# CheckSocket


A very simple Raku function to test if a TCP socket is listening on a given address or
a UNIX domain socket on the specified path

## Description

This module provides a very simple mechanism to determine whether
something is listening on a TCP socket at the given port and address,
or UNIX domain socket at a specified path.  This is primarly for the
convenience of testing where there may be a dependency on an external
network service.  For example:

    use Test;
    use CheckSocket;

    if not check-socket(80, "localhost") {
             skip-all "no web server";
        exit;
    }

       # or

       use Test;
       use CheckSocket;

       # Start some socket server concurrently
       if wait-socket(80, "localhost") {
               # do some tests
       }
       else {
               skip-all "server didn't start in time";
       }

## Installation

You can install directly with *zef*:

   # From the source directory

   zef install .

   # Remote installation

   zef install CheckSocket

## Support

Suggestions/patches are welcomed via github at

https://github.com/jonathanstowe/CheckSocket/issues

## Licence

Please see the LICENCE file in the distribution

© Jonathan Stowe 2015 - 2021

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