Add partition argument to the C interface of service requests

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Original report (archived issue) by Juan Oxoby (Bitbucket: Juan Oxoby).

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Summary

Add a partition argument for the C interface of service requests.

Motivation

I’m working on creating Python bindings for service requests. I want to be able to start/pause a Server using the /control service. Furthermore, I want to be able to control multiple Servers in different processes.

Since the Node 's method Request doesn’t have a C interface in CIface.h, the only way to externally dealing with services is by using the function cmdServiceReq declared in ign-transport/src/ign.hh. The problem now is that cmdServiceReq doesn’t take a partition as an argument.

Potential solution

Add partition argument to cmdServiceReq

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Original comment by Juan Oxoby (Bitbucket: Juan Oxoby).

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• Edited issue description

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Original comment by Juan Oxoby (Bitbucket: Juan Oxoby).

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• changed title from "Expose C interface for services" to "Add partition argument to the C interface of service requests"