Ruby in a Nutshell

Name

UNIXSocket — Unix domain socket class

Synopsis

UNIXSocket is a class for the Unix domain, which can be specified by the path.

Required Library

require ’socket’

Inherited Class

BasicSocket

Class Methods

UNIXSocket::new(path)

UNIXSocket::open(path)

Creates a Unix domain socket

Instance Methods

s.addr

Returns an array containing information on the socket (AF_UNIX and the path)

s.path

Returns the path of the Unix domain socket

s.peeraddr

Returns an array containing information on the peer socket in the same format as s.addr

s.recvfrom(len[, flag=0])

Receives data and returns it in an array that also includes information on the sender’s socket in the same format as s.addr