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/*
 *  This file is part of the KDE libraries
 *  Copyright (C) 1997 Torben Weis (weis@kde.org)
 *
 *  This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 *  modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
 *  License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 *  version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 *  This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 *  Library General Public License for more details.
 *
 *  You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
 *  along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
 *  the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
 *  Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
 */
#ifndef KSOCK_H
#define KSOCK_H

#include 
#include 
// we define STRICT_ANSI to get rid of some warnings in glibc
#ifndef __STRICT_ANSI__
#define __STRICT_ANSI__
#define _WE_DEFINED_IT_
#endif
#include 
#ifdef _WE_DEFINED_IT_
#undef __STRICT_ANSI__
#undef _WE_DEFINED_IT_
#endif

#include 

#include 
class QSocketNotifier;

// This is here for compatibility with old applications still using the constants
// Never use them in new programs
typedef sockaddr_in ksockaddr_in;
#define KSOCK_DEFAULT_DOMAIN PF_INET

class KSocketPrivate;
class KServerSocketPrivate;

/** 
 * A TCP/IP client socket.
 *
 * You can connect this socket to any Internet address. 
 *
 * The socket gives you three signals: When ready for reading, 
 * ready for writing or if the connection is broken.  
 * Using @ref socket() you get a file descriptor
 * which you can use with the usual UNIX function like @ref write(..) or
 *  @ref read(...). 
 * If you have already such a socket identifier you can construct a KSocket
 * on this identifier. 
 *  
 * If @ref socket() delivers a value of -1 or less, the connection 
 * was not successful.
 *
 * @author Torben Weis 
 * @version $Id: ksock_h.html 132191 2002-01-17 21:32:13Z dfaure $
 * @short a TCP/IP client socket.
 */
class KSocket : public QObject
{
    Q_OBJECT
public:
    /** 
     * Create a KSocket with the provided file descriptor.
     * @param _sock	The file descriptor to use.
     */
    KSocket( int _sock );    
    /** 
     * Create a socket and connect to a host.
     * @param _host	The remote host to which to connect.
     * @param _port	The port on the remote host.
     * @param timeOut	The number of seconds waiting for connect (default 30).
     */
    KSocket( const char *_host, unsigned short int _port, int timeOut = 30);
    
    /** 
     * Connects to a UNIX domain socket.
     * @param _path    The filename of the socket.
     */
    KSocket( const char * _path );

    /** 
     * Destructor. Closes the socket if it is still open.
     */
    virtual ~KSocket();

    // BCI: remove in libkdecore.so.4
    /**
      *  A small wrapper around @ref gethostbyname() and such.
      *  Don't use this in new programs. Use @ref KExtendedSocket::lookup
      *  @deprecated
      */
    static bool initSockaddr(ksockaddr_in *server_name, const char *hostname, unsigned short int port, int domain = PF_INET);
    
    /** 
     * Returns a file descriptor for this socket.
     * Returns -1 when an error occured.
     */
    int socket() const { return sock; }
    
    /** 
     * Enable the socket for reading.
     *
     * If you enable read mode, the socket will emit the signal
     * @ref readEvent() whenever there is something to read out of this
     * socket.
     */
    void enableRead( bool );
    
    /** 
     * Enable the socket for writing.
     *
     * If you enable write mode, the socket will emit the signal
     * @ref writeEvent() whenever the socket is ready for writing.
     *
     * Warning: If you forget to call enableWrite(false) when you are
     * not ready to send data, you will get lots of writeEvent() signals,
     * in the order of thousands a second !
     */
    void enableWrite( bool );
    
    // BCI: remove in libkdecore.so.4
    /**
     * Return address.
     * This function is dumb. Don't ever use it
     * if you need the peer address of this socket, use @ref KExtendedSocket::peerAddress(int)
     * instead
     * @deprecated
     */
    unsigned long ipv4_addr();
    
signals:
    /** 
     * Data has arrived for reading.
     *
     * This signal will only be raised if @ref enableRead( @p true ) was called
     * first.
     */
    void readEvent( KSocket * );
    
    /** 
     * Socket is ready for writing.
     *
     * This signal will only be raised if @ref enableWrite( @p true ) was 
     * called first.
     *
     * Warning: If you forget to call enableWrite(false) when you are
     * not ready to send data, you will get lots of writeEvent() signals,
     * in the order of thousands a second !
     */
    void writeEvent( KSocket * );
    
    /** 
     * Raised when the connection is broken.
     */
    void closeEvent( KSocket * );
    
public slots:
    /** 
     * Connected to the writeNotifier.
     *
     * Called when
     *  the socket is ready for writing.
     */
    void slotWrite( int );
    
    /** 
     * Connected to the readNotifier.
     *
     * Called when
     *  the socket is ready for reading.
     */
    void slotRead( int );
    
protected:
    bool connect( const QString& _host, unsigned short int _port );
    bool connect( const char *_path );
  
    bool init_sockaddr( const QString& hostname, unsigned short int port );

    // BCI: remove in libkdecore.so.4
    /* These are only here because I can't remove them */
    ksockaddr_in server_name;
    struct sockaddr_un unix_addr;

    /******************************************************
     * The file descriptor for this socket. sock may be -1.
     * This indicates that it is not connected.
     */
    int sock;

    int domain;
  
    QSocketNotifier *readNotifier;
    QSocketNotifier *writeNotifier;

private:
    int timeOut;
    
    KSocket(const KSocket&);
    KSocket& operator=(const KSocket&);

    KSocketPrivate *d;
    
};


/**
 * Monitor a port for incoming TCP/IP connections.
 *
 * You can use a KServerSocket to listen on a port for incoming
 * connections. When a connection arrived in the port, a KSocket
 * is created and the signal accepted is raised. Make sure you
 * always connect to this signal. If you dont the ServerSocket will
 * create new KSocket's and no one will delete them!
 *
 * If socket() is -1 or less the socket was not created properly.
 *
 * @author Torben Weis 
 * @version $Id: ksock_h.html 132191 2002-01-17 21:32:13Z dfaure $
 * @short Monitor a port for incoming TCP/IP connections.
*/
class KServerSocket : public QObject
{
    Q_OBJECT
public:
    /**
     * Constructor.
     * @param _port	the port number to monitor for incoming connections.
     * @param _bind     if false you need to call @ref bindAndListen yourself.
     *                  This gives you the opportunity to set options on the
     *                  socket.
     */
    KServerSocket( unsigned short int _port, bool _bind );
    /**
     * @deprecated
     * Same as above with _bind true.
     */
    KServerSocket( unsigned short int _port );

    /**
     * Creates a UNIX domain server socket.
     * @param _path     path used for the socket.
     * @param _bind     if false you need to call @ref bindAndListen yourself.
     *                  This gives you the opportunity to set options on the
     *                  socket.
     */
    KServerSocket( const char *_path, bool _bind );

    /**
     * @deprecated
     * Same as above with _bind true.
     */
    KServerSocket( const char *_path );
  
    /** 
     * Destructor. Closes the socket if it was not already closed.
     */
    virtual ~KServerSocket();

    /**
     * Bind the socket and start listening. This should only be called
     * once when the constructor was called with _bind false.
     * @return true on success. false on error.
     * On error the socket will be closed.
     */
    bool bindAndListen();
    
    /** 
     * Get the file descriptor associated with the socket.
     * Returns -1 when an error occured during construction or
     * @ref bindAndListen
     */
    int socket() const { return sock; }

    /** 
     * Returns the port number which is being monitored.
     */
    unsigned short int port();

    // BCI: remove in libkdecore.so.4
    /** 
     * The address.
     * This is dumb. Don't use it
     * Refer to @ref KExtendedSocket::localAddress(int)
     * @deprecated
     */
    unsigned long ipv4_addr();

public slots: 
    /** 
     * Called when someone connected to our port.
     */
    virtual void slotAccept( int ); // why is this virtual?

signals:
    /**
     * A connection has been accepted.
     * It is your task to delete the KSocket if it is no longer needed.
     */
    void accepted( KSocket* );

protected:
    bool init( short unsigned int );
    bool init( const char *_path );
  
    /** 
     * Notifies us when there is something to read on the port.
     */
    QSocketNotifier *notifier;
    
    /** 
     * The file descriptor for this socket. sock may be -1.
     * This indicates that it is not connected.
     */    
    int sock;  

    int domain;

private:
    KServerSocket(const KServerSocket&);
    KServerSocket& operator=(const KServerSocket&);

    KServerSocketPrivate *d;
};


// Here are a whole bunch of hackish macros that allow one to
// get at the correct member of ksockaddr_in
// But since ksockaddr_in is IPv4-only, and deprecated...

#define get_sin_addr(x) x.sin_addr
#define get_sin_port(x) x.sin_port
#define get_sin_family(x) x.sin_family
#define get_sin_paddr(x) x->sin_addr
#define get_sin_pport(x) x->sin_port
#define get_sin_pfamily(x) x->sin_family

#endif

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