src/io/RtClientSocket.h

/*=========================================================================
 *  RtClientSocket.h declares a class that implements client io operations on a
 *  socket
 *
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#ifndef RTCLIENTSOCKET_H
#define RTCLIENTSOCKET_H

#include<string>
#include"ace/SOCK_Stream.h"
#include"ace/SOCK_Connector.h"

using namespace std;

// class declaration
class RtClientSocket {

 public:

  //*** constructors/destructors  ***//

  // constructor with port and host
  RtClientSocket(const string &host, unsigned short portNum);

  // destructor
  virtual ~RtClientSocket();

  // send a message to a server
  // in
  //  message to send
  // out
  //  success or failure
  virtual bool sendMessageToServer(const string &message);

 protected:

  // client address
  ACE_INET_Addr address;

  // data transfer object
  ACE_SOCK_Stream stream;

  // connector
  ACE_SOCK_CONNECTOR connector;

  // termination character
  char messageTerminationChar;

 private:
  RtClientSocket(); // never called

};

#endif