#include <stdio.h>

#include "thing.h"

/* G L O B A L S */

static int Nodes= 0;
static int Myid= -1;
volatile static int Termn8= 0;    /* set to 1 to kill message handler */

#define THING_API
#include "mpi.h"

/*_________________________________________________________________
*
*/

int start_thing( char *rootDir, int **argc, char ***argv ) {

  MPI_Initialize( argc, argv );
  MPI_Comm_rank( &Myid );
  MPI_Comm_size( &Nodes );

  /* Enter mpi idle loop which does not exit until stop_thing() 
  * Note we may have to spawn the 'rest' of the program... not as nice 
  * for the user.
  */
  ispawn( mpi_thing_loop );

}

/*_________________________________________________________________
*
*/

int igetid_thing(void) {
  return Myid;
}

/*_________________________________________________________________
* 
*/

int create_thing( char *name, thing_t itype ) {

}

/*_________________________________________________________________
* 
*/

int destroy_thing( char *name ) {

}

/*_________________________________________________________________
*
*/

int read_thing( char *name, int offset, void *data, int nbytes, status_thing_t status  ) {
}

/*_________________________________________________________________
*
*/

int write_thing( char *name, int offset, void *data, int nbytes, status_thing_t status  ) {
}

/*_________________________________________________________________
*
*/

int itest_thing(void) {
}

/*_________________________________________________________________
*
*/

int iwait_thing(void) {
}
/*_________________________________________________________________
*
*/

int stop_thing(void) {
	Termn8= 1;
	/* Wait for handler to notice and reset. */
	while ( Termn8 ) { sleep(1); }
}

/*_________________________________________________________________
*
* This loop is the heart of the remote I/O, messaging layer.
*
*/

void mpi_thing_loop(void) {

	
}