Struct UnixStream

pub struct UnixStream(pub(in ::os::unix::net) Socket);

A Unix stream socket.

Examples

use std::os::unix::net::UnixStream;
use std::io::prelude::*;

fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
    let mut stream = UnixStream::connect("/path/to/my/socket")?;
    stream.write_all(b"hello world")?;
    let mut response = String::new();
    stream.read_to_string(&mut response)?;
    println!("{response}");
    Ok(())
}

SOCK_CLOEXEC

On platforms that support it, we pass the close-on-exec flag to atomically create the socket and set it as CLOEXEC. On Linux, this was added in 2.6.27. See socket(2) for more information.

SIGPIPE

Writes to the underlying socket in SOCK_STREAM mode are made with MSG_NOSIGNAL flag. This suppresses the emission of the SIGPIPE signal when writing to disconnected socket. In some cases getting a SIGPIPE would trigger process termination.

Fields

0: Socket

Implementations

impl UnixStream

fn connect<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> Result<UnixStream>

Connects to the socket named by path.

Examples

use std::os::unix::net::UnixStream;

let socket = match UnixStream::connect("/tmp/sock") {
    Ok(sock) => sock,
    Err(e) => {
        println!("Couldn't connect: {e:?}");
        return
    }
};
fn connect_addr(socket_addr: &SocketAddr) -> Result<UnixStream>

Connects to the socket specified by address.

Examples

use std::os::unix::net::{UnixListener, UnixStream};

fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
    let listener = UnixListener::bind("/path/to/the/socket")?;
    let addr = listener.local_addr()?;

    let sock = match UnixStream::connect_addr(&addr) {
        Ok(sock) => sock,
        Err(e) => {
            println!("Couldn't connect: {e:?}");
            return Err(e)
        }
    };
    Ok(())
}
fn pair() -> Result<(UnixStream, UnixStream)>

Creates an unnamed pair of connected sockets.

Returns two UnixStreams which are connected to each other.

Examples

use std::os::unix::net::UnixStream;

let (sock1, sock2) = match UnixStream::pair() {
    Ok((sock1, sock2)) => (sock1, sock2),
    Err(e) => {
        println!("Couldn't create a pair of sockets: {e:?}");
        return
    }
};
fn try_clone(&self) -> Result<UnixStream>

Creates a new independently owned handle to the underlying socket.

The returned UnixStream is a reference to the same stream that this object references. Both handles will read and write the same stream of data, and options set on one stream will be propagated to the other stream.

Examples

use std::os::unix::net::UnixStream;

fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
    let socket = UnixStream::connect("/tmp/sock")?;
    let sock_copy = socket.try_clone().expect("Couldn't clone socket");
    Ok(())
}
fn local_addr(&self) -> Result<SocketAddr>

Returns the socket address of the local half of this connection.

Examples

use std::os::unix::net::UnixStream;

fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
    let socket = UnixStream::connect("/tmp/sock")?;
    let addr = socket.local_addr().expect("Couldn't get local address");
    Ok(())
}
fn peer_addr(&self) -> Result<SocketAddr>

Returns the socket address of the remote half of this connection.

Examples

use std::os::unix::net::UnixStream;

fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
    let socket = UnixStream::connect("/tmp/sock")?;
    let addr = socket.peer_addr().expect("Couldn't get peer address");
    Ok(())
}
fn peer_cred(&self) -> Result<UCred>

Gets the peer credentials for this Unix domain socket.

Examples

#![feature(peer_credentials_unix_socket)]
use std::os::unix::net::UnixStream;

fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
    let socket = UnixStream::connect("/tmp/sock")?;
    let peer_cred = socket.peer_cred().expect("Couldn't get peer credentials");
    Ok(())
}
fn set_read_timeout(&self, timeout: Option<Duration>) -> Result<()>

Sets the read timeout for the socket.

If the provided value is None, then read calls will block indefinitely. An Err is returned if the zero Duration is passed to this method.

Examples

use std::os::unix::net::UnixStream;
use std::time::Duration;

fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
    let socket = UnixStream::connect("/tmp/sock")?;
    socket.set_read_timeout(Some(Duration::new(1, 0))).expect("Couldn't set read timeout");
    Ok(())
}

An Err is returned if the zero Duration is passed to this method:

use std::io;
use std::os::unix::net::UnixStream;
use std::time::Duration;

fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
    let socket = UnixStream::connect("/tmp/sock")?;
    let result = socket.set_read_timeout(Some(Duration::new(0, 0)));
    let err = result.unwrap_err();
    assert_eq!(err.kind(), io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput);
    Ok(())
}
fn set_write_timeout(&self, timeout: Option<Duration>) -> Result<()>

Sets the write timeout for the socket.

If the provided value is None, then write calls will block indefinitely. An Err is returned if the zero Duration is passed to this method.

Examples

use std::os::unix::net::UnixStream;
use std::time::Duration;

fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
    let socket = UnixStream::connect("/tmp/sock")?;
    socket.set_write_timeout(Some(Duration::new(1, 0)))
        .expect("Couldn't set write timeout");
    Ok(())
}

An Err is returned if the zero Duration is passed to this method:

use std::io;
use std::os::unix::net::UnixStream;
use std::time::Duration;

fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
    let socket = UnixStream::connect("/tmp/sock")?;
    let result = socket.set_write_timeout(Some(Duration::new(0, 0)));
    let err = result.unwrap_err();
    assert_eq!(err.kind(), io::ErrorKind::InvalidInput);
    Ok(())
}
fn read_timeout(&self) -> Result<Option<Duration>>

Returns the read timeout of this socket.

Examples

use std::os::unix::net::UnixStream;
use std::time::Duration;

fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
    let socket = UnixStream::connect("/tmp/sock")?;
    socket.set_read_timeout(Some(Duration::new(1, 0))).expect("Couldn't set read timeout");
    assert_eq!(socket.read_timeout()?, Some(Duration::new(1, 0)));
    Ok(())
}
fn write_timeout(&self) -> Result<Option<Duration>>

Returns the write timeout of this socket.

Examples

use std::os::unix::net::UnixStream;
use std::time::Duration;

fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
    let socket = UnixStream::connect("/tmp/sock")?;
    socket.set_write_timeout(Some(Duration::new(1, 0)))
        .expect("Couldn't set write timeout");
    assert_eq!(socket.write_timeout()?, Some(Duration::new(1, 0)));
    Ok(())
}
fn set_nonblocking(&self, nonblocking: bool) -> Result<()>

Moves the socket into or out of nonblocking mode.

Examples

use std::os::unix::net::UnixStream;

fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
    let socket = UnixStream::connect("/tmp/sock")?;
    socket.set_nonblocking(true).expect("Couldn't set nonblocking");
    Ok(())
}
fn set_mark(&self, mark: u32) -> Result<()>

Set the id of the socket for network filtering purpose

#![feature(unix_set_mark)]
use std::os::unix::net::UnixStream;

fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
    let sock = UnixStream::connect("/tmp/sock")?;
    sock.set_mark(32)?;
    Ok(())
}
fn take_error(&self) -> Result<Option<Error>>

Returns the value of the SO_ERROR option.

Examples

use std::os::unix::net::UnixStream;

fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
    let socket = UnixStream::connect("/tmp/sock")?;
    if let Ok(Some(err)) = socket.take_error() {
        println!("Got error: {err:?}");
    }
    Ok(())
}

Platform specific

On Redox this always returns None.

fn shutdown(&self, how: Shutdown) -> Result<()>

Shuts down the read, write, or both halves of this connection.

This function will cause all pending and future I/O calls on the specified portions to immediately return with an appropriate value (see the documentation of Shutdown).

Examples

use std::os::unix::net::UnixStream;
use std::net::Shutdown;

fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
    let socket = UnixStream::connect("/tmp/sock")?;
    socket.shutdown(Shutdown::Both).expect("shutdown function failed");
    Ok(())
}
fn peek(&self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> Result<usize>

Receives data on the socket from the remote address to which it is connected, without removing that data from the queue. On success, returns the number of bytes peeked.

Successive calls return the same data. This is accomplished by passing MSG_PEEK as a flag to the underlying recv system call.

Examples

#![feature(unix_socket_peek)]

use std::os::unix::net::UnixStream;

fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
    let socket = UnixStream::connect("/tmp/sock")?;
    let mut buf = [0; 10];
    let len = socket.peek(&mut buf).expect("peek failed");
    Ok(())
}
fn recv_vectored_with_ancillary(&self, bufs: &mut [IoSliceMut<'_>], ancillary: &mut SocketAncillary<'_>) -> Result<usize>

Receives data and ancillary data from socket.

On success, returns the number of bytes read.

Examples

#![feature(unix_socket_ancillary_data)]
use std::os::unix::net::{UnixStream, SocketAncillary, AncillaryData};
use std::io::IoSliceMut;

fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
    let socket = UnixStream::connect("/tmp/sock")?;
    let mut buf1 = [1; 8];
    let mut buf2 = [2; 16];
    let mut buf3 = [3; 8];
    let mut bufs = &mut [
        IoSliceMut::new(&mut buf1),
        IoSliceMut::new(&mut buf2),
        IoSliceMut::new(&mut buf3),
    ][..];
    let mut fds = [0; 8];
    let mut ancillary_buffer = [0; 128];
    let mut ancillary = SocketAncillary::new(&mut ancillary_buffer[..]);
    let size = socket.recv_vectored_with_ancillary(bufs, &mut ancillary)?;
    println!("received {size}");
    for ancillary_result in ancillary.messages() {
        if let AncillaryData::ScmRights(scm_rights) = ancillary_result.unwrap() {
            for fd in scm_rights {
                println!("receive file descriptor: {fd}");
            }
        }
    }
    Ok(())
}
fn send_vectored_with_ancillary(&self, bufs: &[IoSlice<'_>], ancillary: &mut SocketAncillary<'_>) -> Result<usize>

Sends data and ancillary data on the socket.

On success, returns the number of bytes written.

Examples

#![feature(unix_socket_ancillary_data)]
use std::os::unix::net::{UnixStream, SocketAncillary};
use std::io::IoSlice;

fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
    let socket = UnixStream::connect("/tmp/sock")?;
    let buf1 = [1; 8];
    let buf2 = [2; 16];
    let buf3 = [3; 8];
    let bufs = &[
        IoSlice::new(&buf1),
        IoSlice::new(&buf2),
        IoSlice::new(&buf3),
    ][..];
    let fds = [0, 1, 2];
    let mut ancillary_buffer = [0; 128];
    let mut ancillary = SocketAncillary::new(&mut ancillary_buffer[..]);
    ancillary.add_fds(&fds[..]);
    socket.send_vectored_with_ancillary(bufs, &mut ancillary)
        .expect("send_vectored_with_ancillary function failed");
    Ok(())
}

Trait Implementations

impl AsFd for UnixStream

fn as_fd(&self) -> BorrowedFd<'_>

impl AsInner<Socket> for UnixStream

fn as_inner(&self) -> &Socket

impl AsRawFd for UnixStream

fn as_raw_fd(&self) -> RawFd

impl CopyRead for UnixStream

fn properties(&self) -> CopyParams

impl CopyWrite for UnixStream

fn properties(&self) -> CopyParams

impl Debug for UnixStream

fn fmt(&self, fmt: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> Result

impl From<OwnedFd> for UnixStream

fn from(owned: OwnedFd) -> Self

impl FromRawFd for UnixStream

unsafe fn from_raw_fd(fd: RawFd) -> UnixStream

impl IntoRawFd for UnixStream

fn into_raw_fd(self) -> RawFd

impl Read for UnixStream

fn read(&mut self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> Result<usize>
fn read_buf(&mut self, buf: BorrowedCursor<'_, u8>) -> Result<()>
fn read_vectored(&mut self, bufs: &mut [IoSliceMut<'_>]) -> Result<usize>
fn is_read_vectored(&self) -> bool

impl SpecCopy for UnixStream

fn copy<R: Read + ?Sized, W: Write + ?Sized>(read: &mut R, write: &mut W) -> Result<CopyState>

impl UnixSocketExt for UnixStream

fn passcred(&self) -> Result<bool>
fn set_passcred(&self, passcred: bool) -> Result<()>

impl Write for UnixStream

fn write(&mut self, buf: &[u8]) -> Result<usize>
fn write_vectored(&mut self, bufs: &[IoSlice<'_>]) -> Result<usize>
fn is_write_vectored(&self) -> bool
fn flush(&mut self) -> Result<()>

Auto Trait Implementations

impl Freeze for UnixStream

impl RefUnwindSafe for UnixStream

impl Send for UnixStream

impl Sync for UnixStream

impl Unpin for UnixStream

impl UnsafeUnpin for UnixStream

impl UnwindSafe for UnixStream

Blanket Implementations

impl<R> SpecReadByte for UnixStream where R: Read,

fn spec_read_byte(&mut self) -> Option<Result<u8, Error>>

impl<T> Any for UnixStream where T: 'static + ?Sized,

fn type_id(&self) -> TypeId

impl<T> Borrow<T> for UnixStream where T: ?Sized,

fn borrow(&self) -> &T

impl<T> BorrowMut<T> for UnixStream where T: ?Sized,

fn borrow_mut(&mut self) -> &mut T

impl<T> From<T> for UnixStream

fn from(t: T) -> T

Returns the argument unchanged.

impl<T> SizeHint for UnixStream where T: ?Sized,

fn lower_bound(&self) -> usize
fn upper_bound(&self) -> Option<usize>

impl<T> SizedTypeProperties for UnixStream

impl<T, U> Into<U> for UnixStream where U: From<T>,

fn into(self) -> U

Calls U::from(self).

That is, this conversion is whatever the implementation of [From]<T> for U chooses to do.

impl<T, U> TryFrom<U> for UnixStream where U: Into<T>,

type Error = Infallible;
fn try_from(value: U) -> Result<T, <T as TryFrom<U>>::Error>

impl<T, U> TryInto<U> for UnixStream where U: TryFrom<T>,

type Error = <U as TryFrom<T>>::Error;
fn try_into(self) -> Result<U, <U as TryFrom<T>>::Error>