#include <vpUDPClient.h>

Inheritance diagram for vpUDPClient:

Public Member Functions
	vpUDPClient ()

	vpUDPClient (const std::string &hostname, int port)

virtual	~vpUDPClient ()

Inherited functionalities from vpUDPClient
void	init (const std::string &hostname, int port)

int	receive (std::string &msg, int timeoutMs=0)

int	receive (void *msg, size_t len, int timeoutMs=0)

int	send (const std::string &msg)

int	send (const void *msg, size_t len)

Protected Attributes
bool	m_is_init

Detailed Description

This class implements a basic (IPv4) User Datagram Protocol (UDP) client.

More information here, here or here:

This User Datagram Protocol (UDP) is defined to make available a datagram mode of packet-switched computer communication in the environment of an interconnected set of computer networks. This protocol assumes that the Internet Protocol (IP) [1] is used as the underlying protocol.

This protocol provides a procedure for application programs to send messages to other programs with a minimum of protocol mechanism. The protocol is transaction oriented, and delivery and duplicate protection are not guaranteed. Applications requiring ordered reliable delivery of streams of data should use the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) [2].

Example of a client's code, sending a basic message and receiving the server answer:

#include <cstdlib>
#include <iostream>
#include <visp3/core/vpUDPClient.h>
int main() {
  try {
    std::string servername = "127.0.0.1";
    unsigned int port = 50037;
    vpUDPClient client(servername, port);
    while (true) {
      std::cout << "Enter the message to send:" << std::endl;
      std::string msg = "";
      std::getline(std::cin, msg);
      if (client.send(msg) != (int) msg.size())
        std::cerr << "Error client.send()!" << std::endl;
      if (client.receive(msg))
        std::cout << "Receive from the server: " << msg << std::endl;
    }
    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
  } catch (const vpException &e) {
    std::cerr << "Catch an exception: " << e.what() << std::endl;
    return EXIT_FAILURE;
  }
}

If you want to send a complex data type, you can either send the ASCII representation or send directly the byte data. In the last case, you should have to handle that both the server and the client have the same data type representation. Be careful also with the endianness of the network / host.

Here an example using a structure of data, assuming that both the server and the client have the same architecture (probably you should write your own serialization / deserialization functions for the data you want to send / receive):

#include <cstdlib>
#include <iostream>
#include <cstring>
#include <visp3/core/vpUDPClient.h>
struct DataType {
  double double_val;
  int int_val;
  DataType() : double_val(0.0), int_val(0) {}
  DataType(double dbl, int i) : double_val(dbl), int_val(i) {}
};
int main() {
  try {
    std::string servername = "127.0.0.1";
    unsigned int port = 50037;
    vpUDPClient client(servername, port);
    DataType data_type(1234.56789, 123450);
    char data[sizeof(data_type.double_val)+sizeof(data_type.int_val)];
    memcpy(data, &data_type.double_val, sizeof(data_type.double_val));
    memcpy(data+sizeof(data_type.double_val), &data_type.int_val, sizeof(data_type.int_val));
    std::string msg(data, sizeof(data_type.double_val)+sizeof(data_type.int_val));
    if (client.send(msg) != (int) sizeof(data_type.double_val)+sizeof(data_type.int_val))
      std::cerr << "Error client.send()!" << std::endl;
    if (client.receive(msg)) {
      data_type.double_val = *reinterpret_cast<const double *>(msg.c_str());
      data_type.int_val
        = *reinterpret_cast<const int *>(msg.c_str()+sizeof(data_type.double_val));
      std::cout << "Receive from the server double_val: " << data_type.double_val
                << " ; int_val: " << data_type.int_val << std::endl;
    }
    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
  } catch (const vpException &e) {
    std::cerr << "Catch an exception: " << e.what() << std::endl;
    return EXIT_FAILURE;
  }
}

See also: vpUDPServer

Examples:: testUDPClient.cpp.

Definition at line 168 of file vpUDPClient.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

vpUDPClient::vpUDPClient ( )

Default constructor.

Use connect() to establish the connexion with the server.

Definition at line 66 of file vpUDPClient.cpp.

vpUDPClient::vpUDPClient	(	const std::string &	hostname,
		int	port
	)

Create a (IPv4) UDP client.

Parameters

hostname	: Server hostname or IP address.
port	: Server port number.

Definition at line 80 of file vpUDPClient.cpp.

References init().

vpUDPClient::~vpUDPClient ( )

virtual

Destructor.

Definition at line 92 of file vpUDPClient.cpp.

References m_is_init.

Member Function Documentation

void vpUDPClient::init	(	const std::string &	hostname,
		int	port
	)

Initialize a (IPv4) UDP client.

Parameters

hostname	: Server hostname or IP address.
port	: Server port number.

Examples:: testForceTorqueAtiNetFTSensor.cpp.

Definition at line 116 of file vpUDPClient.cpp.

References vpException::fatalError, and m_is_init.

Referenced by vpUDPClient().

int vpUDPClient::receive	(	std::string &	msg,
		int	timeoutMs = `0`
	)

Receive data sent by the server.

Parameters

msg	: ASCII message or byte data.
timeoutMs	: Timeout in millisecond (if zero, the call is blocking).

Returns: The message length / size of the byte array sent received, or -1 if there is an error, or 0 if there is a timeout.

Note: To transform the ASCII representation of an integer:
int val = atoi(msg.c_str());
//or
std::istringstream ss(msg);
ss >> val;
To convert from a byte array to an integer:
int val = *reinterpret_cast<const int *>(msg.c_str());

Examples:: testUDPClient.cpp.

Definition at line 193 of file vpUDPClient.cpp.

References m_is_init, and vpException::notInitialized.

Referenced by vpForceTorqueAtiNetFTSensor::waitForNewData().

int vpUDPClient::receive	(	void *	msg,
		size_t	len,
		int	timeoutMs = `0`
	)

Receive data sent by the server.

Parameters

msg	: A message to send over the network.
len	: Message length.
timeoutMs	: Timeout in millisecond (if zero, the call is blocking).

Returns: The message length / size of the byte array sent received, or -1 if there is an error, or 0 if there is a timeout.

Definition at line 239 of file vpUDPClient.cpp.

References m_is_init, and vpException::notInitialized.

int vpUDPClient::send ( const std::string & msg )

Send data to the server.

Parameters

msg	: ASCII message or byte data.

Returns: The message length / size of the byte array sent.

Note: To send the ASCII representation of an integer:
int val = 1024;
std::ostringstream os;
os << val;
server.send(os.str(), hostname, port);
To send directly the byte data (assuming the same integer representation on the server and the client):
int val = 1024;
char data[sizeof(val)];
memcpy(data, &val, sizeof(val));
std::string msg(data, sizeof(val)); //required to avoid the string being splitted with the first \0 character
server.send(msg, hostname, port);