Re: [PD] Inconsistent creation in some objects

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Martin Peach wrote:

IOhannes m zmölnig wrote:

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somewhat related is the question of system exclusive ressources (e.g. a port for [netreceive]). i find it highly frustrating that all of the network server objects will plainly refuse to instantiate if they cannot allocate the given port. i would very much appreciate, if i could get feedback on the success and retry another port.

Do you mean the object should sit there semi-instantiated until you type in a usable port number, or just fail to instantiate but leave a message saying why it failed?

what i would love is:

• • object instantiates even if resource is already used exclusively by

somebody else

• • object has a method to query it's status (so user knows, that resource

could not have been allocated)

• • resource can be specified by user via messages (so user can chose an

alternative resource)

with [netreceive] this means:

• • [netreceive 22] will fail to grab resource (ssh is running) but

instantiates

• • [status( message to netreceive gives "0" on status outlet
• • [port 2222( to netreceive will (free current resource) and try to bind

to port 2222

• • [status( now gives "1"

mfgasr IOhannes