+/**
+ * Internal direct dispatch of the request 'xreq'
+ * @param xreq the request to dispatch
+ */
+static void do_call_direct(struct afb_xreq *xreq)
+{
+ const struct api_desc *a;
+
+ /* search the api */
+ a = search(xreq->api);
+ if (!a)
+ afb_xreq_fail_f(xreq, "unknown-api", "api %s not found", xreq->api);
+ else {
+ xreq->context.api_key = a->api.closure;
+ a->api.call(a->api.closure, xreq);
+ }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Asynchronous dispatch callback for the request 'xreq'
+ * @param signum 0 on normal flow or the signal number that interupted the normal flow
+ */
+static void do_call_async(int signum, void *arg)
+{
+ struct afb_xreq *xreq = arg;
+
+ if (signum != 0)
+ afb_xreq_fail_f(xreq, "aborted", "signal %s(%d) caught", strsignal(signum), signum);
+ else {
+ do_call_direct(xreq);
+ }
+ afb_xreq_unref(xreq);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Dispatch the request 'xreq' synchronously and directly.
+ * @param xreq the request to dispatch
+ */
+void afb_apis_call_direct(struct afb_xreq *xreq)
+{
+ afb_xreq_begin(xreq);
+ do_call_direct(xreq);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Dispatch the request 'xreq' asynchronously.
+ * @param xreq the request to dispatch
+ */
+void afb_apis_call(struct afb_xreq *xreq)
+{
+ int rc;
+
+ afb_xreq_begin(xreq);
+ afb_xreq_addref(xreq);
+ rc = jobs_queue(NULL, apis_timeout, do_call_async, xreq);
+ if (rc < 0) {
+ /* TODO: allows or not to proccess it directly as when no threading? (see above) */
+ ERROR("can't process job with threads: %m");
+ afb_xreq_fail_f(xreq, "cancelled", "not able to create a job for the task");
+ afb_xreq_unref(xreq);
+ }
+}
+