Re: DataChannel API and onopen

On Apr 23, 2012, at 6:22 PM, Tim Panton wrote:

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> On 23 Apr 2012, at 17:01, Randell Jesup wrote:
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>> In going over the details for the DataChannel minor protocol and how it works over SCTP, we realized we'll need a 3-way handshake instead of a 2-way.  The reason is that an OPEN_RESPONSE sent ordered followed by a data message sent unordered would allow the data message to come in at the other end before the open response, and since we don't know the input-stream -> output-stream mapping until we get the OPEN_RESPONSE, we might not know what to do with it.  So we plan to add an ACK message to the protocol to provide the 3-way handshake.
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>> It seems to me that forcing in-order delivery until the handshake is complete is simpler for the user, and only rarely has any impact on the application.  The exception might be if you wanted to dump a bunch of sends that were reliable and out-of-order immediately on creation of the channel - and I don't see it being a major issue there - and you can still wait on onopen if you want.
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>> Recap: #2 is slightly closer to how WebSockets works (though anything coded for WebSockets' onopen behavior would still work in #1), and #2 avoids potential additional buffering in the stack if the OPEN/OPEN_RESPONSE is lost.  (If it's not lost, there's really no extra buffering occurring, except maybe in the rare case where we need to increase the maximum number of simultaneous streams.)
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>> Opinions?
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> Is there any way that the handshake can fail ? If there is, then the apis are significantly different in the way that they report that failure. 
> (Since you don't mention a matching NACK I guess this isn't an issue).
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> A downside of #2 is we need to define what order data gets sent in this case:
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>   temp = peer.createDataChannel(..)
>   temp.data_to_send = "I want to send a magic hello string";
>   temp.onopen = function() {
>        temp.send(temp.data_to_send);
>        };
>  temp.send("I want to send normal activity");
>  temp.close();
>  temp = null;
I missed that question...

I would guess that "I want to send normal activity" will be sent (and received) before
"I want to send a magic hello string". Not what the user wants, I guess.

Best regards
Michael
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> Tim.
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> Tim Panton - Web/VoIP consultant and implementor
> www.westhawk.co.uk
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Received on Monday, 23 April 2012 20:17:48 UTC