ipblc/src/zmqcom.rs

use crate::config::ZMQ;

use zmq;

const ZMQPROTO: &str = "tcp";

pub async fn zconnect(zmqcfg: &ZMQ, zmqtype: zmq::SocketType) -> Result<zmq::Socket, zmq::Error> {
    let zctx = zmq::Context::new();
    let zmqhost = &zmqcfg.hostname;
    let zmqport = &zmqcfg.port;
    let socket = zctx.socket(zmqtype).unwrap();
    let connectstring = format!("{ZMQPROTO}://{zmqhost}:{zmqport}");
    socket.connect(&connectstring.as_str())?;
    Ok(socket)
}