class UDPSocket

Overview

A User Datagram Protocol (UDP) socket.

UDP runs on top of the Internet Protocol (IP) and was developed for applications that do not require reliability, acknowledgement, or flow control features at the transport layer. This simple protocol provides transport layer addressing in the form of UDP ports and an optional checksum capability.

UDP is a very simple protocol. Messages, so called datagrams, are sent to other hosts on an IP network without the need to set up special transmission channels or data paths beforehand. The UDP socket only needs to be opened for communication. It listens for incoming messages and sends outgoing messages on request.

This implementation supports both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. For IPv4 addresses you must use Socket::Family::INET family (default) or Socket::Family::INET6 for IPv6 # addresses.

Usage example:

require "socket"

# Create server
server = UDPSocket.new
server.bind "localhost", 1234

# Create client and connect to server
client = UDPSocket.new
client.connect "localhost", 1234

# Send a text message to server
client.send "message"

# Receive text message from client
message, client_addr = server.receive

# Close client and server
client.close
server.close

The send methods may sporadically fail with Errno::ECONNREFUSED when sending datagrams to a non-listening server. Wrap with an exception handler to prevent raising. Example:

begin
  client.send(message, @destination)
rescue ex : Errno
  if ex.errno == Errno::ECONNREFUSED
    p ex.inspect
  end
end

Defined in:

socket/udp_socket.cr

Constructors

Instance Method Summary

Instance methods inherited from class IPSocket

local_address local_address, remote_address remote_address

Instance methods inherited from class Socket

accept : Socket accept, accept? accept?, bind(addr, &block)
bind(host : String, port : Int)
bind(port : Int)
bind(addr)
bind
, blocking blocking, blocking=(value) blocking=, broadcast=(val : Bool) broadcast=, broadcast? broadcast?, close_on_exec=(arg : Bool) close_on_exec=, close_on_exec? close_on_exec?, close_read close_read, close_write close_write, closed? : Bool closed?, connect(addr, timeout = nil, &block)
connect(addr, timeout = nil) : Nil
connect(host : String, port : Int, connect_timeout = nil)
connect
, family : Family family, fcntl(cmd, arg = 0) fcntl, fd : Int32 fd, finalize finalize, getsockopt(optname, optval, level = LibC::SOL_SOCKET) getsockopt, inspect(io : IO) : Nil inspect, keepalive=(val : Bool) keepalive=, keepalive? keepalive?, linger linger, linger=(val : Int?) linger=, listen(backlog : Int = SOMAXCONN)
listen(backlog : Int = SOMAXCONN, &block)
listen
, protocol : Protocol protocol, receive(max_message_size = 512) : Tuple(String, Address)
receive(message : Bytes) : Tuple(Int32, Address)
receive
, recv_buffer_size recv_buffer_size, recv_buffer_size=(val : Int32) recv_buffer_size=, reuse_address=(val : Bool) reuse_address=, reuse_address? reuse_address?, reuse_port=(val : Bool) reuse_port=, reuse_port? reuse_port?, send(message, to addr : Address) : Int32
send(message) : Int32
send
, send_buffer_size send_buffer_size, send_buffer_size=(val : Int32) send_buffer_size=, setsockopt(optname, optval, level = LibC::SOL_SOCKET) setsockopt, tty? tty?, type : Type type

Constructor methods inherited from class Socket

new(fd : Int32, family, type, protocol = Protocol::IP, blocking = false)
new(family, type, protocol = Protocol::IP, blocking = false)
new

Class methods inherited from class Socket

fcntl(fd, cmd, arg = 0) fcntl, ip?(string : String) ip?, tcp(family : Family, blocking = false) tcp, udp(family : Family, blocking = false) udp, unix(type : Type = Type::STREAM, blocking = false) unix

Instance methods inherited from module IO::Evented

evented_close evented_close, evented_read(slice : Bytes, errno_msg : String, &block) : Int32 evented_read, evented_reopen evented_reopen, evented_send(slice : Bytes, errno_msg : String, &block) : Int32 evented_send, evented_write(slice : Bytes, errno_msg : String, &block) : Nil evented_write, read_timeout : Time::Span? read_timeout, read_timeout=(read_timeout : Number) : Number
read_timeout=(timeout : Time::Span?) : Time::Span?
read_timeout=
, write_timeout : Time::Span? write_timeout, write_timeout=(write_timeout : Number) : Number
write_timeout=(timeout : Time::Span?) : Time::Span?
write_timeout=

Instance methods inherited from module IO::Buffered

buffer_size buffer_size, buffer_size=(value) buffer_size=, close : Nil close, flush flush, peek : Bytes? peek, read(slice : Bytes) read, read_buffering=(read_buffering) read_buffering=, read_buffering? read_buffering?, rewind rewind, sync=(sync) sync=, sync? sync?, unbuffered_close unbuffered_close, unbuffered_flush unbuffered_flush, unbuffered_read(slice : Bytes) unbuffered_read, unbuffered_rewind unbuffered_rewind, unbuffered_write(slice : Bytes) unbuffered_write, write(slice : Bytes) : Nil write

Instance methods inherited from class IO

<<(obj) : self <<, close close, closed? closed?, each_byte(&block) : Nil
each_byte
each_byte
, each_char(&block) : Nil
each_char
each_char
, each_line(*args, **options, &block : String -> ) : Nil
each_line(*args, **options)
each_line
, encoding : String encoding, flush flush, gets(delimiter : Char, limit : Int, chomp = false) : String?
gets(delimiter : Char, chomp = false) : String?
gets(chomp = true) : String?
gets(limit : Int, chomp = false) : String?
gets(delimiter : String, chomp = false) : String?
gets
, gets_to_end : String gets_to_end, peek : Bytes? peek, pos pos, pos=(value) pos=, print(*objects : UNDERSCORE) : Nil
print(obj) : Nil
print
, printf(format_string, *args) : Nil
printf(format_string, args : Array | Tuple) : Nil
printf
, puts(*objects : UNDERSCORE) : Nil
puts : Nil
puts(obj) : Nil
puts(string : String) : Nil
puts
, read(slice : Bytes) read, read_at(offset, bytesize, &block) read_at, read_byte : UInt8? read_byte, read_bytes(type, format : IO::ByteFormat = IO::ByteFormat::SystemEndian) read_bytes, read_char : Char? read_char, read_fully(slice : Bytes) read_fully, read_fully?(slice : Bytes) read_fully?, read_line(*args, **options) : String read_line, read_string(bytesize : Int) : String read_string, read_utf8(slice : Bytes) read_utf8, read_utf8_byte read_utf8_byte, rewind rewind, seek(offset, whence : Seek = Seek::Set) seek, set_encoding(encoding : String, invalid : Symbol? = nil) set_encoding, skip(bytes_count : Int) : Nil skip, skip_to_end : Nil skip_to_end, tell tell, tty? : Bool tty?, write(slice : Bytes) : Nil write, write_byte(byte : UInt8) write_byte, write_bytes(object, format : IO::ByteFormat = IO::ByteFormat::SystemEndian) write_bytes, write_utf8(slice : Bytes) write_utf8

Class methods inherited from class IO

copy(src, dst, limit : Int) : UInt64
copy(src, dst) : UInt64
copy
, pipe(read_blocking = false, write_blocking = false) : Tuple(IO::FileDescriptor, IO::FileDescriptor)
pipe(read_blocking = false, write_blocking = false, &block)
pipe

Instance methods inherited from class Reference

==(other : self)
==(other : JSON::Any)
==(other : YAML::Any)
==(other)
==
, dup dup, hash(hasher) hash, inspect(io : IO) : Nil inspect, object_id : UInt64 object_id, pretty_print(pp) : Nil pretty_print, same?(other : Reference)
same?(other : Nil)
same?
, to_s(io : IO) : Nil to_s

Constructor methods inherited from class Reference

new new

Instance methods inherited from class Object

!=(other) !=, !~(other) !~, ==(other) ==, ===(other : JSON::Any)
===(other : YAML::Any)
===(other)
===
, =~(other) =~, class class, dup dup, hash(hasher)
hash
hash
, inspect(io : IO) : Nil
inspect : String
inspect
, itself itself, not_nil! not_nil!, pretty_inspect(width = 79, newline = "\n", indent = 0) : String pretty_inspect, pretty_print(pp : PrettyPrint) : Nil pretty_print, tap(&block) tap, to_json(io : IO)
to_json
to_json
, to_pretty_json(indent : String = " ")
to_pretty_json(io : IO, indent : String = " ")
to_pretty_json
, to_s : String
to_s(io : IO) : Nil
to_s
, to_yaml(io : IO)
to_yaml
to_yaml
, try(&block) try, unsafe_as(type : T.class) forall T unsafe_as

Constructor methods inherited from class Object

from_json(string_or_io, root : String) : self
from_json(string_or_io) : self
from_json
, from_yaml(string_or_io : String | IO) : self from_yaml

Constructor Detail

def self.new(family : Family = Family::INET) #

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Instance Method Detail

def join_group(address : IPAddress) #

A host must become a member of a multicast group before it can receive datagrams sent to the group. Raises Socket::Error if an incompatible address is provided.


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def leave_group(address : IPAddress) #

Drops membership to the specified group. Memberships are automatically dropped when the socket is closed or the process exits. Raises Socket::Error if an incompatible address is provided.


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def multicast_hops #

Returns the current value of the hoplimit field on uni-cast packets. Datagrams with a hoplimit of 1 are not forwarded beyond the local network. Multicast datagrams with a hoplimit of 0 will not be transmitted on any network, but may be delivered locally if the sending host belongs to the destination group and multicast loopback is enabled.


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def multicast_hops=(val : Int) #

The multicast hops option controls the hoplimit field on uni-cast packets. If -1 is specified, the kernel will use a default value. If a value of 0 to 255 is specified, the packet will have the specified value as hoplimit. Other values are considered invalid and Errno will be raised. Datagrams with a hoplimit of 1 are not forwarded beyond the local network. Multicast datagrams with a hoplimit of 0 will not be transmitted on any network, but may be delivered locally if the sending host belongs to the destination group and multicast loopback is enabled.


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def multicast_interface(address : IPAddress) #

For hosts with multiple interfaces, each multicast transmission is sent from the primary network interface. This function overrides the default IPv4 interface address for subsequent transmissions. Setting the interface to 0.0.0.0 will select the default interface. Raises Socket::Error unless the socket is IPv4 and an IPv4 address is provided.


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def multicast_interface(index : UInt32) #

For hosts with multiple interfaces, each multicast transmission is sent from the primary network interface. This function overrides the default IPv6 interface for subsequent transmissions. Setting the interface to index 0 will select the default interface.


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def multicast_loopback=(val : Bool) #

Sets whether transmitted multicast packets should be copied and sent back to the originator, if the host has joined the multicast group.


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def multicast_loopback? #

Reports whether transmitted multicast packets should be copied and sent back to the originator.


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def receive(message : Bytes) : Tuple(Int32, IPAddress) #

Receives a binary message from the previously bound address.

require "socket"

server = UDPSocket.new
server.bind "localhost", 1234

message = Bytes.new(32)
bytes_read, client_addr = server.receive(message)

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def receive(max_message_size = 512) : Tuple(String, IPAddress) #

Receives a text message from the previously bound address.

require "socket"

server = UDPSocket.new
server.bind("localhost", 1234)

message, client_addr = server.receive

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