.TH httpd_socket 3erl "inets 5.10.3" "Ericsson AB" "Erlang Module Definition"
.SH NAME
httpd_socket \- Communication utility functions to be used by the Erlang
    Web server API programmer.
.SH DESCRIPTION
.LP
This module provides the Erlang Web server API module programmer with utility functions for generic sockets communication\&. The appropriate communication mechanism is transparently used, that is \fIip_comm\fR\& or \fIssl\fR\&\&.
.SH EXPORTS
.LP
.B
deliver(SocketType, Socket, Data) -> Result
.br
.RS
.LP
Types:

.RS 3
SocketType = socket_type()
.br
Socket = socket()
.br
Data = io_list() | binary()
.br
Result = socket_closed | void()
.br
.RE
.RE
.RS
.LP
\fIdeliver/3\fR\& sends the \fIBinary\fR\& over the \fISocket\fR\& using the specified \fISocketType\fR\&\&. Socket and SocketType should be the socket and the socket_type form the mod record as defined in httpd\&.hrl
.RE

.LP
.B
peername(SocketType,Socket) -> {Port,IPAddress}
.br
.RS
.LP
Types:

.RS 3
SocketType = socket_type()
.br
Socket = socket()
.br
Port = integer()
.br
IPAddress = string()
.br
.RE
.RE
.RS
.LP
\fIpeername/3\fR\& returns the \fIPort\fR\& and \fIIPAddress\fR\& of the remote \fISocket\fR\&\&.
.RE

.LP
.B
resolve() -> HostName
.br
.RS
.LP
Types:

.RS 3
HostName = string()
.br
.RE
.RE
.RS
.LP
\fIresolve/0\fR\& returns the official \fIHostName\fR\& of the current host\&.
.RE

.SH "SEE ALSO"

.LP
\fBhttpd(3erl)\fR\&