class Socket

package sys.net

extended by Socket

@:keep@:directlyUsed@:coreApi

A TCP socket class : allow you to both connect to a given server and exchange messages or start your own server and wait for connections.

Constructor

new()

Creates a new unconnected socket.

Variables

read onlyinput:Input

The stream on which you can read available data. By default the stream is blocking until the requested data is available, use setBlocking(false) or setTimeout to prevent infinite waiting.

read onlyoutput:Output

The stream on which you can send data. Please note that in case the output buffer you will block while writing the data, use setBlocking(false) or setTimeout to prevent that.

Methods

@:has_untypedclose():Void

Closes the socket : make sure to properly close all your sockets or you will crash when you run out of file descriptors.

connect(host:Host, port:Int):Void

Connect to the given server host/port. Throw an exception in case we couldn't successfully connect.

setBlocking(b:Bool):Void

Change the blocking mode of the socket. A blocking socket is the default behavior. A non-blocking socket will abort blocking operations immediately by throwing a haxe.io.Error.Blocked value.

setFastSend(b:Bool):Void

Allows the socket to immediately send the data when written to its output : this will cause less ping but might increase the number of packets / data size, especially when doing a lot of small writes.

setTimeout(timeout:Float):Void

Gives a timeout (in seconds) after which blocking socket operations (such as reading and writing) will abort and throw an exception.

shutdown(read:Bool, write:Bool):Void

Shutdown the socket, either for reading or writing.