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[libt2n] / src / connection.hxx
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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
28 namespace libt2n
29 {
30
31 /** @brief a connection between client and server. abstact.
32 */
33 class 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