1 .\" $Id: curl_multi_socket.3,v 1.8 2007-04-16 16:34:08 bagder Exp $
3 .TH curl_multi_socket 3 "9 Jul 2006" "libcurl 7.16.0" "libcurl Manual"
5 curl_multi_socket \- reads/writes available data
10 CURLMcode curl_multi_socket_action(CURLM * multi_handle,
11 curl_socket_t sockfd, int ev_bitmask,
12 int *running_handles);
14 CURLMcode curl_multi_socket(CURLM * multi_handle, curl_socket_t sockfd,
15 int *running_handles);
17 CURLMcode curl_multi_socket_all(CURLM *multi_handle,
18 int *running_handles);
21 Alternative versions of \fIcurl_multi_perform(3)\fP that allows the
22 application to pass in the file descriptor/socket that has been detected to
23 have \&"action" on it and let libcurl perform. This allows libcurl to not have
24 to scan through all possible file descriptors to check for action. When the
25 application has detected action on a socket handled by libcurl, it should call
26 \fIcurl_multi_socket_action(3)\fP with the \fBsockfd\fP argument set to the
27 socket with the action. When the events on a socket are known, they can be
28 passed as an events bitmask \fBev_bitmask\fP by first setting \fBev_bitmask\fP
29 to 0, and then adding using bitwise OR (|) any combination of events to be
30 choosen from CURL_CSELECT_IN, CURL_CSELECT_OUT or CURL_CSELECT_ERR. When the
31 events on a socket are unknown, pass 0 instead, and libcurl will test the
32 descriptor internally.
34 At return, the int \fBrunning_handles\fP points to will contain the number of
35 still running easy handles within the multi handle. When this number reaches
36 zero, all transfers are complete/done. Note that when you call
37 \fIcurl_multi_socket_action(3)\fP on a specific socket and the counter
38 decreases by one, it DOES NOT necessarily mean that this exact socket/transfer
39 is the one that completed. Use \fIcurl_multi_info_read(3)\fP to figure out
40 which easy handle that completed.
42 The curl_multi_socket functions inform the application about updates in the
43 socket (file descriptor) status by doing none, one or multiple calls to the
44 socket callback function set with the CURLMOPT_SOCKETFUNCTION option to
45 \fIcurl_multi_setopt(3)\fP. They update the status with changes since the
46 previous time this function was called.
48 To force libcurl to (re-)check all its internal sockets and transfers instead
49 of just a single one, you call \fBcurl_multi_socket_all(3)\fP. This is
50 typically done as the first function call before the application has any
51 knowledge about what sockets libcurl uses.
53 Applications should call \fBcurl_multi_timeout(3)\fP to figure out how long to
54 wait for socket actions \- at most \- before doing the timeout action: call
55 the \fBcurl_multi_socket(3)\fP function with the \fBsockfd\fP argument set to
58 Usage of \fIcurl_multi_socket(3)\fP is depricated, whereas the function is
59 equivalent to \fIcurl_multi_socket_action(3)\fP, when \fBev_bitmask\fP is set
62 .SH "CALLBACK DETAILS"
64 The socket \fBcallback\fP function uses a prototype like this
67 int curl_socket_callback(CURL *easy, /* easy handle */
68 curl_socket_t s, /* socket */
69 int action, /* see values below */
70 void *userp, /* private callback pointer */
71 void *socketp); /* private socket pointer */
74 The callback MUST return 0.
76 The \fIeasy\fP argument is a pointer to the easy handle that deals with this
77 particular socket. Note that a single handle may work with several sockets
80 The \fIs\fP argument is the actual socket value as you use it within your
83 The \fIaction\fP argument to the callback has one of five values:
85 .IP "CURL_POLL_NONE (0)"
86 register, not interested in readiness (yet)
87 .IP "CURL_POLL_IN (1)"
88 register, interested in read readiness
89 .IP "CURL_POLL_OUT (2)"
90 register, interested in write readiness
91 .IP "CURL_POLL_INOUT (3)"
92 register, interested in both read and write readiness
93 .IP "CURL_POLL_REMOVE (4)"
97 The \fIsocketp\fP argument is a private pointer you have previously set with
98 \fIcurl_multi_assign(3)\fP to be associated with the \fIs\fP socket. If no
99 pointer has been set, socketp will be NULL. This argument is of course a
100 service to applications that want to keep certain data or structs that are
101 strictly associated to the given socket.
103 The \fIuserp\fP argument is a private pointer you have previously set with
104 \fIcurl_multi_setopt(3)\fP and the CURLMOPT_SOCKETDATA option.
106 CURLMcode type, general libcurl multi interface error code.
108 If you receive \fICURLM_CALL_MULTI_PERFORM\fP, this basically means that you
109 should call \fIcurl_multi_perform\fP again, before you wait for more actions
110 on libcurl's sockets. You don't have to do it immediately, but the return code
111 means that libcurl may have more data available to return or that there may be
112 more data to send off before it is "satisfied".
114 NOTE that this only returns errors etc regarding the whole multi stack. There
115 might still have occurred problems on individual transfers even when this
118 1. Create a multi handle
120 2. Set the socket callback with CURLMOPT_SOCKETFUNCTION
124 4. Call curl_multi_socket_all() first once
126 5. Setup a "collection" of sockets to supervise when your socket
129 6. Use curl_multi_timeout() to figure out how long to wait for action
131 7. Wait for action on any of libcurl's sockets
133 8, When action happens, call curl_multi_socket_action() for the socket(s) that got
136 9. Go back to step 6.
138 This function was added in libcurl 7.15.4, although deemed stablesince 7.16.0.
140 \fIcurl_multi_socket(3)\fP is deprecated, use
141 \fIcurl_multi_socket_action(3)\fP instead!
143 .BR curl_multi_cleanup "(3), " curl_multi_init "(3), "
144 .BR curl_multi_fdset "(3), " curl_multi_info_read "(3)"