comline/examples/example.ids
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// TODO: Think if the IDL should compile into a IR (Intermediate Representation)
// Identifier for this schema, every identifier should be unique, generated by the schema compiler
// so its not necessary to do this manually
tag 0563125512
// Namespacing for the package as per usual schemas do
namespace examples.thing.basic
settings {
// This option makes so messages(consequentially structs) by default do not require to specify a succession index,
// and so this makes that both caller and provider are required to communicate on the same schema version
indexed_fields = false
}
// Imports from standard library schema types or from other schemas
// Constants are immutable values that exist permanently in schema types, useful for universal references
const WORLD_COUNT u8 = 10
// A basic message structure with versioning, the default is versioned unless specified so
struct MessageVersioned {
optional str world_name: 1
str person_name: 2
}
// A basic message structure without versioning
struct Message versioned=False {
str world_name
}
// Protocol definition that can be used for RPC, IPC or anything of the likes you can turn it into.
// The »provider« setting means that this protocol should be served by a Server, or a Client, or both
// its useful for limiting who can make cals to who.
// You can still specify per function who calls who, the field is for default behavior
protocol World provider=Server {
// One-way call that only the client can do to the server, synchronous, no return
// since its synchronous, the call will still be blocking on the caller until the provider is done processing it
function hello()
// Similar to above, one-way, no return, but this time asynchronous so the caller won't wait, and the provider
// won't send a signal to the caller saying that it is done
async function hello_await()
// Two-way call, both client and server are providers and callers
async client server function hello_both()
// One-way call, asynchronous, single return, since its asynchronous and a return is specified,
// the caller has the option to await or to be blocking, since it doesn't impact the provider
async function hello_back() -> str
// Two-way call, both client and server are providers and callers, and returns a value, similar as above
async client server function hello_back_both() -> str
// Two-way call, both client and server are providers and callers, and returns a value, similar as above
// difference being a timeout is specified, so if the call process time exceeds the time til return,
// the caller will abort waiting for the response or return signal
async client server function hello_back_both() -> str: timeout_ms=1000
}
// TODO: Think what »discoverable« should mean, just like Fuchsia IDL
@discoverable
protocol OpenWorld {
}