TCPPacket.h

#ifndef _ots_TCPPacket_h_
#define _ots_TCPPacket_h_

#include <string>

namespace ots
{
class TCPPacket
{
  public:
    TCPPacket();
    virtual ~TCPPacket(void);

    static std::string encode(char const* message, std::size_t length);
    static std::string encode(const std::string& message);

    bool decode (std::string& message);
    // Resets the storage buffer
    void reset  (void);
    bool isEmpty(void);

    // Operator overload
    TCPPacket& operator+=(const std::string& buffer)
    {
        this->fBuffer += buffer;
        return *this;
    }

    friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, const TCPPacket& packet)
    {
        // out << packet.fBuffer.substr(TCPPacket::headerLength);
        out << packet.fBuffer;

        return out;  // return std::ostream so we can chain calls to operator<<
    }

  private:
    static constexpr uint32_t headerLength = 4;  // sizeof(uint32_t); //THIS MUST BE 4

    std::string fBuffer;  // This is Header + Message
};
}  // namespace ots
#endif