base directory AS done

.gitignore

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 .DL_Store
 .vscode
-cli
+cli
+AS-DB

src/server/handlers.cpp

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <iomanip>
 #include <iostream>
 
+#include "../utils/protocol.hpp"
 #include "../utils/utils.hpp"
 #include "server_state.hpp"
 
@@ -14,6 +15,11 @@ void handleLogin(AuctionServerState &state, std::stringstream &buf,
   (void)state;
   (void)buf;
   (void)addressFrom;
+
+  // check if directory names ASDIR exists
+  // if not, create it
+  if (!std::filesystem::exists(ASDIR))
+    std::filesystem::create_directory(ASDIR);
 }
 
 void handleLogout(AuctionServerState &state, std::stringstream &buf,

src/server/server.cpp

@@ -12,18 +12,22 @@ extern bool is_exiting;
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
   try {
+
     ServerConfig config(argc, argv);
+
     if (config.help) {
       config.printHelp(std::cout);
       return EXIT_SUCCESS;
     }
 
     setup_custom_signal_handlers();
+    setupDB();
 
     // TODO: print verbose mode activated if so
 
     while (!is_exiting) {
     }
+
   } catch (...) {
     std::cerr << "An error has ocurred while running the application. "
                  "Shutting down..."
@@ -68,4 +72,10 @@ void ServerConfig::printHelp(std::ostream &stream) {
   stream << "Available options:" << std::endl;
   stream << "  -p ASport: Set the port number to listen on" << std::endl;
   stream << "  -v: Enable verbose logging" << std::endl;
-}
+}
+
+void setupDB() {
+  create_directory(ASDIR);
+  create_directory(USERDIR);
+  create_directory(AUCTIONDIR);
+};

src/server/server.hpp

@@ -20,4 +20,6 @@ class ServerConfig {
 };
 
 void waitForUdpPacket(UdpPacket &packet);
+
+void setupDB();
 #endif

src/utils/constants.hpp

@@ -30,4 +30,8 @@
 
 #define SERVER_TIMEOUT 3
 
+#define ASDIR "AS-DB"
+#define USERDIR "AS-DB/USERS"
+#define AUCTIONDIR "AS-DB/AUCTIONS"
+
 #endif

src/utils/utils.cpp

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "utils.hpp"
+#include <filesystem>
 
 // Flag to indicate whether the application is terminating
 bool is_exiting = false;
@@ -87,3 +88,11 @@ std::vector<std::string> parse_args(std::string args) {
 
   return parameters;
 }
+
+void create_directory(const std::string &path) {
+  if (!std::filesystem::exists(path)) {
+    std::filesystem::create_directory(path);
+    return;
+  }
+  return;
+}

src/utils/utils.hpp

@@ -99,4 +99,11 @@ bool is_alphanumeric(const std::string &str);
  */
 std::vector<std::string> parse_args(std::string args);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Creates a directory with the given path.
+ *
+ * @param path A reference to a string containing the path of the directory to
+ * be created.
+ */
+void create_directory(const std::string &path);
 #endif