CIGI API Version 2.7.1 

		Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Overview

Design Objectives

Platform Issues

Compiler Issues

Structure Alignment

C++ Function Decorations

Known Compiler Issues

Preprocessor Definitions

CIGI_LITTLE_ENDIAN

MOST_SIGNIFICANT_BIT_FIRST

CIGI_FORCE_DWORD_ALIGN

CIGI_VERSION_N

CIGIAPI_LIBRARY

Implementation Notes

Big and Little Endian Functions

Memory Allocation

Multiple Threaded Applications

Sessions

Versioning

Version Packet and Function Names

Selecting the CIGI Version to Use

File Listing

cigi_icd.h

cigi_api.h / cigi_api.c

cigi_helper.h / cigi_helper.c

cigi_compatibility.h

cigi_version.h

API Usage

Sessions

Creating a Session

Session Example

Messages

Incoming

Outgoing

Starting and Ending the Outgoing Message

Adding Packets to the Outgoing Message

Sending the Outgoing Message

Buffering Example

Sequence and Timing

Processing Incoming Data

Iteration Method for Processing Incoming Messages

Callback Method for Processing Incoming Messages

Working with Packets

IG Response Packets

User Definable Packets

Examples

Simple Host and IG Example

Example Overview

Building the Examples

Running the Examples

File Listing

Windows GUI Image Generator Example

Example Overview

Running the Example

File Listing

Windows Multi-Session Host Example

Example Overview

Running the Example

File Listing

References

Resources

CIGI Error Codes

CIGI Constants

Compilation Flags

Index of Changes

Version 2 Changes

Version 1 Changes

Contributor List

Current Release Files