sapphire/src/common/Network/Hive.h

#ifndef HIVE_H_
#define HIVE_H_

#include <boost/asio.hpp>

#include <boost/enable_shared_from_this.hpp>

namespace Core {
   namespace Network {

      class Hive : public boost::enable_shared_from_this< Hive >
      {
      private:
         boost::asio::io_service m_io_service;
         boost::shared_ptr< boost::asio::io_service::work > m_work_ptr;
         volatile uint32_t m_shutdown;

      private:
         Hive( const Hive & rhs );
         Hive & operator =( const Hive & rhs );

      public:
         Hive();
         virtual ~Hive();

         // Returns the io_service of this object.
         boost::asio::io_service & GetService();

         // Returns true if the Stop function has been called.
         bool HasStopped();

         // Polls the networking subsystem once from the current thread and 
         // returns.
         void Poll();

         // Runs the networking system on the current thread. This function blocks 
         // until the networking system is stopped, so do not call on a single 
         // threaded application with no other means of being able to call Stop 
         // unless you code in such logic.
         void Run();

         // Stops the networking system. All work is finished and no more 
         // networking interactions will be possible afterwards until Reset is called.
         void Stop();

         // Restarts the networking system after Stop as been called. A new work
         // object is created ad the shutdown flag is cleared.
         void Reset();
      };

   }
}
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
#endif