Re: [Boost-users] message based TCP protocol?

From: Aaron W. LaFramboise (aaronrabiddog51_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-05-22 01:17:01

bringiton bringiton wrote:

> Are there any solutions to this? ie building messages as they come in
> through the TCP stream.

Parse data from a socket stream the same way you'd parse data from any 
other sort of stream, such as a file.  That is, design the protocol such 
that end-points can parse the message using its own contents, rather 
than meta-data such as 'messages.'

Possibilities:
1) Use delimiters.
   A. Use text and use CRLF for a delimiter.
   B. Use a special octet as a delimiter, such as the null character.
2) Use message content-length