In theory, after constructing a TcpSocket object, you can now take the

operating system socket handle away and use it yourself, after doing so, the
TcpSocket will not close the socket when it exits, or be able to effect it ever
again.

2 files changed, 28 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/src/tcpsocket.cpp b/src/tcpsocket.cpp
index 399ec44..b9b215c 100644
--- a/src/tcpsocket.cpp
+++ b/src/tcpsocket.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 namespace Bu { subExceptionDef( TcpSocketException ) }
 
-Bu::TcpSocket::TcpSocket( int nTcpSocket ) :
+Bu::TcpSocket::TcpSocket( handle nTcpSocket ) :
         nTcpSocket( nTcpSocket ),
         bActive( true ),
         bBlocking( true )
@@ -443,11 +443,24 @@ Bu::String Bu::TcpSocket::getAddress() const
         return sAddress;
 }
 
-Bu::TcpSocket::operator int() const
+Bu::TcpSocket::operator Bu::TcpSocket::handle() const
 {
         return nTcpSocket;
 }
 
+Bu::TcpSocket::handle Bu::TcpSocket::getHandle() const
+{
+        return nTcpSocket;
+}
+
+Bu::TcpSocket::handle Bu::TcpSocket::takeHandle()
+{
+        handle nRet = nTcpSocket;
+        bActive = false;
+        nTcpSocket = 0;
+        return nRet;
+}
+
 Bu::size Bu::TcpSocket::getSize() const
 {
         throw UnsupportedException();
diff --git a/src/tcpsocket.h b/src/tcpsocket.h
index dbaaa5e..52218bd 100644
--- a/src/tcpsocket.h
+++ b/src/tcpsocket.h
@@ -60,7 +60,13 @@ namespace Bu
         class TcpSocket : public Stream
         {
         public:
-                TcpSocket( int nTcpSocket );
+#ifdef WIN32
+                typedef unsigned int handle;
+#else
+                typedef int handle;
+#endif
+
+                TcpSocket( handle nTcpSocket );
                 TcpSocket( const String &sAddr, int nPort, int nTimeout=30,
                                 bool bBlocking=true );
                 virtual ~TcpSocket();
@@ -96,7 +102,10 @@ namespace Bu
                 virtual void setSize( size iSize );
 
                 Bu::String getAddress() const;
-                operator int() const;
+                operator handle() const;
+
+                handle getHandle() const;
+                handle takeHandle();
 
                 virtual size getSize() const;
                 virtual size getBlockSize() const;
@@ -105,11 +114,8 @@ namespace Bu
         private:
                 void setAddress();
 
-#ifdef WIN32
-                unsigned int nTcpSocket;
-#else
-                int nTcpSocket;
-#endif
+                handle nTcpSocket;
+                
                 bool bActive;
                 bool bBlocking;
                 String sReadBuf;