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libs/beast/example/websocket/client/coro-ssl/websocket_client_coro_ssl.cpp

//
// Copyright (c) 2016-2019 Vinnie Falco (vinnie dot falco at gmail dot com)
//
// Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
// file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
//
// Official repository: https://github.com/boostorg/beast
//

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//
// Example: WebSocket SSL client, coroutine
//
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#include "example/common/root_certificates.hpp"

#include <boost/beast/core.hpp>
#include <boost/beast/ssl.hpp>
#include <boost/beast/websocket.hpp>
#include <boost/beast/websocket/ssl.hpp>
#include <boost/asio/spawn.hpp>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <functional>
#include <iostream>
#include <string>

namespace beast = boost::beast;         // from <boost/beast.hpp>
namespace http = beast::http;           // from <boost/beast/http.hpp>
namespace websocket = beast::websocket; // from <boost/beast/websocket.hpp>
namespace net = boost::asio;            // from <boost/asio.hpp>
namespace ssl = boost::asio::ssl;       // from <boost/asio/ssl.hpp>
using tcp = boost::asio::ip::tcp;       // from <boost/asio/ip/tcp.hpp>

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

// Report a failure
void
fail(beast::error_code ec, char const* what)
{
    std::cerr << what << ": " << ec.message() << "\n";
}

// Sends a WebSocket message and prints the response
void
do_session(
    std::string const& host,
    std::string const& port,
    std::string const& text,
    net::io_context& ioc,
    ssl::context& ctx,
    net::yield_context yield)
{
    beast::error_code ec;

    // These objects perform our I/O
    tcp::resolver resolver(ioc);
    websocket::stream<
        beast::ssl_stream<beast::tcp_stream>> ws(ioc, ctx);

    // Look up the domain name
    auto const results = resolver.async_resolve(host, port, yield[ec]);
    if(ec)
        return fail(ec, "resolve");

    // Set a timeout on the operation
    beast::get_lowest_layer(ws).expires_after(std::chrono::seconds(30));

    // Make the connection on the IP address we get from a lookup
    beast::get_lowest_layer(ws).async_connect(results, yield[ec]);
    if(ec)
        return fail(ec, "connect");

    // Set a timeout on the operation
    beast::get_lowest_layer(ws).expires_after(std::chrono::seconds(30));

    // Set a decorator to change the User-Agent of the handshake
    ws.set_option(websocket::stream_base::decorator(
        [](websocket::request_type& req)
        {
            req.set(http::field::user_agent,
                std::string(BOOST_BEAST_VERSION_STRING) +
                    " websocket-client-coro");
        }));

    // Perform the SSL handshake
    ws.next_layer().async_handshake(ssl::stream_base::client, yield[ec]);
    if(ec)
        return fail(ec, "ssl_handshake");

    // Turn off the timeout on the tcp_stream, because
    // the websocket stream has its own timeout system.
    beast::get_lowest_layer(ws).expires_never();

    // Set suggested timeout settings for the websocket
    ws.set_option(
        websocket::stream_base::timeout::suggested(
            beast::role_type::client));

    // Perform the websocket handshake
    ws.async_handshake(host, "/", yield[ec]);
    if(ec)
        return fail(ec, "handshake");

    // Send the message
    ws.async_write(net::buffer(std::string(text)), yield[ec]);
    if(ec)
        return fail(ec, "write");

    // This buffer will hold the incoming message
    beast::flat_buffer buffer;

    // Read a message into our buffer
    ws.async_read(buffer, yield[ec]);
    if(ec)
        return fail(ec, "read");

    // Close the WebSocket connection
    ws.async_close(websocket::close_code::normal, yield[ec]);
    if(ec)
        return fail(ec, "close");

    // If we get here then the connection is closed gracefully

    // The make_printable() function helps print a ConstBufferSequence
    std::cout << beast::make_printable(buffer.data()) << std::endl;
}

//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

int main(int argc, char** argv)
{
    // Check command line arguments.
    if(argc != 4)
    {
        std::cerr <<
            "Usage: websocket-client-coro-ssl <host> <port> <text>\n" <<
            "Example:\n" <<
            "    websocket-client-coro-ssl echo.websocket.org 443 \"Hello, world!\"\n";
        return EXIT_FAILURE;
    }
    auto const host = argv[1];
    auto const port = argv[2];
    auto const text = argv[3];

    // The io_context is required for all I/O
    net::io_context ioc;

    // The SSL context is required, and holds certificates
    ssl::context ctx{ssl::context::tlsv12_client};

    // This holds the root certificate used for verification
    load_root_certificates(ctx);

    // Launch the asynchronous operation
    boost::asio::spawn(ioc, std::bind(
        &do_session,
        std::string(host),
        std::string(port),
        std::string(text),
        std::ref(ioc),
        std::ref(ctx),
        std::placeholders::_1));

    // Run the I/O service. The call will return when
    // the socket is closed.
    ioc.run();

    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}