Sample Applications

Sample programs in C and Python can be found in the XIA source tree in the following locations:

• applications
  • cachetools
    • cacheload loads a content chunk into the cache
    • cachepurge exicts a chunk form the content cache
  • example
    • dag_manipulation
      • dagaddr_example is a simple DAG manipulation
    • echoclient is a multithreaded streaming client for the echo server. Run echoclient -h for options
  • echoclient.py is a simple stream echo client in python
    • echoclient-datagram is the same as echoclient but using datagram sockets
    • echoclient-datagram.py is simple datagram client in python
    • echoclient-simple is interactive echo client that can do stream or datagram connections
    • echoserver is a multi threaded echo server using stream and datagram sockets
    • echoserver.py is a datagram echo server in python
    • speedtest contains multiple benchmarking tools
    • time_of_day_client is a simple time of day client
    • time_of_day_server is a simple time of day server
    • xssl
      • echoclient using encrypted traffic
      • echoserver using encrypted traffic
  • tcp contains some simple python apps for testing the XIA interposition library
  • video-use-case video content provider and XIA proxy that works with the Dash video library
  • xftp contains a simple file transfer utility that works with content chunks
  • xping utility using the XCMP protocol
  • xtraceroute utility using the XCMP protocol
• tools
  • firehose performance test app that sends data as fast as possible
  • drink is the firehose client