Boost.Asio C++ Network Programming - Second Edition电子书

Boost.Asio C++ Network Programming Second Edition

Table of Contents

Boost.Asio C++ Network Programming Second Edition

Credits

About the Authors

Acknowledgements

About the Reviewers

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Preface

What this book covers

What you need for this book

Who this book is for

Conventions

Reader feedback

Customer support

Downloading the example code

Errata

Piracy

Questions

1. Simplifying Your Network Programming in C++

Setting up the MinGW compiler and Text Editor

Installing MinGW-w64

Setting up the Path environment

Choosing and installing the Text Editor

Using the GCC C++ compiler

Compiling a C++ program

Compiling multiple source files

Compiling and linking a program separately

Detecting a warning in the C++ program

Knowing other important options in the GCC C++ compiler

Troubleshooting in the GCC C++ compiler

Help for command-line options

Version numbers

The verbose compilation

Summary

2. Understanding the Networking Concepts

An introduction to networking systems

The OSI reference model

The Physical layer

The Data Link layer

The Network layer

The Transport layer

The Session layer

The Presentation layer

The Application layer

The TCP/IP reference model

Understanding TCP and UDP

Transmission Control Protocol

User Datagram Protocol

Understanding ports

Exploring the Internet Protocol

Internet Protocol Version 4 – IPv4

Internet Protocol Version 6 – IPv6

Using TCP/IP tools for troubleshooting

The ipconfig command

Displaying the full configuration information

Displaying DNS

Flushing DNS

Renewing the IP address

Releasing the IP address

The ping command

The tracert command

The pathping command

The netstat command

The telnet command

Summary

3. Introducing the Boost C++ Libraries

Introducing the C++ standard template library

Introducing the Boost C++ libraries

Advantages of Boost libraries

Preparing Boost libraries for the MinGW compiler

Downloading Boost libraries

Deploying Boost libraries

Using Boost libraries

Building Boost libraries

Summary

4. Getting Started with Boost.Asio

Getting closer to the Boost.Asio library

Examining the I/O service in the Boost.Asio library

Using and blocking the run() function

Using the non-blocking poll() function

Removing the work object

Dealing with many threads

Understanding the Boost.Bind library

Wrapping a function invocation

Working with the Boost.Bind library

Synchronizing data access with the Boost.Mutex library

Giving some work to the I/O service

Using the post() function

Using the dispatch() function

Summary

5. Delving into the Boost.Asio Library

Serializing the I/O service work

Using the strand function

Wrapping a handler through the strand object

Handling exceptions and errors

Handling an exception

Handling an error

Timing the work execution using the timer class

An expiring timer

Using the timer along with the boost::bind function

Using the timer along with the boost::strand function

Summary

6. Creating a Client-server Application

Establishing a connection

A synchronous client

An asynchronous client

An asynchronous server

Reading and writing to the socket

The Send() and OnSend() functions

The Recv() and OnRecv() functions

Wrapping the network code

Developing a client and server program

Creating a simple echo server

Creating a simple client program

Summary

7. Debugging the Code and Solving the Error

Choosing a debugging tool

Installing a debugging tool

Preparing a file for debugging

Running the program under GDB

Starting the debugging process

The continuing and stepping debugging process

Printing the source code

Setting and deleting the breakpoint

Printing a variable value

Modifying a variable value

Calling the command prompt

Solving the error

What's next?

Summary

Index