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socket.c

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+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <netdb.h>
+
+#include "socket.h"
+
+void recv_message(int sfd, char** message)
+{
+	int numbytes;
+
+	*message = malloc(sizeof(char) * MAX_DATA_SIZE);
+
+	numbytes = recv(sfd, *message, MAX_DATA_SIZE - 1, 0);
+	if (numbytes == -1)
+		perror("recv");
+
+	(*message)[numbytes] = '\0';
+}
+
+void send_message(int sfd, char* message)
+{
+	int err;
+	size_t len = strlen(message);
+	char* msg_to_send = malloc(sizeof(char) * len);
+
+	strncpy(msg_to_send, message, len);
+
+	err = send(sfd, msg_to_send, len, 0);
+	if (err < 0)
+		perror("send");
+
+	free(msg_to_send);
+}
+
+

socket.h

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+#ifndef SOCKET_H
+#define SOCKET_H
+
+#define MAX_DATA_SIZE 2048
+
+#define MAX_CONNECTIONS 50
+
+/**
+ * void recv_message
+ *
+ * int sfd - The socket to use
+ * char** message - The EMPTY buffer we're using
+ *
+ * Receives the message and malloc's the buffer to store the message
+ *
+ * Result must be free'd
+ */
+void recv_message(int sfd, char** message);
+
+/**
+ * void send_message
+ *
+ * int sfd - The socket to use
+ * char* message - The message we're sending
+ *
+ * Sends the message to the socket
+ */
+void send_message(int sfd, char* message);
+
+/**
+ * A simple macro that simplifies the usage of recv_message
+ */
+#define DO_MSG_RECV(sfd, buf) recv_message(sfd, &buf);puts(buf);free(buf)
+
+
+#endif