zlink Core Guide

This guide explains the purpose and usage order of the raw Core C API. The exact function contract is governed by core/doc/spec/core/.

Getting Started

• 01 Overview: runtime scope and socket patterns
• 02 Core C API: the context, socket, and eventing API
• 03-0 Socket Patterns: choosing a communication style

Sockets And Transport

• PAIR, PUB/SUB, DEALER, ROUTER
• STREAM, Proxy
• Transport, TLS

Messages And Operations

• Routing ID
• Message API
• Monitoring
• Performance, Thread safety, Socket options
• Reliability, Shared scenarios, Glossary

Application topology and stateful object usage are explained in the per-language Framework guides under framework/doc/.