[openi18n-im:01249] private iiimd and single iiimd

All,

Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2005 00:30:05 +1000
From: Leon Ho <[email protected]>:
> 
> Features that are locked for r12.2 with owners:
> -----------------------------------------------
...
> - Single iiim server for clients on single X desktop [kasha]
> - Enhance iiim server on private user mode [kasha]

Brief description how the implementation will be.  Please give
your comments if you have any issues.

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default path to UNIX domain socket (port) for private iiimd:
  /tmp/.iiim.${USER}/${DISPLAY_NUMBER}

  The mode of /tmp/.iiim.${USER}/ will be 0700.

  mkdir("/tmp/.iiim.${USER}/", (S_IREAD | S_IWRITE | S_IEXEC));
  chmod("/tmp/.iiim.${USER}/", (S_IREAD | S_IWRITE | S_IEXEC));
	
iiimx:
  create an atom IIIM_IIIMD_PORT and associate it to a port

  if iiimd is private
  then
    start iiimd with the port
  endif

  create an atom IIIM_IIIMD_NODE and associate it to a node name

  open an connection to iiimd

  if data comes from iiim*cf
  then
    relay to iiimd
  endif

iiim*cf:
  get a node name which is associated with IIIM_IIIMD_NODE
  if the node name equals to the local node name
  then
    get a port name which associated with IIIM_IIIMD_PORT
    open an connection to iiimd
  else
    open an connection to iiimx
  endif

Points:

  private iiimd:
  - iiimx starts iiimd automatically when necessary
  - user can start iiimd manually
  - iiimd can be started without creating user specific
    configuration files
  - namespace based file I/O is mandatory

  single iiimd for clients on single X desktop
  - Use X atoms to know how iiimd can be accessed
  - iiimx acts as a proxy for remote clients
  - iiimx communicates with remote clients using X protocol
  - iiimx should have a switch to disable proxy 
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Regards,
-- 
kasha