Base class for IP Based Networking Libraries

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Network Socket API

The Network Socket API provides a common interface for using sockets on network devices. The API provides a simple class-based interface that should be familiar to users experienced with other socket APIs. Additionally, the API provides a simple interface for implementing network devices, making it easy to connect hardware agnostic programs to new devices.

Network Interfaces

The NetworkInterface provides an abstract class for network devices that support sockets. Devices should provide a DeviceInterface class that inherits this interface and adds implementation specific methods for using the device. A NetworkInterface must be provided to a Socket constructor to open a socket on the interface. Currently two subclasses are defined for common devices, EthernetInterface and WiFiInterface.

Sockets

The Socket class is used for managing network sockets. Once opened, the socket provides a pipe through which data can sent and recieved to a specific endpoint. The socket class can be instantiated as either a TCPSocket or a UDPSocket which defines the protocol used for the connection.

Committer:
Christopher Haster
Date:
Tue Apr 19 18:20:38 2016 -0500
Revision:
89:b1d417383c0d
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Christopher Haster 89:b1d417383c0d 1 /* Socket
Christopher Haster 89:b1d417383c0d 2 * Copyright (c) 2015 ARM Limited
Christopher Haster 89:b1d417383c0d 3 *
Christopher Haster 89:b1d417383c0d 4 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
Christopher Haster 89:b1d417383c0d 5 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
Christopher Haster 89:b1d417383c0d 6 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
Christopher Haster 89:b1d417383c0d 7 *
Christopher Haster 89:b1d417383c0d 8 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
Christopher Haster 89:b1d417383c0d 9 *
Christopher Haster 89:b1d417383c0d 10 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
Christopher Haster 89:b1d417383c0d 11 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
Christopher Haster 89:b1d417383c0d 12 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
Christopher Haster 89:b1d417383c0d 13 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
Christopher Haster 89:b1d417383c0d 14 * limitations under the License.
Christopher Haster 89:b1d417383c0d 15 */
Christopher Haster 89:b1d417383c0d 16
Christopher Haster 89:b1d417383c0d 17 #ifndef ETHERNET_INTERFACE_H
Christopher Haster 89:b1d417383c0d 18 #define ETHERNET_INTERFACE_H
Christopher Haster 89:b1d417383c0d 19
Christopher Haster 89:b1d417383c0d 20 #include "NetworkInterface.h"
Christopher Haster 89:b1d417383c0d 21
Christopher Haster 89:b1d417383c0d 22 /** EthernetInterface class
Christopher Haster 89:b1d417383c0d 23 * Common interface that is shared between ethernet hardware
Christopher Haster 89:b1d417383c0d 24 */
Christopher Haster 89:b1d417383c0d 25 class EthernetInterface : public NetworkInterface
Christopher Haster 89:b1d417383c0d 26 {
Christopher Haster 89:b1d417383c0d 27 public:
Christopher Haster 89:b1d417383c0d 28 /** Start the interface
Christopher Haster 89:b1d417383c0d 29 * @return 0 on success, negative on failure
Christopher Haster 89:b1d417383c0d 30 */
Christopher Haster 89:b1d417383c0d 31 virtual int connect() = 0;
Christopher Haster 89:b1d417383c0d 32
Christopher Haster 89:b1d417383c0d 33 /** Stop the interface
Christopher Haster 89:b1d417383c0d 34 * @return 0 on success, negative on failure
Christopher Haster 89:b1d417383c0d 35 */
Christopher Haster 89:b1d417383c0d 36 virtual int disconnect() = 0;
Christopher Haster 89:b1d417383c0d 37 };
Christopher Haster 89:b1d417383c0d 38
Christopher Haster 89:b1d417383c0d 39 #endif