-============================
Working with memcached pools
============================
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SYNOPSIS
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-#include <libmemcached/memcached_pool.h>
+#include <libmemcachedutil-|libmemcachedutil_version|/pool.h>
Compile and link with -lmemcachedutil -lmemcached
.. type:: struct memcached_pool_st memcached_pool_st
-.. function:: memcached_pool_st* memcached_pool(const char *option_string, size_t option_string_length)
+.. function:: memcached_pool_st* memcached_pool(const char *option_string, size_t option_string_length)
+
+ :param option_string: :doc:`configuration </libmemcached/configuration>` string
+ :param option_string_length: length of `options_string` without any trailing zero byte
+ :returns: allocated and initialized `memcached_pool_st` instance on success or nullptr on failure
.. function:: memcached_st* memcached_pool_destroy(memcached_pool_st* pool)
-
-.. function:: memcached_st* memcached_pool_fetch(memcached_pool_st*, struct timespec* relative_time, memcached_return_t* rc)
-.. versionadded:: 0.53
- Synonym for memcached_pool_pop
+
+ :param pool: initialized `memcached_pool_st` instance to free
+ :returns: pointer to the 'master' `memcached_st` instance by legacy
+
+.. function:: memcached_st* memcached_pool_fetch(memcached_pool_st* pool, struct timespec* relative_time, memcached_return_t* rc)
+
+ .. versionadded:: 0.53
+ Synonym for memcached_pool_pop
+
+ :param pool: initialized `memcached_pool_st` instance
+ :param relative_time: time to block thread and wait for a connection to become available when pool size is exceeded, unless nullptr
+ :param rc: out pointer to `memcached_return_t`
+ :returns: pointer to an available `memcached_st` instance
.. function:: memcached_return_t memcached_pool_release(memcached_pool_st* pool, memcached_st* mmc)
-.. versionadded:: 0.53
- Synonym for memcached_pool_push.
-
+
+ .. versionadded:: 0.53
+ Synonym for memcached_pool_push.
+
+ :param pool: initialized `memcached_pool_st` instance
+ :param mmc: the `memcached_st` instance to return to the pool
+ :returns: `memcached_return_t` indicating success
+
.. function:: memcached_return_t memcached_pool_behavior_set(memcached_pool_st *pool, memcached_behavior_t flag, uint64_t data)
-
+
+ :param pool: initialized `memcached_pool_st` instance
+ :param flag: the :doc:`behavior </libmemcached/memcached_behavior>` to change
+ :param value: the value to set for `flag`
+ :returns: `memcached_return_t` indicating success
+
.. function:: memcached_return_t memcached_pool_behavior_get(memcached_pool_st *pool, memcached_behavior_t flag, uint64_t *value)
+ :param pool: initialized `memcached_pool_st` instance
+ :param flag: the :doc:`behavior </libmemcached/memcached_behavior>` to read
+ :param value: out pointer to receive the set value of `flag`
+ :returns: `memcached_return_t` indicating success
.. function:: memcached_pool_st* memcached_pool_create(memcached_st* mmc, int initial, int max)
-.. deprecated:: 0.46
- Use :func:`memcached_pool`
+
+ .. deprecated:: 0.46
+ Use `memcached_pool`
.. function:: memcached_st* memcached_pool_pop(memcached_pool_st* pool, bool block, memcached_return_t *rc)
-.. deprecated:: 0.53
- Use :func:`memcached_pool_fetch`
+
+ .. deprecated:: 0.53
+ Use `memcached_pool_fetch`
.. function:: memcached_return_t memcached_pool_push(memcached_pool_st* pool, memcached_st *mmc)
-.. deprecated:: 0.53
- Use :func:`memcached_pool_release`
+ .. deprecated:: 0.53
+ Use `memcached_pool_release`
------------
DESCRIPTION
-----------
+`memcached_pool` is used to create a connection pool of objects you may use to
+remove the overhead of using memcached_clone for short lived `memcached_st`
+objects. Please see :doc:`../libmemcached/configuration` for details on the
+format of the configuration string.
-:func:`memcached_pool` is used to create a connection pool of objects you
-may use to remove the overhead of using memcached_clone for short lived
-:type:`memcached_st` objects. Please see :doc:`../libmemcached/configuration`
-for details on the format of the configuration string.
+`memcached_pool_destroy` is used to destroy the connection pool created with
+`memcached_pool_create` and release all allocated resources. It will return the
+pointer to the `memcached_st` structure passed as an argument to
+`memcached_pool_create`, and returns the ownership of the pointer to the caller
+when created with `memcached_pool_create`, otherwise NULL is returned..
-:func:`memcached_pool_destroy` is used to destroy the connection pool
-created with :func:`memcached_pool_create` and release all allocated
-resources. It will return the pointer to the :type:`memcached_st` structure
-passed as an argument to :func:`memcached_pool_create`, and returns the
-ownership of the pointer to the caller when created with
-:func:`memcached_pool_create`, otherwise NULL is returned..
-
-:func:`memcached_pool_fetch` is used to fetch a connection structure from the
+`memcached_pool_fetch` is used to fetch a connection structure from the
connection pool. The relative_time argument specifies if the function should
-block and wait for a connection structure to be available if we try
-to exceed the maximum size. You need to specify time in relative time.
+block and wait for a connection structure to be available if we try to exceed
+the maximum size. You need to specify time in relative time.
-:func:`memcached_pool_release` is used to return a connection structure back
-to the pool.
+`memcached_pool_release` is used to return a connection structure back to the
+pool.
-:func:`memcached_pool_behavior_get` and :func:`memcached_pool_behavior_set`
-is used to get/set behavior flags on all connections in the pool.
+`memcached_pool_behavior_get` and `memcached_pool_behavior_set` is used to
+get/set behavior flags on all connections in the pool.
-Both :func:`memcached_pool_release` and :func:`memcached_pool_fetch` are
-thread safe.
+Both `memcached_pool_release` and `memcached_pool_fetch` are thread safe.
-------
-RETURN
-------
+RETURN VALUE
+------------
-:func:`memcached_pool_destroy` returns the pointer (and ownership) to the
-:type:`memcached_st` structure used to create the pool. If connections are in
-use it returns NULL.
+`memcached_pool_destroy` returns the pointer (and ownership) to the
+`memcached_st` structure used to create the pool. If connections are in use it
+returns NULL.
-:func:`memcached_pool_pop` returns a pointer to a :type:`memcached_st`
-structure from the pool (or NULL if an allocation cannot be satisfied).
+`memcached_pool_pop` returns a pointer to a `memcached_st` structure from the
+pool (or NULL if an allocation cannot be satisfied).
-:func:`memcached_pool_release` returns `MEMCACHED_SUCCESS` upon success.
+`memcached_pool_release` returns `MEMCACHED_SUCCESS` upon success.
-:func:`memcached_pool_behavior_get` and :func:`memcached_pool_behavior_get`
-returns `MEMCACHED_SUCCESS` upon success.
+`memcached_pool_behavior_get` and `memcached_pool_behavior_get` return
+`MEMCACHED_SUCCESS` upon success.
-If any methods returns MEMCACHED_IN_PROGRESS then a lock on the pool could not
-be obtained. If any of the parameters passed to any of these functions is
-invalid, MEMCACHED_INVALID_ARGUMENTS will be returned.
+`memcached_pool_fetch` may return `MEMCACHED_TIMEOUT` if a timeout occurs while
+waiting for a free `memcached_st` instance, `MEMCACHED_NOTFOUND` if no `memcached_st`
+instance was available, respectively.
-memcached_pool_fetch may return MEMCACHED_TIMEOUT if a timeout occurs while
-waiting for a free memcached_st. MEMCACHED_NOTFOUND if no memcached_st was
-available.
+.. note::
+ If any method returns `MEMCACHED_IN_PROGRESS` then a lock on the pool could not
+ be obtained.
+ If any of the parameters passed to any of these functions is
+ invalid, `MEMCACHED_INVALID_ARGUMENTS` will be returned.
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SEE ALSO
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