[Haskell-beginners] A question about network programming

[Ertugrul Soeylemez]

Raphael Päbst <raphael.paebst at googlemail.com> wrote:

> This is probably a question that shows my incompetence more than
> anything else, but I'm stuck with some TCP programming.
>
> I have some code that looks like this:
>
> hdl <- open TCP connection
> message <- hGetContents hdl
> answer <- do stuff with message
> hPut hdl answer
> hClose hdl
>
> My problem is that the stuff that gets done with message happens, but
> only after I close the connection rom the client's side and then of
> course it is too late to get the answer out of said connection.
>
> What am I doing wrong?

You are using lazy I/O, which is in general unpredictable.  You have
almost no control over when the handle is closed.  If you want
predictable yet elegant I/O, I recommend an iteratee-based approach.
There is a nice online tutorial in the Yesod book [1].

[1] http://www.yesodweb.com/book/enumerator

BTW, I like your "hab dich lieb" handle. =P


Greets,
Ertugrul


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