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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/diameter/doc')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_app.xml | 40 |
1 files changed, 21 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_app.xml b/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_app.xml index fc359b9d1d..a3d9a8eeac 100644 --- a/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_app.xml +++ b/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_app.xml @@ -467,11 +467,11 @@ callback returned false.</p> <v>Packet = packet()</v> <v>SvcName = term()</v> <v>Peer = peer()</v> -<v>Action = Reply | {relay, Opts} | discard | {eval, Action, ContF}</v> +<v>Action = Reply | {relay, Opts} | discard | {eval, Action, PostF}</v> <v>Reply = {reply, message()} | {protocol_error, 3000..3999}</v> <v>Opts = diameter:call_opts()</v> -<v>ContF = diameter:evaluable()</v> +<v>PostF = diameter:evaluable()</v> </type> <desc> <p> @@ -559,26 +559,28 @@ will cause the request process in question to fail.</p> <tag><c>{relay, Opts}</c></tag> <item> <p> -Relay a request to another peer. -The appropriate Route-Record AVP will be added to the relayed request -by diameter and <seealso marker="#pick_peer">pick_peer/4</seealso> -and <seealso marker="#prepare_request">prepare_request/3</seealso> -callback will take place just as if <seealso +Relay a request to another peer in the role of a Diameter relay agent. +If a routing loop is detected then the request is answered with +3005 (DIAMETER_LOOP_DETECTED). +Otherwise a Route-Record AVP (containing the sending peer's Origin-Host) is +added to the request and <seealso marker="#pick_peer">pick_peer/4</seealso> +and subsequent callbacks take place just as if <seealso marker="diameter#call">diameter:call/4</seealso> had been called explicitly. -However, returning a <c>relay</c> tuple also causes the End-to-End -Identifier to be preserved in the header of the relayed request as -required by RFC 3588.</p> +The End-to-End Identifier of the incoming request is preserved in the +header of the relayed request.</p> <p> -The returned <c>Opts</c> should not specify <c>detach</c> and -the <seealso marker="#handle_answer">handle_answer/4</seealso> -callback following from a relayed request must return its first +The returned <c>Opts</c> should not specify <c>detach</c>. +A subsequent <seealso marker="#handle_answer">handle_answer/4</seealso> +callback for the relayed request must return its first argument, the <c>diameter_packet</c> record containing the answer message. Note that the <c>extra</c> option can be specified to supply arguments -that can distinguish the relay case from others if so desired, -although the form of the request message may be sufficient.</p> +that can distinguish the relay case from others if so desired. +Any other return value (for example, from a +<seealso marker="#handle_error">handle_error/4</seealso> callback) +causes the request to be answered with 3002 (DIAMETER_UNABLE_TO_DELIVER).</p> </item> <tag><c>discard</c></tag> @@ -587,18 +589,18 @@ although the form of the request message may be sufficient.</p> Discard the request.</p> </item> -<tag><c>{eval, Action, ContF}</c></tag> +<tag><c>{eval, Action, PostF}</c></tag> <item> <p> Handle the request as if <c>Action</c> has been returned and then -evaluate <c>ContF</c> in the request process.</p> +evaluate <c>PostF</c> in the request process.</p> </item> </taglist> <p> -Note that diameter will respond to protocol errors in an incoming -request without invoking <c>handle_request/3</c>.</p> +Note that protocol errors detected by diameter will result in an +answer message without <c>handle_request/3</c> being invoked.</p> </desc> </func> |