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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_UDPENDPOINT_HPP
#define INCLUDE_RCF_UDPENDPOINT_HPP

#include <memory>
#include <string>

#include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>

#include <RCF/Endpoint.hpp>
#include <RCF/InitDeinit.hpp>

#include <SF/SfNew.hpp>

namespace RCF {

    class I_ServerTransport;
    class I_ClientTransport;
    class I_SessionManager;

    /// Represents a UDP communications endpoint.
    class UdpEndpoint : public I_Endpoint
    {
    public:
        /// Constructor.
        /// \param port UDP port number of the endpoint.
        UdpEndpoint(int port);
        
        /// Constructor.
        /// \param ip IP number of the endpoint.
        /// \param port UDP port number of the endpoint.
        UdpEndpoint(const std::string &ip, int port);
        
        /// Copy constructor.
        /// \param rhs UdpEndpoint object to construct this object from.
        UdpEndpoint(const UdpEndpoint &rhs);
        
        /// Creates a server transport.
        /// \return Auto pointer to server transport.
        std::auto_ptr<I_ServerTransport> createServerTransport() const;
        
        /// Creates a client transport.
        /// \return Auto pointer to client transport.
        std::auto_ptr<I_ClientTransport> createClientTransport() const;
        
        /// Clones this endpoint.
        /// \return Shared pointer to a new UdpEndpoint object.
        boost::shared_ptr<I_Endpoint> clone() const;
        
        /// Returns IP number of this endpoint.
        /// \return IP number of this endpoint.
        std::string getIp() const;
        
        /// Returns port number of this endpoint.
        /// \return port number of this endpoint.
        int getPort() const;
        
        /// Serializes the UdpEndpoint object.
        template<typename Archive>
        void serialize(Archive &ar, const unsigned int)
        {
            ar & mIp & mPort;
        }

    private:
        std::string mIp;
        int mPort;
    };

    // serialization

    SF_CTOR(UdpEndpoint, UdpEndpoint("", 0))

} // namespace RCF

#endif // ! INCLUDE_RCF_UDPENDPOINT_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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