UDPSocket.h

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00018 
00019 #ifndef UDPSOCKET_H
00020 #define UDPSOCKET_H
00021 
00022 #include "Socket/Socket.h"
00023 #include "Socket/Endpoint.h"
00024 
00025 /**
00026 UDP Socket
00027 */
00028 class UDPSocket : public Socket {
00029 
00030 public:
00031     /** Instantiate an UDP Socket.
00032     */
00033     UDPSocket();
00034     
00035     /** Init the UDP Client Socket without binding it to any specific port
00036     \return 0 on success, -1 on failure.
00037     */
00038     int init(void);
00039     
00040     /** Bind a UDP Server Socket to a specific port
00041     \param port The port to listen for incoming connections on
00042     \return 0 on success, -1 on failure.
00043     */
00044     int bind(int port);
00045     
00046     /** Join the multicast group at the given address
00047     \param address  The address of the multicast group
00048     \return 0 on success, -1 on failure.
00049     */
00050     int join_multicast_group(const char* address);
00051     
00052     /** Set the socket in broadcasting mode
00053     \return 0 on success, -1 on failure.
00054     */
00055     int set_broadcasting(bool broadcast=true);
00056     
00057     /** Send a packet to a remote endpoint
00058     \param remote   The remote endpoint
00059     \param packet   The packet to be sent
00060     \param length   The length of the packet to be sent
00061     \return the number of written bytes on success (>=0) or -1 on failure
00062     */
00063     int sendTo(Endpoint &remote, char *packet, int length);
00064     
00065     /** Receive a packet from a remote endpoint
00066     \param remote   The remote endpoint
00067     \param buffer   The buffer for storing the incoming packet data. If a packet
00068            is too long to fit in the supplied buffer, excess bytes are discarded
00069     \param length   The length of the buffer
00070     \return the number of received bytes on success (>=0) or -1 on failure
00071     */
00072     int receiveFrom(Endpoint &remote, char *buffer, int length);
00073 };
00074 
00075 #endif