(* $Id: netsockaddr.mli 1628 2011-06-14 20:52:23Z gerd $ *) (** Parsing of socket addresses *) type socksymbol = [ `Inet of Unix.inet_addr * int | `Inet_byname of string * int | `Unix of string ] (** Symbolic socket names: - [`Inet(ip,port)]: An internet socket with IP [ip] and the given [port] - [`Inet_byname(n,port)]: An internet socket with the IP resulting from the resolution of the name [n], and with the given [port] - [`Unix p]: A Unix Domain socket with the path [p] Use {!Uq_resolver.sockaddr_of_socksymbol} to convert to a [Unix.sockaddr] (and resolve names). *) val socksymbol_of_string : string -> socksymbol (** Parses designations of the forms: - [<IPv4>:port] - [[<IPv4_or_IPv6]:port] - [<name>:port] - [/path] - [./path] Raises [Failure] on parse error. *) val string_of_socksymbol : socksymbol -> string (** The reverse function *)