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19 #ifndef __LIBT2N_CONNECTION
20 #define __LIBT2N_CONNECTION
30 /** @brief a connection between client and server. abstact.
43 typedef unsigned int packet_size_indicator;
45 packet_size_indicator bytes_available();
47 virtual void real_write(const std::string& data)=0;
49 virtual std::ostream* get_logstream(log_level_values level)=0;
55 /// is this connection closed or not
59 /// close this connection
63 /** @brief look for new data and store it in the local buffer
64 @param usec_timeout wait until new data is found, max timeout usecs.
67 @retval true if new data was found (does not mean that the received data
68 is a complete packet though)
70 virtual bool fill_buffer(long long usec_timeout=-1)=0;
71 bool get_packet(std::string& data);
73 /// returns true if a complete data packet is in the buffer. retrieve it with get_packet().
74 bool packet_available()
75 { return bytes_available(); }
77 void write(const std::string& data);