diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6c30d31041fb04fee6a65a1c883c9f7ac6f5c35b..c3e4268bf4533291dbb8357f8bcf15938083ee20 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ find_package(JPEG)
find_package(PNG)
add_library(objlib OBJECT
- src/channel/blc_channel.cpp src/channel/channel_file.cpp
+ src/channel/blc_channel.cpp src/channel/c_blc_channel.cpp
src/core/blc_array.cpp src/core/c_blc_array.cpp src/core/blc_mem.cpp src/core/blc_realtime.cpp src/core/blc_text.cpp src/core/blc_tools.cpp
src/image/blc_image.cpp src/image/jpeg_tools.cpp
src/network/blc_array_tcp4_client.cpp src/network/blc_array_tcp4_server.cpp src/network/c_blc_array_tcp4_server.cpp
diff --git a/include/blc_channel.h b/include/blc_channel.h
index 8143f34ca655da4c7050a794df18895e3c53525a..b836b062e83bfa69f2063022f63af0ff99a74418 100644
--- a/include/blc_channel.h
+++ b/include/blc_channel.h
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ typedef struct blc_channel
///Constructor creating or opening the channel if it exist. In this case it has to be compatible with its properties.
blc_channel(char const *new_name, int mode, uint32_t type, uint32_t format, int dims_nb, blc_dim const dims[BLC_ARRAY_DIMS_MAX]);
-
//Warning copying channel with data, the new data is not mapped anymore
blc_channel(blc_channel const &channel);
blc_channel(blc_channel &&channel);
@@ -165,75 +164,88 @@ typedef struct blc_channel
- START_EXTERN_C
-
- /** Wait until new data is available
- We use void * to make it ablle to be use in callback*/
- void blc_channel_wait_new_data(void *channel);
-
- /** Wait until sommeone has read and acknoledged the data.
- We use void * to make it ablle to be use in callback*/
- void blc_channel_wait_ack_data(void *channel);
-
- /** Indicates that new data is available
- We use void * to make it ablle to be use in callback*/
- void blc_channel_post_new_data(void *channel);
-
- /** Indicates the data has been read.
- We use void * to make it ablle to be use in callback*/
- void blc_channel_post_ack_data(void *channel);
+START_EXTERN_C
-
- /**Used by EXIT_ON_CHANNEL_ERROR*/
- void blc_channel_fatal_error(blc_channel *channel, const char *name_of_file, const char* name_of_function, int numero_of_line, const char *message, ...);
- /**Create a blc_channel with the name, the mode is BLC_CHANNEL_READ or BLC_CHANNEL_WRITE, the type of data UIN8, INT8, UI16, IN16, FL32, FL64. ( default 0:UIN8),
- The format are four chars user defined but usually describe the image format 'Y800' (for grey), 'RGB3', 'YUV2' ,...,.
- Dims_nb is the number of dimenssions of the data ( 1 for a vector).
- The following values are the the length of each dims. You must have the same number of length than dims_nb*/
-
-
- ///Alllocate and create blc_channel
- blc_channel *blc_channel_new( const char *name, int mode, uint32_t type, uint32_t format, int dims_nb, int length0, ...);
-
- ///Destroys and free a blc_channel
- void blc_channel_delete(blc_channel *channel);
-
- ///Return type as a text i.e. 'UIN8'
- uint32_t blc_channel_get_type(blc_channel *channel);
-
- ///Return type as a text i.e. 'RGB3'
- uint32_t blc_channel_get_format(blc_channel *channel);
+/** Wait until new data is available
+ We use void * to make it ablle to be use in callback*/
+void blc_channel_wait_new_data(void *channel);
+/** Wait until sommeone has read and acknoledged the data.
+ We use void * to make it ablle to be use in callback*/
+void blc_channel_wait_ack_data(void *channel);
- ///Returns a pointer to data
- void *blc_channel_get_data(blc_channel *channel);
-
- int blc_channel_get_dims_nb(blc_channel *channel);
-
- blc_dim *blc_channel_get_dims(blc_channel *channel);
-
- void blc_channel_create(blc_channel* channel, const char *name, int mode, uint32_t type, uint32_t format, int dims_nb, int length0, ...);
- /**Open an exisiting channel 'name' */
- void blc_channel_open(blc_channel* channel, const char *name, int mode);
- /**Open an exisiting channel 'name' or create it if it does not exist */
- void blc_channel_create_or_open(blc_channel *channel, const char *name, int mode, uint32_t type, uint32_t format, int dims_nb, int length0, ...);
- /** Close the channel and unlink the shared memory. No new process can use it.*/
- int blc_channel_remove(blc_channel *channel);
- /** Allocate (need to be free) and give the array of existing shared memory files on the system.*/
- int blc_channel_get_all_infos(blc_channel **channels_infos);
- /** Allocate (need to be free) and give the array of existing shared memory files on the system.*/
- int blc_channel_get_all_infos_with_filter(blc_channel **channels_infos, char const *start_name_filter);
- ///Retrieve the informations about a channel if it is known and return the id. Otherwise, return -1. You need to free .dims, which is allocated to contain the list of blc_dims.
- int blc_channel_get_info_with_name(blc_channel *info, char const *name);
+/** Indicates that new data is available
+ We use void * to make it ablle to be use in callback*/
+void blc_channel_post_new_data(void *channel);
+/** Indicates the data has been read.
+ We use void * to make it ablle to be use in callback*/
+void blc_channel_post_ack_data(void *channel);
-
- ///Remove the blc_channel **name**. The other processes using it will still work but no new ones can use it.
- void blc_remove_channel_with_name(char const *name);
- void blc_channel_post_event();
- void blc_channel_check_for_event(void (*callback)(void*user_data), void *user_data);
- END_EXTERN_C
+/**Used by EXIT_ON_CHANNEL_ERROR*/
+ void blc_channel_fatal_error(blc_channel *channel, const char *name_of_file, const char* name_of_function, int numero_of_line, const char *message, ...);
+/**Create a blc_channel with the name, the mode is BLC_CHANNEL_READ or BLC_CHANNEL_WRITE, the type of data UIN8, INT8, UI16, IN16, FL32, FL64. ( default 0:UIN8),
+ The format are four chars user defined but usually describe the image format 'Y800' (for grey), 'RGB3', 'YUV2' ,...,.
+ Dims_nb is the number of dimenssions of the data ( 1 for a vector).
+ The following values are the the length of each dims. You must have the same number of length than dims_nb*/
+
+///Alllocate and create blc_channel
+blc_channel *blc_channel_new( const char *name, int mode, uint32_t type, uint32_t format, int dims_nb, int length0, ...);
+
+///Destroys and free a blc_channel
+void blc_channel_delete(blc_channel *channel);
+
+void blc_channel_create(blc_channel* channel, const char *name, int mode, uint32_t type, uint32_t format, int dims_nb, int length0, ...);
+/**Open an exisiting channel 'name' */
+void blc_channel_open(blc_channel* channel, const char *name, int mode);
+/**Open an exisiting channel 'name' or create it if it does not exist */
+void blc_channel_create_or_open(blc_channel *channel, const char *name, int mode, uint32_t type, uint32_t format, int dims_nb, int length0, ...);
+/** Close the channel and unlink the shared memory. No new process can use it.*/
+int blc_channel_remove(blc_channel *channel);
+/** Allocate (need to be free) and give the array of existing shared memory files on the system.*/
+int blc_channel_get_all_infos(blc_channel **channels_infos);
+/** Allocate (need to be free) and give the array of existing shared memory files on the system.*/
+int blc_channel_get_all_infos_with_filter(blc_channel **channels_infos, char const *start_name_filter);
+///Retrieve the informations about a channel if it is known and return the id. Otherwise, return -1. You need to free .dims, which is allocated to contain the list of blc_dims.
+int blc_channel_get_info_with_name(blc_channel *info, char const *name);
+
+
+///Remove the blc_channel **name**. The other processes using it will still work but no new ones can use it.
+void blc_remove_channel_with_name(char const *name);
+void blc_channel_post_event();
+void blc_channel_check_for_event(void (*callback)(void*user_data), void *user_data);
+
+/**Used by EXIT_ON_CHANNEL_ERROR*/
+void blc_channel_fatal_error(blc_channel *channel, const char *name_of_file, const char* name_of_function, int numero_of_line, const char *message, ...);
+
+/**Create a blc_channel with the name, the mode is BLC_CHANNEL_READ or BLC_CHANNEL_WRITE, the type of data UIN8, INT8, UI16, IN16, FL32, FL64. ( default 0:UIN8),
+ The format are four chars user defined but usually describe the image format 'Y800' (for grey), 'RGB3', 'YUV2' ,...,.
+ Dims_nb is the number of dimenssions of the data ( 1 for a vector).
+ The following values are the the length of each dims. You must have the same number of length than dims_nb*/
+void blc_channel_create(blc_channel* channel, const char *name, int mode, uint32_t type, uint32_t format, int dims_nb, int length0, ...);
+
+/**Open an exisiting channel 'name' */
+void blc_channel_open(blc_channel* channel, const char *name, int mode);
+
+/**Open an exisiting channel 'name' or create it if it does not exist */
+void blc_channel_create_or_open(blc_channel *channel, const char *name, int mode, uint32_t type, uint32_t format, int dims_nb, int length0, ...);
+
+/** Close the channel and unlink the shared memory. No new process can use it.*/
+int blc_channel_remove(blc_channel *channel);
+
+/** Allocate (need to be free) and give the array of existing shared memory files on the system.*/
+int blc_channel_get_all_infos(blc_channel **channels_infos);
+
+/** Allocate (need to be free) and give the array of existing shared memory files on the system.*/
+int blc_channel_get_all_infos_with_filter(blc_channel **channels_infos, char const *start_name_filter);
+
+///Retrieve the informations about a channel if it is known and return the id. Otherwise, return -1. You need to free .dims, which is allocated to contain the list of blc_dims.
+int blc_channel_get_info_with_name(blc_channel *info, char const *name);
+
+///Remove the blc_channel **name**. The other processes using it will still work but no new ones can use it.
+void blc_remove_channel_with_name(char const *name);
+END_EXTERN_C
///@}
#endif
diff --git a/src/channel/channel_file.cpp b/src/channel/channel_file.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 8f374ae73a0a7a42f7fc1547821f31f7a1d61d85..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/src/channel/channel_file.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,295 +0,0 @@
-/*
- Basic Library for C/C++ (blclib)
- Copyright ETIS — ENSEA, Université de Cergy-Pontoise, CNRS (2011 - 2015)
-
- Author: Arnaud Blanchard
-
- This software is governed by the CeCILL v2.1 license under French law and abiding by the rules of distribution of free software.
- You can use, modify and/ or redistribute the software under the terms of the CeCILL v2.1 license as circulated by CEA, CNRS and INRIA at the following URL "http://www.cecill.info".
- As a counterpart to the access to the source code and rights to copy, modify and redistribute granted by the license,
- users are provided only with a limited warranty and the software's author, the holder of the economic rights, and the successive licensors have only limited liability.
- In this respect, the user's attention is drawn to the risks associated with loading, using, modifying and/or developing or reproducing the software by the user in light of its specific status of free software,
- that may mean that it is complicated to manipulate, and that also therefore means that it is reserved for developers and experienced professionals having in-depth computer knowledge.
- Users are therefore encouraged to load and test the software's suitability as regards their requirements in conditions enabling the security of their systems and/or data to be ensured
- and, more generally, to use and operate it in the same conditions as regards security.
- The fact that you are presently reading this means that you have had knowledge of the CeCILL v2.1 license and that you accept its terms. *
-
-
- Created on: Oct 9, 2014
- Author: Arnaud Blanchard
- */
-
-#include "blc_channel.h"
-
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <limits.h>
-#include <pthread.h>
-#include <signal.h>
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <sys/mman.h> //mmap
-#include <sys/stat.h> // mode S_ ... constants
-#include <sys/time.h> //gettimeofday
-#include <semaphore.h>
-#include <stack>
-#include <vector>
-#include <tuple>
-
-#include "blc_realtime.h"
-#include "blc_text.h"
-
-#define TMP_BUFFER_SIZE 4096
-#define BLC_CHANNELS_LIST_PATH "/tmp/blc_channels.txt"
-
-using namespace std;
-
-static int blc_channel_id_max = 0;
-static sem_t *blc_channel_event[2]={NULL, NULL};
-static int blc_channel_event_id=0;
-static void (*blc_channel_event_callback)(void*)=NULL;
-static void *blc_channel_event_user_data=NULL;
-
-pthread_t pthread;
-
-START_EXTERN_C
-
-// This is especially for binding to external langage (e.g. python)
-blc_channel *blc_channel_new(char const *name, int mode, uint32_t type, uint32_t format, int dims_nb, int length0, ...){
- blc_channel* channel;
- vector<size_t> lengths(dims_nb, length0);
- va_list arguments;
- va_start(arguments, length0);
- for (int i=1; i<dims_nb; i++) lengths.push_back(va_arg(arguments, size_t));
- va_end(arguments);
- return new blc_channel(name, mode, type, format, lengths);
-}
-
-blc_channel *blc_channel_new_open(char const *name, int mode){
- return new blc_channel(name, mode);
-}
-
-
-
-// This is especially for binding to external langage (e.g. python)
-// Delete the channel. This is different from destroy which deinits the channel but does not remove the memory.
-void blc_channel_delete(blc_channel *channel){
- delete channel;
-}
-
-void blc_remove_channel_with_name(char const *name){
-
- FILE *list_file;
- blc_channel info;
- fpos_t write_position, read_position;
- char *buffer[TMP_BUFFER_SIZE];
- size_t data_read;
- off_t offset;
- // char control_filename[NAME_MAX];
- char tmp_name[NAME_MAX];
-
- SYSTEM_ERROR_CHECK(list_file=fopen(BLC_CHANNELS_LIST_PATH, "r+"), NULL, "impossible to open " BLC_CHANNELS_LIST_PATH);
-
- while(!feof(list_file))
- {
- fgetpos(list_file, &write_position);
- info.fscan_info(list_file, 1);
- if (strcmp(info.name, name) == 0)
- {
- fgetpos(list_file, &read_position); //we remove the line by copying the end of the file here.
- do
- {
- fsetpos(list_file, &read_position);
- data_read = fread(buffer, 1, TMP_BUFFER_SIZE, list_file);
- fgetpos(list_file, &read_position);
- if (data_read==0) if (!feof(list_file)) EXIT_ON_ERROR("Reading file" BLC_CHANNELS_LIST_PATH);
- fsetpos(list_file, &write_position);
- SYSTEM_SUCCESS_CHECK(fwrite(buffer, 1, data_read, list_file), data_read, "");
- fgetpos(list_file, &write_position);
- }while(data_read);
-
- SYSTEM_ERROR_CHECK(offset = ftell(list_file), -1, "");
- SYSTEM_ERROR_CHECK(ftruncate(fileno(list_file), offset), -1, "");
- SYSTEM_ERROR_CHECK(fclose(list_file), -1, "");
- break;
- }
- }
- if (info.id==blc_channel_id_max) blc_channel_id_max--;
-
- SYSTEM_ERROR_CHECK(shm_unlink(name), -1, "unlinking blc_channel '%s'", name);
- sprintf(tmp_name, "blc_channel%d_sem_new_data0", info.id);
- SYSTEM_ERROR_CHECK(sem_unlink(tmp_name), -1, "Unlinking sem_new_data '%s' for blc_channel '%s'", tmp_name, name);
- sprintf(tmp_name, "blc_channel%d_sem_ack_data0", info.id);
- SYSTEM_ERROR_CHECK(sem_unlink(tmp_name), -1, "Unlinking sem_ack_data '%s' for blc_channel '%s'", tmp_name, name);
-
- blc_channel_post_event();
-
-}
-
-// Envoie un message d'erreur avec name_of_file, name_of_function, number_of_line et affiche le message formate avec les parametres variables. Puis exit le programme avec le parametre EXIT_FAILURE. To be used with EXIT_ON_ERROR.
-void blc_channel_fatal_error(blc_channel *channel, const char *name_of_file, const char* name_of_function, int numero_of_line, const char *message, ...){
- va_list arguments;
- va_start(arguments, message);
- color_eprintf(BLC_BRIGHT_RED, "\n%s: %s \t %s \t %i :\nError: ", blc_program_name, name_of_file, name_of_function, numero_of_line);
- color_veprintf(BLC_BRIGHT_RED, message, arguments);
- va_end(arguments);
- channel->fprint_debug(stderr);
- fprintf(stderr, "\n\n");
- fflush(stderr);
- raise(SIGABRT);
- exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-}
-
-void blc_channel_init(blc_channel *channel, const char *name, int mode, uint32_t type, uint32_t format, int dims_nb, int length0, ...)
-{
- va_list arguments;
- vector<size_t> lengths(dims_nb, length0);
-
- va_start(arguments, length0);
- for(int i=1; i<dims_nb; i++) lengths.push_back(va_arg(arguments, size_t));
- va_end(arguments);
- new (channel)blc_channel(name, mode, type, format, lengths);
-}
-
-void blc_channel_open(blc_channel *channel, const char *name, int mode){
- channel->open(name, mode);
-}
-
-void blc_channel_create_or_open(blc_channel *channel, const char *name, int mode, uint32_t type, uint32_t format, int dims_nb, int length0, ...){
- int created;
- va_list arguments;
- vector<size_t> lengths(dims_nb, length0);
- va_start(arguments, length0);
- for (int i=1; i<dims_nb; i++) lengths.push_back(va_arg(arguments, size_t));
- va_end(arguments);
- new (channel)blc_channel(name, mode, type, format, lengths);
-}
-
-//Search for channel name whatever is start by /,: ,^ or .
-int blc_channel_get_info_with_name(blc_channel *info, char const *name){
- blc_channel tmp_info;
- FILE *file;
- int id=-1;
-
- file = fopen(BLC_CHANNELS_LIST_PATH, "r");
- if (file == NULL){
- if (errno==ENOENT) return -1;
- else EXIT_ON_SYSTEM_ERROR("opening '" BLC_CHANNELS_LIST_PATH"'.");
- }
-
- while(fscanf(file, "%*[ \t\n]")!=EOF){
- tmp_info.fscan_info(file, 1);
- if ((tmp_info.id != -1) && (strcmp(tmp_info.name+1, name+1)==0)){ //We do not test first char '/' or '.'
- id=tmp_info.id;
- *info=tmp_info;
- break;
- }
- }
- fclose(file);
- return id;
-}
-
-int blc_channel_get_all_infos(struct blc_channel **channels_infos){
- return blc_channel_get_all_infos_with_filter(channels_infos, nullptr);
-}
-
-int blc_channel_get_all_infos_with_filter(blc_channel **channels_infos, char const *filter){
-
- vector<blc_channel> channels = blc_channel::get_all_infos(filter);
- *channels_infos=MANY_ALLOCATIONS(channels.size(), blc_channel);
- memcpy(channels_infos, channels.data(), sizeof(blc_channel)*channels.size()); //This copy is to incompatibility between c and c++
- return channels.size();
-}
-
-void blc_channel_close_all(blc_channel *channels, int channels_nb)
-{
- blc_channel *channel;
- FOR_EACH_INV(channel, channels, channels_nb) channel->~blc_channel();
-}
-
-int blc_channel_remove(blc_channel * channel)
-{
- if(channel == NULL) EXIT_ON_ERROR("The channel is NULL");
- else channel->remove();
- return 1;
-}
-
-static void init_blc_channel_sem_event(){
- SYSTEM_ERROR_CHECK(blc_channel_event[0]=sem_open("blc_channel_event0", O_CREAT, S_IRWXU, 0), SEM_FAILED, NULL);
- SYSTEM_ERROR_CHECK(blc_channel_event[1]=sem_open("blc_channel_event1", O_CREAT, S_IRWXU, 0), SEM_FAILED, NULL);
-}
-
-void blc_channel_post_event(){
- if (blc_channel_event[0]==NULL || blc_channel_event[1]==NULL) init_blc_channel_sem_event();
-
- //If the event is already free it is not the good one. We free the other one to trigger the event
- if (sem_trywait(blc_channel_event[blc_channel_event_id])==0){
- SYSTEM_ERROR_CHECK(sem_post(blc_channel_event[blc_channel_event_id]), -1, NULL);
- SYSTEM_ERROR_CHECK(sem_post(blc_channel_event[1-blc_channel_event_id]), -1, NULL);
- }
- else { //If the event is not free, we free it to trigger the event
- if (errno!=EAGAIN) EXIT_ON_SYSTEM_ERROR(NULL);
- SYSTEM_ERROR_CHECK(sem_post(blc_channel_event[blc_channel_event_id]), -1, NULL);
- }
- blc_channel_event_id=1-blc_channel_event_id;
-}
-
-
-/**Block until event. It may produce false positive in connection */
-static void *blc_channel_thread_manager(void*){
- int i=0;
-
- //If the event is already free it is not the good one. We will wait for the other one
- if (sem_trywait(blc_channel_event[i])==0){
- SYSTEM_ERROR_CHECK(sem_post(blc_channel_event[i]), -1, NULL);
- i=1-i;
- }
-
- while(1){
- //We wait for event
- SYSTEM_ERROR_CHECK(sem_wait(blc_channel_event[i]), -1, NULL);
- //We free event for the others
- SYSTEM_ERROR_CHECK(sem_post(blc_channel_event[i]), -1, NULL);
- i=1-i;
- while(sem_trywait(blc_channel_event[i])==0);
- if (errno!=EAGAIN) EXIT_ON_SYSTEM_ERROR(NULL);
- blc_channel_event_callback(blc_channel_event_user_data);
- }
-}
-
-void blc_channel_check_for_event(void (*callback)(void*), void *user_data) {
- if (blc_channel_event[0]==NULL || blc_channel_event[1]==NULL) init_blc_channel_sem_event();
-
- blc_channel_event_callback=callback;
- blc_channel_event_user_data=user_data;
- BLC_PTHREAD_CHECK(pthread_create(&pthread, NULL, blc_channel_thread_manager, NULL), NULL);
-}
-
-void blc_channel_destroy(blc_channel *channel){
- delete channel;
-}
-
-void blc_channel_wait_new_data(void *channel_pt){
- blc_channel *channel=(blc_channel*)channel_pt;
- SYSTEM_ERROR_CHECK(sem_wait(channel->sem_new_data), -1, "Waiting new data for channel '%s'", channel->name);
-}
-
-void blc_channel_wait_ack_data(void *channel_pt){
- blc_channel *channel=(blc_channel*)channel_pt;
-
- SYSTEM_ERROR_CHECK(sem_wait(channel->sem_ack_data), -1, "Waiting ack data for channel '%s'", channel->name);
-}
-
-void blc_channel_post_new_data(void *channel_pt){
- blc_channel *channel=(blc_channel*)channel_pt;
-
- SYSTEM_ERROR_CHECK(sem_post(channel->sem_new_data), -1, "Posting new data for channel '%s'", channel->name);
-}
-
-void blc_channel_post_ack_data(void *channel_pt){
- blc_channel *channel=(blc_channel*)channel_pt;
-
- SYSTEM_ERROR_CHECK(sem_post(channel->sem_ack_data), -1, "Posting ack data for channel '%s'", channel->name);
-}
-END_EXTERN_C
-
diff --git a/src/channel/channel_file.h b/src/channel/channel_file.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 3f08a3542f33a87b5c23da521cb8576c639ce5e5..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/src/channel/channel_file.h
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-#ifndef CHANNEL_FILE_H
-#define CHANNEL_FILE_H
-
-#include "blc_channel.h"
-
-START_EXTERN_C
-/**Used by EXIT_ON_CHANNEL_ERROR*/
-void blc_channel_fatal_error(blc_channel *channel, const char *name_of_file, const char* name_of_function, int numero_of_line, const char *message, ...);
-/**Create a blc_channel with the name, the mode is BLC_CHANNEL_READ or BLC_CHANNEL_WRITE, the type of data UIN8, INT8, UI16, IN16, FL32, FL64. ( default 0:UIN8),
- The format are four chars user defined but usually describe the image format 'Y800' (for grey), 'RGB3', 'YUV2' ,...,.
- Dims_nb is the number of dimenssions of the data ( 1 for a vector).
- The following values are the the length of each dims. You must have the same number of length than dims_nb*/
-void blc_channel_create(blc_channel* channel, const char *name, int mode, uint32_t type, uint32_t format, int dims_nb, int length0, ...);
-/**Open an exisiting channel 'name' */
-void blc_channel_open(blc_channel* channel, const char *name, int mode);
-/**Open an exisiting channel 'name' or create it if it does not exist */
-int blc_channel_create_or_open(blc_channel *channel, const char *name, int mode, uint32_t type, uint32_t format, int dims_nb, int length0, ...);
-/** Close the channel and unlink the shared memory. No new process can use it.*/
-int blc_channel_remove(blc_channel *channel);
-/** Allocate (need to be free) and give the array of existing shared memory files on the system.*/
-int blc_channel_get_all_infos(blc_channel **channels_infos);
-/** Allocate (need to be free) and give the array of existing shared memory files on the system.*/
-int blc_channel_get_all_infos_with_filter(blc_channel **channels_infos, char const *start_name_filter);
-///Retrieve the informations about a channel if it is known and return the id. Otherwise, return -1. You need to free .dims, which is allocated to contain the list of blc_dims.
-int blc_channel_get_info_with_name(blc_channel *info, char const *name);
-///Remove the blc_channel **name**. The other processes using it will still work but no new ones can use it.
-void blc_remove_channel_with_name(char const *name);
-END_EXTERN_C
-
-#endif