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Andreas Koch · Guest

Hi all,

i thought about writing an tcp/ip framework component
to encapsule all the code i usually need to actually
USE tcp/ip sockets, in a clean way.

Of course before i re-invent the wheel, i'd like
to ask if someone allready knows existing free
opensource solutions for that?

Current planning state:

a Component TNetwork

Properties
Serverlist:TStrings;
port:integer;
username:string;

UsersConnected:TStrings;
Data:TDataPacketList;

Methods
SendTo(ToUser:String;var data;length:integer);
SendTo(ToUser:String;TStream data;length:integer);

Events:
DataAvailable

Class TDataPacket
Data:TStream;
Sender:String;
end;

If the component goes active, it will search the server list
top-down for an active server. If one is found, it connects.
If none is found, it becomes an active server itself.

Data can be send to one, multiple (,-separated), or all users.
If the server goes offline, one of the clients will be made
new server.

When using TNetwork:
-you don't have to worry about if your app is client or server
-sending is non-blocking
-recieving is event-based
-a send block will allways be recieved as one DataPacket - no
event before the transmission is complete
-connects/disconnects are handled automatically
-you don't have to keep your own user/connection/socket lists
-you don't need dedicated servers

Is there allready some (free, opensource) framework that does
something similar like the above?

thanks a lot,
Andreas

Francois PIETTE [ICS - Mi · Guest

Andreas Koch · Guest

Hi Francios,

thanks for your answers. I guess i wasn't precise enough.
I do NOT look "just" for good TCP/IP components.

I look for a framework that allows me to send data
between several instances of my app that run on
several computers, without having to handle any of
the TCP/IP-details myself (other than specifying the
IP addresses/network names of the partipicants).

Francois PIETTE [ICS - Mi · Guest

Andreas Koch · Guest

Francois PIETTE [ICS - MidWare] wrote:

Francois PIETTE [ICS - Mi · Guest