SSL_get_stream_read_state(3)

SSL_get_stream_read_state(3) | OpenSSL | SSL_get_stream_read_state(3)

# NAME

SSL_get_stream_read_state, SSL_get_stream_write_state, SSL_get_stream_read_error_code, SSL_get_stream_write_error_code, SSL_STREAM_STATE_NONE, SSL_STREAM_STATE_OK, SSL_STREAM_STATE_WRONG_DIR, SSL_STREAM_STATE_FINISHED, SSL_STREAM_STATE_RESET_LOCAL, SSL_STREAM_STATE_RESET_REMOTE, SSL_STREAM_STATE_CONN_CLOSED - get QUIC stream state

# SYNOPSIS

     #include <openssl/ssl.h>
     #define SSL_STREAM_STATE_NONE
     #define SSL_STREAM_STATE_OK
     #define SSL_STREAM_STATE_WRONG_DIR
     #define SSL_STREAM_STATE_FINISHED
     #define SSL_STREAM_STATE_RESET_LOCAL
     #define SSL_STREAM_STATE_RESET_REMOTE
     #define SSL_STREAM_STATE_CONN_CLOSED
     int SSL_get_stream_read_state(SSL *ssl);
     int SSL_get_stream_write_state(SSL *ssl);
     int SSL_get_stream_read_error_code(SSL *ssl, uint64_t *app_error_code);
     int SSL_get_stream_write_error_code(SSL *ssl, uint64_t *app_error_code);

# DESCRIPTION

SSL_get_stream_read_state() and SSL_get_stream_write_state() retrieve the overall state of the receiving and sending parts of a QUIC stream, respectively.

They both return one of the following values:

SSL_STREAM_STATE_NONE
  This value is returned if called on a non-QUIC SSL object, or on a QUIC connection SSL object without a default stream attached.
SSL_STREAM_STATE_OK
  This value is returned on a stream which has not been concluded and remains healthy.
SSL_STREAM_STATE_WRONG_DIR
  This value is returned if SSL_get_stream_read_state() is called on a locally-initiated (and thus send-only) unidirectional stream, or, conversely, if SSL_get_stream_write_state() is called on a remotely-initiated (and thus receive-only) unidirectional stream.
SSL_STREAM_STATE_FINISHED
  For SSL_get_stream_read_state(), this value is returned when the remote peer has signalled the end of the receiving part of the stream. Note that there may still be residual data available to read via SSL_read(3) when this state is returned.

  For SSL_get_stream_write_state(), this value is returned when the local application has concluded the stream using SSL_stream_conclude(3). Future SSL_write(3) calls will not succeed.

SSL_STREAM_STATE_RESET_LOCAL
  This value is returned when the applicable stream part was reset by the local application.

  For SSL_get_stream_read_state(), this means that the receiving part of the stream was aborted using a locally transmitted QUIC STOP_SENDING frame. It may or may not still be possible to obtain any residual data which remains to be read by calling SSL_read(3).

  For SSL_get_stream_write_state(), this means that the sending part of the stream was aborted, for example because the application called SSL_stream_reset(3), or because a QUIC stream SSL object with an un-concluded sending part was freed using SSL_free(3). Calls to SSL_write(3) will fail.

  When this value is returned, the application error code which was signalled can be obtained by calling SSL_get_stream_read_error_code() or SSL_get_stream_write_error_code() as appropriate.

SSL_STREAM_STATE_RESET_REMOTE
  This value is returned when the applicable stream part was reset by the remote peer.

  For SSL_get_stream_read_state(), this means that the peer sent a QUIC RESET_STREAM frame for the receiving part of the stream; the receiving part of the stream was logically aborted by the peer.

  For SSL_get_stream_write_state(), this means that the peer sent a QUIC STOP_SENDING frame for the sending part of the stream; the peer has indicated that it does not wish to receive further data on the sending part of the stream. Calls to SSL_write(3) will fail.

  When this value is returned, the application error code which was signalled can be obtained by calling SSL_get_stream_read_error_code() or SSL_get_stream_write_error_code() as appropriate.

SSL_STREAM_STATE_CONN_CLOSED
  The QUIC connection to which the stream belongs was closed. You can obtain information about the circumstances of this closure using SSL_get_conn_close_info(3). There may still be residual data available to read via SSL_read(3) when this state is returned. Calls to SSL_write(3) will fail. SSL_get_stream_read_state() will return this state if and only if SSL_get_stream_write_state() will also return this state.

SSL_get_stream_read_error_code() and SSL_get_stream_write_error_code() provide the application error code which was signalled during non-normal termination of the receiving or sending parts of a stream, respectively. On success, the application error code is written to *app_error_code.

# NOTES

If a QUIC connection is closed, the stream state for all streams transitions to SSL_STREAM_STATE_CONN_CLOSED, but no application error code can be retrieved using SSL_get_stream_read_error_code() or SSL_get_stream_write_error_code(), as the QUIC connection closure process does not cause an application error code to be associated with each individual stream still existing at the time of connection closure. However, you can obtain the overall error code associated with the connection closure using SSL_get_conn_close_info(3).

# RETURN VALUES

SSL_get_stream_read_state() and SSL_get_stream_write_state() return one of the SSL_STREAM_STATE values. If called on a non-QUIC SSL object, or a QUIC connection SSL object without a default stream, SSL_STREAM_STATE_NONE is returned.

SSL_get_stream_read_error_code() and SSL_get_stream_write_error_code() return 1 on success and 0 if the stream was terminated normally. They return -1 on error, for example if the stream is still healthy, was still healthy at the time of connection closure, if called on a stream for which the respective stream part does not exist (e.g. on a unidirectional stream), or if called on a non-QUIC object or a QUIC connection SSL object without a default stream attached.

# SEE ALSO

SSL_stream_conclude(3), SSL_stream_reset(3), SSL_new_stream(3), SSL_accept_stream(3), SSL_get_conn_close_info(3)

# HISTORY

These functions were added in OpenSSL 3.2.

# COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2002-2023 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.

Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License"). You may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You can obtain a copy in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at <https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.

2026-06-09 | 3.5.7