vscp client common methods

VSCP client base class

Files

• Header file: vscp_clinet_base.h
• Implementation file: vscp_clinet_base.cpp

Common methods

The following methods are common to all VSCP client objects/classes.

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int connect(void)

Connect to remote server

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int disconnect(void)

Disconnect from remote server.

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bool isConnected(void)

Check if connected.

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int send(vscpEvent &ev)

Send event to remote server.

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int send(vscpEventEx &ex)

Send event ex to remote server.

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int receive(vscpEvent &ev)

Receive one event if one is available.

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int receive(vscpEventEx &ex)

Receive one event ex if one is available.

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int setfilter(vscpEventFilter &filter)

Set filter for incoming traffic.

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int getcount(uint16_t *pcount)

Get number of events waiting to be received.

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int clear(void)

Clear the input queue

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int getversion(uint8_t *pmajor, uint8_t *pminor, uint8_t *prelease, uint8_t *pbuild)

Get interface version.

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int getwcyd(uint64_t &wcyd)

Get WCYD (What Can You Do) from remote host.

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int setCallback(LPFNDLL_EV_CALLBACK evcallback, void *pData=nullptr);

Set callback that will receive incoming events.

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int setCallback(LPFNDLL_EX_CALLBACK m_excallback, void *pData=nullptr)

Set callback that will receive incoming events (ex)

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void setConnectionTimeout(uint32_t timeout)

Set connection timeout in milliseconds.

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Get connection timeout

Get connection timeout in milliseconds.

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void setResponseTimeout(uint32_t timeout)

Set response time in milliseconds.

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uint32_t getResponseTimeout(void)

Get response time in milliseconds.

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bool isEvCallback(void)

Check if an event callback is defined.

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bool isExCallback(void)

Check if an event ex callback is defined.

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std::string getConfigAsJson(void)

Get current configuration on JSON format.

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bool initFromJson(const std::string& config)

Set configuration from JSON.

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connType getType(void)

Get connection type. The connetion types are define in the vscp_client_base.h header file as

enum class connType {
        NONE=0, 
        LOCAL, 
        TCPIP, 
        CANAL, 
        SOCKETCAN, 
        WS1, 
        WS2, 
        MQTT, 
        UDP, 
        MULTICAST, 
        REST, 
        RS232, 
        RS485, 
        RAWCAN, 
        RAWMQTT
    };

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void setName(const std::string& name)

Set name for communication object

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std::string getName(void)

Get current name for communication object.