---

PIAVE::Server Class Reference

listens on a tcp port for incomming commands. More...

#include <server.hh>

Inheritance diagram for PIAVE::Server:

List of all members.

Public Methods
int	execute ()
	Starts the execution of the cutter.
void	sendMessage (const std::string &str)
	Sends a message down the communication socket.
Protected Methods
virtual void	startProcessCommandsLoop ()=0
	Process any commands that have been recieved, send any acknowledgements that are required.
Private Methods
void	initListenSocket ()
	Initialise a server and start listening for connections.
void	closeListenSocket ()
	Close down the socket that listens for connections.
void	closeCommSocket ()
	Close down the socket that communicates with the client.
Private Attributes
State	_state
	This server is a little state mashine.
unsigned short	m_port
	The port that the cutter listens in on.
int	m_listenSocket
	The socket used for listening.
int	m_commSocket
	The socket used for communication.
sockaddr_in	m_socketAddress
	The internet address that this socket is bound to.
std::string	m_commandBuffer
	The command buffer, stores partial commands until the rest of them is picked up.
int	m_totalBytesRead
	The total bytes read in the recieveMessage method.
std::string	m_messageBuffer
	A string buffer which stores recieved messages until they are complete.

---

Detailed Description

listens on a tcp port for incomming commands.

This base class handles the necessary tcpsetup required for the renderer to connect to a client

This class is implemented as a "state mashine".

state_not_initialized <-\ -> state_not_connected, <---\ | -> state_connected, <----\ --/ | -> state_process_commands, --/ | -> state_shutting_down ---/ -> state_error_connecting,

Author:

Jason Wood, Rolf Dubitzky

---

Member Function Documentation

int Server::execute (    )

Starts the execution of the cutter. This is the main loop; by the time this function is called, the server is already listening for connections.

void Server::sendMessage (  const std::string &    str )

Sends a message down the communication socket. Convenience function.

---

Member Data Documentation

int PIAVE::Server::m_totalBytesRead [private]

The total bytes read in the recieveMessage method. This resets to 0 whenever a full message has been recieved.

---

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

• server.hh
• server.cc

---