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authorMax Kellermann <max@musicpd.org>2017-07-21 09:51:43 +0200
committerMax Kellermann <max@musicpd.org>2017-07-21 09:51:43 +0200
commitcf0c59864f8d1898278ef88530aaf89657214881 (patch)
tree9ec6b6653098411eb9f9bed3c10ec7e59a622305 /doc
parent4c0404c70dac0b2e6b74bb7957ca0e95156ebaab (diff)
doc/protocol.xml: clarify that idle events do not get lost
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diff --git a/doc/protocol.xml b/doc/protocol.xml
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@@ -403,6 +403,15 @@
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
+
+ <para>
+ Change events accumulate, even while the connection is
+ not in "idle" mode; no events gets lost while the client
+ is doing something else with the connection. If an
+ event had already occurred since the last call, the new
+ <command>idle</command> command will return immediately.
+ </para>
+
<para>
While a client is waiting for <command>idle</command>
results, the server disables timeouts, allowing a client