Ceylan::System::Pipe Class Reference

Pipe class for Inter-Process Communication (IPC). More...

#include <CeylanPipe.h>

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Classes

class  CouldNotCreate
class  PipeException
 Mother class for all file-related exceptions. More...
class  ReadFailed
class  WriteFailed

Public Types

enum  TextOutputFormat { rawText, html }
 

Defines what text output formats for TextDisplayable instances are available.

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Public Member Functions

 Pipe ()
 Constructs a new pipe with its own IO channels.
 Pipe (const Pipe &other)
 Copy constructor.
virtual ~Pipe () throw ()
 Virtual destructor.
virtual Size read (char *buffer, Size maxLength)
 Reads up to maxLength bytes from pipe to buffer.
virtual Size write (const std::string &message)
 Writes message to this pipe.
virtual Size write (const char *buffer, Size maxLength)
 Writes up to maxLength bytes from the specified buffer to this pipe.
virtual bool hasAvailableData () const
 Tells whether there is data available on input.
virtual void clearInput ()
 Clears up the input data stream.
virtual bool close ()
 Closes the pipe.
virtual StreamID getInputStreamID () const
 Returns the identifier of the input stream.
virtual StreamID getOutputStreamID () const
 Returns the identifier of the output stream.
virtual const std::string toString (Ceylan::VerbosityLevels level=Ceylan::high) const
 Returns an user-friendly description of the state of this object.
bool isSelected () const
 Tells if the stream has data to read.
bool isFaulty () const
virtual Ceylan::Sint8 readSint8 ()
 Returns a Ceylan::Sint8 read from this input stream.
virtual Ceylan::Uint8 readUint8 ()
 Returns a Ceylan::Uint8 read from this input stream.
virtual Ceylan::Sint16 readSint16 ()
 Returns a Ceylan::Sint16 read from this input stream.
virtual Ceylan::Uint16 readUint16 ()
 Returns a Ceylan::Uint16 read from this input stream.
virtual Ceylan::Sint32 readSint32 ()
 Returns a Ceylan::Sint32 read from this input stream.
virtual Ceylan::Uint32 readUint32 ()
 Returns a Ceylan::Uint32 read from this input stream.
virtual Ceylan::Float32 readFloat32 ()
 Returns a Ceylan::Float32 read from this input stream.
virtual Ceylan::Float64 readFloat64 ()
 Returns a Ceylan::Float64 read from this input stream.
virtual void readString (std::string &result)
 Reads a string from this input stream, and stores it in the specified string.
virtual void skipWhitespaces (Ceylan::Uint8 &firstNonSpace)
 Reads from this input stream as long as there are whitespaces to be read.
bool isBlocking () const
 Tells whether this stream is in blocking mode (if true), or in non-blocking mode (if false).
virtual void writeSint8 (Ceylan::Sint8 toWrite)
 Writes a Ceylan::Sint8 to this output stream.
virtual void writeUint8 (Ceylan::Uint8 toWrite)
 Writes a Ceylan::Uint8 to this output stream.
virtual void writeSint16 (Ceylan::Sint16 toWrite)
 Writes a Ceylan::Sint16 to this output stream.
virtual void writeUint16 (Ceylan::Uint16 toWrite)
 Writes a Ceylan::Uint16 to this output stream.
virtual void writeSint32 (Ceylan::Sint32 toWrite)
 Writes a Ceylan::Sint32 to this output stream.
virtual void writeUint32 (Ceylan::Uint32 toWrite)
 Writes a Ceylan::Uint32 to this output stream.
virtual void writeFloat32 (Ceylan::Float32 toWrite)
 Writes a Ceylan::Uint32 to this output stream.
virtual void writeFloat64 (Ceylan::Float64 toWrite)
 Writes a Ceylan::Uint32 to this output stream.
virtual void writeString (const std::string &toWrite)
 Writes a string to this output stream.

Static Public Member Functions

static Ceylan::Uint16 Select (std::list< InputStream * > &is)
 Blocks the calling thread until bytes become available on one or more streams in is.
static Ceylan::Uint16 Test (std::list< InputStream * > &is)
 Checks whether bytes become available on one or more streams in is.
static bool Close (FileDescriptor &fd)
 Closes and zeroes the specified file descriptor.
static const std::string ToString (std::list< TextDisplayable * > displayables, Ceylan::VerbosityLevels level=Ceylan::high)
 Returns a user-friendly description of this list of pointers to text displayable instances.
static TextOutputFormat GetOutputFormat ()
 Returns the current overall text format to be used by TextDisplayable instances.
static void SetOutputFormat (TextOutputFormat newOutputFormat)
 Sets the current overall text format to be used by TextDisplayable instances.

Protected Member Functions

FileDescriptor getReadFileDescriptor () const
 Returns the input stream file descriptor.
FileDescriptor getWriteFileDescriptor () const
 Returns the output stream file descriptor.
virtual void setSelected (bool newStatus)
 Used to set the selection status of this stream.
void setFaulty (bool newFaultyState=true)
 Sets the faulty state of this stream.
virtual void setStreamID (StreamID newInputStreamID)
 Sets this input stream's unique ID.
virtual void setBlocking (bool newStatus)
 Sets the blocking mode of this stream.

Protected Attributes

bool _isBlocking
 Stores whether the stream is in blocking mode.

Static Protected Attributes

static TextOutputFormat _OutputFormat = rawText
 The text format to be used currently by TextDisplayable instances.

Private Member Functions

Pipeoperator= (const Pipe &source)
 Copy constructor is not private here, and is explicity defined.

Private Attributes

FileDescriptor _fd [2]
 The descriptors for both ends of the pipe.

Detailed Description

Pipe class for Inter-Process Communication (IPC).

Note:
The file descriptor feature must be available to have usable pipes.
See also:
following feature symbols to spot the actual support beforehand: Features::areFileDescriptorsSupported

Definition at line 55 of file CeylanPipe.h.


Member Enumeration Documentation

Defines what text output formats for TextDisplayable instances are available.

Enumerator:
rawText 
html 

Definition at line 124 of file CeylanTextDisplayable.h.


Constructor & Destructor Documentation

Pipe::Pipe (  ) 

Constructs a new pipe with its own IO channels.

Exceptions:
CouldNotCreate on failure, including if the file descriptor feature is not available.

Definition at line 123 of file CeylanPipe.cc.

References _fd, and Ceylan::System::explainError().

Pipe::Pipe ( const Pipe other  )  [explicit]

Copy constructor.

Note:
File descriptors are duplicated.
Exceptions:
PipeException on failure, including if the file descriptor feature is not available.

Definition at line 156 of file CeylanPipe.cc.

References _fd, Ceylan::System::StandardFileSystemManager::Duplicate(), dataUtils::e, and Ceylan::Exception::toString().

Pipe::~Pipe (  )  throw () [virtual]

Virtual destructor.

Definition at line 189 of file CeylanPipe.cc.

References close(), dataUtils::e, and Ceylan::Exception::toString().


Member Function Documentation

void Pipe::clearInput (  )  [virtual]

Clears up the input data stream.

Reimplemented from Ceylan::System::InputStream.

Definition at line 270 of file CeylanPipe.cc.

References dataUtils::c, hasAvailableData(), and read().

bool Stream::Close ( FileDescriptor fd  )  [static, inherited]

Closes and zeroes the specified file descriptor.

It is passed by address so that this function can set it to zero on successful close.

Returns:
true iff an operation had to be performed.
Exceptions:
CloseException if the close operation failed.

Definition at line 114 of file CeylanStream.cc.

References Ceylan::System::Stream::close(), generalUtils::false, Ceylan::toString(), and generalUtils::true.

Referenced by Ceylan::System::StandardFile::close(), Ceylan::Network::Socket::close(), close(), and Ceylan::System::LibfatFile::close().

bool Pipe::close (  )  [virtual]

Closes the pipe.

Returns:
true iff an operation had to be performed.
Exceptions:
CloseException if the close operation failed.

Implements Ceylan::System::Stream.

Definition at line 282 of file CeylanPipe.cc.

References _fd, Ceylan::System::Stream::Close(), and generalUtils::true.

Referenced by ~Pipe().

StreamID Pipe::getInputStreamID (  )  const [virtual]

Returns the identifier of the input stream.

Implements Ceylan::System::InputStream.

Definition at line 305 of file CeylanPipe.cc.

References getReadFileDescriptor().

TextDisplayable::TextOutputFormat TextDisplayable::GetOutputFormat (  )  [static, inherited]
StreamID Pipe::getOutputStreamID (  )  const [virtual]

Returns the identifier of the output stream.

Implements Ceylan::System::OutputStream.

Definition at line 314 of file CeylanPipe.cc.

FileDescriptor Pipe::getReadFileDescriptor (  )  const [protected]

Returns the input stream file descriptor.

Definition at line 327 of file CeylanPipe.cc.

References _fd.

Referenced by getInputStreamID().

FileDescriptor Pipe::getWriteFileDescriptor (  )  const [protected]

Returns the output stream file descriptor.

Definition at line 336 of file CeylanPipe.cc.

References _fd.

bool Pipe::hasAvailableData (  )  const [virtual]

Tells whether there is data available on input.

Implements Ceylan::System::InputStream.

Definition at line 261 of file CeylanPipe.cc.

References _fd, and Ceylan::System::HasAvailableData().

Referenced by clearInput().

bool Stream::isBlocking (  )  const [inherited]

Tells whether this stream is in blocking mode (if true), or in non-blocking mode (if false).

Definition at line 93 of file CeylanStream.cc.

References Ceylan::System::Stream::_isBlocking.

Referenced by Ceylan::Network::StreamSocket::createSocket(), and Ceylan::Network::Socket::toString().

bool InputStream::isFaulty (  )  const [inherited]
bool InputStream::isSelected (  )  const [inherited]

Tells if the stream has data to read.

Definition at line 122 of file CeylanInputStream.cc.

References Ceylan::System::InputStream::_isSelected.

Referenced by Ceylan::System::InputStream::toString().

Pipe& Ceylan::System::Pipe::operator= ( const Pipe source  )  [private]

Copy constructor is not private here, and is explicity defined.

Pipe( const Pipe & source ) ; Assignment operator made private to ensure that it will be never called.

The compiler should complain whenever this undefined operator is called, implicitly or not.

Size Pipe::read ( char *  buffer,
Size  maxLength 
) [virtual]

Reads up to maxLength bytes from pipe to buffer.

Parameters:
buffer the buffer where to store read bytes. Its size must be at least maxLength bytes.
maxLength the maximum number of bytes that should be read.
Returns:
The number of bytes actually read, which should be maxLength or lower.
Exceptions:
ReadFailedException if a read error occurred.

Reimplemented from Ceylan::System::InputStream.

Definition at line 208 of file CeylanPipe.cc.

References _fd, Ceylan::System::explainError(), Ceylan::System::FDRead(), and Ceylan::System::InputStream::setSelected().

Referenced by clearInput().

Ceylan::Float32 InputStream::readFloat32 (  )  [virtual, inherited]

Returns a Ceylan::Float32 read from this input stream.

Exceptions:
ReadFailedException in case a system error occured, or EOFException is a protocol error occured, with fewer bytes available than expected.

Definition at line 356 of file CeylanInputStream.cc.

References ceylan_bswap_32, and Ceylan::System::InputStream::read().

Referenced by Ceylan::Middleware::LightWeightMarshaller::decodeFloat32().

Ceylan::Float64 InputStream::readFloat64 (  )  [virtual, inherited]

Returns a Ceylan::Float64 read from this input stream.

Exceptions:
ReadFailedException in case a system error occured, or EOFException is a protocol error occured, with fewer bytes available than expected.

Definition at line 392 of file CeylanInputStream.cc.

References Ceylan::byteswap(), ceylan_bswap_64, and Ceylan::System::InputStream::read().

Referenced by Ceylan::Middleware::LightWeightMarshaller::decodeFloat64().

Ceylan::Sint16 InputStream::readSint16 (  )  [virtual, inherited]

Returns a Ceylan::Sint16 read from this input stream.

Exceptions:
ReadFailedException in case a system error occured, or EOFException is a protocol error occured, with fewer bytes available than expected.

Definition at line 239 of file CeylanInputStream.cc.

References ceylan_bswap_16, and Ceylan::System::InputStream::read().

Referenced by Ceylan::Middleware::LightWeightMarshaller::decodeSint16().

Ceylan::Sint32 InputStream::readSint32 (  )  [virtual, inherited]

Returns a Ceylan::Sint32 read from this input stream.

Exceptions:
ReadFailedException in case a system error occured, or EOFException is a protocol error occured, with fewer bytes available than expected.

Definition at line 298 of file CeylanInputStream.cc.

References ceylan_bswap_32, and Ceylan::System::InputStream::read().

Referenced by Ceylan::Middleware::LightWeightMarshaller::decodeSint32().

Ceylan::Sint8 InputStream::readSint8 (  )  [virtual, inherited]

Returns a Ceylan::Sint8 read from this input stream.

Exceptions:
ReadFailedException in case a system error occured, or EOFException is a protocol error occured, with fewer bytes available than expected.

Definition at line 203 of file CeylanInputStream.cc.

References Ceylan::System::InputStream::read().

Referenced by Ceylan::Middleware::LightWeightMarshaller::decodeSint8().

void InputStream::readString ( std::string &  result  )  [virtual, inherited]

Reads a string from this input stream, and stores it in the specified string.

Note:
Read strings can have no more than 65535 characters.
Parameters:
result the string to fill from this input stream.
Exceptions:
ReadFailedException in case a system error occured, or EOFException is a protocol error occured, with fewer bytes available than expected.

Definition at line 437 of file CeylanInputStream.cc.

References Ceylan::System::InputStream::read(), Ceylan::System::InputStream::readUint16(), and Ceylan::toString().

Referenced by Ceylan::Middleware::LightWeightMarshaller::decodeString().

Ceylan::Uint16 InputStream::readUint16 (  )  [virtual, inherited]

Returns a Ceylan::Uint16 read from this input stream.

Exceptions:
ReadFailedException in case a system error occured, or EOFException is a protocol error occured, with fewer bytes available than expected.

Definition at line 268 of file CeylanInputStream.cc.

References ceylan_bswap_16, and Ceylan::System::InputStream::read().

Referenced by Ceylan::Middleware::LightWeightMarshaller::decodeUint16(), and Ceylan::System::InputStream::readString().

Ceylan::Uint32 InputStream::readUint32 (  )  [virtual, inherited]

Returns a Ceylan::Uint32 read from this input stream.

Exceptions:
ReadFailedException in case a system error occured, or EOFException is a protocol error occured, with fewer bytes available than expected.

Definition at line 327 of file CeylanInputStream.cc.

References ceylan_bswap_32, and Ceylan::System::InputStream::read().

Referenced by Ceylan::Middleware::LightWeightMarshaller::decodeUint32().

Ceylan::Uint8 InputStream::readUint8 (  )  [virtual, inherited]
Ceylan::Uint16 InputStream::Select ( std::list< InputStream * > &  is  )  [static, inherited]

Blocks the calling thread until bytes become available on one or more streams in is.

To see which are selected, use the isSelected method.

Returns:
the number of selected streams.
See also:
the non-blocking version, Test.
Exceptions:
SelectFailedException if the operation failed, for example if the file descriptor feature is not available on this platform.

Definition at line 534 of file CeylanInputStream.cc.

References Ceylan::System::explainError(), Ceylan::Network::explainSocketError(), Ceylan::System::getError(), Ceylan::Network::getSocketError(), Ceylan::System::Thread::Sleep(), and Ceylan::toString().

Referenced by Ceylan::Network::MultiplexedServerStreamSocket::run().

void Stream::setBlocking ( bool  newStatus  )  [protected, virtual, inherited]

Sets the blocking mode of this stream.

Parameters:
newStatus if true, sets the stream in blocking mode, if false set to non-blocking mode. If the stream is already in the target state, nothing is done.
Exceptions:
NonBlockingNotSupportedException if the operation failed or is not supported.
Note:
This default implementation always raises its exception, streams that supports non-blocking access have to override it.

Reimplemented in Ceylan::Network::Socket, and Ceylan::Network::StreamSocket.

Definition at line 175 of file CeylanStream.cc.

void InputStream::setFaulty ( bool  newFaultyState = true  )  [protected, inherited]

Sets the faulty state of this stream.

Parameters:
newFaultyState the new faulty state.

Definition at line 1004 of file CeylanInputStream.cc.

References Ceylan::System::InputStream::_isFaulty.

Referenced by Ceylan::Network::MultiplexedServerStreamSocket::run().

void TextDisplayable::SetOutputFormat ( TextOutputFormat  newOutputFormat  )  [static, inherited]

Sets the current overall text format to be used by TextDisplayable instances.

Parameters:
newOutputFormat the new output format.

Definition at line 72 of file CeylanTextDisplayable.cc.

References Ceylan::TextDisplayable::_OutputFormat.

Referenced by Ceylan::Log::LogHolder::LogHolder().

void InputStream::setSelected ( bool  newStatus  )  [protected, virtual, inherited]
void InputStream::setStreamID ( StreamID  newInputStreamID  )  [protected, virtual, inherited]

Sets this input stream's unique ID.

Exceptions:
InputStreamException in all cases as long as not specifically overriden.

Definition at line 1013 of file CeylanInputStream.cc.

void InputStream::skipWhitespaces ( Ceylan::Uint8 firstNonSpace  )  [virtual, inherited]

Reads from this input stream as long as there are whitespaces to be read.

Parameters:
firstNonSpace the variable which will be set by this method to the value of the first non-whitespace character that is read.

Definition at line 516 of file CeylanInputStream.cc.

References Ceylan::isWhitespace(), and Ceylan::System::InputStream::readUint8().

Referenced by Ceylan::XML::XMLParser::handleNextElement().

Ceylan::Uint16 InputStream::Test ( std::list< InputStream * > &  is  )  [static, inherited]

Checks whether bytes become available on one or more streams in is.

To see which are selected, use the isSelected method.

This method returns always immediatly.

Returns:
the number of selected streams.
See also:
the blocking version, Select.
Exceptions:
SelectFailedException if the operation failed, for example if the file descriptor feature is not available on this platform.

Definition at line 863 of file CeylanInputStream.cc.

References Ceylan::System::explainError(), and Ceylan::System::getError().

const std::string TextDisplayable::ToString ( std::list< TextDisplayable * >  displayables,
Ceylan::VerbosityLevels  level = Ceylan::high 
) [static, inherited]

Returns a user-friendly description of this list of pointers to text displayable instances.

Parameters:
displayables a list of pointers to TextDisplayable instances/
level the requested verbosity level.
Note:
Text output format is determined from overall settings.
See also:
toString, Ceylan::VerbosityLevels

Definition at line 45 of file CeylanTextDisplayable.cc.

References Ceylan::formatStringList().

const std::string InputOutputStream::toString ( Ceylan::VerbosityLevels  level = Ceylan::high  )  const [virtual, inherited]
Size Pipe::write ( const char *  buffer,
Size  maxLength 
) [virtual]

Writes up to maxLength bytes from the specified buffer to this pipe.

Parameters:
buffer the buffer where to find bytes that must be written to this pipe. Its size must be at least maxLength bytes.
Returns:
The number of bytes actually written, which should be equal to maxLength.
Exceptions:
WriteFailedException if a write error occurred.

Reimplemented from Ceylan::System::OutputStream.

Definition at line 236 of file CeylanPipe.cc.

References _fd, Ceylan::System::explainError(), and Ceylan::System::FDWrite().

Size Pipe::write ( const std::string &  message  )  [virtual]

Writes message to this pipe.

Parameters:
message the message to write to this pipe.
Returns:
The number of bytes actually written, which should be equal to the size of the string or lower.
Exceptions:
WriteFailedException if a write error occurred.

Reimplemented from Ceylan::System::OutputStream.

Definition at line 227 of file CeylanPipe.cc.

void OutputStream::writeFloat32 ( Ceylan::Float32  toWrite  )  [virtual, inherited]

Writes a Ceylan::Uint32 to this output stream.

Exceptions:
WriteFailedException in case a system error occured.

Definition at line 219 of file CeylanOutputStream.cc.

References ceylan_bswap_32, and Ceylan::System::OutputStream::write().

Referenced by Ceylan::Middleware::LightWeightMarshaller::encodeFloat32().

void OutputStream::writeFloat64 ( Ceylan::Float64  toWrite  )  [virtual, inherited]

Writes a Ceylan::Uint32 to this output stream.

Exceptions:
WriteFailedException in case a system error occured.

Definition at line 247 of file CeylanOutputStream.cc.

References Ceylan::byteswap(), ceylan_bswap_64, and Ceylan::System::OutputStream::write().

Referenced by Ceylan::Middleware::LightWeightMarshaller::encodeFloat64().

void OutputStream::writeSint16 ( Ceylan::Sint16  toWrite  )  [virtual, inherited]

Writes a Ceylan::Sint16 to this output stream.

Exceptions:
WriteFailedException in case a system error occured.

Definition at line 119 of file CeylanOutputStream.cc.

References ceylan_bswap_16, and Ceylan::System::OutputStream::write().

Referenced by Ceylan::Middleware::LightWeightMarshaller::encodeSint16().

void OutputStream::writeSint32 ( Ceylan::Sint32  toWrite  )  [virtual, inherited]

Writes a Ceylan::Sint32 to this output stream.

Exceptions:
WriteFailedException in case a system error occured.

Definition at line 169 of file CeylanOutputStream.cc.

References ceylan_bswap_32, and Ceylan::System::OutputStream::write().

Referenced by Ceylan::Middleware::LightWeightMarshaller::encodeSint32().

void OutputStream::writeSint8 ( Ceylan::Sint8  toWrite  )  [virtual, inherited]

Writes a Ceylan::Sint8 to this output stream.

Exceptions:
WriteFailedException in case a system error occured.

Definition at line 89 of file CeylanOutputStream.cc.

References Ceylan::System::OutputStream::write().

Referenced by Ceylan::Middleware::LightWeightMarshaller::encodeSint8().

void OutputStream::writeString ( const std::string &  toWrite  )  [virtual, inherited]

Writes a string to this output stream.

Note:
Written strings cannot have more than 65535 characters.
Parameters:
toWrite the string to write to this output stream.
Exceptions:
WriteFailedException in case a system error occured.

Definition at line 286 of file CeylanOutputStream.cc.

References Ceylan::Log::LogPlug::debug(), Ceylan::toString(), Ceylan::Uint16Max, Ceylan::System::OutputStream::write(), and Ceylan::System::OutputStream::writeUint16().

Referenced by Ceylan::Middleware::LightWeightMarshaller::encodeString().

void OutputStream::writeUint16 ( Ceylan::Uint16  toWrite  )  [virtual, inherited]

Writes a Ceylan::Uint16 to this output stream.

Exceptions:
WriteFailedException in case a system error occured.

Definition at line 144 of file CeylanOutputStream.cc.

References ceylan_bswap_16, and Ceylan::System::OutputStream::write().

Referenced by Ceylan::Middleware::LightWeightMarshaller::encodeUint16(), and Ceylan::System::OutputStream::writeString().

void OutputStream::writeUint32 ( Ceylan::Uint32  toWrite  )  [virtual, inherited]

Writes a Ceylan::Uint32 to this output stream.

Exceptions:
WriteFailedException in case a system error occured.

Definition at line 194 of file CeylanOutputStream.cc.

References ceylan_bswap_32, and Ceylan::System::OutputStream::write().

Referenced by Ceylan::Middleware::LightWeightMarshaller::encodeUint32().

void OutputStream::writeUint8 ( Ceylan::Uint8  toWrite  )  [virtual, inherited]

Writes a Ceylan::Uint8 to this output stream.

Exceptions:
WriteFailedException in case a system error occured.

Definition at line 104 of file CeylanOutputStream.cc.

References Ceylan::System::OutputStream::write().

Referenced by Ceylan::Middleware::LightWeightMarshaller::encodeUint8(), and Ceylan::XML::XMLSavingVisitor::visit().


Member Data Documentation

The descriptors for both ends of the pipe.

Definition at line 262 of file CeylanPipe.h.

Referenced by close(), getReadFileDescriptor(), getWriteFileDescriptor(), hasAvailableData(), Pipe(), read(), and write().

bool Ceylan::System::Stream::_isBlocking [protected, inherited]
TextDisplayable::TextOutputFormat TextDisplayable::_OutputFormat = rawText [static, protected, inherited]

The text format to be used currently by TextDisplayable instances.

Note:
Defaults to raw text.

Definition at line 158 of file CeylanTextDisplayable.h.

Referenced by Ceylan::TextDisplayable::GetOutputFormat(), and Ceylan::TextDisplayable::SetOutputFormat().


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