Sambar Server Documentation
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API Reference
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This document, the Sambar Server API Reference, contains information on how to write server-side applications using the Sambar Server Application Programming Interface (API).
Audience
The Sambar Server API Reference is written for programmers familiar
with the C or C++ programming languages, as well as HTTP (for example,
CERN, NCSA, or Netscape) servers.
Public Header File
The sambar.h file must be included in any DLL used by the Sambar
Server.
Thread-safe APIs
The Sambar Server has a multithreaded architecture, with the server
acting as a collection of threads, each executing functions to accomplish
its specific task(s). With the exception of
sa_conn_send and
sa_send_file, all Sambar Server APIs are
thread-safe (these APIs are re-entrant, allowing them to be called
simultaneously for unique client connections). This means that the
server can simultaneously support multiple applications - all calling
the same APIs - and maintain the integrity of each application's context.
Each client connection has its own thread to manage the connection and to
execute the event handlers and remote procedure calls that fulfill its
requests. This places a burden on the software developer to ensure
that all RPCs and event handlers (except INIT and EXIT) are thread-aware.
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