CCats/cli/include/iomanager.hpp

#ifndef IOMANAGER_HPP
#define IOMANAGER_HPP

#include "global.hpp"

#include <string>
#include <boost/asio.hpp>
#include <jsoncpp/json/json.h>

using boost::asio::ip::tcp;

class IoManager {
protected:
	boost::asio::io_service ios;
	tcp::socket *tcpsock;
	boost::system::error_code errcode;
	std::string ipstring;
	int port;

	      std::string jsonerror;

	      Json::CharReaderBuilder rbuilder;
	      Json::CharReader *reader;
	      Json::StreamWriterBuilder wbuilder;

	bool sendJson(Json::Value root);
	bool receiveJson(boost::asio::streambuf &recvbuf);
	bool parseJson(Json::Value *root, boost::asio::streambuf &recvbuf);
	
public:
	// Basic constructor
	IoManager(char *ipcstring);
	// destructor to clean up all generic stuff
	~IoManager();
	// enters loop to handle further interaction based on derived class
	virtual void run() = 0;
	// tries to establish connection, returns false on error
	bool connect();
};

#endif