NAME

       FBB::SocketBase - Base class for socket-constructing classes

SYNOPSIS

       #include <bobcat/socketbase>
       Linking option: -lbobcat

DESCRIPTION

       This  class is a base class for the FBB::ServerSocket and FBB::ClientSocket classes. Since it is designed
       as a base class, all its constructors are protected.

NAMESPACE

       FBB
       All constructors, members, operators and manipulators, mentioned in this man-page,  are  defined  in  the
       namespace FBB.

INHERITS FROM

       FBB::InetAddress

PROTECTED CONSTRUCTORS

       o      SocketBase(size_t port):
              This constructor creates a SocketBase to be used with ServerSocket-objects, listening on port.

              This constructor throws an Exception exception if it did not properly complete.

       o      SocketBase(std::string const &host, uint16_t port):
              This  constructor  creates  a FBB::SocketBase to be used with a ClientSocket-object, connecting to
              hostname, at port `port’.

              This constructor throws an Exception exception if it did not properly complete.

       o      SocketBase(int socket, sockaddr_in const &address):
              This constructor constructs a FBB::SocketBase object initializing its socket and  FBB::InetAddress
              part from available external objects.

       The (public) copy constructor is available.

MEMBER FUNCTIONS

       All members of FBB::InetAddress are available, as FBB::SocketBase inherits from this class.

       o      bool debug() const:
              This  accessor returns true if the socket’s debug (SO_DEBUG) socket option is active. It throws an
              FBB::Exception exception if the status of the debug option could not be determined.

       o      bool reuse() const:
              This accessor returns true if the socket’s reuse (SO_REUSEADDR) socket option is active. It throws
              an FBB::Exception exception if the status of the reuse option could not be determined.

       o      void setDebug(bool trueIsOn) const:
              This  member  may  be  used  to  modify  the socket’s debug (SO_DEBUG) socket option. It throws an
              FBB::Exception exception if the socket’s debug option could not be modified.

       o      void setReuse(bool trueIsOn) const:
              This member may be used to modify the socket’s reuse (SO_REUSEADDR) socket option.  It  throws  an
              FBB::Exception exception if the socket’s reuse option could not be modified.

       o      int socket() const:
              This accessor returns the FBB::SocketBase’s socket value.

EXAMPLE

       The classes FBB::ClientSocket and FBB::ServerSocket were derived from SocketBase. E.g.,
       #ifndef INCLUDED_BOBCAT_CLIENTSOCKET_
       #define INCLUDED_BOBCAT_CLIENTSOCKET_

       #include <string>
       #include <bobcat/socketbase>

       namespace FBB
       {

       class ClientSocket: public SocketBase
       {
           public:
                                       // host may be address or name
               ClientSocket(std::string const &host, uint16_t port);

               int connect();          // returns fd (socket) to talk to the server
       };

       } // FBB

       #endif

       See the clientsocket(3bobcat) man-page for an example showing how to use FBB::ClientSocket.

FILES

       bobcat/socketbase - defines the class interface

SEE ALSO

       bobcat(7), clientsocket(3bobcat), inetaddress(3bobcat), localsocketbase(3bobcat), serversocket(3bobcat)

BUGS

       None Reported.

DISTRIBUTION FILES

       o      bobcat_4.08.02-x.dsc: detached signature;

       o      bobcat_4.08.02-x.tar.gz: source archive;

       o      bobcat_4.08.02-x_i386.changes: change log;

       o      libbobcat1_4.08.02-x_*.deb: debian package holding the libraries;

       o      libbobcat1-dev_4.08.02-x_*.deb: debian package holding the libraries, headers and manual pages;

       o      http://sourceforge.net/projects/bobcat: public archive location;

BOBCAT

       Bobcat is an acronym of `Brokken’s Own Base Classes And Templates’.

COPYRIGHT

       This is free software, distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL).

AUTHOR

       Frank B. Brokken (f.b.brokken@rug.nl).