server.h File Reference

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Functions
struct sockaddr_in	create_address (int port)
	Creates a sockaddr_in structure for the given port.
int	create_socket_server (int port)
	Creates a socket server and binds it to the specified port.
int	listen_socket (int sock)
	Listens for incoming connections on the specified socket.

Detailed Description

Header file for socket server functions.

This file contains the declarations of functions used to create and manage a socket server.

Function Documentation

create_address()

struct sockaddr_in create_address

(

int

port

)

Creates a sockaddr_in structure for the given port.

This function initializes a sockaddr_in structure with the specified port and sets the address to INADDR_ANY.

Parameters

port	The port number to bind the address to.

Returns

A sockaddr_in structure initialized with the given port.

create_socket_server()

int create_socket_server

(

int

port

)

Creates a socket server and binds it to the specified port.

This function creates a socket, binds it to the given port, and sets it up to listen for incoming connections.

Parameters

port	The port number to bind the socket to.

Returns

The file descriptor of the created socket, or -1 on error.

listen_socket()

int listen_socket

(

int

sock

)

Listens for incoming connections on the specified socket.

This function sets the socket to listen for incoming connections.

Parameters

sock	The file descriptor of the socket to listen on.

Returns

0 on success, or -1 on error.