qb::Service Class Reference

Internal base class for services. More...

#include <Actor.h>

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Public Member Functions
	Service (ServiceId sid)
Public Member Functions inherited from qb::Actor
void	on (KillEvent const &event) noexcept
	Handler for KillEvent.
void	on (SignalEvent const &event) noexcept
	Handler for SignalEvent.
void	on (UnregisterCallbackEvent const &event) noexcept
	Handler for UnregisterCallbackEvent.
void	on (PingEvent const &event) noexcept
	Handler for PingEvent.
template<typename _Actor>
void	registerCallback (_Actor &actor) const noexcept
	Register a looped callback for this actor.
template<typename _Actor>
void	unregisterCallback (_Actor &actor) const noexcept
	Unregister a previously registered looped callback for this actor.
template<typename _Event, typename _Actor>
void	registerEvent (_Actor &actor) const noexcept
	Subscribe this actor to listen for a specific event type.
template<typename _Event, typename _Actor>
void	unregisterEvent (_Actor &actor) const noexcept
	Unsubscribe this actor from listening to a specific event type.
EventBuilder	to (ActorId dest) const noexcept
	Get an EventBuilder for sending chained events to a destination actor.
template<typename _Event, typename... _Args>
_Event &	push (ActorId const &dest, _Args &&...args) const noexcept
	Send a new event in an ordered fashion to a destination actor, returning a reference to it.
template<typename _Event, typename... _Args>
void	send (ActorId const &dest, _Args &&...args) const noexcept
	Send a new event in an unordered fashion to a destination actor.
template<typename _Event, typename... _Args>
_Event	build_event (qb::ActorId const source, _Args &&...args) const noexcept
	Construct an event locally, intended for immediate self-processing or direct calls.
template<typename _Type>
bool	is (uint32_t const id) const noexcept
	Check if a given ID matches the type ID of _Type.
template<typename _Type>
bool	is (RequireEvent const &event) const noexcept
	Check if a RequireEvent is for a specific actor type.
template<typename... _Actors>
bool	require () const noexcept
	Request discovery of other actors of specified types.
template<typename _Event, typename... _Args>
void	broadcast (_Args &&...args) const noexcept
	Broadcast an event to all actors on all cores.
void	reply (Event &event) const noexcept
	Reply to the source of a received event, reusing the event object.
void	forward (ActorId dest, Event &event) const noexcept
	Forward a received event to a new destination, reusing the event object.
Pipe	getPipe (ActorId dest) const noexcept
	Get direct access to the underlying communication pipe for a destination actor.
template<typename _Actor, typename... _Args>
_Actor *	addRefActor (_Args &&...args) const
	Create and initialize a new referenced actor on the same VirtualCore.
ActorId	id () const noexcept
	Get ActorId.
CoreId	getIndex () const noexcept
	Get core index.
std::string_view	getName () const noexcept
	Get derived class name.
const CoreIdSet &	getCoreSet () const noexcept
	Get the set of cores that this actor's VirtualCore can communicate with.
uint64_t	time () const noexcept
	Get current time from the VirtualCore's perspective (nanoseconds since epoch).
template<typename _ServiceActor>
_ServiceActor *	getService () const noexcept
	Get direct access to ServiceActor* in same core.
bool	is_alive () const noexcept
	Check if Actor is alive and processing events.
void	kill () const noexcept
	Terminate this actor and mark it for removal from the system.

Additional Inherited Members
	Actor () noexcept
	Default constructor.
virtual	~Actor () noexcept=default
	Virtual destructor.
virtual bool	onInit ()
	Initialization callback, called once after construction and ID assignment.

Detailed Description

Internal base class for services.

Services are special actors, often used as singletons within a core.