Sturdy_ref (p.capnp-rpc-lwt.1.2.3.doc.capnp-rpc-lwt.Capnp_rpc_lwt.Sturdy

Sourcetype +'a t

An off-line (persistent) capability reference.

A sturdy ref contains all the information necessary to get a live reference to a service:

The network address of the hosting vat (e.g. TCP host and port)
A way to authenticate the hosting vat (e.g. a fingerprint of the vat's public key)
A way to identify the target service within the vat and prove permission to access it (e.g. a "Swiss number")

Sourceval connect : 'a t -> ('a Capability.t, Capnp_rpc.Exception.t) result Lwt.t

connect t returns a live reference to t's service.

Sourceval connect_exn : 'a t -> 'a Capability.t Lwt.t

connect_exn is a wrapper for connect that returns a failed Lwt thread on error.

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val with_cap : 
  'a t ->
  ('a Capability.t ->
    ('b, [> `Capnp of Capnp_rpc.Exception.t ] as 'e) Lwt_result.t) ->
  ('b, 'e) Lwt_result.t

with_cap t f uses connect t to get a live-ref x, then does Capability.with_ref x f.

Sourceval with_cap_exn : 'a t -> ('a Capability.t -> 'b Lwt.t) -> 'b Lwt.t

with_cap_exn t f uses connect_exn t to get a live-ref x, then does Capability.with_ref x f.

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val reader : 
  ('a StructStorage.reader_t -> Capnp.MessageSig.ro Slice.t option) ->
  'a StructStorage.reader_t ->
  Uri.t

reader accessor is a field accessor for reading a sturdy ref. e.g. if sr_get is a generated field accessor for an AnyPointer field, then reader Reader.Struct.sr_get is an accessor that treats it as a SturdyRef field. todo: This should really return a sturdy ref, not a URI, but that requires a change to the spec to add a sturdy ref cap-descriptor table entry type.

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val builder : 
  ('a StructStorage.builder_t -> Capnp.MessageSig.rw Slice.t) ->
  'a StructStorage.builder_t ->
  _ t ->
  unit

builder setter converts a generated AnyPointer field setter setter to a SturdyRef setter. Use it to add a SturdyRef to a message with builder Params.sr_get params sr.

Sourceval cast : 'a t -> 'b t