enet:host create

Returns a new host. All arguments are optional.

A bind_address of nil makes a host that can not be connected to (typically a client). Otherwise the address can either be of the form <ipaddress>:<port>, <hostname>:<port>, or *:<port>.

Example addresses include "127.0.0.1:8888", "localhost:2232", and "*:6767". If port is 0, the system automatically chooses an ephemeral port and you can get port number by host:get_socket_address().

Function

Synopsis

host = enet.host_create(bind_address, peer_count, channel_count, in_bandwidth, out_bandwidth)

Arguments

string bind_address

The address to connect to in the format "ip:port".

number peer_count

The max number of peers. Defaults to 64.

number channel_count

The max number of channels. Defaults to 1.

number in_bandwidth

Downstream bandwidth in bytes/sec. Defaults to 0 (unlimited).

number out_bandwidth

Upstream bandwidth in bytes/sec. Defaults to 0 (unlimited).

Returns

enet.host host

The requested host.

See Also

• lua-enet
• enet.host
• enet.host:channel_limit
• enet.host:bandwidth_limit