Method start_accepting_connections

dlib/server/server_kernel.cpp:259–466

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

    void server::
    start_accepting_connections (
    )
    {
        open_listening_socket();

        // determine the listening port
        bool port_assigned = false;
        listening_port_mutex.lock();
        if (listening_port == 0)
        {
            port_assigned = true;
            listening_port = sock->get_listening_port();
        }
        listening_port_mutex.unlock();
        if (port_assigned)
            on_listening_port_assigned();
        


        int status = 0;

        connection* client;
        bool exit = false;
        while ( true )
        {


            // accept the next connection
            status = sock->accept(client,1000);


            // if there was an error then quit the loop
            if (status == OTHER_ERROR)
            {
                break;
            }

            shutting_down_mutex.lock();
            // if we are shutting down then signal that we should quit the loop
            exit = shutting_down;
            shutting_down_mutex.unlock();  


            // if we should be shutting down 
            if (exit)
            {
                // if a connection was opened then close it
                if (status == 0)
                    delete client;
                break;
            }



            // if the accept timed out
            if (status == TIMEOUT)
            {