[zeromq-dev] ZMQ_REQ/ZMQ_XREP - FSM = ZMQ_NODE/ZMQ_XNODE?

[Martin Sustrik]

Matt,

> I've been thinking about pulling the FSM out of REQ/XREP to allow
> asynchronous bidirectional communication with prefixes.  Essentially
> you get a set of raw connections addressable by UUIDs (your own
> address space).
>
> This will allow some sophisticated steering by a DEVICE, such as pub/
> sub with source filtering, practically for free :-)
>
> You can also do things like track sign-ons, etc, etc.

That's what XREQ/XREP do even now, no?

Martin