* @param data A pointer to a buffer containing the enqueued data.
* @param len The length of the buffer.
* @param priv A private pointer which was set by the application when submitting the buffer.
-};
*/
typedef void (*meshlink_aio_cb_t)(meshlink_handle_t *mesh, meshlink_channel_t *channel, const void *data, size_t len, void *priv);
+/// A callback for asynchronous I/O to and from filedescriptors.
+/** This callbacks signals that MeshLink has finished using this filedescriptor.
+ *
+ * @param mesh A handle which represents an instance of MeshLink.
+ * @param channel A handle for the channel which used this filedescriptor.
+ * @param fd The filedescriptor that was used.
+ * @param len The length of the data that was successfully sent or received.
+ * @param priv A private pointer which was set by the application when submitting the buffer.
+ */
+typedef void (*meshlink_aio_fd_cb_t)(meshlink_handle_t *mesh, meshlink_channel_t *channel, int fd, size_t len, void *priv);
+
/// Transmit data on a channel asynchronously
/** This registers a buffer that will be used to send data to the remote node.
* Multiple buffers can be registered, in which case data will be sent in the order the buffers were registered.
*/
extern bool meshlink_channel_aio_send(meshlink_handle_t *mesh, meshlink_channel_t *channel, const void *data, size_t len, meshlink_aio_cb_t cb, void *priv);
+/// Transmit data on a channel asynchronously from a filedescriptor
+/** This will read up to the specified length number of bytes from the given filedescriptor, and send it over the channel.
+ * The callback may be returned early if there is an error reading from the filedescriptor.
+ * While there is still with unsent data, the poll callback will not be called.
+ *
+ * @param mesh A handle which represents an instance of MeshLink.
+ * @param channel A handle for the channel.
+ * @param fd A file descriptor from which data will be read.
+ * @param len The length of the data, or 0 if there is no data to send.
+ * @param cb A pointer to the function which will be called when MeshLink has finished using the filedescriptor.
+ *
+ * @return True if the buffer was enqueued, false otherwise.
+ */
+extern bool meshlink_channel_aio_fd_send(meshlink_handle_t *mesh, meshlink_channel_t *channel, int fd, size_t len, meshlink_aio_fd_cb_t cb, void *priv);
+
/// Receive data on a channel asynchronously
/** This registers a buffer that will be filled with incoming channel data.
* Multiple buffers can be registered, in which case data will be received in the order the buffers were registered.
*/
extern bool meshlink_channel_aio_receive(meshlink_handle_t *mesh, meshlink_channel_t *channel, const void *data, size_t len, meshlink_aio_cb_t cb, void *priv);
+/// Receive data on a channel asynchronously and send it to a filedescriptor
+/** This will read up to the specified length number of bytes from the channel, and send it to the filedescriptor.
+ * The callback may be returned early if there is an error writing to the filedescriptor.
+ * While there is still unread data, the receive callback will not be called.
+ *
+ * @param mesh A handle which represents an instance of MeshLink.
+ * @param channel A handle for the channel.
+ * @param fd A file descriptor to which data will be written.
+ * @param len The length of the data.
+ * @param cb A pointer to the function which will be called when MeshLink has finished using the filedescriptor.
+ *
+ * @return True if the buffer was enqueued, false otherwise.
+ */
+extern bool meshlink_channel_aio_fd_receive(meshlink_handle_t *mesh, meshlink_channel_t *channel, int fd, size_t len, meshlink_aio_fd_cb_t cb, void *priv);
+
/// Get channel flags.
/** This returns the flags used when opening this channel.
*