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design: Better explain METADAPT conversion of stream-oriented protocols

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Sasha Koshka 2025-01-09 02:40:06 -05:00
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@ -136,7 +136,8 @@ that persists for the duration of the connection. All transactions are
multiplexed onto this single stream. Each MMB contains a 12-octet long header,
with the transaction ID, then the method, and then the payload size (in octets).
The transaction ID is encoded as an I64, and the method and payload size are
both encoded as U16s. The remainder of the message is the payload.
both encoded as U16s. The remainder of the message is the payload. Since each
MMB is self-describing, they are sent sequentially with no gaps in-between them.
Transactions "open" when the first message with a given transaction ID is sent.
They "close" when a closing message is sent by either side. A closing message
@ -147,7 +148,8 @@ METADAPT-B requires a transport which offers multiple multiplexed full-duplex
data streams per connection that can be created and destroyed on-demand. Each
data stream is used as an individual transaction. Each MMB contains a 4-octet
long header with the method and then the payload size (in octets) both encoded
as U16s. The remainder of the message is the payload.
as U16s. The remainder of the message is the payload. Since each MMB is
self-describing, they are sent sequentially with no gaps in-between them.
The ID of any transaction will reflect the ID of its corresponding stream. The
lifetime of the transaction is tied to the lifetime of the stream, that is to