From f9cd60ce383ce124a8b87944b3e688889dc8b0e3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Garrett D'Amore Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2018 16:50:10 -0700 Subject: Added nng_sockaddr man page. --- docs/man/nng_sockaddr.adoc | 93 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 93 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/man/nng_sockaddr.adoc diff --git a/docs/man/nng_sockaddr.adoc b/docs/man/nng_sockaddr.adoc new file mode 100644 index 00000000..396844e6 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/man/nng_sockaddr.adoc @@ -0,0 +1,93 @@ += nng_sockaddr(5) +// +// Copyright 2018 Staysail Systems, Inc. +// Copyright 2018 Capitar IT Group BV +// +// This document is supplied under the terms of the MIT License, a +// copy of which should be located in the distribution where this +// file was obtained (LICENSE.txt). A copy of the license may also be +// found online at https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT. +// + +== NAME + +nng_sockaddr - socket address + +== SYNOPSIS + +[source, c] +----------- +#include + +union nng_sockaddr { + uint16_t s_family; + nng_sockaddr_ipc s_ipc; + nng_sockaddr_inproc s_inproc; + nng_sockaddr_in s_in; + nng_sockaddr_in6 s_in6; + nng_sockaddr_zt s_zt; +}; +typedef union nng_sockaddr nng_sockaddr; + +enum sockaddr_family { + NNG_AF_UNSPEC = 0, + NNG_AF_INPROC = 1, + NNG_AF_IPC = 2, + NNG_AF_INET = 3, + NNG_AF_INET6 = 4, + NNG_AF_ZT = 5, +}; +----------- + +== DESCRIPTION + +An ((`nng_sockaddr`))(((socket, address))) is a structure used for +representing the addresses used by underlying transports, such as TCP/IP +addresses, IPC paths, and so forth. + +*** +The name `sockaddr` is based on it's similarity with POSIX `struct sockaddr`, +but in the _nng_ library, these addreses are more closely affiliated with +instances of <> +than of <>. +The naming confusion is unfortunate. +*** + +This structure is actually a union, with different members for different +types of addreses. + +Every member structure has as its first element a `uint16_t` field +containing the "`address family`"(((address family))). +This overlaps the `s_family` member of the union, and indicates which +specific member should be used. + +The values of `s_family` are as follows: + +`NNG_AF_UNSPEC`:: + Invalid address, no other valid fields. +`NNG_AF_INPROC`:: + Address for intraprocess communication (<>). + The `s_inproc` member is valid. +`NNG_AF_IPC`:: + Address for interprocess communication (<>). + The `s_path` member is valid. +`NNG_AF_INET`:: + Address for TCP/IP (v4) communication. + The `s_in` member is valid. +`NNG_AF_INET6`:: + Address for TCP/IP (v6) communication. + The `s_in6` member is valid. +`NNG_AF_ZT`:: + Address for ZeroTier transport (<>). + The `s_zt` member is valid. + +Please see the manual pages for each individual type for more information. + +== SEE ALSO +[.text-left] +<>, +<>, +<>, +<>, +<>, +<> -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2