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libs/beast/example/websocket/server/coro/websocket_server_coro.cpp

//
// Copyright (c) 2016-2019 Vinnie Falco (vinnie dot falco at gmail dot com)
//
// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
// file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
//
// Official repository: https://github.com/boostorg/beast
//

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//
// Example: WebSocket server, coroutine
//
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#include <boost/beast/core.hpp>
#include <boost/beast/websocket.hpp>
#include <boost/asio/spawn.hpp>
#include <algorithm>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <functional>
#include <iostream>
#include <memory>
#include <string>
#include <thread>
#include <vector>

namespace beast = boost::beast;         // from <boost/beast.hpp>
namespace http = beast::http;           // from <boost/beast/http.hpp>
namespace websocket = beast::websocket; // from <boost/beast/websocket.hpp>
namespace net = boost::asio;            // from <boost/asio.hpp>
using tcp = boost::asio::ip::tcp;       // from <boost/asio/ip/tcp.hpp>

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

// Report a failure
void
fail(beast::error_code ec, char const* what)
{
    std::cerr << what << ": " << ec.message() << "\n";
}

// Echoes back all received WebSocket messages
void
do_session(
    websocket::stream<beast::tcp_stream>& ws,
    net::yield_context yield)
{
    beast::error_code ec;

    // Set suggested timeout settings for the websocket
    ws.set_option(
        websocket::stream_base::timeout::suggested(
            beast::role_type::server));

    // Set a decorator to change the Server of the handshake
    ws.set_option(websocket::stream_base::decorator(
        [](websocket::response_type& res)
        {
            res.set(http::field::server,
                std::string(BOOST_BEAST_VERSION_STRING) +
                    " websocket-server-coro");
        }));

    // Accept the websocket handshake
    ws.async_accept(yield[ec]);
    if(ec)
        return fail(ec, "accept");

    for(;;)
    {
        // This buffer will hold the incoming message
        beast::flat_buffer buffer;

        // Read a message
        ws.async_read(buffer, yield[ec]);

        // This indicates that the session was closed
        if(ec == websocket::error::closed)
            break;

        if(ec)
            return fail(ec, "read");

        // Echo the message back
        ws.text(ws.got_text());
        ws.async_write(buffer.data(), yield[ec]);
        if(ec)
            return fail(ec, "write");
    }
}

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

// Accepts incoming connections and launches the sessions
void
do_listen(
    net::io_context& ioc,
    tcp::endpoint endpoint,
    net::yield_context yield)
{
    beast::error_code ec;

    // Open the acceptor
    tcp::acceptor acceptor(ioc);
    acceptor.open(endpoint.protocol(), ec);
    if(ec)
        return fail(ec, "open");

    // Allow address reuse
    acceptor.set_option(net::socket_base::reuse_address(true), ec);
    if(ec)
        return fail(ec, "set_option");

    // Bind to the server address
    acceptor.bind(endpoint, ec);
    if(ec)
        return fail(ec, "bind");

    // Start listening for connections
    acceptor.listen(net::socket_base::max_listen_connections, ec);
    if(ec)
        return fail(ec, "listen");

    for(;;)
    {
        tcp::socket socket(ioc);
        acceptor.async_accept(socket, yield[ec]);
        if(ec)
            fail(ec, "accept");
        else
            boost::asio::spawn(
                acceptor.get_executor(),
                std::bind(
                    &do_session,
                    websocket::stream<
                        beast::tcp_stream>(std::move(socket)),
                    std::placeholders::_1));
    }
}

int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
    // Check command line arguments.
    if (argc != 4)
    {
        std::cerr <<
            "Usage: websocket-server-coro <address> <port> <threads>\n" <<
            "Example:\n" <<
            "    websocket-server-coro 0.0.0.0 8080 1\n";
        return EXIT_FAILURE;
    }
    auto const address = net::ip::make_address(argv[1]);
    auto const port = static_cast<unsigned short>(std::atoi(argv[2]));
    auto const threads = std::max<int>(1, std::atoi(argv[3]));

    // The io_context is required for all I/O
    net::io_context ioc(threads);

    // Spawn a listening port
    boost::asio::spawn(ioc,
        std::bind(
            &do_listen,
            std::ref(ioc),
            tcp::endpoint{address, port},
            std::placeholders::_1));

    // Run the I/O service on the requested number of threads
    std::vector<std::thread> v;
    v.reserve(threads - 1);
    for(auto i = threads - 1; i > 0; --i)
        v.emplace_back(
        [&ioc]
        {
            ioc.run();
        });
    ioc.run();

    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}