PiPS Client APIpips_topic_t Parent topic: pips_topic_t

pips_topic_get_provider()

Updated: April 19, 2023

Get the provider for a topic

Synopsis:

#include <pips/publication.h>
pips_provider_t* pips_topic_get_provider(pips_topic_t *const topic)

Arguments:

topic
A pointer to the topic whose provider is requested

Library:

pips-client

Description:

This function gets a handle to the publish/subscribe provider used by the current topic.

Returns:

On success, a handle (which is a pointer to a pips_provider_t structure) to the provider used by the current topic. On error, NULL (errno is set).

Errors:

  • EFAULT: The topic's provider isn't set.
  • EINVAL: The topic is invalid.
Parent topic: pips_topic_t