NAME

       ost::UnixStream - Unix streams are used to represent Unix domain client connections to a
       local server for accepting client connections.

SYNOPSIS

       #include <unix.h>

       Inherits ost::Socket, streambuf, and iostream.

       Inherited by ost::UnixSession, and ost::unixstream.

   Public Member Functions
       UnixStream (UnixSocket &server, int size=512, bool throwflag=true, timeout_t timeout=0)
           Create a Unix domain stream by accepting a connection from a bound Unix domain socket
           acting as a server.
       UnixStream (const char *pathname, int size=512, bool throwflag=true, timeout_t to=0)
           Create a Unix domain stream by connecting to a Unix domain socket.
       void setTimeout (timeout_t to)
           Set the I/O operation timeout for socket I/O operations.
       UnixStream (const UnixStream &source)
           A copy constructor creates a new stream buffer.
       virtual ~UnixStream ()
           Flush and empty all buffers, and then remove the allocated buffers.
       int sync (void)
           Flushes the stream input and output buffers, writes pending output.
       bool isPending (Pending pend, timeout_t timeout=TIMEOUT_INF)
           Get the status of pending stream data.
       int getBufferSize (void) const
           Return the size of the current stream buffering used.

   Protected Member Functions
       UnixStream (bool throwflag=true)
           The constructor required for 'unixstream', a more C++ style version of the TCPStream
           class.
       void allocate (int size)
           Used to allocate the buffer space needed for iostream operations.
       void endStream (void)
           Used to terminate the buffer space and cleanup the socket connection.
       virtual int underflow (void)
           This streambuf method is used to load the input buffer through the established unix
           domain socket connection.
       int uflow (void)
           This streambuf method is used for doing unbuffered reads through the established unix
           domain socket connection when in interactive mode.
       int overflow (int ch)
           This streambuf method is used to write the output buffer through the established unix
           domain connection.
       void connect (const char *pathname, int size)
           Create a Unix domain stream by connecting to a Unix domain socket.
       std::iostream * unixstr (void)
           Used in derived classes to refer to the current object via it's iostream.

   Protected Attributes
       timeout_t timeout
       int bufsize
       char * gbuf
       char * pbuf

   Additional Inherited Members

Detailed Description

       Unix streams are used to represent Unix domain client connections to a local server for
       accepting client connections.

       The Unix stream is a C++ 'stream' class, and can accept streaming of data to and from
       other C++ objects using the << and >> operators.

       Unix Stream itself can be formed either by connecting to a bound network address of a Unix
       domain server, or can be created when 'accepting' a network connection from a Unix domain
       server.

       Author:
           Alex Pavloff alex@pavloff.net streamable Unix domain socket connection.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

   ost::UnixStream::UnixStream (bool throwflag = true) [protected]
       The constructor required for 'unixstream', a more C++ style version of the TCPStream
       class.

   ost::UnixStream::UnixStream (UnixSocket & server, int size = 512, bool throwflag = true,
       timeout_t timeout = 0)
       Create a Unix domain stream by accepting a connection from a bound Unix domain socket
       acting as a server. This performs an 'accept' call.

       Parameters:
           server socket listening.
           size of streaming input and output buffers.
           throwflag flag to throw errors.
           timeout for all operations.

   ost::UnixStream::UnixStream (const char * pathname, int size = 512, bool throwflag = true,
       timeout_t to = 0)
       Create a Unix domain stream by connecting to a Unix domain socket.

       Parameters:
           pathname path to socket
           size of streaming input and output buffers.
           throwflag flag to throw errors.
           to timeout for all operations.

   ost::UnixStream::UnixStream (const UnixStream & source)
       A copy constructor creates a new stream buffer.

       Parameters:
           source of copy.

   virtual ost::UnixStream::~UnixStream () [virtual]
       Flush and empty all buffers, and then remove the allocated buffers.

Member Function Documentation

   void ost::UnixStream::allocate (int size) [protected]
       Used to allocate the buffer space needed for iostream operations. This function is called
       by the constructor.

       Parameters:
           size of stream buffers from constructor.

   void ost::UnixStream::connect (const char * pathname, int size) [protected]
       Create a Unix domain stream by connecting to a Unix domain socket.

       Parameters:
           pathname path to socket
           size of streaming input and output buffers.

       Referenced by ost::unixstream::open().

   void ost::UnixStream::endStream (void) [protected]
       Used to terminate the buffer space and cleanup the socket connection. This fucntion is
       called by the destructor.

   int ost::UnixStream::getBufferSize (void) const [inline]
       Return the size of the current stream buffering used.

       Returns:
           size of stream buffers.

       References bufsize.

   bool ost::UnixStream::isPending (Pending pend, timeout_t timeout = TIMEOUT_INF) [virtual]
       Get the status of pending stream data. This can be used to examine if input or output is
       waiting, or if an error or disconnect has occured on the stream. If a read buffer contains
       data then input is ready and if write buffer contains data it is first flushed and then
       checked.

       Reimplemented from ost::Socket.

   int ost::UnixStream::overflow (int ch) [protected]
       This streambuf method is used to write the output buffer through the established unix
       domain connection.

       Parameters:
           ch char to push through.

       Returns:
           char pushed through.

   void ost::UnixStream::setTimeout (timeout_t to) [inline]
       Set the I/O operation timeout for socket I/O operations.

       Parameters:
           to timeout to set.

   int ost::UnixStream::sync (void)
       Flushes the stream input and output buffers, writes pending output.

       Returns:
           0 on success.

   int ost::UnixStream::uflow (void) [protected]
       This streambuf method is used for doing unbuffered reads through the established unix
       domain socket connection when in interactive mode. Also this method will handle proper use
       of buffers if not in interative mode.

       Returns:
           char from unix domain socket connection, EOF if not connected.

   virtual int ost::UnixStream::underflow (void) [protected],  [virtual]
       This streambuf method is used to load the input buffer through the established unix domain
       socket connection.

       Returns:
           char from get buffer, EOF if not connected.

   std::iostream* ost::UnixStream::unixstr (void) [inline],  [protected]
       Used in derived classes to refer to the current object via it's iostream. For example, to
       send a set of characters in a derived method, one might use *tcp() << 'test'.

       Returns:
           stream pointer of this object.

Member Data Documentation

   int ost::UnixStream::bufsize [protected]
       Referenced by getBufferSize().

   char* ost::UnixStream::gbuf [protected]
   char * ost::UnixStream::pbuf [protected]
   timeout_t ost::UnixStream::timeout [protected]

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