libt2n: (gerd) basic command handling (still some todos)

[libt2n] / src / socket_client.hxx

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 *   gve@intra2net.com                                                     *
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#ifndef __LIBT2N_SOCKET_CLIENT
#define __LIBT2N_SOCKET_CLIENT

#include "client.hxx"
#include "socket_handler.hxx"

namespace libt2n
{
/** @brief a connection from client to server using sockets.

    Use this class to connect from a client to a server.
 */
class socket_client_connection : public client_connection, public socket_handler
{
    public:
        static const int max_retries_default=3;

    private:
        void real_write(const std::string& data)
            { socket_write(data); }

        void connect();

        int max_retries;

        std::string path;
        std::string server;
        int port;

    public:
        socket_client_connection(const std::string& _server, int _port, int _max_retries=max_retries_default);
        socket_client_connection(const std::string& _path, int _max_retries=max_retries_default);

        /** @brief read data from the socket and copy it into buffer
            @param usec_timeout wait until new data is found, max timeout usecs.
                    -1: wait endless
                    NULL: no timeout
            @retval true if new data was found (does not mean that the received data 
                    is a complete packet though)
        */
        bool fill_buffer(long long usec_timeout=-1)
            { return socket_handler::fill_buffer(buffer,usec_timeout); }

        void close();
};

}

#endif