cc/gapic/connection.h

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#ifndef GAPIC_CONNECTION_H
#define GAPIC_CONNECTION_H

#include <cstddef>
#include <memory>
#include <string>

namespace gapic {

// Abstract base class for representing a connections to a remote with simple helper methods for
// sending specific data types.
class Connection {
public:
    virtual ~Connection() {}

    // Try to send size bytes of data from the specified buffer using the underlying connection.
    // Will block if the connection is not ready. Returns the number of bytes successfully sent
    // (possibly less then size if an error occurred).
    virtual size_t send(const void* data, size_t size) = 0;

    // Tries to read size bytes to the buffer specified by data on the underlying connection and
    // blocks until the data is available. Returns the number of bytes successfully retrieved
    // (possibly less then size if an error occurred).
    virtual size_t recv(void* data, size_t size) = 0;

    // Returns the last error message raised by the connection.
    virtual const char* error() = 0;

    // Accept an incoming connection request on the underlying connection and returns the new
    // connection corresponding to it. The returned connection is ready to use.
    virtual std::unique_ptr<Connection> accept() = 0;

    // Helper methods for sending and receiving strings
    bool sendString(const std::string& s);
    bool readString(std::string* s);

    // Helper method for sending plain-old-data values.
    // Returns true if the send was successful, otherwise false.
    template<typename T> inline bool send(const T& data);
};

template<typename T>
inline bool Connection::send(const T& data) {
    return send(&data, sizeof(T)) == sizeof(T);
}

}  // namespace gapir

#endif  // GAPIC_CONNECTION_H