netpong/includes/server.hpp

#ifndef _SERVER
#define _SERVER
#include "includes/sock.hpp"

/* Server class - This class is used to create a TCP/UDP server.
It inherits from the 'Sock' class. */

class Server : public Sock {

private:
	/* Address of the peer/client */
	std::string peer_addr;

public:
	/* Constructors */
	Server() {}

	Server(char protocol, const char* address, int port) : Sock(protocol, address, port) {}

	/* Destructor */
	~Server();

	/* Method to create socket - overrides (i.e. extends) method from parent class */
	void create_socket() override;

	/* FOR TCP ONLY - Wait for a peer to connect to this socket, and store the result in 'other_socket' */
	void wait_for_peer();

	/* FOR TCP - Send data to the peer socket
	FOR UDP - Send data to the client, from which data was received.
	FOR UDP, this function MUST be called after recvAll() */
	void sendAll(std::string to_send);
	
	/* Receive data from peer socket */
	char* recvAll();

	/* Non-blocking receive */
	char* recvAllNB();
	
	/* Return the address of the peer */
	std::string get_peer_addr();

	/* Return the type of socket */
	int get_type() override;
};
#endif