The protosocket library provides an interface to the uIP stack that is similar to the traditional BSD socket interface. More...

Data Structures
struct	psock
	The representation of a protosocket. More...
Files
file	psock.h
	Protosocket library header file.
Defines
#define	PSOCK_INIT(psock, buffer, buffersize)
	Initialize a protosocket.
#define	PSOCK_BEGIN(psock)
	Start the protosocket protothread in a function.
#define	PSOCK_SEND(psock, data, datalen)
	Send data.
#define	PSOCK_SEND_STR(psock, str)
	Send a null-terminated string.
#define	PSOCK_GENERATOR_SEND(psock, generator, arg)
	Generate data with a function and send it.
#define	PSOCK_CLOSE(psock)
	Close a protosocket.
#define	PSOCK_READBUF(psock)
	Read data until the buffer is full.
#define	PSOCK_READBUF_LEN(psock, len)
	Read data until at least len bytes have been read.
#define	PSOCK_READTO(psock, c)
	Read data up to a specified character.
#define	PSOCK_DATALEN(psock)
	The length of the data that was previously read.
#define	PSOCK_EXIT(psock)
	Exit the protosocket's protothread.
#define	PSOCK_CLOSE_EXIT(psock)
	Close a protosocket and exit the protosocket's protothread.
#define	PSOCK_END(psock)
	Declare the end of a protosocket's protothread.
#define	PSOCK_NEWDATA(psock)
	Check if new data has arrived on a protosocket.
#define	PSOCK_WAIT_UNTIL(psock, condition)
	Wait until a condition is true.

Detailed Description

The protosocket library provides an interface to the uIP stack that is similar to the traditional BSD socket interface.

Unlike programs written for the ordinary uIP event-driven interface, programs written with the protosocket library are executed in a sequential fashion and does not have to be implemented as explicit state machines.

Protosockets only work with TCP connections.

The protosocket library uses Protothreads protothreads to provide sequential control flow. This makes the protosockets lightweight in terms of memory, but also means that protosockets inherits the functional limitations of protothreads. Each protosocket lives only within a single function block. Automatic variables (stack variables) are not necessarily retained across a protosocket library function call.

Note:: Because the protosocket library uses protothreads, local variables will not always be saved across a call to a protosocket library function. It is therefore advised that local variables are used with extreme care.

The protosocket library provides functions for sending data without having to deal with retransmissions and acknowledgements, as well as functions for reading data without having to deal with data being split across more than one TCP segment.

Because each protosocket runs as a protothread, the protosocket has to be started with a call to PSOCK_BEGIN() at the start of the function in which the protosocket is used. Similarly, the protosocket protothread can be terminated by a call to PSOCK_EXIT().

Define Documentation

#define PSOCK_BEGIN ( psock )

Start the protosocket protothread in a function.

This macro starts the protothread associated with the protosocket and must come before other protosocket calls in the function it is used.

Parameters:

psock (struct psock *) A pointer to the protosocket to be started.

Examples:: example-psock-server.c.

Definition at line 165 of file psock.h.

#define PSOCK_CLOSE ( psock )

Close a protosocket.

This macro closes a protosocket and can only be called from within the protothread in which the protosocket lives.

Parameters:

psock (struct psock *) A pointer to the protosocket that is to be closed.

Examples:: example-psock-server.c.

Definition at line 242 of file psock.h.

#define PSOCK_CLOSE_EXIT ( psock )

Close a protosocket and exit the protosocket's protothread.

This macro closes a protosocket and exits the protosocket's protothread.

Parameters:

psock (struct psock *) A pointer to the protosocket.

Definition at line 332 of file psock.h.

#define PSOCK_DATALEN ( psock )

The length of the data that was previously read.

This macro returns the length of the data that was previously read using PSOCK_READTO() or PSOCK_READ().

Parameters:

psock (struct psock *) A pointer to the protosocket holding the data.

Examples:: example-psock-server.c.

Definition at line 305 of file psock.h.

#define PSOCK_END ( psock )

Declare the end of a protosocket's protothread.

This macro is used for declaring that the protosocket's protothread ends. It must always be used together with a matching PSOCK_BEGIN() macro.

Parameters:

psock (struct psock *) A pointer to the protosocket.

Examples:: example-psock-server.c.

Definition at line 349 of file psock.h.

#define PSOCK_EXIT ( psock )

Exit the protosocket's protothread.

This macro terminates the protothread of the protosocket and should almost always be used in conjunction with PSOCK_CLOSE().

See also:: PSOCK_CLOSE_EXIT()

Parameters:

psock (struct psock *) A pointer to the protosocket.

Definition at line 321 of file psock.h.

#define PSOCK_GENERATOR_SEND	(	psock,
		generator,
		arg
	)

Generate data with a function and send it.

Parameters:

psock	Pointer to the protosocket.
generator	Pointer to the generator function
arg	Argument to the generator function

This function generates data and sends it over the protosocket. This can be used to dynamically generate data for a transmission, instead of generating the data in a buffer beforehand. This function reduces the need for buffer memory. The generator function is implemented by the application, and a pointer to the function is given as an argument with the call to PSOCK_GENERATOR_SEND().

The generator function should place the generated data directly in the uip_appdata buffer, and return the length of the generated data. The generator function is called by the protosocket layer when the data first is sent, and once for every retransmission that is needed.

Definition at line 226 of file psock.h.

#define PSOCK_INIT	(	psock,
		buffer,
		buffersize
	)

Initialize a protosocket.

This macro initializes a protosocket and must be called before the protosocket is used. The initialization also specifies the input buffer for the protosocket.

Parameters:

psock	(struct psock *) A pointer to the protosocket to be initialized
buffer	(uint8_t *) A pointer to the input buffer for the protosocket.
buffersize	(unsigned int) The size of the input buffer.

Examples:: example-psock-server.c.

Definition at line 151 of file psock.h.

#define PSOCK_NEWDATA ( psock )

Check if new data has arrived on a protosocket.

This macro is used in conjunction with the PSOCK_WAIT_UNTIL() macro to check if data has arrived on a protosocket.

Parameters:

psock (struct psock *) A pointer to the protosocket.

Definition at line 363 of file psock.h.

#define PSOCK_READBUF ( psock )

Read data until the buffer is full.

This macro will block waiting for data and read the data into the input buffer specified with the call to PSOCK_INIT(). Data is read until the buffer is full..

Parameters:

psock (struct psock *) A pointer to the protosocket from which data should be read.

Definition at line 257 of file psock.h.

#define PSOCK_READBUF_LEN	(	psock,
		len
	)

Read data until at least len bytes have been read.

This macro will block waiting for data and read the data into the input buffer specified with the call to PSOCK_INIT(). Data is read until the buffer is full or len bytes have been read.

Parameters:

psock	(struct psock *) A pointer to the protosocket from which data should be read.
len	(uint16_t) The minimum number of bytes to read.

Definition at line 274 of file psock.h.

#define PSOCK_READTO	(	psock,
		c
	)

Read data up to a specified character.

This macro will block waiting for data and read the data into the input buffer specified with the call to PSOCK_INIT(). Data is only read until the specified character appears in the data stream.

Parameters:

psock	(struct psock *) A pointer to the protosocket from which data should be read.
c	(char) The character at which to stop reading.

Examples:: example-psock-server.c.

Definition at line 292 of file psock.h.

#define PSOCK_SEND	(	psock,
		data,
		datalen
	)

Send data.

This macro sends data over a protosocket. The protosocket protothread blocks until all data has been sent and is known to have been received by the remote end of the TCP connection.

Parameters:

psock	(struct psock *) A pointer to the protosocket over which data is to be sent.
data	(uint8_t *) A pointer to the data that is to be sent.
datalen	(unsigned int) The length of the data that is to be sent.

Examples:: example-psock-server.c.

Definition at line 185 of file psock.h.

#define PSOCK_SEND_STR	(	psock,
		str
	)

Send a null-terminated string.

Parameters:

psock	Pointer to the protosocket.
str	The string to be sent.

This function sends a null-terminated string over the protosocket.

Examples:: example-psock-server.c.

Definition at line 198 of file psock.h.

#define PSOCK_WAIT_UNTIL	(	psock,
		condition
	)

Wait until a condition is true.

This macro blocks the protothread until the specified condition is true. The macro PSOCK_NEWDATA() can be used to check if new data arrives when the protosocket is waiting.

Typically, this macro is used as follows:

 PT_THREAD(thread(struct psock *s, struct timer *t))
 {
   PSOCK_BEGIN(s);

   PSOCK_WAIT_UNTIL(s, PSOCK_NEWDATA(s) || timer_expired(t));
   
   if(PSOCK_NEWDATA(s)) {
     PSOCK_READTO(s, '\n');
   } else {
     handle_timed_out(s);
   }
   
   PSOCK_END(s);
 }

Parameters:

psock	(struct psock *) A pointer to the protosocket.
condition	The condition to wait for.

Definition at line 396 of file psock.h.

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