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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2015 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd All Rights Reserved
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License
+ */
+/**
+ * @file src/include/cynara-client-async.h
+ * @author Zofia Abramowska <z.abramowska@samsung.com>
+ * @author Marcin Niesluchowski <m.niesluchow@samsung.com>
+ * @author Oskar Switalski <o.switalski@samsung.com>
+ * @version 1.0
+ * @brief This file contains asynchronous client APIs of Cynara available
+ * with libcynara-client-asynchronous.
+ * @example cynara-client-async.example
+ */
+
+#ifndef CYNARA_CLIENT_ASYNC_H
+#define CYNARA_CLIENT_ASYNC_H
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#include <cynara/cynara-error.h>
+#include <cynara/cynara-limits.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+typedef uint16_t cynara_check_id;
+typedef struct cynara_async cynara_async;
+typedef struct cynara_async_configuration cynara_async_configuration;
+
+/**
+ * \enum cynara_async_status
+ * Values indicating the status of connected cynara socket.
+ *
+ * \var cynara_async_status::CYNARA_STATUS_FOR_READ
+ * Wait for read events on socket.
+ *
+ * \var cynara_async_status::CYNARA_STATUS_FOR_RW
+ * Wait for both read and write events on socket.
+ */
+typedef enum {
+ CYNARA_STATUS_FOR_READ,
+ CYNARA_STATUS_FOR_RW
+} cynara_async_status;
+
+/**
+ * \enum cynara_async_call_cause
+ * Values indicating the reason of cynara_response_callback call.
+ *
+ * \var cynara_async_call_cause::CYNARA_CALL_CAUSE_ANSWER
+ * Callback was called due to response to previous cynara_async_create_request() or
+ * cynara_async_create_simple_request() call.
+ *
+ * \var cynara_async_call_cause::CYNARA_CALL_CAUSE_CANCEL
+ * Callback was called due to request cancellation with cynara_async_cancel_request() call.
+ *
+ * \var cynara_async_call_cause::CYNARA_CALL_CAUSE_FINISH
+ * Callback was called due to cynara_async_finish() call.
+ *
+ * \var cynara_async_call_cause::CYNARA_CALL_CAUSE_SERVICE_NOT_AVAILABLE
+ * Callback was called due to service not available.
+ */
+typedef enum {
+ CYNARA_CALL_CAUSE_ANSWER,
+ CYNARA_CALL_CAUSE_CANCEL,
+ CYNARA_CALL_CAUSE_FINISH,
+ CYNARA_CALL_CAUSE_SERVICE_NOT_AVAILABLE
+} cynara_async_call_cause;
+
+/**
+ * \brief Response_callback is registered once in cynara_async_create_request() or
+ * cynara_async_create_simple_request() and will be triggered exactly once in 4 kinds of situations:
+ *
+ * -# after response is received from cynara service (CYNARA_CALL_CAUSE_ANSWER)
+ * -# when request is canceled with cynara_async_cancel_request() (CYNARA_CALL_CAUSE_CANCEL)
+ * -# when request was pending for response, but cynara_async_finish() was called
+ * (CYNARA_CALL_CAUSE_FINISH)
+ * -# when connection to cynara service was broken and cannot be established again - probably cynara
+ * is unoperational (CYNARA_CALL_CAUSE_SERVICE_NOT_AVAILABLE)
+ *
+ * API functions called during this callback with CYNARA_CALL_CAUSE_SERVICE_NOT_AVAILABLE
+ * or CYNARA_CALL_CAUSE_FINISH cause will return CYNARA_API_OPERATION_NOT_ALLOWED.
+ * cynara_async_finish() will be ignored if called from within this callback.
+ *
+ * \param[in] check_id Number identifying check request. Number is generated in
+ * cynara_async_create_request() or cynara_async_create_simple_request()
+ * and returned to user. It can be used to match response with sent request.
+ * Number is valid since cynara_async_create_request() call or
+ * cynara_async_create_simple_request() call till callback call.
+ * After that the number can be reused by cynara to run new request.
+ * \param[in] cause Cause of triggering this callback.
+ * \param[in] response Response for created request. Should be ignored if cause is not
+ * an answer to request (cause != CYNARA_CALL_CAUSE_ANSWER).
+ * \param[in] user_response_data User specific data - passed to cynara library in
+ * cynara_async_cancel_request() is being only remembered by library.
+ * Cynara library does not take any actions on this pointer,
+ * except for giving it back to user in cynara_response_callback.
+ * After that cynara forgets this data.
+ */
+typedef void (*cynara_response_callback) (cynara_check_id check_id, cynara_async_call_cause cause,
+ int response, void *user_response_data);
+
+/**
+ * \brief Callback used by cynara async API when status of cynara socket is changed in
+ * cynara_async_initialize(), cynara_async_check_cache(), cynara_async_create_request(),
+ * cynara_async_create_simple_request(), cynara_async_process(), cynara_async_cancel_request()
+ * or cynara_async_finish().
+ *
+ * File descriptor changes every time cynara library connects or disconnects cynara service.
+ * Status change is triggered when check_request or cancel needs to be send to
+ * cynara service or sending data has finished and there is nothing more to send to cynara
+ * service.
+ *
+ * Note, that provided file descriptor is used internally by libcynara-client-async
+ * so user should not use it in other way than waiting on it in event loop.
+ * In particular user should not write to, read from or close this fd.
+ * CYNARA_API_OPERATION_NOT_ALLOWED will be returned for every api function called in this callback.
+ * cynara_async_finish() will be ignored if called from within this callback.
+ *
+ * \param[in] old_fd Old descriptor which should be unregistered from event loop,
+ * Special value -1 is used when callback is called after first
+ * successful connect.
+ * \param[in] new_fd New descriptor which should be registered in event loop,
+ * Special value -1 is used when cynara_async_finish() is called and
+ * cynara is disconnected. In this case status should be ignored.
+ * \param[in] status Status indicating which events should be awaited on socket
+ * \param[in] user_status_data User specific data - passed to cynara library in
+ * cynara_async_initialize() is being only remembered by library.
+ * Cynara library does not take any actions on this pointer,
+ * except for giving it back to user in cynara_status_callback.
+ * Data should be valid at least until cynara_async_finish() is called.
+ */
+typedef void (*cynara_status_callback) (int old_fd, int new_fd, cynara_async_status status,
+ void *user_status_data);
+
+/**
+ * \par Description:
+ * Initialize cynara_async_configuration. Create structure used in following configuration
+ * API calls.
+ *
+ * \par Purpose:
+ * For configuration parameter to be used in cynara async initialization function, this API must be
+ * called before any other cynara async configuration API function.
+ * It will create cynara_async_configuration structure, an optional parameter of cynara async
+ * initialization.
+ *
+ * \par Typical use case:
+ * Once before setting parameters of cynara async configuration and passing to
+ * cynara_async_initialize().
+ *
+ * \par Method of function operation:
+ * This API initializes inner library structures and in case of success returns pointer
+ * to created cynara_async_configuration structure.
+ *
+ * \par Sync (or) Async:
+ * This as a synchronous API.
+ *
+ * \par Thread-safety:
+ * This function is NOT thread-safe. If functions from described API are called by multithreaded
+ * application from different threads, they must be put into protected critical section.
+ *
+ * \par Important notes:
+ * Structure cynara_async_configuration created by cynara_async_configuration_create() call
+ * should be released with cynara_async_configuration_destroy().
+ * Structure cynara_async_configuration should be destroyed after passing it to
+ * cynara_async_initialize().
+ *
+ * \param[out] pp_conf Placeholder for created cynara_async_configuration structure.
+ *
+ * \return CYNARA_API_SUCCESS on success
+ * \return negative error code on error
+ */
+int cynara_async_configuration_create(cynara_async_configuration **pp_conf);
+
+/**
+ * \par Description:
+ * Release cynara_async_configuration structure created with cynara_async_configuration_create().
+ *
+ * \par Purpose:
+ * This API should be used to clean up after usage of cynara_async_configuration.
+ *
+ * \par Typical use case:
+ * Once cynara_async_configuration is not needed.
+ *
+ * \par Method of function operation:
+ * This API releases inner library structure and destroys cynara_async_configuration structure.
+ *
+ * \par Sync (or) Async:
+ * This is a synchronous API.
+ *
+ * \par Thread-safety:
+ * This function is NOT thread-safe. If functions from described API are called by multithreaded
+ * application from different threads, they must be put into protected critical section.
+ *
+ * \param[in] p_conf cynara_async_configuration structure. If NULL, the call has no effect.
+ */
+void cynara_async_configuration_destroy(cynara_async_configuration *p_conf);
+
+/**
+ * \par Description:
+ * Set client cache size.
+ *
+ * \par Purpose:
+ * This API is used to change default number of cached responses returned from cynara.
+ *
+ * \par Typical use case:
+ * Once before setting parameters of cynara async configuration and passing to
+ * cynara_async_initialize().
+ *
+ * \par Method of function operation:
+ * This API initializes cache with given capacity.
+ *
+ * \par Sync (or) Async:
+ * This as a synchronous API.
+ *
+ * \par Thread-safety:
+ * This function is NOT thread-safe. If functions from described API are called by multithreaded
+ * application from different threads, they must be put into protected critical section.
+ *
+ * \par Important notes:
+ * After passing cynara_async_configuration to cynara_async_initialize() calling this API will have
+ * no effect.
+ *
+ * \param[in] p_conf cynara_async_configuration structure pointer.
+ * \param[in] cache_size Cache size to be set.
+ *
+ * \return CYNARA_API_SUCCESS on success
+ * \return negative error code on error
+ */
+int cynara_async_configuration_set_cache_size(cynara_async_configuration *p_conf,
+ size_t cache_size);
+
+/**
+ * \par Description:
+ * Initialize cynara-async-client library with given configuration. Create structure used in
+ * following API calls and register callback and user_status_data for
+ * further cynara async API calls.
+ *
+ * \par Purpose:
+ * This API must be used prior to calling any other cynara async API function.
+ * It will create cynara_async structure required for any other cynara async API calls.
+ *
+ * \par Typical use case:
+ * Once before entering event loop and before any other cynara async API is called.
+ *
+ * \par Method of function operation:
+ * This API initializes inner library structures and in case of success
+ * returns cynara_async structure.
+ *
+ * \par Sync (or) Async:
+ * This is an synchronous API.
+ *
+ * \par Thread-safety:
+ * This function is NOT thread-safe. If functions from described API are called by multithreaded
+ * application from different threads, they must be put into protected critical section.
+ *
+ * \par Important notes:
+ * Structure cynara_async created by cynara_async_initialize() call should be released
+ * with cynara_async_finish().
+ *
+ * \param[out] pp_cynara Placeholder for created cynara_async structure.
+ * \param[in] p_conf Configuration for cynara-async-client library.
+ * NULL should be used for default configuration.
+ * Configuration management functions will be added later.
+ * Configuration will be able to specify e.g. size of cache used by library
+ * for holding checks results.
+ * \param[in] callback Function called when connection is started.
+ * If NULL, no callback will be called, when status changes.
+ * \param[in] user_status_data User specific data, passed to callback is being only remembered
+ * by library. Cynara library does not take any actions on this pointer,
+ * except for giving it back to user in cynara_status_callback.
+ * Data should be valid at least until cynara_async_finish() is called.
+ * Can be NULL.
+ *
+ * \return CYNARA_API_SUCCESS on success
+ * \return negative error code on error
+ */
+int cynara_async_initialize(cynara_async **pp_cynara, const cynara_async_configuration *p_conf,
+ cynara_status_callback callback, void *user_status_data);
+
+/**
+ * \par Description:
+ * Release cynara-async-client library and destroy structure created with cynara_async_initialize().
+ *
+ * \par Purpose:
+ * This API should be used to clean up after usage of cynara-async-client library.
+ *
+ * \par Typical use case:
+ * Once after connection to cynara is not needed.
+ *
+ * \par Method of function operation:
+ * This API releases inner library structure and destroys cynara_async structure. Connection to
+ * cynara server is closed. Upon disconnecting this will trigger cynara_status_callback callback
+ * with -1 as new_fd param so client can unregister file descriptor connected with cynara. It will
+ * also trigger cynara_response_callback callback for each created request with
+ * cynara_async_call_cause::CYNARA_CALL_CAUSE_FINISH as cause param.
+ *
+ * \par Sync (or) Async:
+ * This is an asynchronous API.
+ *
+ * \par Thread-safety:
+ * This function is NOT thread-safe. If functions from described API are called by multithreaded
+ * application from different threads, they must be put into protected critical section.
+ *
+ * \par Important notes:
+ * No other call to cynara-async-client library should be made after call to cynara_async_finish().
+ * cynara_async_finish() called from within cynara_response_callback or cynara_status_callback will
+ * be ignored.
+ *
+ * \param[in] p_cynara cynara_async structure. If NULL, then the call has no effect.
+ */
+void cynara_async_finish(cynara_async *p_cynara);
+
+/**
+ * \par Description:
+ * Check access to given privilege for specified user, client and client_session in cache.
+ *
+ * \par Purpose:
+ * This API should be used to check if cache holds information about access of user,
+ * running application identified as clients to a privilege.
+ * This API should be used for fast check in cache.
+ *
+ * \par Typical use case:
+ * A service wants to check in cache, if a client requesting access to some privilege
+ * has proper rights.
+ *
+ * \par Method of function operation:
+ * Client (a process / application) requesting access to a privilege is running as some user.
+ * For such triple (client, user, privilege) a cache is checked.
+ * If cache is invalid it is cleared and call returns same as access not found.
+ * Additional parameter client_session
+ * may be used to distinguish between client session (e.g. for allowing access only for this
+ * particular application launch). Empty string "" can be used, when session differentiation
+ * is not needed.
+ *
+ * \par Sync (or) Async:
+ * This is an synchronous API.
+ *
+ * \par Thread-safety:
+ * This function is NOT thread-safe. If functions from described API are called by multithreaded
+ * application from different threads, they must be put into protected critical section.
+ *
+ * \par Important notes:
+ * \parblock
+ * Call to cynara_async_check_cache() needs cynara_async structure to be created first.
+ * Use cynara_async_initialize() before calling this function. cynara_async_check_cache() called
+ * from within cynara_status_callback or cynara_response_callback with
+ * CYNARA_CALL_CAUSE_SERVICE_NOT_AVAILABLE or CYNARA_CALL_CAUSE_FINISH cause will return
+ * CYNARA_API_OPERATION_NOT_ALLOWED.
+ *
+ * Socket status may occasionally be changed to CYNARA_STATUS_FOR_RW, to ensure
+ * that cynara_async_process() is triggered in event loop after socket is ready to send
+ * monitor logs to Cynara service.
+ *
+ * String length cannot exceed CYNARA_MAX_ID_LENGTH, otherwise CYNARA_API_INVALID_PARAM will be
+ * returned.
+ * \endparblock
+ *
+ * \param[in] p_cynara cynara_async structure.
+ * \param[in] client Application or process identifier.
+ * \param[in] client_session Client defined session.
+ * \param[in] user User of running client.
+ * \param[in] privilege Privilege that is a subject of a check.
+ *
+ * \return CYNARA_API_ACCESS_ALLOWED on checked access allowed
+ * \return CYNARA_API_ACCESS_DENIED on checked access denied
+ * \return CYNARA_API_CACHE_MISS on access not in cache
+ * \return other negative error code on error
+ */
+int cynara_async_check_cache(cynara_async *p_cynara, const char *client, const char *client_session,
+ const char *user, const char *privilege);
+
+/**
+ * \par Description:
+ * Creates access check request to cynara service for client, user accessing given privilege.
+ * Set callback and user_response_data to be called and passed when request processing is finished.
+ *
+ * \par Purpose:
+ * This API should be used to create check request for client identified by a triple
+ * (client, user, privilege) in custom defined session.
+ * Response can be received with cynara_async_process().
+ * Check id is returned to pair request with response for canceling purposes.
+ *
+ * \par Typical use case:
+ * When cynara_async_check_cache() returned CYNARA_API_CACHE_MISS, so cynara service
+ * has to be asked, if a client requesting access to some privilege has proper rights.
+ * To receive matching response client sets callback and specifies arbitrary data to be passed
+ * to this callback.
+ *
+ * \par Method of function operation:
+ * \parblock
+ * Client (a process / application) requesting access to a privilege is running as some user.
+ * For such triple (client, user, privilege) a request event is created and added to pending
+ * requests for cynara_async_process() to process.
+ *
+ * Socket status will be changed to CYNARA_STATUS_FOR_RW, to ensure that cynara_async_process()
+ * will be triggered in event loop after socket is ready to send request to cynara service.
+ * After request is sent and there is nothing more to send to cynara service, status will change
+ * back to CYNARA_STATUS_FOR_READ. Status changes are delivered with cynara_status_callback.
+ * When function is successfully called unique check_id is returned. It is used for matching
+ * generated request with response, that will be received by registered callback.
+ *
+ * Because check_id is coded as 16-bit unsigned integer, there can be only 2^16 = 65536 pending
+ * requests. When response callback is called either because of getting answer or because
+ * of cancel check_id used for that request is released and can be reused by cynara library.
+ * When maximum of pending requests is reached cynara_async_create_request() fails with
+ * CYNARA_API_MAX_PENDING_REQUESTS error code.
+ * \endparblock
+ *
+ * \par Sync (or) Async:
+ * This is an asynchronous API.
+ *
+ * \par Thread-safety:
+ * This function is NOT thread-safe. If functions from described API are called by multithreaded
+ * application from different threads, they must be put into protected critical section.
+ *
+ * \par Important notes:
+ * \parblock
+ * Call cynara_async_create_request() needs cynara_async structure to be created first with
+ * cynara_async_initialize().
+ * Call cynara_async_cancel_request() to cancel pending request.
+ * Call cynara_async_process() to receive response.
+ *
+ * It is guaranteed that if cynara_async_create_request() function succeeds (CYNARA_API_SUCCESS)
+ * a callback will be called exactly once and that it will receive user_response_data.
+ *
+ * If function fails (returns negative error code) request won't be generated and won't be pending,
+ * callback function won't be ever called and user_response_data won't be remembered by library.
+ *
+ * Also no check_id will be generated and *p_check_id value should be ignored.
+ * cynara_async_create_request() called from within cynara_status_callback or
+ * cynara_response_callback with CYNARA_CALL_CAUSE_SERVICE_NOT_AVAILABLE or CYNARA_CALL_CAUSE_FINISH
+ * cause will return CYNARA_API_OPERATION_NOT_ALLOWED.
+ *
+ * String length cannot exceed CYNARA_MAX_ID_LENGTH ,otherwise CYNARA_API_INVALID_PARAM will be
+ * returned.
+ * \endparblock
+ *
+ * \param[in] p_cynara cynara_async structure.
+ * \param[in] client Application or process identifier.
+ * \param[in] client_session Client defined session.
+ * \param[in] user User of running client.
+ * \param[in] privilege Privilege that is a subject of a check.
+ * \param[out] p_check_id Placeholder for check id. If NULL, then no check_id is returned.
+ * \param[in] callback Function called when matching response is received.
+ * If NULL then no callback will be called when response, cancel, finish
+ * or service not availble error happens.
+ * \param[in] user_response_data User specific data, passed to callback is being only remembered
+ * by library. Cynara library does not take any actions on this pointer,
+ * except for giving it back to user in cynara_response_callback.
+ * Can be NULL.
+ *
+ * \return CYNARA_API_SUCCESS on success
+ * \return CYNARA_API_MAX_PENDING_REQUESTS on too much pending requests
+ * \return other negative error code on error
+ */
+int cynara_async_create_request(cynara_async *p_cynara, const char *client,
+ const char *client_session, const char *user, const char *privilege,
+ cynara_check_id *p_check_id, cynara_response_callback callback,
+ void *user_response_data);
+
+/**
+ * \par Description:
+ * Creates simple access check request to cynara service for (potential) permission to take some
+ * action or access a resource.
+ * Set callback and user_response_data to be called and passed when request processing is finished.
+ *
+ * \par Purpose:
+ * This API should be used for a quick check if a user running application identified as client
+ * has access to a given privilege.
+ * Response can be received with cynara_async_process().
+ * Check id is returned to pair request with response for canceling purposes.
+ *
+ * \par Typical use case:
+ * An application may use this API to check if it has (potential) permission to take some action
+ * or access resource in future (permissions may rarely change). The typical use would be to disable
+ * or hide some of functionalities if they probably could not be used anyways.
+ *
+ * \par Method of function operation:
+ * \parblock
+ * This function is very similar to cynara_async_create_request() with the difference, that in case
+ * of answer not being one of CYNARA_API_PERMISSION_DENIED or CYNARA_API_PERMISSION_ALLOWED,
+ * no external application will be consulted. Instead, CYNARA_API_ACCESS_NOT_RESOLVED is returned
+ * by a callback, meaning, that only creating full request through cynara_async_create_request() API
+ * would yield eventual answer.
+ *
+ * If access permission cannot be acquired without usage of external agents, callback can be
+ * called with CYNARA_CALL_CAUSE_ANSWER and response value being CYNARA_API_ACCESS_NOT_RESOLVED.
+ * \endparblock
+ *
+ * \par Sync (or) Async:
+ * This is a synchronous API.
+ *
+ * \par Thread-safety:
+ * This function is NOT thread-safe. If functions from described API are called by multithreaded
+ * application from different threads, they must be put into mutex protected critical section.
+ *
+ * \par Important notes:
+ * \parblock
+ * Call cynara_async_create_simple_request() needs cynara_async structure to be created first
+ * with cynara_async_initialize().
+ * Call cynara_async_cancel_request() to cancel pending request.
+ * Call cynara_async_process() to send request and receive response.
+ *
+ * The answer will be taken from cynara's database without consulting any external applications.
+ * If the answer cannot be resolved in one of CYNARA_API_ACCESS_ALLOWED or
+ * CYNARA_API_ACCESS_DENIED without communicating with external application, response returned
+ * through callback will have value CYNARA_API_ACCESS_NOT_RESOLVED.
+ *
+ * String length cannot exceed CYNARA_MAX_ID_LENGTH, otherwise CYNARA_API_INVALID_PARAM will be
+ * returned.
+ * \endparblock
+ *
+ * \param[in] p_cynara cynara_async structure.
+ * \param[in] client Application or process identifier.
+ * \param[in] client_session Client defined session.
+ * \param[in] user User of running client.
+ * \param[in] privilege Privilege that is a subject of a check.
+ * \param[out] p_check_id Placeholder for check id. If NULL, then no check_id is returned.
+ * \param[in] callback Function called when matching response is received.
+ * If NULL then no callback will be called when response, cancel, finish
+ * or service not availble error happens.
+ * \param[in] user_response_data User specific data, passed to callback is being only stored by
+ * library. Cynara library does not take any actions on this pointer, except for giving
+ * it back to user in cynara_response_callback.
+ * Can be NULL.
+ *
+ * \return CYNARA_API_SUCCESS on success
+ * \return CYNARA_API_MAX_PENDING_REQUESTS on too much pending requests
+ * \return other negative error code on error
+ */
+int cynara_async_create_simple_request(cynara_async *p_cynara, const char *client,
+ const char *client_session, const char *user,
+ const char *privilege, cynara_check_id *p_check_id,
+ cynara_response_callback callback, void *user_response_data);
+
+/**
+ * \par Description:
+ * Process events that appeared on cynara socket.
+ *
+ * \par Purpose:
+ * Process events after they appear on cynara socket.
+ *
+ * \par Typical use case:
+ * After request was queued with cynara_async_create_request() or
+ * cynara_async_create_simple_request() this API will return response.
+ * When event loop will return readiness on cynara socket, client should use this API.
+ *
+ * \par Method of function operation:
+ * \parblock
+ * This API sends pending requests, receives all responses and reacts when cynara
+ * has disconnected. If cynara has disconnected all values in cache become invalid. During these
+ * operations status of cynara socket may change, so cynara_status_callback callback will be
+ * triggered to indicate these changes. cynara_response_callback callback will be triggered with
+ * cynara_async_call_cause::CYNARA_CALL_CAUSE_ANSWER as cause param when response is available.
+ *
+ * If cynara has disconnected it will be triggered with
+ * cynara_async_call_cause::CYNARA_CALL_CAUSE_SERVICE_NOT_AVAILABLE as cause param.
+ * \endparblock
+ *
+ * \par Sync (or) Async:
+ * This is an asynchronous API.
+ *
+ * \par Thread-safety:
+ * This function is NOT thread-safe. If functions from described API are called by multithreaded
+ * application from different threads, they must be put into protected critical section.
+ *
+ * \par Important notes:
+ * Call to cynara_async_process() requires initialized cynara_async structure. For this use
+ * cynara_async_initialize(). cynara_async_process() called from within cynara_status_callback or
+ * cynara_response_callback with CYNARA_CALL_CAUSE_SERVICE_NOT_AVAILABLE or CYNARA_CALL_CAUSE_FINISH
+ * cause will return CYNARA_API_OPERATION_NOT_ALLOWED.
+ *
+ * \param[in] p_cynara cynara_async structure.
+ *
+ * \return CYNARA_API_SUCCESS on success
+ * \return negative error code on error
+ */
+int cynara_async_process(cynara_async *p_cynara);
+
+/**
+ * \par Description:
+ * Cancel request created by cynara_async_create_request() or cynara_async_create_simple_request().
+ *
+ * \par Purpose:
+ * This API should be used to cancel pending check request,
+ * created by cynara_async_create_request() or cynara_async_create_simple_request().
+ *
+ * \par Typical use case:
+ * When cynara client is no longer interested in receiving an answer.
+ * Same check_id value should be used to identify proper request as was generated during
+ * request creation with cynara_async_create_request() or cynara_async_create_simple_request().
+ *
+ * \par Method of function operation:
+ * \parblock
+ * Cancels request created by cynara_async_create_request() or cynara_async_create_simple_request()
+ * call.
+ *
+ * cynara_status_callback callback may be triggered to be able to send cancel to cynara.
+ * cynara_response_callback callback will be triggered with with
+ * cynara_async_call_cause::CYNARA_CALL_CAUSE_CANCEL as cause param.
+ *
+ * If given id is not valid (was not requested or response callback was already delivered)
+ * cynara_async_cancel_request() returns CYNARA_API_INVALID_PARAM.
+ * \endparblock
+ *
+ * \par Sync (or) Async:
+ * This is a synchronous API.
+ *
+ * \par Thread-safety:
+ * This function is NOT thread-safe. If functions from described API are called by multithreaded
+ * application from different threads, they must be put into protected critical section.
+ *
+ * \par Important notes:
+ * Call to cynara_async_cancel_request() needs cynara_async structure to be created first. For this
+ * use cynara_async_initialize(). cynara_async_cancel_request() called from within
+ * cynara_status_callback or cynara_response_callback with CYNARA_CALL_CAUSE_SERVICE_NOT_AVAILABLE
+ * or CYNARA_CALL_CAUSE_FINISH cause will return CYNARA_API_OPERATION_NOT_ALLOWED.
+ *
+ * \param[in] p_cynara cynara_async structure.
+ * \param[in] check_id Check id to be cancelled
+ *
+ * \return CYNARA_API_SUCCESS on success
+ * \return negative error code on error
+ */
+int cynara_async_cancel_request(cynara_async *p_cynara, cynara_check_id check_id);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* CYNARA_CLIENT_ASYNC_H */