utils.h File Reference

#include <signal.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/wait.h>
#include <sys/prctl.h>
#include <sys/socket.h>
#include <netinet/in.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <string>
#include <stdexcept>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <boost/python.hpp>
#include <boost/asio.hpp>

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Functions
int	bindOrFindFreePort (std::string hostIpv4, int port=0)
	Attempts to bind to a given address. More...
void	bindToAddress (std::string hostIpv4, int port)
	Attempts to bind to a given address. More...
int	getFreePort (std::string hostIpv4)
	Returns a free port number. More...
void	appendPythonPath (const std::string &path)
	Appends 'path' to PYTHON_PATH env variable. More...

Function Documentation

appendPythonPath()

void appendPythonPath ( const std::string &  path )

inline

Appends 'path' to PYTHON_PATH env variable.

bindOrFindFreePort()

int bindOrFindFreePort ( std::string  hostIpv4, int  port = 0  )

inline

Attempts to bind to a given address.

Parameters

hostIpv4	IP4 address of the host
port	Port to connect to, if 0 a free port is searched and used

Returns

Port used in the connection, same as "port" argument or found free port

When "port" is 0, the function asks the OS to look for a free port number. Throws an exception if the connection is not successful

bindToAddress()

void bindToAddress ( std::string  hostIpv4, int  port  )

inline

Attempts to bind to a given address.

Parameters

hostIpv4	IP4 address of the host
port	Port to connect to

Throws an exception if the connection is not successful

getFreePort()

int getFreePort ( std::string  hostIpv4 )

inline

Returns a free port number.

Parameters

hostIpv4

IP4 address of the host

Returns

Free port number

Asks the OS to look for a free port number