#ifndef CONNECTION_HPP
#define CONNECTION_HPP


#include "string"

class Connection
{
public:

  virtual ~Connection();
  virtual Connection* clone(const int socket) = 0;

  virtual bool bind() = 0;

  virtual bool send( const void* message, const size_t length ) = 0;
  virtual bool receive() = 0;

  std::string getHost() const;
  int getPort() const;

  void setHost(const std::string host);
  void setPort(const int port);

  virtual int getSocket() const = 0;


protected:

  Connection(std::string host = std::string("invalid"), int port = -1);

  std::string m_host;
  int         m_port;


private:

  Connection(const Connection &);
  Connection& operator= (const Connection &);
};

#endif // CONNECTION_HPP