[Gambas-user] Timeout in class socket (gb.net)

[Benoît Minisini]

Le 09/09/2020 à 20:01, Hans Lehmann a écrit :
> Hello,
> 
> i am still experimenting with the classes Socket and ServerSocket. I
> have the problem how to use the property Socket.Timeout in a meaningful
> way. For example I want to connect to a time server on port 37 to get
> the current timestamp. But there are time servers which are not always
> reachable. Now the question: How do I intercept the timeout if I use for
> example the following source code:
> 
>      Public Sub btnConnect_Click()
>         
>          TCP_Socket.Timeout = 1000
> 
>      '-- TCP-Verbindung initialisieren (Host und Port)
>          TCP_Socket.Host = cmbHost.Text
>          If IsInteger(txbPort.Text) Then TCP_Socket.Port = Val(txbPort.Text)
> 
>       '-- Verbindung zum Server herstellen
>          TCP_Socket.Connect()
> 
>      ...
> 
>      End
> 
> 
> With kind regards
> 
> Hans
> 
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> 

Mmm... I'm afraid this has not been taken into account, and that the 
socket timeout is not used by connect().

I will try to implement an internal timer to handle connection timeout.

As a workaround, you have to start your own timer and cancel the socket 
if the timer triggers before connection is established.

Regards,

-- 
Benoît Minisini