lxi_connect(3)

✨ NAME ✨

lxi_connect — bestie, this is the one that connects you to an LXI device. it's giving "let me in" 💅

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

#include <lxi.h>

int lxi_connect(char *address, int port, char *name, int timeout,
lxi_protocol_t protocol);

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so lxi_connect() connects to a LXI device. the device's name is name, and it lives at the IP address that address points to. no cap, that's the whole vibe. 🌸

if name is NULL, then it just defaults to the name "inst0" — she's the main character, she's the default. periodt. 👑

protocol is either VXI11 or RAW. two icons, pick your fighter. 🫶

if protocol is RAW then port gets used as the destination port. so like, that's where it's headed. 💫

and timeout? that's in milliseconds. yes bestie, ms. not seconds. don't do the thing. 😭

💖 RETURN VALUE 💖

if everything slays, lxi_connect() returns a brand new connection handle. if something went wrong, you get LXI_ERROR instead. that's it, that's the deal. 💀

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• lxi_send(3)
• lxi_receive(3)
• lxi_disconnect(3)

and that's the whole page bestie 🧚 this was liblxi 1.22, dated 2024-11-08 — it came from the C Library Functions section and it's lowkey iconic. go forth and connect. 🌟