cpp_utils/include/Socket.hpp

#ifndef SOCKET_HPP
#define SOCKET_HPP

#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/socket.h>
#include <netdb.h>

#include <string>

class Socket
{
public:

  Socket( const int domain,
          const int type,
          const int protocol = 0 );

  Socket( const int socket );

  virtual ~Socket();

  bool createSocket();
  bool closeSocket();

  bool connectToHost( const std::string host,
                      const std::string port );
  bool bindToHost( const std::string host,
                   const std::string port );

  bool listen( const int maxPendingQueueLen = 64 );

  void getPeerName(std::string &host,
                   std::string &port);

  bool send( const void *message, const int lenght );
  bool receive ( void* buffer, const int bufferLen, ssize_t *msgLen );

  int getSocket() const;

  static bool convertNameInfo( sockaddr* addr,
                               socklen_t addrLen,
                               std::string &retAddr,
                               std::string &retService);

protected:

  int       m_socket;

  int       m_domain;
  int       m_type;
  int       m_protocol;

  sockaddr  m_addr;
  socklen_t m_addrLen;


private:

  bool connectToFirstAddress(struct addrinfo *servinfo);
  bool bindToFirstAddress(struct addrinfo *servinfo);

  static bool getHostInfo(const std::string host,
                          const std::string port,
                          struct addrinfo **servinfo);
  static void printHostDetails(struct addrinfo *servinfo);

};

#endif // SOCKET_HPP