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Development status:
Released,
Release: Release_2_2
Information status: Updated
Repository:
http://svn.code.sf.net/p/tango-ds/code/DeviceClasses/Communication/Socket
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Class Description
This class implements basic socket IPC.
Families: Communication
Key words:
Platform: Unix Like
Language: Cpp
Contact:
Hardware
Manufacturer: none
Bus: Socket
Class interface
Attributes:
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| hostnameScalar: DevString | Gives the name of the host were the socket is connected to |
| portScalar: DevULong | Used port |
Commands:
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| StateInput: DevVoid Output: State State Code |
This command gets the device state (stored in its <i>device_state</i> data member) and returns it to the caller. |
| StatusInput: DevVoid Output: ConstDevString Status description |
This command gets the device status (stored in its <i>device_status</i> data member) and returns it to the caller. |
| ReconnectInput: DevVoid Output: DevVoid |
Attempts to re-establish the socket connection. |
| WriteInput: DevString Output: DevVoid |
Command used to send a string to the socket. |
| WriteAndReadInput: DevString Command string. Output: DevString Answer string. |
Write to the socket and waits for the answer. The end of the answer is triggered by the new line character! |
| WriteReadUntilInput: DevVarStringArray [0] = Command string to be send, [1] = end of message character Output: DevString Answer string. |
Write to the socket and waits for the answer. The answer is triggered by select() which indicates that the the anser has arrived. |
| WriteCharArrayInput: DevVarCharArray array to write Output: DevVoid |
write on socket input Argument. |
| ReadInput: DevVoid Output: DevString |
Command used to read a string from the socket. |
| ReadlnInput: DevVoid Output: DevString argout |
Reads from a socket until a "\n" has been received. |
| ReadUntilInput: DevString This is the terminator Output: DevString This is the read string. |
This command read data from the socket until the terminator has been reached. |
| ReadCharArrayInput: DevLong number of char to read Output: DevVarCharArray char read on socket |
read on socket and return output Argument. |
| WriteReadCharArrayInput: DevVarLongStringArray str[0] = String to send lg[0] = Number of bytes to be read Output: DevVarCharArray Read bytes |
Send a given string to the socket and waits for a given number of binary bytes. Those received bytes are returned to the caller. |
Pipes:
Properties:
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| ReadtimeoutDevShort | Read timeout in milliseconds. |
| HostnameDevString | This is the hostname of the host to connect to. |
| PortDevLong | This is the port number to connect to. |
| AutoReconnectDevBoolean | If true, the server try to re-create and re-connect to the socket after a failure. NOTE : The default values is false. |
Updated:
The device class has been updated.
You can see previous version here .
29 Jun 2019, DS Admin
Updated:
The device class has been updated.
You are looking at this version now.
20 Apr 2017, Piotr Goryl
Updated:
The device class has been updated.
You can see previous version here .
23 Feb 2017, Piotr Goryl
Updated:
The device class has been updated.
You can see previous version here .
19 Jan 2017, Piotr Goryl
Updated:
The device server has been updated.
You can see previous version here .
3 Jan 2017, Piotr Goryl
Created:
The device server has been added to catalogue.