package async

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include Ppx_sexp_conv_lib.Sexpable.S with type t := t
val t_of_sexp : Sexplib0.Sexp.t -> t
val sexp_of_t : t -> Sexplib0.Sexp.t
val create : ?max_message_size:int -> ?initial_buffer_size:int -> ?max_buffer_size:int -> ?write_timeout:Core.Time_ns.Span.t -> ?buffering_threshold_in_bytes:int -> ?start_batching_after_num_messages:int -> unit -> t
  • max_message_size is the maximum message size a reader/writer will accept to receive/send.
  • max_buffer_size is the maximum size the internal reader/writer's buffer will ever grow.
  • write_timeout is the maximum time allowed for a write operation to complete before an error is reported.
  • When the writer's internal buffer is filled at buffering_threshold_in_bytes or more, the writer will try to flush its buffer immediately. This is to get good latency and avoid buffering too much when sending big batches of messages.
  • If the application hasn't sent any messages in the current Async job and nothing is buffered, the first start_batching_after_num_messages messages will be sent immediately. After that the writer will start buffering. This is to give good latency when the application sends a few messages occasionally but still get good throughput when sending a batch of messages.

Note that start_batching_after_num_messages and buffering_threshold_in_bytes have somewhat opposite meanings: the former determines when to start batching and the latter determines when to write data that has been batched.