CServerTCPSocket.h

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#pragma once

#include <mrpt/core/common.h>
#include <mrpt/system/COutputLogger.h>
#include <string>
#include <memory>  // unique_ptr

namespace mrpt::comms
{
class CClientTCPSocket;

/** A TCP socket that can be wait for client connections to enter.
  *  Unless otherwise noticed, operations are blocking.
 * \ingroup mrpt_comms_grp
  */
class CServerTCPSocket : public mrpt::system::COutputLogger
{
   public:
    /** Constructor that creates the socket, performs binding, and start
     * listening mode.
      *  \param listenPort The port to bound to.
      *  \param IPaddress The interface to bound the socket to. By default is
     * 127.0.0.1 for localhost, for all network interfaces use 0.0.0.0.
      *  \param maxConnectionsWaiting Maximum number of incoming connections
     * waiting for "accept" before new ones are rejected.
      *  You can check if the socket has been created OK with "isListening".
      * \sa isListening
      * \exception std::exception If there is any error creating the socket,
     * with a textual description of the error.
      */
    CServerTCPSocket(
        unsigned short listenPort,
        const std::string& IPaddress = std::string("127.0.0.1"),
        int maxConnectionsWaiting = 50,
        mrpt::system::VerbosityLevel verbosityLevel = mrpt::system::LVL_INFO);
    /** Dtor */
    virtual ~CServerTCPSocket();

    /** Returns true if the socket was successfully open and it's bound to the
     * desired port. */
    bool isListening();

    /** Waits for an incoming connection (indefinitely, or with a given timeout)
      * The returned object represents the new connection, and MUST BE deleted
     * by the user when no longer needed.
      * \param timeout_ms The timeout for the waiting, in milliseconds. Set this
     * to "-1" to disable timeout (i.e. timeout=infinite)
      * \return The incoming connection, or nullptr on timeout or error.
      */
    std::unique_ptr<CClientTCPSocket> accept(int timeout_ms = -1);

   private:
/** The handle for the listening server TCP socket. */
#ifdef _WIN32
    unsigned int
#else
    int
#endif
        m_serverSock;

    /** Returns a description of the last Sockets error */
    std::string getLastErrorStr();

    /** Common code called from the platform-dependant constructor */
    void setupSocket(
        unsigned short listenPort, const std::string& IPaddress,
        int maxConnectionsWaiting);

};  // End of class def.

}