## Include headers
### AutoConnect.h
```cpp
#include
```
## Defined macros
They contain in ```AutoConnectDefs.h```.
```cpp
#define AC_DEBUG // Monitor message output activation
#define AC_DEBUG_PORT Serial // Default message output device
#define AUTOCONNECT_AP_IP 0x01F4A8C0 // Default SoftAP IP
#define AUTOCONNECT_AP_GW 0x01F4A8C0 // Default SoftAP Gateway IP
#define AUTOCONNECT_AP_NM 0x00FFFFFF // Default subnet mask
#define AUTOCONNECT_DNSPORT 53 // Default DNS port at captive portal
#define AUTOCONNECT_HTTPPORT 80 // Default HTTP
#define AUTOCONNECT_MENU_TITLE "AutoConnect" // Default AutoConnect menu title
#define AUTOCONNECT_STARTUPTIME 10 // Default waiting time[s] for after reset
#define AUTOCONNECT_URI "/_ac" // Default AutoConnect root path
#define AUTOCONNECT_TIMEOUT 30000 // Default connection timeout[ms]
#define AUTOCONNECT_USE_JSON // Allow AutoConnect elements to be handled by JSON format
```
!!! note "Macros placement moved"
Source code placement of the above macros provided for user sketch changed from v0.9.7. The new code is in ```AutoConnectDefs.h```.
## Constructors
### AutoConnect
```cpp
AutoConnect()
```
AutoConnect default constructor. This entry internally allocates the ESP8266WebServer for ESP8266 or WebServer for ESP32 and is activated internally.
- For ESP8266
```cpp
AutoConnect(ESP8266WebServer& webServer)
```
- For ESP32
```cpp
AutoConnect(WebServer& webServer)
```
Run the AutoConnect site using the externally ensured ESP8266WebServer for ESP8266 or WebServer for ESP32.
The [**handleClient**](api.md#handleclient) function of AutoConnect can include the response of the URI handler added by the user using the "*on*" function of ESP8266WebServer/WebServer. If ESP8266WebServer/WebServer is assigned internally by AutoConnect, the sketch can obtain that reference with the [**host**](api.md#host) function.
- **Parameters**
- webServerA reference of ESP8266WebServer or WebServer instance.
## Public member functions
### aux
```cpp
AutoConnectAux* aux(const String& uri) const
```
Returns a pointer to AutoConnectAux with the URI specified by *uri*. If AutoConnectAux with that URI is not bound, it returns **nullptr**.
- **Parameters**
- uriURI string.
- **Return value**
- A Pointer of the AutoConnectAux instance.
### begin
```cpp
bool begin()
```
```cpp
bool begin(const char* ssid, const char* passphrase)
```
```cpp
bool begin(const char* ssid, const char* passphrase, unsigned long timeout)
```
Starts establishing the WiFi connection. The WiFi mode at this time is WIFI_STA.
AutoConnect first invokes *WiFi.begin*. If the *ssid* and the *passphrase* are missing, its *WiFi.begin* has no SSID and Password. Regardless of the result, ESP8266WebServer/WebServer will start immediately after the first *WiFi.begin*.
The captive portal will not be started if the connection has been established with first *WiFi.begin*. If the connection cannot establish, switch to WIFI_AP_STA mode and activate SoftAP. Then DNS server starts.
- **Parameters**
- ssidSSID to be connected.
- passphrasePassword for connection.
- timeoutA time out value in milliseconds for waiting connection.
- **Return value**
- trueConnection established, AutoConnect service started with WIFI_STA mode.
- falseCould not connected, Captive portal started with WIFI_AP_STA mode.
### config
```cpp
bool config(AutoConnectConfig& config)
```
```cpp
bool config(const char* ap, const char* password = nullptr)
```
Set SoftAP's WiFi configuration and static IP configuration.
- **Parameters**
- configReference to [**AutoConnectConfig**](apiconfig.md) containing SoftAP's parameters and static IP parameters.
- apSSID for SoftAP. The default value is **esp8266ap** for ESP8266, **esp32ap** for ESP32.
- passwordPassword for SodtAP. The default value is **12345678**.
- **Return value**
- trueSuccessfully configured.
- falseConfiguration parameter is invalid, some values out of range.
### end
```cpp
void end()
```
Stops AutoConnect captive portal service. Release ESP8266WebServer/WebServer and DNSServer.
!!! warning "Attention to end"
The end function releases the instance of ESP8266WebServer/WebServer and DNSServer. It can not process them after the end function.
### handleClient
```cpp
void handleClient()
```
Process the AutoConnect menu interface. The handleClient() function of the ESP8266WebServer/WebServer hosted by AutoConnect is also called from within AutoConnect, and the client request handlers contained in the user sketch are also handled.
### handleRequest
```cpp
void handleRequest()
```
Handling for the AutoConnect menu request.
!!! warning "About used in combination with handleClient"
The handleRequest function is not supposed to use with AutoConnect::handleClient. It should be used with ESP8266WebServer::handleClient or WebServer::handleClient.
### home
```cpp
void home(String uri)
```
Put a user site's home URI. The URI specified by home is linked from "HOME" in the AutoConnect menu.
- **Parameters**
- uri A URI string of user site's home path.
### host
- For ESP8266
```cpp
ESP8266WebServer& host()
```
- For ESP32
```cpp
WebServer& host()
```
Returns the reference of the ESP8266WebServer/WebServer which is allocated in AutoConnect automatically.
- **Return value**
- A reference of the ESP8266WebServer/WebServer.
!!! note "&reference is not a pointer"
A reference cannot be re-assigned, and must be assigned at initialization. It's like as bind as alias.
```cpp
ESP8266WebServer& server = portal.host();
server.handleClient();
```
or
```cpp
portal.host().handleClient();
```
### join
```cpp
void join(AutoConnectAux& aux)
```
```cpp
void join(std::vector> aux)
```
Join the AutoConnectAux object to AutoConnect. AutoConnectAux objects can be joined one by one, or joined altogether. The AutoConnectAux object joined by the join function can be handled from the AutoConnect menu.
- **Parameters**
- auxReference to AutoConnectAux. It can be std::vector of std::reference_wrapper of AutoConnectAux with [list initialization](https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/language/list_initialization).
### load
```cpp
bool load(const String& aux)
```
```cpp
bool load(const __FlashStringHelper* aux)
```
```cpp
bool load(Stream& aux)
```
Load
### on
```cpp
bool on(const String& uri, const AuxHandlerFunctionT handler, AutoConnectExitOrder_t order = AC_EXIT_AHEAD)
```
!!! caution "It is not ESP8266WebServer::on, not WebServer::on for ESP32."
This function effects to AutoConnectAux only. However, it coexists with that of ESP8266WebServer::on or WebServer::on of ESP32.
### onDetect
```cpp
void onDetect(DetectExit_ft fn)
```
Register the function which will call from AutoConnect at the start of the captive portal.
- **Parameters**
- fnFunction called at the captive portal start.
An *fn* specifies the function called when the captive portal starts. Its prototype declaration is defined as "*DetectExit_ft*".
```cpp
typedef std::function DetectExit_ft
```
- **Parameters**
- softapIPAn IP address of SoftAP for the captive portal.
- **Retuen value**
- trueContinues captive portal handling.
- falseCancel the captive portal. AutoConnect::begin function will return with a false.
### onNotFound
- For ESP8266
```cpp
void onNotFound(ESP8266WebServer::THandlerFunction fn)
```
- For ESP32
```cpp
void onNotFound(WebServer::THandlerFunction fn)
```
Register the handler function for undefined URL request detected.
- **Parameters**
- fnA function of the "not found" handler.