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author | Diego Nehab <diego.nehab@gmail.com> | 2012-04-17 01:15:26 +0800 |
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committer | Diego Nehab <diego.nehab@gmail.com> | 2012-04-17 01:15:26 +0800 |
commit | f37e0260261f7691246429d227cf7124c291e8b1 (patch) | |
tree | 7e84322c8852d4227e36958af1132a4588f64795 /doc/udp.html | |
parent | b3c4f46179ed5b27ca76a824f8730fa50dbaae0b (diff) | |
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First stab at documenation
Update Lua and Luasocket version in samples and in documentation
Documented ipv5_v6only default option being set
Documented tcp6 and udp6
Documented dns.getaddrinfo
Documented zero-sized datagram change?
Documented getoption
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/udp.html')
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1 files changed, 130 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/doc/udp.html b/doc/udp.html index eca881d..4a334b7 100644 --- a/doc/udp.html +++ b/doc/udp.html | |||
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ | |||
37 | 37 | ||
38 | <!-- udp ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ --> | 38 | <!-- udp ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ --> |
39 | 39 | ||
40 | <h2 id=udp>UDP</h2> | 40 | <h2 id="udp">UDP</h2> |
41 | 41 | ||
42 | <!-- socket.udp ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ --> | 42 | <!-- socket.udp ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ --> |
43 | 43 | ||
@@ -46,10 +46,12 @@ socket.<b>udp()</b> | |||
46 | </p> | 46 | </p> |
47 | 47 | ||
48 | <p class="description"> | 48 | <p class="description"> |
49 | Creates and returns an unconnected UDP object. Unconnected objects support the | 49 | Creates and returns an unconnected IPv4 UDP object. |
50 | Unconnected objects support the | ||
50 | <a href="#sendto"><tt>sendto</tt></a>, | 51 | <a href="#sendto"><tt>sendto</tt></a>, |
51 | <a href="#receive"><tt>receive</tt></a>, | 52 | <a href="#receive"><tt>receive</tt></a>, |
52 | <a href="#receivefrom"><tt>receivefrom</tt></a>, | 53 | <a href="#receivefrom"><tt>receivefrom</tt></a>, |
54 | <a href="#getoption"><tt>getoption</tt></a>, | ||
53 | <a href="#getsockname"><tt>getsockname</tt></a>, | 55 | <a href="#getsockname"><tt>getsockname</tt></a>, |
54 | <a href="#setoption"><tt>setoption</tt></a>, | 56 | <a href="#setoption"><tt>setoption</tt></a>, |
55 | <a href="#settimeout"><tt>settimeout</tt></a>, | 57 | <a href="#settimeout"><tt>settimeout</tt></a>, |
@@ -66,6 +68,44 @@ returned. In case of error, <b><tt>nil</tt></b> is returned, followed by | |||
66 | an error message. | 68 | an error message. |
67 | </p> | 69 | </p> |
68 | 70 | ||
71 | <!-- socket.udp ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ --> | ||
72 | |||
73 | <p class="name" id="socket.udp6"> | ||
74 | socket.<b>udp6()</b> | ||
75 | </p> | ||
76 | |||
77 | <p class="description"> | ||
78 | Creates and returns an unconnected IPv6 UDP object. | ||
79 | Unconnected objects support the | ||
80 | <a href="#sendto"><tt>sendto</tt></a>, | ||
81 | <a href="#receive"><tt>receive</tt></a>, | ||
82 | <a href="#receivefrom"><tt>receivefrom</tt></a>, | ||
83 | <a href="#getoption"><tt>getoption</tt></a>, | ||
84 | <a href="#getsockname"><tt>getsockname</tt></a>, | ||
85 | <a href="#setoption"><tt>setoption</tt></a>, | ||
86 | <a href="#settimeout"><tt>settimeout</tt></a>, | ||
87 | <a href="#setpeername"><tt>setpeername</tt></a>, | ||
88 | <a href="#setsockname"><tt>setsockname</tt></a>, and | ||
89 | <a href="#close"><tt>close</tt></a>. | ||
90 | The <a href="#setpeername"><tt>setpeername</tt></a> | ||
91 | is used to connect the object. | ||
92 | </p> | ||
93 | |||
94 | <p class="return"> | ||
95 | In case of success, a new unconnected UDP object | ||
96 | returned. In case of error, <b><tt>nil</tt></b> is returned, followed by | ||
97 | an error message. | ||
98 | </p> | ||
99 | |||
100 | <p class=note> | ||
101 | Note: The TCP object returned will have the option | ||
102 | "<tt>ipv6-v6only</tt>" set to <tt><b>true</b></tt>. | ||
103 | </p> | ||
104 | |||
105 | |||
106 | |||
107 | <!-- close +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ --> | ||
108 | |||
69 | <!-- close +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ --> | 109 | <!-- close +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ --> |
70 | 110 | ||
71 | <p class="name" id="close"> | 111 | <p class="name" id="close"> |
@@ -177,6 +217,40 @@ address and port as extra return values (and is therefore slightly less | |||
177 | efficient). | 217 | efficient). |
178 | </p> | 218 | </p> |
179 | 219 | ||
220 | <!-- getoption +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ --> | ||
221 | |||
222 | <p class="name" id="getoption"> | ||
223 | connected:<b>getoption()</b><br> | ||
224 | unconnected:<b>getoption()</b> | ||
225 | </p> | ||
226 | |||
227 | <p class="description"> | ||
228 | Gets an option value from the UDP object. | ||
229 | See <a href=#setoption><tt>setoption</tt></a> for | ||
230 | description of the option names and values. | ||
231 | </p> | ||
232 | |||
233 | <p class="parameters"><tt>Option</tt> is a string with the option name. | ||
234 | <ul> | ||
235 | <li> '<tt>dontroute</tt>' | ||
236 | <li> '<tt>broadcast</tt>' | ||
237 | <li> '<tt>reuseaddr</tt>' | ||
238 | <li> '<tt>reuseport</tt>' | ||
239 | <li> '<tt>ip-multicast-loop</tt>' | ||
240 | <li> '<tt>ipv6-v6only</tt>' | ||
241 | <li> '<tt>ip-multicast-if</tt>' | ||
242 | <li> '<tt>ip-multicast-ttl</tt>' | ||
243 | <li> '<tt>ip-add-membership</tt>' | ||
244 | <li> '<tt>ip-drop-membership</tt>' | ||
245 | </ul> | ||
246 | </p> | ||
247 | |||
248 | <p class=return> | ||
249 | The method returns the option <tt>value</tt> in case of | ||
250 | success, or | ||
251 | <b><tt>nil</tt></b> followed by an error message otherwise. | ||
252 | </p> | ||
253 | |||
180 | <!-- send ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ --> | 254 | <!-- send ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ --> |
181 | 255 | ||
182 | <p class="name" id="send"> | 256 | <p class="name" id="send"> |
@@ -284,6 +358,15 @@ is recommended when the same peer is used for several transmissions | |||
284 | and can result in up to 30% performance gains. | 358 | and can result in up to 30% performance gains. |
285 | </p> | 359 | </p> |
286 | 360 | ||
361 | <p class=note> | ||
362 | Note: Starting with LuaSocket 2.1, the host name resolution | ||
363 | depends on whether the socket was created by <a | ||
364 | href=#socket.udp><tt>socket.udp</tt></a> or <a | ||
365 | href=#socket.udp6><tt>socket.udp6</tt></a>. Addresses from | ||
366 | the appropriate family are tried in succession until the | ||
367 | first success or until the last failure. | ||
368 | </p> | ||
369 | |||
287 | <!-- setsockname +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ --> | 370 | <!-- setsockname +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ --> |
288 | 371 | ||
289 | <p class="name" id="setsockname"> | 372 | <p class="name" id="setsockname"> |
@@ -332,23 +415,57 @@ only modify an option if you are sure you need it.</p> | |||
332 | name, and <tt>value</tt> depends on the option being set: | 415 | name, and <tt>value</tt> depends on the option being set: |
333 | </p> | 416 | </p> |
334 | 417 | ||
335 | <ul> | 418 | <ul> |
336 | <li>'<tt>dontroute</tt>': Setting this option to <tt>true</tt> | 419 | <li> '<tt>dontroute</tt>': Indicates that outgoing |
337 | indicates that outgoing messages should bypass the standard routing | 420 | messages should bypass the standard routing facilities. |
338 | facilities;</li> | 421 | Receives a boolean value; |
339 | <li>'<tt>broadcast</tt>': Setting this option to <tt>true</tt> | 422 | <li> '<tt>broadcast</tt>': Requests permission to send |
340 | requests permission to send broadcast datagrams on the | 423 | broadcast datagrams on the socket. |
341 | socket.</li> | 424 | Receives a boolean value; |
342 | </ul> | 425 | <li> '<tt>reuseaddr</tt>': Indicates that the rules used in |
426 | validating addresses supplied in a <tt>bind()</tt> call | ||
427 | should allow reuse of local addresses. | ||
428 | Receives a boolean value; | ||
429 | <li> '<tt>reuseport</tt>': Allows completely duplicate | ||
430 | bindings by multiple processes if they all set | ||
431 | '<tt>reuseport</tt>' before binding the port. | ||
432 | Receives a boolean value; | ||
433 | <li> '<tt>ip-multicast-loop</tt>': | ||
434 | Specifies whether or not a copy of an outgoing multicast | ||
435 | datagram is delivered to the sending host as long as it is a | ||
436 | member of the multicast group. | ||
437 | Receives a boolean value; | ||
438 | <li> '<tt>ipv6-v6only</tt>': | ||
439 | Specifies whether to restrict <tt>inet6</tt> sockets to | ||
440 | sending and receiving only IPv6 packets. | ||
441 | Receive a boolean value; | ||
442 | <li> '<tt>ip-multicast-if</tt>': | ||
443 | Sets the interface over which outgoing multicast datagrams | ||
444 | are sent. | ||
445 | Receives an IP address; | ||
446 | <li> '<tt>ip-multicast-ttl</tt>': | ||
447 | Sets the Time To Live in the IP header for outgoing | ||
448 | multicast datagrams. | ||
449 | Receives a number; | ||
450 | <li> '<tt>ip-add-membership</tt>': | ||
451 | Joins the multicast group specified. | ||
452 | Receives a table with fields | ||
453 | <tt>multiaddr</tt> and <tt>interface</tt>, each containing an | ||
454 | IP address; | ||
455 | <li> '<tt>ip-drop-membership</tt>': Leaves the multicast | ||
456 | group specified. | ||
457 | Receives a table with fields | ||
458 | <tt>multiaddr</tt> and <tt>interface</tt>, each containing an | ||
459 | IP address. | ||
460 | </ul> | ||
343 | 461 | ||
344 | <p class="return"> | 462 | <p class="return"> |
345 | The method returns 1 in case of success, or | 463 | The method returns 1 in case of success, or |
346 | <b><tt>nil</tt></b> followed by an error message otherwise. | 464 | <b><tt>nil</tt></b> followed by an error message otherwise. |
347 | </p> | 465 | </p> |
348 | 466 | ||
349 | <p class="note"> | 467 | <p class=note> |
350 | Note: The descriptions above come from the man | 468 | Note: The descriptions above come from the man pages. |
351 | pages. | ||
352 | </p> | 469 | </p> |
353 | 470 | ||
354 | <!-- settimeout +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ --> | 471 | <!-- settimeout +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ --> |