- allow scriptcontext objects to be dynamic

- enhancements in scriptcontext (error messages stored as properties)

ascon.i

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  * For the implementation of a custom protocol, you have to implement
  * the handler function and the init function, declare the protocol
  * of type AsconProtocol and call AsconInsertProtocol on startup.
- * The handler and init functions are normally be a wrapper around AsconStdHandler
+ * The handler and init functions are normally a wrapper around AsconStdHandler
  * and AsconStdInit
  *
  * The functions with fd as the first argument are utility functions with
@@ -64,8 +64,9 @@ struct Ascon {
   int wrPos;          /**< write buffer position */
   double timeout;     /**< read timeout (sec) */
   char *sendTerminator; /**< terminator for sending messages */
+  char *replyTerminator; /**< terminator list for reply. NULL is the special case CR, LF or CR/LF */
   char *hostport;     /**< host:port to connect */
-  ErrMsg *errList;    /**< error message list */
+  pDynString errmsg;  /**< error message */
   double start;       /**< unix time when read was started */
   void *private;      /**< private data of protocol */
   void (*killPrivate)(void *); /** < kill function for private */
@@ -73,7 +74,6 @@ struct Ascon {
   int responseValid;  /**< a valid response is ready */
   AsconHandler handler; /**< handler function */
   double reconnectInterval; /**< reconnect interval */
-  double lastReconnect; /**< last connect try */
 };
 
 #define ASCON_SELECT_ERROR -1
@@ -92,7 +92,13 @@ int AsconStdHandler(Ascon *a);
 /** \brief initialize a standard connection
  *  \param a the connection
  *  \param con A connection to print errors too.
- *  \param hostport the tcp/ip address (syntax: host:port)
+ *  \param argc number of arguments
+ *  \param argv arguments ("<host>:<port>" [sendTerminator] [timeout] [replyTerminators])
+ *     sendTerminator is a character or string sent at the end of a command
+ *     timoeut is in seconds
+ *     replyTerminator is a string, meant as a list of terminator characters
+ *     if not replyTerminator is given, CR, LF or CR/LF all are detected as
+ *     terminators
  *
  * In most cases a custom init function may be a wrapper around AsconStdInit
  */