C++ multi threaded server - c++

Question

I'm working on a server that just connects a client and sends back what they type. So far it works well, but I want to make it multi-threaded so I can connect more clients, so they can "Talk." Can you guys refer me to any source code that I can look over to make some adjustments to my own code? Thanks. I would also like this to work on different networks, and I am not sure how to do this so some source code to that as well would work. Also I'm in eighth grade and haven't had a lot of experience so a well-explained answer would be appreciated.
int main() {
WSADATA wsaData;
// Initialize Winsock
int iResult = WSAStartup(MAKEWORD(2,2), &wsaData);
if(iResult != 0)
{
printf("WSAStartup failed: %d\n", iResult);
return 1;
}
struct addrinfo *result = NULL,
hints;
ZeroMemory(&hints, sizeof(hints));
hints.ai_family = AF_INET; // Internet address family is unspecified so that either an IPv6 or IPv4 address can be returned
hints.ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM; // Requests the socket type to be a stream socket for the TCP protocol
hints.ai_protocol = IPPROTO_TCP;
hints.ai_flags = AI_PASSIVE;
// Resolve the local address and port to be used by the server
iResult = getaddrinfo(NULL, DEFAULT_PORT, &hints, &result);
if (iResult != 0)
{
printf("getaddrinfo failed: %d\n", iResult);
WSACleanup();
return 1;
}
SOCKET ListenSocket = INVALID_SOCKET;
// Create a SOCKET for the server to listen for client connections
ListenSocket = socket(result->ai_family, result->ai_socktype, result->ai_protocol);
if (ListenSocket == INVALID_SOCKET)
{
printf("Error at socket(): %d\n", WSAGetLastError());
freeaddrinfo(result);
WSACleanup();
return 1;
}
// Setup the TCP listening socket
iResult = bind(ListenSocket, result->ai_addr, (int)result->ai_addrlen);
if (iResult == SOCKET_ERROR)
{
printf("bind failed: %d", WSAGetLastError());
freeaddrinfo(result);
closesocket(ListenSocket);
WSACleanup();
return 1;
}
freeaddrinfo(result);
// To listen on a socket
if ( listen(ListenSocket, SOMAXCONN) == SOCKET_ERROR)
{
printf("listen failed: %d\n", WSAGetLastError());
closesocket(ListenSocket);
WSACleanup();
return 1;
}
SOCKET ClientSocket;
ClientSocket = INVALID_SOCKET;
// Accept a client socket
ClientSocket = accept(ListenSocket, NULL, NULL);
if (ClientSocket == INVALID_SOCKET)
{
printf("accept failed: %d\n", WSAGetLastError());
closesocket(ListenSocket);
WSACleanup();
return 1;
}
char recvbuf[DEFAULT_BUFFER_LENGTH];
int iSendResult;
// reveice until the client shutdown the connection
do {
iResult = recv(ClientSocket, recvbuf, DEFAULT_BUFFER_LENGTH, 0);
if (iResult > 0)
{
char msg[DEFAULT_BUFFER_LENGTH];
memset(&msg, 0, sizeof(msg));
strncpy(msg, recvbuf, iResult);
printf("Received: %s\n", msg);
iSendResult = send(ClientSocket, recvbuf, iResult, 0);
if (iSendResult == SOCKET_ERROR)
{
printf("send failed: %d\n", WSAGetLastError());
closesocket(ClientSocket);
WSACleanup();
return 1;
}
printf("Bytes sent: %ld\n", iSendResult);
}
else if (iResult == 0)
printf("Connection closed\n");
else
{
printf("recv failed: %d\n", WSAGetLastError());
closesocket(ClientSocket);
WSACleanup();
//return 1;
}
} while (iResult > 0);
// Free the resouces
closesocket(ListenSocket);
WSACleanup();
getchar();
return 0;
}

Answer 1

There are dozens of ways how to implement this solution.
First of all, it is better to design what approach is preferable for your educational purposes.
Considering network programming:
One of the best guides for network programming I can recommend is Beej's Guide.
Considering server-side architecture:
I would like to recommend C++ Concurrency in Action: Practical Multithreading by Anthony Williams for further reading.
Before you, a whole sea of possibilities - go for it!
Ps: considering general questions like this
It is better to look for an answer to such questions in softwareengineering forum.