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