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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
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@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
<!-- udp ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -->
<h2 id=udp>UDP</h2>
<h2 id="udp">UDP</h2>
<!-- socket.udp ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -->
@ -46,10 +46,12 @@ socket.<b>udp()</b>
</p>
<p class="description">
Creates and returns an unconnected UDP object. Unconnected objects support the
Creates and returns an unconnected IPv4 UDP object.
Unconnected objects support the
<a href="#sendto"><tt>sendto</tt></a>,
<a href="#receive"><tt>receive</tt></a>,
<a href="#receivefrom"><tt>receivefrom</tt></a>,
<a href="#getoption"><tt>getoption</tt></a>,
<a href="#getsockname"><tt>getsockname</tt></a>,
<a href="#setoption"><tt>setoption</tt></a>,
<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
an error message.
</p>
<!-- socket.udp ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -->
<p class="name" id="socket.udp6">
socket.<b>udp6()</b>
</p>
<p class="description">
Creates and returns an unconnected IPv6 UDP object.
Unconnected objects support the
<a href="#sendto"><tt>sendto</tt></a>,
<a href="#receive"><tt>receive</tt></a>,
<a href="#receivefrom"><tt>receivefrom</tt></a>,
<a href="#getoption"><tt>getoption</tt></a>,
<a href="#getsockname"><tt>getsockname</tt></a>,
<a href="#setoption"><tt>setoption</tt></a>,
<a href="#settimeout"><tt>settimeout</tt></a>,
<a href="#setpeername"><tt>setpeername</tt></a>,
<a href="#setsockname"><tt>setsockname</tt></a>, and
<a href="#close"><tt>close</tt></a>.
The <a href="#setpeername"><tt>setpeername</tt></a>
is used to connect the object.
</p>
<p class="return">
In case of success, a new unconnected UDP object
returned. In case of error, <b><tt>nil</tt></b> is returned, followed by
an error message.
</p>
<p class=note>
Note: The TCP object returned will have the option
"<tt>ipv6-v6only</tt>" set to <tt><b>true</b></tt>.
</p>
<!-- close +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -->
<!-- close +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -->
<p class="name" id="close">
@ -177,6 +217,40 @@ address and port as extra return values (and is therefore slightly less
efficient).
</p>
<!-- getoption +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -->
<p class="name" id="getoption">
connected:<b>getoption()</b><br>
unconnected:<b>getoption()</b>
</p>
<p class="description">
Gets an option value from the UDP object.
See <a href=#setoption><tt>setoption</tt></a> for
description of the option names and values.
</p>
<p class="parameters"><tt>Option</tt> is a string with the option name.
<ul>
<li> '<tt>dontroute</tt>'
<li> '<tt>broadcast</tt>'
<li> '<tt>reuseaddr</tt>'
<li> '<tt>reuseport</tt>'
<li> '<tt>ip-multicast-loop</tt>'
<li> '<tt>ipv6-v6only</tt>'
<li> '<tt>ip-multicast-if</tt>'
<li> '<tt>ip-multicast-ttl</tt>'
<li> '<tt>ip-add-membership</tt>'
<li> '<tt>ip-drop-membership</tt>'
</ul>
</p>
<p class=return>
The method returns the option <tt>value</tt> in case of
success, or
<b><tt>nil</tt></b> followed by an error message otherwise.
</p>
<!-- send ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -->
<p class="name" id="send">
@ -284,6 +358,15 @@ is recommended when the same peer is used for several transmissions
and can result in up to 30% performance gains.
</p>
<p class=note>
Note: Starting with LuaSocket 2.1, the host name resolution
depends on whether the socket was created by <a
href=#socket.udp><tt>socket.udp</tt></a> or <a
href=#socket.udp6><tt>socket.udp6</tt></a>. Addresses from
the appropriate family are tried in succession until the
first success or until the last failure.
</p>
<!-- setsockname +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -->
<p class="name" id="setsockname">
@ -332,23 +415,57 @@ only modify an option if you are sure you need it.</p>
name, and <tt>value</tt> depends on the option being set:
</p>
<ul>
<li>'<tt>dontroute</tt>': Setting this option to <tt>true</tt>
indicates that outgoing messages should bypass the standard routing
facilities;</li>
<li>'<tt>broadcast</tt>': Setting this option to <tt>true</tt>
requests permission to send broadcast datagrams on the
socket.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li> '<tt>dontroute</tt>': Indicates that outgoing
messages should bypass the standard routing facilities.
Receives a boolean value;
<li> '<tt>broadcast</tt>': Requests permission to send
broadcast datagrams on the socket.
Receives a boolean value;
<li> '<tt>reuseaddr</tt>': Indicates that the rules used in
validating addresses supplied in a <tt>bind()</tt> call
should allow reuse of local addresses.
Receives a boolean value;
<li> '<tt>reuseport</tt>': Allows completely duplicate
bindings by multiple processes if they all set
'<tt>reuseport</tt>' before binding the port.
Receives a boolean value;
<li> '<tt>ip-multicast-loop</tt>':
Specifies whether or not a copy of an outgoing multicast
datagram is delivered to the sending host as long as it is a
member of the multicast group.
Receives a boolean value;
<li> '<tt>ipv6-v6only</tt>':
Specifies whether to restrict <tt>inet6</tt> sockets to
sending and receiving only IPv6 packets.
Receive a boolean value;
<li> '<tt>ip-multicast-if</tt>':
Sets the interface over which outgoing multicast datagrams
are sent.
Receives an IP address;
<li> '<tt>ip-multicast-ttl</tt>':
Sets the Time To Live in the IP header for outgoing
multicast datagrams.
Receives a number;
<li> '<tt>ip-add-membership</tt>':
Joins the multicast group specified.
Receives a table with fields
<tt>multiaddr</tt> and <tt>interface</tt>, each containing an
IP address;
<li> '<tt>ip-drop-membership</tt>': Leaves the multicast
group specified.
Receives a table with fields
<tt>multiaddr</tt> and <tt>interface</tt>, each containing an
IP address.
</ul>
<p class="return">
The method returns 1 in case of success, or
<b><tt>nil</tt></b> followed by an error message otherwise.
</p>
<p class="note">
Note: The descriptions above come from the man
pages.
<p class=note>
Note: The descriptions above come from the man pages.
</p>
<!-- settimeout +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -->