MultiChannel<T> class abstract

A class that multiplexes multiple virtual channels across a single underlying transport layer.

This should be connected to another MultiChannel on the other end of the underlying channel. It starts with a single default virtual channel, accessible via stream and sink. Additional virtual channels can be created with virtualChannel.

When a virtual channel is created by one endpoint, the other must connect to it before messages may be sent through it. The first endpoint passes its VirtualChannel.id to the second, which then creates a channel from that id also using virtualChannel. For example:

// First endpoint
var virtual = multiChannel.virtualChannel();
multiChannel.sink.add({
  "channel": virtual.id
});

// Second endpoint
multiChannel.stream.listen((message) {
  var virtual = multiChannel.virtualChannel(message["channel"]);
  // ...
});

Sending errors across a MultiChannel is not supported. Any errors from the underlying stream will be reported only via the default MultiChannel.stream.

Each virtual channel may be closed individually. When all of them are closed, the underlying StreamSink is closed automatically.