ClientSocket.cpp

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/*! \file       ClientSocket.cpp
 *  \brief      Implementation of the ClientSocket class for communicating to a server program.
 *
 *              The socket communications classes are based on the tutorial entitled
 *              "Linux Socket Programming In C++" by Rob Tougher on the Linux Gazette
 *              website. ( http://linuxgazette.net/issue74/tougher.html )
 *
 *  \author     Scott A. Kowalchuk
 *  \date       2006/11/29
 */////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/*
 * \Status
 *     
 *
 */
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

#include "ClientSocket.h"
#include "SocketException.h"

/*! \brief Client Socket constructor.
 *
 */
ClientSocket::ClientSocket( )
{
}

/*! \brief Create client socket and connect to server.
 *
 * @param host is the IP address (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) or host name (vt.edu) of the server
 * @param port is the open port on the server
 * @return throw SocketException if error
 */
ClientSocket::ClientSocket( std::string host, int port )
{
        Connect( host, port );

}

/*! \brief Client Socket constructor.
 *
 */
ClientSocket::~ClientSocket( )
{
}

/*! \brief Create client socket and connect to server.
 *
 * @param host is the IP address (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) or host name (vt.edu) of the server
 * @param port is the open port on the server
 * @return throw SocketException if error
 */
void ClientSocket::Connect( std::string host, int port )
{
        if ( ! Socket::create() )
        {
                throw SocketException ( "Could not create client socket." );
        }

        if ( ! Socket::connect ( host, port ) )
        {
                throw SocketException ( "Could not bind to port." );
        }

}

/*! \brief Send string to server.
 *
 * @param str sting of data to send
 * @return throw SocketException if error
 */
const ClientSocket& ClientSocket::operator << ( const std::string& str ) const
{
        if ( ! Socket::send ( str ) )
        {
                throw SocketException ( "Could not write to socket." );
        }

        return *this;

}


/*! \brief Receiver string from server.
 *
 * @param str sting of data to send
 * @return throw SocketException if error
 */
const ClientSocket& ClientSocket::operator >> ( std::string& str ) const
{
        if ( ! Socket::recv ( str ) )
        {
                throw SocketException ( "Could not read from socket." );
        }

        return *this;
}

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