Protocol Channels

When to Write a Channel

Nicholas Allen's Indigo Blog — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 21:24:38 GMT

Today's article is about the tension between two simple points. Writing channels can generally be used

re: Protocol Channels

Oran — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 05:29:06 GMT

What about encoder channels? Steve Swartz has repeatedly referred to 3 channel types: transport, encoder, and protocol.

re: Protocol Channels

Oran — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 05:59:44 GMT

Whoops, I just got to your Transport Channels post mentioning encoders. It's interesting you describe encoders as transport channel plugins rather than as channels in their own right.

re: Protocol Channels

Nicholas Allen — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 06:57:41 GMT

Hi Oran,

Message encoders are not channels. A channel is something that implements one of the basic channel shapes that we'll look at in a few days. MessageEncoder doesn't even implement IChannel. The idea of a message encoder is really just a nicely reusable bit of implementation for our transport channels.

Channel Writing Checklist (Required)

Nicholas Allen's Indigo Blog — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 20:33:30 GMT

This pair of articles marks the checkpoint between the "big picture" introductory segments and the segments