libt2n: (gerd) add hello peek
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1/***************************************************************************
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3 * gve@intra2net.com *
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19#ifndef __LIBT2N_CONNECTION
20#define __LIBT2N_CONNECTION
21
22#include <string>
23
24#include <netinet/in.h>
25
26#include "types.hxx"
27
28namespace libt2n
29{
30
31/** @brief a connection between client and server. abstact.
32*/
33class connection
34{
35 private:
36 bool closed;
37
38 protected:
39 connection()
40 { closed=false; }
41
42 std::string buffer;
43
44 typedef uint32_t packet_size_indicator;
45
46 packet_size_indicator bytes_available();
47
48 virtual void real_write(const std::string& data)=0;
49
50 virtual std::ostream* get_logstream(log_level_values level)=0;
51
52 public:
53 virtual ~connection()
54 { close(); }
55
56 /// is this connection closed or not
57 bool is_closed()
58 { return closed; }
59
60 /// close this connection
61 virtual void close()
62 { closed=true; }
63
64 /** @brief look for new data and store it in the local buffer
65 @param usec_timeout wait until new data is found, max timeout usecs.
66 -1: wait endless
67 0: return instantly
68 @param usec_timeout_remaining if non-NULL the function will write the
69 not used time to the given target
70 @retval true if new data was found (does not mean that the received data
71 is a complete packet though)
72 */
73 virtual bool fill_buffer(long long usec_timeout=-1,long long* usec_timeout_remaining=NULL)=0;
74
75 bool get_packet(std::string& data);
76
77 unsigned int peek_packet(std::string& data);
78
79 /// returns true if a complete data packet is in the buffer. retrieve it with get_packet().
80 bool packet_available()
81 { return bytes_available(); }
82
83 void write(const std::string& data);
84};
85
86}
87
88#endif