3.2.5.1 System.network.socket

This package contains basic support for network sockets.

Supported constructors:

System.network.socket(domain, type, protocol)

Creates a new socket in domain of type type, with protocol protocol.

Supported constants:

SOCK_DGRAM

Datagram socket (UDP)

SOCK_STREAM

Stream socket (TCP)

SOCK_SEQPACKET

Sequenced-packet socket

AF_UNIX

Unix domain socket

AF_UNSPEC

Unspecified socket address type

AF_INET

Internet socket

Supported methods:

accept()

Accepts a new connection. Returns a list of [socket, host, port].

bind(host, port)

Binds socket to the given host and port.

close()

Closes socket.

connect(host, port)

Connects to the given host and port.

listen(backlog)

Listen for connections on the given socket, with backlog maximum pending connections.

read(bytes)

Reads bytes bytes from the socket.

write(bytes)

Writes bytes to the socket.