socket [object]

• methods
  • bind - bind socket to port
  • listen - wait for connection requests, return if successful
  • accept - accept an incoming connection, retrieve connecting socket
  • connect - connect to a remote address
  • send - send data over socket
  • sendto - send data to specified address over socket
  • recv - receive data from socket
  • recvfrom - receive connectionless data and sender address from socket
  • shutdown - shut down socket access (partially or fully)
  • close - close socket, disabling further operations
  • getpeername - get hostname of connected device
• read-only properties
  • [int] error - the last error code specifically for the socket
• write-only properties
  • [bool] blocking - whether the socket is blocking
• read/write properties
  • [bool] broadcast - whether the socket has broadcasting capabilities (applies to UDP sockets only)
  • [bool] reuse_addr - whether to reuse addresses (ports) when binding the socket
  • [real] send_timeout - timeout in seconds for send / sendto functions
  • [real] recv_timeout - timeout in seconds for recv / recvfrom functions
• other features:
  • tostring = "socket"
  • tobool = whether the socket is valid (not closed yet)
  • GC-safe
  • type identification (returns the string "socket")