gistfile1.cpp

string jnx::jnx_network::get_http_page(string host)
{
    int sockid;
    int bufsize;
    char buffer[MAXHTMLBUF];
    struct sockaddr_in socketaddr;
    struct hostent *hostaddr;
    struct servent *servaddr;
    struct protoent *protocol;

    if (!(hostaddr = gethostbyname(host.c_str()))) {
        throw "jnx_network::get_http_page Unable to resolve host";
    }

    memset(&socketaddr, 0, sizeof(socketaddr));
    socketaddr.sin_family = AF_INET;

    servaddr = getservbyname(SERVICE, PROTOCOL);
    socketaddr.sin_port = servaddr->s_port;

    memcpy(&socketaddr.sin_addr, hostaddr->h_addr, hostaddr->h_length);

    protocol = getprotobyname(PROTOCOL);

    sockid = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, protocol->p_proto);

    if (sockid < 0) {
        throw "jnx_network::get_http_page Unable to create socket";
    }

    if(connect(sockid,(struct sockaddr *) &socketaddr, sizeof(socketaddr)) == -1) {
        throw "jnx_network::get_http_page Unable to connect";
    }

    if (send(sockid, GET, strlen(GET), 0) == -1) {
        throw "jnx_network::get_http_page Unable to send data";
    }

    while ( (bufsize = read(sockid, buffer, sizeof(buffer) - 1))) {
        write(1, buffer, bufsize);
    }

    close(sockid);

    return string(buffer);
}