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==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
<syntaxhighlight lang="lua"> | <syntaxhighlight lang="lua"> | ||
socket sockOpen ( string hostname, int port) | socket sockOpen ( string hostname, int port, bool secure) | ||
</syntaxhighlight> | </syntaxhighlight> | ||
===Required arguments=== | ===Required arguments=== | ||
* '''hostname:''' The DNS or IP to connect to e.g. "www.google.com" | * '''hostname:''' The DNS or IP to connect to e.g. "www.google.com" | ||
* '''port:''' The port to bind the socket to e.g. 80 | * '''port:''' The port to bind the socket to e.g. 80 | ||
* '''secure:''' A boolean specifying whether the connection should be secure (ssl) | |||
===Returns=== | ===Returns=== | ||
Revision as of 22:54, 18 June 2010
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This function is provided by the external module Sockets. You must install this module to use this function. |
This function creates a socket.
Syntax
socket sockOpen ( string hostname, int port, bool secure)
Required arguments
- hostname: The DNS or IP to connect to e.g. "www.google.com"
- port: The port to bind the socket to e.g. 80
- secure: A boolean specifying whether the connection should be secure (ssl)
Returns
Returns userdata that represents the socket if you correct arguments were given, false otherwise.
Example
This piece of code connects to irc.gtanet.com, joins #mta and quits in 10 seconds.
local root = getRootElement()
local ircSocket = sockOpen("irc.gtanet.com",6667)
addEventHandler("onSockOpened",root,
function (socket)
if socket == ircSocket then
sockWrite(socket,"USER mta mta * :Bot\r\n")
sockWrite(socket,"NICK mta\r\n")
sockWrite(socket,"JOIN #mta\r\n")
outputServerLog("IRC: Connected!")
setTimer(disconnect,10000,1)
end
end
)
addEventHandler("onSockData",root,
function (socket,data)
if socket == ircSocket then
outputServerLog(data)
end
end
)
addEventHandler("onSockClosed",root,
function (socket)
if socket == ircSocket then
outputServerLog("IRC: disconnected!")
end
end
)
function disconnect ()
sockClose(ircSocket)
end