This repository contains examples demonstrating the use of ACE (ADAPTIVE Communication Environment) framework.

Before building these examples, make sure you have:

1. ACE Library: Install the ACE development library

   # On Ubuntu/Debian:
   sudo apt-get install libace-dev
   
   # On RHEL/CentOS/Fedora:
   sudo yum install ace-devel
   # or
   sudo dnf install ace-devel

2. CMake: Version 3.12 or higher

   sudo apt-get install cmake

3. C++ Compiler: GCC or Clang with C++11 support

Use the provided build script:

./build.sh

mkdir build
cd build
cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug
make -j$(nproc)

mkdir build
cd build
cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
make -j$(nproc)

A simple example demonstrating ACE Reactor pattern with timer events.

Location: hello_reactor/

Description: Creates a timer that triggers every 2 seconds after an initial 1-second delay.

Run:

cd build
./hello_reactor/hello_reactor

Or use the CMake target:

cd build
make run_hello_reactor

.
├── CMakeLists.txt          # Root CMake configuration
├── build.sh                # Build script
├── hello_reactor/          # Hello Reactor example
│   ├── CMakeLists.txt      # Example-specific CMake config
│   ├── main.cpp            # Source code
│   └── hello_reactor       # Pre-compiled binary (reference)
└── README.md              # This file

To add a new example:

1. Create a new directory for your example
2. Add your source files to the directory
3. Create a CMakeLists.txt file for the example:

   project(your_example_name)
   
   add_executable(your_executable_name main.cpp)
   
   target_link_libraries(your_executable_name 
       ACE::ACE
       pthread
   )

4. Add the subdirectory to the root CMakeLists.txt:

   add_subdirectory(your_example_directory)

If you get an error about ACE library not being found:

1. Make sure ACE is installed (see Prerequisites)
2. Set the ACE_ROOT environment variable if ACE is installed in a custom location:

   export ACE_ROOT=/path/to/ace

3. You can also specify the path during CMake configuration:

   cmake .. -DACE_ROOT=/path/to/ace

• Ensure you have C++11 support
• Check that all required dependencies are installed
• Try a clean build by removing the build/ directory and rebuilding

These examples are provided for educational purposes.