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==About==
==About==
Although there are a lot of functions that handle streams in PHP, how to properly use these functions is often not explained very well. I'm having to reverse-engineer a lot through trial and error.
Although there are a lot of functions that handle streams in PHP, how to properly use these functions is often not explained very well. I'm having to reverse-engineer a lot through trial and error.
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*** Does empty-string still correctly signal that the process has completed?
*** Does empty-string still correctly signal that the process has completed?
*** What happens if the process has ''not'' completed (so there's no new data yet) -- how can we tell that there might be more?
*** What happens if the process has ''not'' completed (so there's no new data yet) -- how can we tell that there might be more?
==Links==
===Official===
* [https://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.stream.php Stream Functions]

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About

Although there are a lot of functions that handle streams in PHP, how to properly use these functions is often not explained very well. I'm having to reverse-engineer a lot through trial and error.

Tentative Conclusions

  • If a stream is set to blocking mode (with stream_set_blocking(Template:Arg, TRUE);), then EoS (end-of-stream) is indicated by the return of an empty string.
    • Questions about how it works in non-blocking mode:
      • How do we detect EoS in non-blocking mode?
      • Does empty-string still correctly signal that the process has completed?
      • What happens if the process has not completed (so there's no new data yet) -- how can we tell that there might be more?

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