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RCF - Interprocess Communication for C++

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A server/client IPC framework, using the C++ preprocessor as an IDL compiler.
//*****************************************************************************
// RCF - Remote Call Framework
// Copyright (c) 2005. All rights reserved.
// Developed by Jarl Lindrud.
// Contact: jlindrud@hotmail.com .
//*****************************************************************************

#ifndef INCLUDE_RCF_ENDPOINTBROKERSERVICE_HPP
#define INCLUDE_RCF_ENDPOINTBROKERSERVICE_HPP

#include <map>
#include <string>
#include <vector>

#include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>

#include <RCF/Service.hpp>
#include <RCF/ServerInterfaces.hpp>
#include <RCF/ClientTransport.hpp>
#include <RCF/ServerTransport.hpp>
#include <RCF/Session.hpp>
#include <RCF/Tools.hpp>

namespace RCF {

    // error codes for bindEndpoint()
    enum {
        RCF_ERROR_OK,
        RCF_ERROR_ENDPOINT_ABSENT,
        RCF_ERROR_ENDPOINT_PASSWORD,
        RCF_ERROR_ENDPOINT_DOWN,
        RCF_ERROR_ENDPOINT_RETRY
    };

    class EndpointBroker
    {
    public:

        EndpointBroker(
            ServerTransportPtr serverTransportPtr,
            const std::string &endpointName, 
            const std::string &endpointClientPassword, 
            const std::string &endpointServerPassword);

        int bindToEndpoint();

    private:
        friend class EndpointBrokerService;
        typedef RcfClient<I_EndpointServer> Client;
        typedef boost::shared_ptr<Client> ClientPtr;
        std::string mEndpointName;
        std::string mEndpointServerPassword;
        std::string mEndpointClientPassword;
        std::vector<SessionPtr> mConnections;
        ClientPtr mMasterConnection;
        ServerTransportPtr mServerTransportPtr;
    };

    class EndpointBrokerService : 
        public I_Service, 
        boost::noncopyable
    {
    public:

        EndpointBrokerService();

        void onServiceAdded(RcfServer &server);
        void onServiceRemoved(RcfServer &server);

        // remotely invoked
        bool openEndpoint(const std::string &endpointName, const std::string &endpointClientPassword, std::string &endpointServerPassword);
        bool closeEndpoint(const std::string &endpointName, const std::string &endpointServerPassword);
        bool establishEndpointConnection(const std::string &endpointName, const std::string &endpointServerPassword);
        int bindToEndpoint(const std::string &endpointName, const std::string &endpointClientPassword);

    private:
        ServerTransportPtr mServerTransportPtr;
        ReadWriteMutex mEndpointBrokersMutex;
        std::map<std::string, boost::shared_ptr<EndpointBroker> > mEndpointBrokers;
    };

    typedef boost::shared_ptr<EndpointBrokerService> EndpointBrokerServicePtr;

} // namespace RCF

#endif // ! INCLUDE_RCF_ENDPOINTBROKERSERVICE_HPP

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Software developer, from Sweden and now living in Canberra, Australia, working on distributed C++ applications. When he is not programming, Jarl enjoys skiing and playing table tennis. He derives immense satisfaction from referring to himself in third person.

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