NAME
curl_multi_info_read - read multi stack informationals
SYNOPSIS
#include <curl/curl.h>
CURLMsg *curl_multi_info_read( CURLM *multi_handle,
int *msgs_in_queue);
DESCRIPTION
Ask the multi handle if there are any messages/informationals from the
individual transfers. Messages may include informationals such as an
error code from the transfer or just the fact that a transfer is
completed. More details on these should be written down as well.
Repeated calls to this function will return a new struct each time,
until a NULL is returned as a signal that there is no more to get at
this point. The integer pointed to with msgs_in_queue will contain the
number of remaining messages after this function was called.
When you fetch a message using this function, it is removed from the
internal queue so calling this function again will not return the same
message again. It will instead return new messages at each new invoke
until the queue is emptied.
WARNING: The data the returned pointer points to will not survive
calling curl_multi_cleanup(3), curl_multi_remove_handle(3) or
curl_easy_cleanup(3).
The ’CURLMsg’ struct is very simple and only contains very basic
information. If more involved information is wanted, the particular
"easy handle" in present in that struct and can thus be used in
subsequent regular curl_easy_getinfo(3) calls (or similar):
struct CURLMsg {
CURLMSG msg; /* what this message means */
CURL *easy_handle; /* the handle it concerns */
union {
void *whatever; /* message-specific data */
CURLcode result; /* return code for transfer */
} data;
};
When msg is CURLMSG_DONE, the message identifies a transfer that is
done, and then result contains the return code for the easy handle that
just completed.
At this point, there are no other msg types defined.
RETURN VALUE
A pointer to a filled-in struct, or NULL if it failed or ran out of
structs. It also writes the number of messages left in the queue (after
this read) in the integer the second argument points to.
SEE ALSO
curl_multi_cleanup(3), curl_multi_init(3), curl_multi_perform(3)