udp_source.h

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#ifndef INCLUDED_GR_UDP_SOURCE_H
#define INCLUDED_GR_UDP_SOURCE_H

#include <gnuradio/blocks/api.h>
#include <gnuradio/sync_block.h>

namespace gr {
  namespace blocks {

    /*!
     * \brief Read stream from an UDP socket.
     * \ingroup networking_tools_blk
     */
    class BLOCKS_API udp_source : virtual public sync_block
    {
    public:
      // gr::blocks::udp_source::sptr
      typedef boost::shared_ptr<udp_source> sptr;

      /*!
       * \brief UDP Source Constructor
       *
       * \param itemsize     The size (in bytes) of the item datatype
       * \param host         The name or IP address of the receiving host; can be
       *                     NULL, None, or "0.0.0.0" to allow reading from any
       *                     interface on the host
       * \param port         The port number on which to receive data; use 0 to
       *                     have the system assign an unused port number
       * \param payload_size UDP payload size by default set to 1472 =
       *                     (1500 MTU - (8 byte UDP header) - (20 byte IP header))
       * \param eof          Interpret zero-length packet as EOF (default: true)
       */
      static sptr make(size_t itemsize,
                       const std::string &host, int port,
                       int payload_size=1472,
                       bool eof=true);

      /*! \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 Cut the connection if we have one set up.
       */
      virtual void disconnect() = 0;

      /*! \brief return the PAYLOAD_SIZE of the socket */
      virtual int payload_size() = 0;

      /*! \brief return the port number of the socket */
      virtual int get_port() = 0;
    };

  } /* namespace blocks */
} /* namespace gr */

#endif /* INCLUDED_GR_UDP_SOURCE_H */