gr-blocks/include/gnuradio/blocks/udp_sink.h

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/* -*- c++ -*- */
/*
 * Copyright 2007-2010,2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 *
 * This file is part of GNU Radio
 *
 * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 *
 */
 
#ifndef INCLUDED_GR_UDP_SINK_H
#define INCLUDED_GR_UDP_SINK_H
 
#include <gnuradio/blocks/api.h>
#include <gnuradio/sync_block.h>
 
namespace gr {
namespace blocks {
 
/*!
 * \brief Write stream to an UDP socket.
 * \ingroup networking_tools_blk
 */
class BLOCKS_API udp_sink : virtual public sync_block
{
public:
    // gr::blocks::udp_sink::sptr
    typedef std::shared_ptr<udp_sink> sptr;
 
    /*!
     * \brief UDP Sink Constructor
     *
     * \param itemsize     The size (in bytes) of the item datatype
     * \param host         The name or IP address of the receiving host; use
     *                     NULL or None for no connection
     * \param port         Destination port to connect to on receiving host
     * \param payload_size UDP payload size by default set to
     *                     1472 = (1500 MTU - (8 byte UDP header) - (20 byte IP header))
     * \param eof          Send zero-length packet on disconnect
     */
    static sptr make(size_t itemsize,
                     const std::string& host,
                     int port,
                     int payload_size = 1472,
                     bool eof = true);
 
    /*! \brief return the PAYLOAD_SIZE of the socket */
    virtual int payload_size() = 0;
 
    /*! \brief Change the connection to a new destination
     *
     * \param host         The name or IP address of the receiving host; use
     *                     NULL or None to break the connection without closing
     * \param port         Destination port to connect to on receiving host
     *
     * Calls disconnect() to terminate any current connection first.
     */
    virtual void connect(const std::string& host, int port) = 0;
 
    /*! \brief Send zero-length packet (if eof is requested) then stop sending
     *
     * Zero-byte packets can be interpreted as EOF by gr_udp_source.
     * Note that disconnect occurs automatically when the sink is
     * destroyed, but not when its top_block stops.*/
    virtual void disconnect() = 0;
};
 
} /* namespace blocks */
} /* namespace gr */
 
#endif /* INCLUDED_GR_UDP_SINK_H */