ipv6_multicast_server.cpp

This is an example of how to use multicasting with the Conexus::IPv6::UDP class.

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#include <glibmm.h>
#include <conexus.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <iostream>

using namespace Conexus;

void print_data( const Data d );

int main( int argc, char* argv[] )
{

  Glib::ustring mcgroup= "FFFF::5";
  Glib::ustring iface1, iface2;
  int port = 1500;
  int run_time = 20;

  Glib::OptionContext option_context( "- IPv6 Multicast Server" );
  Glib::OptionGroup option_group( "Options", "" );

  Glib::OptionEntry option_mcgroup;
  option_mcgroup.set_long_name( "group" );
  option_mcgroup.set_description( "Interface address to receive data on [ default = 236.1.1.5 ]" );
  option_group.add_entry( option_mcgroup, mcgroup );

  Glib::OptionEntry option_port;
  option_port.set_long_name( "port" );
  option_port.set_description( "Port to receive data on [default=1500]" );
  option_group.add_entry( option_port, port );

  Glib::OptionEntry option_run_time;
  option_run_time.set_long_name( "run" );
  option_run_time.set_description( "Running time in seconds [default=20]" );
  option_group.add_entry( option_run_time, run_time );

  Glib::OptionEntry option_iface1;
  option_iface1.set_long_name( "iface1" );
  option_iface1.set_description( "Multicast interface 1 [default=system default]" );
  option_group.add_entry( option_iface1, iface1 );

  Glib::OptionEntry option_iface2;
  option_iface2.set_long_name( "iface2" );
  option_iface2.set_description( "Multicast interface 2 [default=none]" );
  option_group.add_entry( option_iface2, iface2 );

  option_context.set_main_group( option_group );

  option_context.parse( argc, argv );

  Conexus::init();

  IPv6::UDP::pointer multicast;

  multicast = IPv6::UDP::create( mcgroup, port );

  if ( iface1.size() > 0 )
    multicast->add_multicast_interface( iface1 );

  if ( iface2.size() > 0 )
    multicast->add_multicast_interface( iface2 );

  multicast->signal_data().connect( sigc::ptr_fun( &print_data ) );
  multicast->start();
  for ( int i = 1; i <= run_time; i++ ) {
    if ( i % 5 == 0 )
      std::cout << "Time: " << i << std::endl;
    sleep( 1 );
  }
  multicast->stop();

  return 0;
}

void print_data( const Data d )
{
  std::cout << "Received " << d.size() << " bytes of data [" << (uint64_t)d.data() << "]\n\t" << d.hex_string() << std::endl;
}