Socket Functions
[Sockets and Socket Sets]


Connecting and Disconnecting

These functions allow active and passive connections to other hosts.

GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_ERRORCODE GWEN_Socket_Accept (GWEN_SOCKET *sp, GWEN_INETADDRESS **addr, GWEN_SOCKET **newsock)
GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_ERRORCODE GWEN_Socket_Accept_Wait (GWEN_SOCKET *sp, GWEN_INETADDRESS **addr, GWEN_SOCKET **newsock, int timeout)
GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_ERRORCODE GWEN_Socket_Bind (GWEN_SOCKET *sp, const GWEN_INETADDRESS *addr)
GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_ERRORCODE GWEN_Socket_Connect (GWEN_SOCKET *sp, const GWEN_INETADDRESS *addr)
GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_ERRORCODE GWEN_Socket_Connect_Wait (GWEN_SOCKET *sp, const GWEN_INETADDRESS *addr, int timeout)
GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_ERRORCODE GWEN_Socket_Listen (GWEN_SOCKET *sp, int backlog)

Creation and Destruction

GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_ERRORCODE GWEN_Socket_Close (GWEN_SOCKET *sp)
GWENHYWFAR_API void GWEN_Socket_free (GWEN_SOCKET *sp)
GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_SOCKETGWEN_Socket_new (GWEN_SOCKETTYPE socketType)
GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_ERRORCODE GWEN_Socket_Open (GWEN_SOCKET *sp)

Informational Functions

These functions return some usefull information about sockets or connections.

GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_ERRORCODE GWEN_Socket_GetPeerAddr (GWEN_SOCKET *sp, GWEN_INETADDRESS **addr)
GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_SOCKETTYPE GWEN_Socket_GetSocketType (GWEN_SOCKET *sp)
GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_ERRORCODE GWEN_Socket_Select (GWEN_SOCKETSET *rs, GWEN_SOCKETSET *ws, GWEN_SOCKETSET *xs, int timeout)
GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_ERRORCODE GWEN_Socket_WaitForRead (GWEN_SOCKET *sp, int timeout)
GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_ERRORCODE GWEN_Socket_WaitForWrite (GWEN_SOCKET *sp, int timeout)

Socket Settings Functions

These functions manipulate settings on a socket.

GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_ERRORCODE GWEN_Socket_GetSocketError (GWEN_SOCKET *sp)
GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_ERRORCODE GWEN_Socket_SetBlocking (GWEN_SOCKET *sp, int fl)
GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_ERRORCODE GWEN_Socket_SetBroadcast (GWEN_SOCKET *sp, int fl)
GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_ERRORCODE GWEN_Socket_SetReuseAddress (GWEN_SOCKET *sp, int fl)

Data Exchange Functions

These functions handle exchange of data with other hosts via the Internet Protocol.

GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_ERRORCODE GWEN_Socket_Read (GWEN_SOCKET *sp, char *buffer, int *bsize)
GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_ERRORCODE GWEN_Socket_Read_Wait (GWEN_SOCKET *sp, char *buffer, int *bsize, int timeout, int force)
GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_ERRORCODE GWEN_Socket_ReadFrom (GWEN_SOCKET *sp, GWEN_INETADDRESS **addr, char *buffer, int *bsize)
GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_ERRORCODE GWEN_Socket_Write (GWEN_SOCKET *sp, const char *buffer, int *bsize)
GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_ERRORCODE GWEN_Socket_Write_Wait (GWEN_SOCKET *sp, const char *buffer, int *bsize, int timeout, int force)
GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_ERRORCODE GWEN_Socket_WriteTo (GWEN_SOCKET *sp, const GWEN_INETADDRESS *addr, const char *buffer, int *bsize)

Detailed Description

This group operates on IP sockets.

Function Documentation

GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_ERRORCODE GWEN_Socket_Accept GWEN_SOCKET sp,
GWEN_INETADDRESS **  addr,
GWEN_SOCKET **  newsock
 

This accepts a new connection on the given socket. This socket must be listening (achieved by calling GWEN_Socket_Listen).

Parameters:
sp socket which is listening
addr pointer to a pointer to an address. Upon return this pointer will point to a newly allocated address containing the address of the connected peer. Please note that if upon return this value is !=NULL then you are responsible for freeing this address !
newsock pointer to a pointer to a socket. Upon return this holds the pointer to a newly allocated socket. Please note that if upon return this value is !=NULL then you are responsible for freeing this socket !

GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_ERRORCODE GWEN_Socket_Accept_Wait GWEN_SOCKET sp,
GWEN_INETADDRESS **  addr,
GWEN_SOCKET **  newsock,
int  timeout
 

GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_ERRORCODE GWEN_Socket_Bind GWEN_SOCKET sp,
const GWEN_INETADDRESS addr
 

GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_ERRORCODE GWEN_Socket_Close GWEN_SOCKET sp  ) 
 

Unarms a socket thus closing any connection associated with this socket.

GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_ERRORCODE GWEN_Socket_Connect GWEN_SOCKET sp,
const GWEN_INETADDRESS addr
 

GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_ERRORCODE GWEN_Socket_Connect_Wait GWEN_SOCKET sp,
const GWEN_INETADDRESS addr,
int  timeout
 

Tries to connect to the given addres. This function calls GWEN_WaitCallback.

Parameters:
addr address to connect to
timeout timeout in seconds, special values:
  • 0: don ot wait <li-1: wait until hell freezes if necessary

GWENHYWFAR_API void GWEN_Socket_free GWEN_SOCKET sp  ) 
 

Destructor.

GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_ERRORCODE GWEN_Socket_GetPeerAddr GWEN_SOCKET sp,
GWEN_INETADDRESS **  addr
 

Retrieves the peer's address

Parameters:
sp socket
addr pointer to a pointer to an GWEN_INETADDRESS. Upon successful return that pointer will point to the address of the peer. In that case the caller is responsible for freeing that address.

GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_ERRORCODE GWEN_Socket_GetSocketError GWEN_SOCKET sp  ) 
 

Returns a pending socket error. This is used when trying to connect to a server when in non-blocking mode. In this case the connect call will in some cases return with an error code indicating that the connect is in progress. Later you will then need to find out whether that connect succeeded or not. And this is the function which can tell you that ;-)

Parameters:
sp socket

GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_SOCKETTYPE GWEN_Socket_GetSocketType GWEN_SOCKET sp  ) 
 

Returns the socket type.

Parameters:
sp socket

GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_ERRORCODE GWEN_Socket_Listen GWEN_SOCKET sp,
int  backlog
 

GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_SOCKET* GWEN_Socket_new GWEN_SOCKETTYPE  socketType  ) 
 

Constructor. You should always use this to create socket variables.

GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_ERRORCODE GWEN_Socket_Open GWEN_SOCKET sp  ) 
 

Arms the socket so that it can be used. This really creates a system socket.

GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_ERRORCODE GWEN_Socket_Read GWEN_SOCKET sp,
char *  buffer,
int *  bsize
 

Read bytes from a socket.

Parameters:
sp socket
buffer pointer to the buffer to receive the data
bsize pointer to an integer variable. Upon call this should hold the number of bytes to read, upon return it will contain the number of bytes actually read.

GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_ERRORCODE GWEN_Socket_Read_Wait GWEN_SOCKET sp,
char *  buffer,
int *  bsize,
int  timeout,
int  force
 

GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_ERRORCODE GWEN_Socket_ReadFrom GWEN_SOCKET sp,
GWEN_INETADDRESS **  addr,
char *  buffer,
int *  bsize
 

Reads bytes from an UDP socket, which is connectionless.

Parameters:
sp socket
addr pointer to pointer to an address to receive the address of the peer we have received data from. Please note that if upon return this value is !=NULL then you are responsible for freeing this address !
buffer pointer to a buffer to store the received data in
bsize pointer to an integer variable. Upon call this should hold the number of bytes to read, upon return it will contain the number of bytes actually read.

GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_ERRORCODE GWEN_Socket_Select GWEN_SOCKETSET rs,
GWEN_SOCKETSET ws,
GWEN_SOCKETSET xs,
int  timeout
 

This function waits for a group of sockets to change their state.

Parameters:
rs socket set, wait for readability of those sockets
ws socket set, wait for writeability of those sockets
xs socket set, wait for "exceptional events" on those sockets
timeout time to wait in milliseconds. If <0 then this function will wait forever, if ==0 then it won't wait at all.

GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_ERRORCODE GWEN_Socket_SetBlocking GWEN_SOCKET sp,
int  fl
 

Toggles the sockets blocking/non-blocking mode.

Parameters:
sp socket
fl if 0 then nonblocking is requested, otherwise blocking is assumed

GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_ERRORCODE GWEN_Socket_SetBroadcast GWEN_SOCKET sp,
int  fl
 

Toggles the sockets broadcast/non-broadcast mode. If in broadcast mode (for UDP sockets only) the socket is able to receive packets that have been sent to a broadcast address, otherwise those packets are ignored.

Parameters:
sp socket
fl if nonzero then broadcast is enabled

GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_ERRORCODE GWEN_Socket_SetReuseAddress GWEN_SOCKET sp,
int  fl
 

Normally after closing a socket the occupied TCP/UDP port will be unavailable for another call to the system function bind (2). If reusing is allowed then this latency is removed. This function is usefull for servers.

Parameters:
sp socket
fl if nonzero then reusing the address is enabled

GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_ERRORCODE GWEN_Socket_WaitForRead GWEN_SOCKET sp,
int  timeout
 

Wait until the given socket becomes readable or a timeout occurrs.

Parameters:
sp socket
timeout please see GWEN_Socket_Select for details

GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_ERRORCODE GWEN_Socket_WaitForWrite GWEN_SOCKET sp,
int  timeout
 

Wait until the given socket becomes writeable or a timeout occurrs.

Parameters:
sp socket
timeout please see GWEN_Socket_Select for details

GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_ERRORCODE GWEN_Socket_Write GWEN_SOCKET sp,
const char *  buffer,
int *  bsize
 

Write bytes to an open socket.

Parameters:
sp socket
buffer pointer to a buffer containing the bytes to be written
bsize pointer to an integer variable containing the number of bytes to write. Upon return this variable holds the number of bytes actually written. Please note that this function may write less bytes than expected!

GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_ERRORCODE GWEN_Socket_Write_Wait GWEN_SOCKET sp,
const char *  buffer,
int *  bsize,
int  timeout,
int  force
 

GWENHYWFAR_API GWEN_ERRORCODE GWEN_Socket_WriteTo GWEN_SOCKET sp,
const GWEN_INETADDRESS addr,
const char *  buffer,
int *  bsize
 

Writes data to an UDP socket, which is connectionless.

Parameters:
sp socket
addr pointer to the address struct specifying the recipient
buffer pointer to a buffer containing the bytes to be written
bsize pointer to an integer variable containing the number of bytes to write. Upon return this variable holds the number of bytes actually written. Please note that this function may write less bytes than expected!


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