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Network/Socket/Unix.hsc

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@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ getPeerEid _ = return (0, 0)
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{-# Deprecated getPeerEid "Use getPeerCredential instead" #-}
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-- | Whether or not UNIX-domain sockets are available.
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-- 'AF_UNIX' is supported on Windows since 3.1.3.0.
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-- So, this variable is 'True` on all platforms.
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--
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-- Since 2.7.0.0.
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isUnixDomainSocketAvailable :: Bool
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pokeSocketAddress _ _ = return ()
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-- | Send a file descriptor over a UNIX-domain socket.
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-- Use this function in the case where 'isUnixDomainSocketAvailable' is
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-- 'True'.
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-- This function does not work on Windows.
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sendFd :: Socket -> CInt -> IO ()
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sendFd s outfd = void $ allocaBytes dummyBufSize $ \buf -> do
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let cmsg = encodeCmsg $ Fd outfd
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-- | Receive a file descriptor over a UNIX-domain socket. Note that the resulting
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-- file descriptor may have to be put into non-blocking mode in order to be
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-- used safely. See 'setNonBlockIfNeeded'.
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-- Use this function in the case where 'isUnixDomainSocketAvailable' is
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-- 'True'.
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-- This function does not work on Windows.
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recvFd :: Socket -> IO CInt
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recvFd s = allocaBytes dummyBufSize $ \buf -> do
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(NullSockAddr, _, cmsgs, _) <- recvBufMsg s [(buf,dummyBufSize)] 32 mempty
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dummyBufSize = 16
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-- | Build a pair of connected socket objects.
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-- For portability, use this function in the case
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-- where 'isUnixDomainSocketAvailable' is 'True'
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-- and specify 'AF_UNIX' to the first argument.
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-- On Windows, this function emulates socketpair() using
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-- 'AF_UNIX' and a temporary file will remain.
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socketPair :: Family -- Family Name (usually AF_UNIX)
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-> SocketType -- Socket Type (usually Stream)
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-> ProtocolNumber -- Protocol Number

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