Developing a TCP Server
Explore how to develop a TCP server in Go using the net.Listen and net.Accept functions. This lesson guides you through setting up a server that listens for client connections, handles communication, and sends responses such as the current date and time. You will gain practical knowledge about managing client connections, reading and writing data over TCP, and understanding common server behaviors like blocking calls and connection termination. By the end, you'll be able to build a basic yet functional TCP server and understand areas for improvement such as handling multiple clients.
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Developing a TCP server with net.Listen()
The TCP server presented in this section, which uses net.Listen(), returns the current date and time to the client in a single network packet. In practice, this means that after accepting a client connection, the server gets the time and date from the operating system and sends that data back to the client. The net.Listen() function listens for connections, whereas the net.Accept() method waits for the next connection and returns a generic ...