CIGI Users' Guide : Using the API

CIGI API Version 2.7.1

CIGI API : Users' Guide



		Index


		Overview
		Design Objectives
		Platform Issues
		Compiler Issues
		Preprocessor Definitions
		Implementation Notes
		Versioning
		File Listing
		API Usage
		Sessions
		Messages
		Incoming
		Outgoing
		Buffering Example
		Sequence and Timing
		Processing Incoming Data
		Working with Packets
		Examples
		References
		CIGI Error Codes
		CIGI Constants
		Compilation Flags
		Index of Changes
		Contributor List
		Current Release Files

		Using the API : Messages

Messages

The two types of messages used by the API are incoming and outgoing messages. It is important to note that the API creates and contains the outgoing message buffer, while the application is responsible for the incoming buffer. This is depicted in the following figure.

Figure 5 - CIGI Message Buffers

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