The SocketPrim module is for when you want full control over the sockets, exposing the C socket API. Your best bet for documentation is to look at the code—really!— normally in fptools/hslibs/net/SocketPrim.lhs.
data Socket -- instance of: Eq, Show -- your mileage may vary depending on the OS you use... data Family = instance of: Eq, Ord, Ix, Show AF_802 -- IEEE 802.2, also ISO 8802 | AF_APPLETALK -- Apple Talk | AF_ARP -- (rev.) addr. res. prot. (RFC 826) | AF_AX25 | AF_CCITT -- CCITT protocols, X.25 etc | AF_CHAOS -- mit CHAOS protocols | AF_CNT -- Computer Network Technology | AF_COIP -- connection-oriented IP, aka ST II | AF_CTF -- Common Trace Facility | AF_DATAKIT -- datakit protocols | AF_DECnet -- DECnet | AF_DLI -- DEC Direct data link interface | AF_ECMA -- european computer manufacturers | AF_GOSSIP -- US Government OSI | AF_HYLINK -- NSC Hyperchannel | AF_IMPLINK -- arpanet imp addresses | AF_INET -- internetwork: UDP, TCP, etc | AF_INET6 -- IPv6 | AF_INTF -- Debugging use only | AF_IPX -- Novell Internet Protocol | AF_ISDN -- Integrated Services Digital Network | AF_ISO -- ISO protocols | AF_LAT -- LAT | AF_LINK -- Link layer interface | AF_MAX | AF_NATM -- native ATM access | AF_NBS -- nbs protocols | AF_NDD | AF_NETBIOS -- NetBios-style addresses | AF_NETMAN -- DNA Network Management | AF_NETWARE | AF_NIT -- Network Interface Tap | AF_NS -- XEROX NS protocols | AF_OSI -- OSI protocols | AF_OSINET -- AFI | AF_PUP -- pup protocols: e.g. BSP | AF_RAW -- Link layer interface | AF_RIF -- raw interface | AF_ROUTE -- Internal Routing Protocol | AF_SIP -- Simple Internet Protocol | AF_SNA -- IBM SNA | AF_UNIX -- local to host (pipes, portals | AF_UNSPEC -- unspecified | AF_WAN -- Wide Area Network protocols | AF_X25 -- CCITT X.25 | Pseudo_AF_HDRCMPLT -- Used by BPF to not rewrite hdrs in iface output | Pseudo_AF_KEY -- Internal key-management function | Pseudo_AF_PIP -- Help Identify PIP packets | Pseudo_AF_RTIP -- Help Identify RTIP packets | Pseudo_AF_XTP -- eXpress Transfer Protocol (no AF) data Socket = MkSocket Int -- File Descriptor Family SocketType Int -- Protocol Number (IORef SocketStatus) -- Status Flag data SockAddr = SockAddrUnix String -- not available con Cygwin/Mingw | SockAddrInet PortNumber HostAddress type HostAddress = Word data ShutdownCmd = ShutdownReceive | ShutdownSend | ShutdownBoth type ProtocolNumber = Int socket :: Family -> SocketType -> ProtocolNumber -> IO Socket connect :: Socket -> SockAddr -> IO () bindSocket :: Socket -> SockAddr -> IO () listen :: Socket -> Int -> IO () accept :: Socket -> IO (Socket, SockAddr) getPeerName :: Socket -> IO SockAddr getSocketName :: Socket -> IO SockAddr socketPort :: Socket -> IO PortNumber writeSocket :: Socket -> String -> IO Int readSocket :: Socket -> Int -> IO (String, Int) readSocketAll :: Socket -> IO String socketToHandle :: Socket -> IO Handle sendTo :: Socket -> String -> SockAddr -> IO Int recvFrom :: Socket -> Int -> IO (String, Int, SockAddr) inet_addr :: String -> IO HostAddress inet_ntoa :: HostAddress -> IO String sIsConnected :: Socket -> IO Bool sIsBound :: Socket -> IO Bool sIsListening :: Socket -> IO Bool sIsReadable :: Socket -> IO Bool sIsWritable :: Socket -> IO Bool shutdown :: Socket -> ShutdownCmd -> IO () sClose :: Socket -> IO () data SocketType -- NOTE: not all of the socket types are supported on every platform. = Stream | Datagram | Raw | RDM | SeqPacket | Packet deriving (Eq, Ord, Ix, Show) data SocketOption = Debug -- SO_DEBUG | ReuseAddr -- SO_REUSEADDR | Type -- SO_TYPE | SoError -- SO_ERROR | DontRoute -- SO_DONTROUTE | Broadcast -- SO_BROADCAST | SendBuffer -- SO_SNDBUF | RecvBuffer -- SO_RCVBUF | KeepAlive -- SO_KEEPALIVE | OOBInline -- SO_OOBINLINE | MaxSegment -- TCP_MAXSEG, not available con Cygwin/Mingw | NoDelay -- TCP_NODELAY getSocketOption :: Socket -> SocketOption -> IO Int setSocketOption :: Socket -> SocketOption -> Int -> IO () newtype PortNumber = -- instance of Eq, Ord, Enum, Num, Real, Integral, Show PNum Int -- 16-bit value stored in network byte order. mkPortNumber :: Int -> PortNumber aNY_PORT :: PortNumber iNADDR_ANY :: HostAddress sOMAXCONN :: Int maxListenQueue :: Int |