[RFC] try* interfaces in posix_mq 0.8.0pre

2011/2/27 Eric Wong <normalperson <at> yhbt.net>:
> Thanks!  Any comments/suggestions on the interface?

It looks just correct IMHO. Just one question: how about << method?
Currently it behaves as POSIX_MQ#send method (raises in non-blocking
mode id it cannot write) but it returns the POSIX_MQ instance itself
when success. I suggest that it could return true on success (as you
suggest for send method).
However it could also possible that << would behave as trysend
(returning true/false), but it would break backward compatiiblity.

> Thinking about it more, I really want to make POSIX_MQ#send return
> "true" on success now (and just raise on errors) for consistency with
> POSIX_MQ#trysend.

Sure.

> I doubt anyone actually checks the return value of POSIX_MQ#send...
> Maybe I'll change it and call the next release 1.0.0.

I don't check it as for now it doesn't make sense (nil says nothing,
and I already rescue the possible exceptions).

Regards.

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Iñaki Baz Castillo
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