Implementation of a TCP/IP server. More...

#include <tsTCPServer.h>

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Public Types
using	SuperClass = TCPSocket
	Reference to the superclass.

Public Member Functions
	TCPServer ()=default
	Constructor.

bool	accept (TCPConnection &client, IPSocketAddress &addr, Report &report=(ts::CerrReport::Instance()))
	Wait for an incoming client connection.

bool	bind (const IPSocketAddress &addr, Report &report=(ts::CerrReport::Instance()))
	Bind to a local address and port.

virtual bool	close (Report &report=(ts::CerrReport::Instance())) override
	Close the socket.

IP	generation () const
	Get the IP generation with which the socket was open.

bool	getLocalAddress (IPSocketAddress &addr, Report &report=(ts::CerrReport::Instance()))
	Get local socket address.

SysSocketType	getSocket () const
	Get the underlying socket device handle (use with care).

bool	isOpen () const
	Check if socket is open.

bool	listen (int backlog, Report &report=(ts::CerrReport::Instance()))
	Start the server.

virtual bool	open (IP gen, Report &report=(ts::CerrReport::Instance())) override
	Open the socket.

bool	reusePort (bool reuse_port, Report &report=(ts::CerrReport::Instance()))
	Set the "reuse port" option.

bool	setKeepAlive (bool active, Report &report=(ts::CerrReport::Instance()))
	Set the "keep alive" option.

bool	setLingerTime (int seconds, Report &report=(ts::CerrReport::Instance()))
	Set the linger time option.

bool	setNoDelay (bool active, Report &report=(ts::CerrReport::Instance()))
	Set the "no delay" option.

bool	setNoLinger (Report &report=(ts::CerrReport::Instance()))
	Remove the linger time option.

bool	setReceiveBufferSize (size_t size, Report &report=(ts::CerrReport::Instance()))
	Set the receive buffer size.

bool	setReceiveTimeout (cn::milliseconds timeout, Report &report=(ts::CerrReport::Instance()))
	Set the receive timeout.

bool	setSendBufferSize (size_t size, Report &report=(ts::CerrReport::Instance()))
	Set the send buffer size.

bool	setTTL (int ttl, Report &report=(ts::CerrReport::Instance()))
	Set the Time To Live (TTL) option.

Protected Member Functions
bool	convert (IPAddress &addr, Report &report) const
	Convert an IP address to make it compatible with the socket IP generation.

bool	createSocket (IP gen, int type, int protocol, Report &report)
	Create the socket.

virtual void	declareOpened (SysSocketType sock, Report &report) override
	Set an open socket descriptor from a subclass.

virtual void	handleClosed (Report &report)
	This virtual method can be overriden by subclasses to be notified of close.

virtual void	handleOpened (Report &report)
	This virtual method can be overriden by subclasses to be notified of open.

Protected Attributes
std::recursive_mutex	_mutex {}
	Mutex protecting this object.

Detailed Description

Implementation of a TCP/IP server.

The following lists the typical server-side scenario in the correct order. Many steps such as setting socket options are optional. The symbol [*] means mandatory. Depending on the platform, some options settings are sensitive to the order. The following order has proven to work on most platforms.

Invoking close() is optional since the destructor of the class will properly close the socket if not already done.

Member Function Documentation

◆ listen()

bool ts::TCPServer::listen	(	int	backlog,
		Report &	report = `(ts::CerrReport::Instance())`
	)

Start the server.

Here, starting the server means starting to listen to incoming client connections. Internally to the kernel, the incoming connections are queued up to backlog. When the method accept() is invoked and some incoming connections are already queued in the kernel, the oldest one is immediately accepted. Otherwise, accept() blocks until a new incoming connection arrives.

Parameters

[in]	backlog	Maximum number of incoming connections which allowed to queue in the kernel until the next call to accept(). Note that this value is a minimum queue size. But the kernel may accept more. There is no guarantee that additional incoming connections will be rejected if more than backlog are already queueing.
[in,out]	report	Where to report error.

Returns: True on success, false on error.

◆ accept()

bool ts::TCPServer::accept	(	TCPConnection &	client,
		IPSocketAddress &	addr,
		Report &	report = `(ts::CerrReport::Instance())`
	)

Wait for an incoming client connection.

Parameters

[out]	client	This object receives the new connection. Upon successful return from accept(), the TCPConnection object is a properly connected TCP session. Once the connection is completed, the TCPConnection objects on the client side and the server side are symmetric and can be used the same way.
[out]	addr	This object receives the socket address of the client. If the server wants to filter client connections based on their IP address, it may use addr for that.
[in,out]	report	Where to report error.

Returns: True on success, false on error.

See also: listen()

◆ close()

virtual bool ts::TCPServer::close ( Report & report = (ts::CerrReport::Instance()) )

overridevirtual

Close the socket.

Parameters

[in,out] report Where to report error.

Returns: True on success, false on error.

Reimplemented from ts::TCPSocket.

◆ setTTL()

bool ts::TCPSocket::setTTL	(	int	ttl,
		Report &	report = `(ts::CerrReport::Instance())`
	)

inherited

Set the Time To Live (TTL) option.

Parameters

[in]	ttl	The TTL value, ie. the maximum number of "hops" between routers before an IP packet is dropped.
[in,out]	report	Where to report error.

Returns: True on success, false on error.

◆ setNoLinger()

bool ts::TCPSocket::setNoLinger ( Report & report = (ts::CerrReport::Instance()) )

inherited

Remove the linger time option.

Parameters

[in,out] report Where to report error.

Returns: True on success, false on error.

◆ setLingerTime()

bool ts::TCPSocket::setLingerTime	(	int	seconds,
		Report &	report = `(ts::CerrReport::Instance())`
	)

inherited

Set the linger time option.

Parameters

[in]	seconds	Number of seconds to wait after shuting down the socket.
[in,out]	report	Where to report error.

Returns: True on success, false on error.

◆ setKeepAlive()

bool ts::TCPSocket::setKeepAlive	(	bool	active,
		Report &	report = `(ts::CerrReport::Instance())`
	)

inherited

Set the "keep alive" option.

Parameters

[in]	active	If true, the socket periodically sends "keep alive" packets when the connection is idle.
[in,out]	report	Where to report error.

Returns: True on success, false on error.

◆ setNoDelay()

bool ts::TCPSocket::setNoDelay	(	bool	active,
		Report &	report = `(ts::CerrReport::Instance())`
	)

inherited

Set the "no delay" option.

Parameters

[in]	active	If true, the socket immediately sends outgoing packets. By default, a TCP socket waits a small amount of time after a send() operation to get a chance to group outgoing data from successive send() operations into one single packet.
[in,out]	report	Where to report error.

Returns: True on success, false on error.

◆ bind()

bool ts::TCPSocket::bind	(	const IPSocketAddress &	addr,
		Report &	report = `(ts::CerrReport::Instance())`
	)

inherited

Bind to a local address and port.

The IP address part of the socket address must one of:

IPAddress::AnyAddress4. Any local interface may be used to connect to a server (client side) or to receive incoming client connections (server side).
The IP address of an interface of the local system. Outgoing connections (client side) will be only allowed through this interface. Incoming client connections (server side) will be accepted only when they arrive through the selected interface.

The port number part of the socket address must be one of:

IPSocketAddress::AnyPort. The socket is bound to an arbitrary unused local TCP port. This is the usual configuration for a TCP client.
A specific port number. This is the usual configuration for a TCP server. If this TCP port is already bound by another local TCP socket, the bind operation fails, unless the "reuse port" option has already been set.

Parameters

[in]	addr	Local socket address to bind to.
[in,out]	report	Where to report error.

Returns: True on success, false on error.

◆ open()

virtual bool ts::TCPSocket::open	(	IP	gen,
		Report &	report = `(ts::CerrReport::Instance())`
	)

overridevirtualinherited

Open the socket.

Parameters

[in]	gen	IP generation, IPv4 or IPv6. If set to IP::Any, open an IPv6 socket (IPv4 connections allowed).
[in,out]	report	Where to report error.

Returns: True on success, false on error.

Implements ts::Socket.

◆ handleOpened()

virtual void ts::TCPSocket::handleOpened ( Report & report )

protectedvirtualinherited

This virtual method can be overriden by subclasses to be notified of open.

All subclasses should explicitly invoke their superclass' handlers.

Parameters

[in,out] report Where to report error.

◆ handleClosed()

virtual void ts::TCPSocket::handleClosed ( Report & report )

protectedvirtualinherited

This virtual method can be overriden by subclasses to be notified of close.

All subclasses should explicitly invoke their superclass' handlers.

Parameters

[in,out] report Where to report error.

Reimplemented in ts::TCPConnection.

◆ declareOpened()

virtual void ts::TCPSocket::declareOpened	(	SysSocketType	sock,
		Report &	report
	)

overrideprotectedvirtualinherited

Set an open socket descriptor from a subclass.

This method is used by a server to declare that a client socket has just become opened.

Parameters

[in]	sock	New socket descriptor.
[in,out]	report	Where to report error.

Reimplemented from ts::Socket.

◆ isOpen()

bool ts::Socket::isOpen ( ) const

inlineinherited

Check if socket is open.

Returns: True if socket is open.

◆ generation()

IP ts::Socket::generation ( ) const

inlineinherited

Get the IP generation with which the socket was open.

Returns: The IP generation used to open the socket. Never IP::Any.

◆ setSendBufferSize()

bool ts::Socket::setSendBufferSize	(	size_t	size,
		Report &	report = `(ts::CerrReport::Instance())`
	)

inherited

Set the send buffer size.

Parameters

[in]	size	Send buffer size in bytes.
[in,out]	report	Where to report error.

Returns: True on success, false on error.

◆ setReceiveBufferSize()

bool ts::Socket::setReceiveBufferSize	(	size_t	size,
		Report &	report = `(ts::CerrReport::Instance())`
	)

inherited

Set the receive buffer size.

Parameters

[in]	size	Receive buffer size in bytes.
[in,out]	report	Where to report error.

Returns: True on success, false on error.

◆ setReceiveTimeout()

bool ts::Socket::setReceiveTimeout	(	cn::milliseconds	timeout,
		Report &	report = `(ts::CerrReport::Instance())`
	)

inherited

Set the receive timeout.

Parameters

[in]	timeout	Receive timeout in milliseconds. If negative, receive timeout is not used.
[in,out]	report	Where to report error.

Returns: True on success, false on error.

◆ reusePort()

bool ts::Socket::reusePort	(	bool	reuse_port,
		Report &	report = `(ts::CerrReport::Instance())`
	)

inherited

Set the "reuse port" option.

Parameters

[in]	reuse_port	If true, the socket is allowed to reuse a local UDP port which is already bound.
[in,out]	report	Where to report error.

Returns: True on success, false on error.

◆ getLocalAddress()

bool ts::Socket::getLocalAddress	(	IPSocketAddress &	addr,
		Report &	report = `(ts::CerrReport::Instance())`
	)

inherited

Get local socket address.

Parameters

[out]	addr	Local socket address of the connection.
[in,out]	report	Where to report error.

Returns: True on success, false on error.

◆ getSocket()

SysSocketType ts::Socket::getSocket ( ) const

inlineinherited

Get the underlying socket device handle (use with care).

This method is reserved for low-level operations and should not be used by normal applications.

Returns: The underlying socket system device handle or file descriptor. Return SYS_SOCKET_INVALID if the socket is not open.

◆ createSocket()

bool ts::Socket::createSocket	(	IP	gen,
		int	type,
		int	protocol,
		Report &	report
	)

protectedinherited

Create the socket.

Parameters

[in]	gen	IP generation.
[in]	type	Socket type: SOCK_STREAM, SOCK_DGRAM
[in]	protocol	Socket protocol: IPPROTO_TCP, IPPROTO_UDP
[in,out]	report	Where to report error.

Returns: True on success, false on error.

See also: open(ge, Report&)

◆ convert()

bool ts::Socket::convert	(	IPAddress &	addr,
		Report &	report
	)		const

protectedinherited

Convert an IP address to make it compatible with the socket IP generation.

Parameters

	addr	[in,out] The address to convert.
[in,out]	report	Where to report error.

Returns: True on success, false on error.

The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

tsTCPServer.h

Public Types

Public Member Functions

Protected Member Functions

Protected Attributes

Detailed Description

Member Function Documentation

◆ listen()

◆ accept()

◆ close()

◆ setTTL()

◆ setNoLinger()

◆ setLingerTime()

◆ setKeepAlive()

◆ setNoDelay()

◆ bind()

◆ open()

◆ handleOpened()

◆ handleClosed()

◆ declareOpened()

◆ isOpen()

◆ generation()

◆ setSendBufferSize()

◆ setReceiveBufferSize()

◆ setReceiveTimeout()

◆ reusePort()

◆ getLocalAddress()

◆ getSocket()

◆ createSocket()

◆ convert()