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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 follow-
     ing 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 millisec-
     onds.  Use the now function to get your current point in time.  0 means im-
     mediate timeout, i.e., perform the operation if possible or return  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  --disable-sock-
     ets 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_detach(3)
     ws_done(3)   ws_recv(3)  ws_recvl(3)  ws_request_key(3)  ws_response_key(3)
     ws_send(3) ws_status(3)

libdill 							     WS_SENDL(3)

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