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[section:StreamHandleService Stream handle service requirements]

A stream handle service must meet the requirements for a [link
boost_asio.reference.HandleService handle service], as well as the additional
requirements listed below.

In the table below, `X` denotes a stream handle service class, `a` denotes
a value of type `X`, `b` denotes a value of type `X::implementation_type`, `ec`
denotes a value of type `error_code`, `mb` denotes a value satisfying [link
boost_asio.reference.MutableBufferSequence mutable buffer sequence] requirements,
`rh` denotes a value meeting [link boost_asio.reference.ReadHandler `ReadHandler`]
requirements, `cb` denotes a value satisfying [link
boost_asio.reference.ConstBufferSequence constant buffer sequence] requirements, and
`wh` denotes a value meeting [link boost_asio.reference.WriteHandler `WriteHandler`]
requirements.

[table StreamHandleService requirements
  [[expression] [return type] [assertion/note\npre/post-condition]]
  [
    [`a.read_some(b, mb, ec);`]
    [`size_t`]
    [
      pre: `a.is_open(b)`.\n
      \n
      Reads one or more bytes of data from a handle `b`.\n
      \n
      The mutable buffer sequence `mb` specifies memory where the data should
      be placed. The operation shall always fill a buffer in the sequence
      completely before proceeding to the next.\n
      \n
      If successful, returns the number of bytes read. Otherwise returns `0`.
      If the total size of all buffers in the sequence `mb` is `0`, the
      function shall return `0` immediately.\n
      \n
      If the operation completes due to graceful connection closure by the
      peer, the operation shall fail with `error::eof`.
    ]
  ]
  [
    [`a.async_read_some(b, mb, rh);`]
    [`void`]
    [
      pre: `a.is_open(b)`.\n
      \n
      Initiates an asynchronous operation to read one or more bytes of data
      from a handle `b`. The operation is performed via the
      `io_service` object `a.io_service()` and behaves according to [link
      boost_asio.reference.asynchronous_operations asynchronous operation]
      requirements.\n
      \n
      The mutable buffer sequence `mb` specifies memory where the data should
      be placed. The operation shall always fill a buffer in the sequence
      completely before proceeding to the next.\n
      \n
      The implementation shall maintain one or more copies of `mb` until such
      time as the read operation no longer requires access to the memory
      specified by the buffers in the sequence. The program must ensure the
      memory is valid until:\n
      \n
      [mdash] the last copy of `mb` is destroyed, or\n
      \n
      [mdash] the handler for the asynchronous operation is invoked,\n
      \n
      whichever comes first. If the total size of all buffers in the sequence
      `mb` is `0`, the asynchronous read operation shall complete immediately
      and pass `0` as the argument to the handler that specifies the number of
      bytes read.\n
      \n
      If the operation completes due to graceful connection closure by the
      peer, the operation shall fail with `error::eof`.\n
      \n
      If the operation completes successfully, the `ReadHandler` object
      `rh` is invoked with the number of bytes transferred. Otherwise it is
      invoked with `0`.
    ]
  ]
  [
    [`a.write_some(b, cb, ec);`]
    [`size_t`]
    [
      pre: `a.is_open(b)`.\n
      \n
      Writes one or more bytes of data to a handle `b`.\n
      \n
      The constant buffer sequence `cb` specifies memory where the data to be
      written is located. The operation shall always write a buffer in the
      sequence completely before proceeding to the next.\n
      \n
      If successful, returns the number of bytes written. Otherwise returns `0`.
      If the total size of all buffers in the sequence `cb` is `0`, the
      function shall return `0` immediately.
    ]
  ]
  [
    [`a.async_write_some(b, cb, wh);`]
    [`void`]
    [
      pre: `a.is_open(b)`.\n
      \n
      Initiates an asynchronous operation to write one or more bytes of data to
      a handle `b`. The operation is performed via the `io_service`
      object `a.io_service()` and behaves according to [link
      boost_asio.reference.asynchronous_operations asynchronous operation]
      requirements.\n
      \n
      The constant buffer sequence `cb` specifies memory where the data to be
      written is located. The operation shall always write a buffer in the
      sequence completely before proceeding to the next.\n
      \n
      The implementation shall maintain one or more copies of `cb` until such
      time as the write operation no longer requires access to the memory
      specified by the buffers in the sequence. The program must ensure the
      memory is valid until:\n
      \n
      [mdash] the last copy of `cb` is destroyed, or\n
      \n
      [mdash] the handler for the asynchronous operation is invoked,\n
      \n
      whichever comes first. If the total size of all buffers in the sequence
      `cb` is `0`, the asynchronous operation shall complete immediately and
      pass `0` as the argument to the handler that specifies the number of
      bytes read.\n
      \n
      If the operation completes successfully, the `WriteHandler` object `wh`
      is invoked with the number of bytes transferred. Otherwise it is invoked
      with `0`.
    ]
  ]
]

[endsect]
