Most implementations (windows, posix, ...) have slightly different api for low level input-output functions. These are gathered here and re-represented with a cross platform set of functions.
This package provides cross platform api to some of the lower level
socket functions available on different platforms. Currently there is
only minor support for a few functions on:
- Windows
- Posix
Include the following at the top of any translation unit which
requires this library:
@code
#include <ecl/io.hpp>
// Cross platform functions
using ecl::init_sockets;
using ecl::shutdown_sockets;
using ecl::poll_sockets;
using ecl::close_socket;
using ecl::socket_pair;
@endcode
You will also need to link to <i>-lecl_io</i>.
- init_sockets() : initialises winsock on windows.
- shutdown_sockets() : shuts down winsock on windows.
- poll_sockets() : a drop in for the posix poll function on windoze.
- socketpair() : a drop in for the posix socketpair function on windoze.
- close_socket() : standardises the api for closing a socket.
A drop in for poll() on windoze is soon to come.
Really rough, no tests yet, just some examples.
- src/examples/poll.cpp : tests the basic sockets api.
- src/examples/sockets.cpp : tests the basic sockets api.
- src/examples/socketpair.cpp : tests the socketpair drop-in for windows.
- <b>Feb 11</b> : a drop-in for the socketpair function added for windows.
- <b>Jan 11</b> : simple cross platform types and api added.