Message: Message class

MessageR Documentation

Message class

Description

Message holds an Arrow IPC message, which includes metadata and an optional message body.

R6 Methods

  • ⁠$Equals(other)⁠: Check if this Message is equal to another Message

  • ⁠$body_length()⁠: Return the length of the message body in bytes

  • ⁠$Verify()⁠: Check if the Message metadata is valid Flatbuffer format

Active bindings

  • ⁠$type⁠: The message type

  • ⁠$metadata⁠: The message metadata

  • ⁠$body⁠: The message body as a Buffer


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