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== Name
-ranch:get_addr - Get the listening port and IP
+ranch:get_addr - Get the listening address
== Description
@@ -11,9 +11,11 @@ ranch:get_addr - Get the listening port and IP
get_addr(Ref :: ranch:ref())
-> {IP :: inet:ip_address(),
Port :: inet:port_number()}
+ | {local, SocketFile :: binary()}
+ | {undefined, undefined}
----
-Get the listening port and IP.
+Get the listening address.
== Arguments
@@ -23,11 +25,18 @@ The listener name.
== Return value
-The address of the listener is returned as a tuple.
+The address of the listener is returned as a tuple of the form
+`{IP, Port}` when listening on a network interface, or
+`{local, SocketFile}` when listening on a UNIX Domain socket.
+When the listener is suspended, `{undefined, undefined}` will
+be returned.
The IP address is the IP of the network interface the
socket is bound to.
+The socket file is the path of a file on your system the
+socket is bound to.
+
== Examples
.Get the listening port and IP
@@ -36,6 +45,12 @@ socket is bound to.
{IP, Port} = ranch:get_addr(example).
----
+.Get the listening UNIX Domain socket file
+[source,erlang]
+----
+{local, SocketFile} = ranch:get_addr(example).
+----
+
== See also
link:man:ranch:start_listener(3)[ranch:start_listener(3)],