libp2p-request-response 0.24.1

Generic Request/Response Protocols
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Generic request/response protocols. ## General Usage The [`Behaviour`] struct is a [`NetworkBehaviour`] that implements a generic request/response protocol or protocol family, whereby each request is sent over a new substream on a connection. `Behaviour` is generic over the actual messages being sent, which are defined in terms of a [`Codec`]. Creating a request/response protocol thus amounts to providing an implementation of this trait which can then be given to [`Behaviour::new`]. Further configuration options are available via the [`Config`]. Requests are sent using [`Behaviour::send_request`] and the responses received as [`Message::Response`] via [`Event::Message`]. Responses are sent using [`Behaviour::send_response`] upon receiving a [`Message::Request`] via [`Event::Message`]. ## Protocol Families A single [`Behaviour`] instance can be used with an entire protocol family that share the same request and response types. For that purpose, [`Codec::Protocol`] is typically instantiated with a sum type. ## Limited Protocol Support It is possible to only support inbound or outbound requests for a particular protocol. This is achieved by instantiating `Behaviour` with protocols using [`ProtocolSupport::Inbound`] or [`ProtocolSupport::Outbound`]. Any subset of protocols of a protocol family can be configured in this way. Such protocols will not be advertised during inbound respectively outbound protocol negotiation on the substreams.