Difference between revisions of "enet.host"

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|[[enet.host:check_events | host:check_events]]
 
|[[enet.host:check_events | host:check_events]]
|Checks for any queued events and dispatches one if available.
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|Checks for any queued [[enet.event | events]] and dispatches one if available.
 
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|[[enet.host:connect | host:connect]]
 
|[[enet.host:connect | host:connect]]
|Connects a host to a remote host. Returns peer object associated with remote host.
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|Connects a host to a remote host. Returns [[enet.peer | peer]] object associated with remote host.
 
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|[[enet.host:flush | host:flush]]
 
|[[enet.host:flush | host:flush]]
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|[[enet.host:socket_get_address | host:socket_getaddress]]
 
|[[enet.host:socket_get_address | host:socket_getaddress]]
|Returns a string that describes the socket address of the given host.
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|Returns a [[string]] that describes the socket address of the given host.
 
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|[[enet.host:total_sent_data | host:total_sent_data]]
 
|[[enet.host:total_sent_data | host:total_sent_data]]
|Returns the number of bytes that were sent through the given host.
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|Returns the [[number]] of bytes that were sent through the given host.
 
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|[[enet.host:total_received_data | host:total_received_data]]
 
|[[enet.host:total_received_data | host:total_received_data]]
|Returns the number of bytes that were received by the given host.
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|Returns the [[number]] of bytes that were received by the given host.
 
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|[[enet.host:service_time | host:service_time]]
 
|[[enet.host:service_time | host:service_time]]
|Returns the timestamp of the last call to host:service() or host:flush().
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|Returns the timestamp of the last call to [[enet.host:service | host:service()]] or [[enet.host:flush | host:flush()]].
 
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|[[enet.host:peer_count | host:peer_count]]
 
|[[enet.host:peer_count | host:peer_count]]
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|[[enet.host:get_peer | host:get_peer]]
 
|[[enet.host:get_peer | host:get_peer]]
|Returns the connected peer at the specified index (starting at 1).
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|Returns the connected [[enet.peer | peer]] at the specified index (starting at 1).
 
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|[[enet.host:__gc | host:__gc]]
 
|[[enet.host:__gc | host:__gc]]

Revision as of 19:09, 23 July 2014

Description

An ENet host for communicating with peers. On creation it will bind to a port on an address, unless otherwise specified, which will keep other applications from binding to the same port and address.

The only way to free the port is by garbage collecting the ENet host, which can be done like so:

local host = enet.host_create("*:6789")
host = nil
garbagecollect()

Functions

Function Description
host:service Wait for events, send and receive any ready packets.
host:check_events Checks for any queued events and dispatches one if available.
host:connect Connects a host to a remote host. Returns peer object associated with remote host.
host:flush Sends any queued packets.
host:broadcast Queues a packet to be sent to all connected peers.
host:channel_limit Sets the maximum number of channels allowed.
host:bandwidth_limit Sets the bandwidth limits of the host in bytes/sec.
host:socket_getaddress Returns a string that describes the socket address of the given host.
host:total_sent_data Returns the number of bytes that were sent through the given host.
host:total_received_data Returns the number of bytes that were received by the given host.
host:service_time Returns the timestamp of the last call to host:service() or host:flush().
host:peer_count Returns the number of peers that are allocated for the given host.
host:get_peer Returns the connected peer at the specified index (starting at 1).
host:__gc Destroys the host, freeing any bound ports and addresses.

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