socklib is an open source C++ library that aims to provide a Platform agnostic Python-Like Socket object. The object give you access to the BSD socket interface by creating a wrapper around C interface, while also adding some more methods inspired by Python's socket module.

Requirements

To be able to use socklib, you will need a modern compiler that supports C++17.
The following requirements are also necessary:

• premake5 with the ability to run it from the command line.
• make (on Linux)

You can find more information on how to install & use premake5 here.

Build & Testing

Start by clonning the repository with: git clone https://github.com/VMormoris/socklib.
Then depending on the platform you use, you have to generate and build the project following those steps:

• On Windows:
  • premake5 vs20XX (where XX the version of Visual Studio you have).
  • Open the solution file that was generated or use msbuild in order to build the library and run the tests
• On Linux:
  • premake5 gmake2
  • make to build the library and the tests
  • ./bin/Debug-linux/tests/tests to run the tests

Using

In order to use the library on your own project you will need:

• Add the include folder as an include directory on your project
• Link your project with the apropriate socklib.lib file (Debug or Release)

Examples

An example of an echo server using socklib:

#include <socklib/Socket.h>

// ------- Only at the Entry Point file -------
#define SOCK_MAIN
#include <socklib/Platform.h>
// --------------------------------------------

using namespace socklib;

int main(int argc, char** argv)
{
  Socket server(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
  server.Bind("127.0.0.1", 55555);
  server.Listen();
  char buffer[KiB];
  while(true)
  {
    auto [sock, client] = server.Accept();
    const auto& [address, port] = client;
    int bytes = sock.Receive(buffer, KiB);
    bytes = sock.Send(buffer, bytes);
    sock.Close();
  }
  server.Close();
  return 0
}
            

An example of a Client that connect a send a message to the server above:

#include <socklib/Socket.h>

// ------- Only at the Entry Point file -------
#define SOCK_MAIN
#include <socklib/Platform.h>
// --------------------------------------------
                    
using namespace socklib;
                    
int main(int argc, char** argv)
{
    constexpr char msg[] = "Hello from socklib";
    char buffer[KiB];
    Socket sock(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
    sock.Connect("127.0.0.1", 55555);
    int bytes = sock.Send(msg, 19);
    bytes = sock.Receive(buffer, KiB);
    sock.Disconnect();
    sock.Close();
    return 0;
}                    
                

Third Party Libraries

• Catch2 is used as a unit testing framework.
• premake5 is used for project generation.

Contributing

• Fell free to contribute to any of the open issues or open a new one describing what you want to do.
• For small scale improvements and fixes simply submit a GitHub pull request.