c++ boost:asio convert socket to stream?

Question

I am using boost::asio in both async and sync way. One thread in my application async_accept a socket, and the other thread read/write from that socket synchronously.

AFAIK boost::asio::ip::tcp::iostream object can be created by connecting to an endpoint directly. I am looking for a way to get a stream object from a socket obj, so I can make my communication lib generic. Is there a way to get that object from an socket obj?

Answer 1

Avoid internally mixing sync with async. Externally emulate one of those using other. Since asio is async use it async and emulate sync by waiting async operation to complete.