gf::TcpSocket Class Reference

A TCP socket. More...

#include <gf/TcpSocket.h>

Inheritance diagram for gf::TcpSocket:

Public Member Functions
	TcpSocket ()=default
	Default constructor. More...
	TcpSocket (const std::string &hostname, const std::string &service, SocketFamily family=SocketFamily::Unspec)
	Full constructor. More...
	TcpSocket (const TcpSocket &)=delete
	Deleted copy constructor. More...
TcpSocket &	operator= (const TcpSocket &)=delete
	Deleted copy assignment. More...
	TcpSocket (TcpSocket &&)=default
	Default move constructor. More...
TcpSocket &	operator= (TcpSocket &&)=default
	Default move assignment. More...
	~TcpSocket ()
	Destructor. More...
SocketAddress	getRemoteAddress () const
	Get the remote address of the host. More...
SocketDataResult	sendRawBytes (ArrayRef< uint8_t > buffer)
	Send some bytes over to the socket. More...
SocketDataResult	recvRawBytes (BufferRef< uint8_t > buffer)
	Receive some bytes from the socket. More...
SocketStatus	sendBytes (ArrayRef< uint8_t > buffer)
	Send a whole buffer to the socket. More...
SocketStatus	recvBytes (BufferRef< uint8_t > buffer)
	Receive a whole buffer from the socket. More...
SocketStatus	sendPacket (const Packet &packet)
	Send a packet to the socket. More...
SocketStatus	recvPacket (Packet &packet)
	Receive a packet from the socket. More...
Public Member Functions inherited from gf::Socket
	~Socket ()
	Destructor. More...
	Socket (const Socket &)=delete
	Deleted copy constructor. More...
Socket &	operator= (const Socket &)=delete
	Deleted copy assignment. More...
	Socket (Socket &&other) noexcept
	Move constructor. More...
Socket &	operator= (Socket &&other) noexcept
	Move assignment. More...
	operator bool () const noexcept
	Boolean conversion. More...
SocketAddress	getLocalAddress () const
	Get the local address of the socket. More...
void	setBlocking ()
	Set the socket in blocking mode. More...
void	setNonBlocking ()
	Set the socket in non-blocking mode. More...

Detailed Description

A TCP socket.

A TCP socket is a socket for TCP (Transmission Control Protocol). TCP provides a reliable communication between two hosts. TCP is connection-oriented i.e. once the connection is established, it can be used to send and/or receive data until it is shutdown.

  // Create a socket to example.com on port 24680
  gf::TcpSocket socket("example.com", "24680");

  if (!socket) {
    // Handle error
    return;
  }

  uint8_t bytes[] = { 0x42, 0x69, 0x13, 0x12 };

  if (socket.sendBytes(bytes) != gf::SocketStatus::Data) {
    // Handle error
    return;
  }


  if (socket.recvBytes(bytes) != gf::SocketStatus::Data) {
    // Handle error
    return;
  }

See also

gf::TcpListener, gf::UdpSocket

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

TcpSocket() [1/4]

gf::TcpSocket::TcpSocket ( )

default

Default constructor.

This constructor creates an invalid socket

TcpSocket() [2/4]

gf::TcpSocket::TcpSocket	(	const std::string &	hostname,
		const std::string &	service,
		SocketFamily	family = SocketFamily::Unspec
	)

Full constructor.

Parameters

hostname	The name of the host to connect
service	The service on the host to connect
family	The prefered socket family

TcpSocket() [3/4]

gf::TcpSocket::TcpSocket ( const TcpSocket &  )

delete

Deleted copy constructor.

TcpSocket() [4/4]

gf::TcpSocket::TcpSocket ( TcpSocket &&  )

default

Default move constructor.

~TcpSocket()

gf::TcpSocket::~TcpSocket

(

)

Destructor.

The destructor shutdowns the socket before closing it.

Member Function Documentation

getRemoteAddress()

SocketAddress gf::TcpSocket::getRemoteAddress

(

)

const

Get the remote address of the host.

operator=() [1/2]

TcpSocket& gf::TcpSocket::operator= ( const TcpSocket &  )

delete

Deleted copy assignment.

operator=() [2/2]

TcpSocket& gf::TcpSocket::operator= ( TcpSocket &&  )

default

Default move assignment.

recvBytes()

SocketStatus gf::TcpSocket::recvBytes

(

BufferRef< uint8_t >

buffer

)

Receive a whole buffer from the socket.

This function ensures the whole buffer is received unless an error occurs.

Parameters

buffer

The buffer to store the received bytes

Returns

The status of the connection

recvPacket()

SocketStatus gf::TcpSocket::recvPacket

(

Packet &

packet

)

Receive a packet from the socket.

Parameters

packet

The packet to store the received bytes

Returns

The status of the connection

recvRawBytes()

SocketDataResult gf::TcpSocket::recvRawBytes

(

BufferRef< uint8_t >

buffer

)

Receive some bytes from the socket.

Parameters

buffer

The buffer to store the received bytes

Returns

A result for the operation

sendBytes()

SocketStatus gf::TcpSocket::sendBytes

(

ArrayRef< uint8_t >

buffer

)

Send a whole buffer to the socket.

This function ensures the whole buffer is sent unless an error occurs.

Parameters

buffer

The buffer that contains the bytes to send

Returns

The status of the connection

sendPacket()

SocketStatus gf::TcpSocket::sendPacket

(

const Packet &

packet

)

Send a packet to the socket.

Parameters

packet

The packet that contains the bytes to send

Returns

The status of the connection

sendRawBytes()

SocketDataResult gf::TcpSocket::sendRawBytes

(

ArrayRef< uint8_t >

buffer

)

Send some bytes over to the socket.

Parameters

buffer

The buffer that contains the bytes to send

Returns

A result for the operation