org.codehaus.groovy.runtime

## Class SocketGroovyMethods

- java.lang.Object
- - org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.DefaultGroovyMethodsSupport
  - - org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.SocketGroovyMethods

-     public class SocketGroovyMethods
      extends DefaultGroovyMethodsSupport

  This class defines new groovy methods for Sockets which enhance JDK classes inside the Groovy environment.

  NOTE: While this class contains many 'public' static methods, it is primarily regarded as an internal class (its internal package name suggests this also). We value backwards compatibility of these methods when used within Groovy but value less backwards compatibility at the Java method call level. I.e. future versions of Groovy may remove or move a method call in this file but would normally aim to keep the method available from within Groovy.

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `SocketGroovyMethods()`

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static Socket` | `accept(ServerSocket serverSocket, boolean runInANewThread, Closure closure)` Accepts a connection and passes the resulting Socket to the closure which runs in a new Thread or the calling thread, as needed.
    `static Socket` | `accept(ServerSocket serverSocket, Closure closure)` Accepts a connection and passes the resulting Socket to the closure which runs in a new Thread.
    `static OutputStream` | `leftShift(Socket self, byte[] value)` Overloads the left shift operator to provide an append mechanism to add bytes to the output stream of a socket
    `static Writer` | `leftShift(Socket self, Object value)` Overloads the left shift operator to provide an append mechanism to add things to the output stream of a socket
    `static <T> T` | `withObjectStreams(Socket socket, Closure<T> closure)` Creates an InputObjectStream and an OutputObjectStream from a Socket, and passes them to the closure.
    `static <T> T` | `withStreams(Socket socket, Closure<T> closure)` Passes the Socket's InputStream and OutputStream to the closure.

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.DefaultGroovyMethodsSupport

      `cloneSimilarCollection, cloneSimilarMap, closeQuietly, closeWithWarning, createSimilarArray, createSimilarCollection, createSimilarCollection, createSimilarList, createSimilarMap, createSimilarOrDefaultCollection, createSimilarSet, normaliseIndex, sameType, subListBorders, subListBorders`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### SocketGroovyMethods

          public SocketGroovyMethods()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### withStreams

          public static <T> T withStreams(Socket socket,
                          Closure<T> closure)
                               throws IOException

      Passes the Socket's InputStream and OutputStream to the closure. The streams will be closed after the closure returns, even if an exception is thrown.
      Parameters:
        `socket` - a Socket
        `closure` - a Closure
      Returns:
        the value returned by the closure
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        1.5.2

    - #### withObjectStreams

          public static <T> T withObjectStreams(Socket socket,
                                Closure<T> closure)
                                     throws IOException

      Creates an InputObjectStream and an OutputObjectStream from a Socket, and passes them to the closure. The streams will be closed after the closure returns, even if an exception is thrown.
      Parameters:
        `socket` - this Socket
        `closure` - a Closure
      Returns:
        the value returned by the closure
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        1.5.0

    - #### leftShift

          public static Writer leftShift(Socket self,
                         Object value)
                                  throws IOException

      Overloads the left shift operator to provide an append mechanism to add things to the output stream of a socket
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Socket
        `value` - a value to append
      Returns:
        a Writer
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        1.0

    - #### leftShift

          public static OutputStream leftShift(Socket self,
                               byte[] value)
                                        throws IOException

      Overloads the left shift operator to provide an append mechanism to add bytes to the output stream of a socket
      Parameters:
        `self` - a Socket
        `value` - a value to append
      Returns:
        an OutputStream
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        1.0

    - #### accept

          public static Socket accept(ServerSocket serverSocket,
                      Closure closure)
                               throws IOException

      Accepts a connection and passes the resulting Socket to the closure which runs in a new Thread.
      Parameters:
        `serverSocket` - a ServerSocket
        `closure` - a Closure
      Returns:
        a Socket
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        1.0
      See Also:
        `ServerSocket.accept()`

    - #### accept

          public static Socket accept(ServerSocket serverSocket,
                      boolean runInANewThread,
                      Closure closure)
                               throws IOException

      Accepts a connection and passes the resulting Socket to the closure which runs in a new Thread or the calling thread, as needed.
      Parameters:
        `serverSocket` - a ServerSocket
        `runInANewThread` - This flag should be true, if the closure should be invoked in a new thread, else false.
        `closure` - a Closure
      Returns:
        a Socket
      Throws:
        `IOException` - if an IOException occurs.
      Since:
        1.7.6
      See Also:
        `ServerSocket.accept()`