[socket-nif|doc] Add preliminary doc for the function supports

Added preliminary documentation for the function socket:supports/0,1,2,3.
It still does not generate proper doc for supports/3 (the last
arg, Opt, don't get a type).

OTP-14831

3 files changed, 129 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/erts/doc/src/socket.xml b/erts/doc/src/socket.xml
index af7e0ca9c1..49c14869bf 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/socket.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/socket.xml
@@ -205,6 +205,27 @@
     <datatype>
       <name name="int32"/>
     </datatype>
+    <datatype>
+      <name name="supports_options_socket"/>
+    </datatype>
+    <datatype>
+      <name name="supports_options_ip"/>
+    </datatype>
+    <datatype>
+      <name name="supports_options_ipv6"/>
+    </datatype>
+    <datatype>
+      <name name="supports_options_tcp"/>
+    </datatype>
+    <datatype>
+      <name name="supports_options_udp"/>
+    </datatype>
+    <datatype>
+      <name name="supports_options_sctp"/>
+    </datatype>
+    <datatype>
+      <name name="supports_options"/>
+    </datatype>
   </datatypes>
 
   <funcs>
@@ -511,6 +532,34 @@
       </desc>
     </func>
 
+    <func>
+      <name name="supports" arity="0"/>
+      <name name="supports" arity="1" clause_i="1"/>
+      <name name="supports" arity="1" clause_i="2"/>
+      <name name="supports" arity="1" clause_i="3"/>
+      <name name="supports" arity="1" clause_i="4"/>
+      <name name="supports" arity="2" clause_i="1"/>
+      <name name="supports" arity="2" clause_i="2"/>
+      <name name="supports" arity="2" clause_i="3"/>
+      <name name="supports" arity="2" clause_i="4"/>
+      <name name="supports" arity="2" clause_i="5"/>
+      <name name="supports" arity="2" clause_i="6"/>
+      <name name="supports" arity="2" clause_i="7"/>
+      <name name="supports" arity="3" clause_i="1"/>
+      <name name="supports" arity="3" clause_i="2"/>
+      <name name="supports" arity="3" clause_i="3"/>
+      <name name="supports" arity="3" clause_i="4"/>
+      <name name="supports" arity="3" clause_i="5"/>
+      <name name="supports" arity="3" clause_i="6"/>
+      <name name="supports" arity="3" clause_i="7"/>
+      <fsummary>Report info about what the platform supports.</fsummary>
+      <desc>
+	<p>This function intends to retreive information about what the
+	platform supports. Such as if SCTP is supported. Or which socket
+	options are supported. </p>
+      </desc>
+    </func>
+
   </funcs>
   <section>
     <title>Examples</title>
diff --git a/erts/preloaded/ebin/socket.beam b/erts/preloaded/ebin/socket.beam
index 6b3d488086..a0bf156263 100644
--- a/erts/preloaded/ebin/socket.beam
+++ b/erts/preloaded/ebin/socket.beam
diff --git a/erts/preloaded/src/socket.erl b/erts/preloaded/src/socket.erl
index d0e074c817..acf5e18cec 100644
--- a/erts/preloaded/src/socket.erl
+++ b/erts/preloaded/src/socket.erl
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 -export([
 	 on_load/0, on_load/1,
 	 info/0,
-         supports/0, supports/1,
+         supports/0, supports/1, supports/2, supports/3,
          ensure_sockaddr/1
         ]).
 
@@ -848,20 +848,97 @@ info() ->
     nif_info().
 
 
--spec supports() -> list().
+
+%% ===========================================================================
+%%
+%% supports - get information about what the platform "supports".
+%%
+%% Generates a list of various info about what the plaform can support. 
+%% The most obvious case is 'options'. 
+%%
+%% Each item in a 'supports'-list will appear only *one* time.
+%% 
+%% ===========================================================================
+
+-type supports_options_socket() :: [{socket_option(),      boolean()}].
+-type supports_options_ip()     :: [{ip_socket_option(),   boolean()}].
+-type supports_options_ipv6()   :: [{ipv6_socket_option(), boolean()}].
+-type supports_options_tcp()    :: [{tcp_socket_option(),  boolean()}].
+-type supports_options_udp()    :: [{udp_socket_option(),  boolean()}].
+-type supports_options_sctp()   :: [{sctp_socket_option(), boolean()}].
+-type supports_options() :: [{socket, supports_options_socket()} |
+                             {ip,     supports_options_ip()}     |
+                             {ipv6,   supports_options_ipv6()}   |
+                             {tcp,    supports_options_tcp()}    |
+                             {udp,    supports_options_udp()}    |
+                             {sctp,   supports_options_sctp()}].
+
+-spec supports() -> [{options, supports_options()} | 
+                     {sctp,    boolean()} |
+                     {ipv6,    boolean()}].
 
 supports() ->
     [{options, supports(options)},
      {sctp,    supports(sctp)},
      {ipv6,    supports(ipv6)}].
 
+
+-spec supports(options) -> supports_options();
+              (sctp)    -> boolean();
+              (ipv6)    -> boolean();
+              (Key1)    -> false when
+      Key1 :: term().
+                        
 supports(options) ->
     nif_supports(?SOCKET_SUPPORTS_OPTIONS);
 supports(sctp) ->
     nif_supports(?SOCKET_SUPPORTS_SCTP);
 supports(ipv6) ->
     nif_supports(?SOCKET_SUPPORTS_IPV6);
-supports(_) ->
+supports(_Key1) ->
+    false.
+
+-spec supports(options, socket) -> supports_options_socket();
+              (options, ip) -> supports_options_ip();
+              (options, ipv6) -> supports_options_ipv6();
+              (options, tcp) -> supports_options_tcp();
+              (options, udp) -> supports_options_udp();
+              (options, sctp) -> supports_options_sctp();
+              (Key1, Key2) -> false when
+      Key1 :: term(),
+      Key2 :: term().
+
+supports(options, Level) ->
+    proplists:get_value(Level, supports(options), false);
+supports(_Key1, _Level) ->
+    false.
+
+
+-spec supports(options, socket, Opt) -> boolean() when
+      Opt :: socket_option();
+              (options, ip, Opt) -> boolean() when
+      Opt :: ip_socket_option();
+              (options, ipv6, Opt) -> boolean() when
+      Opt :: ipv6_socket_option();
+              (options, tcp, Opt) -> boolean() when
+      Opt :: tcp_socket_option();
+              (options, udp, Opt) -> boolean() when
+      Opt :: udp_socket_option();
+              (options, sctp, Opt) -> boolean() when
+      Opt :: sctp_socket_option();
+              (Key1, Key2, Key3) -> false when
+      Key1 :: term(),
+      Key2 :: term(),
+      Key3 :: term().
+
+supports(options, Level, Opt) ->
+    case supports(options, Level) of
+        S when is_list(S) ->
+            proplists:get_value(Opt, S, false);
+        _ ->
+            false
+    end;
+supports(_Key1, _Key2, _Key3) ->
     false.