unilink 0.8.8
A simple C++ library for unified async communication
 
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Unilink Documentation

Unified async communication for modern C++20.

Serial · TCP · UDP · UDS

Choose the guide that matches your role.


📖 For Library Users

You are building an application using unilink.

User Guide

Document What it covers
Quick Start First working client in minutes
Installation vcpkg, source, release packages, containers
Requirements Platform and dependency expectations
API Reference Full public API: builders, wrappers, callbacks
API Stability Public API, source compatibility, ABI, and deprecation policy
Transport Feature Matrix Feature support across wrappers and transports
Troubleshooting Common failures and debugging steps
Python Bindings Moved to unilink-python
Performance Build and runtime tuning

Tutorials:

Tutorial Focus
Getting Started First TCP client
TCP Server Server lifecycle and callbacks
UDS Communication Local IPC with Unix domain sockets
Serial Communication Device I/O and virtual-port testing
UDP Communication Connectionless send/receive workflow
Asynchronous Patterns Advanced non-blocking usage and safety

🔧 For Contributors

You are developing or extending unilink itself.

Contributor Guide

Document What it covers
Build Guide CMake options, build profiles, sanitizers
Testing Running tests, CI integration
Orin Nano Validation Ubuntu 22.04 ARM64 build and test runbook
Release Checklist Release validation and packaging checklist
Implementation Status Verified scope and known gaps
Test Structure Test organization and coverage
Architecture Overview Layers, responsibilities, design patterns
Design Notes Proposed APIs and runtime semantics before implementation
Runtime Behavior Lifecycle, retries, callback behavior
Memory Safety Ownership and buffer handling rules
Channel Contract Transport-layer contract and stop semantics
Wrapper Contract Wrapper lifecycle and callback guarantees

Examples and Tests

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