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#ifndef HU_VARADIISTVAN_SCPL_IO_POSIX_CONNECTOR_H
#define HU_VARADIISTVAN_SCPL_IO_POSIX_CONNECTOR_H
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#include "../Failable.h"

#include "ClientSocket.h"

#include <cstdlib>

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

struct sockaddr;

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

namespace hu { namespace varadiistvan { namespace scpl { namespace io {

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

/**
 * Class representing the creation of a connection to some remote
 * entity, like a socket or a pipe.
 */
class Connector : public FailableReference<Connector>
{
private:
    /**
     * The socket on behalf of which the connection is being
     * performed.
     */
    ClientSocket& socket;

    /**
     * Indicate that we are in the process of connecting.
     */
    bool connecting;

    /**
     * Indicate that we are connected.
     */
    bool connected;

protected:
    /**
     * Construct the connector.
     */
    Connector(ClientSocket* socket);

public:
    /**
     * Connect to an address properly set up.
     *
     * If the connection succeeds immediately, it indicates success.
     *
     * If the connection does not succeed, because it would block, it
     * sets up the socket to wait for the connection to succeed, and
     * returns failure.
     *
     * If the connection fails for another reason, the error code is
     * set, and false is returned.
     */
    bool connect();

protected:
    /**
     * Get the parameters for connecting.
     */
    virtual const struct sockaddr* getAddress(size_t& addrlen) = 0;

    /**
     * Handle the event that the socket is writable.
     *
     * If connection is in progress, this function returns
     * immediately.
     *
     * Otherwise it reads the error code using getsockopt(), and if it
     * indicates success, the connector is set to connected, otherwise
     * it is set to failed.
     */
    void handleWritable();

private:
    /**
     * Get the failable object.
     */
    const Failable& getFailable() const;

    /**
     * Get the failable object.
     */
    Failable& getFailable();

    friend class FailableReference<Connector>;
    friend class ClientSocket;
};

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Inline definitions
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

inline Connector::Connector(ClientSocket* socket) :
    socket(*socket),
    connecting(false),
    connected(false)
{
}

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

inline const Failable& Connector::getFailable() const
{
    return socket;
}

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

inline Failable& Connector::getFailable()
{
    return socket;
}

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

} /* namespace hu::varadiistvan::scpl::io */ } /* namespace hu::varadiistvan::scpl */ } /* namespace hu::varadiistvan */ } /* namespace hu */

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
#endif // HU_VARADIISTVAN_SCPL_IO_POSIX_CONNECTOR_H

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