src/io/RtClientSocket.cpp

/*=========================================================================
 *  RtClientSocket.cpp defines a class that implements client io operations on a
 *  socket
 *
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#include"RtClientSocket.h"

#include<iostream>

// constructor with port and host
RtClientSocket::RtClientSocket(const string &host, unsigned short portNum) {
  messageTerminationChar = '\n';
  address.set(portNum,host.c_str());
}

// destructor
RtClientSocket::~RtClientSocket() {
}

// open and start accepting
bool RtClientSocket::sendMessageToServer(const string &message) {
  if(!connector.connect(stream, address)) {
    unsigned int sent = stream.send_n(message.c_str(), message.length());
    if(sent < message.length()) {
      cerr << "incomplete send" << endl;
      return false;
    }

    stream.send_n(&messageTerminationChar,1);

    stream.close();

    return true;
  }
  return false;
}