NAME

src/io/socket_api.c - Socket I/O API

DESCRIPTION

These are the primary interface functions for working with socket objects.

INTVAL Parrot_io_poll: Polls *pmc for the events in which every sec seconds + usec microseconds.
PMC *Parrot_io_socket: Creates and returns a socket using the specified address family, socket type, and protocol number. Check the returned PMC with a boolean test to see whether the socket was successfully created.
INTVAL Parrot_io_recv: Receives a message from the connected socket *pmc in *buf. Returns -1 if it fails.
INTVAL Parrot_io_send: Sends the message *buf to the connected socket *pmc. Returns -1 if it cannot send the message.
INTVAL Parrot_io_connect: Connects *pmc to *address. Returns -1 on failure.
INTVAL Parrot_io_bind: Binds *pmc's socket to the local address and port specified by *address. Returns -1 on failure.
INTVAL Parrot_io_listen: Listens for new connections on socket *pmc. Returns -1 on failure.
PMC *Parrot_io_accept: Accepts a new connection and returns a newly created ParrotIO socket. Returns NULL on failure.