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ofxTCPServer flush method missing

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Description

Can we have a flush method on the server?

I´ve done it using a dirty way:

//flush tcp messages
for (unsigned int i = 0; i < (unsigned int)TCP.getLastID(); i++) {
	if (TCP.isClientConnected(i)) {
		string str;
		do{
			str = TCP.receive(i);
		}while(!str.empty());
	}
}

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Start by locating the TCP server implementation and reading the existing getLastID, isClientConnected, and receive entry points shown in the issue. Add a server-level flush operation that covers the current client-message draining use case, then verify that the documented loop can be replaced by it and test the relevant TCP behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
networking
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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