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<div id="content"><h1>Class: EZMQ::Socket
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<dl class="box">
<dt class="r1">Inherits:</dt>
<dd class="r1">
<span class="inheritName">Object</span>
<ul class="fullTree">
<li>Object</li>
<li class="next">EZMQ::Socket</li>
</ul>
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<dt class="r2 last">Defined in:</dt>
<dd class="r2 last">lib/ezmq/socket.rb</dd>
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<h2>Overview</h2><div class="docstring">
<div class="discussion">
<p>Wrapper class to simplify 0MQ sockets.</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="tags">
</div><div id="subclasses">
<h2>Direct Known Subclasses</h2>
<p class="children"><span class='object_link'><a href="Client.html" title="EZMQ::Client (class)">Client</a></span>, <span class='object_link'><a href="Pair.html" title="EZMQ::Pair (class)">Pair</a></span>, <span class='object_link'><a href="Publisher.html" title="EZMQ::Publisher (class)">Publisher</a></span>, <span class='object_link'><a href="Puller.html" title="EZMQ::Puller (class)">Puller</a></span>, <span class='object_link'><a href="Pusher.html" title="EZMQ::Pusher (class)">Pusher</a></span>, <span class='object_link'><a href="Server.html" title="EZMQ::Server (class)">Server</a></span>, <span class='object_link'><a href="Subscriber.html" title="EZMQ::Subscriber (class)">Subscriber</a></span></p>
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<h2>Instance Attribute Summary <small>(<a href="#" class="summary_toggle">collapse</a>)</small></h2>
<ul class="summary">
<li class="public ">
<span class="summary_signature">
<a href="#context-instance_method" title="#context (instance method)">- (Object) <strong>context</strong> </a>
</span>
<span class="summary_desc"><div class='inline'>
<p>Returns the value of attribute context.</p>
</div></span>
</li>
<li class="public ">
<span class="summary_signature">
<a href="#decode-instance_method" title="#decode (instance method)">- (Object) <strong>decode</strong> </a>
</span>
<span class="summary_desc"><div class='inline'>
<p>Returns the value of attribute decode.</p>
</div></span>
</li>
<li class="public ">
<span class="summary_signature">
<a href="#encode-instance_method" title="#encode (instance method)">- (Object) <strong>encode</strong> </a>
</span>
<span class="summary_desc"><div class='inline'>
<p>Returns the value of attribute encode.</p>
</div></span>
</li>
<li class="public ">
<span class="summary_signature">
<a href="#socket-instance_method" title="#socket (instance method)">- (Object) <strong>socket</strong> </a>
</span>
<span class="summary_desc"><div class='inline'>
<p>Returns the value of attribute socket.</p>
</div></span>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>
Instance Method Summary
<small>(<a href="#" class="summary_toggle">collapse</a>)</small>
</h2>
<ul class="summary">
<li class="public ">
<span class="summary_signature">
<a href="#connect-instance_method" title="#connect (instance method)">- (Boolean) <strong>connect</strong>(transport: :tcp, address: '127.0.0.1', port: 5555) </a>
(also: #bind)
</span>
<span class="summary_desc"><div class='inline'>
<p>Connects the socket to the given address.</p>
</div></span>
</li>
<li class="public ">
<span class="summary_signature">
<a href="#initialize-instance_method" title="#initialize (instance method)">- (Socket) <strong>initialize</strong>(mode, type, **options) </a>
</span>
<span class="note title constructor">constructor</span>
<span class="summary_desc"><div class='inline'>
<p>Creates a 0MQ socket.</p>
</div></span>
</li>
<li class="public ">
<span class="summary_signature">
<a href="#listen-instance_method" title="#listen (instance method)">- (void) <strong>listen</strong> {|message| ... }</a>
</span>
<span class="summary_desc"><div class='inline'>
<p>Like receive, but doesn't stop at one message.</p>
</div></span>
</li>
<li class="public ">
<span class="summary_signature">
<a href="#receive-instance_method" title="#receive (instance method)">- (Object) <strong>receive</strong>(**options) {|message| ... }</a>
</span>
<span class="summary_desc"><div class='inline'>
<p>Receive a message from the socket.</p>
</div></span>
</li>
<li class="public ">
<span class="summary_signature">
<a href="#send-instance_method" title="#send (instance method)">- (Fixnum) <strong>send</strong>(message = '', **options) </a>
</span>
<span class="summary_desc"><div class='inline'>
<p>Sends a message to the socket.</p>
</div></span>
</li>
</ul>
<div id="constructor_details" class="method_details_list">
<h2>Constructor Details</h2>
<div class="method_details first">
<h3 class="signature first" id="initialize-instance_method">
- (<tt><span class='object_link'><a href="" title="EZMQ::Socket (class)">Socket</a></span></tt>) <strong>initialize</strong>(mode, type, **options)
</h3><div class="docstring">
<div class="discussion">
<div class="note notetag">
<strong>Note:</strong>
<div class='inline'>
<p>port is ignored unless transport is one of :tcp, :pgm or :epgm</p>
</div>
</div>
<p>Creates a 0MQ socket.</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="tags">
<p class="tag_title">Parameters:</p>
<ul class="param">
<li>
<span class='name'>mode</span>
<span class='type'>(<tt>:bind</tt>, <tt>:connect</tt>)</span>
—
<div class='inline'>
<p>the mode of the socket.</p>
</div>
</li>
<li>
<span class='name'>type</span>
<span class='type'>(<tt>Object</tt>)</span>
—
<div class='inline'>
<p>the type of socket to use.</p>
</div>
</li>
<li>
<span class='name'>options</span>
<span class='type'>(<tt>Hash</tt>)</span>
—
<div class='inline'>
<p>optional parameters.</p>
</div>
</li>
</ul>
<p class="tag_title">Options Hash (<tt>**options</tt>):</p>
<ul class="option">
<li>
<span class="name">context</span>
<span class="type">(<tt>ZMQ::Context</tt>)</span>
<span class="default">
</span>
— <div class='inline'>
<p>a context to use for this socket (one will be created if not provided).</p>
</div>
</li>
<li>
<span class="name">encode</span>
<span class="type">(<tt>lambda</tt>)</span>
<span class="default">
</span>
— <div class='inline'>
<p>how to encode messages.</p>
</div>
</li>
<li>
<span class="name">decode</span>
<span class="type">(<tt>lambda</tt>)</span>
<span class="default">
</span>
— <div class='inline'>
<p>how to decode messages.</p>
</div>
</li>
<li>
<span class="name">transport</span>
<span class="type">(<tt>Symbol</tt>)</span>
<span class="default">
— default:
<tt>:tcp</tt>
</span>
— <div class='inline'>
<p>transport for transport.</p>
</div>
</li>
<li>
<span class="name">address</span>
<span class="type">(<tt>String</tt>)</span>
<span class="default">
— default:
<tt>'127.0.0.1'</tt>
</span>
— <div class='inline'>
<p>address for endpoint.</p>
</div>
</li>
<li>
<span class="name">port</span>
<span class="type">(<tt>Fixnum</tt>)</span>
<span class="default">
— default:
<tt>5555</tt>
</span>
— <div class='inline'>
<p>port for endpoint.</p>
</div>
</li>
</ul>
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<pre class="code"><span class="info file"># File 'lib/ezmq/socket.rb', line 26</span>
<span class='kw'>def</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_initialize'>initialize</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_mode'>mode</span><span class='comma'>,</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_type'>type</span><span class='comma'>,</span> <span class='op'>**</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_options'>options</span><span class='rparen'>)</span>
<span class='id identifier rubyid_fail'>fail</span> <span class='const'>ArgumentError</span> <span class='kw'>unless</span> <span class='qsymbols_beg'>%i(</span><span class='tstring_content'>bind</span><span class='words_sep'> </span><span class='tstring_content'>connect</span><span class='words_sep'>)</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_include?'>include?</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_mode'>mode</span>
<span class='ivar'>@context</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_options'>options</span><span class='lbracket'>[</span><span class='symbol'>:context</span><span class='rbracket'>]</span> <span class='op'>||</span> <span class='const'>EZMQ</span><span class='op'>::</span><span class='const'>Context</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_new'>new</span>
<span class='ivar'>@socket</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='ivar'>@context</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_socket'>socket</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_type'>type</span>
<span class='ivar'>@encode</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_options'>options</span><span class='lbracket'>[</span><span class='symbol'>:encode</span><span class='rbracket'>]</span> <span class='op'>||</span> <span class='tlambda'>-></span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_m'>m</span> <span class='tlambeg'>{</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_m'>m</span> <span class='rbrace'>}</span>
<span class='ivar'>@decode</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_options'>options</span><span class='lbracket'>[</span><span class='symbol'>:decode</span><span class='rbracket'>]</span> <span class='op'>||</span> <span class='tlambda'>-></span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_m'>m</span> <span class='tlambeg'>{</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_m'>m</span> <span class='rbrace'>}</span>
<span class='id identifier rubyid_endpoint'>endpoint</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_options'>options</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_select'>select</span> <span class='lbrace'>{</span> <span class='op'>|</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_k'>k</span><span class='comma'>,</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid__'>_</span><span class='op'>|</span> <span class='qsymbols_beg'>%i(</span><span class='tstring_content'>transport</span><span class='words_sep'> </span><span class='tstring_content'>address</span><span class='words_sep'> </span><span class='tstring_content'>port</span><span class='words_sep'>)</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_include?'>include?</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_k'>k</span> <span class='rbrace'>}</span>
<span class='id identifier rubyid_method'>method</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_mode'>mode</span><span class='rparen'>)</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_call'>call</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_endpoint'>endpoint</span>
<span class='kw'>end</span></pre>
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<div id="instance_attr_details" class="attr_details">
<h2>Instance Attribute Details</h2>
<span id="context=-instance_method"></span>
<div class="method_details first">
<h3 class="signature first" id="context-instance_method">
- (<tt>Object</tt>) <strong>context</strong>
</h3><div class="docstring">
<div class="discussion">
<p>Returns the value of attribute context</p>
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<pre class="code"><span class="info file"># File 'lib/ezmq/socket.rb', line 7</span>
<span class='kw'>def</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_context'>context</span>
<span class='ivar'>@context</span>
<span class='kw'>end</span></pre>
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<span id="decode=-instance_method"></span>
<div class="method_details ">
<h3 class="signature " id="decode-instance_method">
- (<tt>Object</tt>) <strong>decode</strong>
</h3><div class="docstring">
<div class="discussion">
<p>Returns the value of attribute decode</p>
</div>
</div>
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<pre class="code"><span class="info file"># File 'lib/ezmq/socket.rb', line 7</span>
<span class='kw'>def</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_decode'>decode</span>
<span class='ivar'>@decode</span>
<span class='kw'>end</span></pre>
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</div>
<span id="encode=-instance_method"></span>
<div class="method_details ">
<h3 class="signature " id="encode-instance_method">
- (<tt>Object</tt>) <strong>encode</strong>
</h3><div class="docstring">
<div class="discussion">
<p>Returns the value of attribute encode</p>
</div>
</div>
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<pre class="code"><span class="info file"># File 'lib/ezmq/socket.rb', line 7</span>
<span class='kw'>def</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_encode'>encode</span>
<span class='ivar'>@encode</span>
<span class='kw'>end</span></pre>
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</div>
<span id="socket=-instance_method"></span>
<div class="method_details ">
<h3 class="signature " id="socket-instance_method">
- (<tt>Object</tt>) <strong>socket</strong>
</h3><div class="docstring">
<div class="discussion">
<p>Returns the value of attribute socket</p>
</div>
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<pre class="code"><span class="info file"># File 'lib/ezmq/socket.rb', line 7</span>
<span class='kw'>def</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_socket'>socket</span>
<span class='ivar'>@socket</span>
<span class='kw'>end</span></pre>
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<div id="instance_method_details" class="method_details_list">
<h2>Instance Method Details</h2>
<div class="method_details first">
<h3 class="signature first" id="connect-instance_method">
- (<tt>Boolean</tt>) <strong>connect</strong>(transport: :tcp, address: '127.0.0.1', port: 5555)
<span class="aliases">Also known as:
<span class="names"><span id='bind-instance_method'>bind</span></span>
</span>
</h3><div class="docstring">
<div class="discussion">
<div class="note notetag">
<strong>Note:</strong>
<div class='inline'>
<p>This method can be called as #bind, in which case it binds to the specified
address instead.</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="note notetag">
<strong>Note:</strong>
<div class='inline'>
<p>Binding to 'localhost' is not consistent on all platforms. Prefer
'127.0.0.1' instead.</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="note notetag">
<strong>Note:</strong>
<div class='inline'>
<p>port is ignored unless transport is one of :tcp, :pgm or :epgm</p>
</div>
</div>
<p>Connects the socket to the given address.</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="tags">
<p class="tag_title">Parameters:</p>
<ul class="param">
<li>
<span class='name'>transport</span>
<span class='type'>(<tt>Symbol</tt>)</span>
—
<div class='inline'>
<p>(:tcp) transport for transport.</p>
</div>
</li>
<li>
<span class='name'>address</span>
<span class='type'>(<tt>String</tt>)</span>
—
<div class='inline'>
<p>('127.0.0.1') address for endpoint.</p>
</div>
</li>
<li>
<span class='name'>port</span>
<span class='type'>(<tt>Fixnum</tt>)</span>
—
<div class='inline'>
<p>(5555) port for endpoint.</p>
</div>
</li>
</ul>
<p class="tag_title">Returns:</p>
<ul class="return">
<li>
<span class='type'>(<tt>Boolean</tt>)</span>
—
<div class='inline'>
<p>was connection successful?</p>
</div>
</li>
</ul>
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<pre class="code"><span class="info file"># File 'lib/ezmq/socket.rb', line 88</span>
<span class='kw'>def</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_connect'>connect</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='label'>transport:</span> <span class='symbol'>:tcp</span><span class='comma'>,</span> <span class='label'>address:</span> <span class='tstring'><span class='tstring_beg'>'</span><span class='tstring_content'>127.0.0.1</span><span class='tstring_end'>'</span></span><span class='comma'>,</span> <span class='label'>port:</span> <span class='int'>5555</span><span class='rparen'>)</span>
<span class='id identifier rubyid_endpoint'>endpoint</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='tstring'><span class='tstring_beg'>"</span><span class='embexpr_beg'>#{</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_transport'>transport</span> <span class='embexpr_end'>}</span><span class='tstring_content'>://</span><span class='embexpr_beg'>#{</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_address'>address</span> <span class='embexpr_end'>}</span><span class='tstring_end'>"</span></span>
<span class='id identifier rubyid_endpoint'>endpoint</span> <span class='op'><<</span> <span class='tstring'><span class='tstring_beg'>"</span><span class='tstring_content'>:</span><span class='embexpr_beg'>#{</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_port'>port</span> <span class='embexpr_end'>}</span><span class='tstring_end'>"</span></span> <span class='kw'>if</span> <span class='qsymbols_beg'>%i(</span><span class='tstring_content'>tcp</span><span class='words_sep'> </span><span class='tstring_content'>pgm</span><span class='words_sep'> </span><span class='tstring_content'>epgm</span><span class='words_sep'>)</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_include?'>include?</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_transport'>transport</span>
<span class='ivar'>@socket</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_method'>method</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='id identifier rubyid___callee__'>__callee__</span><span class='rparen'>)</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_call'>call</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_endpoint'>endpoint</span><span class='rparen'>)</span> <span class='op'>==</span> <span class='int'>0</span>
<span class='kw'>end</span></pre>
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<div class="method_details ">
<h3 class="signature " id="listen-instance_method">
- (<tt>void</tt>) <strong>listen</strong> {|message| ... }
</h3><div class="docstring">
<div class="discussion">
<p class="note returns_void">This method returns an undefined value.</p>
<p>Like receive, but doesn't stop at one message.</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="tags">
<p class="tag_title">Yields:</p>
<ul class="yield">
<li>
<span class='type'></span>
<div class='inline'>
<p>message passes the message received to the block.</p>
</div>
</li>
</ul>
<p class="tag_title">Yield Parameters:</p>
<ul class="yieldparam">
<li>
<span class='name'>message</span>
<span class='type'>(<tt>String</tt>)</span>
—
<div class='inline'>
<p>the message received.</p>
</div>
</li>
</ul>
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<pre class="code"><span class="info file"># File 'lib/ezmq/socket.rb', line 103</span>
<span class='kw'>def</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_listen'>listen</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='op'>&</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_block'>block</span><span class='rparen'>)</span>
<span class='id identifier rubyid_loop'>loop</span> <span class='kw'>do</span>
<span class='id identifier rubyid_block'>block</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_call'>call</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_receive'>receive</span>
<span class='kw'>end</span>
<span class='kw'>end</span></pre>
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<div class="method_details ">
<h3 class="signature " id="receive-instance_method">
- (<tt>Object</tt>) <strong>receive</strong>(**options) {|message| ... }
</h3><div class="docstring">
<div class="discussion">
<div class="note notetag">
<strong>Note:</strong>
<div class='inline'>
<p>This method blocks until a message arrives.</p>
</div>
</div>
<p>Receive a message from the socket.</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="tags">
<p class="tag_title">Parameters:</p>
<ul class="param">
<li>
<span class='name'>options</span>
<span class='type'>(<tt>Hash</tt>)</span>
—
<div class='inline'>
<p>optional parameters.</p>
</div>
</li>
</ul>
<p class="tag_title">Options Hash (<tt>**options</tt>):</p>
<ul class="option">
<li>
<span class="name">decode</span>
<span class="type">(<tt>lambda</tt>)</span>
<span class="default">
</span>
— <div class='inline'>
<p>how to decode the message.</p>
</div>
</li>
</ul>
<p class="tag_title">Yields:</p>
<ul class="yield">
<li>
<span class='type'></span>
<div class='inline'>
<p>message passes the message received to the block.</p>
</div>
</li>
</ul>
<p class="tag_title">Yield Parameters:</p>
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<span class='name'>message</span>
<span class='type'>(<tt>Object</tt>)</span>
—
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<p>the message received (decoded).</p>
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<li>
<span class='type'>(<tt>Object</tt>)</span>
—
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<p>the message received (decoded).</p>
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<pre class="code"><span class="info file"># File 'lib/ezmq/socket.rb', line 63</span>
<span class='kw'>def</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_receive'>receive</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='op'>**</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_options'>options</span><span class='rparen'>)</span>
<span class='id identifier rubyid_message'>message</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='tstring'><span class='tstring_beg'>'</span><span class='tstring_end'>'</span></span>
<span class='ivar'>@socket</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_recv_string'>recv_string</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_message'>message</span>
<span class='id identifier rubyid_decoded'>decoded</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_options'>options</span><span class='lbracket'>[</span><span class='symbol'>:decode</span><span class='rbracket'>]</span> <span class='op'>||</span> <span class='ivar'>@decode</span><span class='rparen'>)</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_call'>call</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_message'>message</span>
<span class='kw'>if</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_block_given?'>block_given?</span>
<span class='kw'>yield</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_decoded'>decoded</span>
<span class='kw'>else</span>
<span class='id identifier rubyid_decoded'>decoded</span>
<span class='kw'>end</span>
<span class='kw'>end</span></pre>
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- (<tt>Fixnum</tt>) <strong>send</strong>(message = '', **options)
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<strong>Note:</strong>
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<p>If message is not a String, #encode must convert it to one.</p>
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<p>Sends a message to the socket.</p>
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<p class="tag_title">Parameters:</p>
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<li>
<span class='name'>message</span>
<span class='type'>(<tt>String</tt>)</span>
<em class="default">(defaults to: <tt>''</tt>)</em>
—
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<p>the message to send.</p>
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<span class='name'>options</span>
<span class='type'>(<tt>Hash</tt>)</span>
—
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<p>optional parameters.</p>
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<span class="name">encode</span>
<span class="type">(<tt>lambda</tt>)</span>
<span class="default">
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<p>how to encode the message.</p>
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<p class="tag_title">Returns:</p>
<ul class="return">
<li>
<span class='type'>(<tt>Fixnum</tt>)</span>
—
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<p>the size of the message.</p>
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<pre class="code"><span class="info file"># File 'lib/ezmq/socket.rb', line 46</span>
<span class='kw'>def</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_send'>send</span><span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_message'>message</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='tstring'><span class='tstring_beg'>'</span><span class='tstring_end'>'</span></span><span class='comma'>,</span> <span class='op'>**</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_options'>options</span><span class='rparen'>)</span>
<span class='id identifier rubyid_encoded'>encoded</span> <span class='op'>=</span> <span class='lparen'>(</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_options'>options</span><span class='lbracket'>[</span><span class='symbol'>:encode</span><span class='rbracket'>]</span> <span class='op'>||</span> <span class='ivar'>@encode</span><span class='rparen'>)</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_call'>call</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_message'>message</span>
<span class='ivar'>@socket</span><span class='period'>.</span><span class='id identifier rubyid_send_string'>send_string</span> <span class='id identifier rubyid_encoded'>encoded</span>
<span class='kw'>end</span></pre>
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