NetworkConnection Module

connect(address, port)

Connect to a server at the specified address.

Parameters:

• address (string) – The address of a server.
• port (int) – The port the server is listening on

Returns:

The connection to the server.

Return type:

_NetworkConnection

accept(port)

Accepts a connection from a client.

Parameters:port (integer) – The port to accept connections over Returns:The connection from the client. Return type:_NetworkConnection

class _NetworkConnection

“Hidden” class that handles the inner workings of a network connection.

send(message)

Sends a string message over the connection.

Parameters:message (string) – a string to send over the connection.

receive()

Recieve a line of text from the socket.

Returns:A message from the socket Return type:string

close()

Close all connections.

connected()

States whether the current connection is valid.

Returns:True if the connection is valid. Return type:boolean