modbus_tcp_listen(3)
====================


NAME
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modbus_tcp_listen - create and listen a TCP Modbus socket (IPv4)


SYNOPSIS
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*int modbus_tcp_listen(modbus_t *'ctx', int 'nb_connection');*


DESCRIPTION
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The *modbus_tcp_listen()* function shall create a socket and listen to maximum
_nb_connection_ incoming connections on the specified IP address.  The context
_ctx _must be allocated and initialized with linkmb:modbus_new_tcp[3] before to
set the IP address to listen, if IP address is set to NULL, any addresses will be
listen.


RETURN VALUE
------------
The function shall return a new socket if successful. Otherwise it shall return
-1 and set errno.


EXAMPLE
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For detailed examples, see source files in tests directory:

- unit-test-server.c, simple but handle only one connection
- bandwidth-server-many-up.c, handles several connections at once


[source,c]
-------------------
...

/* To listen any addresses on port 502 */
ctx = modbus_new_tcp(NULL, 502);

/* Handle until 10 established connections */
server_socket = modbus_tcp_listen(ctx, 10);

/* Clear the reference set of socket */
FD_ZERO(&refset);

/* Add the server socket */
FD_SET(server_socket, &refset);

if (select(server_socket + 1, &refset, NULL, NULL, NULL) == -1) {
}

...

close(server_socket);
modbus_free(ctx);
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SEE ALSO
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linkmb:modbus_new_tcp[3]
linkmb:modbus_tcp_accept[3]
linkmb:modbus_tcp_pi_listen[3]

AUTHORS
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The libmodbus documentation was written by Stéphane Raimbault
<stephane.raimbault@gmail.com>
