Hi, You can find some information about it here:
https://bird.network.cz/?get_doc&v=20&f=prog-2.html#ss2.10 I think (IMHO) the reason why it is not implemented as "length+text" is because for that you need to prepare the whole response in some buffer first to calculate its size. In the current approach you can put the things out without the intermediate buffer. Regards, Alexander On Wed, Oct 18, 2023 at 11:17 PM LIU Chris via Bird-users < bird-users@network.cz> wrote: > Classified as: {OPEN} > > > > I don’t think so. > > In fact, nothing wrong, just wondering the reason. > > > > > > > > {OPEN} > > *From:* netravnen+birdl...@gmail.com <netravnen+birdl...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Wednesday, October 18, 2023 2:06 PM > *To:* LIU Chris <chris-zq....@urbanandmainlines.com> > *Cc:* bird-users@network.cz > *Subject:* Re: bird control socket response > > > > You don't often get email from netravnen+birdl...@gmail.com. Learn why > this is important <https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification> > > LIU, > > > > Can the use case be covered by SNMPd agentx support? > > > > https://gitlab.nic.cz/labs/bird/-/blob/master/doc/roadmap.md > > > > On Wed, 18 Oct 2023 at 19:19, LIU Chris via Bird-users < > bird-users@network.cz> wrote: > > Classified as: {OPEN} > > > > I want to implement an application to talk to bird daemon, basically like > birdc/birdcl. > > The control socket is TCP stream, it is fine. But the response from bird > daemon adds some headers for each line > > I understand server want to make a boundary/delimiter for stream. Just > wondering why not just add how many bytes in the beginning of response, > instead of this inconvenient way (have to decode line by line). I am not > question bird implementation, just wondering J > > > > Current format like below > > > > Show protocols > > 0001 BIRD 2.0.10 ready. > > 2002-Name *Proto* Table State Since Info > > 1002-device1 Device --- up > > static_bgp Static master4 up > > kernel1 Kernel master4 up > > 0000 > > > > > > > > With Best Regards, > > Chris LIU > > > > {OPEN} > > *Thales is in the process of carving out its Transportation activity (GTS) > from other Thales’ activities. In order to prepare this internal > restructuring, a new e-mail address has been adopted and your GTS contacts > now use urbanandmainlines.com <http://urbanandmainlines.com>. Please note > that their Thales e-mail address remains also valid.* > > > > *Thales is in the process of carving out its Transportation activity (GTS) > from other Thales’ activities. In order to prepare this internal > restructuring, a new e-mail address has been adopted and your GTS contacts > now use urbanandmainlines.com <http://urbanandmainlines.com>. Please note > that their Thales e-mail address remains also valid.* >
