added string_view support for sending message

websocketpp/connection.hpp

@@ -655,6 +655,21 @@ class connection
     lib::error_code send(std::string const & payload, frame::opcode::value op =
         frame::opcode::text);
 
+    /// Create a message and then add it to the outgoing send queue
+    /**
+     * Convenience method to send a message given a payload string and
+     * optionally an opcode. Default opcode is utf8 text.
+     *
+     * This method locks the m_write_lock mutex
+     *
+     * @param payload The payload string to generated the message with
+     *
+     * @param op The opcode to generated the message with. Default is
+     * frame::opcode::text
+     */
+    lib::error_code send(std::string_view payload, frame::opcode::value op =
+    frame::opcode::text);
+
     /// Send a message (raw array overload)
     /**
      * Convenience method to send a message given a raw array and optionally an

websocketpp/impl/connection_impl.hpp

@@ -90,6 +90,15 @@ lib::error_code connection<config>::send(std::string const & payload,
     return send(msg);
 }
 
+template<typename config>
+lib::error_code connection<config>::send(std::string_view payload, frame::opcode::value op)
+{
+    message_ptr msg = m_msg_manager->get_message(op,payload.size());
+    msg->append_payload(payload);
+    msg->set_compressed(true);
+    return send(msg);
+}
+
 template <typename config>
 lib::error_code connection<config>::send(void const * payload, size_t len,
     frame::opcode::value op)

websocketpp/message_buffer/message.hpp

@@ -288,6 +288,16 @@ class message {
         m_payload.append(payload);
     }
 
+    /// Append payload data
+    /**
+     * Append data to the message buffer's payload.
+     *
+     * @param payload A string_view containing the data array to append.
+     */
+    void append_payload(std::string_view payload) {
+        m_payload.append(payload);
+    }
+
     /// Append payload data
     /**
      * Append data to the message buffer's payload.