WiFiServer - don't inherit from Server class #8418
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Fixes esp8266#8416 We install now a private Python and use it for OTA calls, so users do not need to manually install anything.
JAndrassy force-pushed the WiFiServer_not_inherit branch from b05eb8c to fbe7abb Compare 
d-a-v approved these changes Jan 3, 2022
hasenradball pushed a commit to hasenradball/Arduino that referenced this pull request Nov 18, 2024
* WiFiServer - don't inherit from Server class
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The base type Server is useless because it doesn't declare any method to get a client so it can't be used as base type reference or pointer.
Server inherits from Print, but ESP8266WiFi library's WiFiServer doesn't implement the print-to-all-clients functionality, inheriting from Print only adds virtual methods overhead.
My addition the ArduinoWiFiServer class implements the print-to-all-clients functionality so it needs to inherit from Print.
I created and maintain two networking libraries (WiFiEspAT and EnternetENC) and both don't use the Server class and have a separate class for server with print-to-all-clients functionality. There are no issues with this.
EDIT: It is not a breaking change.