... The channel package provides far more powerful channels (streams), especially when transferring data over connections. ... Create a channel object from an asynchronous descriptor. ch_open_stdin . ... Test if a connection channel object is a local connection. ch_get_buffer_sizes . ... Multithreading Level: Unsafe . ... channel : The channel object. ... channel : The channel object. buffer : The buffer to read the data from. length : The number of bytes to read from the buffer and write to the channel...