[Bro-Dev] Plugins providing threads?

[Seth Hall]

On Oct 7, 2014, at 6:43 PM, Robin Sommer <robin at icir.org> wrote:

> I'm wondering if we should add another type of plugin component:
> threads. This would be for functionality that's to run in parallel
> with Bro's main thread, and communicate with it via message passing.

I think it makes sense.  

Another use for it could be as a mechanism for creating async BiFs for integrating with libraries that are blocking. ;)

Sounds cool.

  .Seth

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