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+/* -*- C++ -*-
+ * Copyright (C) 2003 Thiago Macieira <thiago.macieira@kdemail.net>
+ *
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+ * a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+ * "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+ * without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+ * distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+ * permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+ * the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
+ * in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+ * EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+ * MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+ * NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE
+ * LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
+ * OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+ * WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef KMULTICASTSOCKETDEVICE_H
+#define KMULTICASTSOCKETDEVICE_H
+
+#include "ksocketdevice.h"
+#include "knetworkinterface.h"
+#include "ksocketaddress.h"
+
+namespace KNetwork {
+
+class KMulticastSocketImplPrivate;
+
+/**
+ * @class KMulticastSocketImpl kmulticastsocketdevice.h kmulticastsocketdevice.h
+ * @brief The low-level backend for multicasting sockets.
+ *
+ * This class is an interface providing methods for handling multicast
+ * operations.
+ *
+ * @author Thiago Macieira <thiago.macieira@kdemail.net>
+ */
+class KMulticastSocketImpl: public KSocketDevice
+{
+public:
+ /**
+ * Constructor.
+ */
+ KMulticastSocketImpl(const KSocketBase* = 0L);
+
+ /**
+ * Destructor
+ */
+ virtual ~KMulticastSocketImpl();
+
+ /**
+ * Sets our capabilities.
+ */
+ virtual int capabilities() const;
+
+ /**
+ * Overrides the socket creation.
+ */
+ virtual bool create(int family, int type, int protocol);
+
+ /**
+ * Overrides connection. Multicast sockets may not connect.
+ */
+ virtual bool connect(const KResolverEntry& address);
+
+ /**
+ * Retrieves the time-to-live/hop count value on multicast packets being sent.
+ */
+ virtual int timeToLive() const;
+
+ /**
+ * Sets the time-to-live/hop count for outgoing multicast packets.
+ *
+ * @param ttl the hop count, from 0 to 255
+ * @returns true if setting the value was successful.
+ */
+ virtual bool setTimeToLive(int ttl);
+
+ /**
+ * Retrieves the flag indicating if sent packets will be echoed back
+ * to sender.
+ */
+ virtual bool multicastLoop() const;
+
+ /**
+ * Sets the flag indicating the loopback of packets to the sender.
+ *
+ * @param enable if true, will echo back
+ * @returns true if setting the value was successful.
+ */
+ virtual bool setMulticastLoop(bool enable);
+
+ /**
+ * Retrieves the network interface this socket is associated to.
+ */
+ virtual KNetworkInterface networkInterface();
+
+ /**
+ * Sets the network interface on which this socket should work.
+ *
+ * @param iface the interface to associate with
+ * @return true if setting the value was successful.
+ */
+ virtual bool setNetworkInterface(const KNetworkInterface& iface);
+
+ /**
+ * Joins a multicast group. The group to be joined is identified by the
+ * @p group parameter.
+ *
+ * @param group the multicast group to join
+ * @returns true on success
+ */
+ virtual bool joinGroup(const KSocketAddress& group);
+
+ /**
+ * @overload
+ * Joins a multicast group. This function also specifies the network interface
+ * to be used.
+ */
+ virtual bool joinGroup(const KSocketAddress& group,
+ const KNetworkInterface& iface);
+
+ /**
+ * Leaves a multicast group. The group being left is given by its address in the
+ * @p group parameter.
+ *
+ * @param group the group to leave
+ * @returns true on successful leaving the group
+ */
+ virtual bool leaveGroup(const KSocketAddress& group);
+
+ /**
+ * @overload
+ * Leaves a multicast group.
+ */
+ virtual bool leaveGroup(const KSocketAddress& group,
+ const KNetworkInterface& iface);
+private:
+ KMulticastSocketImplPrivate *d;
+};
+
+} // namespace KNetwork
+
+#endif