igtlMexClientSocket.h

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// .NAME igtlClientSocket - Encapsulates a client socket.



/*=========================================================================

  igtlMexClientSocket class

  This is a modified version of igtlClientSocket class; the difference
  from original igtlClientSocket is that it allows to get and set socket
  descrptor. This allows opening, sending/receiving and closing socket
  in different MEX files.
=========================================================================*/


#ifndef __igtlMexClientSocket_h
#define __igtlMexClientSocket_h

#include "igtlMexSocket.h"
#include "igtlWin32Header.h"

namespace igtl
{

class ServerSocket;

class IGTLCommon_EXPORT MexClientSocket : public MexSocket
{
public:
  // typedef MexClientSocket              Self;
  // typedef MexSocket                    Superclass;
  // typedef SmartPointer<Self>        Pointer;
  // typedef SmartPointer<const Self>  ConstPointer;

  igtlTypeMacro(igtl::MexClientSocket, igtl::MexSocket)
  igtlNewMacro(igtl::MexClientSocket);

  void PrintSelf(std::ostream& os);

  // Description:
  // Connects to host. Returns 0 on success, -1 on error.
  int ConnectToServer(const char* hostname, int port); 
  
protected:
  MexClientSocket();
  ~MexClientSocket();

//BTX
  friend class MexServerSocket;
//ETX
private:
  MexClientSocket(const MexClientSocket&); // Not implemented.
  void operator=(const MexClientSocket&); // Not implemented.
};

}

#endif