Socket.hpp is a low level C++23 wrapper around system sockets libraries such as socket.h or Winsock2.
⚠️ This library is experimental and may contain bugs or breaking API changes may be made.
- Only a low-level abstraction around system libraries
- Multiplatform
- C++23 features
- Lowest performance footprint possible
- No external dependencies
- More safe and less code repetition than using system headers directly
#include "socket.hpp"
#include <iostream>
int main() {
auto candidates = Socket::get_address_info("www.examples.org", "80", Socket::Family::UNSPECIFIED, Socket::Type::STREAM);
// error handling using c++23 std::expected
if (!candidates) {
std::cout << "error: " << candidates.error().what();
return -1;
}
auto& address_info = candidates->at(0);
auto socket = Socket::create(address_info.get_family(), address_info.get_type(), address_info.get_protocol());
socket->connect(address_info.get_address());
socket->send_all("GET / HTTP/1.0\r\nHost: examples.com\r\n\r\n");
auto received = socket->receive_to_end<char>();
std::cout << std::string(received->begin(), received->end());
}For examples with proper error handling and address candidates handling look into /examples folder.