# mongoc_stream_t

## Synopsis

    typedef struct _mongoc_stream_t mongoc_stream_t

mongoc_stream_t provides a generic streaming IO abstraction based on a struct of pointers interface. The idea is to allow wrappers, perhaps other language drivers, to easily shim their IO system on top of mongoc_stream_t.

The API for the stream abstraction is currently private and non-extensible.

## Stream Types

There are a number of built in stream types that come with mongoc. The default configuration is a buffered unix stream. If SSL is in use, that in turn is wrapped in a tls stream.

## See Also

mongoc_stream_buffered_t

mongoc_stream_file_t

mongoc_stream_socket_t

mongoc_stream_tls_t

mongoc_stream_gridfs_t