[zeromq-dev] Asynchronous streamed request/reply supported in 0MQ

[Martin Sustrik]

Hi all,

There have been several people asking for async request/reply in 0MQ/2.0.

The support for async stream req/rep was just added to the trunk. It 
implements the "butterfly" scenario as described here:

http://www.zeromq.org/tutorials:butterfly

The implementation defines two new socket types, ZMQ_DOWNSTREAM to send 
messages further on and ZMQ_UPSTREAM to get messages to process. 
Additionally, there's a zmq_streamer device - executable that collects 
messages from multiple sources and load-balances them among multiple 
destinations (use --with-streamer option to build it).

See attached diagram to get better understanding how "butterfly" 
scenario can be implemented using new 0MQ socket types.

Martin
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