Is an API for sending streams of bytes worth the effort? Datagrams (messages) would still be the main method of transmitting information, but you could also use a stream of bytes.
I can't think of any use cases beyond something like tunnelling data from other protocols, like in some kind of transport-agnostic VOIP implementation. Maybe it's useful in sending large files with congestion control, like images. Though, you could have the same results with messages, a bit of elbow grease, and a well-made transport layer.
Doing this would require transport layers to implement it too, which is a lot of effort, especially if it's a datagram-oriented transport layer, at which point they'd have to implement streaming themselves.
Is an API for sending streams of bytes worth the effort? Datagrams (messages) would still be the main method of transmitting information, but you could also use a stream of bytes.
I can't think of any use cases beyond something like tunnelling data from other protocols, like in some kind of transport-agnostic VOIP implementation. Maybe it's useful in sending large files with congestion control, like images. Though, you could have the same results with messages, a bit of elbow grease, and a well-made transport layer.
Doing this would require transport layers to implement it too, which is a lot of effort, especially if it's a datagram-oriented transport layer, at which point they'd have to implement streaming themselves.