From d9f249f39faecac82942cc2c568e050dcb940544 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andy Green Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2020 17:18:28 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] ss-document-support-for-unix-domain Explain how to use unix domain connection with secure streams --- lib/secure-streams/README.md | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/lib/secure-streams/README.md b/lib/secure-streams/README.md index d015d7300..6098008e1 100644 --- a/lib/secure-streams/README.md +++ b/lib/secure-streams/README.md @@ -128,6 +128,13 @@ define the endpoint as, eg, `${region}.mysite.com`, and before attempting the connection setting the stream's metadata item "region" to the desired value, eg, "uk". +If the endpoint string begins with `+`, then it's understood to +mean a connection to a Unix Domain Socket, for Linux `+@` means +the following Unix Domain Socket is in the Linux Abstract +Namespace and doesn't have a filesystem footprint. This is only +supported on unix-type and windows platforms and when lws was +configured with `-DLWS_UNIX_SOCK=1` + ### `port` The port number as an integer on the endpoint to connect to