Practical C++ Sockets Practical C++ Sockets This library was developed for pedagogical use and is not suitable for production applications. This library is currently in development and is subject to fundamental change at any time. Use at your own risk. This project is very much a work in progress so if you have any comments or suggestions on the current code, please send email to Jeff_Donahoo@Baylor.edu. Practical C++ Sockets provides wrapper classes for a subset of the Berkeley C Socket API for TCP and UDP sockets. It should work on both the Unix (tested under Linux, RedHat 7.3 with gcc) and Windows (tested under Win2K with Visual C++ 6.0) platforms. The purpose of this project was to develop a very simple C++ interface to sockets. In writing the code, we often chose clarity over efficiency. Class Documentation Source: PracticalSocket.h PracticalSocket.cpp C++ TCP Socket Examples TCPEchoClient.cpp - Implements a simple echo client. It first connects to a TCP echo server, and then it sends and receives an echo word supplied by the user on the command line. TCPEchoServer.cpp - Implements an iterative echo server. TCPEchoServer-Thread.cpp - Implements a simple threaded echo server, which spawns a new thread for each client. To make this work under Windows, you need a PThreads library implementation such as http://sources.redhat.com/pthreads-win32. See readme for details on compilation. C++ UDP Socket Examples UDPEchoClient.cpp - Implements a simple echo client. It first connects to a UDP echo server, and then it sends and receives an echo word supplied by the user on the command line. UDPEchoServer.cpp - Implements a simple echo server. BroadcastReceiver.cpp - Implements a simple receiver that accepts and prints a single broadcast UDP datagram. BroadcastSender.cpp - Implements a simple sender that repeatedly broadcasts a single UDP datagram. MulticastReceiver.cpp - Implements a simple receiver that accepts and prints a single multicast UDP datagram. MulticastSender.cpp - Implements a simple sender that repeatedly multicasts a single UDP datagram. Make sure to read the readme file for compilation instructions or use/look at the Makefile. To understand how this library works, consider purchasing TCP/IP Sockets in C: Practical Guide for Programmers (ISBN: 1-55860-826-5) by Michael J. Donahoo and Kenneth L. Calvert Originally published as: The Pocket Guide to TCP/IP Sockets: C Version (ISBN: 1-55860-686-6) Official Web Site Author Web Site
