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WS_SENDL(3)		   libdill Library Functions		   WS_SENDL(3)

NAME
       ws_sendl	- sends	a WebSocket message

SYNOPSIS
	      #include <libdill.h>

	      int ws_sendl(
		  int s,
		  int flags,
		  struct iolist* first,
		  struct iolist* last,
		  int64_t deadline);

DESCRIPTION
       WARNING:	 This  is experimental functionality and the API may change in
       the future.

       WebSocket is a message-based protocol defined in	RFC 6455.  It  can  be
       used  as	a bidirectional	communication channel for communication	with a
       web server.

       This function works very	much like msendl except	that it	allows message
       type (text or binary) to	be specified explicitly	rather that using  the
       type specified at attach	time.

       This  function accepts a	linked list of I/O buffers instead of a	single
       buffer.	Argument first points to the first  item  in  the  list,  last
       points  to  the last buffer in the list.	 The list represents a single,
       fragmented message, not a list of multiple messages.  Structure	iolist
       has the following members:

	      void *iol_base;	       /* Pointer to the buffer. */
	      size_t iol_len;	       /* Size of the buffer. */
	      struct iolist *iol_next; /* Next buffer in the list. */
	      int iol_rsvd;	       /* Reserved. Must be set	to zero. */

       When  receiving,	iol_base equal to NULL means that iol_len bytes	should
       be skipped.

       The function returns EINVAL error in the	case the list is malformed:

        If last->iol_next is not NULL.

        If first and last don't belong	to the same list.

        If there's a loop in the list.

        If iol_rsvd of	any item is non-zero.

       The list	(but not the buffers themselves) can be	 temporarily  modified
       while  the function is in progress.  However, once the function returns
       the list	is guaranteed to be the	same as	before the call.

       s: The socket handle.

       flags: Type of message to send.	Either	WS_BINARY  or  WS_TEXT.	  This
       will override the type specified	when attaching the socket.

       first: Pointer to the first item	of a linked list of I/O	buffers.

       last: Pointer to	the last item of a linked list of I/O buffers.

       deadline:  A  point in time when	the operation should time out, in mil-
       liseconds.  Use the now function	to get your current point in time.   0
       means immediate timeout,	i.e., perform the operation if possible	or re-
       turn  without  blocking	if  not.  -1 means no deadline,	i.e., the call
       will block forever if the operation cannot be performed.

       This function is	not available  if  libdill  is	compiled  with	--dis-
       able-sockets option.

RETURN VALUE
       In case of success the function returns 0.  In case of error it returns
       -1 and sets errno to one	of the values below.

ERRORS
        EBADF:	Invalid	handle.

        EBUSY:	The handle is currently	being used by a	different coroutine.

        ECANCELED: Current coroutine was canceled.

        ECONNRESET: Broken connection.

        EINVAL: Invalid argument.

        ENOTSUP: The handle does not support this operation.

        EPIPE:	Closed connection.

        ETIMEDOUT: Deadline was reached.

EXAMPLE
	      struct ipaddr addr;
	      ipaddr_remote(&addr, "www.example.org", 80, 0, -1);
	      int s = tcp_connect(&addr, -1);
	      s	= ws_attach_client(s, "/", "www.example.org", WS_TEXT, -1);
	      ws_send(s, WS_TEXT, "Hello, world!", 13, -1);
	      int flags;
	      char buf[256];
	      ssize_t sz = ws_recv(s, &flags, buf, sizeof(buf),	-1);
	      assert(flags & WS_TEXT);
	      s	= ws_detach(s, -1);
	      tcp_close(s, -1);

SEE ALSO
       mrecv(3)	mrecvl(3) msend(3) msendl(3) now(3) ws_attach_client(3)	ws_at-
       tach_client_mem(3)  ws_attach_server(3)	ws_attach_server_mem(3)	ws_de-
       tach(3)	ws_done(3)  ws_recv(3)	ws_recvl(3)  ws_request_key(3)	ws_re-
       sponse_key(3) ws_send(3)	ws_status(3)

libdill								   WS_SENDL(3)

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