inter thread comunication using ZeroMQ messages [closed]

Question

I am trying to use zeroMQ as a way to implement a messaging system between multiple threads. I tried the code below but it doesn't work; in the specific the call to zmq_recv in each thread doesn't wait/block for any message to be executed.

Can you help me with this piece of code?

I am using Linux OS and gcc

Best Regards

AFG

    static void *
    worker_routine (void *context) {
        // Socket to talk to dispatcher
        void *receiver = zmq_socket (context, ZMQ_REP);
        zmq_connect (receiver, "inproc://workers");
        while (1) {

            zmq_msg_t request;
            zmq_msg_init( &request );
            zmq_recv( receiver, &request, 0 );
            printf ("Received request\n");
            // Do some 'work'
            usleep (1000);
            // Send reply back to client
            zmq_send (receiver, &request, 0);
        }
        zmq_close (receiver);
        return NULL;
    }

    int main (void) {

    void *context = zmq_init (1);
    void *clients = zmq_socket (context, ZMQ_REP);
    zmq_bind (clients, "inproc://workers");

    int thread_nbr;
    for (thread_nbr = 0; thread_nbr < 5; thread_nbr++) {
        pthread_t worker;
        pthread_create (&worker, NULL, worker_routine, context);
    }

    zmq_close (clients);
    zmq_term (context);
    return 0;
    }

Answer 1

Both sockets are REP. What you want is REQ + REP.