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<!-- socket +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -->
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< h2 id = socket > The socket namespace< / h2 >
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< p >
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The < tt > socket< / tt > namespace contains the core functionality of LuaSocket.
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< / p >
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< p >
To obtain the < tt > socket< / tt > namespace, run:
< / p >
< pre class = example >
-- loads the socket module
local socket = require("socket")
< / pre >
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<!-- bind ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -->
< p class = name id = bind >
socket.< b > bind(< / b > address, port [, backlog]< b > )< / b >
< / p >
< p class = description >
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This function is a shortcut that creates and returns a TCP server object
bound to a local < tt > address< / tt > and < tt > port< / tt > , ready to
accept client connections. Optionally,
user can also specify the < tt > backlog< / tt > argument to the
< a href = tcp.html#listen > < tt > listen< / tt > < / a > method (defaults to 32).
< / p >
< p class = note >
Note: The server object returned will have the option "< tt > reuseaddr< / tt > "
set to < tt > < b > true< / b > < / tt > .
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<!-- connect ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -->
< p class = name id = connect >
socket.< b > connect(< / b > address, port [, locaddr, locport]< b > )< / b >
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< p class = description >
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This function is a shortcut that creates and returns a TCP client object
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connected to a remote < tt > host< / tt > at a given < tt > port< / tt > . Optionally,
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the user can also specify the local address and port to bind
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(< tt > locaddr< / tt > and < tt > locport< / tt > ).
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< / p >
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<!-- debug ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -->
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< p class = name id = debug >
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socket.< b > _DEBUG< / b >
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< / p >
< p class = description >
This constant is set to < tt > < b > true< / b > < / tt > if the library was compiled
with debug support.
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<!-- get time +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -->
< p class = name id = gettime >
socket.< b > gettime()< / b >
< / p >
< p class = description >
Returns the time in seconds, relative to the origin of the
universe. You should subtract the values returned by this function
to get meaningful values.
< / p >
< pre class = example >
t = socket.gettime()
-- do stuff
print(socket.gettime() - t .. " seconds elapsed")
< / pre >
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<!-- newtry +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -->
< p class = name id = newtry >
socket.< b > newtry(< / b > finalizer< b > )< / b >
< / p >
< p class = description >
Creates and returns a < em > clean< / em >
< a href = "#try" > < tt > try< / tt > < / a >
function that allows for cleanup before the exception
is raised.
< / p >
< p class = parameters >
< tt > Finalizer< / tt > is a function that will be called before
< tt > try< / tt > throws the exception. It will be called
in < em > protected< / em > mode.
< / p >
< p class = return >
The function returns your customized < tt > try< / tt > function.
< / p >
< p class = note >
Note: This idea saved a < em > lot< / em > of work with the
implementation of protocols in LuaSocket:
< / p >
< pre class = example >
foo = socket.protect(function()
-- connect somewhere
local c = socket.try(socket.connect("somewhere", 42))
-- create a try function that closes 'c' on error
local try = socket.newtry(function() c:close() end)
-- do everything reassured c will be closed
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try(c:send("hello there?\r\n"))
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local answer = try(c:receive())
...
try(c:send("good bye\r\n"))
c:close()
end)
< / pre >
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<!-- protect +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -->
< p class = name id = protect >
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socket.< b > protect(< / b > func< b > )< / b >
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< / p >
< p class = description >
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Converts a function that throws exceptions into a safe function. This
function only catches exceptions thrown by the < a href = #try > < tt > try< / tt > < / a >
and < a href = #newtry > < tt > newtry< / tt > < / a > functions. It does not catch normal
Lua errors.
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< / p >
< p class = parameters >
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< tt > Func< / tt > is a function that calls
< a href = #try > < tt > try< / tt > < / a > (or < tt > assert< / tt > , or < tt > error< / tt > )
to throw exceptions.
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< / p >
< p class = return >
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Returns an equivalent function that instead of throwing exceptions,
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returns < tt > < b > nil< / b > < / tt > followed by an error message.
< / p >
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< p class = note >
Note: Beware that if your function performs some illegal operation that
raises an error, the protected function will catch the error and return it
as a string. This is because the < a href = #try > < tt > try< / tt > < / a > function
uses errors as the mechanism to throw exceptions.
< / p >
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<!-- select +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -->
< p class = name id = select >
socket.< b > select(< / b > recvt, sendt [, timeout]< b > )< / b >
< / p >
< p class = description >
Waits for a number of sockets to change status.
< / p >
< p class = parameters >
< tt > Recvt< / tt > is an array with the sockets to test for characters
available for reading. Sockets in the < tt > sendt< / tt > array are watched to
see if it is OK to immediately write on them. < tt > Timeout< / tt > is the
maximum amount of time (in seconds) to wait for a change in status. A
< tt > < b > nil< / b > < / tt > , negative or omitted < tt > timeout< / tt > value allows the
function to block indefinitely. < tt > Recvt< / tt > and < tt > sendt< / tt > can also
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be empty tables or < tt > < b > nil< / b > < / tt > . Non-socket values (or values with
non-numeric indices) in the arrays will be silently ignored.
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< / p >
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< p class = return > The function returns a list with the sockets ready for
reading, a list with the sockets ready for writing and an error message.
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The error message is "< tt > timeout< / tt > " if a timeout condition was met and
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< tt > < b > nil< / b > < / tt > otherwise. The returned tables are
doubly keyed both by integers and also by the sockets
themselves, to simplify the test if a specific socket has
changed status.
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< / p >
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< p class = note >
< b > Note: < / b > : < tt > select< / tt > can monitor a limited number
of sockets, as defined by the constant < tt > socket._SETSIZE< / tt > . This
number may be as high as 1024 or as low as 64 by default,
depending on the system. It is usually possible to change this
at compile time. Invoking < tt > select< / tt > with a larger
number of sockets will raise an error.
< / p >
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< p class = note >
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< b > Important note< / b > : a known bug in WinSock causes < tt > select< / tt > to fail
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on non-blocking TCP sockets. The function may return a socket as
writable even though the socket is < em > not< / em > ready for sending.
< / p >
< p class = note >
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< b > Another important note< / b > : calling select with a server socket in the receive parameter before a call to accept does < em > not< / em > guarantee
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< a href = tcp.html#accept > < tt > accept< / tt > < / a > will return immediately.
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Use the < a href = tcp.html#settimeout > < tt > settimeout< / tt > < / a >
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method or < tt > accept< / tt > might block forever.
< / p >
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< p class = note >
< b > Yet another note< / b > : If you close a socket and pass
it to < tt > select< / tt > , it will be ignored.
< / p >
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< p class = note >
< b > Using select with non-socket objects< / b > : Any object that implements < tt > getfd< / tt > and < tt > dirty< / tt > can be used with < tt > select< / tt > , allowing objects from other libraries to be used within a < tt > socket.select< / tt > driven loop.
< / p >
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<!-- sink ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -->
< p class = name id = sink >
socket.< b > sink(< / b > mode, socket< b > )< / b >
< / p >
< p class = description >
Creates an
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< a href = "http://lua-users.org/wiki/FiltersSourcesAndSinks" > LTN12< / a >
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sink from a stream socket object.
< / p >
< p class = parameters >
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< tt > Mode< / tt > defines the behavior of the sink. The following
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options are available:
< / p >
< ul >
< li > < tt > "http-chunked"< / tt > : sends data through socket after applying the
< em > chunked transfer coding< / em > , closing the socket when done;
< li > < tt > "close-when-done"< / tt > : sends all received data through the
socket, closing the socket when done;
< li > < tt > "keep-open"< / tt > : sends all received data through the
socket, leaving it open when done.
< / ul >
< p >
< tt > Socket< / tt > is the stream socket object used to send the data.
< / p >
< p class = return >
The function returns a sink with the appropriate behavior.
< / p >
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<!-- skip ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -->
< p class = name id = skip >
socket.< b > skip(< / b > d [, ret< sub > 1< / sub > , ret< sub > 2< / sub > ... ret< sub > N< / sub > ]< b > )< / b >
< / p >
< p class = description >
Drops a number of arguments and returns the remaining.
< / p >
< p class = parameters >
< tt > D< / tt > is the number of arguments to drop. < tt > Ret< sub > 1< / sub > < / tt > to
< tt > ret< sub > N< / sub > < / tt > are the arguments.
< / p >
< p class = return >
The function returns < tt > ret< sub > d+1< / sub > < / tt > to < tt > ret< sub > N< / sub > < / tt > .
< / p >
< p class = note >
Note: This function is useful to avoid creation of dummy variables:
< / p >
< pre class = example >
-- get the status code and separator from SMTP server reply
local code, sep = socket.skip(2, string.find(line, "^(%d%d%d)(.?)"))
< / pre >
<!-- sleep ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -->
< p class = name id = sleep >
socket.< b > sleep(< / b > time< b > )< / b >
< / p >
< p class = description >
Freezes the program execution during a given amount of time.
< / p >
< p class = parameters >
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< tt > Time< / tt > is the number of seconds to sleep for. If
< tt > time< / tt > is negative, the function returns immediately.
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< / p >
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<!-- source +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -->
< p class = name id = source >
socket.< b > source(< / b > mode, socket [, length]< b > )< / b >
< / p >
< p class = description >
Creates an
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< a href = "http://lua-users.org/wiki/FiltersSourcesAndSinks" > LTN12< / a >
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source from a stream socket object.
< / p >
< p class = parameters >
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< tt > Mode< / tt > defines the behavior of the source. The following
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options are available:
< / p >
< ul >
< li > < tt > "http-chunked"< / tt > : receives data from socket and removes the
< em > chunked transfer coding< / em > before returning the data;
< li > < tt > "by-length"< / tt > : receives a fixed number of bytes from the
socket. This mode requires the extra argument < tt > length< / tt > ;
< li > < tt > "until-closed"< / tt > : receives data from a socket until the other
side closes the connection.
< / ul >
< p >
< tt > Socket< / tt > is the stream socket object used to receive the data.
< / p >
< p class = return >
The function returns a source with the appropriate behavior.
< / p >
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< p class = name id = setsize >
socket.< b > _SETSIZE< / b >
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< / p >
< p class = description >
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The maximum number of sockets that the < a
href=#select>< tt > select< / tt > < / a > function can handle.
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< / p >
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<!-- try ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -->
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< p class = name id = try >
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socket.< b > try(< / b > ret< sub > 1< / sub > [, ret< sub > 2< / sub > ... ret< sub > N< / sub > ]< b > )< / b >
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< / p >
< p class = description >
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Throws an exception in case of error. The exception can only be caught
by the < a href = #protect > < tt > protect< / tt > < / a > function. It does not explode
into an error message.
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< / p >
< p class = parameters >
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< tt > Ret< sub > 1< / sub > < / tt > to < tt > ret< sub > N< / sub > < / tt > can be arbitrary
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arguments, but are usually the return values of a function call
nested with < tt > try< / tt > .
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< / p >
< p class = return >
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The function returns < tt > ret< / tt > < sub > 1< / sub > to < tt > ret< / tt > < sub > N< / sub > if
< tt > ret< / tt > < sub > 1< / sub > is not < tt > < b > nil< / b > < / tt > . Otherwise, it calls < tt > error< / tt > passing < tt > ret< / tt > < sub > 2< / sub > .
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< / p >
< pre class = example >
-- connects or throws an exception with the appropriate error message
c = socket.try(socket.connect("localhost", 80))
< / pre >
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< p class = name id = version >
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socket.< b > _VERSION< / b >
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< / p >
< p class = description >
This constant has a string describing the current LuaSocket version.
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