SYNOPSIS

#include <bobcat/socketbase>
Linking option: -lbobcat

DESCRIPTION

This class is a base class for the FBB::ServerSocket and FBB::ClientSocket classes. Since it is designed as a base class, all its constructors are protected.

NAMESPACE

FBB
All constructors, members, operators and manipulators, mentioned in this man-page, are defined in the namespace FBB.

INHERITS FROM

FBB::InetAddress

PROTECTED CONSTRUCTORS

• SocketBase(size_t port):
  This constructor creates a SocketBase to be used with ServerSocket-objects, listening on port.
• This constructor throws an Exception exception if it did not properly complete.
• SocketBase(std::string const &host, uint16_t port):
  This constructor creates a FBB::SocketBase to be used with a ClientSocket-object, connecting to hostname, at port `port'.
• This constructor throws an Exception exception if it did not properly complete.
• SocketBase(int socket, sockaddr_in const &address):
  This constructor constructs a FBB::SocketBase object initializing its socket and FBB::InetAddress part from available external objects.

The (public) copy constructor is available.

MEMBER FUNCTIONS

All members of FBB::InetAddress are available, as FBB::SocketBase inherits from this class.

• bool debug() const:
  This accessor returns true if the socket's debug (SO_DEBUG) socket option is active. It throws an FBB::Exception exception if the status of the debug option could not be determined.
• bool reuse() const:
  This accessor returns true if the socket's reuse (SO_REUSEADDR) socket option is active. It throws an FBB::Exception exception if the status of the reuse option could not be determined.
• void setDebug(bool trueIsOn) const:
  This member may be used to modify the socket's debug (SO_DEBUG) socket option. It throws an FBB::Exception exception if the socket's debug option could not be modified.
• void setReuse(bool trueIsOn) const:
  This member may be used to modify the socket's reuse (SO_REUSEADDR) socket option. It throws an FBB::Exception exception if the socket's reuse option could not be modified.
• int socket() const:
  This accessor returns the FBB::SocketBase's socket value.
• void verify() const:
  Obsoleted, will be removed in a future Bobcat release.

EXAMPLE

The classes FBB::ClientSocket and FBB::ServerSocket were derived from SocketBase. E.g.,

#ifndef INCLUDED_BOBCAT_CLIENTSOCKET_
#define INCLUDED_BOBCAT_CLIENTSOCKET_
#include <string>
#include <bobcat/socketbase>
namespace FBB
{
class ClientSocket: public SocketBase
{
    public:
                                // host may be address or name
        ClientSocket(std::string const &host, uint16_t port);
        int connect();          // returns fd (socket) to talk to the server
};
} // FBB
#endif

See the clientsocket(3bobcat) man-page for an example showing how to use FBB::ClientSocket.

FILES

bobcat/socketbase - defines the class interface

DISTRIBUTION FILES

• bobcat_4.02.00-x.dsc: detached signature;
• bobcat_4.02.00-x.tar.gz: source archive;
• bobcat_4.02.00-x_i386.changes: change log;
• libbobcat1_4.02.00-x_*.deb: debian package holding the libraries;
• libbobcat1-dev_4.02.00-x_*.deb: debian package holding the libraries, headers and manual pages;
• http://sourceforge.net/projects/bobcat: public archive location;

BOBCAT

Bobcat is an acronym of `Brokken's Own Base Classes And Templates'.

COPYRIGHT

This is free software, distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL).

AUTHOR

Frank B. Brokken ([email protected]).