ipfs::BlockRequestor Class Reference

Interface for classes that can asynchronously fetch a block for a CID. More...

#include <library/include/ipfs_client/block_requestor.h>

Public Member Functions
virtual void	RequestByCid (std::string cid, std::shared_ptr< DagListener > dl, Priority priority)=0
	Request a single block from gateway(s). More...

Detailed Description

Interface for classes that can asynchronously fetch a block for a CID.

This is one of the interfaces using code is meant to implement. Common usages:

• A class that requests blocks from gateways
• A cache that must act asynchronously (perhaps on-disk)
• ChainedRequestors : a chain-of-responsibility combining multiple

Member Function Documentation

RequestByCid()

virtual void ipfs::BlockRequestor::RequestByCid ( std::string  cid, std::shared_ptr< DagListener >  dl, Priority  priority  )

pure virtual

Request a single block from gateway(s).

Parameters

cid	- MB-MH string representation of the Content IDentifier
dl	- Someone who may be interested
priority	- Urgency of the request

Note

The DagListener is mostly about lifetime extension, since it's waiting on something which is waiting on this

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• library/include/ipfs_client/block_requestor.h