keeping a copy (in volatile memory) of the last time-stamp and seeing if it changes and assuming that node changes at first call, so we require the user to gives a random number for the clock sequence on first call. So, basically, on the first call, put a random value in io_clock_seq
, and later just re-use the same variable, this function will update it as needed. If you don't have random number generator, you can use any pseudo-random number source (say a timer tick or some other event counter) - actually use as many as you have and mix the values (the simplest option is just to XOR the values you have, other is to make a message digest (MD5, SHA-1) of all the values).
While rather complex to use, it is very portable and can be made to work, with effort, on pretty much any platform, without the need to obtain unique identifiers yourself (like you need to do for v3 and v5).
Method(s)
int pubnub_generate_uuid_v1_time(struct Pubnub_UUID *o_uuid, uint16_t *io_clock_seq, uint8_t const i_timestamp[8], uint8_t const i_node[6]);
Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
o_uuid | struct Pubnub_UUID* | Yes | The place to put the generated UUID to. |
io_clock_seq | uint16_t* | Yes | Clock Sequence - initialize to a random value on first call, later just reuse. |
i_timestamp | uint8_t const[8] | Yes | Count of 100- nanosecond intervals since 00:00:00.00, 15 October 1582 (the date of Gregorian reform to the Christian calendar). |
i_node | uint8_t const[6] | Yes | A 6-octet "node" identity. Designed to be an IEEE 802 MAC address, but if you don't have it on your system, you can use something else. |
Basic Usage
struct Pubnub_UUID uuid;
uint16_t clock_seq = 4443; /* some random value */
uint8_t timestamp[8]; /* get a time stamp somehow */
uint8_t node[6] = { 0x5F, 0x82, 0x11, 0x58, 0x02, 0x61 }; /* This is some example MAC address, put your own */
if (0 != pubnub_generate_uuid_v1_time(&uuid, &clock_seq, timestamp, node)) {
printf("Failed to generate a v1 (time based) UUID\n");
}
Returns
Type | Description |
---|---|
int | 0: OK (generated), otherwise: error, algorithm not available |
Get a list of system DNS servers
Reads the DNS servers in the system configuration. Will read at most @p
n
servers, even if more are configured. Keep in mind that modern systems have complex configurations and often (especially on Linux) this will yield just one DNS server which listens on the loopback IP address, while the "real" DNS configuration is not available through standard means.
On POSIX systems, this will read from /etc/resolv.conf
, looking for nameserver
lines. On Windows, this will use system functions to get the info. On other systems, if available, will read the system configuration as best it can.
Method(s)
To Configure proxy to be used from the system
you can use the following method(s) in the FreeRTOS SDK:
Declaration
int pubnub_dns_read_system_servers_ipv4(struct pubnub_ipv4_address* o_ipv4, size_tn);
Parameters
Parameters | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
o_ipv4 | struct pubnub_ipv4_address* | Yes | The array where to put the system DNS servers. allocated by the caller for @p n elements. |
n | size_t | Yes | The number of elements allocated for the @p o_ipv4 . |
Basic Usage
struct pubnub_ipv4_address addr[MAX_DNS_SRV];
int c = pubnub_dns_read_system_servers(addr, MAX_DNS_SRV);
if (c != 0) {
printf("Can't get list of system DNS servers!\n");
}
else {
int i;
for (i = 0; i < c; ++i) {
printf("System DNS server %d.: %d.%d.%d.%d\n", i, addr[i].ipv4[0], addr[i].ipv4[1], addr[i].ipv4[2], addr[i].ipv4[3]
}
}
Returns
Type | Value | Description |
---|---|---|
int | -1 | Error: can't read system DNS servers. |
int | otherwise | The number of DNS servers read. |
Get current proxy authentication scheme
Returns the current HTTP proxy authentication scheme for context @p
p. This is set dynamically, in the communication with the proxy.
Method(s)
To Get current proxy authentication scheme
you can use the following method(s) in the FreeRTOS SDK:
Declaration
enum pubnub_http_authentication_scheme pubnub_proxy_authentication_scheme_get(pubnub_t *p);
Parameters
Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
p | pubnub_t* | Yes | The context to get proxy scheme for. |
Basic Usage
enum pubnub_http_authentication_scheme sch = pubnub_authentication_scheme_get(pbp);
switch (sch) {
case pbhtauBasic:
puts("Basic authentication scheme");
break;
case pbhtauDigest:
puts("Digest authentication scheme");
break;
case pbhtauNTLM:
puts("Microsoft NTLM authentication scheme");
break;
case pbhtauNone:
puts("No authentication scheme");
break;
}
Returns
Type | Value | Description |
---|---|---|
enum pubnub_http_authentication_scheme | Any from the enum | The scheme used - pbhtauNone if no scheme is used (that is, the proxy is not an authenticating proxy). |
Get current proxy protocol for a context
Returns the current proxy type/protocol for the context @p
p.
Method(s)
To Get current proxy protocol for a context
you can use the following method(s) in the FreeRTOS SDK:
Declaration
enum pubnub_proxy_type pubnub_proxy_protocol_get(pubnub_t *p);
Parameters
Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
p | pubnub_t* | Yes | The Pubnub context for which to get the proxy protocol. |
Basic Usage
enum pubnub_proxy_type proxy = pubnub_proxy_protocol_get(pbp);
Returns
Type | Value | Description |
---|---|---|
enum pubnub_proxy_type | Any from the enum | The proxy used - pbpproxyNONE if no proxy. |
Get the Current Origin
Gets the origin to be used for the context p
. If setting of the origin is not enabled, this will return the default origin.
Method(s)
To Get the origin
of a Pubnub context use:
char const* pubnub_get_origin(pubnub_t *p)
Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
p | pubnub_t* | Yes | Pubnub context to get origin from |
Basic Usage
To get the origin currently set for a context
printf("Current origin: %s\n", pubnub_get_origin(pn));
Returns
Type | Description |
---|---|
char const* | A read only string of origin used for the given context |
Get the primary DNS server
Reads the currently set primary DNS server's IPv4 address, in binary form(network order).
The DNS module in C-core is not always used, see pubnub_dns_set_primary_server()
Method(s)
To Configure proxy to be used from the system
you can use the following method(s) in the FreeRTOS SDK:
Declaration
int pubnub_get_dns_primary_server_ipv4(struct pubnub_ipv4_address* o_ipv4);
Parameters
Parameters | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
o_ipv4 | struct pubnub_ipv4_address* | Yes | (pointer to) The IPv4 address of the server used - allocated by the caller. |
Basic Usage
struct pubnub_ipv4_address addr;
If (0 != pubnub_get_dns_primary_server(&addr)) {
printf("Getting primary DNS server failed\n");
}
else {
printf("Primary DNS server: %d.%d.%d.%d\n", addr.ipv4[0], addr.ipv4[1], addr.ipv4[2], addr.ipv4[3]);
}
Returns
Type | Value | Description |
---|---|---|
int | 0 | OK. |
int | -1 | Error: Pubnub DNS module not used and can't get the primary DNS server. |
Get the Transaction Timeout
Returns the current transaction timeout for the context.
Preconditions
- Call this after
pubnub_init()
on the context.
Method(s)
To Get the transaction timeout
you can use the following method(s) in the FreeRTOS SDK:
int pubnub_transaction_timeout_get(pubnub_t *p)
Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
p | pubnub_t* | Yes | Pointer to PubNub client context. |
Basic Usage
Get current transaction timeout
#include "pubnub_timers.h"
...
printf("Current transaction timeout: %d\n", pubnub_transaction_timeout_get(pn));
Returns
Type | Description |
---|---|
int | Current transaction timeout, in milliseconds (should always be > 0) |
IPv4 structure
IPv4 Address, in binary format.
Method(s)
To Configure proxy to be used from the system
you can use the following method(s) in the FreeRTOS SDK:
Declaration
struct pubnub_ipv4_address {uint8_t ipv4[4];};
Members
Member | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
ipv4 | uint8_t[4] | The four octets of the IPv4 address. |
Parse Publish Result
Parses the given publish result. You usually obtain this with pubnub_last_publish_result()
.
Method(s)
enum pubnub_publish_res pubnub_parse_publish_result(char const *result)
Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
result | char const* | Yes | Publish Result |
Basic Usage
enum pubnub_res res;
pubnub_t *pbp = pubnub_alloc();
if (NULL == pbp) {
printf("Failed to allocate Pubnub context!\n");
return -1;
}
pubnub_init(pbp, "demo", "demo");
res = pubnub_publish(pbp, chan, "\"Hello world from sync!\"");
if (res != PNR_STARTED) {
printf("pubnub_publish() returned unexpected: %d\n", res);
pubnub_free(pbp);
return -1;
}
res = pubnub_await(pbp);
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Type | Description |
---|---|
enum pubnub_publish_res | result of publish response parsing |
PubNub Alloc
Returns an allocated context. After successful allocation, please call pubnub_init()
to prepare the context for regular use. Do not make a context on your own - always get a context pointer by calling this funciton.
Method(s)
pubnub_t *pubnub_alloc(void)
Basic Usage
pubnub_t *ctx = pubnub_alloc();
if (NULL == ctx) {
puts("Couldn't allocate a Pubnub context");
return -1;
}
Returns
Type | Description |
---|---|
pubnub_t* | Context pointer on success, NULL on error |
PubNub Cancel
Cancels an ongoing API transaction. This will, once it is done, close the (TCP/IP) connection to Pubnub (if it was open). The outcome of the transaction in progress, if any, will be #PNR_CANCELLED
.
In the sync interface, it's possible that this cancellation will finish during the execution of a call to this function. But, there's no guarantee, so check the result.
In the callback (async) interface, it's not likely cancellation will be done, but, still, it's possible. So, if this matters to you, it's always best to check the result.
Method(s)
Declaration
enum pubnub_cancel_res pubnub_cancel(pubnub_t* p);
Parameters
Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
p | pubnub_t* | Yes | The Pubnub context for which to cancel the transaction. |
Basic Usage
pubnub_publish(ctx, "hello_world", "\"Hello from Pubnub C-core docs!\"");
if (PN_CANCEL_FINISHED == pubnub_cancel(ctx)) {
puts("Cancel done");
}
else {
/* await the result, for the sync interface, it would be: */
pubnub_await(ctx);
}
Returns
Type | Value | Description |
---|---|---|
enum pubnub_cancel_res | PN_CANCEL_STARTED | Cancel started, await the outcome. |
enum pubnub_cancel_res | PN_CANCEL_FINISHED | Cancelled, no need to await. |
PubNub Do Not Use HTTP Keep Alive
Disables the use of HTTP Keep-Alive (persistent connections
) on the context @p
p.
The default is to _use_
the HTTP Keep-Alive, but, you might want to turn that off - see pubnub_use_http_keep_alive()
Method(s)
void pubnub_dont_use_http_keep_alive (pubnub_t* p)
Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
p | pubnub_t* | Yes | Pointer to Pubnub Client Context. |
Basic Usage
pubnub_dont_use_http_keep_alive(pbp);
Returns
None
.
PubNub Free
Frees a previously allocated context, if it is not in a transaction. If a context is in a transaction, it will cancel it (as if you called pubnub_cancel()
), but there's no guarantee that the cancellation will be finished during this call. More precisely, since it is as if you called pubnub_cancel()
, all semantics of pubnub_cancel()
apply here, too.
You don't have to free a context when you finish a transaction. Just start a new transaction. Free a context if you're done doing Pubnub transactions for a significant period of time.
Method(s)
Declaration
int pubnub_free(pubnub_t *pb);
Parameters
Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
pb | pubnub_t* | Yes | The Pubnub context to free. |
Basic Usage
if (0 != pubnub_free(pbp)) {
printf("Freeing PubNub context failed, cancel started.\n");
}
else {
printf("Pubnub context freed.\n");
}
Returns
Type | Value | Description |
---|---|---|
int | 0 | OK, context freed. |
int | -1 | Context not freed, transaction cancel started. |
PubNub Get
Returns a pointer to an arrived message or other element of the response to an operation/transaction. Message(s) arrive on finish of a subscribe operation or history operation, while for some other operations this will give access to the whole response, or the next element of the response. That is documented in the function that starts the operation. Subsequent call to this function will return the next message (if any). All messages are from the channel(s) the last operation was for.
Method(s)
char const * pubnub_get (pubnub_t *p)
Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
p | pubnub_t* | Yes | Pointer to Pubnub Client Context |
Basic Usage
pubnub_subscribe(ctx, "hello_world", NULL);
pbresult = pubnub_await(ctx);
if (pbresult != PNR_OK) {
printf("Failed to subscribe, error %d\n", pbresult);
pubnub_free(ctx);
return -1;
}
else {
char const *msg = pubnub_get(ctx);
while (msg != NULL) {
printf("Got message: %s\n", msg);
msg = pubnub_get(ctx);
}
}
pubnub_free(ctx);
Returns
Type | Description |
---|---|
char const* | Pointer to message . NULL on error . |
PubNub Get Channel
Returns a pointer to an fetched subscribe operation/transaction's next channel. Each transaction may hold a list of channels, and this functions provides a way to read them. Subsequent call to this function will return the next channel (if any).
Method(s)
char const * pubnub_get_channel (pubnub_t *pb)
Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
pb | pubnub_t* | Yes | Pointer to Pubnub Client Context. Can't be NULL. |
Basic Usage
pubnub_subscribe(ctx, "hello_world", NULL);
pbresult = pubnub_await(ctx);
if (pbresult != PNR_OK) {
printf("Failed to subscribe, error %d\n", pbresult);
pubnub_free(ctx);
return -1;
}
else {
char const *msg = pubnub_get(ctx);
char const *channel = pubnub_get_channel(ctx);
while (msg != NULL) {
printf("Got message: %s on channel %s\n", msg, (NULL == channel) ? "" : channel );
msg = pubnub_get(ctx);
channel = pubnub_get_channel(ctx);
}
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Type | Description |
---|---|
char const* | Pointer to channel . NULL on error . |
PubNub Get User Data
Returns the user data set with pubnub_register_callback()
.
Method(s)
void *pubnub_get_user_data(pubnub_t *pb)
Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
pb | pubnub_t* | Yes | Pubnub Client Context for which to return user data. |
Basic Usage
void* user_data = pubnub_get_user_data(ctx);
Returns
Type | Description |
---|---|
void* | user data set with pubnub_register_callback |
PubNub Last HTTP Code
Returns the HTTP reply code of the last transaction in the p
context.
Method(s)
enum pubnub_res int pubnub_last_http_code(pubnub_t *p)
Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
p | pubnub_t* | Yes | Pointer to pubnub client context |
Basic Usage
pubnub_list_channel_group(ctx, "my_channel_group");
pbresult = pubnub_await(ctx);
printf("HTTP Status Code %d\n", pubnub_last_http_code(ctx));
Returns
Type | Description |
---|---|
int | HTTP reply code of the last transaction in the p context. |
PubNub Last Publish Result
Returns the string of the result of the last publish transaction, as returned from Pubnub. If the last transaction is not a publish, or there is some other error, it returns NULL. If the Publish was successfull, it will return "Sent", otherwise a description of the error.
Method(s)
char const *pubnub_last_publish_result(pubnub_t *p);
Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
p | pubnub_t* | Yes | Pointer to pubnub client context |
Basic Usage
pubnub_init(ctx, "demo", "demo");
pbres = pubnub_publish(ctx, "hello_world", "\"Hello from Pubnub C-core docs!\"");
if (pbresult != PNR_OK) {
printf("Failed to publish, error %d\n", pbresult);
printf("String result of last publish %s\n", pubnub_last_publish_result(ctx));
return -1;
}
Returns
Type | Description |
---|---|
char const* | string of the result of the last publish transaction |
PubNub Last Result
Returns the result of the last transaction in the given context. This may block if using blocking I/O. It will not block if using non-blocking I/O.
Also have a look at:
Method(s)
int pubnub_last_result(pubnub_t *p)
Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
p | pubnub_t* | Yes | Pointer to pubnub client context |
Basic Usage
pubnub_list_channel_group(ctx, "my_channel_group");
pbresult = pubnub_await(ctx);
printf("Last result %s\n", pubnub_res_2_string(pubnub_last_result(ctx)));
Returns
Type | Description |
---|---|
enum pubnub_res | result of the last transaction in the context. |
PubNub Last Time Token
Returns the string of the last received timetoken in a subscribe transaction, on the p context. After pubnub_init()
this should be "0".
Method(s)
char const *pubnub_last_time_token(pubnub_t *p);
Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
p | pubnub_t* | Yes | Pointer to pubnub client context |
Basic Usage
printf("Last timetoken %s\n", pubnub_last_time_token(ctx));
Returns
Type | Description |
---|---|
char const* | string of the last received timetoken on the context, in a subscribe transaction |
PubNub Leave
Leave the channel. This actually means "initiate a leave transaction". You should leave channel(s) when you want to subscribe to another in the same context to avoid loosing messages. Also, it is useful for tracking presence. You can't leave if a transaction is in progress on the context.
Method(s)
enum pubnub_res pubnub_leave (pubnub_t *p, const char *channel, const char *channel_group)
Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
p | pubnub_t* | Yes | Pointer to PubNub client context. Can't be NULL. |
channel | const char* | Optional | The string with the channel name (or comma-delimited list of channel names) to leave from. |
channel_group | const char * | Optional | The string with the channel group name (or comma-delimited list of channel group names) to leave from. |
Basic Usage
pubnub_leave(ctx, "hello_world", NULL);
pbresult = pubnub_await(ctx);
if (PNR_OK == pbresult) {
printf("Leave successful\n");
}
pubnub_free(ctx);
Returns
Type | Description |
---|---|
enum pubnub_res | PNR_STARTED on success, an error otherwise |
PubNub Register Callback
Registers a callback function to be called when a transaction ends. While it is OK to register a NULL pointer, which means no callback will be called, it is useful only in very specific circumstances. Also, NULL is the initial value (after calling pubnub_init()
), so no need to set it. Don't make any assumptions about the thread on which this function is called.
Method(s)
enum pubnub_res pubnub_register_callback(pubnub_t *pb, pubnub_callback_t cb, void *user_data)
Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
pb | pubnub_t* | Yes | The Pubnub context for which the callback is set |
cb | pubnub_callback_t | Optional | cb Pointer to function to call on end of transaction |
user_data | void* | Optional | user_data Pointer that will be given to the callback function |
Basic Usage
pubnub_register_callback(ctx, sample_callback, &user_data);
Returns
Type | Description |
---|---|
enum pubnub_res | PNR_OK on success, a value indicating the error otherwise |
PubNub Res 2 string
Returns a string (in English) describing a Pubnub result enum
Method(s)
char const* pubnub_res_2_string(enum pubnub_res e)
Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
p | enum pubnub_res | Yes | Pubnub result enum value |
Basic Usage
enum pubnub_res res;
pubnub_t *pbp = pubnub_alloc();
if (NULL == pbp) {
printf("Failed to allocate Pubnub context!\n");
return -1;
}
pubnub_init(pbp, "demo", "demo");
res = pubnub_publish(pbp, chan, "\"Hello world from sync!\"");
if (res != PNR_STARTED) {
printf("pubnub_publish() returned unexpected: %d\n", res);
pubnub_free(pbp);
return -1;
}
res = pubnub_await(pbp);
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Type | Description |
---|---|
char const* | String describing pubnub result |
PubNub SDK Name
Returns a string with the name of the PubNub SDK client you are using.
Method(s)
char const *pubnub_sdk_name(void)
This method has no argument
Basic Usage
printf("SDK name : %s", pubnub_sdk_name());
Returns
Type | Description |
---|---|
char const* | string with the name of the PubNub SDK client you are using |
PubNub SRAND Time
This helper function will call the C standard srand()
function with the seed taken from the time returned from Pubnub's time
operation (which can be initiated with pubnub_time()
).
It's useful if you want a high-fidelity time used for srand()
and on embedded system that don't have a Real-Time Clock.
Keep in mind that this requires a round-trip to Pubnub, so it will take some time, depending on your network, at least milliseconds. So, it's best used only once, at the start of your program.
This function assumes the use of the sync
interface (it uses pubnub_await()
internally).
Method(s)
int srand_from_pubnub_time(pubnub_t *pbp);
Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
pbp | pubnub_t* | Yes | The Pubnub context to use to get time . |
Basic Usage
printf("srand from pubnub time %s\n", srand_from_pubnub_time(ctx));
Returns
Type | Description |
---|---|
int | 0: OK, -1: error (srand() was not called). |
PubNub Uname
Returns a URL encoded string with the full identification of the SDK - name, version, possible something more.
Method(s)
char const *pubnub_uname(void)
This method has no arguments.
Basic Usage
printf("uname : %s", pubnub_uname());
Returns
Type | Description |
---|---|
char const* | URL encoded string with the full identification of the SDK |
PubNub Use HTTP Keep Alive
Enables the use of HTTP Keep-Alive (persistent connections
) on the context @p
p.
This is the default, but, you can turn it off with pubnub_dont_use_http_keep_alive()
. If HTTP Keep-Alive is active, connection to Pubnub will not be closed after the transaction ends. This will avoid connecting again on next transaction on the same context, making the transaction finish (usually much) quicker. But, there's a trade-off here, here are the drawbacks:
pubnub_free()
will not work for contexts that are inkeep alive
state. You need topubnub_cancel()
before you canpubnub_free()
.- Socket in the keep-alive state will be closed by the PubNub network (server) after some period of inactivity. While we should be able to handle that, it's possible that some race condition causes a transaction to fail in this case.
- Socket in the keep-alive state is
allocated
, consuming some resources. If you have a constrained number of sockets, relative to Pubnub contexts, this may be an issue.
Method(s)
void pubnub_use_http_keep_alive (pubnub_t* p)
Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
p | pubnub_t* | Yes | Pointer to Pubnub Client Context. |
Basic Usage
pubnub_use_http_keep_alive(pbp);
Returns
None
.
PubNub Version
Returns a string with the version of the PubNub SDK client you are using.
Method(s)
char const *pubnub_version(void)
This method has no arguments.
Basic Usage
printf("VERSION : %s", pubnub_version());
Returns
Type | Description |
---|---|
char const* | string with the version of the PubNub SDK client |
Release/free the callback subscribe loop descriptor
Undefines - releases the subscribe loop descriptor. Call this when you're done with the loop and want to release its resources.
Method(s)
void pubnub_subloop_undef(pubnub_subloop_t* pbsld);
Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
pbsld | pubnub_subloop_t* | Yes | The subscribe loop descriptor of the loop to undefine/release. |
Basic Usage
pubnub_subloop_undef(pbsld);
Returns
None
.
Reset username and password for authenticating proxy
Set the context @p
p to not use any authentication scheme. This is the default, so you only need to call this function if you're resetting
the use of an authentication scheme on the context @p
p, for whatever reason.
Preconditions
- Call this after
pubnub_init()
on the context.
Method(s)
To Reset username and password for authenticating proxy
you can use the following method(s) in the FreeRTOS SDK:
Declaration
int pubnub_set_proxy_authentication_none(pubnub_t *p);
Parameters
Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
p | pubnub_t* | Yes | The context to set proxy authentication for. |
Basic Usage
pubnub_set_proxy_authentication_none(pbp);
Returns
Type | Value | Description |
---|---|---|
int | 0 | OK |
!= 0 | Error, authentication scheme doesn't support no authentication. |
Set blocking IO
Sets the usage of blocking I/O
for a context. If blocking I/O
is supported by a platform (it is on most platforms), it will be used, unless some other reason prevents it.
The exact behavior when using blocking I/O
depends on the platform, but, in general:
- getting (or trying to get) the outcome of a Pubnub transaction will block the caller's thread until the outcome is actually reached.
- if outcome is gotten by polling (calling a Pubnub SDK API to get the outcome), the user will call just once and the poll will return when the outcome is reached (making it impossible for the caller to do anything on that thread until the outcome is reached)
- if outcome is gotten via a callback or similar means, it is most likely that the actual I/O is done non-blocking, but, in any case, user would probably see little difference between blocking and
non-blocking I/O
In general, blocking I/O
gives to simpler code, but that scales poorly.
Method(s)
int pubnub_set_blocking_io(pubnub_t *p)
Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
p | pubnub_t* | Yes | The Context to set blocking I/O for |
Basic Usage
pubnub_t *ctx = pubnub_alloc();
if (NULL == ctx) {
puts("Couldn't allocate a Pubnub context");
return -1;
}
if (0 == pubnub_set_blocking_io(ctx)) {
puts("Context set to blocking");
}
Returns
Type | Description |
---|---|
int | 0 OK, otherwise: error, blocking I/O not supported |
Set Non Blocking IO
Sets the usage of non-blocking I/O
for a context. If non-blocking I/O
is supported by a platform, it will be used, unless some other reason prevents it.
The exact behavior when using non-blocking I/O
depends on the platform, but, in general:
- Getting (or trying to get) the outcome of a Pubnub transaction will not block the caller's thread.
- If outcome is gotten by polling (calling a Punbub SDK API to get the outcome), each poll will indicate whether the outcome is reached or not, so user will have to
call until the outcome is reached
, though the user, is, of course, free to do other things between twopoll calls
. - If outcome is gotten via a callback or similar means, it is most likely that the actual I/O is done non-blocking anyway, but, in any case, user would probably see little difference between blocking and
non-blocking I/O
.
In general, non-blocking I/O
gives to more complex code, but that scales better.
Method(s)
int pubnub_set_non_blocking_io(pubnub_t *p)
Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
p | pubnub_t* | Yes | The Context to set non-blocking I/O for |
Basic Usage
pubnub_t *ctx = pubnub_alloc();
if (NULL == ctx) {
puts("Couldn't allocate a Pubnub context");
return -1;
}
if (0 == pubnub_set_non_blocking_io(ctx)) {
puts("Context set to non blocking");
}
Returns
Type | Description |
---|---|
int | 0 OK, otherwise: error, non-blocking I/O not supported |
Set proxy to be used
Sets the configuration for the Internet proxy, by explicitly specifying the protocol to use and the proxy server.
If proxy support is available, pubnub_init()
will default to no proxy
.
Preconditions
- Call this after
pubnub_init()
on the context. - (protocol !=
pbproxyNONE
) => (ip_address_or_url
!= NULL)
Method(s)
To Set proxy to be used
you can use the following method(s) in the FreeRTOS SDK:
Declaration
int pubnub_set_proxy_manual(pubnub_t *p, enum pubnub_proxy_type protocol, char const *ip_address_or_url, uint16_t port);
Parameters
Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
p | pubnub_t* | Yes | The context to set proxy configuration for. |
protocol | enum pubnub_proxy_type | Yes | Proxy protocol to use on @p p context. |
ip_address_or_url | char const* | Yes | The string with IP address or URL of the proxy server. |
port | uint16_t | Yes | The port number to use on the proxy - there is no standard, the HTTP port (80) is seldom used, while 3128 seems to be a popular one. |
Basic Usage
pubnub_set_proxy_manual(pbp, pbpproxyHTTP_GET, "proxy.local", 3128);
Returns
Type | Value | Description |
---|---|---|
int | 0 | OK |
!= 0 | Error, specified protocol not supported, invalid @p ip_address_or_url . |
Set the Transaction Timeout
Sets the transaction timeout for the context. This will be used for all subsequent transactions. If a transactions is ongoing and its timeout can be changed, it will be, but if it can't, that would not be reported as an error.
Pubnub SDKs, in general, distinguish the subscribe
timeout and other transactions, but, C-core doesn't, to save space, as most contexts are either used for subscribe
or for other transactions.
If timer support is available, pubnub_init()
will set a default timeout, which is configurable at compile time. So, if the default timeout is fine with you, you don't have to call this function.
Preconditions
- Call this after
pubnub_init()
on the context (and before starting a transaction). - Duration has to be greater than 0.
Method(s)
To Set the transaction timeout
you can use the following method(s) in the FreeRTOS SDK:
int pubnub_set_transaction_timeout(pubnub_t *p, int duration_ms)
Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
p | pubnub_t* | Yes | Pointer to PubNub client context. |
duration_ms | int | Yes | Duration of the timeout, in milliseconds |
Basic Usage
Set the transaction timeout to the default subscribe timeout
#include "pubnub_timers.h"
pubnub_set_transaction_timeout(pn, PUBNUB_DEFAULT_SUBSCRIBE_TIMEOUT);
Returns
Type | Description |
---|---|
int | 0: OK (timeout set), otherwise: error, timers not supported |
Set the primary DNS server
Sets the primary DNS server IPv4 address to use when resolving the PubNub origin, in binary form (network order). Applies to all subsequent DNS queries, if successful.
The DNS module in C-core is not always used. In general, it is used for the callback interface, because it works asynchronously, while system/platform DNS resolvers often don't (that is, they work in a synchronous/blocking fashion). But, on some platforms, the resolver works asynchronously, so, one can configure C-core to use it.
If DNS module in C-core is not used, then this function is useless and if C-core is configured correctly, won't even be available, but, at the least, it won't succeed.
Method(s)
To Configure proxy to be used from the system
you can use the following method(s) in the FreeRTOS SDK:
Declaration
int pubnub_dns_set_primary_server_ipv4(struct pubnub_ipv4_address ipv4);
Parameters
Parameters | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
ipv4 | Struct pubnub_ipv4_address | Yes | The IPv4 address of the server to use. Set all 0 to not use this DNS server. |
Basic Usage
struct pubnub_ipv4_address addr = { { 8, 8, 8, 8 } };
If (0 != pubnub_dns_set_primary_server(addr)) {
printf("Setting primary DNS server failed\n");
}
Returns
Type | Value | Description |
---|---|---|
int | 0 | OK. |
int | -1 | Error: Pubnub DNS module not used and can't set the primary DNS server. |
Set the primary DNS server by string
Sets the primary DNS server IPv4 address from the corresponding numbers-and-dots
notation string to use when resolving the PubNub origin. Applies to all subsequent DNS queries, if successful.
The DNS module in C-core is not always used, see pubnub_dns_set_primary_server_ipv4()
Method(s)
To Configure proxy to be used from the system
you can use the following method(s) in the FreeRTOS SDK:
Declaration
int pubnub_dns_set_primary_server_ipv4_str(char const* ipv4_str);
Parameters
Parameters | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
ipv4_str | char const* | Yes | The IPv4 address in string (numbers and dots) notation. |
Basic Usage
If (0 != pubnub_dns_set_primary_server_str("8.8.8.8")) {
printf("Setting primary DNS server failed\n");
}
Returns
Type | Value | Description |
---|---|---|
int | 0 | OK. |
int | -1 | Error: Pubnub DNS module not used and can't set the primary DNS server. |
Set username and password for authenticating proxy
Sets the authentication password and scheme to be used for Proxy authentication.
The default username and password are the currently logged on username and password, if such info can be acquired at runtime, or the hardwired
C-core's own default username and password (if it can't be acquired).
Preconditions
- Call this after
pubnub_init()
on the context.
Method(s)
To Set username and password for authenticating proxy
you can use the following method(s) in the FreeRTOS SDK:
Declaration
int pubnub_set_proxy_authentication_username_password(pubnub_t *p, char const *username, char const *password);
Parameters
Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
p | pubnub_t* | Yes | The context to set proxy authentication for. |
username | char const* | Optional | Authentication username . Use NULL to let C-core use the default username . |
password | char const* | Optional | Authentication password . Use NULL to let C-core use the default password . |
Basic Usage
pubnub_set_proxy_authentication_username_password(pbp, "bond", "007");
Returns
Type | Value | Description |
---|---|---|
int | 0 | OK |
!= 0 | Error, setting username /password failed. |
Should a failed transaction be retried
Returns whether retrying a Pubnub transaction makes sense. This is mostly interesting for publishing, but is useful in general. It is least useful for subscribing, because you will most probably subscribe again at some later point in time, even if you're not in a subscribe loop
.
Method(s)
enum pubnub_tribool pubnub_should_retry(enum pubnub_res e);
Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
e | enum pubnub_res | Yes | Pubnub result returned by a C-core function, for which the user wants to find out if retrying makes sense. |
Basic Usage
for (i = 0; i < my_retry_limit; ++i) {
res = pubnub_publish(pbp, chan, msg);
if (res != PNR_STARTED) {
printf("pubnub_publish() returned unexpected: %d\n", res);
pubnub_free(pbp);
return -1;
}
res = pubnub_await(pbp);
switch (pubnub_should_retry(res)) {
case pbccFalse:
break;
case pbccTrue:
printf("Publishing failed with code: %d ('%s')\nRetrying...\n", res, pubnub_res_2_string(res));
continue;
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Type | Value | Description |
---|---|---|
enum pubnub_tribool | pbccTrue | It's safe to retry, though there is no guarantee that it will help. |
pbccFalse | It doesn't benefit you to re-try the same transaction. | |
pbccNotSet | Retry might help, but, it also can make things worse. For example, for a #PNR_TIMEOUT , it may very well be that the message was delivered to Pubnub, but, the response from Pubnub never reached us due to some networking issue, resulting in a timeout. In that case, retrying would send the same message again, duplicating it. |
Start a callback subscribe loop
Starts a subscribe loop.
The callback given in pubnub_subloop_define()
will be called for each message received.
A running subscribe loop will take-over
the context and it will receive all the callbacks for it.
Context callbacks
Changing the callback on the context during the running of the subscribe loop will break
the loop.
Subscribe loop descriptor
You should not change the subscribe loop descriptor while the loop is running
. Stop it first, with pubnub_subloop_stop()
.
Method(s)
enum pubnub_res pubnub_subloop_start(pubnub_subloop_t* pbsld);
Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
pbsld | pubnub_subloop_t* | Yes | The subscribe loop descriptor of the loop to start. |
Basic Usage
pubnub_subloop_start(pbsld);
Returns
Type | Value | Description |
---|---|---|
enum pubnub_res | PNR_OK | Subscribe loop started. |
other | Indicates reason for failure. |
Stop a callback subscribe loop
Stops a subscribe loop. If loop is calling the callback (delivering message(s)
), stop will be done once that is finished.
After a stop of the subscribe loop, the context can be used in a regular
manner. The callback that was set on the context will be restored.
Method(s)
void pubnub_subloop_stop(pubnub_subloop_t* pbsld);
Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
pbsld | pubnub_subloop_t* | Yes | The subscribe loop descriptor of the loop to stop. |
Basic Usage
pubnub_subloop_stop(pbsld);
Returns
None
.
Subscribe loop - callback
Helper to create a subscribe loop descriptor. For the values that are part of the descriptor, but are not provided as parameters of this function, defaults will be used.
Method(s)
pubnub_subloop_t* pubnub_subloop_define(pubnub_t *p, char const *channel, struct pubnub_subscribe_options options, pubnub_subloop_callback_t cb);
Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
p | pubnub_t* | Yes | The Pubnub context to use for the subscribe loop. |
channel | char const* | Yes | The channel (s) to use in the subscribe loop |
options | struct pubnub_subscribe_options | Yes | Subscribe options to use in the loop |
cb | pubnub_subloop_callback_t | Yes | The callback that will be called on each message that arrived during the execution of the subscribe loop. |
Basic Usage
static void subloop_callback(char const* message, enum pubnub_res result) {
if (PNR_OK == result) {
printf("Received message '%s'\n", message);
} else {
printf("Subscribe failed with code: %d\n", result);
}
}
pbsld = pubnub_subloop_define(pbp, chan, pubnub_subscribe_defopts(), subloop_callback);
if (NULL == pbsld) {
printf("Defining a subscribe loop failed\n");
pubnub_free(pbp);
return -1;
}
Returns
Type | Value | Description |
---|---|---|
pubnub_subloop_t* | NULL | Failed to create a descriptor. |
other | The descriptor created. |
Subscribe loop - sync
Helper to make a subscribe loop descriptor, which it returns, by value. For the values that are part of the descriptor, but are not provided as parameters of this function, defaults will be used.
Method(s)
struct pubnub_subloop_descriptor pubnub_subloop_define(pubnub_t *p, char const *channel);
Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
p | pubnub_t * | Yes | The Pubnub context to use for the loop. |
channel | char const* | Yes | The channel(s) to subscribe to. |
Basic Usage
pbsld = pubnub_subloop_define(pbp, "hello_world");
Returns
Type | Value | Description |
---|---|---|
struct pubnub_subloop_descriptor | - | The subscribe loop descriptor made. |
Sync subscribe iteration
Designed to be called once in every iteration of a subscribe loop.
Fetches the next message on the given @p
channel and / or @p
channel_group using the context @p
p, automatically subscribing if there are no messages left in @p
p. Thus, this might block for a significant time waiting for message(s) to arrive.
@remark
Changing the @p
pbsld descriptor during the loop is possible, but your changes may take many iterations of the loop to take effect.
Method(s)
enum pubnub_res pubnub_subloop_fetch(struct pubnub_subloop_descriptor const* pbsld, char const** message);
Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
pbsld | struct pubnub_subloop_descriptor const* | Yes | The Pubnub sync subscriber loop descriptor to use. |
message | char const** | Yes | The message that was fetched, or NULL if no message fetched. |
Basic Usage
for (;;) {
char const* msg;
enum pubnub_res pbres = pubnub_subloop_fetch(&pbsld, &msg);
if (PNR_OK != pbres) {
printf("Exiting subscribe loop because of error: %d\n", pbres);
break;
}
if (NULL == msg) {
puts("Everything's OK, yet no message received");
} else {
printf("Got message '%s'\n", msg);
}
}
Returns
Type | Value | Description |
---|---|---|
enum pubnub_res | PNR_OK | success (message was fetched). |
other | Indicates the reason for failure. |
Time
This function will return a 17 digit precision Unix epoch.
Algorithm constructing the timetoken
timetoken = (Unix epoch time in seconds) * 10000000
Example of creating a timetoken for a specific time and date:
08/19/2013 @ 9:20pm in UTC = 1376961606
timetoken = 1376961606 * 10000000
timetoken = 13769616060000000
Method(s)
To fetch Time
you can use the following method(s) in FreeRTOS SDK:
enum pubnub_res pubnub_time (pubnub_t *p)
Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
p | pubnub_t* | Yes | Pointer to pubnub client context |
Basic Usage
Get PubNub Timetoken
// Sync
pubnub_time(ctx);
pbresult = pubnub_await(ctx);
if (PNR_OK == pbresult) {
char const *gotten_time = pubnub_get(ctx);
}
// Callback
void some_function(pubnub_t *ctx)
{
pubnub_time(ctx);
}
void example_callback(pubnub_t *pb, enum pubnub_trans trans, enum pubnub_res result, void *user_data)
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The pubnub_time()
function returns a string timetoken in the following format:
13769501243685161
UUID Compare
Compares two UUIDs (left and right) and returns: - 0: equal - <0: left < right - >0: left > right
Method(s)
int pubnub_uuid_compare(struct Pubnub_UUID const *left, struct Pubnub_UUID const *right)
Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
---|---|---|---|
left | struct Pubnub_UUID const* | Yes | uuid to be compared |
right | struct Pubnub_UUID const* | Yes | uuid to be compared |
Basic Usage
struct Pubnub_UUID left;
struct Pubnub_UUID right;
if (0 != pubnub_generate_uuid_v4_random(&left) || 0 != pubnub_generate_uuid_v4_random(&right)) {
puts("UUID generation unsuccessful");
}
int RC = pubnub_uuid_compare(left, right);
if (0 == RC) puts ("left == right");
else if (RC > 0) puts("left > right");
else puts ("left < right");
Returns
Type | Description |
---|---|
int | 0 if equal, <0: left < right, >0: left > right |
UUID to String
Returns UUID as a standard HEX-based representation.
Method(s)
struct Pubnub_UUID_String pubnub_uuid_to_string(struct Pubnub_UUID const *uuid)
Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
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uuid | struct Pubnub_UUID const* | Yes | uuid to be converted to string |
Basic Usage
struct Pubnub_UUID uuid;
if (0 == pubnub_generate_uuid_v4_random(&uuid)) {
printf("UUID generation successful. UUID is %s", pubnub_uuid_to_string(&uuid).uuid);
}
Returns
Type | Description |
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struct Pubnub_UUID_String | String representation of uuid |