1 /** @file
2  *  @brief Open a TCP connection to a server.
3  */
4 /* Copyright (C) 2007,2008,2010 Olly Betts
5  *
6  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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10  *
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19  */
20 
21 #ifndef XAPIAN_INCLUDED_TCPCLIENT_H
22 #define XAPIAN_INCLUDED_TCPCLIENT_H
23 
24 #include <string>
25 
26 namespace TcpClient {
27     /** Attempt to open a TCP/IP socket connection to a server.
28      *
29      *  Connect to the server running on port @a port of host @a hostname.
30      *  Give up trying to connect after @a timeout_connect seconds.
31      */
32     int open_socket(const std::string & hostname, int port,
33 		    double timeout_connect, bool tcp_nodelay);
34 }
35 
36 #endif  // XAPIAN_INCLUDED_TCPCLIENT_H
37