From 87684320ac0874ea52c9857c0189af559bda0f12 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benny Baumann <BenBE@geshi.org>
Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2023 23:05:07 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] add: Allow binding to an interface
---
src/net/tcp_server_socket.hpp | 10 ++++++++++
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
diff --git a/src/net/tcp_server_socket.hpp b/src/net/tcp_server_socket.hpp
index c24c5de..aa38fb3 100644
--- a/src/net/tcp_server_socket.hpp
+++ b/src/net/tcp_server_socket.hpp
@@ -56,6 +56,16 @@ public:
*/
tcp_server_socket(const socketaddr& socket_identifier, incoming_client_listener_type client_listener_);
+ /**
+ * This constructor accepts an interface address and a port to bind to and the client listener that should be called when clients arrive.
+ * This constructor tries to guess the correct address family and interface.
+ * @brief Construct a TCP server that listens the specified interface
+ * @param interface_description The interface to bind to
+ * @param port The port to bind to
+ * @param client_listener_ The client listener to call when a client arrives.
+ */
+ tcp_server_socket(const std::string& interface_description, const uint16_t port, incoming_client_listener_type client_listener_);
+
/**
* This method provides you with the current number of connected clients. When a client
* disconnects this number will be reduced. When a new client arrives this number will be incremented.
--
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