sock_open

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Create an endpoint for communication

sock_open (

address_family: i32The address family of the socketsock_type: i32The socket type, either datagram or streamsock_proto: i32The socket protocolro_sock: i32A WebAssembly pointer to a memory location where the file descriptor of the opened socket will be stored

) =>

error: i32

The sock_open() function creates an endpoint for communication.
The endpoint is created using the specified address family (af), socket type (ty), and socket protocol (pt).
The file descriptor returned by the function refers to the opened socket endpoint.
The file descriptor will be the lowest-numbered file descriptor not currently open for the process.
The function sock_open() is similar to the socket function in POSIX, using the PF_INET address family.
The behavior and limitations of the sock_open() function may vary depending on the specific runtime environment and underlying networking implementation. It is important to consult the documentation or specifications of the specific environment to understand its behavior in that context.

Address Family Values

Type	Value	Description
`AF_UNSPEC`	0	Unspecified placeholder
`AF_INET`	1	Represents a IPv4 address family, and will require a `sockaddr_in` when binding
`AF_INET6`	2	Represents a IPv6 address family, and will require a `sockaddr_in6` when binding
`AF_LOCAL`	3	Internal socket used for communicating within the same system for IPC calls, this will require a `sockaddr_un` when binding

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Socket Type Values

Type	Value	Description
`SOCK_STREAM`	1	TCP Socket
`SOCK_DGRAM`	2	UDP Socket
`SOCK_CLOEXEC`	`0x00002000`	This is a flag that can be combined with other socket types using the bitwise OR operator `\|`

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