[Quickfix-developers] quickfix threads

[Vincent P. <vpr...@ph...>]

I'm writing test code for my matcher and I'm storing data in STL  
containers for comparing the responses passed back in ExecutionReport  
message.

Before a new OrdStatReq message is sent, for example, the STL  
container is checked to make sure that any expected OrdStatReq  
message like the one about to be generated have been processed  
already.  If not, my code calls process_sleep(1) until the message is  
received.  The problem is the message never arrives.  I'm guessing  
the reason is because I'm sleeping in the onMessage of the  
ExecutionReport message and the message it is waiting for can't get  
processed until the current messages finishes processing.

So, I guess I'm wondering if the reason the expected ExecutionReport  
message isn't being processed is because the code is hung up in the  
sleep loop of the existing ExecutionReport message.  My guess is  
that's the case, but I thought I'd ask because it seems there are  
multiple threads handling the FIX messages.

If anyone has any comments on how threads work in quickfix, I'd be  
interested in knowing that.

Thanks,
-- 
Vincent