A header-only implementation of TCP and UDP sockets in C++
This is a very simple header-only library to use network sockets in C++.
There is also a simple application to demonstrate its functionality.
It uses classes, inheritance and other modern C++ features.
Really this library is not that big of a deal and most sources suggest using a library like Boost because of the error-prone nature of programming sockets.
- Linux
- Windows
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The library
simple_cpp_sockets.his header-only (just include it in your project). -
To build and run the test application on Linux open a terminal and run:
cd srcg++ main.cpp -o main./main
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To build and run the test application on Windows either use Visual Studio directly or open the
Developer Command Promptand run:cd srccl main.cppstart main.exe
main.cpp is a simple functioning example (not all errors are handled gracefully).
The compiled test application is a CLI that allows you to interactively create a:
- UDP or TCP
- server or client
By asking for:
- protocol
- client or server
If client:
- destination IP address
- destination port
If server:
- port on which to listen
simple_cpp_sockets.h contains classes for UDP and TCP servers and clients.
An example looks like:
UDPServer server(socket_port);
int bind_status = server.socket_bind();
Look at main.cpp for the a complete example.
src/simple_cpp_sockets.his the librarysrc/main.cppis a demo application
- There is a lot more that could be done but this is outside the goals of this project
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