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diff --git a/src/lib/dispatch/lib_dispatch.md b/src/lib/dispatch/lib_dispatch.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..153ca50080 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/lib/dispatch/lib_dispatch.md @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +@dir /lib/dispatch +@brief lib/dispatch: In-process message delivery. + +This module provides a general in-process "message dispatch" system in which +typed messages are sent on channels. The dispatch.h header has far more +information. + +It is used by by \refdir{lib/pubsub} to implement our general +inter-module publish/subscribe system. + +This is not a fancy multi-threaded many-to-many dispatcher as you may be used +to from more sophisticated architectures: this dispatcher is intended only +for use in improving Tor's architecture. + |