Colony

/**

 *

 * @author Jason Knichel

 *

 * 2/15/07

 */

#ifndef SERVER_H

#define SERVER_H

#include "../../lib/colonet_defs.h"

#define MAX_ERROR_MSG_LEN 256

#define MIN_PORT 1024

#define MAX_PORT 65536

#define MAX_RESPONSES_QUEUE 8

#define READ_BUFFER_SIZE (MAX_RESPONSE_LEN * MAX_RESPONSES_QUEUE)

//Error codes

#define ERROR_SERVER_PARAMETER_NULL -1

#define ERROR_SERVER_MESSAGE_LENGTH -2

#define ERROR_SERVER_SOCKET         -3

#define ERROR_SERVER_SENDING        -4

#define ERROR_SERVER_READING        -5

#define ERROR_SERVER_BUFFER_LENGTH  -6

#define ERROR_SERVER_MESSAGE_TOO_LONG -7

#define ERROR_SERVER_NOT_ENOUGH_ROOM -8

#define ERROR_NO_NEWLINE            -9

class Server

{

 public:

  Server(char * serverAddress, char * port);

  Server(int ipAdress, unsigned short port);

  //sends a message to the server you are connected to

  int sendMsg(char * message);

  //try to read something from the server you are connected to and buffer it

  int recvMessagesFromServer();

  //getMsg - returns the next message in the readBuffer

  int getMsg(char * buffer, int bufferLen);

  int isError();

  char * getErrorMsg();

  void clearError();

 private:

  void initializeServer(int ipAddress, unsigned short port);

  int serverSocket;

  int error;

  char errorMsg[MAX_ERROR_MSG_LEN];

  char readBuffer[READ_BUFFER_SIZE];

  int readBufferLength;

};

#endif