Is mmap(2) Possible?

[jriggins]

Disclaimer: I hardly know what I'm asking :-)

However, do you think that it is possible to use this library to call mmap(2) in order to map Dart objects to and from a memory-mapped file?

After a quick look over the code here, it does not appear that mmap is currently supported, but I'm curious to know whether or not it is theoretically possible and potentially even how I might go about adding it if it is.

Thanks,
Jesse

P.S. Also please let me know if there is a preferred venue for posting questions like this.

[azenla]

I will certainly look into it (And yes, this is the right place to ask), I'm not very knowledgeable in this area, but I'm willing to check into what I can do for you :)

[jriggins]

Thank you! Even if you know whether or not the mmap() signature will work within your framework, I may be able to look into what it would take to extend things (if I even truly need it...I'm extremely early in research for a project...basically using Dart and Streams to do data ETL. The thought crossed my mind that I might be able to leverage off-heap memory in the form of memory-mapped files to accommodate potentially large data sets [but not 'big data' yet :-) ]).