socket_test_server.lua

-- load namespace
local socket = require("socket")
-- create a TCP socket and bind it to the local host, at any port
local server = assert(socket.bind("*", 65367))
-- find out which port the OS chose for us
local ip, port = server:getsockname()
-- print a message informing what's up
print("Please telnet to localhost on port " .. port)

print("After connecting, you have 10s to enter a line to be echoed")
io.flush()
server:settimeout(60)


local client, err = server:accept()

print("after server accept", client, err)
io.flush()

client:settimeout(2)


print("after timeout")
io.flush()

local line, err = client:receive()


print("after client receive: " .. line)
io.flush()

client:close()
server:close()

-- loop forever waiting for clients
-- while 1 do
  -- wait for a connection from any client
 -- local client = server:accept()
  -- make sure we don't block waiting for this client's line
 -- client:settimeout(10)
  -- receive the line
 -- local line, err = client:receive()
  -- if there was no error, send it back to the client
 -- if not err then client:send(line .. "\n") end
  -- done with client, close the object
 -- client:close()
-- end