NetworkSocketAPI / NetworkSocketAPI

Base class for IP Based Networking Libraries

Dependencies:   DnsQuery

Dependents:   TempTower BSDInterfaceTests HelloBSDInterface ESP8266InterfaceTests ... more

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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.

--- a/SocketAddress.h	Tue Apr 05 09:20:32 2016 -0500
+++ b/SocketAddress.h	Tue Apr 05 10:40:34 2016 -0500
@@ -17,21 +17,24 @@
 #ifndef SOCKET_ADDRESS_H
 #define SOCKET_ADDRESS_H
 
+#include <stdint.h>
+
 /**
  * A general socket address composed of the IP address and port
  */
 class SocketAddress {
 public:
-    /** SocketAddress lifetime 
+    /** SocketAddress construction
+    /param addr Null-terminated string representing the IP address
+    /param port 16-bit port
      */
     SocketAddress(const char *addr = 0, uint16_t port = 0);
     SocketAddress(const SocketAddress &);
-    ~SocketAddress();
    
     /** Set the IP address
-    \param host Null-terminated string representing the IP address
+    \param addr Null-terminated string representing the IP address
      */
-    void set_ip_address(const char *host);
+    void set_ip_address(const char *addr);
 
     /** Set the port
     \param port 16-bit port
@@ -41,12 +44,16 @@
     /** Get the IP address
     \return The string representation of the IP Address
      */
-    const char *get_ip_address();
+    const char *get_ip_address() const;
     
     /** Get the port
     \return The 16-bit port
      */
-    int get_port(void);
+    uint16_t get_port(void) const;
+
+private:
+    char _ip_address[16];
+    uint16_t _port;
 };
 
 #endif