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| 1 | + | ### About | |
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| 3 | + | *BeepFp* is a Free Pascal componentset to allow development of custom protocols using *BEEP* in native Object Pascal. | |
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| 5 | + | *BeepFp* does not implement *BEEP* itself, but rather builds an easy to use componentset on top of a stable and proven library. The library, [*LibVortex*](http://www.aspl.es/vortex), is a full RFC3080 implementation. | |
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| 7 | + | *BEEP* is a network application framework protocol. It is not a complete protocol but only provides the building blocks common to most network protocols to ease custom protocol design and speed up implementation. To understand exactly what *BEEP* is, see [www.beepcore.org](http://www.beepcore.org) and RFC3080. | |
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| 9 | + | The main characteristics of *BeepFp* are : | |
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| 11 | + | - Built on a proven library | |
| 12 | + | - Event driven communication | |
| 13 | + | - Blocking and non-blocking modes | |
| 14 | + | - Requires only a few event handlers to implement full-blown network protocol | |
| 15 | + | - Multiple channels on a single TCP/IP connection | |
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| 17 | + | The main characteristics of *BEEP* are : | |
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| 19 | + | - Common parts of network protocols are in the specification | |
| 20 | + | - Provides for authentication using SASL | |
| 21 | + | - Provides for encryption using TLS | |
| 22 | + | - Protocols can be defined in a peer-to-peer mode, client-server mode or a combination thereof | |
| 23 | + | - Each socket connection between peers runs multiple concurrent channels. | |
| 24 | + | - Each channel can deliver messages synchronously or asynchronously. | |
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| 26 | + | ### Author | |
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| 28 | + | Wimpie Nortje (User:Wimpie) | |
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| 30 | + | ### License | |
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| 32 | + | [modified](http://svn.freepascal.org/svn/lazarus/trunk/COPYING.modifiedLGPL) [LGPL](http://svn.freepascal.org/svn/lazarus/trunk/COPYING.LGPL) (same as the FPC RTL and the Lazarus LCL). You can contact the author if the modified LGPL doesn't work with your project licensing. | |
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| 34 | + | The LibAxl and LibVortex shared libraries is under *LGPL*. Contact the authors at [www.aspl.es](http://www.aspl.es) with any questions. | |
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| 36 | + | ### Download | |
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| 38 | + | The latest stable release can be found on <http://sourceforge.net/projects/lazarus-ccr/files/BeepFp/>. | |
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| 40 | + | ### Change Log | |
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| 42 | + | - Release 1.1 *31 March 2010* | |
| 43 | + | - Events are triggered in main application thread. | |
| 44 | + | - Lazarus component to manage thread synchronisation. | |
| 45 | + | - Numerous fixes. | |
| 46 | + | - Release 1.0 *14 August 2009* | |
| 47 | + | - Initial release with most of the basic BEEP functionality | |
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| 49 | + | ### Dependencies / System Requirements | |
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| 51 | + | - [LibAxl](http://www.aspl.es/axl) version 0.5.7 or later | |
| 52 | + | - [LibVortex](http://www.aspl.es/vortex) v1.1.2 or later. | |
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| 54 | + | Status: *Stable* | |
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| 56 | + | ### Issues | |
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| 58 | + | - Denying a channel request doesn't work properly | |
| 59 | + | - Requesting unsopported profiles causes problems | |
| 60 | + | - The server cannot initiate a connection close. It hangs when trying to. | |
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| 62 | + | ### Installation | |
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| 64 | + | - Obtain the [LibAxl](http://www.aspl.es/axl) and [LibVortex](http://www.aspl.es/vortex) libraries. | |
| 65 | + | - Install and test the libraries following the included transactions. | |
| 66 | + | - Open the libaxl package, compile | |
| 67 | + | - Open the libvortex package, compile | |
| 68 | + | - Open the BeepFp package, compile | |
| 69 | + | - In a project, add BeepFp package as requirement | |
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| 71 | + | ### The *BEEP_Listen* Server Example Application | |
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| 73 | + | - Open example/BEEP_Listen.lpi | |
| 74 | + | - compile | |
| 75 | + | - run | |
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| 77 | + | ### The *BEEP_Client* Client Example Application | |
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| 79 | + | - Open example/BEEP_Client.lpi | |
| 80 | + | - compile | |
| 81 | + | - run | |
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| 83 | + | --- | |
| 84 | + | *From the Free Pascal wiki, page "BeepFp", as it stood on 2013-09-23 after a change by Jwdietrich, out of the wiki's dump of 2024-05-26. Copyright stays with the author who wrote it, according to the old wiki's [[Licensing]] page. If you have concerns about this material, [message the admin](/wiki-contact).* | |
| 85 | + | Category: Components | |
| 86 | + | Category: Lazarus-CCR |