class TCPSocket
Overview
A Transmission Control Protocol (TCP/IP) socket.
NOTE  To use TCPSocket, you must explicitly import it with require "socket"
Usage example:
require "socket"
client = TCPSocket.new("localhost", 1234)
client << "message\n"
response = client.gets
client.closeDirect Known Subclasses
Defined in:
socket/tcp_socket.crConstructors
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        .new(family : Family = Family::INET, blocking = false)
        
          Creates a new TCPSocket, waiting to be connected.
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        .new(host, port, dns_timeout = nil, connect_timeout = nil, blocking = false)
        
          Creates a new TCP connection to a remote TCP server. 
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        .new(*, fd : Handle, family : Family = Family::INET, blocking = false)
        
          Creates a TCPSocket from an already configured raw file descriptor 
Class Method Summary
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        .open(host, port, &)
        
          Opens a TCP socket to a remote TCP server, yields it to the block, then eventually closes the socket when the block returns. 
Instance Method Summary
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        #tcp_keepalive_count
        
          The number of probes sent, without response before dropping the connection. 
- #tcp_keepalive_count=(val : Int)
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        #tcp_keepalive_idle
        
          The amount of time in seconds the connection must be idle before sending keepalive probes. 
- #tcp_keepalive_idle=(val : Int)
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        #tcp_keepalive_interval
        
          The amount of time in seconds between keepalive probes. 
- #tcp_keepalive_interval=(val : Int)
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        #tcp_nodelay=(val : Bool)
        
          Disables the Nagle algorithm when set to true, otherwise enables it.
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        #tcp_nodelay? : Bool
        
          Returns trueif the Nagle algorithm is disabled.
Instance methods inherited from class IPSocket
  
  
    
      bind(addr)
    bind, 
    
  
    
      close
    close, 
    
  
    
      connect(addr, timeout = nil, &)
    connect, 
    
  
    
      local_address : Socket::IPAddress
    local_address, 
    
  
    
      remote_address : Socket::IPAddress
    remote_address
    
  
    
    
  
    
  Instance methods inherited from class Socket
  
  
    
      accept : Socket
    accept, 
    
  
    
      accept? : Socket | Nil
    accept?, 
    
  
    
      bind(host : String, port : Int) : Nilbind(port : Int)
bind(addr : Socket::Address) : Nil bind, blocking blocking, blocking=(value) blocking=, broadcast=(val : Bool) broadcast=, broadcast? : Bool 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(host : String, port : Int, connect_timeout = nil) : Nil
connect(addr, timeout = nil) : Nil
connect(addr, timeout = nil, &) connect, family : Family family, fcntl(cmd, arg = 0) fcntl, fd fd, finalize finalize, inspect(io : IO) : Nil inspect, keepalive=(val : Bool) keepalive=, keepalive? keepalive?, linger linger, linger=(val : Int | Nil) linger=, listen(backlog : Int = SOMAXCONN) : Nil
listen(backlog : Int = SOMAXCONN, &) listen, protocol : Protocol protocol, receive(message : Bytes) : Tuple(Int32, Address)
receive(max_message_size = 512) : Tuple(String, Address) receive, recv_buffer_size : Int32 recv_buffer_size, recv_buffer_size=(val : Int32) recv_buffer_size=, reuse_address=(val : Bool) reuse_address=, reuse_address? : Bool reuse_address?, reuse_port=(val : Bool) reuse_port=, reuse_port? : Bool reuse_port?, send(message, to addr : Address) : Int32
send(message) : Int32 send, send_buffer_size : Int32 send_buffer_size, send_buffer_size=(val : Int32) send_buffer_size=, tty? tty?, type : Type type
Constructor methods inherited from class Socket
  
  
    
      new(family : Family, type : Type, protocol : Protocol = Protocol::IP, blocking = false)new(fd, family : Family, type : Type, protocol : Protocol = Protocol::IP, blocking = false) new, tcp(family : Family, blocking = false) : self tcp, unix(type : Type = Type::STREAM, blocking = false) : self unix
Class methods inherited from class Socket
  
  
    
      fcntl(fd, cmd, arg = 0)
    fcntl, 
    
  
    
      ip?(string : String)
    ip?, 
    
  
    
      udp(family : Family, blocking = false)
    udp
    
  
  
    
    
    
  Class methods inherited from module Crystal::System::Socket
  
  
    
      fcntl(fd, cmd, arg = 0)
    fcntl
    
  
  
    
  Instance methods inherited from module IO::Evented
  
  
    
      evented_close : Nil
    evented_close, 
    
  
    
      evented_read(slice : Bytes, errno_msg : String, &) : Int32
    evented_read, 
    
  
    
      evented_reopen : Nil
    evented_reopen, 
    
  
    
      evented_send(slice : Bytes, errno_msg : String, &) : Int32
    evented_send, 
    
  
    
      evented_write(slice : Bytes, errno_msg : String, &) : Nil
    evented_write, 
    
  
    
      read_timeout : Time::Span | Nil
    read_timeout, 
    
  
    
      read_timeout=(read_timeout : Number) : Numberread_timeout=(timeout : Time::Span | Nil) : Time::Span | Nil read_timeout=, write_timeout : Time::Span | Nil write_timeout, write_timeout=(write_timeout : Number) : Number
write_timeout=(timeout : Time::Span | Nil) : Time::Span | Nil write_timeout=
Instance methods inherited from module IO::Buffered
  
  
    
      buffer_size : Int32
    buffer_size, 
    
  
    
      buffer_size=(value)
    buffer_size=, 
    
  
    
      close : Nil
    close, 
    
  
    
      flush
    flush, 
    
  
    
      flush_on_newline=(flush_on_newline)
    flush_on_newline=, 
    
  
    
      flush_on_newline? : Bool
    flush_on_newline?, 
    
  
    
      peek : Bytes | Nil
    peek, 
    
  
    
      pos : Int64
    pos, 
    
  
    
      read(slice : Bytes) : Int32
    read, 
    
  
    
      read_buffering=(read_buffering)
    read_buffering=, 
    
  
    
      read_buffering? : Bool
    read_buffering?, 
    
  
    
      rewind
    rewind, 
    
  
    
      sync=(sync)
    sync=, 
    
  
    
      sync? : Bool
    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? : Bool
    closed?, 
    
  
    
      each_byte(&) : Nileach_byte each_byte, each_char(&) : Nil
each_char each_char, each_line(*args, **options, &block : String -> ) : Nil
each_line(*args, **options) each_line, encoding : String encoding, flush flush, getb_to_end : Bytes getb_to_end, gets(limit : Int, chomp = false) : String | Nil
gets(delimiter : Char, limit : Int, chomp = false) : String | Nil
gets(delimiter : Char, chomp = false) : String | Nil
gets(delimiter : String, chomp = false) : String | Nil
gets(chomp = true) : String | Nil gets, gets_to_end : String gets_to_end, peek : Bytes | Nil peek, pos pos, pos=(value) pos=, print(obj : _) : Nil
print(*objects : _) : Nil print, printf(format_string, args : Array | Tuple) : Nil
printf(format_string, *args) : Nil printf, puts(string : String) : Nil
puts(obj : _) : Nil
puts : Nil
puts(*objects : _) : Nil puts, read(slice : Bytes) read, read_at(offset, bytesize, & : IO -> ) read_at, read_byte : UInt8 | Nil read_byte, read_bytes(type, format : IO::ByteFormat = IO::ByteFormat::SystemEndian) read_bytes, read_char : Char | Nil read_char, read_fully(slice : Bytes) : Int32 read_fully, read_fully?(slice : Bytes) : Int32 | Nil 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 : UInt8 | Nil read_utf8_byte, rewind rewind, seek(offset, whence : Seek = Seek::Set) seek, set_encoding(encoding : String, invalid : Symbol | Nil = nil) : 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) : Nil write_byte, write_bytes(object, format : IO::ByteFormat = IO::ByteFormat::SystemEndian) : Nil write_bytes, write_string(slice : Bytes) : Nil write_string, write_utf8(slice : Bytes) : Nil write_utf8
Class methods inherited from class IO
  
  
    
      copy(src, dst, limit : Int) : Int64copy(src, dst) : Int64 copy, pipe(read_blocking = false, write_blocking = false) : Tuple(IO::FileDescriptor, IO::FileDescriptor)
pipe(read_blocking = false, write_blocking = false, &) pipe, same_content?(stream1 : IO, stream2 : IO) : Bool same_content?
Instance methods inherited from class Reference
  
  
    
      ==(other : self)==(other : JSON::Any)
==(other : YAML::Any)
==(other) ==, dup dup, hash(hasher) hash, initialize initialize, inspect(io : IO) : Nil inspect, object_id : UInt64 object_id, pretty_print(pp) : Nil pretty_print, same?(other : Reference) : Bool
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
  
  
    
      ! : Bool
    !, 
    
  
    
      !=(other)
    !=, 
    
  
    
      !~(other)
    !~, 
    
  
    
      ==(other)
    ==, 
    
  
    
      ===(other : JSON::Any)===(other : YAML::Any)
===(other) ===, =~(other) =~, as(type : Class) as, as?(type : Class) as?, class class, dup dup, hash(hasher)
hash hash, in?(collection : Object) : Bool
in?(*values : Object) : Bool in?, inspect(io : IO) : Nil
inspect : String inspect, is_a?(type : Class) : Bool is_a?, itself itself, nil? : Bool nil?, not_nil!(message)
not_nil! not_nil!, pretty_inspect(width = 79, newline = "\n", indent = 0) : String pretty_inspect, pretty_print(pp : PrettyPrint) : Nil pretty_print, responds_to?(name : Symbol) : Bool responds_to?, tap(&) tap, to_json(io : IO) : Nil
to_json : String to_json, to_pretty_json(indent : String = " ") : String
to_pretty_json(io : IO, indent : String = " ") : Nil to_pretty_json, to_s(io : IO) : Nil
to_s : String to_s, to_yaml(io : IO) : Nil
to_yaml : String to_yaml, try(&) try, unsafe_as(type : T.class) forall T unsafe_as
Class methods inherited from class Object
  
  
    
      from_json(string_or_io, root : String)from_json(string_or_io) from_json, from_yaml(string_or_io : String | IO) from_yaml
Constructor Detail
Creates a new TCPSocket, waiting to be connected.
Creates a new TCP connection to a remote TCP server.
You may limit the DNS resolution time with dns_timeout and limit the
connection time to the remote server with connect_timeout. Both values
must be in seconds (integers or floats).
Note that dns_timeout is currently ignored.
Creates a TCPSocket from an already configured raw file descriptor
Class Method Detail
Opens a TCP socket to a remote TCP server, yields it to the block, then eventually closes the socket when the block returns.
Returns the value of the block.
Instance Method Detail
The number of probes sent, without response before dropping the connection.
The amount of time in seconds the connection must be idle before sending keepalive probes.
Disables the Nagle algorithm when set to true, otherwise enables it.