C++ definition

Hosts TCP-based server applications. It dynamically creates and launches a new "thread" object for each incoming connection.

Server threads should be subclassed from the TcpServerThreadBase C++ class, registered in the C++ code using the Define_Module() macro, and the module type should be specified in the serverThreadModuleType parameter of ~TcpServerHostApp. The thread object will receive events via a callback interface (methods like established(), dataArrived(), peerClosed(), timerExpired()), and can send packets via TcpSocket's send() method.

Compatible with both ~Ipv4 and ~Ipv6.

Inheritance diagram

The following diagram shows inheritance relationships for this type. Unresolved types are missing from the diagram.

Known subclasses

Name	Type	Description
TcpEchoApp	simple module	Accepts any number of incoming TCP connections, and sends back the data that arrives on them. The echoFactor parameter controls the amount of data to be sent back. If echoFactor==1, the received data is echoed back without change. For any other positive value of echoFactor, a message of appropriate length (datalen*echoFactor) without content (see ByteCountChunk C++ class) is sent back.
TcpSinkApp	compound module	Accepts any number of incoming TCP connections, and discards whatever arrives on them. Compatible with both ~Ipv4 and ~Ipv6.

Extends

Name	Type	Description
SimpleModule	simple module	Base module for all INET simple modules.

Parameters

Name	Type	Default value	Description
displayStringTextFormat	string	""	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
localAddress	string	""	May be left empty ("")
localPort	int	1000	Port number to listen on
serverThreadModuleType	string		Module type of "thread" module to launch on incoming connections
stopOperationExtraTime	double	-1s	Extra time after lifecycle stop operation finished
stopOperationTimeout	double	2s	Timeout value for lifecycle stop operation

Properties

Name	Value	Description
class	TcpServerHostApp
display	i=block/app
lifecycleSupport

Gates

Name	Direction	Size	Description
socketIn	input
socketOut	output

Source code

//
// Hosts TCP-based server applications. It dynamically creates
// and launches a new "thread" object for each incoming connection.
//
// Server threads should be subclassed from the `TcpServerThreadBase`
// C++ class, registered in the C++ code using the Define_Module() macro,
// and the module type should be specified in the `serverThreadModuleType`
// parameter of ~TcpServerHostApp. The thread object will receive events
// via a callback interface (methods like established(), `dataArrived()`,
// `peerClosed()`, `timerExpired()`), and can send packets via `TcpSocket`'s send()
// method.
//
// Compatible with both ~Ipv4 and ~Ipv6.
//
simple TcpServerHostApp extends SimpleModule like IApp
{
    parameters:
        @class(TcpServerHostApp);
        string localAddress = default(""); // May be left empty ("")
        int localPort = default(1000); // Port number to listen on
        string serverThreadModuleType; // Module type of "thread" module to launch on incoming connections
        @display("i=block/app");
        @lifecycleSupport;
        double stopOperationExtraTime @unit(s) = default(-1s);    // Extra time after lifecycle stop operation finished
        double stopOperationTimeout @unit(s) = default(2s);    // Timeout value for lifecycle stop operation
    gates:
        input socketIn @labels(TcpCommand/up);
        output socketOut @labels(TcpCommand/down);
}

File: src/inet/applications/tcpapp/TcpServerHostApp.ned

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