Re: [Boost-users] suspend an asio operation

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] suspend an asio operation
From: ecyrbe (ecyrbe_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-07-29 08:16:17

2010/7/29 Lloyd <lloyd_at_[hidden]>

>  Hi,
>
> I am using asio for a network server. Based on the client request the
> server performs the operation. Some operation could take a very long time.
> so we would like to implement a "feature" to terminate the long process from
> client side by sending some other command. Is there any mechanism in "ASIO"
> to do this?
>
> Thanks,
>    Lloyd
>
>
no. it's up to your application to cancel the server operations by any
mechanism you want.
what you describe looks like async rpc. there are a lot of rpc
implementations using boost asio. maybe you should take a look at them.