.TH "GASS Transfer API" 3 "Sat Nov 8 2014" "Version 8.8" "globus_gass_transfer" \" -*- nroff -*-
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.SH NAME
GASS Transfer API \- 
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GASS Transfer API\&.  

.SS "Modules"

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.RI "\fBActivation\fP"
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.RI "\fBClient-Initiated Operations\fP"
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.RI "\fIGASS Transfer Client Operations\&. \fP"
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.RI "\fBImplementing Servers\fP"
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.RI "\fIGASS Server Implementation\&. \fP"
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.RI "\fBReferrals\fP"
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.RI "\fIGASS Referrals\&. \fP"
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.RI "\fBRequest Handles\fP"
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.RI "\fIRequest Handles\&. \fP"
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.RI "\fBRequest Attributes\fP"
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.RI "\fBListener attributes\fP"
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.RI "\fBImplementing Request Attributes\fP"
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.RI "\fBProtocol Modules\fP"
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.RI "\fIProtocol Implementation API\&. \fP"
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.SH "Detailed Description"
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GASS Transfer API\&. 

The GASS Transfer API is the core part of the GASS (Global Access to Secondary Storage) component of the Globus Toolkit\&. The purpose of GASS is to provide a simple way to enable grid applications to securely stage and access data to and from remote file servers using a simple protocol-independent API\&.
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The GASS Transfer API provides a way to implement both \fBclient\fP and \fBserver\fP components\&. These share common data block and request management functionality\&. Client-specific functions are provided to implement file 'get', 'put', and 'append' operations\&. Server-specific functions are provided to implement servers which service such requests\&. Client and server functionality can be included in a single application, so one could implement proxies or cross-protocol bridges\&.
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The GASS Transfer API is easily extensible to support different remote data access protocols\&. The standard Globus distribution includes client-side support for the http, and https protocols, as well as server-side support for the http and https protocols\&. An application which requires additional protocol support may add this through the \fBprotocol module interface\fP\&.
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The GASS Transfer API is defined in the header file 'globus_gass_transfer\&.h'
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The \fBGLOBUS_GASS_TRANSFER_MODULE\fP must be activated before calling any functions in this API\&. 
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