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unix-sockets
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Description
Simple access to UNIX domain sockets.
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The interface is similar to the builtin TCP socket functionality in CHICKEN.
- unix-listen PATHNAME #!optional BACKLOGprocedure
Creates a socket listener object. PATHNAME gives the name of the file that represents the connection. BACKLOG specifies how many pending connections are allowed and defaults to 10.
- unix-listener? Xprocedure
Returns #t if X is a unix socket listener object, or #f otherwise.
- unix-close LISTENERprocedure
Closes the socket associated with the listener object.
- unix-accept LISTENERprocedure
Waits for a connection from a client and returns two values: an input- and output-port which can be used to communicate with the connecting process. Calling unix-accept does not block other threads from running.
- unix-accept-ready? LISTENERprocedure
Returns #t if a unix-accept for this listener would not block the current thread, or #f otherwise.
- unix-connect PATHNAMEprocedure
Connects to the socket given in PATHNAME and returns two values: an input- and output-port which allow communication with the server.
- unix-listener-fileno LISTENERprocedure
Returns the file-descriptor of the socket associated with the given listener object.
- unix-listener-path LISTENERprocedure
Returns the pathname of the socket associated with the given listener object.
- unix-pairprocedure
Create a pair of connected sockets and returns four values: an input- and output-port for the first socket, and the same for the second socket. These ports can be used for bidirectional communication between a parent and child process, for example.
Gotchas
If you try to write to the socket's output port when the other side has shut down the socket, a SIGPIPE will be generated. The application must handle or ignore the signal (see posix); once the signal is dealt with, the write attempt will raise an exception of its own using signal from Exceptions.
Changelog
- 1.7 Add unix-pair
- 1.4 Do not import errno, to make it compatible with Chicken 4.1.0
- 1.3 Applied bugfix by Shawn Wagner
- 1.2 Added include for sys/time.h, which is needed on some systems [Thanks to Kon Lovett]
- 1.1 Replaced use of (end-of-file) with #!eof
- 1.0 Initial release
License
Copyright (c) 2005, Felix L. Winkelmann All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. Neither the name of the author nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.