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doc: explain _writev() API #31356

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the exact context of invocation of _writev API is not well known
also, the choice between _write and _writev is not well known.
add a description to make it explicit.

Fixes: #28408

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This is rework of stalled PR #28690.
cc: @tyof45

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Looks good, and thanks for picking this up again!

I would suggest adding

Refs: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/28690
Co-authored-by: Parker Bjur <bjur.parker45@gmail.com>

to the commit message in order to include attribution for the previous PR that this continues from.

multiple chunks of data at once. If implemented, the method will be called with
all chunks of data currently buffered in the write queue.
multiple chunks of data at once. If implemented and if there are buffered data
from previous writes, `_writev` (that is capable of handling chunks of data)
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I think the previous sentence implies that _writev() can handle chunks of data, and there’s no need to duplicate that:

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from previous writes, `_writev` (that is capable of handling chunks of data)
from previous writes, `_writev`

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@addaleax, Thanks. Fixed it.

the exact context of invocation of _writev API is not well known
also, the choice between _write and _writev is not well known.
add a description to make it explicit.

Fixes: nodejs#28408
Refs: nodejs#28690

Co-authored-by: Parker Bjur <bjur.parker45@gmail.com>
multiple chunks of data at once. If implemented, the method will be called with
all chunks of data currently buffered in the write queue.
multiple chunks of data at once. If implemented and if there are buffered data
from previous writes, `_writev` will be called instead of `_write`.
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from previous writes, `_writev` will be called instead of `_write`.
from previous writes, `_writev()` will be called instead of `_write()`.

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@Trott, thanks. Fixed it.

@@ -1886,8 +1886,8 @@ methods only.

The `writable._writev()` method may be implemented in addition or alternatively
to `writable._write()` in stream implementations that are capable of processing
multiple chunks of data at once. If implemented, the method will be called with
all chunks of data currently buffered in the write queue.
multiple chunks of data at once. If implemented and if there are buffered data
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Nit: "are buffered data" is correct (because the word data is plural) but treating data as a singular noun has become idiomatic, is generally considered correct too, and seems to be what we do in the docs. Treating data as a singular word is so common that "data are" sounds jarring to many people.

I am unable to find any other examples of "data" + "are" in our docs, but many "data" + "is":

buffer.md: "the data is zero-filled"
http2.md: "incoming data is not being read"
net.md: "when the data is finally" and "when data is received"
stream.md: "Writable streams are an abstraction for a destination to which data is..." and "Readable streams are an abstraction for a source from which data is..."
vm.md: "data is produced successfully"

...and many other examples.

Therefore, for consistency with the rest of the docs, I recommend switching this to "is":

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multiple chunks of data at once. If implemented and if there are buffered data
multiple chunks of data at once. If implemented and if there is buffered data

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@Trott, done.

@Trott Trott added the author ready PRs that have at least one approval, no pending requests for changes, and a CI started. label Jan 16, 2020
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Trott commented Jan 16, 2020

Landed in e47a1eb

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The exact context of invocation of _writev API is not well known.
Also, the choice between _write and _writev is not well known.
Add a description to make it explicit.

Fixes: #28408
Refs: #28690

Co-authored-by: Parker Bjur <bjur.parker45@gmail.com>

PR-URL: #31356
Reviewed-By: Anna Henningsen <anna@addaleax.net>
Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Rich Trott <rtrott@gmail.com>
codebytere pushed a commit that referenced this pull request Feb 17, 2020
The exact context of invocation of _writev API is not well known.
Also, the choice between _write and _writev is not well known.
Add a description to make it explicit.

Fixes: #28408
Refs: #28690

Co-authored-by: Parker Bjur <bjur.parker45@gmail.com>

PR-URL: #31356
Reviewed-By: Anna Henningsen <anna@addaleax.net>
Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Rich Trott <rtrott@gmail.com>
@codebytere codebytere mentioned this pull request Feb 17, 2020
codebytere pushed a commit that referenced this pull request Mar 14, 2020
The exact context of invocation of _writev API is not well known.
Also, the choice between _write and _writev is not well known.
Add a description to make it explicit.

Fixes: #28408
Refs: #28690

Co-authored-by: Parker Bjur <bjur.parker45@gmail.com>

PR-URL: #31356
Reviewed-By: Anna Henningsen <anna@addaleax.net>
Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Rich Trott <rtrott@gmail.com>
codebytere pushed a commit that referenced this pull request Mar 17, 2020
The exact context of invocation of _writev API is not well known.
Also, the choice between _write and _writev is not well known.
Add a description to make it explicit.

Fixes: #28408
Refs: #28690

Co-authored-by: Parker Bjur <bjur.parker45@gmail.com>

PR-URL: #31356
Reviewed-By: Anna Henningsen <anna@addaleax.net>
Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Rich Trott <rtrott@gmail.com>
@codebytere codebytere mentioned this pull request Mar 17, 2020
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