### Stream handle service requirements

A stream handle service must meet the requirements for a handle service, as well as the additional requirements listed below.

In the table below, `X` denotes a stream handle service class, `a` denotes a value of type `X`, `b` denotes a value of type `X::implementation_type`, `ec` denotes a value of type `error_code`, `mb` denotes a value satisfying mutable buffer sequence requirements, `rh` denotes a value meeting `ReadHandler` requirements, `cb` denotes a value satisfying constant buffer sequence requirements, and `wh` denotes a value meeting `WriteHandler` requirements.

Table 22. StreamHandleService requirements

expression | return type | assertion/note pre/post-condition
--- | --- | ---
`a.read_some(b, mb, ec);` | `size_t` | pre: `a.is_open(b)`. Reads one or more bytes of data from a handle `b`. The mutable buffer sequence `mb` specifies memory where the data should be placed. The operation shall always fill a buffer in the sequence completely before proceeding to the next. If successful, returns the number of bytes read. Otherwise returns `0`. If the total size of all buffers in the sequence `mb` is `0`, the function shall return `0` immediately. If the operation completes due to graceful connection closure by the peer, the operation shall fail with `error::eof`.
`a.async_read_some(b, mb, rh);` | `void` | pre: `a.is_open(b)`. Initiates an asynchronous operation to read one or more bytes of data from a handle `b`. The operation is performed via the `io_service` object `a.io_service()` and behaves according to asynchronous operation requirements. The mutable buffer sequence `mb` specifies memory where the data should be placed. The operation shall always fill a buffer in the sequence completely before proceeding to the next. The implementation shall maintain one or more copies of `mb` until such time as the read operation no longer requires access to the memory specified by the buffers in the sequence. The program must ensure the memory is valid until: — the last copy of `mb` is destroyed, or — the handler for the asynchronous operation is invoked, whichever comes first. If the total size of all buffers in the sequence `mb` is `0`, the asynchronous read operation shall complete immediately and pass `0` as the argument to the handler that specifies the number of bytes read. If the operation completes due to graceful connection closure by the peer, the operation shall fail with `error::eof`. If the operation completes successfully, the `ReadHandler` object `rh` is invoked with the number of bytes transferred. Otherwise it is invoked with `0`.
`a.write_some(b, cb, ec);` | `size_t` | pre: `a.is_open(b)`. Writes one or more bytes of data to a handle `b`. The constant buffer sequence `cb` specifies memory where the data to be written is located. The operation shall always write a buffer in the sequence completely before proceeding to the next. If successful, returns the number of bytes written. Otherwise returns `0`. If the total size of all buffers in the sequence `cb` is `0`, the function shall return `0` immediately.
`a.async_write_some(b, cb, wh);` | `void` | pre: `a.is_open(b)`. Initiates an asynchronous operation to write one or more bytes of data to a handle `b`. The operation is performed via the `io_service` object `a.io_service()` and behaves according to asynchronous operation requirements. The constant buffer sequence `cb` specifies memory where the data to be written is located. The operation shall always write a buffer in the sequence completely before proceeding to the next. The implementation shall maintain one or more copies of `cb` until such time as the write operation no longer requires access to the memory specified by the buffers in the sequence. The program must ensure the memory is valid until: — the last copy of `cb` is destroyed, or — the handler for the asynchronous operation is invoked, whichever comes first. If the total size of all buffers in the sequence `cb` is `0`, the asynchronous operation shall complete immediately and pass `0` as the argument to the handler that specifies the number of bytes read. If the operation completes successfully, the `WriteHandler` object `wh` is invoked with the number of bytes transferred. Otherwise it is invoked with `0`.