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NAME
curl_multi_socket - reads/writes available data
SYNOPSIS
#include <curl/curl.h>
CURLMcode curl_multi_socket(CURLM *multi_handle, curl_socket_t sockfd,
int *running_handles);
CURLMcode curl_multi_socket_all(CURLM *multi_handle,
int *running_handles);
DESCRIPTION
These functions are deprecated. Do not use. See
curl_multi_socket_action(3) instead.
At return, the integer running_handles points to contains the number of
still running easy handles within the multi handle. When this number
reaches zero, all transfers are complete/done. Note that when you call
curl_multi_socket_action(3) on a specific socket and the counter
decreases by one, it DOES NOT necessarily mean that this exact
socket/transfer is the one that completed. Use curl_multi_info_read(3)
to figure out which easy handle that completed.
The curl_multi_socket_action(3) functions inform the application about
updates in the socket (file descriptor) status by doing none, one, or
multiple calls to the socket callback function set with the
CURLMOPT_SOCKETFUNCTION(3) option to curl_multi_setopt(3). They update
the status with changes since the previous time the callback was
called.
Get the timeout time by setting the CURLMOPT_TIMERFUNCTION(3) option
with curl_multi_setopt(3). Your application then gets called with
information on how long to wait for socket actions at most before doing
the timeout action: call the curl_multi_socket_action(3) function with
the sockfd argument set to CURL_SOCKET_TIMEOUT. You can also use the
curl_multi_timeout(3) function to poll the value at any given time, but
for an event-based system using the callback is far better than relying
on polling the timeout value.
Usage of curl_multi_socket(3) is deprecated, whereas the function is
equivalent to curl_multi_socket_action(3) with ev_bitmask set to 0.
Force libcurl to (re-)check all its internal sockets and transfers
instead of just a single one by calling curl_multi_socket_all(3). Note
that there should not be any reason to use this function.
EXAMPLE
int main(void)
{
/* the event-library gets told when there activity on the socket 'fd',
which we translate to a call to curl_multi_socket_action() */
int running;
int rc;
int fd;
CURLM *multi;
curl_multi_socket(3) is deprecated, use curl_multi_socket_action(3)
instead!
RETURN VALUE
CURLMcode type, general libcurl multi interface error code.
The return code is for the whole multi stack. Problems still might have
occurred on individual transfers even when one of these functions
return OK.
SEE ALSO
curl_multi_cleanup(3), curl_multi_init(3), curl_multi_fdset(3),
curl_multi_info_read(3), thehiperfifo.cexample
libcurl 8.5.0 December 4, 2023 curl_multi_socket(3)